Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

Every man, woman, old and young in the Xu family straightened their backs, touched their round bellies, and walked towards the house in a daze.

Wu Yanqiu waved to Cheng Yueli who was standing outside the door, motioning her to come in. Cheng Yueli swallowed nervously, took small steps, and moved in.

Perhaps feeling that her hands and feet were not nimble enough, Wu Yanqiu slapped Cheng Yueli on the back of the head without any hesitation.

"You're so slow even when I called you in! I bought you to do things, not to act coy and act like a spoiled brat."

"Take all these dishes to the kitchen and wash them. You can drink the porridge left at the bottom of the bowl, but you are not allowed to eat any other dishes!"

"You know what will happen if I find out that you have dirty hands!"

Wu Yanqiu had a sarcastic look on her face, and she uttered the last two sentences with her eyes wide open. Cheng Yueli was very afraid of her and didn't even dare to look at her. She just lowered her head and responded haltingly.

"I...I know that if you eat something secretly you will...get beaten to death."

Seeing Cheng Yueli's obedient and timid appearance, Wu Yanqiu smiled with satisfaction, then stood up and walked outside.

In the empty main room, only Cheng Yueli's lonely figure was standing quietly. She stretched her neck unconsciously and followed Wu Yanqiu closely with her eyes.

It was not until the receding figure completely blended into the twilight outside the door that she finally could no longer suppress her inner impatience and desire. With trembling hands, she picked up the porcelain bowl of porridge and wolfed down the remaining porridge at the bottom of the bowl.

The porridge was almost finished, but Cheng Yueli was still not satisfied. Her bright eyes flashed with an almost greedy light for food.

She carefully licked the bottom of the bowl with her tongue, not letting go of any remaining rice grains. She looked serious and persistent, as if she was tasting the most precious delicacy in the world.

After seeing this scene, Cheng Yuntao felt heartbroken. Her sister was suffering from both mental and physical torture here, and even having a decent meal had become a luxury.

[Xiao Li, wait a little longer. Once it gets dark and this beast passes out completely, I'll take you home!]

Cheng Yuntao hid in the tree, looking at the petite figure below, and said silently in her heart.

After licking the porridge clean, Cheng Yueli's eyes involuntarily looked at the red rake fruit beside her, and her little hand slowly stretched out.

But soon, she remembered the feeling of being beaten, shuddered with fear, and quickly withdrew her hand. She looked around in fear, afraid that the scene would be discovered by someone.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that everything was quiet and no one would suddenly appear.

Cheng Yueli stood on tiptoe and piled up all the dirty dishes on the table together, then moved them to the kitchen in batches for washing.

She was short and thin, so she didn't dare to move too many porcelain bowls at once. The bowls were not cheap, and if she broke one, she would be seriously injured.

After Cheng Yueli washed the dishes in the kitchen, she consciously picked up the broom and swept the fallen leaves in the yard. When she had almost finished all the miscellaneous chores, she pushed open the door of the woodshed and crawled in through the small gap.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Cheng Yuntao climbed down from the tree, climbed over the wall into Xu's house, and quietly walked to the door of the woodshed.

Xiaoli is inside! Cheng Yuntao was excited at the thought of seeing her sister whom she had been separated from for a long time.

But she was afraid that if she went in rashly, she would scare Xiaoli, so she had to push open a small gap and called out softly.

"Xiao Li! Come over here and open the door! It's my sister!"

Cheng Yueli, hiding in the corner and curled up in a ball, thought she was hallucinating. How could her sister appear here?

Her eyes were still closed, but her frown deepened.

"Xiao Li! It's my sister! Open your eyes and look!"

Seeing that her sister didn't respond, Cheng Yuntao raised her voice a little. Cheng Yueli's eyes opened quickly, and she heard her sister calling her again!

She looked around in a panic, and when she raised her eyes, she met a pair of smiling eyes outside the door.

It’s my sister! My sister is really here!

Cheng Yueli forgot how she got up and how she opened the door. She only remembered her heart pounding in her chest, and she just wanted to go faster and faster.

She didn't even dare to blink, for fear that her sister would disappear in front of her.

"Sister! Xiaoli misses you so much!"

After opening the door of the woodshed, Cheng Yueli opened her arms and threw herself into Cheng Yuntao's arms.

Cheng Yuntao was heartbroken. She raised her hand and gently stroked Xiaoli's head, then carried her back and ajar the door of the woodshed again.

The woodshed has a foundation made of rough bluestone, and is topped with adobe bricks made of a mixture of loess and straw. The roof is covered with thick thatch, and light shines through the sparse gaps, casting mottled shadows.

As you step into the woodshed, a rustic scent mixed with hay and soil hits you in the face. The room is dimly lit, and only the few beams of light that stubbornly penetrate the roof and the occasional breeze keep it from seeming too depressing.

Not knowing whether the toxicity of the Rhizoma Corydalis had been fully exerted, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, Cheng Yuntao carried her sister Xiaoli to the corner and talked in a low voice.

"Sister, I...I thought I would never see you again in this life...Wuwuwu."

Cheng Yueli was like a drowning person grabbing the last straw. She grabbed Cheng Yuntao's clothes tightly, buried her head in her arms, and spoke with sobs.

"Every day I'm here I think about you, grandma, and Brother Xiaozhu. The people here are very mean to me. They beat me at every turn and don't even give me food."

"Sister, how did you get in? If they find you, you'll be dead!"

She had witnessed the Xu family's ruthless methods and naturally understood the consequences of exposing her whereabouts. Without caring about anything else, she hurriedly pulled Cheng Yuntao up and wanted to ask her to leave first to avoid being caught up in it.

Cheng Yuntao knew that her sister was worried about her, so she opened her arms and hugged Xiaoli tightly, trying to give her a sense of security.

"Xiao Li, don't worry, just listen to your sister."

"Since my sister dared to come alone to rescue you, she must have made preparations. The Xu family has been poisoned by me and is now drowsy and weak. Don't be afraid."

"A lot of things happened at home during this period. I will tell you slowly after I get back."

After hearing this, Cheng Yueli's tense nerves gradually relaxed, but the trace of anxiety between her brows still existed. These days really left her with too deep a shadow.

Cheng Yuntao saw all of this. Physical injuries can be cured with medicine, but the pain in the heart cannot be erased overnight.

The Xu family has done so many excessive things to Xiaoli, and now that she, as her elder sister, has come to their doorstep, she naturally won't let it go!