Chapter 153 My Welfare Mission 1
Chapter 153 My Welfare Mission 1
Si Ke woke up again, aroused by the sound of several sobbing voices nearby. A man and a woman were kneeling on the ground, along with a group of children, all wiping their tears and burning paper money. He himself lay on a straw mat.
As if hearing the noise, a larger boy in front looked up and saw her sitting up. He immediately exclaimed, "Dad, Mom, sister... my sister is back to life..."
Hearing this roar, everyone raised their heads. The beautiful middle-aged woman was stunned for a second, then rushed towards her without hesitation.
"Coco, my Coco, are you okay? Why are you so stupid, so stupid..."
Following the cry, the whole family was not afraid, but burst into tears.
Si Ke felt dizzy from the noise, and finally he closed his eyes and fainted again.
When I woke up, I faced the empty and collapsing mud house and began to accept the plot.
The original owner of this world committed suicide by jumping into the river, which was the scene that Si Ke saw when he just woke up.
The original owner's mother was born in a brothel and was the most popular courtesan there, naturally, she was extremely beautiful. Unfortunately, she met the wrong man and was deceived by him. Later, when she was disheartened and about to commit suicide, she was saved by the original owner's father.
So she redeemed herself, resolutely married the original owner's father, and became a farmer's wife with peace of mind.
The original owner's father was an ordinary farmer, and they had a decent life before. But as the family had more and more children, their life became increasingly difficult.
The original owner was the eldest in the family. He just turned fifteen this year and had four younger brothers and a younger sister.
However, even though the family was poor, the original owner's parents did not sell their children to human traffickers. Even though life was hard and tiring, and they had to eat coarse food, the couple still worked hard to raise a group of children.
It was just that not long ago, the original owner was spotted by the young master of the landlord's family who came to collect rent from the tenants. The original owner inherited her mother's beauty, and now that she had grown up, it was natural that many people were interested in her.
The original owner's father's few acres of land were barely enough to support the entire family, and this year a little sister was born, whom he had no means of educating. So the young master of the landlord's family took a fancy to the original owner and wanted to take her home as a concubine. Naturally, the original owner refused, so she jumped into the river and committed suicide.
The original owner's only wish was that his family could live well.
"Host, this is a welfare mission! There are not many requirements, and you are not required to seek revenge or anything like that."
"So, there are no villains in this world, right?" Si Ke laughed. If it was just about supporting a family, it would really be a good task.
"Yes! There are no villains! You can live your life however you want!"
After receiving Lao Liu's affirmation, Si Ke finally felt relieved. It seemed that she was about to make it through.
Just as Si Ke was lost in thought, her door was pushed open. The boy who had been shouting about his resurrection from the dead, her current second brother Si Mingran, walked in with a bowl of soup.
"Sister, you're awake. Come and have some soup. Mother said that drinking the soup will help you regain your strength."
Si Ke looked at the black bowl of something handed to him, which he didn't know whether it was wild vegetables or something else, and suddenly lost his appetite.
She had never suffered such hardship before, and now she would not let her family suffer this hardship again.
However, even though there was a lot of food in her space, she couldn't just take it out like that, as it would scare the whole family.
"I'm fine. I won't drink the soup. By the way, where are my parents?"
"They went to the fields!" Si Mingran replied.
"Well, I'll go out and check on the other kids."
Si Ke sat up and waited a moment before walking out the door. Eight-year-old Si Anran, the third child, was holding his little sister, while the other two were still playing in the mud. The fourth child was only six, the fifth only three. Only the second child was older, not yet thirteen. And the youngest sister was only seven months old!
Each of the children looks like a big-headed doll, and it is obvious that they are malnourished.
The mud-walled house in the entire courtyard seemed to be about to collapse. Si Ke walked into the kitchen and saw a bowl of corn paste on the stove. It was probably a meal prepared for his little sister. The food was too bad. His mother had long since lost her milk, and this was all she could feed the child. As for other places, there were a few blackened steamed buns and a bunch of wild vegetables, but no other food could be found. As for rice and flour, they were completely invisible. As far as Si Ke knew, the steamed buns were obtained by the second brother when he went begging on the street two days ago. He also dug up the wild vegetables in the mountains early this morning.
"Hey, second brother, third brother, you stay at home and look after your younger brothers and sisters. I'm going up the mountain!" After Si Ke came out, she carried the only backpack in the house, took the iron fork leaning against the wall, and went up the mountain.
The second son tried to stop him, saying there were many wild animals in the mountains, and no one in their village, except for a hunter, dared to go there. However, in the blink of an eye, Sike disappeared. In desperation, he ran to the field to call his parents.
This sister is just fine. If something happens again, the whole family will go crazy.
Dad Si Daniu and mom Ma Chunlan hurried back home, ready to go up the mountain with the simple tools at home.
However, just as I reached the top of the mountain, I saw my daughter coming back with a basket on her back.
At this moment, in her backpack, in addition to the three pheasants, there were also many mushrooms, enough for her family to have a delicious meal.
The two adults were so shocked by Si Ke's basket full of food that their jaws dropped. But being surprised was one thing, and they still gave Si Ke a lecture. Food was important, but life was more important. They would rather live their old life than let their daughter take this risk.
Si Ke repeatedly assured that he was really just on the periphery and did not go in to take risks, and only then did the two adults calm down.
Originally, Si Daniu planned to sell the three chickens tomorrow to exchange for some food, but Si Ke risked his life to keep one.
We only have a few steamed buns and wild vegetables at home, which is not enough for the whole family to eat in a day. Moreover, the whole family is malnourished. If we don't supplement now, if someone falls ill in the future, it will cost more money.
Moreover, she would go up the mountain tomorrow, and chickens, ducks, and other animals would come to her home in an endless stream. With her around, those days of poverty would never come again.
That evening, Si Ke cooked a large pot of soup with the chicken. Unbeknownst to the Si family, she had also added meat from another chicken, removing the head, wings, and feet. By stewing them together like this, no one could tell how many chickens were in the pot.
Of course, there were quite a few side dishes, including the mushrooms she had picked and the wild vegetables her second son had picked. She stewed all of them into the soup.
Si Ke thought that maybe there were too many wild vegetables in the soup, so the whole bowl of soup tasted a bit strange. However, the whole family drank up the whole pot of soup as if it were a delicacy.
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