Chapter 38: Chapter 38_1

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"Yueyue, time to eat."

Xiaoqi released his clutch on his little sister and handed over the larger sweet potato to her.

The little girl, still somewhat groggy, took the sweet potato and held it up to her brother's mouth, whispering, "Brother, eat."

"Brother has one too, Yueyue eat," Xiaoqi said as he gently patted his sister's head, eyes filled with adoration.

Watching Yueyue nibble on the sweet potato bit by bit, Xiaoqi felt a wave of relief wash over him.

Now that those two were dead, his sister would no longer be bullied. He was going to take care of his sister himself, making sure she had enough to eat every day.

Shen Dashan and several village elders had set up a table nearby where some families contributed silver, and those who couldn't contribute silver had their men provide labor instead. Nanzhi also hurried back to bring over some food.