Secretly Watering

A moment later, the village chief's wife realized that she had lost her composure and smiled awkwardly. "Aside from that, he didn't eat anything else."

Jiang Chuan continued to inquire, "Did you and the village chief both eat these mushrooms?"

The village chief's wife shook her head, "Good things are scarce these days. The village chief has so much work to do in the future, I didn't want to compete with him for it. He ate all the mushrooms, and I sent the leftovers to the neighbors. Their child is just over three years old, a time when it's crucial to eat well, so I gave them to them."

The village chief's family were good-hearted people. Even when they themselves had little to eat, they still thought of others, which made Jiang Chuan feel for them.

Possibly out of a growing suspicion, Jiang Chuan, unsure of why, pressed on, "How is the neighbor's child now?"