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Sanemi was a little embarrassed and wanted to explain to Yayoi that she had only bought enough food to last for a few days before, so she didn't need a storage room at all, but she was too ashamed to say it.

What's this? Is it just pride getting in the way?

Sanemi felt a bit disgusted with himself for this.

Yayoi rested her index finger on her chin and tapped it. "Then let's pile the grain and stuff in the corner of the yard first."

"It will just be a bit of a hardship for Sanemi, as he will need to move all these things."

"fine."

Following Yayoi's instructions, Sanemi began moving bags of flour and rice to a corner of the yard.

Why did Yayoi go to such lengths?

If they really wanted to express their gratitude, they could have simply given the money and left. There was no need to associate with poor people like us.

Sanemi put down a bag of grain, wiped his sweat, and looked at Yayoi, who was squatting in the middle of the yard rummaging through a bag.

Yayoi was so extravagant during her afternoon shopping spree that she almost forgot what she had bought.

"Sanemi, come here, find a rope to string this bag of cured meat together, and then hang it on the eaves," Yayoi instructed Sanemi without turning her head.

"it is good."

Sanemi walked over to Yayoi and picked up a large bag of cured meat.

"And this meat, it's all cut into large pieces, and then we'll find a place to hang it up."

"it is good."

Later, Yayoi sat under the eaves, watching Sanemi busy himself.

Sure enough, Mom's eldest son is very capable; he doesn't hold back when it comes to work.

We should give Kaiyue a chance to learn from him, so he won't always be thinking about slacking off.

"Yayoi-neechan, Mom asked me to bring you the medicine."

Sadako, who looks like a kitten, is carrying a small tray and walking towards Yayoi with her short legs.

"Thank you, Sadako."

Yayoi's smile remained unchanged, even though she had actually been gone for a while.

After setting down the tray, Sadako did not leave, but stood aside and looked at Yayoi.

“…” Yayoi remained silent.

Why aren't you leaving yet?

Are you worried I'll throw away the medicine?

Yayoi's smile grew increasingly bitter; the plan had failed before it even began.

"Alright, Sadako, you go back and go play with Kotobuki and the others. I'll drink the medicine once it's cooled down a bit."

Perhaps because Yayoi's expression was so sincere, Sadako believed Yayoi's lies.

After seeing Sadako off, Yayoi sat cross-legged facing the dark medicine bowl, looking as if she were ready to die.

The resentment was so strong that even Sanemi, who was rubbing salt on the fish one by one, could feel it. He stopped what he was doing, washed his hands, went inside, and came out a short while later carrying a bag.

"Here, these snacks you bought today will help mask the bitterness in your mouth."

Yayoi, who had just been forced to drink a bowl of medicine and was so bitter that she collapsed and convulsed, heard the noise behind her, turned around, looked at Sanemi and the bag in Sanemi's hand, and opened her mouth.

Sanemi was taken aback. Did she want me to feed her?

"If they don't give us food, fine, who cares?"

Yayoi was getting a little annoyed, and the bitter taste in her mouth made her wish she could rip her tongue off, making it difficult for her to maintain her friendly image.

If the people in front of me were my two servants, they would have each had two footprints on their butts by now, right?

Tsk, I really miss them.

Once I leave Momoyama, I'll never find such a satisfactory servant again, sob sob...

Yayoi glared at Sanemi with dissatisfaction, which Sanemi interpreted as a hint of reproach.

There's no way around it; good-looking people are more likely to have their irrational behavior justified.

For example, right now—

"No, it's for you to eat." Sanemi hurriedly pulled a piece of pastry from the bag and held it to Yayoi's lips, inwardly scolding herself.

Knowing that Yayoi had a wound on her waist and abdomen, and that it would hurt if she reached for something, she still made her get it herself. She was really not careful enough.

Yayoi didn't make things difficult for herself; she snatched the daifuku from Sanemi's hand and chewed on it.

It's not as sweet as a peach, but it's stickier. I really don't know what's so good about this thing.

"Are you feeling better?" Sanemi asked, squatting down next to Yayoi.

I was slightly lost in thought as I watched Yayoi's cheeks puff out and twitch.

So cute...

Realizing what she had been thinking, Sanemi quickly looked away, not daring to look at Yayoi again.

I touched the back of my hand to my ear; it felt warm.

Yayoi, whose mouth had been sealed for a full two minutes, was finally freed.

This little thing is hard to chew, but at least it's useful.

She sat up and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I feel much better, thank you, Sanemi."

"Ah."

Sanemi nodded, placed the bag next to Yayoi, and prepared to continue processing the pile of meat.

"Hey, aren't you going to eat?" Yayoi called out to Sanemi.

Sanemi turned around, glanced at the bag, and shook his head: "No, it's something kids like to eat."

"Aren't you a child too?"

I'm fourteen this year.

What does it mean?

Yayoi was somewhat bewildered.

Is fourteen no longer a child? Does Jingqiao District have its own age conversion system?

“Even if you’re forty, aren’t you still Mrs. Shizu’s child? Besides, fourteen isn’t an adult yet.”

"Even adults can have snacks."

Yayoi remembered what Shizu had told her that afternoon, and her tone softened a little.

"Eat, Sanemi. Genmi and the others all have some and have already eaten."

"It's just that you came back right at mealtime, and I was worried that you would eat too much snacks and not be able to eat your meal, so I didn't take them out for you."

Yayoi made no mention of the incident when she saw Sanemi in the courtyard that night and wanted to cut off his head with a knife.

Why bring this up? Saying things like that will hurt feelings.

Sanemi was somewhat moved as he looked at the hagi mochi that Yayoi handed him.

"I……"

Yayoi, too lazy to watch Sanemi dawdle any longer, took advantage of the moment Sanemi opened his mouth and shoved the Hagi mochi into Sanemi's mouth.

He's so indecisive and keeps saying he's not a child.

Chapter 18 Hey, wanna take a high-paying job, Sanemi?

He grabbed Sanemi's wrist and pulled her to sit down beside him.

"Take a break first, you've been busy all day."

Sanemi sat down following Yayoi's lead, careful not to aggravate Yayoi's wound.

When Dr. Watanabe was treating the wound, my mother didn't dare to look, and I only glanced at it before not daring to look any further.

Not only was his body covered in wounds, but he also had a fist-sized hole in his abdomen.

Sanemi never expected that Yayoi would survive with all those injuries.

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

Yayoi scrambled to her feet from the floor, walked around behind Sanemi, and leisurely moved to the other side in front of a few bags.

After searching around, he finally walked over to Sanemi carrying a bag.

"I'll try on the clothes later, and if they don't fit, I can change them sooner."

"clothing?"

"Hmm." Yayoi took a green scarf out of the bag, draped it around Sanemi's neck, walked a little further away to examine it, and nodded in satisfaction.

Indeed, leaving the green one for Sanemi was the right decision.

The white fur goes quite well with the green color.

"Since winter has already arrived, I might as well buy winter clothes at the same time."

Finally, considering Sanemi's slightly awkward mood, Yayoi added before Sanemi could speak, "They all have them, Genya and Kotobuki both have them."

Sanemi didn't speak, looking down at the scarf wrapped around his neck.

The scarf was very large, covering even my chin, and it was warm and cozy.

Yayoi sat down next to Sanemi again, supporting herself with her hands behind her back and leaning back slightly.

There are many stars in the sky, but we can't see the moon.

"Sanemi, what kind of work did you do during the day?" Yayoi asked.

Sanemi snapped out of her daze, revealing her face again from beneath her scarf, and looked at Yayoi.