Chapter 302: The Shock of First Arriving at the Jiang Family

At the same time.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was busy in the kitchen with Jiang Xuelien.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was burning the fire.

Jiang Xuelien was washing rice and cooking.

But when she saw the full, fine, big white rice in the rice jar, she suddenly didn't know where to start.

She lived in the poorest alley in Xuzhou town, and the people around her also lived in poverty; everyone ate black, coarse brown rice, rough bran and grain husks that scratched the throat, and even those with slightly better conditions ate millet...

She had never seen so much white and fine rice.

Just as she was in a daze, Jiang Xiaoxiao walked over: "What's wrong, Sister Xuelien?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at the rice jar, and then, in Jiang Xuelien's shocked gaze, scooped several big bowls of rice into the pot.

Jiang Xuelien couldn't help but swallow her saliva, hesitating as she spoke: "That... Xiaoxiao, should we mix in some millet? If it's all big white rice..."

She didn't dare to eat it.

And she saw that in the rice jar next to it, there was also a full jar of millet, which should also be for eating...

Jiang Xiaoxiao, however, looked at her in surprise: "Why add millet? Isn't it good to eat big white rice? Or do you not like eating big white rice, Sister Xuelien?"

"N-no..." Jiang Xuelien shook her head repeatedly.

Looking at Jiang Xuelien's panicked and shocked appearance, Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled; since she would live in her house from now on, she would give her some more shocks.

"Sister Xuelien, go to the water jar in the courtyard and catch a fish; we'll cook fish tonight."

After speaking, Jiang Xiaoxiao took the water ladle from Jiang Xuelien's hand, scooped water, and started washing the rice. 【302

Jiang Xuelian walked out of the kitchen in a daze, only to bump head-on into Jiang Wei, who was just entering.

In one hand, she carried a jin of pork, in the other, two large, thick purple eggplants, and tucked under her arm was a bundle of fresh Chinese cabbage.

Jiang Xuelian was stunned again: "Th-this, is all this food for... tonight's meal?"

Jiang Wei nodded casually: "If there isn't anything you like to eat, you can go to the vegetable field in the backyard and pull up some vegetables you like yourself."

Having said that, she stepped past the shocked Jiang Xuelian and entered the kitchen.

As soon as Jiang Wei entered, she took over the work from Jiang Xiaoxiao's hands.

Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at the fresh vegetables in her mother's hands, pouted, and said, "Mother, I want to drink winter melon soup."

"Alright." Jiang Wei turned her head and instructed Jiang Xuelian, who was still stunned by the door, "When you go to the backyard, pick a winter melon and bring it back."

Jiang Xuelian suppressed the shock in her heart and went to the backyard.

But before she could even find the vegetable field in the backyard, she was frozen in place by the countless chickens, rabbits, and sheep before her.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

"Baa, baa, baa..."

The sounds of animals echoed in her ears, one after another.

Jiang Xuelian gradually came to her senses; she saw that there was fresh green grass placed beside both the sheep pen and the chicken coop, and there were traces of the ground having been swept.

It seemed someone came to clean every day.

Finally, Jiang Xuelian found the vegetable field, located in an inconspicuous corner of the backyard.

In the half-mu vegetable field, all kinds of vegetables were planted.

There were some she recognized, and some she had never seen before.

These vegetables were very fresh and lush, with dew still remaining on the tender leaves; it seemed they had just been watered, and the soil in the field was also damp.

Jiang Xuelian pushed aside the overlapping leaves and finally found the winter melon hidden underneath.

Jiang Xuelian was shocked once again.

Can a winter melon actually grow this big?!

She stretched out both hands and tried to bend down to hug the large, round winter melon, nearly throwing out her old back.

It was simply too heavy.

This winter melon was twice as big as any she had ever seen!

Finally, when Jiang Xuelian used all her might to carry the whole winter melon into the kitchen, the scent of stir-fried eggplant had already reached her nose.

There were two stoves in the kitchen; one was used for stewing cabbage and pork, and the other for stir-frying, making the cooking efficiency very high.

Smelling the fragrance permeating the air, Jiang Xuelian couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Jiang Wei took the stir-fried eggplant out of the pan and then came to take the winter melon from Jiang Xuelian's hands.

Watching Jiang Wei effortlessly take away the winter melon that she had used all her strength to barely carry back, Jiang Xuelian couldn't help but be stunned in place again.

Clearly, Madam Jiang also looked thin and frail, so how could her strength be so great!?

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled and comforted her: "My mother has natural divine strength."

After saying that, she pulled Jiang Xuelian to go outside the courtyard to catch fish.

Beside the water well outside the courtyard, there was a large vat that three or four people couldn't even wrap their arms around.

The vat was filled with water; Jiang Xuelian walked over, and the sound startled the water in the vat. A fish flicked its tail, splashing water all over her face.

"S-such a big fish..." Jiang Xuelian stared blankly at the lively, fat fish in the vat, forgetting even to wipe the water off her face.

She was someone who lived in Xuzhou; although her family couldn't afford to eat fish, she could see many fishmongers at the Xuzhou wharf.

The fish sold by fishmongers were mostly those that had been caught for a long time; although they still had a breath left, most were already starting to flip their bellies, and there was also a foul, fishy smell.

But the fish in this vat were not only huge in size, they also possessed a vitality and freshness she had never seen before.

Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the water in the fish vat and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

These fish had actually grown this big!?

The fish that were only the size of a palm before were now as long as an adult man's arm.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had never raised fish before and had no experience.

But these fish had grown so big in just a few months; it must be the effect of her using ability water to raise them...

Perhaps the effect of the ability water was too powerful; these fish were like they had become spirits, extremely cunning and active. The thin and frail Jiang Xuelian scooped for a long time but couldn't catch a single one, and she was splashed with water all over her face and body.

Not to mention Jiang Xiaoxiao; with her short legs and short arms, she couldn't even reach the rim of the vat.

In the end, it was Jiang Wei who solved it.

She rolled up her sleeves, reached in, and directly pinched out a large fish thicker than her own arm.

The big fat fish didn't move at all.

Jiang Xiaoxiao could feel a powerful spiritual power restraining that fish.

Jiang Wei glanced at the dripping wet Jiang Xuelian beside her: "Xiaoxiao, take her to change her clothes."

"Okay!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao pulled Jiang Xuelian to the west side room.

"Sister Xuelian, this room will be your room from now on."

"I-I'm living alone?" Jiang Xuelian swallowed her saliva. Such a large room, and not only was the furniture complete inside, but the bed, wardrobe, and chairs were all brand new.

Such a good room, really for her to live in alone?

Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile: "You take off your wet clothes first, and I'll go find you a set of clean clothes."

After saying that, Jiang Xiaoxiao left the room and went to the bedroom on the second floor to find clothes.

Jiang Xuelian stood in the clean and spacious room, at a loss for what to do for a moment.

From childhood to adulthood, she had always slept in a cramped, low corner; she had no real bed and slept on straw...

This was the first time she had a room of her own. (End of chapter)