When Cao Xi arrived at the entrance of the alley, Wang Xiaochuan and Wang Xiaorui were already waiting there.
They were eating the food they had begged for.
Cao Xi saw chicken butts in their bowls and thought they were lucky.
Xiaochuan looked at the bones and vegetable leaves in Cao Xi's hand and was puzzled.
"Where did you pick this up? There are no bones or even meat. What did you do with it?"
Cao Xi: "What do you know? This is Qin Zhao and I's dinner, and no one will eat it then."
Xiaochuan curled his lips and continued to eat with his sister.
As the sky grew dark, Li Feng and the others rushed back one after another. Cao Xi was worried about Qin Zhao and kept walking in front of the team.
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Qin Zhao was alone, sitting at the door of the Tutu Temple, looking out.
Cao Xi couldn't help but feel nervous and quickened his pace.
"Qin Zhao, I'm back"
When Qin Zhao saw Cao Xi, all the lifelessness in his body was instantly washed away by joy.
Cao Xi ran to Qin Zhao.
"Qin Zhao, look what delicious food I brought back today."
Cao Xi showed off today's results on the spot, and Qin Zhao's eyes followed Cao Xi's movements.
Cabbage and bones were placed on the ground.
Finally, Cao Xi mysteriously took out a steamed bun from his arms.
She flashed the steamed bun in front of Qin Zhao's eyes.
"Steamed buns! Do you want to eat them?"
Cao Xi leaned close to Qin Zhao's ear and whispered, "This is what I bought."
Qin Zhao, who was staring at the steamed buns intently, looked at Cao Xi in surprise after hearing these words? His face was full of disbelief.
"Let's eat bone soup today," Cao Xi said as he took the things into the house and put the bowl on the earthen stove to boil water.
Qin Zhao looked at the bones that were cleaner than his own face, how could he eat this?
Before he could ask the question, he saw Cao Xi smashing the bones with a stone.
Bones without meat but with marrow are better than nothing.
Cao Xi washed the cabbage and prepared dinner. Qin Zhao took out a small bag of clean wild vegetables and handed it to Cao Xi, with words written all over his face, "Praise me, praise me quickly."
Cao Xi felt a little sad, but he smiled and praised Qin Zhao, "Qin Zhao is so smart. He remembers the styles of wild vegetables after seeing them once."
Qin Zhao blushed slightly, "I was bored in the temple, so I moved outside little by little. I wanted to pick some wild vegetables. Even if you don't get anything today, we won't be hungry."
Cao Xi almost cried when he heard this. The wandering life made Qin Zhao dare not act recklessly.
Cao Xi took the wild vegetables and said, "Today we have bone stew, which is perfect for adding wild vegetables. Qin Zhao is such a great kid."
Although Qin Zhao didn't like Cao Xi calling him a kid, he still smiled shyly when he heard Cao Xi's compliment.
Seeing Cao Xi cooking dinner, everyone gathered around.
Cao Xi broke open the bones and took out the marrow, and everyone suddenly realized that the bones could be eaten in this way.
Li Feng watched Cao Xi stirring the bone marrow leaves in the bowl and asked curiously, "Where did you get these?"
"I picked it up at the vegetable market, but the vegetable farmers don't want it. I picked up the bones at the butcher stall. Although there is no meat, the bone marrow stew inside is fine."
Cao Xi smelled the aroma of vegetables and answered truthfully.
Li Feng sighed sincerely, "You are so amazing, you can even think of making your own food."
Cao Xi was a little embarrassed by the praise, "I didn't get anything to eat, so I had to find a way to get some by myself."
Li Feng thought deeply and said, "We don't need you to pay rations. Next time we will also pick up some vegetables. Can you cook them for us?"
After all, it is much easier to collect vegetable leaves than to ask for food. The most important thing is to eat hot vegetables.
"Of course, we can, but we don't have a pot, so there are so many people who can't do it."
Cao Xi originally thought that he would have to hand over part of his coins, but now he was happy to hear that he could work to pay the rent.
The aroma of cooked vegetables filled the house, and Li Feng and the others couldn't resist the temptation, so they had no choice but to hide outside.
Wang Xiaorui stared at the food in the bowl, not wanting to leave, and whispered to her brother: "Brother, I want to eat."
Xiaochuan looked at her and then at Cao Xi, and finally took Xiaorui's hand and walked out.
He knew that Cao Xi would not give them food. Neither she nor her brother had eaten, and there was not much food, so how could they sort it out.
After everyone went out, Qin Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that they would steal his dinner.
He quietly leaned into Cao Xi's ear, "I didn't eat Cao Xi's multigrain cake today."
Cao Xi was surprised, "Why didn't you eat? Have you not eaten all day?"
Qin Zhao touched his head and smiled, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to get food and will be hungry when you come back, so I just want us to eat together at night."
Cao Xi touched Qin Zhao's head and said, "Go get that grain pancake and let's eat it together."
Qin Zhao glared at the manipulative Cao Xi, turned around and took out a multigrain pancake from his bag.
Cao Xi broke the grain cakes and steamed buns into two halves, divided them and handed them to Qin Zhao.
"Have a full meal today" After saying that, he started eating by himself.
The bowl was full of vegetables, and the bone marrow was no longer visible, but Qin Zhao was still very satisfied.
"Cao Xi, your cooking is delicious. It tastes better than dishes with meat." Qin Zhao is picky about food and never mentions his former wealthy life.
Cao Xi saw his bulging face and said, "That's because of Qin Zhao's wild vegetables."
The corners of Qin Zhao's mouth rose uncontrollably. Half a piece of steamed bun and half a piece of multigrain pancake were enough to fill a stomach that had been empty for many days.
Before everyone came back, Cao Xi took stock of the remaining food.
Put the last grain pancake in the bag and tell Qin Zhao to keep it for himself tomorrow and not to go hungry.
Under the moonlight, Cao Xi counted the coins.
"There are a total of twenty coins here. You put ten coins close to your body. I will keep ten coins here."
Qin Zhao put the copper plate into his arms.
Cao Xi smiled and pinched Qin Zhao's ears.
"Qin Zhao is really smart. He keeps his wealth hidden and hidden."
When Li Feng and others came back, Cao Xi was holding Qin Zhao's feet and applying medicine to him.
The buffalo was a little envious and ran to Cao Xi and joked, "Cao Xi, why don't I be your brother? I can also pick wild vegetables and I am very strong."
Before Cao Xi could answer, Qin Zhao stood up and pushed the buffalo regardless of the injury on his foot.
"Come on, who wants you to be my brother? Can you call me Cao Xi?"
We had only been together for two days, and conflicts could easily arise, but this time Qin Zhao went a little too far.
These beggars are all innocent and kind, otherwise they would not be allowed to live in easily, and they would even take Cao Xi to beg with them.
Cao Xi hurriedly interrupted Qin Zhao's questioning, "Brother Buffalo is just joking. He is not trying to steal your sister from you. Why are you so excited? Apologize to Buffalo quickly."
The buffalo point was hurt, he really liked Cao Xi, and he also wanted to have Cao Xi love his sister like this.
He didn't expect Qin Zhao's reaction to be so big. Feeling a little down and overwhelmed.
"Qin Zhao, I was just joking, I didn't want to compete with you for my sister."
When Qin Zhao heard this, he looked at Cao Xi and then at the buffalo. He didn't want to apologize, but Cao Xi kept looking at him.
Qin Zhao pursed his lips, "I'm sorry, Brother Buffalo, I shouldn't have pushed you."
So a small conflict that was not harmonious was resolved like this.
In the dead of night, Cao Xi looked at Qin Zhao sleeping next to him, thinking that if he had the opportunity, he must teach Qin Zhao how people have to bow their heads under the eaves.
I woke up early in the morning and started a new day of begging.
Cao Xi was the last one to leave the Tutu Temple. Before leaving, he told Qin Zhao to eat grain cakes when he was hungry.
Qin Zhao agreed and asked Cao Xi, "Cao Xi, when can I go out with you?"
"It's going to be soon. Qin Zhao can go out with his sister after his feet are healed."
Cao Xi arranged Qin Zhao's clothes and hurriedly caught up with the large army.
Li Feng: "I went to comfort your brother again. You have to let him come out to beg. It's easy for children to beg for food."
Cao Xi: "His foot is injured. Let him go begging with me when he feels better."
"I really envy him. I also want to have a sister to take care of me," the buffalo said with a smile.
It is indeed different when there are brothers and sisters. Dayong and Da Zhuang are inseparable. They eat together when they go out and eat together when they are bullied.
He couldn't, he could only hug Li Feng's thigh tightly, leaving the two of them alone.
Cao Xi: "We live together and take care of each other. You can call me Sister Cao Xi."
Buffalo: "I don't want it anymore, I'm afraid your brother will explode again."
"He's just a kid, he's a bit possessive, don't take it to heart."
Thinking about Qin Zhao's explosive performance yesterday, Cao Xi couldn't help but laugh.
