Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 15 The vest is about to fall off

After eating a few pieces of meat and a steamed bun, Tao Qiuyi couldn't eat anymore. He tilted his head to look at Li Li, who was holding the second steamed bun in his hand, looking worried, his little face wrinkled.

"Are you wondering why you can't eat the second bun even though you think you can eat three, four, five or six buns?" Tao Qiuyi teased Li Zi with a smile.

"Sister, how do you know what I'm thinking?" Li Zi looked at her with wide eyes.

"Because I think so too." Tao Qiuyi sighed and put down his chopsticks without struggling. "Lizi, stop struggling. Put the bun down. Don't force yourself to eat it, or you'll be the one who suffers later."

Li Zi blinked in confusion, not understanding, but still obediently put the steamed bun back into the big porcelain bowl.

"People who have been hungry for a long time and are used to going hungry will want to eat more once they can finally eat their fill. Unfortunately, their stomachs have become smaller due to hunger, so they will feel full after eating a little, just like the two of us now." Regardless of whether Li Zi understood or not, Tao Qiuyi looked at Xiao Huai.

"Xiao Huai, your situation is similar to mine and Li Zi's. Eat what you can, and don't force yourself if you can't. It's impossible to become a fat man all at once. You have to increase your food intake gradually and take care of your body slowly to get better."

Lizi understood this time and asked Tao Qiuyi, "So, sister, aren't we getting sick like this?"

"No," Tao Qiuyi replied affirmatively, then added, "But if we continue like this, we'll definitely be plagued by illness within a few years. Malnutrition, growth retardation, hypoglycemia, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, gastritis, gastric bleeding... we could all be at risk."

When Li Zi heard that starvation could cause so many diseases, her face turned pale with fear. She had always been hungry before, so had she gotten sick?
It was the first time that Xiao Huai heard that not eating enough could cause so many diseases, and he looked at Tao Qiuyi doubtfully.

Wei Jingyuan was finishing his second steamed bun at this time. After listening to the conversation between the two, he frowned, a sharp flash in his eyes, and looked at Tao Qiuyi. How could she know the names of so many diseases?
"What's that expression on your face? Do you think I'm exaggerating and deceiving your younger brothers and sisters?" Tao Qiuyi raised his eyebrows and looked back at him.

Wei Jingyuan shook his head and asked instead, "How do you know the names of so many diseases?"

Oh no, the vest is about to fall off. I accidentally forgot about my character setting. Tao Qiuyi secretly thought that this was not good. The original owner was locked up in the yard by the Huang family to work and rarely went out. How could he know what diseases would be caused by long-term hunger.

"I heard it from someone, believe it or not." Tao Qiuyi finished speaking, not giving Wei Jingyuan a chance to ask further questions. He stood up and told Xiao Huai, "Xiao Huai, wait for your eldest brother to finish his meal and clean up the kitchen. Li Zi and I will go back to the house first."

After giving the instructions, Tao Qiuyi took Li Zi's hand and walked out of the kitchen.

She didn't tell the truth and was avoiding his questions. Wei Jingyuan looked at Tao Qiuyi's back, and the sharpness in his eyes reappeared.

"Brother." Xiao Huai saw his elder brother staring at the door in a daze and called him.

Looking away, Wei Jingyuan took a steamed bun and continued eating.

In the room.

Tao Qiuyi squatted on the ground to untie the knot of the bed sheet. Li Zi squatted beside her, hesitated for a moment, and then mustered up the courage to say, "Sister, I believe you didn't lie to us."

"Oh." Tao Qiuyi responded casually and didn't take it to heart at all.

After shaking all the clothes onto the ground, Tao Qiuyi turned to look at Li Zi who was squatting beside him and said, "Li Zi, do you know who in the village can make shoes?"

"I can make shoes." Li Zi replied. "You can make shoes." Tao Qiuyi didn't ask, but was just surprised.

Lizi nodded heavily. "When I was little, I often watched my mother make shoes. When I grew up, I helped her make shoes. After she taught me a few times, I was able to make shoes."

"You're amazing." Tao Qiuyi praised Li Zi generously, making the little girl blush. She pointed at the old clothes and sheets on the ground. "Tear these apart, how many pairs of shoes can you make?"

"Tear it down?" Li Zi blinked in surprise, questioning her inner doubts. "These clothes and pants are still wearable, why tear them down to make shoes?"

"These clothes are so worn out that they can't be worn anymore. It's perfect to tear them apart and make shoes. It's a good way to recycle waste." After saying that, Tao Qiuyi pulled out the big cloth bag from under the bed and said as he opened it, "The cloth inside is used to make clothes."

There were so many cloths! Li Zi stared at them with her eyes wide open.

Tao Qiuyi thought the girl was shocked that she should make clothes too, so she comforted her and said, "Don't worry, I will find someone else to help make the clothes. You just need to make a pair of shoes for each of us to wear. Make my shoes first. It's very cold to wear straw sandals in the winter."

Li Zi nodded obediently.

At this time, the door was pushed open and Xiao Huai walked in with the remaining steamed buns and half a porcelain bowl of meat.

Tao Qiuyi glanced at him, then looked behind him, but didn't see Wei Jingyuan. "Where's your brother?"

"My eldest brother said that although Uncle Li was rescued, he is still in danger. He is afraid that he will have another accident, so he went to see Uncle Li." Xiao Huai put the steamed buns and the large porcelain bowl on the stone beside the bed, and picked up the bamboo fan to cover them.

Tao Qiuyi nodded to show that he understood, and then instructed the two, "I'm going to go out for a while. You two stay in the room and make shoes. Lock the door. No matter if I call you or scold you, ignore me. As long as I don't tear down the door, you stay in the room until I or your eldest brother comes back."

"I didn't cook for grandma and the others today. When she comes home from work and sees that I haven't cooked, she will definitely beat me and Xiao Huai first, and then ask me and Xiao Huai to cook for them." Li Zi said worriedly.

"That's why I told you to lock the door. No one can open it except me and your eldest brother." Tao Qiuyi stared into Li Zi's confused eyes, his tone extremely serious. "Li Zi, I'm telling you again, from now on, you three siblings will no longer eat a single bite of your grandma's food, and you don't have to listen to what they say."

Li Zi nodded blankly.

Tao Qiuyi was still worried, so he reminded Xiao Huai again. He was relieved only after getting Xiao Huai's assurance. He remembered the fruit candies given by Aunt Hehua, took out one and gave one to each of them.

Both children said no and asked her to keep it for herself.

"Here." Tao Qiuyi forcefully stuffed the candy into the two children's hands. "This candy was given to me by Aunt Hehua. I didn't eat it because I don't like candy."

Especially the fruit candies of this period, the greasy sweet taste made her dislike it, she only liked to eat peanuts.

Who doesn't like candy? She must be kidding, right? The brother and sister simultaneously looked at the candy on the stone. She was indeed kidding.

She doesn't like candy, so what is she going to do with the candy she bought?
Following the brother and sister's gaze, Tao Qiuyi also saw the fruit candies on the stone. She immediately understood what they were thinking and said with a smile, "I bought that candy for you to eat."

(End of this chapter)