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

Chapter 440 Free food and drinks

"Little Fu Bao and Little Fu Niu, don't cry anymore. Daddy and Mommy will be back soon."

"When they come back, let Mom give each of you a sweet milk candy, okay?"

When Little Fu Niu heard that there would be milk candy, she no longer thought about the big chicken leg in her dream, and her loud crying turned into sobbing.

She sobbed, "Sister, I'm not crying anymore. I want two milk candies."

This means that if her mother only gives her one, she will still cry.

Zhao Xiaomi patted Xiao Fu Niu's head and assured her earnestly, "Okay, don't worry, I'll give you some later."

Upon hearing this, the little baby in her arms immediately protested, crying, "Sister, sister, I want it, I want it."

That means he also wants two milk candies.

Zhao Xiaomi was immediately at her wit's end, but she still patiently comforted him: "Okay, when Mom comes back later, I'll talk to her properly and ask her to give us a few more milk candies."

"Mmm, mmm, eat, eat."

Little Fu Bao immediately went from crying to laughing, his mouth watering.

Zhao Yan walked in and saw her youngest son's face covered in snot, tears, and saliva, and her eyelids twitched violently.

"Hey—Little Fu Bao, what happened to you?"

She went to the bedside, quickly took a wet wipe to clean his little face, and then pinched his cheeks and said, "This is how you look."

Yang Sanlang followed closely behind into the bedroom, anxiously asking, "Are Xiao Fubao and the others alright?"

Zhao Xiaomi immediately shook her head and said, "Father, don't worry. They just woke up and couldn't find you two, so they cried. I've already comforted them. But I promised Mother I'd give them each two milk candies when I got back."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhao Yan shyly, "Mom, can we give them milk candy?"

She wasn't sure herself when she asked that question.

My mother always said that children shouldn't eat too many sweets when they're teething, otherwise worms will eat their teeth.

Zhao Yan smiled slightly, opened her palm, and there were several small milk candies lying there.

She smiled and said to Zhao Xiaomi and her two siblings, "Two for each of you, you three can share them."

"Let's get this straight, after you eat this, you can't eat sweets for a long time, understand?"

Little Fu Niu and Zhao Xiaomi immediately nodded happily.

"Uh-huh."

Little Fu Bao seemed reluctant. When Zhao Yan looked over, he slowly nodded his little head and slowly took two milk candies from Zhao Yan's hand.

Zhao Yan helped him unwrap the candy wrapper, immediately revealing the white and tender milk candy inside.

"Eat slowly, and remember to rinse your mouth with water after you finish."

She slipped the milk candy into Xiao Fubao's hand and gently instructed Zhao Xiaomi and the others.

Zhao Xiaomi and Xiao Fu Niu ate sweet milk candies, their eyes squinting happily.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but laugh when she saw this.

Seeing that they were alright, Yang Sanlang said something to Zhao Yan and then went out again.

He needs to tell Shen Yu and the others, and then hurry up and make breakfast.

"Here, you eat, I'll help you get dressed."

Winter is still very cold.

Although there was a heated kang bed in the house, Xiao Fubao and the others were still children and their resistance was not as strong as that of adults. Since they were not going to sleep, they should all get dressed and get up.

Zhao Yan helped each of the three siblings put on warm cotton-padded trousers and jackets before leading them outside.

Dou Xingyan came over to check on the situation and bumped right into Xiao Fu Niu.

Dou Xingyan quickly reached out and hugged Xiao Fu Niu's small body, preventing her from falling on her bottom.

Little Fu Niu was about to cry, but when she saw Dou Xingyan, she immediately turned from crying to laughing and hugged Dou Xingyan tightly.

"Aunt Dou, you've arrived."

Dou Xingyan tapped her little nose and said with a smile, "Yes, I came to see you. Our little Fu Niu has become even more beautiful after not seeing you for several months."

Little Fu Niu will be three years old after the New Year. She's at the age where she's growing rapidly, and she changes every year, becoming more and more beautiful.

Hearing Dou Xingyan's words, she nodded with a smile and said, "Of course, I want to be as beautiful as my mother."

"Hehehe."

Everyone was immediately amused by her childlike words.

……

Dou Xingyan and Shen Yu had breakfast at Zhao Yan's place, and at noon they ate at Yuan Yutang's place, where they talked to everyone about the opening of the restaurant in Stone Town the next day.

Yuan Yutang, Chen An, and others said they would definitely all go to support them.

Zhao Yunjie and the others were even more excited because they didn't have to go to school tomorrow.

In the afternoon, Shen Yu followed Zhao Yan to Huaihua Village across the street.

When Zhao Yan told Zhou Hu about her intentions, Zhou Hu immediately said he would go and support her.

"Such a good thing, why are we not going? Don't worry, Young Master Shen, leave this to me. I'll go to the village to let them know later, and we'll make sure to liven things up at Young Master Shen's restaurant tomorrow."

Shen Yu quickly bowed to him.

"This junior thanks Uncle Zhou very much."

"Uncle Zhou, we'll head back now."

Zhao Yan nodded to Zhou Hu and returned to the farm with Shen Yu.

As soon as they left, Zhou Hu immediately called over his eldest and second grandsons and instructed them: "You two go to the village and call everyone over. Tell them there's something good waiting for them, and that they should all come over quickly."

Upon hearing this, the two grandsons took off running outside.

Before long, villagers gathered in front of Zhou Hu's house.

Now everyone has become quite skilled.

As soon as Zhou Hu said there was good news, everyone ran faster than rabbits, afraid that if they were too slow, the good news wouldn't come to them.

Qiu Zhen's house wasn't far away, and she stood at the front, eagerly asking, "Big brother, hurry up and tell everyone, what good news is there?"

"That's right, Uncle, stop dawdling and tell us already."

Zhou Hu coughed twice before smiling and saying to everyone, "Young Master Shen has opened a restaurant in Stone Town. It will open tomorrow, and he invites everyone to dine there. Young Master Shen specifically instructed that it will be free for people from our village. Don't you think that's a good thing?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

"Oh my god, is this a good thing? Free food and drinks at a restaurant? I'm going, I'm going, my whole family is going."

"And my house too, I'll go to my house too."

“Yes, yes, yes, a meal at a restaurant isn’t cheap. Muramasa, my family is going too.”

Everyone eagerly expressed their desire to attend.

Just then, someone asked in a low voice, "Uncle, can we bring other people along? Like my family members..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Hu immediately bristled and glared at her, scolding, "Is there even a question? Of course not."

"Young Master Shen doesn't earn money easily by running a restaurant. It's already quite generous of him to treat our entire village to a meal for free."

"Do you think that restaurant is yours to run, where you can just let your relatives go in and eat and drink as you please? If everyone were like you, with over a dozen households in our Huaihua Village, if each one brought their relatives to freeload, would Young Master Shen still be able to keep his business running?"

His sharp eyes swept across everyone's faces, and he said sharply, "You all better behave yourselves. If you're going to eat tomorrow, just go with your own family."

"Let me make this clear from the start: anyone who dares to bring their relatives to freeload will not be notified of any good things happening in the village in the future."