"We have to wait for Father to come back to fill this water tank. Fortunately, you hit the top. If it was a little lower, the water in the tank would probably have flown out."
As Shen Qingju looked at the small hole above the water tank, she felt very helpless.
Shen Qinglan didn't say anything as she sat in the courtyard, supporting her head with her hands. Her eyes stared straight ahead, and no one knew what she was thinking.
After they waited for about an hour, Shen Qingzhu and Shen Qingping finally brought back the processed prey.
Behind them were Shen Shan, who was carrying a hoe, and Dong Yao, who was carrying a wooden bucket.
"Qinglan, I heard Qingzhu and Qingping say that you were the one who hunted the prey. Is that true?" Dong Yao asked as she put down the wooden bucket in her hand.
Shen Qinglan nodded.
Dong Yao said to Shen Shan excitedly, "After Qinglan woke up, not only did she recover from her illness, but she also knew how to hunt. Is this what the older generation always said about there being blessings after surviving a disaster?"
Shen Shan nodded and agreed with a gratified expression, "Yes, Qinglan will be a blessed child in the future!"
Shen Qinglan was dismayed, but she did not refute them.
"Qingju, go and stir-fry the rabbit meat and bird meat. Send some to your grandparents later. Keep the chicken for dinner."
Shen Qingju agreed. Just as she was about to take out the bird meat and rabbit meat from the basket and cut them into pieces, she saw that Shen Qinglan had already taken the lead.
"Wasn't this water tank fine this morning? How did it break? Who did this?"
Shen Shan was about to scoop water to wash his hands when he saw a hole in the water tank and could not help but frown.
"I did it," Shen Qinglan answered honestly.
"You did this?"
Shen Shan was surprised. "How did you do it?"
The hole looked quite neat, and there were no cracks anywhere else. How strange.
Shen Qing Ping boasted, "Father, the water tank was broken by Third Sister with a stone. Third Sister is so amazing!"
Shen Qinglan was speechless.
What was there to show off about destroying property?
"Using a stone? Is Qinglan really that powerful?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Shan was even more surprised.
Shen Qingping nodded his head proudly, as if he was the one who made the hole.
Shen Qinglan's stomach was already growling, so she had no time to pay attention to them.
She scooped some water to wash the chopping board and kitchen knife, then went into the house to get a big bowl before washing and putting it aside for future use.
"Qinglan, let me cut the meat."
Shen Qingju was afraid that Shen Qinglan would hurt her hand, so she stepped forward to take the kitchen knife, but Shen Qinglan avoided her.
"Wash the pot and start the fire," Shen Qinglan said.
Shen Qingju hesitated for a moment. Seeing Shen Qinglan cut more than half of the rabbit meat in a short while, and that each piece was cut evenly, Shen Qingju could not help but feel a little stunned.
Seeing that she was cutting very quickly, Shen Qingju was no longer worried. Instead, she went to wash the pot and start a fire.
After Shen Qinglan finished cutting the meat, she raised her head and asked Shen Qingzhu, who was standing at the side, "Do you have ginger and garlic?"
Shen Qingzhu nodded as he said, "Yes, I'll get it for you now."
Shen Qingzhu ran into the kitchen before coming out with a few cloves of garlic and a small piece of ginger soon after.
After Shen Qinglan washed the garlic with water, she crushed the garlic and cut the ginger into slices. Then, she carried it back to the kitchen with the meat.
Looking at the pieces of meat in the bowl that were almost the same size, Shen Qingzhu could not help but exclaim in admiration. His third sister's culinary skills were probably on par with those of the chefs in the big restaurants in town.
When Shen Qingju saw her enter, she stretched out her hand and said, "The pot has just been heated. Give me the meat."
Shen Qinglan took a step back and shook her head as she said, "I'll do it."
"You?"
Shen Qingju was stunned, then she said with a serious look, "You've never cooked meat before. You can't ruin it."
Shen Qinglan wanted to tell her the same thing.