Chapter 10

Since it was all out in the open, Willow decided to go all out, taking out another half bowl of white flour from the cabinet. In these hard times, every household was scrimping and saving. If this were any ordinary household, white flour would only be used during holidays. Being able to eat food made from white flour on regular days made Nicholson's family a rare exception. Unfortunately, they couldn't enjoy this privilege any longer. Jason, having long suffered from malnutrition, was now even weaker from his fever. The coarse grains like cornmeal and sorghum porridge, were probably too hard for the little guy's stomach to digest at this point. Hence, she decided to make an omelet, which was both nutritious and delicious. She cracked an egg into the rice flour, added some chopped green onions and boiling water, slowly stirring it into a paste, and then seasoned it with salt. The original owner of her body, despite her poor family conditions, was always selfish and lazy. She was best at