For the next few days, Bi Qiaoan's first task before and after going to sleep each day was to use her consciousness to turn over the wheat and rice drying in the space.
I don't know if it's because the space is particularly good, but in just three days, most of the moisture in this batch of grain has evaporated.
When Shen Yanming returned that day, he said to Bi Qiaoan, "I heard that another group of people fainted from hunger today, and the Su City Guard is preparing to use the reserve food."
"So what do you think?"
Shen Yanming was silent for a while before saying, "I want to release this batch of grain before they activate their reserves. Although Su City has a backup plan, if we want to donate grain, this is probably the only time we can take advantage of the chaos."
Although this disaster seems quite severe, the land in the suburbs is still intact, and the crops will be ripe in two months. Just hang in there, and we'll get through it.
If we consume the grain reserves now, given the environmental changes of the past few years, who knows when they will be replenished? And what if a major disaster strikes and the entire crop fails? What will the people of Su City do then?
Shen Yanming's words made sense. Although the land had yielded some harvest in those years in his previous life, this life was vastly different from his previous one. The experiences from his previous life could no longer be used as a reference. This world was not good; it might collapse one day.
"Alright, let's get rid of this batch of grain in the next couple of days. Have you found a suitable location?" Bi Qiaoan asked, nodding.
"I have an idea, but I'll have to take another look tomorrow."
"Okay, be careful when you investigate, and don't let anyone notice anything unusual."
"knew!"
After they finished talking, they soon fell asleep. Meanwhile, Li Sikai's daily argument resumed.
"I can't take it anymore! I've been cleaning up his messes every day, and he still gives me trouble. You guys need to come up with a way to get me out of here!" Yuan Ruoxi was so anxious that she jumped up and down, pacing back and forth in front of Li Sikai.
"What's the situation between you two right now? Have you reached a decision?" Li Sikai rubbed his temples. "Are you going to stay together and make do, or break up amicably?"
"Of course I hope we can part amicably, but Tao Jianian disagrees. He insists that he broke his leg because of me and wants me to support him for the rest of his life. But tell me, is that realistic? He's being too greedy."
Even setting aside the fact that I didn't break his leg, even if he was implicated because of me, and the responsibility is shared equally, I should support him for at most twenty years. Besides, I'm penniless; how am I supposed to support him?"
After speaking, Yuan Ruoxi changed her previous impatience and looked at Li Sikai with bright eyes, hoping that the guards would take the initiative to help her shoulder this burden after learning about her situation.
Li Sikai seemed to understand the meaning in her eyes and shook his head directly, "Don't even think about it. You have to clean up the mess you made. The guards have no obligation to do that..."
"I know you have no obligation to clean up my mess, but that's all I can do. You can't force me no matter what you do." Yuan Ruoxi slumped her shoulders, giving up in despair.
“We didn’t force you.” Li Sikai disagreed with this statement. Although he had his own ideas, he had never forced the other party. “Considering your actual situation, we haven’t forced you to go on missions during this period of time. Isn’t that already taking good care of you?”
"Considering my actual situation, I should be the one to go. If I don't go on the mission, where will I get the supplies to compensate Tao Jianian?"
“I’ll say it again: once you’ve made arrangements for Tao Jianian, you can go. If he has no one to take care of him, you should stay here.” Li Sikai insisted on his opinion, refusing to budge an inch.
Yuan Ruoxi knew there was no room for bargaining. Looking at the small wounds on her hands, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Then, should I hire someone to take care of him? But half a jin of rice a day is definitely not enough. I only get two or three liang after a day's work. Can I give him three liang?"
"We won't interfere with this guard team. You can handle it yourself. As long as you don't force them to agree, we won't get involved."
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll go find some people now and go on a mission with you tomorrow!" Yuan Ruoxi waved her little hand happily and ran to the refugee area as soon as she left the tent.
Li Sikai looked at Sun Sainan sitting to the side and said, "When she brings the person over later, ask him privately if he is willing. If he is, tell him to take good care of Tao Jianian."
"Boss, do you think anyone would refuse to come with three ounces of rice? Three ounces of rice may not be much, but it can at least fill a boy's stomach. It's better than getting thin rice porridge from the restaurant every day."
"That's hard to say, who knows!" Li Sikai chuckled. "Who knows what's going on in Yuan Ruoxi's mind? Who knows, she might come up with another trick after we leave this room."
"Okay, I'll definitely find out."
There's a saying that goes, "The person who understands you best isn't necessarily your friend; they might be your enemy." Although Li Sikai wasn't Yuan Ruoxi's enemy, after spending several months together, he had come to understand her to a certain extent.
So, after Yuan Ruoxi arrived at the refugee area, she found a rather energetic young man. As soon as she told him her requirements, he nodded and agreed without hesitation as soon as he heard the words "there is a reward".
Yuan Ruoxi's eyes darted around, and she said, "That patient usually needs to rest in bed, so you won't have much work. How about I pay you one ounce of rice a day?"
"One or two? That's just a handful of rice. What can that do? It's not even enough to cook rice porridge, let alone waste firewood." The young man didn't expect the pay to be so low, and he hesitated.
Yuan Ruoxi knew she was being a bit too exploitative, so she asked, "Then tell me, how much do you want?"
Looking at Yuan Ruoxi's expression, the young man cautiously asked, "Two...two days, three taels?"
He had originally intended to offer two ounces a day, but fearing the other party would find it too much and look for someone else, he changed his mind. After all, these days, hardly anyone would use grain as payment to hire someone. If he hadn't been so hungry today, wandering around looking for wild vegetables and roots, he probably wouldn't have stumbled upon such a good opportunity.
Upon hearing the number, Yuan Ruoxi felt a surge of secret joy, but on her face she wore a pained expression. "Well, alright then, I'll just say I'm taking pity on you."
The young man was so happy he almost screamed, but in order to make a good impression on his employer, he suppressed his excitement. Then he kept bowing, expressing his deepest gratitude to Yuan Ruoxi.
Yuan Ruoxi nodded, thinking to herself, "He really is a silly boy."
"Well, go back and tell your family that you'll come with me today. But it's already evening, so I can only pay you half a day."
"Okay, fairy sister, I'll tell my parents and leave right away."
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