Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Chapter 428: The Miserable "Rations" on the Road to Escape

By the fourth night, Sun Bailu couldn't take it anymore.

After the Chen family had dinner and rested, she secretly ran back to the small shed built by the Sun family under the pretext of "going to the bathroom".

"Wuwuwuwu~ Mom, I miss you so much"

Sun Bailu threw herself into Madam Sun's arms, like a lost deer that had found its mother, and shed two lines of tears in grievance:

"Mom, I was wrong. The Chen family can't take good care of me. I will never go back to the Chen family again."

Madam Sun rolled her eyes in disdain, but gently patted her back:

"Okay, okay, I'm glad I'm back."

After saying that, she carefully looked at Sun Bailu's dirty little face: "Mom has been thinking about you these past two days. Look, you've lost weight in just a few days..."

More than just thinner, Sun Bailu now looked almost like the original owner when she first crossed over. Not only was she thinner and more haggard, with several glaring slap marks on her face.

But for Sun Bailu's sake, Madam Sun could only turn a blind eye, thinking, "You deserve it." "I was so kind to you back then, and you're still thinking about the Chen family."

Let’s see if you dare to do it again in the future!

Sun Bailu saw the expression on Madam Sun's face and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He took the initiative to explain the origin of the slap mark on his face:

"The Chen family asked me where all the food in the house came from. I said I didn't know, and that pissed off my mother, or rather that woman."

"Really? She really asked that?" Madam Sun was shocked.

"Yes. I didn't tell you because I had already made a promise with Grandpa and couldn't break it, so..."

This reason was naturally made up by Sun Bailu. The Chen family didn't really care where the Sun family's grain came from. They only cared about how to get it into their own hands.

However, if she didn't say that, Sun Bailu was afraid that the Sun family would look down on her. After this incident with the Chen family, she had come to her senses a little.

The reason the Sun family treated her so well was most likely related to her "cave residence." Therefore, she had to maintain her image as a fairy.

Sure enough, Madam Sun showed a touching expression:

"What a good child! I'm sorry you've been wronged. In that case, don't go back to that house if you have nothing to do. Look at your skinny little face. It makes me so sad."

"I understand, Mom."

Sun Bailu nodded obediently, thinking that if she went back to the Chen family, she would be a fool. Then she changed the subject and raised the question that concerned her most at the moment:

"Mom, I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat at home?"

"This……"

Madam Sun choked up.

What a debt collector! He just came back and wanted to eat! Where does the Sun family get food now? The little food left last time was almost snatched away.

These days, the family had to use some of the less conspicuous things that Sun Bailu had taken out before and exchanged them for some coarse grains, so that they could barely fill their stomachs.

The key point is that, given the current environment, replacing these items is completely not cost-effective.

Sometimes the Sun family even suspected that the coarse grains they exchanged for were originally snatched from them by those people that night.

It must be so frustrating to have to exchange your own things for your own food.

But now Sun Bailu had just returned to the Sun family, and it was difficult to refuse the request he made.

Mrs. Sun hesitated for a long time before she rummaged through the canvas bag she was carrying (this bag was given to her by Sun Bailu from the mall) for a long time.

He barely managed to pull out a small piece of completely dry whole grain biscuit.

She stuffed it into Sun Bailu's hand reluctantly: "Here, this is what Mom saved up with great difficulty these few days. This is all I have. I'll give it all to you!"

Sun Bailu: “…”

Looking at the pancake in my hand, what a piece of crap, it hurts my hand even when I hold it!

In the past, she would have thrown it away without a second thought, let alone eating it. But now, having tasted the bitterness of hunger, she knew that even this small piece of bread was precious.

The most important thing was that she was so hungry that she couldn't be picky. If she didn't eat something, she felt like she was going to faint.

So I took the pancake and swallowed it in two or three bites without caring about my image. Only then did my hunger ease a little.

Seeing that Sun Bailu had finished eating the cake, Madam Sun swallowed her saliva and asked carefully:

"Lulu, I'm not pushing you. Haven't you finished upgrading your cave yet?"

Although she already had some guesses in her mind, Madam Sun still asked this question without giving up.

"No, mother~" Sun Bailu said aggrievedly.

Isn't Madam Sun's question nonsense? If the mall could be opened, she could still eat this piece of broken cake.

——Instant noodles, sausages, various breads, biscuits, chocolate, pure milk... There is nothing delicious that is not available in her mall.

Ahhhhhh I can’t think about it. As soon as I think about it, the hunger that I just suppressed comes up again, and my stomach starts to growl.

Like thunder.

Madam Sun pretended not to hear:

"Alright then. Mother understands... Don't worry, we have enough food to last us for two more days anyway, and we won't starve to death."

"Okay, I understand." Sun Bailu responded quickly:

"Mom, you're the best. Don't worry, as soon as my cave is upgraded, I'll definitely get you lots of delicious food, a gold necklace, and a big gold bracelet!"

"What, there's a gold bracelet in your cave?"

Madam Sun was shocked. She had never heard this girl say this before.

Then he felt a little resentful in his heart. Since there were such valuable things in the cave, why didn’t they take them out earlier?

She had always thought that there were only food, drinks, clothes and bedding in Sun Bailu's cave, but she didn't expect there were even gold bracelets.

For the first time, Madam Sun felt a strong curiosity about Sun Bailu's cave. She really wanted to go in and see what it was like.

Unfortunately, Sun Bailu said that even she herself couldn't get in now, so she probably wouldn't be able to see it in her lifetime.

What if I die?

Ah, bah, bah, bah! What are you thinking? It's so unlucky! Madam Sun slapped herself in the face, which scared Sun Bailu.

"Mom, what are you doing..."

"Ah, nothing." Madam Sun realized that she had lost her composure and quickly made amends.

"Mother is blaming herself for not reminding you earlier. If you had taken out one or two of those gold bracelets earlier, wouldn't you have been able to exchange them for more food now?"

"It's not your fault, mother."

Sun Bailu said with emotion: "I forgot to mention this."

In fact, the glass doors outside those gold shops are all locked, including the counters inside.

Sun Bailu had only seen them from afar through the gate while she was wandering around. But for some reason, the lock seemed to have a blocking effect on her consciousness as well, and her consciousness could not enter those shops at all.

She probably needs a key, or she can only enter after the mall is "upgraded".

The reason she chose to speak out now was naturally to "paint a cake" for Madam Sun. One can only say that after this lesson from the Chen family, Sun Bailu has become more cunning and learned to use routines.

Sure enough, Mrs. Sun's attitude was visibly more friendly.

"Alright, alright. You must be tired after a long day's journey. Now that you're back, go get some rest. Your little bed has been kept for you, and your luggage is all ready."

"Okay, thank you, Mom~"

Sun Bailu agreed and quickly went to find his own bed.

After being away from her own camp bed for several days, she really missed it. Fortunately, she was not used to it when she first came here, and felt that it was not as comfortable as the modern Simmons mattress.

Compared with the days at the Chen family now.

Sun Bailu announced that this small camp bed was her paradise on this journey of fleeing famine.