"Yiyi, you are such a nice person. My grandma and grandpa also said at home that Aunt Zhang's cooking skills are very impressive. They also asked my mother and second aunt to learn more from Aunt Zhang in the future."

"Yiyi, you are so lucky. Your aunt can cook so many delicious foods." Wu Mei said enviously.

"Haha, that must be happiness." Yiyi said proudly.

"However, there has been a drought in the past two years, and my family's food is very simple. Sometimes we can't even get enough to eat. I'm a lot thinner now than in previous years." Yun Yiyi changed the subject and Wu Mei was stunned.

"It's all the same. My family's food has been much worse in the past two years than before. My mother told us that other people can't get enough to eat. Even if we can get enough to eat, we can't get full."

"Because that makes it easy for bad guys to target us. So sometimes, we have to go hungry." Wu Mei said and sighed.

Yun Yiyi also sighed. Every family was in the same situation. Those who could eat enough didn't dare to eat enough, and those who couldn't eat enough saved food and tried to have food every time. Some families who really couldn't eat enough would be fine if someone helped them. If no one helped them, they would either starve to death or be on the road to rob food.

If the government was more effective, there wouldn't be so many refugees leaving their homes to escape famine. Most of the refugees were forced to leave.

"Sister Wu Mei, now that your family has joined Yunjia Village, do you feel much better than before?" Yun Yiyi directly changed the topic to a happier one.

"Yes, Yiyi. I like my life now."

"Yiyi, you don't know that some time ago, when my third uncle passed away, my grandparents, my father, and my second uncle cried all the time."

"When we kids saw this, we wanted to cry too. Because when my third uncle was alive, he was the one who took us with him most of the time. He would take us to the river to catch fish, to the mountains to catch rabbits, or to the town to play, and he would buy us delicious food."

"My third uncle was better to us than my parents. But he died suddenly overnight. I was so sad." Wu Mei started to cry softly when she talked about her sad part.

"Sister Wu Mei, please stop crying. Calm down first. I know your Third Uncle treats you very well, but if he knew you were so sad, I think he would definitely regret his previous choice."

After listening to Yun Yiyi's words, Wu Mei wiped the tears from her face and sat there quietly.

"Sister Wu Mei, the dead cannot be resurrected. We still have to look forward. Have you ever thought about why we followed the adults out to escape the famine this time?"

Wu Mei shook her head blankly.

"We are in a drought in our hometown and there is no water. The government does not provide us with relief or help us get through this difficult time. Instead, the government forces us to flee to other states to escape the famine."

"We are now going to a safe place where we can settle down and build a family. Do you understand what I mean, Sister Wu Mei?"

"I understand, Yiyi." Wu Mei said embarrassedly.

"The road we are on is long, and we will encounter many difficulties and dangers. To put it bluntly, no one can guarantee that they can safely reach the place we want to go."

"You may think that what I said is cruel, but it is the truth. When we were fleeing famine, we saw many refugees who fell down due to lack of water and never stood up again."

"So, just think of your third uncle as being on the way out of famine. He's tired and finds a place to stop and rest. For the rest of the journey, you have to take good care of your family on behalf of your third uncle." Yun Yiyi comforted her warmly.

"Well, Yiyi, I'll listen to you. But I won't forget my third uncle." Wu Mei said in a low voice.

"Sister Wu Mei, you can think about it secretly in your heart. You can also just think that your third uncle has gone on a long journey and you don't know when he will be back."

"Sister Wu Mei, even if it's the two of us, we will be separated from our parents and brothers when we grow up. It's just a matter of time. However, that's all in the future. We are still young now, so we should just focus on the present."

Wu Mei listened to Yun Yiyi's words, and looked at Yun Yiyi with a chubby face, saying what the adults said seriously, and she felt her heart explode instantly. Little Yiyi was so cute and warm.

Wu Mei hugged Yun Yiyi excitedly. Yun Yiyi was stunned for a moment and didn't react to what was happening.

Yun Yiyi opened her big watery eyes and looked at Wu Mei blankly. What was going on? Why did she suddenly hug her?

Wu Mei looked down at Yun Yiyi and smiled happily.

"Yiyi, you are so cute, I like you so much. Why don't you come to my house and let my brother go to your house. What do you think?" After Wu Mei said this, she waited nervously for Yun Yiyi's reply.

Yun Yiyi was stunned for a moment. It was just to comfort the sad little sister, so why would she change people? Zhang and Yun the Butcher loved her so much, and her three brothers also doted on her very much. She really had no intention of changing her parents and brothers.

However, Miss Wu Mei probably really likes her, so she can say such words. Yun Yiyi was secretly happy.

"Sister Wu Mei, I like you too. But, look how close our two families are. I can hear you when you call me, so there is really no need to change people." After saying that, Yun Yiyi secretly wiped the sweat from her forehead. This is too likable, but also a sweet burden.

"Yes, Yiyi, you are right. Then we won't change the person. To be honest, I'm also afraid that Aunt Zhang and Uncle Yun will not care about the little boy. You see, your family already has three boys." Wu Mei let go of Yun Yiyi and said embarrassedly.

"Haha, Sister Wu Mei, you are right. I am definitely the most favored one at home."

"I remember when I was four years old, my third brother took me to the village to play. As we were playing, he forgot about me. At that time, my mother brought me a small cloth bag full of snacks."

"There was a six-year-old fat boy who asked me for food but I didn't give him anything. He snatched my snack bag and pushed me to the ground. My clothes were all dirty. Because he was much taller than me, I couldn't beat him. So I went home to find my eldest and second brothers and asked them to help me teach the fat boy a lesson."

"Guess what happened. My second brother beat up the fat kid severely. My eldest brother took the fat kid to see his parents, and his parents compensated me."

"When he got home, my eldest brother told my father about it. When my third brother finally remembered me, he couldn't find me. He was so anxious that he went home and asked people to help find the child."

"But as soon as I entered the house, my father blocked me at the door and beat me severely with a small bamboo stick."

"From then on, my three brothers would hold my hands whenever they took me out, and they never left me behind again."

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