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Chapter 22

Li Mufan was skeptical after hearing Li Mujin's words, and looked at her several times and wanted to ask questions, but his mouth was not opened. Li Mujin had already pulled him into the house.

In the room, Yu family, Xiao old man and Xiao Jingyu were all there, and the three of them sat there talking about gossip. Seeing the siblings coming in, they all looked up at them.

"Grandma Yu, Uncle Xiao, Second Brother Xiao, I really caused trouble for your family today, so Xiaofan and I will go home first."

After entering the house, before the three of them spoke, Li Mujin spoke first. Looking at the sky, it was already noon, and it was time for them to go back. Otherwise, they would have to be hungry for a long time.

"You guys go after dinner, I've prepared the meal."

As soon as Li Mujin finished speaking, Du walked in from outside the door with Xiaohui in his arms. He heard that Li Mujin was leaving, so he glanced at her and spoke up to keep them for dinner.

After saying that, he looked at the three people sitting there, as if asking for their opinions.

"Yes, let's leave after dinner. If you go back now, you probably won't even have a meal."

As soon as Du finished speaking, Old Man Xiao stood up and knocked the long-out dry tobacco pole on the side of the stool, glanced at Li Mujin, and turned back to the inner room.

Yu followed closely behind. Du put Xiaohui down. Seeing him running into the inner room, he turned around and went to the kitchen to serve food. Xiao Jingyu was the only one left in the Xiao family in the room.

He stood there quietly, and saw Li Mujin and Li Mufan looking at him motionlessly. He raised his finger and pointed at the inner room, "Don't stand there, come in."

"You guys go in first, I'll go to the kitchen to help Sister Qing's wife."

Li Mujin was leaving, but it was obvious that the Xiao family kept food. After thinking about it, they still kept it with shamelessness. She hadn't eaten for two days, and now she was walking, and she was floating. She had no strength all over. In this state, how could she fight with Wang and the others when she went back later?

Now that he heard Xiao Jingyu ask them to enter the room, Li Mujin glanced at him, blushed, said a word, turned around and ran out.

The Xiao family has seven people, Grandma Yu, Old Man Xiao, Xiao Jingyun's family of three, Xiao Jingyu and Xiao Jingliang. Xiao Jingyun joined the army three years ago because she could not afford five taels of silver from her family. Xiao Jingliang was thirteen years old this year, studying in the county academy, leaving early and returning late every day.

The Xiao family only has two acres of medium-sized land and ten acres of wasteland, and they also have to support a scholar, so the Xiao family's life is not better than the Li family.

On the dining table was a plate of pickled pickles from last winter, and a large pot of porridge. The porridge was neither thick nor thin, and it was filled with dried beans and batter that had been dried last year, with a few drops of lard dripping on it.

The meal was simple, but it was already very good for Li Mujin and Li Mufan. After all, the two who were growing up had never had enough food in the Li family one day.

Today, Du knew that there were many people in his family, so he made a full pot of porridge, and the siblings drank a large bowl each. Because the porridge was filled with minced ginger, the body was very warm after drinking the porridge.

After dinner, he helped Du clean up the pots and pans. Li Mujin offered to say goodbye again. This time, Old Man Xiao did not stop her anymore, turned to look at Xiao Jingyu, "Second, go and send the siblings back."

These two people will definitely be beaten when they go home. Old Man Xiao knows it, so if Xiao Jingyu follows him, he can support them.

After hearing the old man Xiao’s orders, Xiao Jingyu did not refuse. She glanced at Li Mujin, said nothing, nodded, turned around and walked out first.
Chapter completed!
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