Soon, Song Jinxiu and the others embarked on their journey home. As for Dazhu, he hadn't found anything in the past few days, and in the end, it was Xia's father who helped him buy a small courtyard.

Brother Dazhu was so shocked that he almost doubted his life, so why did he go out and run for so long by himself?

"Let you experience the gap between the city and the countryside." Song Jinxiu smiled secretly at Brother Dazhu.

"Look, you can't even buy anything with the money now, and you're going to have to find a job in the future?

Therefore, buying a house is just the first step in a long journey, so don’t be discouraged too quickly.

There will be more blows waiting for you in the future." Song Jinxiu said gloatingly.

She was not afraid, because she was now a person with a background. Besides, Xia's mother said that girls should not make themselves too tired, and the most important thing was to live happily.

"That was a great comfort. Don't comfort me again in the future," said Brother Dazhu.

In fact, he hasn't been hit hard recently. It's just that in just a few days, many things have overturned his three views.

He also came into contact with many things that he had never been exposed to before.

No wonder his father wanted him to go out and see the world. He originally thought that he would be the next village chief for the rest of his life.

Oh, now it’s the captain’s turn.

But everyone is used to calling him village chief.

On the other side, as soon as Song Jinxiu left, Xia's mother moved all her things out of the room.

This recognition was too hasty, so she wanted to take advantage of this time to redecorate Song Jinxiu's room. How could a girl's room be so casual?

She had asked Song Jinxiu for her consent on this matter, and Song Jinxiu said it was okay.

Anyway, it's just some clothes and nothing private.

When Song Jinxiu returned to her post, she found that everyone was listless.

After asking the sister next door, I found out that starting from this month, their rations will also be reduced.

"Oh, I can't even survive like this. If I lose more weight, it will kill me."

No matter how much you complain, you still have to work hard. Even if the city reduces its consumption, at least you can still have something to eat.

If I lose my job and go back to the village, that would be like waiting to die.

Last year, there was at least some drizzle, but this year, God didn’t even bother to show any favor. It hasn’t rained at all since last year.

You know, it rains a lot in the south.

The water levels of rivers and wells are dropping day by day.

Everyone works non-stop every day, from morning to night, to create artificial rainfall.

But when a bucket of water was poured into the ground, it disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a dark mark.

If time goes on for a while, you may not even see the watermark.

Day after day, everyone was on the verge of collapse.

The sun shone brightly on the earth overhead.

The crops in the field drooped their heads just like the people.

Few people go out at noon, and staying in the sun for a while will get your skin sunburned.

Everyone changed to working at dawn, going back to rest at noon, and then working from dusk until dark.

Avoiding the scorching sun, it seems to have some effect. At least the water on the land can last longer.

Although everything returned to normal when we woke up the next day, we comforted ourselves by thinking that it had been a night and must have been absorbed by the plants.

A month before the autumn harvest, Song Jinxiu found Xiangxiu again. She was thinner than before.

"He has more goods on hand. Do you want some?" Song Jinxiu said in a low voice.

Xiangxiu's two sisters-in-law each gave birth to a daughter not long ago. Song Jinxiu went to see them. They were very small and seemed to be comparable to Xiangxiu's twins.

Song Jinxiu looked for a while and then left, without accepting their request to keep some food for them.

She knew that the meal she left behind might be enough for them to have several meals.

One person still gave some eggs and brown sugar, just like Xiangxiu's fourth sister-in-law did.

Xiangxiu's eyes lit up. At this moment, no matter what the price of grain was, she would borrow money to buy it, even if it meant borrowing money. After all, everyone really couldn't make ends meet.

She nodded, too excited to speak.

Then, she hesitated again, thought for a while and said, "Xiao Song, I know that what I said was a bit too much. No, I know that what I said was very excessive.

But this time, can you help us buy more? Last year, the village received almost no grain, and the small amount of grain we could sell back to the farmers was only distributed after the spring.

Our family is doing okay because of your help, but everyone in our village is related to each other.

Last year, the oldest uncle in our village starved himself to death in order to save food for his younger generations.

Woohoo! He shared all the steamed bread he got every day with the little kid. This was not known until after he passed away.

Now many elderly people in the village are following the second uncle's example, saying that they want to leave some food for the younger generations.

There are many old men there who held me in their arms when I was a child.

I've said so much just to ask you if you could help us buy some more if possible.

As for money, we can pool it together. Of course, if we don’t have it, that’s okay. After all, I don’t have the ability and can only take care of my own family.

No, I don't mean you or anything, I mean, there are only so many things, it's normal to be unable to take care of them all."

After Xiangxiu finished speaking, she realized that what she said seemed a little wrong and quickly changed her words.

"I," Song Jinxiu said. "Actually, they only gave me a little information this time. I don't know the exact details yet."

"It's okay, I'm very happy that you thought of me, really, thank you.

It would be great if there were more, but if there weren't any, then this is all we can do." Xiangxiu said excitedly, holding Song Jinxiu's hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little ungrateful this time. You've been so kind to both of us, and yet I'm asking for too much from you.

But I just hope there will be more opportunities. If I can really get even a little bit of food for them, they can survive a little longer.

In fact, we are almost out of food at home, and both my parents' and my in-laws' families are lucky to know you.

But my sister-in-law's family and my brother's wife's family can't just watch them starve to death.

So each family contributed two kilograms of grain; we didn’t have any more.”

After the spring, wild vegetables begin to sprout. If everyone is diligent, they will not starve to death.

Many wild vegetables were dug up as soon as they emerged.

Everyone has a firm belief: just hold on and wait for the new grain to arrive.

“I’ll try my best, but I’m going to Beijing in a few months.

Given the current situation, you'd better save as much food as possible." Song Jinxiu said.

Given the general environment, she would help if she could, as long as she had a clear conscience, but they still had to rely on themselves to live the rest of their lives.

"Are you going to Jing City? Oh, that's right." Xiangxiu hugged Song Jinxiu. "Don't worry, everyone is collecting everything edible now."

It’s just that there are more people and less land, so now we have to walk farther every day to dig wild vegetables in deserted places.