After hearing what the two waiters said, Feng Lingyu's face became heavy.
The snowstorm the waiter mentioned was probably the one she encountered shortly after entering the primitive jungle.
That being said, not long after she left, Danyang City suffered a snowstorm.
I don’t know how Xiaotao and the others are doing now.
Since it's like this in the city, it shouldn't be easy in the countryside either.
After coming out of the state-owned restaurant, Feng Lingyu immediately said, "Huaiyu, I'll go back first. You go into the village by yourself. We'll go our separate ways."
"Okay, be careful by yourself." Shen Huaiyu knew that she was worried about the situation at home, so he advised.
The situation in Danyang City is so serious now that there is no guarantee that there won’t be people who will take the risk of robbing on the road, so it is better to be careful.
"I understand. You should be careful too."
Feng Lingyu left in a hurry.
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Qingshan Village.
Gao Xiaotao was squatting in the kitchen adding charcoal.
She rubbed her hands and breathed a few times. The weather was too cold. She had just gone out to shovel the snow in the yard, and in just a few minutes her hands were frozen red.
Fortunately, Xiaoyu left enough charcoal when she left, so the house can still remain heated. As long as they don't go out, they won't get cold.
Now many families in the village have burned out the firewood they prepared in the fall, so they have to go up the mountain to chop firewood in the severe cold.
Many people in the village caught colds, and the cold medicine in the clinic had long been sold out. Fortunately, there were still some medicinal herbs left from the previous sale in the village. The barefoot doctor Ma Dafu used those herbs to boil a big pot of medicine to give to the villagers to drive away the cold and prevent colds.
Sun Yiming and Zhao Nanshan originally had enough charcoal stored, but because the weather was too cold this year, the demand for charcoal increased dramatically, and the charcoal they had stored was no longer enough.
In addition, the city was also hit by a disaster, so even if they had money, they had nowhere to sell charcoal. In desperation, the two of them negotiated with Gao Xiaotao and bought some charcoal from her. Of course, they paid the market price.
As for Shi Wenhao and his men, there was no need for anyone to worry. Even if there was not enough charcoal, the two big men, Wang Li and He Bin, could pick up enough firewood by going up the mountain every day.
"Xiao Tao, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Gao Xiaotao hadn't come out of the kitchen for a long time, Shen Huaiqing thought that Sister Xiaotao had carbon monoxide poisoning.
"I'm fine. I'm just wondering how Xiaoyu is doing now. I don't know when she will come back." Gao Xiaotao said with a frown.
"Sister Xiaoyu is so powerful, she will definitely be fine." Shen Huaiqing was also worried, but he still comforted Gao Xiaotao warmly.
Gao Xiaotao brushed off the carbon dust on her hands and stood up. "What do you want to eat for lunch today?"
"We still have a lot of dumplings left, so let's eat them." Shen Huaiqing thought for a moment and said.
It is very convenient to eat dumplings. Just boil water and cook them in a pot.
"Okay, let's eat dumplings today."
After saying that, Gao Xiaotao picked up a small stove and went into the house.
Ever since the granary in the city was destroyed, a batch of grain had been forcibly requisitioned from the village. The villagers' originally surplus grain was now just enough to eat.
Moreover, next year's harvest is still uncertain, so no one dares to eat too much. Many families have now resorted to eating only two meals a day.
In order to keep a low profile and avoid attracting attention, Gao Xiaotao cooked in the house during the day to prevent smoke from coming out of the kitchen chimney and being seen by others.
After all, everyone’s life is hard now, and your family is the only one that eats out three meals a day. Isn’t that obviously going to make people jealous?
"People in the village are having a hard time right now, so we need to keep a low profile, or else it will be bad if others ask us to borrow food."
"I know." Shen Huaiqing replied.
The village just experienced a farce a few days ago.
The family of a young daughter-in-law came to borrow grain. This year, Qingshan Village had a good harvest, and this was something known to several nearby villages.
Originally, Qingshan Village had surplus grain, so they would have lent it. But now because of things happening in the city, everyone can't even get enough to eat, so how could they be willing to lend out grain?
The young bride's family cried and begged outside the door for a long time, but her husband's family refused to give in.
This caused those people outside to yell and curse wildly, saying that the people of Qingshan Village were cold-blooded and did not help others in need.
The young wife was in a very difficult situation. On one side were her own parents, and on the other were her husband and children. Her in-laws said that if she dared to give them food, she would have to leave.
Under such circumstances, how could she dare to provide food?
The farce of this family also served as a wake-up call to the villagers. After returning home, they warned their daughters-in-law not to steal food to support their families.
This loophole cannot be opened. Once it is opened, countless people will come to Qingshan Village to borrow food.
Who doesn’t have a few poor relatives?
You lent money to this company, so will you lend money to the other ones?
This kind of thing is hard to explain.
Sun Yiming and his companions have also become much more low-key. When Gao Xiaotao met him a few days ago, she found that he had lost a lot of weight. It was obvious that he was intentionally eating less, and he was not much different from the other villagers.
Gao Xiaotao knew the seriousness of the matter and no longer went out during the day for fear of meeting the villagers.
Now she just went to Shi Wenhao's place every night and came back after delivering the soup.
Also, I would go to the cowshed every now and then to see if Grandpa Shen was missing anything.
Apart from this, Gao Xiaotao and Shen Huaiqing stayed at home and rarely went out.
Yang Jianguo did come to the house. He asked about Feng Lingyu, but Gao Xiaotao sent him away, saying that Xiaoyu was sleeping.
The situation in the village is not good now, Yang Jianguo is very busy and he has no time to come and ask again.
So, until now, the news of Feng Lingyu's absence has been kept well hidden.
After Gao Xiaotao and Shen Huaiqing finished their meal, they went about their own business.
Shen Huaiqing's daily schedule is full of homework, and now is his time to practice calligraphy.
Gao Xiaotao was thinking about the radishes in the yard. She could never finish eating all the fresh radishes, so she planned to make some pickled radishes and dried radishes.
It seemed like a peaceful scene, but suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Gao Xiaotao asked loudly.
As he spoke, he winked at Shen Huaiqing, asking him to put away all the food and drinks in the house.
Shen Huaiqing understood immediately.
Who would come to them at this time?
"It's me, Xiaotao, the eldest granddaughter-in-law of your grandfather Wang. I have something to talk to you about. Can you please open the door for me?" A timid female voice with a rural accent sounded, with some trepidation in her voice.
Gao Xiaotao frowned. She still remembered this person.
When Xiaoyu first came back from Beijing, she brought a lot of things, all of which were gifts for everyone.
Gao Xiaotao thought of the little great-grandson of Grandpa Wang who had no milk to drink and looked skinny and like a big-headed baby, so pitiful that she mentioned it to Xiaoyu.
Then Xiaoyu asked her to send a can of milk powder over for the child. As a result, the second grandson's wife of the Wang family made a scene because of the can of milk powder.
Although Gao Xiaotao didn't like the aggressive and opportunistic nature of the Wang family's second granddaughter-in-law, she didn't have a good impression of the eldest granddaughter-in-law either.
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