Chapter 262 Gossip

Upon hearing this, Li Xu breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a bit of amusement: "You have never seen rice, do you know what rice looks like?"

Their city S does not produce rice.

My daughter has never left S City since she was a child. How could she know about rice?

Ji Yuanyuan explained righteously: "Although I have never seen real rice, I have seen pictures of rice!"

Li Xu smiled and kissed her daughter's face: "Okay, my daughter is smart. She can recognize rice by looking at the picture."

Ji Yuanyuan blinked her eyes. “That old man also told me that the people there were so pitiful, and the water they used to cook instant noodles was full of mud. He wanted me to help them!”

After a pause, she deliberately asked, "Mom, do you think I should help them?"

The flood did not have a big impact on S City. At most, prices rose slightly, and the harvest that year was also affected.

But for several cities in the south, the impact is huge.

Houses collapsed, people were trapped, crops were washed away, livestock drowned...

When carrying out the rescue, many supplies were not in place, and the rescue workers could only save people while going hungry.

There was not enough drinking water, so they could only use muddy water to boil instant noodles.

When Ji Yuanyuan saw the news online, she was thinking: What does noodles made with muddy water taste like? It must be bad, but those people had no choice. It was better to have something to eat than nothing.

"Yes! Of course we should help them!" Li Xu said firmly after hearing Ji Yuanyuan's words!

She said this without any thought.

"Yuanyuan, remember, there is no harm in helping others as much as you can. Your good intentions will surely bear good fruit in the future!" Li Xu whispered.

Ji Yuanyuan nodded vigorously: "I remember mom! So what should we do now?"

After hearing this, Li Xu didn't speak for a long time.

Yes, what should we do?

It is hard to say whether this matter is true or false.

Even if it was true, they had no way to stop it from happening, so they could only provide them with supplies as much as possible.

After a long silence, Li Xu's eyes became more and more determined.

"Tomorrow, Mom will rent a warehouse!" Li Xu said.

Rent a warehouse and stock up some supplies first.

Ji Yuanyuan nodded, secretly admiring her mother's correct decision.

Now it is not only easy to stockpile supplies, but the prices are also cheap.

If a disaster really happens, not only will the prices of all kinds of supplies increase, but you may not be able to buy them even if you have money.

There is no shortage of people in this world who take advantage of national disasters to make money.

They want to help those affected by the disaster, but the money cannot be taken away by those who profit from the national disaster, so they should save as much as possible.

Their power is limited, and they may not be able to help much, but they also want to do their best.

Otherwise, she knew that the flood would happen, but did nothing. She would probably regret it later.

As long as you do it and do it with all your heart, it will be worth it no matter how many people you can help.

Li Xu was very proactive. The next day, he handed the store over to Zhang Kun and went to handle the matter himself.

Of course, no one knew about this except Li Xu and Ji Yuanyuan.

Li Xu used the excuse of enrolling Ji Yuanyuan in a seven-day piano experience class, and took Ji Yuanyuan out early and back late every day.

Zhang Kun just thought that Li Xu took Ji Yuanyuan out to class and didn't think much about it.

Li Xu quickly rented a warehouse and filled the warehouse with stuff.

Instant noodles, bottled water, tents, raincoats, and some emergency medicines...

Whatever Li Xu thought of, he stocked up.

Hoarding these things almost emptied Li Xu's family's savings. But Li Xu didn't feel bad at all, because he could always make the money back.

The seven-day May Day holiday was spent in busyness.

After the holiday, Li Xu's life returned to normal. Except for the numbers on the passbook, nothing seemed to have changed.

After May Day, the rain in S City gradually stopped.

The sun finally came out, and Li Xu took advantage of the fact that no one was in the store in the morning and went home to hang out the bedding and clothes outside to dry.

When I returned to the store, I saw the tricycle from home parked in front of the store.

Li Lei and Li Yong were squatting nearby, and no one knew what they were talking about. Li Yong had a smile on his face, but Li Lei looked calm.

Li Xu hurried forward and asked, "Why did you come here without calling?"

"It's so close, why are you calling? I guess the food in the store is sold out. Come here quickly while the weather is good, so it won't rain again."

Li Yong and Li Lei got up from the ground and followed Li Xu into the house.

Li Xu found a teacup and poured water for the two of them.

"What did you talk about just now? Why are you so happy?" Li Xu asked casually.

After drinking, Li Yong handed the teacup to Li Lei and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

After more than a month, the scar on his face is almost invisible.

"Isn't there a big market in Qili Village today? I went to the market to buy some things and happened to see someone getting married on the road. Can you guess who it is?" Li Yong said, keeping things a secret.

Getting married? Li Xu didn't take it seriously. She cleaned up the empty space next to her so that she could store vegetables later.

"Who is it? From our village? Could it be Dahua?" Li Xu asked casually.

Li Lei was too lazy to listen to his gossip. He put down his teacup and went outside to move the dishes.

Li Yong smiled mysteriously: "I guess you would never guess it's Liang Yufang!"

When he heard this name, Li Xu was stunned for a moment.

Half a year has passed since Liang Yufang last acted like a troublemaker.

She sighed, "She has been quiet for the past six months. Who did she marry? That Xiao Liu, Xiao Wang, or Xiao Zhang?"

It happened so long ago that she had forgotten the last names of the two men.

I only remember one was a gentle man wearing glasses and the other was a little fat.

Li Yong sneered when he heard this: "She wants to act like a demon, but her father won't let her!"

Seeing Li Lei moving the vegetables by himself, he rolled up his sleeves and worked while talking.

"Her father became hard-hearted after what happened. I heard that he became a completely different person. He stayed at home for the past six months and didn't go anywhere. Whenever Liang Yufang and her son did something naughty, he would beat them with a stick. Now Liang Yufang has married an obedient man, and Liang Yuqiang doesn't dare to bully others at home anymore."

Li Xu was a little surprised and asked, "How did you know?"

Li Yong immediately said: "I heard from others that our two villages are so close, how could any news not be transmitted?"

Besides, who wouldn't know about the mess between their family and Liang Yufang's family? If they didn't tell their family members about the news, it would be a joke!

(End of this chapter)