Chapter 427: The Food is Running Out
Wan Qinglan always loved to join in the fun, but when he saw this group of skinny and pale country folk, he didn't dare to join in for a moment.
The three stood in the distance. Wan Qinglan said hesitantly, "Who are these people? Can't you just talk it out calmly?"
Huang Binbin glanced at her and said with a wry smile, "Qinglan, you are the only child of your parents. There are few people in your family, and they have always had income. Naturally, they don't understand the sufferings of ordinary people. As far as I know, many families in the countryside have begun to run out of food."
Wan Qinglan's face was filled with disbelief: "No food? Is it that serious?"
How could it not be serious? Gu Yuehuai replied in his mind.
Although the food shortage in the previous life did not cause anyone to starve to death, many families in the countryside began to dig grass roots to fill their stomachs, and all the edible things in the mountains were stripped away. The situation in the Dalaozi Production Brigade was better, also because of the yam beans they dug up two months before the New Year.
In fact, the situation is far more serious than they see. Since the county does nothing, ordinary people can only report the situation through the Mass Daily. It seems that the letters of complaint have not been taken seriously, which leads to collective protests.
Spring plowing will start soon, and when the wheat seedlings turn yellow in summer, there will be another locust plague. The disaster will not be serious, but the grain production will still be reduced a lot.
Huang Binbin spread his hands and said, "We received a lot of complaints during the period before and after the New Year, but no one cared when we reported them to the county."
"How can this be? What era is this? We can't let people go hungry?" Wan Qinglan glared, a little annoyed. Looking at this group of people protesting against food shortage, he felt a sense of sadness as if he could empathize with them.
Huang Binbin shook his head: "What can we do? We at the Masses Daily can do nothing about matters that are controlled by the higher-ups."
Bai Mei trotted over, panting heavily: "Sorry, I got off work late and kept you waiting."
Wan Qinglan waved his hand and pointed at the chaotic scene in front of the Masses Daily.
Bai Mei looked over and couldn't help but frown. After listening to the explanation, she realized that the protest was caused by food shortage. She was speechless.
When she was at the Bai family, she didn't have enough to eat every day, but since she married Gu Tinghuai, she has never been hungry again, and she eats fine grains every day, which makes it difficult for her to care whether others are not having enough to eat.
Bai Mei looked at Gu Yuehuai and said anxiously, "Is everything okay?"
Gu Yuehuai shook his head. Based on his experience in his previous life, as long as no one died, it was not a big deal.
Several people stood here and watched Wei Luo comfort the people. After an unknown amount of time, the people finally dispersed, looking back every few steps.
Wan Qinglan ran over quickly. Seeing Wei Luo's gloomy face, he didn't dare to ask any questions. He just whispered, "Editor-in-chief, what happened? What did you promise them? Why are they willing to go back?"
Wei Luo picked up his bag and said, "I won't go to night school. I'm going to the county revolutionary committee compound."
After saying that, he hurried away without waiting for Wan Qinglan to ask any more questions.
Huang Binbin urged, "Let's go quickly. Since the editor-in-chief has gone, he must have his own way. Besides, this matter is not something that small employees like us can handle. The night school is about to close."
Wan Qinglan glanced at him and nodded helplessly.
Tonight was Li Xiangqian's class. When Gu Yuehuai and the other two arrived, the class was already halfway through. Fortunately, nothing happened in the middle. After class, Wan Qinglan walked up to Li Xiangqian and whispered a few words to him before pulling Gu Yuehuai away.
However, Zhong Ling, who had always been sticking to Li Xiangqian, looked at Wan Qinglan with a hint of hostility.
"I don't know what's going on with the editor-in-chief. Will the county agree to allocate grain?" Wan Qinglan frowned, looking a little worried.
Gu Yuehuai looked at Wan Qinglan who was unaware of anything and said, "Stay away from Li Xiangqian."
"Hmm?" Wan Qinglan was stunned for a moment. When she realized what Gu Yuehuai said, she was speechless: "I just said a few more words to him tonight. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would abandon my partner and choose another one!"
Gu Yuehuai shook his head: "That's not what I'm talking about. Zhong Ling is not a good person."
Wan Qinglan was not stupid. She knew what she meant as soon as she heard it. She turned her head and glanced at Zhong Ling who was standing with Li Xiangqian. Although she was not beautiful, she had a good temperament and knew how to dress up. The two of them looked very well matched when standing together.
She shrugged, her tone somewhat nonchalant: "She's so petty? Tsk."
"Hong Kong people have always looked down on mainlanders. The fact that she came here to be a night school teacher just for Li Xiangqian should give you an idea of her character. Perhaps Li Xiangqian is more important to her than anything else. So, don't approach this person rashly."
Gu Yuehuai's voice was calm, with a hint of caution.
Her five senses are far superior to those of ordinary people, and she can see Zhong Ling's malice towards any woman who appears around Li Xiangqian.
"Okay, I got it, I got it." Wan Qinglan responded repeatedly, but from her expression it was clear that she didn't take it to heart.
Gu Yuehuai didn't say anything more. She herself was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs. She gave a few more reminders because she had a better relationship with Wan Qinglan. However, if Wan Qinglan didn't listen, there was nothing she could do.
After leaving the library, Wan Qinglan said hello to Gu Yuehuai and Bai Mei, and left with Huang Binbin who had been waiting outside.
Gu Yuehuai and Bai Mei didn't move, they just stood at the gate of the night school waiting for Gu Tinghuai to come and pick them up.
"Did Zhang Yue'er's parents go to the hospital to make a scene?" Gu Yuehuai asked after a moment of silence.
Bai Mei was slightly surprised, not understanding why Gu Yuehuai mentioned her again. After thinking for a while, she said, "No, I heard that the hospital paid a sum of money as compensation. Zhang Yue'er has more than one child, but her parents have never come again."
Gu Yuehuai nodded and said nothing more.
The two waited for a while before Gu Tinghuai came over with a flashlight.
Bai Mei looked up and down and asked with concern: "Why did you come so late? Did anything happen on the way?"
Gu Tinghuai waved his hand: "It's okay, let's go home."
As the three of them talked, they left the commune. On the way back, they were not idle either, as they mentioned their visit to Qin's house today.
"Nannan, Lin...Lin Jinshu invited our family to go to the state-owned restaurant tomorrow. He said that he and Guan Tong, the one that the second son had booked, should have a meal together and talk it out. After all, the betrothal gift has been paid, and we can't fall out just because of this."
"Look, if you don't want to go then don't go. I'm just telling you."
Gu Tinghuai didn't want to hide it from Gu Yuehuai, even though she might not want to hear about Gu Ruihuai.
Gu Yuehuai shook his head, his expression calm: "I won't go, you guys can do whatever you want."
"Okay, Xiaomei, how about you go there tomorrow?" Gu Tinghuai nodded and turned to look at Bai Mei. Although their family had a cold relationship with Lin Jinshu, she was his mother after all, and he had to meet her after getting married.
Bai Mei naturally knew this. She was a little nervous and nodded softly.
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