Facing the puzzled looks of Xia Huiyin and Xia Shige, grandma sighed: "You two are both young and have not experienced the days before... If it were in the past, this would happen from time to time..."
In the days of famine in the past, the country had not yet been built as strong as it is today. There were no factories to make so many sand vine cakes in a unified manner, and there was no ability to transport supplies to various stations in a short period of time.
The starving victims in the disaster areas had no choice but to flee everywhere. Wherever they went, they ate up all the grass roots and tree barks, and dug up all the Guanyin soil in the ground. Many people survived by eating people...
Grandma Liu also told everyone about the past. Her ancestors were big landlords. One day, a cow was lost in their family. In that era, cows were very precious, so Grandma Liu's grandfather took his servants to go door to door to look for the cow.
When passing by a poor family, Grandma Liu's grandfather smelled the aroma of meat in the house, and he concluded that his cow was stolen and killed and eaten by the poor family.
Grandma Liu's great-grandmother angrily rushed in with the servants.
Seeing this, the poor family hurried forward to stop them and not let them get close to the pot in their home.
But Grandma Liu’s grandfather had sharp eyes—he saw clearly that there was a child boiling in the pot…
After that, Grandma Liu's grandfather returned home with his servants. From then on, he never mentioned the lost cow again.
Listening to the two old men talking about the past, Xia Shige felt a little sour in his nose.
From ancient times to the present, it has been very difficult for ordinary people to come this far. Xia Shige hopes that this disaster will end soon so that more people can survive.
After a while, Xia Guocheng also came, and the family prepared to eat.
Knowing that Xia Shige and Xia Huiyin couldn't eat meat all day, Grandma Liu and grandma simply put the stewed ribs in the refrigerator and made a few light vegetarian meals.
They also specially added two dishes, spicy and sour shredded potatoes and vinegar-fried vegetables. Although these two dishes look simple, they are both sour and appetizing, with a crisp taste and can really stimulate people's appetite.
Guo Xiaoxia Shige finished a big bowl of rice porridge with these two dishes.
Just when the family had finished eating and clearing away the dishes, the doorbell of the villa suddenly rang.
Xia Shige hurried to open the door and saw from the screen that Zhou Ran and several bodyguards were standing outside the door.
Xia Shige opened the door with some confusion and asked, "It's so late, what do you want?"
Zhou Ran said to Xia Shige with a polite smile on his face, "Experts predict that the temperature will drop significantly in the near future, and it may even snow. I'm worried that you don't have enough supplies to keep warm... It just so happens that the company has a batch of welfare supplies, so I'll send some to you."
The bodyguards behind him were carrying large bags that were bulging with things that looked like rolled-up quilts and blankets.
Seeing this, Xia Shige quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I already have these things at home. Besides, I'm already embarrassed to ask you to advance me the renovation fee, so how can I accept these things from you?"
But no matter how Xia Shige refused, Zhou Ran insisted: "Just accept it..."
Seeing this, Xia Shige could only thank Zhou Ran, then turned sideways and let the bodyguard deliver the things into the villa.
After delivering the things, Zhou Ran said goodbye and left.
After walking out of the Xia family villa, Zhou Ran had a complicated look on his face. This was the first time in his life that he had forced someone to give a gift. No matter how he thought about it, he felt extremely embarrassed!
But he had no choice. After all, this was the task assigned to him by his uncle Zhou Hong, and Zhou Ran had no way of disobeying Zhou Hong's orders.
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