So, is it that Wenrou isn't their biological child, or that she isn't their biological child?

Some things can only be answered when you go home. There's no point in her speculating here alone now, since she'll be able to go home soon anyway.

Time was of the essence, and before we knew it, it was time to distribute the grain. Early in the morning, before dawn, the village was bustling with activity.

It seemed like those who arrived early received a better share of the food.

Wenxi wasn't short of food anyway; the distributed food was just a smokescreen. So she wasn't in a hurry, and she didn't want to waste time queuing. Therefore, Wenxi didn't go to queue up early to get her food.

Winters in Heyuan City aren't very cold; the lowest temperature is only a few degrees below zero.

However, some poor families, with many members, could not afford to have a thick cotton-padded coat for everyone. So, the thick cotton-padded coat was shared among different people who were going out.

People who don't go out will warm themselves by the fire at home. They will dig a pit in the corner of the house, put a charcoal brazier in it, and then burn firewood directly to make a fire. People who are not used to it will be constantly irritated by the smoke, their eyes will water, and they will have trouble breathing.

Wenxi and her two friends didn't go to the warehouse until the afternoon. Even then, there was still a queue. Luckily, they weren't foolish enough to come in the morning, or they would have had to stand there all day.

Tian Shengnan waved to Wen Xi, "Xiao Xi, why are you only arriving now?"

Wen Xi found it somewhat amusing. "Sheng Nan, you came so early, but you're still waiting in line now, aren't you?"

"I've only been here for an hour." Tian Shengnan had arrived earlier than Wen Xi, so she naturally knew what the grain distribution was like. Unless you arrived earliest and were at the very front of the line, you couldn't compete with the villagers.

Wen Xi thought she was the last to arrive, but she didn't expect that Gu Huai'an and the others arrived even later than them. Gu Huai'an and Xu Mengying were only a few people away from her. Xu Mengying kept looking at Gu Huai'an with a sweet expression, as if she had nothing but Gu Huai'an in her heart and eyes, but it seemed a bit superficial.

"By the way, Xiaoxi, did you know? Tian Xiaoke went back to the city. She didn't want any food; she exchanged all her and Xia Minglei's work points for money," Tian Shengnan suddenly said.

"Huh?" Wen Xi was a little surprised. "Sheng Nan, how do you know all this news?"

"I arrived a little earlier, based on what the villagers told me," Tian Shengnan said with a smile.

Wen Xi nodded thoughtfully. Tian Xiaoke was a local city dweller. She went to the countryside for Xia Minglei. Now that Xia Minglei was gone and their marriage was over, there was no use for her staying in the countryside alone. Moreover, it was dangerous for her. Scoundrels and old widowers would want to take advantage of her, so it was better for her to go home.

If she hadn't sold her job when she went to the countryside, but instead found someone to cover for her, she could still go back and get her job back now.

After Liang Zhaodi took the food she and Lu Xiaoyun had taken back, she realized that Lu Xiaoyun was no longer alive, and it was just her and her daughter eating. This food was enough for the two of them to have a full meal every day.

So Liang Zhaodi lavishly cooked rice without adding any coarse grains, and also fried some eggs. However, as soon as she picked up the eggs, she felt nauseous and then began to gag.

Having been pregnant before, Liang Zhaodi instantly realized she was pregnant again. Lu Xiaoyun didn't like her and rarely touched her, while she and Xia Minglei met frequently in secret, so this child was...

Liang Zhaodi was immediately overjoyed. The fact that her first child was a daughter was unchangeable. Now she hoped that this child would be a boy, so that her child could inherit the Xia family business and she could also enjoy the good life.

She wasn't as foolish as Tian Xiaoke, who ruined her own chance to rise to prominence and change her destiny.

However, she couldn't tell the Xia family about this yet because the timing wasn't right, and she was also afraid that the Xia family wouldn't believe her. After all, her husband on the surface was Lu Xiaoyun. She could only wait until the child was born, preferably until the child could recognize people and knew that she was her mother, before taking the child to the Xia family.

Otherwise, if the Xia family finds new parents for their child, and the child doesn't know that she is the mother, then they've done all the work for someone else.

So Liang Zhaodi entrusted her daughter to the old lady's care, while she went to the health center for a check-up. After the check-up, the doctor told her that she was already two months pregnant.

Now Liang Zhaodi was 100% certain that the child was Xia Minglei's, and she was overjoyed, as if she could see a wonderful life beckoning to her.

When it was Wenxi's turn, Wenxi ordered 40% refined grains and 60% whole grains. Eating refined grains every day wasn't very tasty; it was better to eat them with whole grains.

After all, whole grains are delicious too; it all depends on how they're prepared. For example, if you steam sweet potatoes directly, they'll be dry and tough. But if you dice them and make soup with a little oil and salt, you can eat them as a meal or drink them as a soup.

After the grain was distributed, there was nothing else to do. Next, they just waited for the village to slaughter pigs and distribute the meat. The village raised six pigs. Three of them were handed over to the government, and the remaining three were distributed among the people. Each person was estimated to receive several ounces or a pound.

Unlike other places, Fengshou Brigade was not stingy and only took out one pig to divide. Each family received a piece of meat the size of their palm, and the rest of the meat was exchanged for money or work points.

So the Fengshou Brigade did a very good job in this regard.

Because three pigs were to be slaughtered, there would be three sets of offal. After everyone tasted Wenxi's cooking, they couldn't forget it. So Captain Qian approached Wenxi and suggested that the day of slaughtering the New Year's pig be brought forward, so that the pig could be slaughtered and the meat distributed before Wenxi returned home. He also asked Wenxi to help prepare the pig-slaughtering dish. Wenxi naturally agreed, otherwise she would have to go to the fields to do farm work.

There are wheat and rapeseed in the fields now. Although there isn't much to do, we still have to go to the fields to work.

After Wenxi and the others pushed the grain home, they took their own grain back to their rooms and then put some in the kitchen, as long as they replenished the kitchen in time.

After everyone had settled the food supplies, they were all panting heavily. Wenxi smiled helplessly, "How can someone so young be so weak? Just carrying some food supplies and you're already out of breath."

Shen Jiaojiao filled everyone's teacups with water and pushed them in front of them, saying, "Sit down and rest for a while! It's okay to eat dinner a little later tonight, no need to rush."

Wenxi sat down, holding the teacup in both hands, and sipped the hot water slowly. Suddenly remembering something, Wenxi got up and went to the kitchen. After a while, she returned with a plate.

The plate contained six large, round, and red persimmons, which looked very tempting.

"The persimmons I stewed are ready. Try some, but don't eat too many at once, just one is enough," Wen Xi said, placing the plate in the middle of the table.