Moreover, just listening to Lily Thompson's description might not be accurate. If you want to confirm whether that divine bird is actually a plane, it's best to go and see for yourself. But right after, James Thompson thought of another problem: where has this so-called divine bird flown to now?

Chapter Two: The Yizhuang

The millet porridge was ready. Lily Thompson quickly served a bowl of millet porridge, but at this moment James Thompson noticed that Lily Thompson had only made one bowl. After serving it, there was nothing left in the pot. However, Lily Thompson didn't seem surprised at all. She didn't even wash the pot, just scooped in a ladle of water, tossed some firewood into the stove, and after the water boiled, sprinkled in a handful of elm seeds. Using the leftover rice in the pot, she made a bowl of elm seed soup.

"Brother, time to eat!" Lily Thompson picked up the millet porridge and elm seed soup, placed them on a small table in the courtyard, then turned to James Thompson and called out. James Thompson also found a stick in the kitchen to use as a crutch and hopped over to sit by the table.

"Brother, eat quickly. Millet porridge doesn't taste good when it gets cold, and since you're injured, you need to eat more to recover faster!" Lily Thompson pushed the millet porridge in front of James Thompson as she spoke, but when she mentioned the porridge, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Seeing the greedy look in Lily Thompson's eyes, James Thompson couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. Millet, considered a coarse grain in later generations, could make this girl crave it so much. It showed what kind of food the siblings usually ate. Besides, Lily Thompson already looked malnourished, and James Thompson himself wasn't much better off—otherwise, he wouldn't have died just from falling out of a tree.

"Let's eat!"

James Thompson reached out and picked up a bowl to eat, but the bowl he picked up wasn't the millet porridge, it was Lily Thompson's elm seed soup. This made Lily Thompson anxious and she said, "Brother, you took the wrong one, the millet porridge is yours!"

"I don't like millet porridge, and elm seeds are good for my injury. Lily Thompson, don't you want me to get better soon?" James Thompson smiled as he ruffled Lily Thompson's messy hair. No matter what his past life was like, now he was Lily Thompson's brother. As the elder brother, there was no reason for him to eat millet porridge while his little sister ate wild greens.

"Brother, don't say that. How could eating elm seeds help you heal?" Lily Thompson was young but not stupid. Hearing James Thompson's words, she blinked her big eyes and asked suspiciously.

"Lily Thompson, you just don't understand. Elm seeds contain various vitamins and trace elements, all of which can help my wounds heal faster, so there's no need to argue!" James Thompson said, making things up as he went. After all, his soul was that of an adult, so fooling a little girl was no problem at all.

Of course, Lily Thompson didn't understand what James Thompson was saying. If she really did, James Thompson would have to wonder if she was a flight attendant from his plane who had also traveled through time.

Although Lily Thompson didn't understand, she had a blind trust in James Thompson. In her eyes, her brother was truly capable of anything. Whenever she was hungry, he could always find something to eat in a short time. She had depended on James Thompson since she was little and was used to listening to him, so now she finally nodded, half believing, half doubting.

It was precisely because of her trust in James Thompson that Lily Thompson finally picked up the millet porridge in front of him. But after a few sips, she put it down again, which puzzled James Thompson, who asked, "Why aren't you eating?"

"Saving it for Billy Foster!" Lily Thompson replied as if it was the most natural thing in the world. This made James Thompson's nose tingle and he almost burst into tears. But when he took a sip of the elm seed soup, the tears really did fall. Actually, elm seeds could taste pretty good if prepared well, but this stuff was cooked with pot-washing water, and it had a strange taste that was even worse than Chinese medicine.

Although James Thompson felt that even pig slop from later generations would be better than the elm seed soup in his hand, for the sake of his stomach, he forced himself to gulp it down. Then, after thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked Lily Thompson, "How much money do we have left?"

"Um..." As soon as Lily Thompson heard James Thompson ask about money, her little face fell. She searched herself for a long time and finally produced a shiny copper coin, saying, "There's only one coin left, and that's the one you gave me the day before yesterday."

James Thompson reached out and picked up the still-warm copper coin, and once again a helpless, bitter smile appeared on his face. With his knowledge far beyond this era, making money shouldn't be hard, but any way to make money required some capital. That's why he wanted to see how much money they had left at home, but he didn't expect the family's entire fortune to be just one coin.

"One coin is still money. Lily Thompson, you must take good care of this coin. We'll definitely need it in the future!" As James Thompson spoke, he pulled a piece of hemp thread from his tattered clothes, threaded it through the coin to make a pendant, and solemnly hung it around Lily Thompson's neck.

"Okay, don't worry, brother. I definitely won't lose this coin!" Lily Thompson stroked the coin on her neck and nodded vigorously. Being entrusted with the family's last coin made Lily Thompson feel a greater sense of responsibility.

"Big brother, you're finally awake!" Just then, a boy who looked like a beggar suddenly ran into the courtyard. When he saw James Thompson, he couldn't help but shout out in delight.