At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system

Although I was a little tired carrying them back this time, but thinking that there were still so many hawthorns on the tree, it was more important to sell them first and buy some necessities for the children to nourish their bodies.

After Lin Qing threw all the collected sour dates into the storage space, he found that there were more than three pounds.

That’s just sixty cents!

Lin Qing excitedly sold three kilograms and clicked the checkout button. Looking at the balance that skyrocketed in an instant, he felt a satisfaction he had never felt before.

What should I buy with so much money?

After comparing for a while in the mall, I finally chose the chicken puree that cost 15 cents per bag.

Looking at the 5 kilograms of chicken paste in the storage compartment, Lin Qing couldn't help but praise the system again for its good quality and low price.

Then make mashed chicken and potatoes with more mashed chicken than potatoes!

This is both simple and not easy to detect that she has added ingredients.

Lin Qing was thinking while washing the potatoes. Gu Damao looked at his mother's actions in astonishment, not knowing whether he should be surprised that his mother could actually work, or ask what the potato in her hand was.

"Mom, how do you cook it? It looks similar to sweet potatoes, but does it also need to be steamed?"

Lin Qing pushed his shoulder and turned him in another direction: "Da Mao, go read a book. Leave the cooking to me from now on. When the time comes, come and wash your hands and eat."

Facing the puzzled looks of the three brothers, Gu Sanmu raised his chin and said happily: "Mom is different now!"

But he couldn't tell exactly what was different.

Gu Sihe stood on tiptoe to clean a small, smooth, worn piece of wood on the stove. "Mom, the chopping board is ready!"

Gu Ermiao put the washed potatoes aside and made a humming sound.

"It better be."

Lin Qing naturally heard his complaints, and it was only at this moment that she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to ask Gu Sanmu what happened when he went to borrow food just now.

I'm so hungry that my memory is failing.

But no matter what the reason was, he couldn't let the child complain like this, so he said in a deep voice: "Ermiao, if you have any opinions, come to me after dinner."

Gu Ermiao didn't expect that he would be called out. His heart was pounding rapidly, causing his cheeks to turn slightly red.

It was the first time that he sensed a hint of strength from his usually weak mother.

Could it be true that as Miki said, my mother is different now?

But he knew very well that it was difficult to change one's nature, and his mother would not be different unless she became a different person.

Gu Ermiao's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but look at Lin Qing.

She was laboriously using a blunt knife to cut the potatoes into large chunks and placing them on the steamer basket, which had been brushed for so long that its original color could no longer be seen. She was even more certain of her guess.

How could my mother do these things?

But this is also good...

Maybe, the thing he has been looking forward to will turn around!

While Gu Ermiao was lost in thought, Lin Qing had already prepared the ingredients.

"Sanmu, start a big fire!"

But after a moment, the faint fragrance of potatoes wafted out and penetrated into the nostrils like a thread.

Gu Damao, who was reading, was distracted and couldn't concentrate, so he kept looking over here.

Gu Sanmu, who was sitting by the stove, had a rumbling stomach and couldn't help asking several questions.

"Mom, are you okay?"

Lin Qing was also so hungry that he kept staring at the time on the system.

A quarter of an hour later, he opened the lid of the pot, poked it with chopsticks, and found that the potatoes had become soft. He nodded and said, "Alright!"

She placed the potatoes from the steamer into a bowl with a broken rim, peeled them despite the heat, and pressed them hard with a kitchen knife while ordering, "Go wash your hands first, then bring the bowl over!"

While the kids weren't paying attention, she quickly stirred in the instant chicken puree.

Smelling the familiar fragrance, she almost cried.

This big bowl of mashed potatoes made not only the children but even people like her who went to Kaifeng and deliberately avoided the mashed potato sets salivate.

The next moment, Lin Qing almost couldn't control her tears again.

She really didn't expect that there were not even a few decent bowls at home.

Only the eldest brother was holding a relatively intact bowl. The second and third brothers were holding half a bowl. The fourth brother was the most pitiful. He walked over with a cracked pot lid that had turned over from somewhere.

Lin Qing suppressed the bitterness in his heart and said, "Line up and come one by one."

The children couldn't help but feel their eyes turn red when they held the newly acquired chopsticks and looked at the bowls full of mashed potatoes.

Before Lin Qing could say anything, the children obediently walked into the main room with their bowls in their hands, and sat or squatted motionless, waiting for her to come in.

As soon as Lin Qing stepped into the door, he heard gurgling sounds coming from inside the house.

Although it was impossible to tell whose stomach was making the noise, Gu Damao's face turned red first, probably because he felt that this was really insulting.

Lin Qing smiled and said, "There's no need to be so formal at home. Come and eat! If you're not satisfied, there's more in the pot."

Seeing the children wolfing down their food, Lin Qing reminded them, "But you've been hungry for too long. Eat only until you're 80% to 90% full. Otherwise, it's easy to get indigestion, especially you, Gu Sihe. Do you understand?"

Gu Sihe, with his face buried in the pot lid, didn't bother to look up, but he still didn't forget to flatter.

"Mom, this bean curd you made is so delicious! It smells so good that I almost want to swallow it!"

Lin Qingxin said it was not that exaggerated.

She took a bite of the quickie and wanted to let out a groundhog scream.

Oh my god, this is really delicious, right?

The potatoes are delicate and sweet, and after adding the tender, delicious and juicy chicken puree, it is salty, rich, crispy and soft...

With the addition of chopsticks, it can be called a delicacy!

Although she had told them to eat less in advance, except for Gu Damao who put down his bowl and chopsticks early, the other three children all had a second bowl and could not help but eat until their bellies were full.

While eating, they also exchanged their experiences with each other.

"This potato actually tastes like meat! Like, like chicken!"

"Yeah!"

Gu Sihe did not join in the conversation. He just put the grains of rice into the granary until he licked the lid of the pot until it was shiny and could no longer taste anything. Only then did he put it down with a feeling of reluctance.

Then he patted his belly and couldn't help asking, "Mom, when can we eat again?"

Gu Damao, who was sitting next to Lin Qing, suddenly turned cold and started to lecture him.

"Shihe, are you forcing mother to answer?"

Gu Sihe's dark eyes quickly glanced at Lin Qing, and found that his mother was not angry. He stood up with a smile and bowed in response: "I dare not. Big brother taught me a lesson, and I will remember it in my heart!"

Lin Qing couldn't help laughing at his little adult appearance.

Especially after hearing the reward in his mind, his smile became more obvious.

[Ding, the side quest "Make a Satisfying Lunch for the Whole Family" has been completed. Mission rewards are being calculated... Congratulations on receiving a reward of 50 coins. Your success rate for making delicious food has increased to 15%. Special reward: "Five Years of Imperial Examination, Three Years of Simulation."]

Then, another prompt sounded.

[Ding, 2 hours left on the mission, which can be converted into 20 coins or 2 pounds of pork. Please choose.]

“Meat, meat, meat!”

With meat, rice tastes several times better.

The most important thing is that the children look so skinny that they are just skin and bones. They must be malnourished, so it would be great if they could eat meat.

I don’t know how long it has been since they last had meat. They were so excited about eating chicken puree, which really made me feel distressed.

We must fatten them up quickly!