Yuan Si couldn't just bring out grain. It wasn't just that she was dissatisfied with not having enough to eat; she was also unhappy with the quality of the food. So, she also produced an entire pork hind leg, a large cut of fresh beef, two skinned rabbits, and two plucked chickens.
It wasn't that Yuan Si was being generous. She had seen how Li Yuanshan's kids ate like a pack of wolf cubs—slurping away, with voracious appetites. She was afraid that if she brought out too little, Li Yuanshan would skimp on the portions when she cooked. As their aunt, could she really sit there, feasting on huge chunks of meat while her nephews drooled on the sidelines? 'Absolutely not. I have my pride, you know.'
