The next morning, Bai Zhi got up early and helped Zhao Lan to wash. Then, she went straight to the big house next door. She and Zhao Lan lived in a small house, they don’t have their own stove and other cooking stuff. In the past, the two of them were waiting for the Bai Family to finished eating before they could eat a meal. They only let them eat their remaining cold foods. But, they let them washed their dishes, even though they were treated like dogs. 

Today, Bai Zhi naturally refused to live like that. She was hungry, so naturally, she will eat, but not what the Bai Family left behind.

The door in the big house was opened wide, so as soon as she stepped her foot inside, she ran into Mrs. Liu, who was in a rush.

Fortunately, she responded quickly and avoided her. Otherwise, the injury on her body might hurt again.

Mrs. Liu stopped walking when she saw Bai Zhi. Then, she immediately yelled at her: “You came at the right time. You cook our breakfast and dig some wild vegetables. Go to the mountain early, so you could get the fresh ones. Don’t let the others get them first.”

Bai Zhi tilted her head and said in a low voice: “Aunt, I’m still injured, but you want me to go out and work? I think you only want me to die outside and never came back, right?”

When Mrs. Liu heard her words, she jumped up in fright, but then scolded back: “What nonsense are you talking about, you dead girl? Isn’t digging vegetables your ordinary job? Why can’t you do it right now? When you were holding a stick, I can see that you have a lot of energy. You don’t look injured at all. So stop talking nonsense. After you finished cooking, you dig wild vegetables. When you came back, you can eat your breakfast.”

What? She wants her to cook breakfast, but she can’t eat right after? She need to pick up wild vegetables first before she could have breakfast? What will she eat by then? Eat the wind?

Bai Zhi was too lazy to argue with Mrs. Liu. Her stomach was grumbling in hunger.

So, she turned around and walked away. Mrs. Liu hurriedly stopped her: “You haven’t cook breakfast yet. Where are you going?”

Bai Zhi looked back at Mrs. Liu and smiled: “Aunt, the time is not too early. If I cook breakfast first, I’m afraid I’ll fail to get the fresh wild vegetables. Other people will get them first. So, I better go now.” After she finished, Bai Zhi quickly left the big house.

She wants her to work, hmph, impossible!

“Niang, I’m afraid we can’t eat any foods in this Bai Family. Let’s go out and eat.”

Zhao Lan has long been expecting to eat nothing in the Bai family. But, her daughter said they will eat outside? What can they eat outside?

“Go out to eat? Where will we go?”

Bai Zhi helped her mother to get out of bed. “Niang, are you confused? Didn’t we leave a basket of eggs in Hu Bo’s house? Aunt asked me to dig some wild vegetables, so we can go outside. Let’s go to Hu Bo’s house and cook two eggs for breakfast. Let’s go back here by the afternoon so that they will not order us again and again.”

Zhao Lan was also not willing to stay in the house. Although it was not appropriate to go to Hu Changlin’s house now, its still better than listening to Bai Family’s scolding from time to time.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Zhao Lan got out of bed. The pain in her hand was not as strong as yesterday. She could bear the pain now. She could even work in the field with her uninjured hand.

Bai Zhi said: “Niang, when you go outside the house, try to act like you’re still heavily injured. Walk slowly. Don’t let them see you full of spirit.”

Zhao Lan understood her daughter’s meaning, so she repeatedly nodded her head: “Niang understands, rest assured.”

The mother and daughter helped each other out. They were wearing old and ragged clothes while walking in difficulty. As if, in every step they took, they were eating a great pain. They looked like refugees fleeing from a foreign country. Not to mention, they looked very miserable.