Watching the evening approach, Lianshan thought about how everyone was tired after a full day's work. At noon, they only had some wild fruits to fill their stomachs, so by this time, their empty bellies were surely grumbling in protest.
Wanting everyone to have hot food as soon as they came inside, as soon as Lianshan left, Shuzhen began busily preparing dinner.
The family didn't have much fine grain left; scraping together the bit of flour they had would only be enough for everyone to eat their fill once.
As for coarse grains like corncobs, cornmeal, sorghum, and millet, there was at least half a bag, but not a single grain of rice was to be found.
She wanted to improve the meal for her family who had been tired all day, but if she used up that precious flour to make a big pot of meat stew and polished it off in one sitting, everyone might hesitate to eat it. Plus, it would leave a bad impression on her sister and brother-in-law that she's not good at managing the household.
