Winter was a disaster for the residents of Liuhun Street.
The cold weather accelerated the loss of Reiki from their souls. Usually, they replenished their Reiki by fishing and picking fruits. But in winter, the fruit trees had withered and the river was frozen. It was difficult for them to find food.
Food was already scarce in the Xuanxian District. In winter, the price of food increased, and they had no extra money to buy food.
As time went by, the temperature got lower and lower. Finally, it was the coldest time. After a heavy snowfall, the world was covered in white, and the cold attacked everyone.
Because the temperature was too cold, the density of Reiki in the air was greatly reduced. The speed at which they absorbed Reiki was also reduced, so they could not replenish their Reiki by absorbing the Reiki in the air.
Moreover, the outside was blocked by snow, so they could not go out to fish. This made the three of them hungry.
In the state of cold and hunger, their Reiki was consumed very quickly. Natsuhiko was even shivering from the cold.
So Renji Asanai looked at Natsuhiko and Lucia and said, "If we don't have food, we will consume too much Reiki."
Lucia frowned and said, "But where are we going to find food?"
Renji Asanai looked into the distance and said, "We can only steal."
"Steal?"
Natsuhiko opened his eyes wide and looked at Renji Asanai.
The latter nodded and said, "Yes, this is the only way. We can't let them starve to death."
Lucia asked, "Then where are we going to steal?"
Renji Asanai said in a low voice, "I have been scouting these days and found that the Murata family made a lot of steamed buns. We can steal a few back."
Lucia thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we ask for a few first?
Maybe they will give us some. "
Renji Asanai waved his hand and said, "That's impossible. The Murata family is rich in the Xuanxian District, but only slightly. How can they give us some?"
Lucia nodded and said, "Then we can only steal."
Renji Asanai waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
The three of them walked out of the house and immediately felt a cold wind blowing on their faces. The three of them stepped on the thick layer of snow and went to the entrance of the village. Renji Asanai pointed at the house not far away and said, "That's the Murata's house. The room on the right is the kitchen. The steamed buns are in the kitchen.
There was a window in the kitchen, but it was small. Only Natsuhiko could enter.
I'll lure them out at the front door. Natsuhiko, you climb in through the side window and steal the steamed buns. Lucia, you stay outside and wait for my signal. "
Natsuhiko and Lucia looked at each other and said, "Okay."
The two of them walked to the kitchen window. Natsuhiko listened carefully. Someone was busy inside, so he gestured to Renji Asanai.
Renji Asanai nodded, took a deep breath, and walked to the door. He raised his hand and knocked on the wooden door.
Soon, the wooden door opened and a man appeared at the door. He looked at Renji Asanai and said, "Why are you here?"
Renji Asanai was very famous in the Xudiao District. He lived with several orphans and was very competitive. No one dared to provoke him.
Renji Asanai looked at the man and begged, "Uncle, can you give me some food? My brother and sister are starving to death."
The man heard this and snorted, "It's none of our business whether you starve to death or not. Hurry up and leave."
Renji Asanai was still begging, "Please, just give me some food."
The man waved his hand unhappily and scolded, "Get out of here. No, no."
Renji Asanai immediately grabbed the man's arm. The man wanted to push Renji Asanai away, but Renji Asanai held onto the man's arm and refused to let go.
At this moment, the man's wife was alerted. She came out of the house and asked what happened.
At this moment, Natsuhiko opened the window. Lucia squatted down, grabbed Natsuhiko's legs, and lifted them up.
Natsuhiko put his hands on the window and climbed into the house. He entered the house, jumped out of the window, and walked toward the steamed bun pot.
He opened the lid. The white steamed buns inside gave off a tempting aroma.
"Ah."
Natsuhiko reached out to take the steamed bun, but he was scalded and immediately retracted his hand.
Natsuhiko felt a little hot, but he did not give up. He endured the heat, grabbed a few steamed buns, put them in his arms, and ran toward the window.
The window was high, but Natsuhiko moved a stool over. He stepped on the stool and leaned out, handing the steamed buns to Lucia.
After Lucia took them, Natsuhiko climbed up the window. However, the stool was low, and Natsuhiko was short as well. He had to use all his strength to climb out of the window. As he did so, he kicked the stool over, making a loud noise.
"What's that sound?"
The man's wife heard the noise and hurried back to the house. At this moment, Natsuhiko had just climbed up the window.
Seeing Natsuhiko's actions, the woman immediately understood what happened and screamed, "Someone is stealing."
"Stealing?"
Hearing this, the man stared at Renji Asanai and said angrily, "Well, so you're trying to stall me so that others can steal. Little bastard, I'll beat you to death."
As the man spoke, he kicked Renji Asanai to the ground and punched and kicked him. Renji Asanai had Level Four Spiritual Pressure and activated Spiritual Droplets. How could he be afraid of the man?
However, Renji Asanai knew that he was stealing, so it was his fault. Therefore, he did not resist. He just curled up and let the man press him to the ground and beat him.
In the kitchen, the woman wanted to catch Natsuhiko, but Natsuhiko jumped out of the window. After landing, he ran out of the corner with Lucia. Then, they saw Renji Asanai being beaten up.
When the man saw Natsuhiko and Lucia, he shouted, "Don't run, put the things down."
As he spoke, he wanted to chase after the two of them. However, Ah San Jing held onto his legs tightly and shouted, "Run!"
Natsuhiko was still a little hesitant. Lucia was calmer and shouted, "Let's go."
Natsuhiko gritted his teeth and ran back to the house with Lucia. Seeing that he could not catch up with them, the man continued to beat Renji Asanai.
Back in the house, Lucia took out the buns in her arms. There were three buns in total, and they were emitting white steam.
Natsuhiko looked at the big white buns and almost drooled. He had not eaten anything since he came to this world half a year ago. He was already craving for food.
Seeing Natsuhiko like this, Lucia directly handed one of the buns to Natsuhiko and said, "You eat first."
Natsuhiko shook his head and said, "No, Renji Asanai hasn't come yet."
Lucia stuffed the buns into Natsuhiko's arms and said, "I told you to eat. Hurry up."
Natsuhiko glanced at the buns. He still did not want to eat before Renji Asanai came back. After all, he was being beaten in order to let them eat.
Seeing that Natsuhiko insisted on not eating, Lucia gave up.
At this moment, the curtain opened and Renji Asanai entered the room. His face was bruised and swollen, and his clothes were torn.
Lucia immediately stood up and asked, "Renji Asanai, are you okay?"
Renji Asanai waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. It's just some superficial wounds."
Natsuhiko saw this scene and said apologetically, "Renji Asanai, if I didn't kick the chair, we wouldn't have been discovered."
Renji Asanai rubbed Natsuhiko's head and said, "It's okay. It's enough that you were able to complete the task."
Lucia immediately said, "There are a total of three buns, one for each of us."
"Okay."
Renji Asanai took a bun. The three of them each took a bun and couldn't wait to eat.
The crops of Soul Society were all composed of spiritual particles. Wheat could be ground into flour, and vegetables could be directly cooked. They all contained rich spiritual particles.
Not only that, there were also biscuits, shellfish, tea, wine, and other food.
Food containing spiritual particles tasted more delicious than in the modern world. Natsuhiko took a big bite of the bun. Although it was vegetarian, it tasted very delicious.
The three of them gathered together to eat the buns. Although it was still cold outside and the next meal was still uncertain, Natsuhiko felt a trace of warmth.