Chapter 3

Both her parents had fainted, and Ji Xiaorou and Ji Xinbao, the siblings, were trembling with pain all over. Facing Ji Wanqing’s dangerous gaze, they quickly nodded in agreement.

Then, they watched in disbelief as Ji Wanqing brought out a large bowl of cured meat rice and sat at the dining table, devouring it with gusto.

This body was severely lacking in nutrition.

In the apocalypse, struggling to survive, Ji Wanqing hadn’t eaten a hot meal in a long time. She was eating with gusto, which was pure torture for the four who had gone hungry all night and hadn’t had breakfast.

The strong, domineering aroma awakened Ji Jianguo and Su Xiu’s stomachs.

Su Xiu, having been taught a lesson, no longer dared to act up. But Ji Jianguo clearly still didn’t understand who was the boss now. He was desperately struggling to break free from his restraints.

The hearty meal settled in her stomach, and Ji Wanqing felt a surge of strength throughout her body!

“Ugh!” You little wretch!

“Ugh ugh ugh!” Quickly untie me, you little bitch, and I’ll beat you to death!

He was struggling fiercely over there.

Ji Wanqing got up and stood before Ji Jianguo, looking down at him: “Oh, you’re awake?”

“Ugh ugh ugh!” You little beast, you worthless good-for-nothing, I should have killed you with a hoe back then!

His mouth was muttering, clearly not saying anything good.

Ji Wanqing looked around, went to the kitchen, and grabbed the fire tongs. They were still warm from making breakfast.

“Ugh—!!”

With a fierce clamp, Ji Jianguo’s eyes became clearer, and he instantly became quiet.

“Heh.” So quickly you’re not resisting anymore? Ji Wanqing kicked him a couple of times, not quite satisfied. “From now on, you better behave, understand? If you dare to raise your voice in front of me again, don’t blame me for branding you with these red-hot tongs!”

The icy killing intent in the little beast’s eyes was genuine. Ji Jianguo still had several large bumps on his head, and now he was tied to the ground. He could only comfort himself by thinking that he was under someone else’s roof and had to bow his head.

“Did you hear me?” Ji Wanqing clamped the tongs down again, the pain making Ji Jianguo sweat profusely.

“Ugh ugh ugh!!” I heard, I heard.

“Hmph.”

Ji Wanqing shifted her gaze to the other three. Before she could speak, they all nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

She was satisfied.

That’s more like it.

After cleaning up the entire Ji family, she felt a sense of relief.

Ji Wanqing had a full stomach and a satisfied heart. She stretched, walked into the master bedroom, and started to loot.

The money and tickets in the drawer, the passbooks in the wardrobe, the silver earrings and the plum blossom watch on the dressing table, and the two small gold bars that Ji Jianguo had hidden under the floor tiles, were all swept up by her.

Then, she went to Ji Xiaorou and Ji Xinbao’s rooms. Everything that could be exchanged for money at the secondhand market was gathered by Ji Wanqing, filling half the living room.

Regarding family wealth, even Ji Jianguo, who had been beaten into submission, couldn’t bear it anymore. He struggled to stop her, muttering curses.

As Ji Wanqing passed by, she kicked him, sending him flying three meters away. He was quiet again.

Before leaving, she tied each of them to the four corners of the living room to prevent them from helping each other untie.

She then used torn bed sheets to tie them even more securely, and tied their mouths with cloth strips to their heads.

“Behave yourselves! If I come back and find you trying to resist again, don’t blame me for setting the house on fire!”

Ji Wanqing had two large packages tied to her back and chest, and two large boxes in each hand. She made sure no one was outside before opening the door and going out.

She immediately put the things into her space and left, empty-handed.

She had turned the Ji family upside down, even taking the five yuan in Ji Jianguo’s pocket and the Shanghai watch on his wrist.

In total, she had taken 382 yuan and 54 cents in cash, and 5,200 yuan in deposits.

As well as 30 jin of grain coupons, 10 jin of meat coupons, 20 chi of cloth coupons, three industrial coupons, and some other less commonly used coupons.

It was still half a month before the steel factory paid salaries, and there weren’t many grain or meat coupons left, but it was enough for her to eat until the end of the month.

Then, Ji Wanqing took her household registration booklet and passbook to the bank, claiming a family relationship, and successfully withdrew the 5,200 yuan, which was not strictly regulated in the 1970s. She then put it all into her space.

At least 5,000 of that 5,200 yuan had been extorted from the original owner by her scumbag father.

The original owner’s grandfather was a red capitalist. During a time of fear and paranoia, he donated all his property to gain the status of a poor and lower-middle peasant, ensuring the safety of his family.

However, even a broken ship has 3,000 nails. Ji Jianguo didn’t believe that the old man would be so foolish as to donate all his property.

He had beaten the original owner until she was bruised and battered, but still couldn’t find anything good, so he reluctantly gave up.

Going to the state-run market, Ji Wanqing used her meat coupons to buy two jin of pork ribs. Pork ribs were cheap now; one jin of meat coupons could buy two jin of ribs.

She also bought two ears of corn and two jin of sweet potatoes on the way. This stuff didn’t need coupons and was cheap.

Back at the Ji family.

The four of them were sprawled out in various positions of disarray.

Ji Wanqing completely ignored their pleading eyes, blanched the ribs, then stewed them in a clay pot. When the aroma filled the air, she added the sweet corn and continued to stew for another twenty minutes.

She had eaten cured meat rice in the morning, and wanted something light for lunch.

The sweet and savory aroma wafted out of the kitchen. The four of them almost went crazy with hunger, smelling the aroma. Soon, Ji Wanqing carried the ribs soup and sat down at the dining table.

Purebred grain-fed pigs, the aroma, the texture!

It was more than twice as fragrant as the feed pigs raised in modern industrial farming!

Ji Wanqing’s slurping of the ribs echoed in the living room and dining room. The first to break was the pampered Ji Xinbao.

The little boy’s eyes were filled with tears, and the cloth in his mouth was wet, not sure if it was tears or saliva.

Ji Jianguo and Su Xiu were numb with despair.

They couldn’t understand how the previously weak and timid Ji Wanqing had become so bold today. Not only did she tie them up and ransack the house, but she also dared to brazenly take the family’s money to buy ribs and eat them!

After finishing her meal, Ji Wanqing stretched and walked over to Ji Xiaorou to untie her.

Ji Xiaorou’s eyes lit up, thinking that the tigress was finally going to let her go. But then, she was slapped.

“Don’t smile, it annoys me to see you smile.” Ji Wanqing warned.

When the original owner first arrived, she was only seventeen years old, with fair skin, beautiful features, and a good temperament. She had a sweet smile and dimples, a delicate and tender little beauty.

Ji Xiaorou had been jealous of the original owner from the moment she saw her. When her stepfather lost patience with Ji Wanqing and started beating her, she joined in, slapping the original owner whenever she smiled.

She only stopped when the original owner was no longer as beautiful as she was.

Ji Xiaorou was slapped, and the smile on her face instantly disappeared.

Ji Wanqing took out her belt and whipped her: “Go, wash the bowls from breakfast and lunch. This sweet potato is your wages.”

A sweet potato the size of a palm, not even enough for an eight-year-old to eat!

But the belt stung like fire on her skin! Ji Xiaorou dared not speak, but grudgingly took the sweet potato and went to the kitchen.

She hadn’t eaten for so long that she was dizzy with hunger. She walked with her left foot tripping over her right, but under the threat of the belt behind her, she still mustered her strength, washed the bowls and steamed the sweet potato.