Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

When a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get food stuck in his teeth.

Pots, pans, and bowls that have come into contact with egg liquid and eggshell powder will have a lingering fishy smell no matter what food is used.

But if you don’t eat it, just smelling it will give you a refreshing fragrance.

Pei Xiaohai couldn't eat after that day. The others didn't think anything of it, and they were the same. The difference was that the reason they couldn't eat was that they still wanted to eat eggs.

For several months, Aunt Yu was troubled by the sight of food being removed from the table with almost no food touched.

She is a cook. If the master of the house doesn't eat, what is the use of a cook?

She tried every trick she knew, but to no avail. Could it be that these people had become immortals without her knowledge?

But looking at those thin ones, they don’t look alike.

Aunt Yu was completely puzzled. Only the little Pei who came to the kitchen every day to find food and chose his own bowls and chopsticks could make her feel a little more normal.

Even though she couldn't get anything out of them and had to go through the trouble again, it was better than watching them all starve to death.

No matter what the Liu family does, little Pei will not starve to death. The most important thing in her life is to eat, eat, eat and eat. If she has the conditions, she will eat; if she doesn't have the conditions, she will create the conditions to eat.

She had already lost the old nuns because of eating, so it was even less likely that she would give up eating.

During these few months when everyone in the Liu family lost weight, she was the only one who not only did not change, but even gained some weight.

The Liu family didn't like her behavior of not eating what she could eat and always cooking for herself. But the whole family felt like chewing wax and had no appetite for anything. Only she could still eat with relish.

Pei Zhu said, "Who cares? Let's eat."

The Liu family didn't need her, but the situation in the village was quite different.

The cold winter has arrived and every household has run out of food. They have to rely on dried weeds and grass seeds to survive, and some people are bound to starve to death.

The price of grain outside has risen again, not much, just a few cents, but their family only has a few cents in total. After paying various taxes, there is nothing left, and they can't buy much grain.

They would rather starve to death than eat wheat seeds, but since they are not at the end of their rope, they can't really be starved to death, right?

Some people had their eyes on the dragon meat, but they were afraid that the government officials would come, so they kept waiting. Before the New Year, they could no longer wait and finally someone found the village chief.

"Let's divide it. If we don't, someone will die."

On the day when the meat was distributed, Xiaohai Pei also went to watch with the Liu family.

The dragon was still intact, but it was a little harder to cut.

The Liu family was so greedy that they bought a batch of grains that were still half-eaten in exchange for meat.

They thought that if an egg was so delicious, dragon meat must be even more delicious. The villagers would naturally be happy to be able to exchange the meat for more food.

Only some ignorant children were dumbfounded when they saw that they had no meat to eat. They started crying and making a fuss. After being hit twice, they stopped making a fuss.

Little Pei thought that dragon meat would be as unpalatable as eggs, but after being cooked, it turned out to be extremely delicious.

She ate until she was full and put down her chopsticks, only to find that the Liu family was looking at her in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Little Pei wiped his mouth nervously.

Pei Zhu asked with concern: "Kid, are you okay? How did you manage to eat this... thing?"

Who could understand what was said out of the blue?

"I eat it with my mouth." Pei Xiaohai was a little confused.

The expressions of the Liu family members are hard to describe.

Little Pei recalled that when they shared the egg a few months ago, he also felt it was incredible. Could it be that the meat that tasted extremely delicious in her mouth tasted completely different to them?

Chang Sui looked at Pei Xiaohai worriedly and said, "Sister, this meat stinks, how did you eat it?"

Pei Xiaohai nervously grasped his hands and mumbled, "But, I'm eating it, it's delicious..."

Baifu was about to cry: "Sister, are you sick?"

Pei Xiaohai ignored her because the expressions of the adults other than Liu Tongsheng changed instantly when they heard what she said.

Liu Renben asked her anxiously, "What about the eggs? What do your eggs taste like?"

"It's disgusting, like rotten eggs and dead fish."

"Why didn't you say it then?!" Old Madam Liu Lianhua, who had always been indifferent to them, suddenly slammed the table and stood up.

Little Pei burst into tears: "I...I told you, but you don't remember."

Actually, no. She didn't say anything at that time. She was just busy rinsing her mouth. She tried to stop Baifu but failed. When she called Shuanzi over, it was too late. Afterwards, she only said that they drank egg liquid like crazy and beat Baifu.

When Pei Xiaohai thought about this again, she felt that she should have called Shuanzi immediately, but several months had passed and she had long forgotten about it.

Liu Lianhua looked like she was going to settle the score later, which scared her so much that she started crying loudly. Changsui and Baifu were also frightened.

Pei Zhu hugged Pei Xiaohai with some distress: "Mom, what are you doing? She is just a child, how can she know the severity of the situation? Even if she knew, she can't stop us."

Liu Lianhua certainly knew that she couldn't stop him, but fear made her want to vent her anger.

"What do you know..." Liu Lianhua sighed, finally sat down, and said dejectedly, "When my grandmother was alive, she told a story about a distant relative.

It was said that there was a huge turtle on their side, which was somehow stranded on the shore and was slaughtered and eaten. Everyone said it was delicious, but not long after, everyone who ate the turtle meat met with misfortune, either dying or being injured.

Some people say that the Ao has a spirit and is not destined to die, and those who killed it will naturally be cursed. I didn’t take it to heart at the time, but now I remember it…”

Little Pei didn't understand what the unfortunate turtle had to do with the dragon egg.

Everyone opened their mouths, looking a little confused.

But Liu Lianhua immediately linked the two together: "The dragon was killed by lightning, so eating it doesn't count as killing.

But that egg was smashed by us, just like the dragon that was slaughtered by humans. If we eat it, we will commit a sin, and naturally we will not be able to enjoy the delicious dragon meat. I am afraid we will not have a good ending.

The child can’t eat it, perhaps because she has nothing to do with the matter.”

This statement may cause panic among the people, but it is a bit far-fetched.

Liu Renben said:

"Impossible. The egg was found by the child. She brought Shuanzi back with her. If she had nothing to do with this, then Changsui and Baifu are also innocent. And Dad, he didn't do anything either. They shouldn't be able to eat the egg."

Pei Zhu also nodded and said, "Mom, you're thinking too much. Some people love to eat rotten pickled vegetables and fried tofu. They can eat two bowls of rice, while others want to vomit just by smelling it from two miles away. This kind of thing is just a matter of personal preference.

I think it’s probably because the egg is so delicious that we can’t eat anything else.

Or maybe the child just has a weird tongue, and maybe other people in the village don’t like to eat this either.”

Liu Renben and Pei Zhu both tried their best to make the matter sound lighter.

What they said made sense. Liu Lianhua sighed and said, "I hope I'm just being overthinking."

As he said this, he stood up and walked with Liu Tongsheng, supporting each other, his straight back slightly bent.

She didn't care.

Little Pei is indeed a little different from the others, but it’s not because she is innocent, but because... she can see ghosts.

Pei Xiaohai felt that she could taste strange flavors, which might be related to her ability to see ghosts.

Just as she was thinking this, Aunt Yu suddenly came in with a bowl of meat:

"Master, Madam, this meat tastes bad to me. How about yours?"

Liu Renben and Pei Zhu were obviously relieved.

"I told you, it's the meat." Pei Zhu said with a smile, and touched Pei Xiaohai's belly again, "Mom will find you some medicine later, don't get an upset stomach, how come you can't even taste whether the meat is bad or not."

Liu Renben also mentioned Pei Zhu's words that everyone has their own preferences.

Little Pei looked at the bowl in Aunt Yu's hand and whispered, "Godmother, that bowl used to hold eggs."

Pei Xiaohai has already touched all the pots and pans in the house, and she knows exactly which ones have held eggs and which have not.

Aunt Yu knew that she was eccentric and could always taste which pot she used to cook rice, so when she cooked meat today, she deliberately did not use the pot that she disliked.

The dishes and chopsticks that she disliked were no longer placed on the table.

It would be a pity to throw it away, so she shared it with Cuimei.