Lin Bai washed rice, put it in the pot, simply cooked a meal, brought it to the table, and ate some with Old Drunkard!
This counted as a meal, too!
Only, apart from white rice, there was nothing on the table but some wine. There was not even a scrap of meat to be seen!
After eating, Old Drunkard hugged his wine jug, leaned against the doorframe, and fell asleep.
Lin Bai tidied up, returned to his room, collapsed onto the bed, and fell into a sweet sleep!
It was not until early the next morning, when the first ray of sunlight fell at dawn, that it woke Lin Bai from his deep sleep!
"I actually fell asleep!"
"It's been so many years. I haven't been able to fall asleep in ages."
After waking, Lin Bai went into the courtyard and saw the people of Li Family Village beginning another day of busy work!
Those who hunted in the mountains went hunting.
Those who farmed went farming.
Those who washed clothes went to do the laundry.
Lin Bai, on the other hand, had nothing to do!
Standing in the courtyard, Lin Bai saw Widow Li bring out the outer clothes she had washed the night before and hang them up to dry.
But when Widow Li saw Lin Bai, she merely nodded and smiled.
It seemed that Li Family Village's way of life had not changed because of Lin Bai's arrival.
Lin Bai lived this way for five days!
Every day at mealtime, Old Drunkard urged Lin Bai to go to Widow Li's place and ask for rice.
Afterward, Lin Bai went several times as well, but in the end, he felt rather embarrassed!
At dawn one day, Lin Bai got himself ready, took his bow and arrows from the