During times of famine: I have a spiritual spring space

When Zhuang Lihui returned to the village, it was already getting dark.

The house renovations at his place were finished, and his second uncle and the others had finished their work and were probably at his second uncle's house now. So, Zhuang Lihui went to his second uncle's house instead.

As expected, the Jian'an brothers were also there.

"You're back? Why are you so late today?" Uncle Zhuang Zhenmin asked.

"Big Brother *2" Stone and Little Flower ran over and hugged his legs.

Zhuang Lihui gently put down the bag in his hand and said with a smile, "I'm a bit busy today. These are eggs that someone gave me. Second Aunt, could you please fry a plate of them? We should each have one. We're all tired."

Zhuang Zhenmin and the others tactfully refrained from asking what they were busy with.

There are some things it's better for them not to know.

What if they told Zhuang Lihui not to tell anyone? Wouldn't their question put Zhuang Lihui in a difficult position?

"Yay! Let's eat eggs!" The two little ones were overjoyed.

Just thinking about the taste of eggs made their mouths water involuntarily; eggs were one of the most delicious things they had ever eaten.

Besides eggs, there's sugar and meat.

"Oh! Eggs again?"

This time, even Second Aunt hesitated.

Even in good years, you can't eat like this! Not to mention the current situation, where many people are starving and not getting enough to eat! And yet they're eating eggs all the time.

"Why eat eggs? Isn't corn porridge enough?" Uncle frowned.

"Yes, brother!"

Zhuang Liming also felt that his older brother was getting a bit arrogant.

We've only had a few good days?

Chen Jian'an's elder brother, Chen Jianliang, chimed in with a simple and honest tone, "Lihui, eggs are precious, let's keep them!"

Although he had worked a full day, he wasn't exactly exhausted. He was content as long as he had something to eat; why would he need eggs?

Chen Jianan nodded in agreement: "Brother Hui, why don't we keep it?"

Zhuang Lihui patted the stone and the little flower, jokingly saying, "The minority submits to the majority, so there's no food left!"

The smiles on the two little ones' faces froze instantly, and Xiaohua asked in confusion, "Eggs are so delicious, why don't you eat them?"

She was still young and didn't understand many big principles. She only knew that eggs were delicious. Her eldest brother suggested frying eggs, but her parents, second brother, Jianliang, and Jian'an all disagreed.

"Why so many whys? You're lucky you even got corn porridge." The second aunt pulled the little girl over.

Kids have so many questions; they keep asking and asking, and sometimes it really annoys her.

After eating corn porridge, Chen Jian'an and his older brother prepared to go back. It was already dark, and it wouldn't be good to stay at someone else's house any longer, as it would waste lamp oil.

Zhuang Lihui took out four eggs and gave two to each of the brothers.

"Take it, don't make me deliver it to your house. You've had a hard day," Zhuang Lihui said to them.

It would be fine if it were just Chen Jianan, as he has a very close relationship with Chen Jianan. However, he rarely hangs out with Chen Jianliang because they are not in the same age group. Chen Jianliang is several years older than him, and his child is already three years old.

Hearing Zhuang Lihui say this, the two accepted it and carefully put it into their pockets.

"Lihui, thank you." Chen Jianliang said gratefully.

He actually found those two eggs useful; he could take them back to give his two sons some extra nutrition. His sons hadn't been eating anything good for the past two or three months.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Be careful on your way back, watch where you're going!"

This time, the second uncle didn't say anything. His nephew's actions were a matter of social etiquette, showing that he had truly grown up.

Besides, Jianliang and Jian'an aren't related to them by blood. It's only right that they give them some compensation for helping out.

There were about ten eggs left in the bag. Zhuang Lihui handed the eggs to his second aunt: "Second aunt, boil an egg for Shitou and Xiaohua every two or three days so they can have some nourishment."

Ah!

Auntie was stunned and didn't dare to reach out to take it.

More than a dozen eggs! You're giving them all to your younger cousins? Aren't you two brothers going to leave some for yourselves?

At this moment, it would be a lie to say that Huang Lan wasn't moved. She asked herself again if she had been too harsh on her two nephews before, and felt ashamed, her face flushing slightly.

"Lihui, eggs..."

Zhuang Lihui interrupted his second uncle: "Second Uncle, I'll work for Uncle Wang from now on, and I'll get eggs and even meat. Stop dawdling. We're family, after all. Weren't you the one who protected my brother and me before?"

That's it! Stop arguing.

He stuffed the egg into his second aunt's hand.

The second aunt quickly grabbed the bag tightly; if it fell, she would be so heartbroken that she wouldn't be able to sleep for days.

"Aren't you going to thank your older brother?" Second Uncle patted Stone and Little Flower.

"Thank you, brother!"

The two little ones were overjoyed.

The older brother told them to boil an egg and eat it every two or three days.

"You can't go outside and tell people you ate eggs anymore, you hear me?" Auntie said sternly.

"understood."

The two little ones aren't afraid of their older brothers or their father, but they are afraid of their mother. She really knows how to hit people, and it hurts a lot.

Zhuang Lihui and Zhuang Liming stayed at their second uncle's house for another night.

When Chen Jianliang returned home and took out the eggs, his family members stared wide-eyed.

His two sons jumped up excitedly: "Dad, are we having eggs tomorrow?"

Chen Jian'an's second brother's two children looked on with envy. They didn't have any eggs to eat; those were brought back by their uncle, so there were definitely no eggs for them.

Just then, Chen Jian'an took out two eggs and gave one to each of them.

"Thank you, Uncle!"

"Third brother, thanks!" Chen Jianye, Chen Jian'an's second brother, said gratefully.

"Third brother, this..." Chen Jian'an's second sister-in-law said with some shame.

She used to say strange things all the time.

"What are you thanking me for? I'm their third uncle." Chen Jian'an didn't like this second sister-in-law, but it wasn't directed at the two children.

Chen Jian'an's parents and grandparents didn't say anything. It's normal for a large family to have some friction; as long as things are generally harmonious, that's fine.

"It seems Li Hui has really made connections with some important people," Chen Jian'an's mother said.

Old Master Chen coughed twice: "Ahem! Alright, don't ask about anything else. Also, don't go around talking about Li Hui."

As he spoke, the old man's gaze swept over Chen Jian'an's mother and second sister-in-law.

"I'm keeping my mouth shut!" Chen Jian'an's second sister-in-law couldn't help but say.

The others remained silent, but thought to themselves: Don't you know whether you can keep your mouth shut or not?

The next day, Zhuang Lihui and his siblings got up, and their second aunt boiled four eggs for them, one for each of them.

"Eat up, or I'll beat you if you dare take it out," Huang Lan warned her two children.

In the past, if they had something delicious, they would definitely show it off to the other kids.

The two little ones, like their older brother, ate very slowly, taking small bites at a time.

Unlike Zhuang Lihui, who can finish an egg in two or three bites, then drink some water, rinse his mouth and esophagus to wash the yolk into his stomach.

"What are we going to do today?" Uncle asked.

"Let's move those things inside first, get the bed and stuff set up, then go up the mountain with Jian'an. We went with him to cut down a few trees a few days ago," Zhuang Lihui said.

In fact, he had already taken those trees into his space.

"You're going to carry it back? Then I'll go too."