Shen Erniu's mother died when she was just born, and her father remarried soon after. She was a girl, and her father did not like her.

He originally wanted to abandon her, but her stepmother said that if he raised her with enough food to eat, he could earn a lot of money for the bride price, so his father gave up the idea and agreed.

Shen Erniu has been very hungry since she was born, so hungry that she doesn't have the energy to cry. Her stepmother would feed her a mouthful of rice porridge when she remembered, and sometimes she would only feed her once every two days when she didn't remember. Shen Erniu never knew what it felt like to be full.

She was lucky. Even when her stepmother forgot to feed her while she was still in her cradle, she didn't die. When she was four or five years old, she was able to help with some housework.

Her stepmother would occasionally give her half a steamed bun every day. She was unhappy and often beat and scolded her. Every time she thought she was going to be beaten to death or starved to death, she did not die.

The villagers felt sorry for her and sometimes would save a bite of food for her, giving one bite to each family. She was eight years old.

When she was eight years old, she accidentally knocked over a bowl. Her stepmother was very angry and beat her many times with a whip. Her body was covered in blood. Her stepmother also kicked her out of the house. Shen Erniu remembered that it was very cold that day, so cold that she could not feel anything in her body.

When she was about to lose consciousness, someone held her hands. Those hands were very warm. She was afraid that she would freeze to death, so she took off her cotton coat and gave it to her.

She was led by her hand all the way to a warm room, where she helped her onto the kang and poured her some sugar water to drink.

That was the first time she drank sugar water in her life. The sugar water was very sweet. It made her stomach warm and her mouth sweet. That was the happiest day of her life.

Just as I finished the sugar water, she handed me another piece of cake. "Here, this is a white flour cake made by my grandma. It's so delicious. I can't bear to finish it. Now I'll give you half."

Shen Erniu swallowed unconsciously and looked away with difficulty, "Thank you, I... I'm not hungry."

Food is precious, she can't eat it for free.

The white flour pancakes smelled so good that just as she said she was not hungry, her stomach started to growl. Shen Erniu covered her stomach shyly. Her stomach was not obedient at all, so how could it growl at this time?

"Your belly is singing, my belly is singing too. Can you eat some with me? The pancakes taste better when there's someone to eat with you."

When the pancake was handed to her mouth, her hands took it involuntarily and ate it. After she finished eating the pancake, she felt her stomach felt so comfortable.

She asked her sweetly, "Are you full?"

Shen Erniu had never known what it felt like to be full, but today her stomach didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She thought it was probably because she was full.

“I’m full… I’m full!”

"As long as you're full, that's fine. My name is Shen Shuyu. I think grandpa and grandma call me sweetheart. What's your name?"

She knew her. She was the eldest granddaughter who had just returned from Aunt Shen's family. She was very cute and all the children in the village liked to play with her. She wanted to play with her too, but she was afraid that she would dislike her. "My name is Shen Erniu."

She shook her hands happily, "Can I call you Erniu from now on?"

"it is good."

Shen Erniu felt that her hands were too dirty and would dirty her hands, so she wanted to pull her hands back, but she couldn't.

"Then we'll be friends from now on. I'll call you Erniu and you'll call me Shuyu. From now on, we'll be best friends."

"Friends?"

"Yes, my friend."

Shen Erniu smiled. It was great that she would have friends in the future.

"Erniu, why are you outside all the time? Why don't you wear cotton clothes? Grandma said you will freeze if you don't wear cotton clothes in winter."

"I, I don't have a cotton coat." Shen Erniu just remembered that she was still wearing Shu Yu's cotton coat, and she quickly took it off, "Shu Yu, I'll give it back to you."

"I have two cotton coats. I'll lend you this one."

"I don't want it. If my stepmother sees me wearing such a nice cotton coat, she will snatch it away and sell it for money."

Shen Shuyu frowned, not knowing what to do. "But... you'll be frozen if you don't have a cotton coat!"

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