The Herbal Scents of Farm Life-Chapter 2901 - 2902: Barely Enough to Fill the Gap Between Their Teeth
Only when he needed them did the old patriarch remember that he had some grandchildren to use.
Of course, there was no chance for them to get any of the good stuff in the cave. Slightly better food, wild vegetables, none of that would be for them.
And they didn’t dare go outside to find food on their own because if the old patriarch found out, they’d be in big trouble.
Luckily, they didn’t need food; otherwise, they could actually starve to death in the cave, because nobody cared about them, not even their parents.
"Fruit, fruit from the trees, don’t you have any here?" Lin Changhong took a bite of the fruit in his hand, enjoying it while pretending to ask them unknowing.
The two spirit beasts shook their heads.
"The Qianji Pond doesn’t produce fruit."
To take it a step further, even if there were fruit, it wouldn’t be enough for their grandfather to eat, let alone for them.
"Oh, I see. What did you grow up eating then?" Lin Changhong asked again.
Two spirit beasts: "..."
What did they grow up eating?
They probably hadn’t even drank milk when they were young, let alone eaten anything else.
In Qianji Pond, newborn beasts were practically raised by nature, and living in the patriarch’s home, their conditions were even worse.
Good things always belonged to their grandfather; they never had a share.
"This fruit is really tasty. Do you want one?"
Captain Liu looked at the two spirit beasts, their eyes nearly bulging with desire, and took two fruits from the basket, handing them over.
"Yes, yes!"
The two spirit beasts happily took the fruit and popped it into their mouths.
But they were, after all, spirit beasts, so one fruit was hardly enough to fill the gap between their teeth.
They hadn’t even tasted it before they swallowed it down.
After eating the fruit, the two spirit beasts stared with longing at Captain Liu’s basket.
Yet, they had decent self-restraint; even though they wanted more, they didn’t snatch it with their paws, instead shyly scratching their heads.
"That... that fruit was too small, didn’t... didn’t taste it, can we... have another one?"
One timidly spoke to the three humans.
They felt quite embarrassed, knowing that their grandfather had sent them to keep watch over the humans. Everyone understood this.
In such a situation, they felt ashamed asking these three humans for fruit.
"What’s the harm in that? Here’s ten for you, and if it’s not enough, I still have more." Captain Liu generously handed them five fruits.
The two spirit beasts were instantly moved to tears.
In all their years at Qianji Pond, no one had ever treated them so kindly; in the cave, they were always just like shadows.
"Thank you, thank you."
They quickly gave their thanks, took the fruit.
This time, they didn’t swallow it down like before; they chewed slowly, savoring the taste of each fruit.
"So delicious, what flavor is this, smells so good. Eating this makes me feel so happy!"
As spirit beasts who had never tasted food, they didn’t even know what sweet meant; they only knew it smelled good, tasted great.
