The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 36 Then beat him until he behaves.

"Don't worry, Mom, I know what I'm doing. I'll save half for you when it's done," she said, and started working on the stove.

Today's main dish is cold noodles, which is why she brought cucumbers. Yesterday's cold noodles didn't have cucumbers, so they just didn't taste quite right.

If you have pickled cabbage at home, you can make blackfish into pickled cabbage fish. It's sour and spicy, very appetizing, and perfect for summer.

Spinach is highly nutritious and can be made into a cold dish, along with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Xie He helped wash the vegetables. She had seen fish before and spinach was nothing special, but she found cucumbers and tomatoes quite unusual.

Seeing her examining the cucumbers and tomatoes closely, Wen Luozhi smiled and said, "Mother, these are the two I planted in the yard yesterday, but those two are of a better variety than the ones you're holding. You can come with me to take a look when we're done."

Xie He happily agreed before reluctantly putting down the two strange trinkets in his hands.

As usual, Xie He tasted each dish after it was prepared, gradually calming down from her initial shock.

Her daughter is someone favored by the old immortal, so naturally the things she makes are different from those of ordinary people like them, and they smell so good that they make people fall over!

After packing the vegetables, Wen Luozhi pulled Xie He to the small plot of land in the yard.

The seeds have sprouted, and the leaves covering their surface have been pushed up by the long stems. There are two bright green buds at the top, and some seeds have already started to grow leaves.

Wen Luozhi was thrilled. She had only fertilized the plant once since it was planted, but it had grown so well.

"Honey, I'll ask your dad to set up a trellis for them and add more leaves to cover them. The sun's too strong, I'm afraid they'll get scorched."

Xie He was delighted to see this; these were no ordinary vegetable seeds, but rather a valuable investment! She was determined to take good care of them.

Wen Luozhi nodded, deciding to fertilize them a little later and see how they would grow tomorrow.

Based on the current growth rate, it should be ready for harvest in a month at most.

The two were happily tending to the cucumbers and tomatoes in the yard, unaware that Wen Zizhou had already eaten most of the food they had left for their family.

He tossed and turned with his eyes closed until the village roosters crowed. He heard a noise from the kitchen, so he got up and tiptoed over.

Seeing the unfamiliar dishes on the stove and smelling the enticing aromas wafting from it, he almost forgot that his mischievous daughter, Xiao Qi, nearly rushed into the kitchen.

He waited until the two of them left before he rushed in, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating. Once he started, he couldn't stop.

Adding to his frustration, he hadn't eaten dinner the night before and was starving, so his chopsticks moved faster and faster between the dishes.

He felt something biting his pants near his feet, and when he looked down, he saw a small white dog.

"Go away! You little thing, don't bother me while I'm eating!" He lifted his leg and kicked the little wolf far away.

The little wolf rolled its round body a few times on the ground, stood up, howled a few times, and then ran into the yard.

Seeing it run away, Wen Zizhou muttered to himself, "It's just as annoying as that little rascal!"

The little wolf sniffed around on the ground after leaving the kitchen, and finally found Wen Luozhi in the field. It gently bit Wen Luozhi's skirt and dragged her towards the kitchen.

Wen Luozhi glanced over, bent down, picked it up, and asked softly, "DouDou, do you want to take me to the kitchen?"

DouDou whimpered a few times, and Xie He slapped her thigh, realizing she had forgotten to put the vegetables in the cupboard. She exclaimed anxiously, "Oh dear! Is this little guy watching the mice? I forgot to put the vegetables away properly, I hope no mice are stealing them!"

Wen Luozhi slightly furrowed her beautiful brows, and the two people and the wolf quickly went to the kitchen.

She walked ahead, and as soon as she reached the door, she saw someone with their back to her eating the food she had left on the stove. From that back view, she could tell it was that lazybones Wen Zizhou!

Hmph! What a huge rat!

She picked up the broom by the door and walked over calmly, unleashing a barrage of insults at Wen Zizhou's back: "Who are you, you starving ghost! How dare you come to my house to steal food!"

Broom after broom landed on his back, and Wen Zizhou was beaten so badly that he jumped up and down in the kitchen.

"Sister! It's me! It's me! I'm your third brother!" Wen Zizhou, disheveled, dodged the broom. Wen Luozhi, having just finished hitting the broom, threw it down.

Xie He came in too. He looked at Wen Zizhou and then at the empty plates on the stove, and immediately understood what was going on.

"Third brother! That dish was meant for everyone to share! How could you eat it all by yourself?!" Her finger trembled as she pointed at the empty plate, both angry and helpless.

After burping several times while holding his stomach, Wen Zizhou said with a grin, "Mom, don't be so stingy! We can just make more if we run out."

Wen Luozhi smiled faintly, walked up to her, and extended her small hand.

"What?!" Wen Zizhou asked, his arm shielding his chest.

"What? If I cook again, I'll have to buy groceries, right? Do you think buying groceries doesn't cost money? Give me the money!" As she spoke, she stretched her hand forward a few more inches.

Wen Zizhou was furious and yelled at her, "You already have two ginseng roots, why would you be short of money!"

"Besides, where would I get the money to give you!"

Wen Zixun, sporting panda eyes, hadn't even entered the room when he heard him yelling at Wen Luozhi so loudly, and he immediately lost his composure.

He went into the kitchen, stood in front of Wen Zizhou, grabbed him by the collar, and glared at him. "Why are you yelling at your little sister? Her things are hers, you freeloader, stop coveting her stuff!"

After saying that, he snorted coldly, released Wen Zizhou's collar, and pushed him back several steps.

In the middle of the night, this guy tossed and turned in bed, making the already flimsy wooden bed creak and groan. He didn't get a good night's sleep!

He heard the rooster crow when he heard it leave the house, assuming it had gone to the outhouse, but it didn't come back for a long time.

He thought something had happened and quickly got up to look for someone, but then he heard noises coming from the kitchen.

It turns out he didn't get up to use the outhouse; he ran to the kitchen to steal some food.

He not only stole food, but also bullied his precious little sister! He was already angry yesterday, and now he couldn't hold back any longer.

Wen Zizhou never expected his younger brother to lay a hand on him, his older brother. Pointing his finger at his brother's nose, he angrily said, "Didn't I go out for the sake of this family? Who would have thought it would turn out like this? I... I'm not talking to you anymore!"

After saying that, he stormed out, deliberately bumping into Wen Zixun as he passed by.

Wen Luozhi patted Wen Zixun's shoulder to comfort him, "Getting angry is bad for your health, Sixth Brother. I'll deal with him slowly when I have time, hmph."

If he continues to be lazy and unrepentant, then we'll just stop feeding him. If that doesn't work, then we'll use force and beat him until he behaves!

After everyone in the family got up, everyone except Wen Zizhou ate breakfast and then went about their business.

Before leaving, Wen Luozhi took out the super fertilizer from the system, handed it to Wen Ziming, and told him how to use it.

Wen Ziming loved working with the crops in the fields, and once he got his hands on this magical thing, he would pick up his bucket and head out.

Wen Luozhi told him that she would give him two rare things to plant in two days, and Wen Ziming's eyes lit up.

He remembered that his younger sister had been going to that little patch of land in the yard several times every day since she came back these past few days, and he figured that must be the strange thing she was talking about.

He rubbed his hands together expectantly, wishing time would pass faster.