Since they’re impostors and there’s no profit to gain, she certainly won’t be polite to them. The mud-brick house is just the beginning; they’ll suffer more in the future.
The woman sneered and walked away.
Situ Dieer looked at the damp and dark house in front of her, feeling deeply disgusted, but now she and her siblings had nowhere else to go. If they didn’t stay here, they would have to sleep outdoors.
Situ Dieer, with no other options, had to suppress the waves of nausea and enter the house.
Battered items were everywhere; who knows who lived here before? They’re all daily necessities, but not one is in good condition—everything is broken.
Situ Yu and Situ Zhi refused to do any work. Situ Dieer had no choice; if she also did nothing, the three siblings would have nowhere to sleep tonight, so she had to endure the nausea and clear out all the broken items.
Then, the three siblings went to the kitchen together to get so sheets, pillows, and food. They hadn’t eaten all day despite their efforts, and their stomachs were growling with hunger.
"Auntie, we’re here to get blankets and pillows." Standing at the door, Situ Dieer asked the lady cooking inside.
The woman glanced at them without speaking, rely pointing to a ragged basket in the corner, then went back to tending the firewood, occasionally getting up to stir-fry the vegetables with a large spatula, looking busy.
Seeing this, Situ Dieer had no choice but to walk in and stop in front of a dust-covered basket.
She frowned. The basket was so dirty she was reluctant to take it, but then she thought if she didn’t, she didn’t know where the three siblings would sleep tonight.
So, Situ Dieer gritted her teeth and lifted the planks on top, reaching inside to find that these so-called daily necessities were all in a state of disrepair. Who knows how many people used them? The blanket was patched up again and again, and crucially, there was also a foul sll. Clearly, these things had been left in the basket for a long ti without washing, and the blanket had stains that she couldn’t identify, looking very disgusting.
"Ma’am, are these the only daily necessities? Are there any others?" Situ Dieer asked the lady cooking with a heavy heart.
"Yes!" The woman didn’t speak until she did, revealing a loud voice.
Situ Dieer was imdiately delighted and quickly asked: "Auntie, where are the other blankets?"
"Over there!" The woman pouted towards the stove, pointing at the bundles of straw: "Aren’t there ready-made blankets here? Take a few bundles of straw ho and spread them on the bed; they’re dry and soft, making for a good night’s sleep."
Situ Dieer and her siblings’ expressions changed imdiately, feeling that the woman was mocking them.
They were born noble, having enjoyed luxury since childhood, surrounded by maids and servants, never having suffered such humiliation.
"You hateful old woman, if you don’t have it, just say so. Why make us sleep on straw?" Situ Zhi’s temper flared up, pointing at the woman and cursing.
From living a life of luxury as the eldest young master to having nothing and staying in a dilapidated mud house, Situ Zhi had already been holding a bellyful of anger, which exploded all at once.
The woman was baffled by the scolding, not knowing what she had done wrong.
"Young Master, you look so refined; why do you start cursing as soon as you open your mouth?" The woman was displeased, putting down the large spatula and questioning Situ Zhi angrily.
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