I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 27 Could she be a deity descended to earth?

Watching the brother and sister happily eating meat, Dongfang Jin began to wash the rice and cook.

Where they couldn't see, they took some rice and mixed it into the broken rice.

These broken rice grains were bought fresh. When she went to the grain store with Gu Chenglin and saw the rice, she knew that she had been exposed.

Gu Chenglin didn't ask, and she didn't say anything either.

……

When Gu Chenglin returned in the dark, he saw two children standing at the door, craning their necks and looking around.

Was she waiting for him? Or...? As he strode closer, he heard her daughter speak.

"Brother, why isn't Father back yet? The food's getting cold," the girl said, craning her neck and looking towards the mountain path.

Stone also looked around, but comforted his sister, "Wait a little longer. Dad's legs aren't very strong, so he might walk a little slowly."

The girl held her brother's hand and asked, "Brother, do you think Father can really come back?"

Shi Tou pursed his lips and nodded heavily: "Yes, he promised us he wouldn't go anywhere else."

"Brother, do you think Mother will be disgusted that Father left us?"

Stone looked at his younger sister and asked, "Little sister, do you like your stepmother?"

The girl's face immediately lit up with a smile: "I love her! I love how she combs my hair so beautifully. I love how she buys me new clothes, and I love how she cooks delicious meat for me. Brother, don't you love her?"

Stone was silent for a long time: "I like her, but she is too much younger than our father. I'm afraid she won't stay in our family for long."

The girl held her brother's hand, puzzled, and said, "Why? Brother, I... I really like her, and I don't want her to leave us."

“Brother likes her too, and he doesn’t want her to leave, but it’s not up to us to decide; it depends on Father.”

"Brother, doesn't Father like Mother?"

"I don't know, that's their business as adults."

"Brother, Mom said she won't hit us as long as we don't violate any principles."

If she leaves, and Father marries another woman, then we…

"Will not."

"Will not."

Shi Tou and Gu Chenglin gave the same answer at the same time.

"Father..." The girl saw Gu Chenglin running over.

When Shi Tou saw his father return, the weight lifted from his heart: "Dad..."

Gu Chenglin reached out and took the two children's hands, his tone unusually gentle: "Good children, Daddy will do his best to keep your stepmother and not let her leave us."

Yes, he won't let her leave; he'll keep her by his side.

The girl asked excitedly, "Really?"

Gu Chenglin said with certainty, "It's true, your stepmother even personally gave you new names today."

The girl said with a smile, "Yes, my aunt told us that we should have a big meal today to celebrate our new names."

Looking at his happy daughter, Gu Chenglin asked, "Does Niu Niu like her new name?"

"I love it, Dad! My brother and I can even write our new names now!"

Gu Chenglin looked surprised: "Oh."

Stone looked at his father and a smile appeared on his face: "When I was tending the fire, my stepmother used a fire poker to write my and my sister's names on the ground."

My aunt also taught me how to make charcoal pencils. She said that when there was no paper, I would use the charcoal pencils to write on the ground.

"Yes, my aunt also said that she'll make a sand table for my brother and me tomorrow so we can practice calligraphy. Once we've practiced enough, she'll buy us paper, pens, and ink so we can write on the paper."

As Dongfang Jin stepped outside, he saw the father and his two sons talking in the cold wind at the gate: "What are you doing at the gate? Come in and eat quickly, it's cold now, the food will get cold soon."

"Here I am!" Gu Caiwei was the first to rush out, her cheerful appearance making Gu Chenglin jealous.

Seeing Dongfang Jin hug the child again, he became even more jealous and wanted to hug the child too.

But he had to pretend, and he was injured, so he could only endure it.

……

Looking at the father and his two sons who were engrossed in their meal, Dongfang Jin said to the two children, "Eat less meat at night. You are still young and easily get indigestion. Otherwise, you won't be able to eat good food in the future."

Gu Caiwei swallowed the food in her mouth, looked up at her, and said, "Little Mother, this braised pork is delicious, this egg is delicious, and this cabbage is delicious."

Dongfang Jin felt extremely distressed and reached out to wipe the grease from the corner of her mouth: "If it tastes good, I'll make it for you again. I'll try my best to make sure you can eat meat every day from now on."

This family is too thin, they're losing out; they need to eat more. She should at least have several refrigerators to back her up, but she can't access them right now.

Gu Jingye frowned and disagreed, saying, "This is too wasteful. We should save money to build a house."

Dongfang Jin had long known that children in ancient times were precocious, but this child was only seven years old. Was it really a good thing for him to be so precocious?

"Kid, this is none of your business. Kids should act like kids. Eat what you like. Is money something you can save up?"

Gu Jingye looked at her in confusion: "Isn't that right?"

"No, you can only earn more money back by spending it."

Tomorrow I'll take you to the county and show you how I can make money for you.

We strive to achieve the freedom to eat meat and white rice at every meal.

Upon hearing this, Gu Caiwei blinked her big eyes in surprise: "Little sister, isn't that the life of immortals? Granny Sun said that immortals eat meat and rice every meal."

Dongfang Jin was amused by her, her eyes flickered, and she said, "Eating meat and rice makes you an immortal! Immortals eat elixirs and drink morning dew every day, they don't eat these mortal things."

Gu Jingye looked puzzled: "Young lady, have you ever seen a deity?"

Dongfang Jin chuckled inwardly, then said with a proud expression, "Yeah, in my dream, there are many gods, including the Wind Goddess. She carries a big bag, and wherever the wind is needed, she opens the bag, and the wind inside blows there."

There's also the Rain God, a dragon who brings rain to the world; sometimes, all he needs to do is sneeze.

Haha... These are all things she saw in Journey to the West. She watched Journey to the West when she was little and had all sorts of fantasies about it.

Gu Caiwei exclaimed, "Little sister, is there also a Thor who is in charge of thunder?"

Dongfang Jin matched her surprised expression: "Wow, my little girl is so smart! Yes, there are also the Thunder God and the Goddess of Lightning in the sky. All the gods in the sky have their own duties."

Gu Caiwei asked excitedly, "Little sister, are there fairies in heaven?"

"Yes, I will tell you slowly when I have time. Hurry up and eat, or it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Looking at her lively and playful demeanor, Gu Chenglin wondered if those immortals really existed, and how she knew.

Also, who is she? The information Feng gave him today doesn't match this person at all; apart from her appearance, everything else is different.

Could she be a fairy descended from heaven? Thinking of this, he remembered the water she had given him to drink.

Thinking of picking up a piece of braised pork and putting it in my mouth, I was shocked. This is meat?

He chewed slowly, and the more he chewed, the more fragrant and delicious it became. He was sure that even his uncle had never eaten anything so delicious, and even the emperor probably had never tasted it.

After he ate several pieces, his outstretched chopsticks found nothing.

Dongfang Jin glared at him: "You have injuries, and it's nighttime, so eat less and eat more vegetables."

Gu Chenglin smiled and said, "Okay."

Dongfang Jin was taken aback by his smile: "Niu Niu will sleep with me tonight, and you two will sleep together."