Transmigrating as the Buddha-like Main Consort of a Power Minister

Chapter 2: Breakfast - Pan-Fried Mantou Slices

Ji Wan'er surveyed the kitchen.

The kitchen was very simple, with two pots and only some vegetables and seasonings on the stove.

A basket covered with coarse white cloth could faintly reveal a few mantous inside.

There were also two bags on one side, one containing a small amount of rice and the other containing flour.

Xiao Zi An was boiling plain water in one of the pots.

According to the family's tradition, they would add some vegetables and a little salt to the boiling water to make a vegetable soup.

Then they would heat up the mantous from the basket.

And that would be the complete breakfast.

During the days when she was lying in bed, Xiao Yun Shuang had brought her this kind of breakfast.

At that time, she was in a daze and lacked the energy to eat. She only managed to drink a few sips of soup before falling back into a deep sleep.

Now she hadn't eaten for a few days, and the two children were so hungry. Xiao Qingming still had to study, and it wouldn't do for them to have this kind of breakfast every day. They needed something more substantial and nutritious.

There weren't many ingredients in the house, and it was too late to go out and buy anything. All she could do was make use of what she had.

After a quick glance, Ji Wan'er had already figured out what she could cook in her mind.

However... she realized that there was no oil in the kitchen.

"Do we have no oil left at home?" Ji Wan'er asked while searching.

Xiao Yun Shuang snapped back to reality and glanced at Ji Wan'er. Seeing that she genuinely wanted to find oil, Xiao Yun Shuang felt a bit puzzled and hesitant. She whispered, "We have some."

"Oh, we have oil? That's good," Ji Wan'er sighed in relief. If there was no oil, the taste of the food she would cook would definitely be compromised.

However, where was the oil?

The kitchen was so small, how did she miss it?

"Where is it?" Ji Wan'er asked.

Xiao Yun Shuang pursed her lips and pointed outside, saying, "It's in the storeroom."

The storeroom?

Why would the oil be kept in the storeroom instead of the kitchen for cooking?

Just as Ji Wan'er was about to ask, she suddenly thought of a plot from the book.

She remembered that the original owner would make Xiao Yun Shuang and Xiao Zi An cook every day but was afraid they would use too much oil secretly, so she hid the valuable oil, sugar, and eggs in her own room. Sometimes she would even cook eggs and eat them secretly.

Although she hadn't done these things herself, looking at the eyes of the children in front of her, Ji Wan'er couldn't help but feel a hint of embarrassment.

These things weren't even anything precious, so why hide them?

Moreover, she was an adult, sneaking food behind the children's backs...

On the very first day of the separation, Xiao Qingming gave Ji Wan'er the silver bracelet and silver hairpin that his mother left for him to support his scholarly examinations.

In these six months, the original owner never spent her dowry on the Xiao family.

Except for the month spent at the old house, where she was persuaded by the aunties from the main and third branches to use some of her dowry to subsidize the expenses there, she didn't spend a single penny afterward. The original owner tightly held onto her dowry, and in fact, the household expenses for food, clothing, and other necessities were covered by Wang Shi, Xiao Qingming's mother, through her dowry.