, this isn't the capital city, and there aren't so many formalities here. She ordered everyone to eat together, and naturally, they wouldn't care about these so-called etiquette.But, as they were happ...But at the moment, Mo Junyi didn't show anything on his face.

The woman quickly concealed the surprise on her face. At this point, any lingering reluctance or hesitation she had felt completely vanished.

She hadn't even offered the young master a bowl of white rice yet, and he had already promised to give these excellent things to Niuniu. It seemed this young master must be someone who knows how to be grateful.

Then she couldn't bear to part with this bit of white porridge in her hands any more.

Mo Junyi could clearly feel the woman's demeanor had become extremely enthusiastic, and without hesitation, she offered him the white porridge in her hand. "Little master, you must be famished. Have some porridge first."

Looking at this bowl of white porridge, Mo Junyi's mood was quite complex. However, he knew his physical condition; if he didn't eat something, it would be difficult to recover his strength.

After a moment of contemplation, Mo Junyi still expressed his gratitude and brought the porridge over. He finished it in three or two bites.

When he finished drinking, he looked up and saw the mother and child staring expectantly at the empty bowl in his hand.

He gasped.

How difficult is this place

Even a mouthful of plain rice porridge was enough to make the two of them look at it longingly.

Mo Junyi pursed his lips and cleared his throat.

At the sound of this, both mother and son came to their senses. The woman smiled and took the empty bowl back. "Little master, you should rest well first. When your father comes back later, there should still be some oil and water. Your father said he will go catch a wild rabbit later. If he doesn't catch one, tonight your little master will eat eggs."

Mo Junyi: "..."

The confusion in my heart is even greater.

He clearly was adopted by this family. He wouldn't even give his own son the white rice, but he readily gave it to him.

Seeing the word "eggs", Niu Niu immediately showed such an excited expression. It seems like their family hasn't eaten eggs for a very long time.

If so, why would she be so generous as to give her reluctant food to this stranger

His mother had always said that there was no such thing as a free meal in this world, and most people wouldn't do anything without profit.

If it had been a one-time instance of special treatment, he might not have thought much of it. But the repeated kindness, exceeding what was normally given to them, was clearly out of the ordinary.

But since he woke up, he has never revealed his identity. What is the purpose of this family's strange 'flattery' toward him

Mo Jun looked thoughtfully at the smiling woman, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The woman couldn't tell at all that Mo Junyi had already suspected their family's behavior. At this moment, she rubbed Niu Niu's head and instructed:

"Mother's going to the field to pick some vegetables, you stay here and keep your handsome brother company. If your brother wants water, you should pour it for him yourself, understand"

"Don't worry, Ma. Niu Niu is very capable. I remember everything you said."

The woman couldn't help but smile at her son's talent. She reached out and gently patted Niu Niu on the head before leaving.

After the woman left, Mo Junyi lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

While Niu Niu's face wore a smile, a certain glint flashed in his eyes for a brief moment.

Mo Junyi was ultimately careless. He didn't notice Niu Niu's abnormality at all.

......

Over the next two days, Mo Junyi could feel the warmth of this family. They gave him all their white rice, and later, they gave him all the eggs from their home.

Knowing this family's life was relatively poor, he offered to eat the same cornmeal steamed buns with them, but none of them were willing.

Once or twice, Mo Junyi wasn't a complete fool, and he could quickly see what this family was really up to.

Over the past two days, he has recovered somewhat and left his courtyard to see how difficult life is for people here.

They find it inconvenient to get water because this place is actually halfway up a mountain, so there are no paddy fields here at all. Each household only has one or two acres of land cleared for farming.

Most of the oil and water come from wild animals caught in the mountains, but they usually don't eat them themselves. They carry them over mountains and hills to sell for food because they can't grow crops in this area.

At most, you can only grow corn.

But because this place reaches winter, there's almost nothing left on the mountain. You can't even grow crops, and hunting is difficult in winter. Firstly, there aren't enough prey animals, and secondly, even the wild animals in the mountains need to eat during winter. They wouldn't dare steal food from dangerous beasts.

This leads to people here having to stockpile all the food they need for the entire winter before it arrives.

Here, it's the north, and almost five months a year belong to winter. You can imagine how miserable life is for those who live here.

Because Mo Junyi understood how difficult life was for the people in this place, he could understand what this family was up to when he knew exactly what they were planning.

For man, wealth is life; for birds, food is life. Today, this family, in order to get out and establish themselves in the outside world, uses everything they can. If it were him, he wouldn't dare say he would be so noble and not calculate anything at all.

Thus, on that day, after the woman went to the village to exchange eggs for Mo Junyi, Mo Junyi pushed the steamed eggs she had prepared to Niu Niu:

"Today, I'll give this bowl to Niu Niu. My body has actually recovered almost completely and doesn't need any more supplements."

Who would have thought, the moment he uttered those words, the entire family of three chorused in unison, "That can't be done!"

After that, everyone was taken aback.

Just then, a figure suddenly dashed through the door, speaking in an obviously urgent voice, "What can be done"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw that the person who had rushed in was Zhuangzhuang, who had disappeared for two days.

After Zhuangzhuang finished asking, his dog-like nose immediately caught the smell of eggs.

So, before his parents and Niu Niu could even react, under the gaze of everyone present, he swiftly picked up the bowl filled with eggs and downed it in one gulp.

Mo Junyi: "..."

Zhuang Zhuang's wolfing down of the food made Mo Jun Yi helplessly sigh.

He twitched his lips, about to remind himself that no one was trying to steal it from him, but a personal sob suddenly struck him like a bolt of lightning, and the words he had almost spoken went unspoken.

This sudden, piercing cry was Niu Niu's.

It turned out that Niu Niu had reacted, realizing his heart's desire for eggs had been eaten by his own brother. After all, Brother Ai Yi had just said he would give him the egg.

He was already thinking about how to eat the eggs today and how many bites he would take, but now all of this had become a fantasy.

At this moment, he couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.

"Crying... Crying about what Eggs, I have plenty here."

They truly are brothers. Bull knows why Little Bull is crying, and Strong knows exactly what's wrong. The moment he speaks those words, Little Bull stops crying instantly, his eyes full of anticipation as he stares at him.ying his life-saving grace by giving him an official status to remain in the Tianba Kingdom and no longer be adrift.Back then, the princess was already afflicted with an incurable illness. The emperor...