Chapter 827: A drunken promise
When Shen Jin saw the pheasants in his hands, he was struck dumb before he raised his head and looked at Yu Dong who was smiling down at him. " Go and bring these for your family even if you roast them with salt it will still taste good."
Shen Jin's face was filled with joy when he heard that these pheasants were for his family. His little body almost swayed as he thanked Yu Dong before taking his leave, he was going to bring these pheasants with him but he was not going to bring them to the tent where his mother and sister were, he had already asked his little brother Xiaoqi to wait for him at the hidden alley where they ate their meals which was given to them by Shen Li.
Now with these two fat pheasants, he will be able to feed his daddies and sisters as well!
Though Shen Jin was young, he was not foolishly filial, he knew that his mother and sister will somehow manage to eat three meals a day but they were different they only got two eat the watery porridge and that too once in a day, though at the beginning many good and kind-hearted people were running a charity they soon stopped when they saw that the disaster was stretching a bit too long which was why they only offered the porridge every third of fifth day.
His mother and sister did not rely on that porridge and could easily get three meals by stealing or looting others, they even had meat to eat once in a while unlike them who were only eating the watery porridge every day. In Shen Jin's head, everything should be fair if he was not getting anything to eat from his mother and sister's share then they will not get anything to share either!
" Lang follow that child, make sure that he does not get caught by anyone." Yu Dong watched Shen Jin leave and then asked Lang to follow him, it was not too late but it wasn't too early either, after all, the winters were arriving and the days were getting smaller and smaller with each passing day. Even though it was still early the sky was completely dark, it was not safe for a young mer to leave without an adult following him.
" I understand, Lady Yu." Lang looked at the young boy whom she saw in the Yu house earlier and could not help but sigh, what a poor child. He was clearly related to Master Shen but he could only live as a beggar. Lang felt that it was a pity for someone as honest and likeable as Shen Jin to have a mother like Madam Shen but there was nothing else she could do other than feel sympathetic over the child. After all, this was someone else's family matter and she could not always help Shen Jin just because she found him pitiful which was why she did not tell Yu Dong about Shen Jin's identity since Shen Li was keeping it from her and simply followed after Shen Jin who was heading towards the town.
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When Shen Jin arrived at the alley where he ate the meals given by his eldest brother Shen Xiaoqi was already waiting for him. At first, he was surprised when he saw the pheasants in the hands of his brother but before he could ask anything Shen Jin asked him to call for his sister and daddy, since they all could not sneak out together, they could only do it one by one.
" You damned boy, where did you get these from?" Ning Yu was stunned when he saw that his son had brought two fat pheasants with him, he did not blame his son for being too daring but he was afraid that in case his son was to delve further into the forest he might get lost worse get attacked by a beast, he was just a mer what was he doing sneaking around in the forest?
Shen Jin also knew that his father was angry because he had asked him repeatedly to not head into the forest which was why he hurriedly explained, " It was given to me by my sister in law, I met with her when I was returning and she hunted these for me."
Ning Yu wanted to tell Shen Jin not to trouble Yu Dong but then he heard him say,
" Don't worry father, sister-in-law did not recognise me. She thought that I was a hungry child who sneaked inside her village and she was kind enough to look for these pheasants for me."
When Ning Yu heard Shen Jin's words he felt even worse. Shen Jin was clearly Yu Dong's brother-in-law but he was being treated as a beggar but what could he do? They were indeed beggars when compared to Yu Dong who now had an entire village under her name and what was more, he heard from his son that the shop was doing so well despite the flood and had a constant crowd of customers flickering in and out also belonged to Yu Dong.
He never got a chance to see what was being sold inside the shop but he did see some high-ranking officials bringing a box which seemed to be filled with red fruits, he did not even get another glance much less find out what that thing was called, all he knew was that it was something novel and expensive which his family could never afford!
With his gaze flickering at the pheasant which was getting roasted, Ning Yu sighed and then patted Shen Jin on his head. " I understand that your sister-in-law was being nice to you but you shouldn't take everything that she gives you, all right? Did you not bring out some braised pig head meat with you? It will be too greedy of us if we only take without being able to give anything in return."
" I know," Shen Jin pouted as he stroked the fire and then paused before saying, " Brother Li is now living in another world like a second brother, right Daddy?"
Ning Yu felt choked up when he heard the words of his son but he still nodded and said, "That's right…he is now living in another world."
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