Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 36 Little Mister

"Mom, you're lying to me again."

Zhao Xiaomi immediately realized what was happening, and her little mouth pouted high.

At this moment, Tian Xiu'e called out from the kitchen: "Come and sit down, dinner is ready."

"coming."

Zhao Yan responded, put Xiao Hui into the basket, and took her daughter to wash her hands.

After dinner, Zhao Yan left Xiao Hui at the Tian family's house and took Zhao Xiaomi to Baima Town.

She remembered her promise to her daughter: to take her to see her cousins.

However, before visiting Zhao Yunchen and his two brothers, she took her daughter to Miao'an Hall.

When Yuan Yutang saw her arrive, he immediately stroked his beard with a smile.

"Yan'er's here! What good things did you bring for the old man this time?"

Glancing at Zhao Xiaomi in Zhao Yan's arms, he suddenly pulled out a piece of candy from somewhere and handed it to her, coaxing her, "Xiaomi is here too. Grandpa has some sweet candy here. Does Xiaomi want some?"

"Hello, Grandpa Yuan."

Zhao Xiaomi blinked her eyes and greeted them obediently.

Ever since the last visit to see about her facial injury, Zhao Yan has been applying a dark, sticky ointment to her face several times a day.

It doesn't look good, but it's definitely a good medicine.

Now her face has fully recovered, and thanks to the good food she's been eating lately, it has become much smoother and fairer.

"Xiao Mi eats candy."

Yuan Yutang stuffed the maltose into Zhao Xiaomi's hand with a smile on his face.

Xiaomi is much more well-behaved than his grandson.

At this moment, Zhao Yan took out a bundle of yams from her basket.

"Uncle Yuan, I found this on the mountain. Do you think the pharmacy needs it?"

Yam is both a food and a medicine; if Miao'an Hall doesn't accept it, she'll take it back and cook it herself.

Yuan Yutang stroked his beard and stepped forward, overjoyed, saying, "Yes, I want all these pharmacies."

Look at these yams on the ground, each one is as thick as an adult man's fist, they're really a good thing.

He called Yuan Gang over.

"Come in and take these yams to be weighed. They're twenty coins per pound. Calculate the money and bring it over."

"Yes, Elder."

Yuan Gang nodded, picked up the yam, and left.

A moment later, he returned with a money bag in his hand.

"Miss Zhao, there are 320 catties of yams in total. Here are six taels of silver and four hundred coins. Please take them."

"Ah."

Zhao Yan calmly accepted the money bag.

After putting the money away, she pretended to take something out of the basket, but actually took pastries from the system's shelf.

She didn't dare go too far, only taking some chicken cakes and peach shortbreads that were similar to those of this era.

"Uncle Yuan, please have these with Tianbao."

Yuan Yutang's smile deepened.

"You have a heart."

After sitting for a while at Miao'an Hall, Zhao Yan took her daughter and left, heading towards Liu'er Lane.

After this period of treatment, Zhao Yunchen's legs have recovered significantly, and it is believed that he will be able to walk again in another half month.

When Zhao Yan and her mother arrived, the boys were sitting in a row in the yard, intently learning to read from the person opposite them, while the one teaching them was Yuan Tianbao, who was not yet seven years old.

Zhao Yan raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Goodness, this is possible?

"Brother Chen!"

Zhao Xiaomi broke free from her mother's grasp and ran happily into the yard.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhao Yunchen and the others turned around in surprise.

"Auntie, you've arrived."

"Ah."

Zhao Yan approached with a smile, her eyes glancing at Yuan Tianbao.

"what are you doing?"

Yuan Tianbao twisted his little body, looking a little embarrassed.

Zhao Yunjie said quickly, "Auntie, Tianbao is teaching us to read. I can even write my own name now. Auntie, aren't I amazing?"

The idea of learning to read was proposed by my eldest brother.

When my father was alive, he sent my eldest brother to school for two years.

Later, my second grandparents were unwilling, so my eldest brother never went there again.

With nothing else to do, the eldest brother thought of teaching his younger brother and his third brother to read.

Later, when Yuan Tianbao came to play, he saw that they wanted to learn, so he volunteered to be their little teacher.

Yuan Tianbao was raised by his grandfather from a young age, and everything he learned was taught by his grandfather. Although he was young, he was better than Zhao Yunchen, who was only half-baked.

He's only been studying for a few days, and he can already write his name completely.

Zhao Yan looked at Yuan Tianbao with tender eyes and expressed her heartfelt gratitude.

"Tianbao, thank you, Auntie."

Yuan Tianbao's face flushed slightly, and he scratched his head.

"Auntie, you're welcome. I like it this way."

If possible, he would like to spend every day with Brother Chen and the others.

But his grandfather required him to study herbs for two hours every afternoon. Just thinking about the dense list of herb names made his little face wrinkle up.

Too much.

He felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Zhao Yan instructed Zhao Yunchen to keep an eye on Zhao Xiaomi, then carried a basket to the kitchen.

After briefly looking through the food at home, she took out twenty pounds of flour and twenty pounds of rice from the system shelf, using the basket on her back as cover.

She had plenty of other things like oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, so she didn't bother with them.

She would come over every few days to check on things and make sure to replace anything that was missing.

Zhao Yunchen and his brothers ate well and got enough rest, their skin became fairer, and their faces gained weight.

As I came out, I overheard my daughter telling her brothers that she had brought home a puppy.

"Mom said that Little Gray was born not long ago and is too small, otherwise I would have brought it to show my brothers."

Zhao Yunjie revealed a longing look in his eyes.

"I want to have a puppy too."

We used to keep a guard dog at home, but in the last two years, people haven't had enough to eat, so we can't afford to keep a dog. We can only kill it and eat it for meat.

Zhao Yan walked over and patted her daughter's head.

“After your older brother’s leg injury heals in a few days, your aunt will take you home.”

"I forgot to tell you, Aunt and Xiaomi have severed ties with the Yang family. From now on, Xiaomi will be surnamed Zhao and called Zhao Xiaomi. From now on, you will live with me, and I will be your patriarch."

With four more children all at once, Zhao Yan sometimes feels like she's the queen of the kids.

She still feels like a child.

The three Zhao Yunchen brothers were all extremely excited.

Zhao Yunjie blurted out, "Auntie, really? You want us to live with you, will you...?"

Will my aunt be able to support them?

Zhao Yunchen also thought of this.

They're all teenagers, and they eat quite a lot.

He hesitated and said, "Auntie... once my leg injury heals, I... I'll take them both away."

In short, I can't be a burden to my aunt.

It's not easy to raise them.

Zhao Yan knew what they were worried about, and her expression appropriately showed anger.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're still children, how will you support yourselves?"