I became a vicious stepmother and I went to the sea to feed my three children.

Bai Qingyao noticed Gu Zexuan's gaze and knew what he was worried about. "Xuan, don't worry, I know what's going on."

"Besides, isn't the money we earn meant to be spent? We made some money today, so let's have a good meal."

When Gu Zexuan heard this, he nodded, and his gaze fell on the white face not far away, with a hint of desire in his eyes.

To be honest, he didn't remember ever eating white flour in his life, but when he passed by the vendors and smelled the white bread, he was almost dizzy with the fragrance.

Bai Qingyao glanced at the owner of the grain shop and asked, "Boss, how much is the white flour?"

The servant at the grain shop did not look down on Bai Qingyao and the others just because they were wearing patched clothes. He just spoke in a businesslike manner.

"Forty-five cents for white flour."

Bai Qingyao looked at the other flours again. "Are there any black flours or coarse flours?"

"Rough noodles are 25 cents, black noodles are 15 cents."

Bai Qingyao nodded, counted the silver in her arms, and was shocked to find that the thirty-nine cents she had earned before was not enough to buy a pound of flour.

Sure enough, the money in hand was still too little.

It seems that the Zhang family’s money must be returned as soon as possible.

"Please give me a pound of white flour, three pounds of coarse flour, and also a pound of corn."

The three little ones are in the growth stage. Although they can’t eat white flour every day,

"Okay, wait a minute."

When the waiter heard her words, he turned around and went to weigh the food for her.

"Sir, a total of one hundred and forty-five coins."

Bai Qingyao handed him the change in her hand.

Fortunately, the original owner had not spent all the silver on him, otherwise, the seasoning would be in trouble later.

Without seasoning, what she can do next will be limited in many ways.

After taking the food, Bai Qingyao led the three children out of the grain store. "Let's buy these today. When we earn enough money later, we can eat white flour every day."

Looking at Bai Qingyao's face, Gu Zexuan's ears turned slightly red and he nodded.

Now, he believed her a little.

Bai Qingyao raised her hand and touched Gu Zejing and Gu Zehuai's heads again. "Come on, I'll take you to buy some candy."

After buying some candies and handing them to the three little ones, Gu Zexuan shook his head. He didn't want to eat them, so he decided to leave them for his younger brothers.

"It's okay, you can try it. I'll buy some sugar later and make you something delicious."

"Is it something sweet?"

Gu Zehuai was holding a piece of malt candy in his hand. After hearing Bai Qingyao's words, he looked up at her.

"Yes, it's a sweet cake."

"Is it the same as the one Grandma Luo gave us?"

"Well, it's almost the same, but there's still some difference in taste."

Bai Qingyao thought for a moment before speaking.

"I like everything my mother makes."

Gu Zehuai took a bite of the candy in his mouth, and his mouth became sweeter and sweeter.

Bai Qingyao smiled and took them to buy seasonings.

You can't make much money just selling oysters unless you have huge quantities, but then transportation becomes a problem.

It seems that for convenience, I need to make money to buy a bullock cart.

Unexpectedly, people here rarely eat seasonings, so she could only buy a lot of raw materials, grind them into powder and add seasonings after returning home.

"Let's go."

After buying things, there was still some time before 3:15 pm, so she took the three little ones to the place they had been to this morning early, still carrying a lot of bags in her hands.

She put all the food in a basket, carried it on her back, and covered it with a layer of seasonings she had bought.

Today's harvest was quite rich, and Bai Qingyao rarely smiled.

The three little ones felt a lot more relaxed.

Not long after, the sound of carriage wheels came from not far away, getting closer and closer until it stopped in front of them.

"so?"

When Uncle Niu saw Bai Qingyao and the three little ones, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that they could come so early. He thought she would not be punctual.

"Uncle Niu."

When Bai Qingyao saw Uncle Niu, she took out a copper coin from her arms and handed it to him.

"too much."

Looking at the four copper coins in his hand, Uncle Niu suddenly spoke.

"Not much, not much. Adding what I'm carrying on my back, it's already overweight."

Uncle Niu was unwilling to charge the three children more money, so he had to pay for the goods. Otherwise, it would be too much of a benefit to take advantage of them.

Uncle Niu glanced at her and said nothing more.

When they went back, Widow Wang didn't come back. However, Bai Qingyao was happy and at ease. Without Widow Wang, the journey was obviously much quieter.

When I got home, it was getting dark.

'Squeak—'

Pushing open the door to the yard, Bai Qingyao walked in with her things.

"You guys go and rest for a while, I'll go cook."

The house had just received some new things, so she needed to clean up. It happened to be time for dinner. Bai Qingyao took a look at the clams that had almost spit out all the sand, picked up the basin and took it into the kitchen.

Not long after, Bai Qingyao felt a shadow behind her and she turned her head subconsciously.

"Ajing?"

Unexpectedly, it was Gu Zejing.

Gu Zejing met Bai Qingyao's gaze and his face turned red, but he still raised his head and looked at Bai Qingyao.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

He put down what he was holding, picked up a piece of coarse cloth from the side, wiped his hands, then half-knelt down and looked Gu Zejing in the eye.

It was very strange. He had seen Bai Qingyao every day before, but he only disliked her at that time. But now, looking at this slightly fat face, Gu Zejing frowned, and seemed to be very conflicted.

"me……"

Bai Qingyao saw the confusion on Gu Zejing's face and guessed what was in Gu Zejing's mind.

"How about we have clam chowder tonight?"

"Okay." Gu Zejing's face flushed. "Can I...can I call you mother from now on?"

When Bai Qingyao heard this, she sighed and laughed in her heart. This child Ajing was indeed a tsundere one.

"Of course, it was my fault before. From now on, I won't let you down again."

"Auntie——"

As soon as Bai Qingyao finished speaking, Gu Zejing threw himself into Bai Qingyao's arms and hugged her tightly.

"Auntie."

There was still a hint of crying in his voice. Bai Qingyao raised her hand and touched his head.

"Well, our Ajing has become a handsome little man now. Mommy will make you oyster cakes tonight, okay?"

"it is good."

"Hiccup~"

After all, he was still a child. After crying for a while, Gu Zejing burped and looked at Bai Qingyao with tearful eyes.

After Gu Zejing left, Bai Qingyao took the clams out of the basin.

Add cold water to a pot and bring to a boil, then add the clams.

After a few minutes, when the clams opened and were cooked, Bai Qingyao fished them all out.

Scoop out the soup from the pot and place it in a special large bowl aside, waiting for it to settle and cool.

Bai Qingyao picked up the clams and picked out all the meat from the shells.

Cut the green onions just dug from the ground into shreds, and place the green onions and leaves separately.

Heat oil in a pan, add green onion and other seasonings and stir-fry until fragrant. When the heat is almost right, pour in the previously settled soup. In the end, only the settled impurities will be left in the bowl.

Pour the egg liquid on the pot, then put the selected clam meat into the pot and add a small amount of salt.

After closing the pot's lid, Bai Qingyao added a handful of firewood. Soon, layers of white mist emerged from the pot, accompanied by a rich and mellow aroma...