Xiao Yunying was preoccupied with the blizzard and didn't see Luo Sheng standing to the side, looking at her resentfully like a grumbling woman because he felt ignored since he couldn't get a word in edgewise.

She walked straight past Luo Sheng, returned to the kitchen, made sure no one was inside, and then took out sacks of grain, filling them with several sacks of rice and flour from the supermarket.

She thought for a moment, then took out eggs, pork, and some vegetables that could be stored for a long time, piling them all over the floor.

When she came out of the kitchen, she found Luo Sheng standing in the yard. As she passed by, she asked, "Why aren't you going inside? It's so cold."

Luo Sheng looked at her resentfully. It was because when he wanted to follow her into the kitchen, he was startled to see her carrying things out of thin air. Afraid of being seen by others, he could only come out to keep an eye on people for her.

But he didn't say it directly: "I'm feeling restless, so I came out to cool off."

Xiao Yunying didn't think much of it: "It's a bit hot inside. You can open the door to let in some fresh air. Don't stand here, or you'll get cold."

Seeing that she cared about him, Luo Yong's mood improved again: "It's okay, I'll go in in a bit."

"Then do as you please. I'm going to visit my parents. I'll be back in a bit."

"I'll go with you."

"No need, I can go by myself."

After saying that, Xiao Yunying hurriedly left the gate. She went back to her parents' home and first asked her two older brothers to hitch up an oxcart to her house to move things, leaving the two brothers completely confused.

"Bring all the grain, vegetables, and meat from the center of the kitchen over."

Xiao Shan Hai came out when he heard the noise and asked, "What's wrong, girl? Why are you suddenly giving us food?"

Xiao Yunying said, "Father, I'll talk to you in a bit. First, have my brother go to my house and bring the grain over."

Seeing her serious expression, Xiao Shanhai did not refuse: "You two hitch up the oxcart and go and bring it back. Listen to your sister first, and we'll talk about it after we get the things back."

Mu Lianrong said, "Let's go inside first, it's cold outside."

Xiao Yunying followed her parents into the house and told them directly about the blizzard. She also said that this matter should not be widely publicized, otherwise, if it got out that the news came from her, she would be in deep trouble.

"The grain stores in the city probably don't have much grain left. Luckily, I had stored a lot of grain before. Yuancheng said he would be transporting a batch of grain over tomorrow, and we'll bring it here together. Dad, you can distribute it to our relatives and friends at the same price as grain in the city."

When Xiao Shanhai heard her say that, his expression also became serious: "No wonder I saw that the price of grain had risen a lot when I went to the city to sell wild game a few days ago. The cheapest black flour was eight coins a pound. I felt something was wrong at the time, so I bought more grain. Sure enough, I heard today that it has risen to ten coins a pound."

Xiao Yunying said, "I asked my elder brother to keep the grain that my parents brought today for themselves, and then my father will distribute it to others when it arrives tomorrow."

Xiao Shanhai was thinking about something else: "Daughter, you told me not to make a fuss, but once the grain distribution starts, people will inevitably ask why. If we don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid not many people will buy this high-priced grain."

Xiao Yunying thought for a moment: "Then we can only find the village chief. He is the most authoritative person in the village. Only if he explains will the villagers listen."

Dad must make it clear to the village chief and to all the villagers that there isn't much grain stored in the city, and if this gets out, everyone will rush to grab grain, and he might not be able to get any.

Furthermore, if a riot is caused, the authorities will definitely hold those responsible accountable, which could really cost you your life.

Don't think you'll get away with it just because you put all the blame on me. You've all heard of the crime of implicating nine generations of one's family, so don't spread lies around, and especially don't spread them to other villages.

"It's best to hurry to the city and buy some food. Judging from the dark clouds, it's going to snow heavily in the next couple of days. If the snow blocks the roads, we'll really be starving."

People are selfish. If you're just a bystander watching the spectacle, you won't think anything of what happens.

But once it involves themselves, they don't need anyone else to remind them; they can do everything they can to control their words and actions.

Xiao Yunying's sister-in-law, Zhang, looked worried: "This... what should we do? My family certainly doesn't have much food left."

Her family was poor, and they usually bought half a month's worth of food at a time, and then bought another half month's worth after they finished that. They didn't know how much food they had left.

Xiao Yunying was also a daughter who had married out of the family, so she naturally understood her sister-in-law's worries about her family.

"How about this, when my eldest and second brothers come back in a while, I'll have them go to my place and fetch another oxcart."

Divide the things we brought back from my house into a small group, and have my eldest and second eldest brothers work a little harder to deliver the grain to their parents' homes overnight. Just say... just say it's almost Chinese New Year and these are New Year's gifts prepared in advance.

Even if this snow lasts a long time, it shouldn't exceed a month. Preparing a month's worth of food should be enough.

Oh, and don't forget to remind both families to reinforce their houses to prevent them from collapsing under the weight of the snow.

Zhang was a sentimental person, and upon hearing this, her eyes immediately reddened: "Yunying, on behalf of the family, thank you."

"Sister-in-law, don't be so polite. We're all family, it's only right that we look after each other."

Xiao Shanhai felt gratified that his once somewhat spoiled and willful daughter had truly grown up, become sensible, and grown into a kind and excellent child.

Xiao Yunying said everything she needed to say. After thinking for a moment and finding nothing else, she went out with Xiao Shanhai. One of them went to find the village chief, and the other went to the farmhand to give him some instructions.

On the way back from the farmhand's place, I made a stop at the Yang family's house. I told them about the upcoming blizzard and that there might be a food shortage for a while. I told them not to hesitate to come to her house if they needed anything.

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