Ling Chengyan pinched a sausage, cut it into several pieces, and gave each child a small piece to let them taste it first. It's not that she was stingy, unwilling to give the kids more, but this type of sausage was quite salty, good with rice and drinks, but a bit overwhelming to eat straight.
She arranged the assorted marinated meats and sausages on a large platter and also put the pastries she brought back on a plate, then placed them on the table.
Looking at the time, it was already past five in the evening. The winter days were short, and it was already dark.
Ling Chengyan called the children to eat, "Let's eat first. I've saved some for your second uncle and aunt. They can eat when they get back."
Just as she was speaking, a few soldiers came over carrying two bamboo baskets. The children gathered around excitedly to see what Ling Chengyan had brought back.
