Chapter 349: I am the head of the family in a world dominated by women
"Sister Gongsun, it's been a long time since we last met. Sister Gongsun is as charming as ever!"
Lin Wanwan clasped her fists and looked at the fat woman standing opposite her.
This person was a classmate of theirs in the same school, but unfortunately they were not in the same class, and the other person was in the class next door.
But this does not prevent them from knowing each other, and they still say hello when they meet.
Gongsun's full name is Gongsun Can, and it is said that she is the daughter of Gongsun Yuanwai in the town.
"Mr. Lin, thank you for your compliment. I wonder what brings you to town?"
Gongsun Can was the silly daughter of a wealthy local family in the town. Her family was wealthy, and even during the three-year drought, she did not lose a single pound of weight.
It's rare to see a classmate, and I feel very happy.
After all, most of the friends in the town have gone to other places to seek refuge.
Although it has started to rain now, I believe those people will move back soon.
But at least for now, the only classmate I saw was Lin Wanwan, so I couldn't help but feel happy.
"This isn't the three-year drought that dried up all the food at home, so I took my wife and some dried goods from the mountains to the town to see if we could exchange them for some grain seeds."
"Sister Gongsun, you might not know this, but our village has been through a lot these past three years. The bark and grass roots in the mountains have all been ripped out, not to mention the seeds we left at home, which have long been eaten up!"
Hearing Lin Wanwan crying miserably, Gongsun Can also shed tears.
She calculated her own granary in her mind, and finally looked at Lin Wanwan and said seriously.
"Originally, my mother didn't want me to tell outsiders about the food shortage at home, but Mr. Lin and I are classmates and friends, so he's not an outsider."
"How about this, bring your mountain products to me and I'll ask my mother to exchange them for some grain seeds for you."
Hearing Gongsun Can's words, Lin Wanwan quickly put down the backpack on her back.
He took out a large bag of dried mushrooms, a few dried bamboo rats, and some sweet potatoes.
For the Gongsun family, these are not good things, and only the dried mushrooms are a little attractive.
"Oh, this is a bamboo rat, right?"
"I haven't had this since the drought!"
"The mushrooms are cleaned up pretty neatly. Mr. Lin, come with me. I'll take you to see my mother."
Gongsun Can led the way and they went around and around until they arrived at the largest grain store in the town.
Instead of going in directly, he went around to the back door.
"Knock, knock, squeak, squeak... Miss, you're back!"
The old man who opened the door let the person in. Gongsun Can took Lin Wanwan to the main courtyard and found Gongsun Yuanwai who was fishing by the lotus pond.
"Mom, I'm back with my classmates!"
"Hello, Aunt Gongsun, I'm Gongsun Can's classmate, my name is Lin Wanwan!"
Following Gongsun Can's introduction, Lin Wanwan stepped forward and clasped his fists towards Gongsun Yuanwai.
"Oh, you must be Mr. Lin, right? My son has talked about you a lot before!"
Lin Wanwan didn't expect that the other party actually knew her. Once upon a time, Lin Wanwan was also someone else's child, and was often used by Gongsun Yuanwai to educate his daughter.
It’s just that Gongsun Can is thick-skinned, and she eats what her mother says.
The grain store in the family has always been managed by Gongsun Yuanwai. After listening to Lin Wanwan's request, she readily sent someone to get the seeds.
"I have 200 kilograms of wheat seeds here. Should that be enough for your family to grow?"
"Come to my aunt's house often when you have nothing to do. My Gongsun Can really respects you!"
Mr. Gongsun is a very easy-going person, of course it may also be because this person is a classmate of his daughter.
Lin Wanwan knew that the mountain products she brought with her were not enough to buy 200 kilograms of wheat seeds.
But she didn't say anything, she just thought about finding a way to make it up to Gongsun Can in the future.
"Thank you so much, auntie. My family's financial situation doesn't allow it right now. I will definitely repay you in the future."
Gongsun Yuanwai gave Lin Wanwan grain seeds not for her money, but so that she could take her daughter out to play.
People who can pass the imperial examination must have their own abilities. If you spend more time with people like them, maybe your daughter will be able to pass the examination too.
Gongsun Yuanwai was paving the way for Gongsun Can and building connections for his daughter.
"That's fine. I'll be happy to come visit you young people when I'm free. I won't disturb you young people from reminiscing about the past. Cancan, take the others down."
Lin Wanwan followed Gongsun Can out and refused Gongsun Can's invitation to play in her room, saying that her husband was still waiting for her on the street.
"Sister Can, my family is waiting for you today. I'll come and play with you another day."
"Everything is reviving in the mountains of the countryside now. If Sister Can has time, you can come to the village to find me. We can spend time together discussing music, chess, calligraphy, and painting while immersing ourselves in the beauty of nature!"
Lin Wanwan clasped her fists and said goodbye, refusing Gongsun Can's request to have someone see her off. She put one of the bags of grain into the backpack and put the other bag on top.
Seeing Lin Wanwan easily carrying 200 kilograms of wheat seeds, Gongsun Can felt that he had learned a lot.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Lin is not only well-educated, but also has great physical strength!"
After Lin Wanwan walked away, Gongsun Can spoke to the housekeeper standing next to him.
"Mr. Lin is truly a man of talent!"
The housekeeper gave a thumbs up, thinking that it was better for his young lady to play with such people than to hang out with the previous group of people.
As for Lin Wanwan, she returned to the main street and soon found Zixian, who had bought the things and was sitting under a tree waiting for her.
"I've already exchanged seeds with my classmates. Let's go back first!"
"Grain seeds are precious nowadays, so don't let others find them."
Lin Wanwan said something to Zixian and quickly took him out of town.
Along the way, many people looked at Lin Wanwan's backpack, looking at the huge sack, wondering what was inside.
But seeing that Lin Wanwan was carrying two bags of things and walking lightly, it didn't look like they were heavy objects like food.
Otherwise, people would have surrounded the building and robbed it long ago.
"Wife, have we really got the food?"
Seeing his wife walking fast, Zixian couldn't help but poke the grain bag with his hand.
He didn't feel relieved until he felt the rough touch of the wheat seeds.
It seems that my wife is just a little stronger, not that this thing is not heavy.
When they returned home, Lin Yu and Song An came forward and helped to move the food down.
He tidied the yard carefully and poured the wheat seeds on the ground to dry.
"These are all good seeds! My daughter is really capable. In such a famine year, she was able to find such good wheat seeds!"
Lin Yu and Song An kept their eyes on the wheat on the field, for they were afraid that if they missed a moment, the wheat would be pecked by sparrows.
"This time I owed it to my classmate. The mountain products I brought back were not enough to cover the cost of the wheat seeds."
"Mom and Dad, you guys stay home and look after the food. I'm going to the mountains to see if I can find some good food to send over."
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