Huang Cuifen, now inside the house, is hoping that they will receive the letter soon, rescue her husband, and then take them to the city to live a better life.

Even Wei Dani felt indignant. Her father was so biased. She thought it would be so much better if Erni were gone.

Not a single member of the family shed a tear for Wei Erni, fearing that the matter would cause trouble if it got out, and more so, they felt it was bad luck.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, the loudspeaker blared.

"Mother, is there no food left in the house?" Su Nianyou searched the kitchen and found that she had burned the little food that was left last night.

She searched the entire kitchen but couldn't find any food, so she had no choice but to go inside and ask Huang Cuifen for some.

She had to go to the cowshed later, and how could she do such tiring work without eating enough? So she got up early in the morning to cook herself a hearty meal.

"There was a week's worth of food in the kitchen, how could it be gone?" Huang Cuifen cooked the meal yesterday morning, how could she not know what kind of food she took?

"It's all gone, it's completely clean. Mom, hurry up and bring out the grain, everyone has to go to work soon." Su Nianyou rolled her eyes.

What can that little bit of grain do? She knew her father-in-law must have hidden some grain, otherwise why would the disciplinary office have been watching him?

This might fool outsiders, but only her father-in-law knows how much grain the family actually has.

“There’s no food left at home. Go open the cellar door. There’s half a bag of dried melon inside. It’s from last year. See if it’s still edible.”

Huang Cuifen knew that the family's food supply wouldn't last long, but she didn't expect it to run out so quickly. Last night, she had only drunk some malted milk powder and had a few mung bean cakes.

That was what she had saved up over the years, and now she didn't have anything good left to make up for it, so she couldn't give it away.

Su Nianyou took the key and went to the cellar. It was empty, with nothing inside except for a half-sack of dried sweet potatoes that had grown mold.

"How are we supposed to eat this? That old hag must have hidden all the good stuff. She just lies in the house all day waiting to be served. How come she's not dead?"

Su Nianyou cursed a few times, then washed the dried sweet potatoes and picked a lot of vegetable leaves from her private plot.

Eating only vegetables didn't satisfy my hunger, so I could only eat a few pieces of those moldy dried sweet potatoes.

"Where are you going?" Su Nianyou asked curiously as Wei Baidao left after finishing his meal, still carrying some food in his hand. "When did he become so enthusiastic about work?"

"Mind your own business. Go to the cowshed and stay there quietly." Of course, Wei Baidao wouldn't tell Su Nianyou, otherwise she would go crazy and ruin his plans again.

He dared not take the main road of the brigade, but instead took the mountain road to the commune, thus avoiding the brigade headquarters assembly point.

"Wei Lao Er, why are you here again?" The captain was anxious when he saw Wei Lao Er among the assembled people. Why wouldn't this kid listen to advice?

"Captain, I came to tell you that my wife is planning to go to Luzha Brigade today. I was hoping to work a little longer."

“I told my wife that you said all the brigades are harvesting now, and the propaganda slogans are the most important thing at this time.”

"Upon hearing this, she decided to set off earlier, visit more brigades each day, and complete the tasks assigned by the higher-ups as quickly as possible. I'll borrow a bicycle while I'm at it."

Wei Baichuan's words were brilliant, showing that he was also thinking about the autumn harvest.

They were obedient and knew the importance of the propaganda slogans, so they had to go to other brigades to work first.

Finally, he casually mentioned borrowing a bicycle, but the claim that he would have to run to several different districts in a day was just a figure of speech.

They want others to think that their job isn't easy either, that they're always on the go.

"Okay, okay, alright. The bicycles are in the brigade headquarters. Go ride them yourself. Don't rush. Just make sure you complete the task carefully."

The brigade leader felt relieved after hearing Wei Lao Er's words. He knew that Su Zhiqing took everything he said seriously, and that the two of them were sensible.

Wei Baichuan rode away on his bike. He came so early today to take advantage of everyone's presence and express their opinions.

According to his wife's wishes, he would not participate in the subsequent autumn harvest.

However, they also needed to let others know they were busy, so they borrowed a bicycle while the team leader was still there.

Otherwise, if he comes to borrow a bicycle when everyone is busy, many people will be envious.

Wei Baichuan used to not care about these things because he thought they didn't matter, but he saw everything his wife did.

His wife is very smart, and he can't let her down.

When Wei Baichuan got home, he saw that his wife was still asleep, so he prepared to cook some porridge first.

We went far today, and there's still an annoying guy in Luzha Brigade who doesn't plan to stay there for dinner.

They have to bring their own lunch, otherwise they definitely won't be back by noon.

Fortunately, my wife has a baby, so I can just bring a bundle to make it look like a baby.

Suti has now developed the habit of waking up early, and can't fall back asleep once it's time.

"Baichuan, you even borrowed the bikes?" Suti saw the bicycles parked in the yard as soon as she got up.

She has the ticket and the money. After a while, they will buy a car themselves and say that they sent it back when they leave. They will then put it in their space and take it with them.

"Wife, you're awake? I just finished cooking porridge." Wei Baichuan finished washing yesterday's clothes and fed the chickens.

These chickens were chicks that the old Party Secretary's wife got for them.

Wei Baichuan planned to feed the chicken for a while and then kill it to nourish his wife, as she preferred chicken to eggs.

If his wife hadn't forbidden him from going into the mountains, he could have hunted some pheasants.

Thinking back to those two pheasants last time, I should never have left them for those people.

"I'll wash up first, and then I'll make some scallion pancakes to take with me for lunch." Su Ti thought that most of the cooked food in the space was already gone.

There are only a few steamed buns and dumplings left. Let's leave those for now and make something else to take with us.

"Okay." Wei Baichuan habitually fetched water for his wife, and had no objection to what she said about cakes.

He had never eaten it before, but when his wife cooked, nothing was bad.

After washing up, Suti kneaded dough to make pancakes, and also packed some shrimp paste that she had bought from the commune last time.

"Let's bring a basket, at least we can make a show of it." Suti put the finished cakes into his spatial storage, but he still wanted to carry the paint in the basket.

"I'm all prepared. I even brought a bundle, so no one will suspect anything when I take it out."

Wei Baichuan not only carried a basket on his back, but also a bundle stuffed with his old cotton-padded jacket, which looked bulging.

"So smart." Suti gave the person a thumbs up, and the two of them finished breakfast affectionately and set off.

Luzha Brigade is quite far, located to the south and north of Yangliu Brigade, but fortunately it only takes less than an hour to get there by bicycle.

The road was so bumpy that even though Wei Baichuan had put a lot of clothes under her clothes, her bottom still went numb from all the jolting.

When they arrived at their destination, it took her a long time to recover after getting out of the car.

"I'm going to find the brigade leader. Honey, you wait here for a while." Wei Baichuan knew that all the brigades were busy with the autumn harvest and that everyone should be in the fields.