The Guardian's Sword

Life was so hard for them.

However, Yvonne said in surprise, "Commander Lennon, what I meant is that you
come with me to my house, and I'll make Sashakee dumplings for you. You can't
eat this vegetable unless it's cooked. You can't eat it raw!"

Sean's expression became a little weird. On the other hand, Zander looked like
he wanted to laugh but was afraid to.

"Isn't it inappropriate for me to go to your house? Does your family have enough
food to eat?" Sean asked.

“Yvonne said cheerfully, "Enough! We have enough to eat! We have a lot of food
at home. We can't finish them so soon.”

"How come you have a lot of food at home?" Sean asked in confusion.

Most of the poor had no source of income after the closure of factories and
companies. There should not be enough food.

“Yvonne was a little embarrassed as she said, "My father was sick earlier. He
worried about us going hungry when our family ran out of money, so he asked
my mother to buy some food in advance and store it at home. Dehydrated wheat
will last for years, so my mother bought extra. Besides, my father has been out of
work for a long time because of his injury..."

"Now that the factories and the companies are closed, it makes no difference to
our family. The mayor also opened the granary and gave us free food, so my
family has nothing to worry about, of course.”

"I see..."

Sean did not hesitate as he went to Yvonne's house with Zander.

“Yvonne's house was also clean now, a big difference from last time.

Sean and Zander's arrival surprised Bob and his wife, and they thanked him for
quite some time before finally calming down.

"Get the cabbages and the pickles from the cellar!" Yvonne's mother said quickly
to Yvonne.

“Yvonne nodded and was about to go to the cellar, but Sean stopped him.

"Don't be extravagant and wasteful just because we're here. Just eat like you
normally do," Sean said to Yvonne's mother.

"That's too kind ofyou..." Yvonne's mother was ashamed as she rubbed her
hands together.

"I didn't come for food..." Sean said with a laugh.

“Yvonne's mother had no choice, so she only cooked the vegetables Yvonne had
picked.

“Yvonne's mother had prepared dinner in an hour or so. It was indeed dumplings
made with the vegetable called Sashakee.

“Yvonne's flour was probably made from wheat in the slum's mill, so it was rough.
Therefore, the skin was not tender enough, and the dish called Sashakee tasted
mediocre even when cooked. However, neither Sean nor Zander would
complain.

When the two of them were at war, they often encountered food shortages
because of the war. In that circumstance, they had eaten everything-bark, roots,
even earthworms dug out of the ground. Mice were a luxury.

Compared with those things, the bowl of Sashakee dumplings they held in their
hand was already very nice.

As he ate, Sean said, "Bob, how's your injury? You should pretty much be
recovered by now."

It had been nearly a week since Sean performed Bob's surgery.