Originally, the village chief's family was somewhat worried that the Wang family would look down on them because the marriage was proposed by the woman's family.
Seeing Wang Xiaojiang's face turn almost liver-colored, yet still looking like he wanted to prove himself, they were relieved.
"Uncle Chen, Aunt Chen, I know I'm not good enough for Lan Hua, but I promise I'll treat her well from now on and I'll never let her suffer any grievances..." After saying that, she secretly glanced at the little girl standing behind the village chief and his wife with her head down.
Upon hearing Wang Xiaojiang's words, the village chief and his wife exchanged another glance, their eyes filled with satisfaction.
The two then turned to look at Lan Hua, who was blushing shyly, and asked with a smile, "Lan'er, what do you think?"
At this moment, Lan Hua's face was also flushed red. She shouldn't have been here, but she couldn't help being curious and wanted to hear what Wang Xiaojiang would have to say.
Now, hearing her parents directly ask for her opinion in front of Xiao Jiang, she was even more embarrassed. But thinking that she could marry Xiao Jiang in the future, she quickly nodded.
Seeing how quickly their daughter nodded, the village chief and his wife couldn't help but think to themselves, "Girl, couldn't you at least show a little bit of restraint?"
Seeing this, Wang Xiaojiang was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.
Seeing this, the village chief stood up and gently patted Wang Xiaojiang on the shoulder, saying, "Alright, if that's the case, then it's settled. Go back and discuss it with your mother, find a matchmaker to propose marriage, and then we'll choose an auspicious day to get it done."
Wang Xiaojiang readily agreed, nodding that it was enough for the chicks to peck at the rice. After thanking the village chief, he hurriedly pulled Tong Zhanggui and tried to run outside. Tong Zhanggui wanted to say a few words to the village chief, but he was pulled so hard that he almost fell to the ground.
The village chief and his wife looked at the people who were leaving in a hurry, exchanged a glance, and both breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves that they had finally put their minds at ease.
Lan Hua watched Wang Xiaojiang's departing figure, her eyes filled with anticipation and happiness.
Knowing that Han Yiyi and her team had already brought rice, everyone rushed to her house. Seeing that the rice wasn't enough, Han Yiyi secretly went into the kitchen and exchanged another fifty jin from the system.
Huang Dachuan also brought mushrooms to exchange for them. Seeing Huang Dachuan, who was obviously more disheveled and thinner than before, with exhaustion in his eyes, Han Yi hesitated for a moment, but still accepted his mushrooms.
Seeing that Han Yiyi had accepted his mushrooms, Huang Dachuan's eyes showed some complicated emotions. After taking the rice, he only whispered a thank you and then turned and left.
Watching the departing figure, Han Yiyi's eyes darkened, but she didn't say anything.
The next morning, as soon as Han Yiyi got up, she heard Aunt Zhang's anxious voice outside the door.
"Yi-yi, Yi-yi, something terrible has happened! Everyone's fighting over mushrooms on the back hill! Go check it out quickly..."
Upon hearing this voice, Han Yiyi, who was halfway through a yawn, was startled awake.
When I arrived at the back mountain with Aunt Zhang, I learned that it turned out that two families had gotten into a fight over a mushroom that had fallen on the ground. They were fighting so badly that they were bleeding.
Normally, people wouldn't fight over one or two mushrooms, but nowadays they value these mushrooms more than their own lives.
When the two families saw Han Yiyi arrive, they stopped fighting and began to explain their reasons.
Han Yiyi was quite overwhelmed when she heard both families arguing that they were right and wrong. She didn't know how to handle this kind of conflict.
Actually, this kind of thing would normally be the village chief's business, but this is a special case. After all, Han Yiyi is the one harvesting the mushrooms, and her house is the closest to the back mountain, so Aunt Zhang went directly to her, thinking that the two families would definitely stop fighting because of Han Yiyi.
If Han Yiyi knew what Aunt Zhang was thinking, she would definitely roll her eyes inwardly and ask Aunt Zhang what face she had.
However, after Han Yiyi arrived, the two families did stop fighting, but they stopped using their hands and started using their mouths instead.
Han Yiyi was getting a headache from the two families arguing. Even her attempts to mediate were being drowned out by both sides. Seeing that the argument was about to escalate into a physical fight, Han Yiyi shouted directly.
“If you two continue arguing, we will not accept any more mushrooms from either of your families. If I find out that either of you has fought or argued over mushroom picking, we will not accept any mushrooms from that family…”
Upon hearing Han Yiyi's name, both families immediately shut up, picked up their baskets, and quickly left.
In fact, Han Yiyi knew that the mushrooms on the back mountain were limited, and the rice couldn't be changed all the time. As she watched them leave, her eyes flickered, and she turned and went home.
Looking at Han Yiyi, who had been silent with her head down since returning, Yun Xiao couldn't help but ask.
"But I have something on my mind..."
“Zhushan Village is located by the mountains, and people can pick mushrooms and wild vegetables to fill their stomachs. Nowadays, they will spend a lot of money for a little mushroom. What would it be like if there were no mushrooms to pick and no wild vegetables to eat…”
What's going on? With the floods and those unscrupulous grain shops taking advantage of the situation to raise rice prices and profit from the national crisis.
It's likely that ordinary people sell their children, and in severe cases, they might even resort to cannibalism. However, Yun Xiao was worried that Han Yiyi would feel even worse if she heard these things, so he didn't mention them. Instead, he spoke softly.
“You have done very well. You are not a god and cannot help them all. These matters are being handled by the court. Don’t think about it so much…”
At this point, Yun Xiao admitted that Han Yiyi was not a deity.
Actually, compared to other places, the situation in Zhushan Village is much better now. At least they not only have mushrooms and wild vegetables to eat, but now Han Yiyi is also exchanging rice for them. Even if they can't eat their fill, at least they won't starve to death.
Hearing Yun Xiao's words, the heaviness in Han Yiyi's eyes did not lessen, but she spoke softly again.
"Perhaps, I can do more..."
As soon as Han Yiyi finished speaking, Yun Xiao saw a bunch of "grass" suddenly appear in front of him. Hmm, no, it didn't seem like grass. The leaves were obviously much larger than those of this grass. He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"What, what is this..."
"Sweet potatoes, sweet potato seedlings..."
"Food..." Yun Xiao thought to himself, "This doesn't seem as filling as rice."
"It's edible, but not now. This can be grown; it has a high yield and a short growth cycle. With this, everyone will no longer have to worry about going hungry..."
"If we plant them now, when will we be able to eat them...?"
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