Madam Ma was so angry at the three aunts and nieces whispering to each other that she wanted to grind her teeth to dust, but she dared not say anything more or lay a hand on them.

Those two old geezers are inhuman! How can they be so stingy with food for their own sons and grandsons, yet so generous to outsiders?

But no matter how much she hated it, it was no use. Chen had hidden the grain very well; their room was locked with two big locks, so even if she wanted to steal some grain, she couldn't.

That night, Jiang Qinyu put the two children to sleep, but she herself lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Only then did she have time to properly sort out her current situation and what she should do in the future.

The Dai Viet Kingdom is located in the northwest of the entire continent, and Yong Son County, where Dinh Thu village is located, is in Ngoc Khang Prefecture in the northwest of Dai Viet. Due to the climate, Ngoc Khang Prefecture is not very rich in resources.

After three years of drought, the entire Yukang Prefecture began to suffer from poverty. Strangely, the imperial court did nothing this time, and no news came down from above. Under pressure to survive, the people began to seek refuge with relatives or flee the famine in various places.

Jiang Qinyu would never flee the famine, but in chaotic times, human life is as worthless as grass, and she cannot live alone. Therefore, binding herself with the people of Dingshui Village has become her only option at present.

However, due to the drought, it seems unlikely that there will be any harvest from the land this year, and food and water have become the biggest problems at present.

Jiang Qinyu opened the system in her mind and looked at the flashing green dots on the map provided by the system, and sighed inwardly.

Let's not think too much about it. Let's exploit the bug first to find more food and water for everyone!

The next morning, Jiang Qinyu handed the two children over to Chen and went to the village chief's house.