Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

The eldest brother Zhang Jiajun was also worried that something might happen to his mother, so he decided to kick the door open first.

"Okay, then let's kick this door open together. Zhang Jiajun" After saying that, the three brothers prepared to take action.

Just as they were about to kick the door, it opened from the inside and Zeng Zhengen walked out.

"Mom!" The youngest Zhang Jiahu immediately ran over and threw himself into Zeng Zhengen's arms.

Zhang Jiajun and Zhang Jiaqi also wanted to go up and hug their mother, but finally held back and just stood aside, looking at her anxiously.

"What happened?" Zeng Zhengen seemed a little at a loss when he saw his little son hugging him and unwilling to let go.

In her two lifetimes, she had never had the experience of taking care of a child and didn't know how to comfort this little one.

"Mom, you stayed in there for so long. My older brother and I called you but you didn't respond. We thought something had happened." Zhang Jiahu raised his head and looked at her with his big watery eyes full of grievance.

Zhang Jiajun and Zhang Jiaqi also looked at Zeng Zhengen with a sense of grievance.

Zeng Zhengen "..."

Zeng Zhengen raised the rice in her hand and said with a smile: "Mom has been searching for a long time in the house and finally found some rice. I will steam some rice for you later."

When the three brothers heard about rice, their eyes widened immediately. On weekdays, they could only eat wild vegetable porridge and had never seen rice.

"Mom, can we really eat rice?" Zhang Jiahu asked in disbelief.

"Yes, it's true." Zeng Zhengen nodded.

Zhang Jiajun and Zhang Jiaqi were still immersed in the joy of eating rice, but Zhang Jiajun was the first to regain his senses.

"Mom, I'll go get some firewood from the kitchen." After saying that, Zhang Jiajun immediately ran to find firewood.

"Mom, I'll help you make a fire." Zhang Jiaqi said hurriedly.

Seeing that his eldest and second brothers went to help, Zhang Jiahu was not to be outdone: "Mom, I'll go see if I can dig some wild vegetables."

The three little guys went to work very consciously without any instructions from Zeng Zhengen.

Zeng Zhengen brought the rice to the kitchen and saw that the second son Zhang Jiaqi had already lit the fire and the eldest son Zhang Jiajun was washing the pot.

"Mom, I have washed the pot. We can start steaming the rice." Zhang Jiajun looked up and said to Zeng Zhengen.

Zeng Zhengen washed the rice, poured it into the pot and cooked it for a while, then took it out and put it in the steamer.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Jiahu, who had gone out to dig wild vegetables, also came back.

"Mom, I dug up several wild vegetables." Zhang Jiahu said proudly.

Zeng Zhengen couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw the wild vegetables he brought back. These wild vegetables were not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth, but considering the current dry weather, it was good to be able to dig up wild vegetables.

She still praised reluctantly: "Well, very good, our little tiger is really amazing."

Zhang Jiahu smiled so hard that his teeth showed when he heard the compliment. This was the first time he received praise from his mother, and he was very happy. Then, he looked at Zhang Jiajun and Zhang Jiaqi opposite him with pride.

Zhang Jiajun felt that his smile was particularly dazzling and wanted to say something, but in the end he held back and did not open his mouth.

Zhang Jiaqi was not as calm as his elder brother. He immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, don't you think that Xiaoxu's wild vegetables are not enough? We are almost starving, and these wild vegetables are not enough!"

"Mom, my brother and I also did the work, why don't you praise us?" Zhang Jiaqi complained, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Zeng Zhengen felt a little embarrassed when she saw the dissatisfied look in the second child's eyes. She forced a smile and said, "Our Xiaoqi and Xiaojun are also very good. You are both good children of your mother."

When the two brothers heard this, smiles immediately appeared on their faces, and then they looked at Zhang Jiahu provocatively.

Zeng Zhengen couldn't help but find it funny to see the three little ones beaming with joy because of a compliment. It seems that children of this age are easy to coax, and they can be so happy with just a compliment.

With the help of the kids, Zeng Zhengen quickly prepared lunch. He steamed a pot of white rice, boiled a pot of wild vegetable soup, and had a small dish of pickled vegetables. Although the meal was simple, the kids were very satisfied.

After dinner, Zeng Zhengen was about to clean up the dishes but was stopped by Zhang Jiahu.

"Mom, you take a rest first, I'll wash the dishes!" Zhang Jiahu said, and started to clean up the dishes. Zhang Jiajun and Zhang Jiaqi also came over to help.

In the evening, Zeng Zhengen called the three brothers to her side and told them that she had to go to town tomorrow. There was no food at home now, and she needed to go to town to buy some food for emergencies. She took back ten taels of silver and a silver hairpin from Mrs. Zhang today, so she had to exchange the silver for food as soon as possible. They were orphans and widows, and with so much silver in their hands, sooner or later someone would miss them.

"Mom, I want to go with you too." Zhang Jiahu said immediately.

Although the boss Zhang Jiajun didn't say anything, his expectant eyes said it all.

Zeng Zhengen looked at their three pairs of big black eyes and expectant expressions, and felt a headache. No matter which one she took, the other two would be dissatisfied. But if she took all three, she couldn't take care of them all by herself. If there were too many people in the town, and she failed to take care of one of them, wouldn't she be a sinner?

After much hesitation, Zeng Zhengen finally decided not to bring any.

"No, you three brothers stay at home tomorrow. I will go to town to buy things by myself," she said firmly.

Zhang Jiahu was unwilling to argue again, but Zeng Zhengen interrupted him mercilessly: "Okay, I have made up my mind, so no matter what you say, I will not change my mind."

After Zeng Zhengen's words came out, even if the little guys were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to argue anymore.

The next morning, Zeng Zhengen simply made some wild vegetable porridge. After eating, he took the village ox cart to the town.

"You three stay at home and don't run out. No matter who comes, don't open the door. Do you understand?" She warned them worriedly before leaving.

"Okay, Mom, we get it. We will be good and stay home and wait for you to come back." The three brothers promised in unison.

The eldest brother, Zhang Jiajun, has a calm personality. When he saw Zeng Zhengen leaving, he specifically reminded her: "Mom, I will definitely take good care of my two younger brothers. You must also pay attention to safety when you go to town."

Zeng Zhengen rubbed his hair and nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, I got it. You just wait at home. I'll bring you some delicious food when I come back."