"Okay!" Xiao Feng smiled and nodded.
After all, she was his mother. As long as she showed a little kindness, the child would be happy.
"Wait." Tao Lengshuang gently rubbed his head.
Looking at the malnourished, thin, and short child, she felt a pang of sadness and heartache. The original host had truly caused too much trouble.
Turning to go into the kitchen to make dinner, she was also very hungry and decided to eat first.
From the original host's memories, her family had no rice.
There were only a few bowls of white flour, which Mo Lingxi had exchanged for after selling the hunted prey last time. Mo Lingxi had been eating sparingly.
Tao Lengshuang took the only gray ceramic bowl in the kitchen and put a large bowl of flour into it.
The flour was a bit yellow. Tao Lengshuang knew that flour ground by farmers themselves was like this, but it was very chewy.
Steaming buns would take a long time, so she thought making noodles would be the fastest.
She walked to the water缸, scooped some water into the flour, and began to knead the dough.
As she kneaded the dough, she said, "Xiao Feng, Mom will make you noodles. It'll be faster this way."
Xiao Feng cheered with a bright smile, his soft voice tinged with a hint of spoiled affection, "Mom, Xiao Feng loves noodles the most."
Compared to hard buns, he preferred soft noodles with soup.
"Okay, it'll be ready soon." Tao Lengshuang suddenly felt a surge of maternal joy.
She gave a self-deprecating smile. How strong was her adaptability? She had accepted everything here in less than an hour.
Meanwhile, Mo Lingxi watched Tao Lengshuang's every move, his eyes sharp as knives, his suspicions gradually being confirmed.
"There's also a wild chicken. I'll process it. You can stew it later. Xiao Feng hasn't eaten meat in days." A dark glint flashed in Mo Lingxi's eyes, and his cold tone was laced with probing.
Tao Lengshuang turned back and smiled at him. Perhaps due to her profession, she always maintained a graceful and composed smile, no matter who she was facing.
"Okay, I'll stew the wild chicken later. Making noodles with chicken broth, the taste will be absolutely wonderful."
Mo Lingxi's expression changed, and he turned to go to the yard to process the wild chicken.
His guess was mostly correct. He would have to be careful later and must not let this poisonous woman, Tao Lengshuang, harm him and Xiao Feng.
Tao Lengshuang looked at the rudimentary kitchen, which had almost nothing, and sighed with a hint of worry. To live a good life, she had to start anew.
She believed in herself and was sure she could lead her husband and children to a good life.
She looked out the window. The window was just an open square frame, and the light in the kitchen came entirely through it.
When Mo Lingxi brought in the processed wild chicken, Tao Lengshuang prepared to stew it.
Having lived in the countryside before, Tao Lengshuang was quite skilled at starting a fire. She picked up some dry branches, broke them into shorter pieces, and placed them on the fire, then gently fanned with a palm leaf fan.
Soon, a thick plume of smoke rose.
Tao Lengshuang immediately lowered her head to avoid being choked by the smoke.
Seeing the thick smoke, Mo Lingxi walked over to check the situation, feeling uneasy.
When he saw the fire had started, he looked at Tao Lengshuang expressionlessly. Previously, Tao Lengshuang, fearing getting dirty and disliking the choking smoke, would never have started a fire.
He wanted to see what tricks this ugly woman would play to harm him and Xiao Feng.
Tao Lengshuang, completely unaware of his previous actions, was thinking about rebuilding the stove.
When she went camping with colleagues in her past life, she had dug a hole in a slope, placed a pot on top, and started a fire below. This could be used here.
But she couldn't rush it now.
She picked up the only copper pot they had for cooking.
The outside of the copper pot was already blackened by the fire. Upon opening it, she saw some verdigris, but Mo Lingxi had cleaned it quite thoroughly.
She took the copper pot, fetched water, and boiled it to clean the wild chicken before preparing to stew it.
"Mo Lingxi, chickens and ducks should first be scalded with boiling hot water. This way, the feathers can be removed cleanly. If you scorch the down with fire, it will turn black and have to be washed again."
Mo Lingxi raised his eyes, staring at Tao Lengshuang with a sharp gaze, his voice cold, "You are not Tao Lengshuang. She knows nothing about these things, nor can she cook or be so good to us father and son. She is lazy and gluttonous."
After waiting for a long time, this poisonous woman had done nothing, which was completely abnormal.
So, he decided to expose her and see how she would react.
Tao Lengshuang was startled by his words. This body belonged to the original host, but her soul was from another world.
However, she couldn't say anything. If she did, Mo Lingxi might kill her as a monster.
"Then who do you think I am?" Tao Lengshuang calmly retorted.
Mo Lingxi watched her with a scrutinizing gaze.
This face, this plump figure, it was indeed Tao Lengshuang.
But their words, actions, and expressions were not of the same person.
Mo Lingxi's gaze was deep as he looked at her, his thin lips curling into a bloodthirsty arc, "Whoever you are, it doesn't matter."
"If you dare to do anything to me or Xiao Feng again, this will be the consequence."
With a crack.
Tao Lengshuang watched as Mo Lingxi crushed a stick as thick as his arm. Her neck suddenly felt cold.
Her plump face turned pale, and she shook her head vigorously, swallowing hard and indicating that she would never do anything inappropriate to him or Xiao Feng.
Terrifying, too terrifying!
She realized that this man, usually silent and unobtrusive, could kill you in an instant if provoked.
She couldn't afford to offend him!
"It's good that you understand." With that, Mo Lingxi left the kitchen to play with Xiao Feng.
Tao Lengshuang patted her chest, still in shock, and only then realized that her back was already soaked with cold sweat.
Her limbs felt weak as she squatted on the ground, taking a while to recover.
She couldn't keep this terrifying man, but she wanted the child.
When she earned enough money in the future, she would part ways with this man, lest she constantly worry about her life being in danger.
After recovering, she cautiously asked Mo Lingxi for ginger and began to stew the wild chicken. Afterward, she picked up a hoe with a missing corner and went to the yard to cultivate the land, preparing to plant some vegetables and fruits.
Self-sufficiency, cleanliness, and free food that could fill her stomach.
Mo Lingxi let out a scoff.
In Mo Lingxi's eyes, Tao Lengshuang was playing tricks, trying to get something from him.
Tao Lengshuang wanted to foster a good relationship with Xiao Feng, so she smiled and beckoned, "Xiao Feng, come here."
Xiao Feng had never heard his mother call him in such a gentle tone.
He quickly got up and took small steps towards Tao Lengshuang.
But Mo Lingxi stopped him, "Xiao Feng, don't go near her."
Xiao Feng thought of what Tao Lengshuang had done to him in the past, pursed his dry lips, and obediently agreed.
Tao Lengshuang shrunk her neck, not daring to get close to Xiao Feng in front of Mo Lingxi, but sighed inwardly.
With Mo Lingxi's obstruction, it would be very difficult for her to build a good relationship with Xiao Feng.
But no matter how difficult, she had to build a good relationship with Xiao Feng.
After cultivating a plot of land, she went to the kitchen, waiting for the wild chicken to be stewed, "Xiao Feng, come quickly and see the stewed wild chicken, it's fragrant wild chicken!"