After arriving at the station, Sun Zhengguo bought a ticket and caught the first train.
After waiting for about ten minutes, I boarded the bus back home.
In the old house of the Sun family in Dongxiang Village, the elderly couple were chatting about everyday things.
This year there is a drought, the harvest is poor, and there is a serious food shortage, so everyone is staying at home and reducing unnecessary exercise to better resist hunger.
"Old man, you said the children aren't coming back this year, does that mean they know we're short of food?"
Grandma was missing her grandson a bit; she kept nagging while sewing shoe soles.
"How could I not know? There's a food shortage everywhere right now. My second son wanted to go to the city to see things a while ago, but I stopped him. We still have a bunch of people at home! We can't cause any more trouble for our eldest son."
Both families are his children, and Grandpa is in a dilemma. Rather than both families suffering, it's better to prioritize one family's well-being first!
"Oh! What a tragedy! This reminds me of 1942, when many people died in the village. I wonder if we can make it through this year."
Grandma looked worried; recalling the past, she still felt lingering fear.
"Why think about those things? Didn't our in-laws say in the meeting that the difficulties are only temporary and we should have faith in the country?"
The room quickly fell silent again; after all, talking too much takes energy, so it's better to save your strength.
at the same time.
A bus swayed and stopped at the entrance of Dongxiang Village. After the door opened, a young man got off the bus. It was Sun Zhengguo, who had returned to his hometown from the city.
After getting off the bus, Sun Zhengguo hurried back to his hometown. He didn't run into a single person along the way, guessing that it was because of food shortages and everyone was staying at home.
Soon after, Sun Zhengguo arrived at the gate of his old home, pushed it open, and shouted loudly.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm back."
Hearing the shouts, Grandpa and Grandma happily came out of the main room, and Uncle and Aunt from the next room also quickly came out.
"It's Zhengguo back! Grandma missed him so much! Let Grandma see him quickly."
Others might be a little more reserved, but Grandma couldn't wait any longer. She rushed forward and hugged her grandson tightly, as if afraid he would run away.
"Hahaha……."
Grandma's appearance caused the others to burst into laughter.
After his grandmother had seen enough, Sun Zhengguo greeted his second uncle and aunt.
When the group arrived at the main room, Sun Zhengguo told them about the situation in the city and his cousin's recent situation.
"What? Zhengguo, you're not lying to me? Your sister-in-law is trying to find Zhengdong a partner."
When they learned that Sun Zhengdong was going on a blind date, the whole family was very excited, and the second aunt even stood up with joy.
"Second Aunt, please sit down. Would I lie to you? My mother told me this herself. Maybe by the time I get back, I'll have already successfully found someone to go on a blind date."
"That's good, that's good. It seems we should thank Wencui; she's very kind."
Grandma also praised it from the side.
But then Grandma suddenly thought of something.
"Grandson, Zhengdong is younger than you and he's already going on blind dates. What about you?"
"Oh, Grandma, don't worry about that. I'll tell you, I already met the right person before I came here."
"Really? Then bring her over when you come so Grandma can see her. She's the first granddaughter-in-law in our Sun family. Grandma can't wait!"
"Hahaha……."
Good news keeps coming in today, and everyone is very happy.
Sun Zhengguo decided to make them happy to the fullest, even telling them that his younger brother had a girlfriend, which doubled the family's joy.
At lunchtime, Sun Zhengguo was dumbfounded. He had two cornbread buns in his bowl, while his grandfather's family ate only sweet potatoes, and in very small quantities.
It seems the food shortage in the countryside is already quite severe. If it's like this at my grandfather's house, it must be no better at my maternal grandfather's house, and what about my aunt's house too!
Looking at the two cornbread buns in the bowl, Sun Zhengguo really couldn't eat them. He should have thought of this sooner; why didn't he come sooner?
"What's wrong? Zhengguo, is it not to your liking?"
Grandpa asked with concern.
He knew his grandson wasn't a picky person, so why was he behaving so strangely today?
"Grandpa, you and Grandma each have one of these two steamed buns. I like sweet potatoes."
After saying that, before his grandfather could react, Sun Zhengguo switched the cornbread with the sweet potato, grabbed the steamed sweet potato, and put it in his mouth.
"Jung-guk, you? Sigh! It's all my second uncle's fault for being incompetent."
Sun Dahe said to himself, blaming himself.
My nephew finally came home, and I didn't have much to offer him, so I just made him two cornbread buns. But he hadn't eaten them yet.
"Second Uncle, everyone doesn't need to be like this, and you don't need to blame yourself. There's nothing lacking in the city, and I really do like eating sweet potatoes."
Sun Zhengguo's family did not believe him. Since their eldest grandson was so filial, his grandparents stopped refusing. Even if they refused, Sun Zhengguo would not eat it.
Everyone fell silent and ate their lunch quietly. Seeing the somber atmosphere, Sun Zhengguo spoke up.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle and Aunt, I have something to tell you. I brought a lot of food with me this time, but I hid it all so that others wouldn't see it. We'll go get it tonight."
"Mmm! Time to eat."
Grandpa and the others responded casually, without much reaction, taking it as their grandson joking to make them happy.
Sun Zhengguo didn't take it too seriously. When everyone saw the items that evening, they believed it.
After lunch, Sun Zhengguo went to his maternal grandfather's house again and talked about the situation in the city and his cousin Ji Guo's recent situation.
My uncle and aunt also miss their grandson, but they don't dare to go to the city now, for fear of adding to their son's burden. So they are very happy to hear that their son's family is doing well.
Sun Zhengguo finally revealed the purpose of his trip: to break through to the Dark Force realm. However, his grandfather was truly unable to help and could only offer his general opinion for reference. The final decision rested with Sun himself.
Having not achieved the desired result, Sun Zhengguo gave up on dwelling on it and decided to adapt to the situation as it unfolded.
Then he told his uncle to prepare the cart for the evening before going home to sleep.
At 3 p.m., Sun Zhengguo woke up, washed his face, told his grandmother, and went to the grove where he practiced his martial arts.
Next to this grove of trees, there is a very secluded spot where no one usually comes. It would be no problem to hide several hundred kilograms of grain there.
After checking the available space, Sun Zhengguo prepared 20 jin of wheat flour, 100 jin of corn flour, and 5 jin of dried meat for each family.
It's not that I can't afford too much, but it would be difficult to explain if I had too much, so I'll just have to come more often in the future.
After putting his things away, Sun Zhengguo disguised himself again to ensure everything was in order. Seeing that no one was around, he slowly left the grove.
When they got home, Grandma didn't ask any questions. The group chatted for a while before getting ready for dinner. They figured they couldn't wait until the next meal, so they ate early and went to bed early.
After dinner, it wasn't even dark yet, so we could only wait.
"Second Uncle, I'll go call Uncle. Don't go to sleep so early, we still need to go haul grain."
Sun Dahe was stunned; he hadn't expected that such a thing was actually true.
"Wait a minute, let's go together. We're just idling at home anyway."
Sun Dahe was getting impatient, hoping it would get dark soon.
Sun Zhengguo smiled. He understood his second uncle's feelings, and the two walked towards Lin Hong's house.
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