The small cooking fire crackled softly inside Chief Haru's hut, filling the single room with the faint, bitter smell of boiled wild grass and a few dried roots. Lira stirred the thin soup with a wooden spoon, her face tired but resigned. Nine-year-old Suki sat beside her, trying to look brave even though her stomach growled loud enough for everyone to hear. Kael, the eighteen-year-old son, sharpened his spear in silence. Miya helped her mother while stealing glances at their quiet guest.
Luo Feng watched them from his place on the floor mat, his young, handsome face clouding with sadness. The sight of a family forced to eat grass hit him harder than any monster in the Forbidden Forest. Back in Churachandpur he had known hunger, but never this.
"Please," he said gently, voice steady and kind, "don't eat the grass tonight. You let me stay here, so let me return the favor. Let me treat you all."
Chief Haru and Lira looked up in surprise.
"But… you don't carry anything with you," the chief said, glancing at Luo Feng's simple clothes and empty hands. "We have nothing to offer in return."
Luo Feng smiled his calm farmer's smile and lifted his left wrist, showing the plain leather Storage Bag. "I keep everything inside my bag."
He reached in and pulled out two enormous silver fish, each easily ten kilograms, their scales still glistening as if freshly caught from the river. The family gasped. These were no ordinary river fish — their Appraisal would have called them Silver Moon Carp, a rare delicacy whose meat restored strength and whose bones could be ground into medicine.
"You can cook this fish tonight," Luo Feng said, placing them carefully on the low table. "But there is a small magic stone inside each one. Please remove it carefully — it is valuable."
Suki's eyes went wide as dinner plates. "Mama… today we are going to eat meat!" she whispered, voice shaking with joy.
Lira's hands trembled as she touched the fish, tears already forming in her eyes. She had not cooked real meat in more than three years.
Chief Haru stared at the two giant carp, then at the young traveler. "Luo Feng… are you really sure? If you sold even one of these in any town, it would cost a fortune. We cannot repay you."
Luo Feng shook his head, still smiling softly. "Yes, I am sure. Please. Eat well tonight."
The chief's voice cracked with emotion. "Thank you… Now we can finally eat meat after all those years."
The hut filled with sudden life. Lira and Miya worked quickly, scaling and gutting the fish with practiced hands while carefully cutting out the two glowing blue magic stones and setting them aside on a clean cloth. Kael built the fire higher. The smell of roasting fish soon replaced the bitterness of grass — rich, savory, mouth-watering. They had no spices, but the natural flavor of the rare carp was enough. The family laughed and talked more in those few minutes than they had in months.
They ate together around the low table — chunks of tender white meat passed from hand to hand, bellies filling for the first time in years. Suki kept grinning with greasy cheeks. Even the normally quiet Kael smiled. Chief Haru ate slowly, savoring every bite, and kept bowing his head toward Luo Feng in silent thanks.
When the last bone had been picked clean and the magic stones safely wrapped, night had fully settled over Eden Village. The family laid out extra mats for their guest. Luo Feng lay down in the corner, back against the wooden wall, listening to the quiet breathing of the people around him.
For the first time since the goddess had thrown him away, he felt something warm and familiar — the simple peace of a full house and full stomachs.
Outside, the struggling fields slept under starlight. Inside, the unblessed traveler from another world closed his eyes, the Storage Bag still heavy with miracles no one yet knew about.
Sleep came easy to everyone that night. Tomorrow, Luo Feng already knew, he would begin to help this village in ways they could never imagine. But for now, he simply rested — a deaf farmer who had once died in the mud, now young, strong, and quietly happy to have given a family their first real meal in years.