Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

Chapter 6 Kindness
An afternoon is almost over.

As the sky darkened, the number of people on the road dropped sharply.

The shops on both sides have begun to prepare to close.

The vendors also packed up their things and tried to get home before it was completely dark.

"Jiangcheng, see you tomorrow."

Lu Zicheng waved his hand, pushed his cart and walked away.

"See you tomorrow."

Jiang Cheng nodded at him and also pushed the tricycle towards the alley.

It was still early, and many houses had their doors open. From time to time, people walked by in the alleys.

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath. Although being blocked was common for his original self, he had never experienced this before and couldn't help feeling nervous.

Fortunately, there are many people around.

Those hooligans were also afraid of being recognized, and occasionally one or two would stare at him, but in the end they did not take that step.

After all the dangers, we are finally here.

Jiang Cheng felt relieved. He vaguely saw a figure about 20 or 30 meters away, looking towards him.

"It's grandma!"

He recognized it at a glance and quickly quickened his pace.

"Grandma, I'm back."

Jiang Cheng pushed the tricycle and walked up to the old man.

The old man grinned.

"Nothing happened on the way?"

"No."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I was afraid something might happen, so I packed up and came back as soon as it got dark."

"That's how it should be."

The old man nodded repeatedly.

"Small town?"

Sister Chen from next door pushed the door open and walked out. After she came out, she did not forget to close the door and smiled at Jiang Cheng, "Xiao Cheng, you haven't eaten yet, right? Sister-in-law has made some dishes, come and eat with us, and Grandma Jiang, come too."

"what?"

Jiang Cheng was startled, then after realizing what was going on, he quickly declined, "No, no, Sister Chen, I'll just eat at home."

"Yes, Sister-in-law Chen, I have prepared the meal, so it's no need to trouble you." The old man also said quickly.

"What are you saying? Why are you being so polite to me?"

Mrs. Chen walked up and grabbed Jiang Cheng's arm.

With his other hand, he grabbed the old man and whispered, "I made some good food, let's go."

The old man understood what she said and looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "Xiao Cheng, you can go with Aunt Chen. Grandma can eat at home. And you can watch the door to prevent thieves."

"This……"

Jiang Cheng scratched his head, feeling a little at a loss.

As I recall, the two families had a good relationship and would indeed eat together during festivals.

But now.

"also."

Mrs. Chen agreed with a smile, and then dragged Jiang Cheng into the house.

Jiang Cheng reluctantly followed.

As soon as I entered the house, the aroma of meat hit my nose.

"Come and sit down, it's time to eat."

Mrs. Chen closed the door and fastened the latch.

She and her daughter were the only ones in the room. By doing this, it was obvious that she trusted Jiang Cheng very much.

Jiang Cheng subconsciously looked around the room.

The furnishings are similar to those at home.

On the east side is the kitchen with an earthen stove, in the middle is the dining table with some sundries on it, and on the west side should be the bedroom, but it is separated by a curtain.

Jiang Cheng took a look, then quickly looked away and looked towards the dining table.

This is where the fragrance comes from.

There were only a few dishes on the table.

Cabbage stewed with tofu, roasted chicken legs, stewed eggs, and a big bowl of chicken soup with a whole chicken in it.

Three dishes and one soup were not very tempting to Jiang Cheng before he traveled through time. In fact, he did not even have much appetite.

But here, in this slum, it is an absolute feast. Many people only have such a meal during the Chinese New Year.

Judging from Lin Yue, who was sitting at the table and swallowing her saliva, such sumptuous dishes were rare in Mrs. Chen's house.

"Mrs. Chen..."

Jiang Cheng felt a warmth lingering in his heart.

How could he not see that Mrs. Chen bought this table of food for him and even waited for him to come back before starting the meal.

Judging from the appearance, that plate of chicken legs weighed two kilograms, which would cost at least fifty yuan. A whole chicken would be even more expensive, costing at least seventy or eighty yuan.

Stewed eggs are not cheap either. After all, grandma said that she was reluctant to eat eggs, and she kept the few eggs for herself. Mrs. Chen smiled and shook her head, "Go sit down, I'll serve you a bowl of rice."

"it is good."

Jiang Cheng swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Verbal thanks mean nothing.

In the future, he will definitely repay her well.

"That day will surely come."

Jiang Cheng said secretly.

Sit down at the table.

"Brother Jiang Cheng."

Lin Yue called out timidly.

Jiang Cheng smiled at her and said, "Xiao Yue, why are you still standing there? Use your chopsticks."

Lin Yue looked at her mother's back with some fear and shook her head.

Jiang Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Soon, Mrs. Chen came over with the meal and without saying anything, she picked up two or three chicken legs and put them in Jiang Cheng's bowl.

"That's enough, Mrs. Chen."

Jiang Cheng blocked it with his right hand and spoke quickly.

"You just recovered from your cold, you need to replenish your nutrition, how can you not eat? Besides, when you come here, it's like being at home, so don't be polite, right?"

As Mrs. Chen spoke, she scooped a few spoonfuls of egg custard for Jiang Cheng.

"Yes, I know, thank you sister-in-law."

Jiang Cheng thanked him repeatedly.

"It's okay. During the two days you were sick, your sister-in-law was very worried. Fortunately, you are fine now."

Mrs. Chen smiled, then looked at her daughter and said, "Eat."

Lin Yue picked up a chicken leg gently, put it in her bowl, and took small bites of it.

"Xiaocheng, have some chicken wings."

Mrs. Chen tore off a chicken wing with chopsticks and put it into Jiang Cheng's bowl.

"Sister-in-law, that's enough. I can't eat any more."

Jiang Cheng smiled bitterly.

If someone who doesn't know the situation saw this, they would think that he was Mrs. Chen's biological son and Lin Yue was picked up.

After eating for half an hour, Jiang Cheng's belly was so full that he couldn't eat any more, so Mrs. Chen let him leave.

Before leaving, he caught a glimpse of a hint of resentment in Lin Yue's eyes.

Yes, when he was replaced by Lin Yue, I felt a little unhappy inside even though I didn’t say it.

"Grandma, I'm back."

After the voice fell, Jiang Cheng pushed the door, but it was not locked.

He went inside.

"Are you full?"

Under the candlelight, the old man was sitting on a stool, mending a piece of clothing. Hearing the noise, he looked up and asked with a smile.

"Well, Aunt Chen bought a whole chicken and a lot of chicken legs. I just wanted to eat a little bit, but Aunt Chen kept picking up some food for me. In the end, I ate almost half of it by myself."

Jiang Cheng was helpless.

"You must remember to repay them well when you have the chance in the future."

The old man smiled.

"Ah."

Jiang Cheng nodded heavily.

"It's getting late, go to bed early."

The old man gave a reminder, then lowered his head and mended the clothes in his hands.

"Wait a little longer, grandma. I'm not sleepy yet."

Jiang Cheng smiled.

The clock on the wall was ticking and it was only a little after seven.

As soon as he thought about it, the proficiency panel appeared before his eyes.

[Baked Sweet Potato: Mastery (235/800)]

After selling roasted sweet potatoes for an entire afternoon, I made a total of 120 yuan. Including my grandmother’s income in the morning, it was 156 yuan.

At the same time, the original body's memory of roasting sweet potatoes was also completely absorbed by him, and his skill of roasting sweet potatoes reached the level of proficiency.

Unfortunately, it’s not easy to master the art of roasting sweet potatoes.

First of all, sweet potatoes need to be baked for fifty to sixty minutes.

Secondly, if you bake too much and can’t sell it, it’s a pure waste and you lose money.

"Let nature take its course."

Jiang Cheng put away the panel. Now, he had to think about what to choose as a self-defense technique.

(End of this chapter)