It's not like we can't afford to eat at home. Since we have food, why should we take it away? We should still give what we need to give. When asking for a favor, we should be polite.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you." Zhao Guizhi felt very bad seeing this.
Knowing what she was thinking, Zhao Guihua quickly comforted her, "It's nothing, just a wild rabbit. Our family doesn't lack food now. After paying taxes, we still have 60% of our grain left. The imperial court is still very considerate of the people. Despite the frequent disasters in various places, the taxes have not been increased. We can still get by."
Seeing that her sister was still frowning, Zhao Guihua added, "The South is different from the North. Rice can be grown twice a year, so there is a relatively abundant supply of grain. Although there was a drought in the first half of the year, the rice planted in the second half of the year can still last until next summer's harvest."
Hearing this, Zhao Guizhi felt a little more at ease, and her brows relaxed considerably. "I see. No wonder I always heard people say that the Jiangnan water towns are rich in resources and that the people there live much better lives than those in the north. It turns out that they can grow two crops of grain."
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "Not every place in the south can grow two crops of grain. We are lucky. The climate in Nanyang Prefecture is relatively warm, so we can grow two crops of grain here. Other places with colder climates, like the north, can only grow one crop."
"Thanks to you and brother-in-law, otherwise I really don't know if I could have made it through." Zhao Guizhi had experienced a flight from disaster and was truly terrified; just thinking about it filled her with dread.
Inside the yard, Xingxing took Ruru's hand and led her to see the rabbits she raised. "Ruru, look, these two are mother rabbits. Each of them has its own burrow and is raising its own babies. This rabbit had six babies, and that rabbit had eight babies. Aren't they amazing?"
Ruru stared intently at the rabbit in the burrow with her big eyes, drool dripping from the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, she shouted, "Mom, there's a rabbit! Let's eat the rabbit!"
The little girl was so frightened that she didn't recognize many people. Along the way, she treated Zhao Guizhi as her mother and Chen Shunping as her father. Whenever she saw a small animal, she would shout that she wanted to eat it because she was hungry.
"You can't eat the bunnies in the nest yet. You have to raise them until they're bigger," Xingxing corrected earnestly.
"I want to eat, Ruru wants to eat rabbit," Ruru reached out to grab the rabbit, but Xingxing grabbed her hand. Xingxing was strong, and Ruru was thin and frail. She felt pain when Xingxing squeezed her hand hard and started to cry.
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