Chapter 43 Hunger Stone
After dinner, the two found the largest and cleanest-looking guesthouse – the Victory Guesthouse.
Gu Yiye took out a letter of introduction, paid the money, and completed the check-in procedures.
Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan rested at the guesthouse for more than two hours.
Around 9 o'clock, the two went to a small grove in the suburbs to meet with Uncle Wang.
A few minutes before 9 o'clock, Uncle Wang arrived, dragging a cart, with a young man following behind to push it for him.
"Xiao Ye, have you been waiting long?" Uncle Wang greeted him.
"Uncle Wang, we just arrived too. And who is this?" Gu Yiye asked, looking at the young man pushing the cart and wearing glasses.
Before Uncle Wang could speak, the young man took the initiative to say, "Hello, I am Yang Qiwen, an educated youth from the same brigade as Uncle Wang."
Lin Shanshan looked at the wheat on the cart and it didn't look like it weighed more than 400 jin (200 kg), at most 200 jin (100 catties).
"Uncle Wang, there are less than 400 jin of wheat seeds here, right?" Lin Shanshan asked.
Uncle Wang was embarrassed. He had promised them 410 jin, but today he only brought over less than 200 jin. He said apologetically, "I can't explain it clearly, so I brought Yang Zhiqing with me to tell you."
Seeing that Gu Yiye was tall and imposing with a bronze complexion and an aura of righteousness, and seeing that Lin Shanshan was beautiful, generous, dignified and intelligent, Yang Qiwen said, "I think you two are cultured people. Have you ever heard of the Hunger Stone?"
Gu Yiye shook his head, saying he had never heard of the Hunger Stone.
Lin Shanshan nodded and said, "I've heard of it. They are riverbed rocks. In the 16th century, the people of Germany used these rocks to test the water level. If all the rocks were exposed, it meant that the water level was too low, which was caused by drought. Drought would reduce or even stop grain production, and without food, people would go hungry."
"Therefore these stones are a testament to drought, hence they are called hunger stones."
Gu Yiye's eyes brightened as he praised, "My wife knows so much."
Lin Shanshan smiled to herself, thinking to herself, "All those years of studying in the underworld weren't for nothing."
Yang Qiwen said, "Yes, it's the Hunger Stone. The stone says, 'If you see me, then cry.' Yesterday, I received a letter from my cousin who is studying in D country. He told me that the stone has appeared."
Gu Yiye asked, "That's in D country, what does it have to do with us?"
Yang Qiwen adjusted his glasses and said, "On the surface, it seems unrelated, but I have a feeling that China will also be affected. They say spring rain is as precious as oil, but have you seen how many rains there have been since the beginning of spring this year?"
Gu Yiye had heard Lin Shanshan mention that there would be a severe drought this year, so he wasn't surprised to hear it now.
I just feel that reading more books is quite useful. Tomorrow I need to go to the black market to buy a few books to study at home, otherwise I won't be able to keep up with my wife's pace.
After listening to Yang Qiwen's words, Lin Shanshan understood and said, "So you've also decided to plant wheat, and there aren't many seeds left for us."
Yang Qiwen said, "Well, I'm really sorry, I promised you but I didn't do it. How about this, we'll charge you 2 mao per jin for these 200 jin of wheat."
Uncle Wang nodded and said, "Xiao Ye, Uncle Wang apologizes to you."
Gu Yiye hurriedly said, "Uncle Wang, please don't say that. You know that even in a drought, you still managed to spare 200 for us. That's really kind of you."
Yang Qiwen sighed and said, "It's also because the brigade secretary only agreed to plant 20 mu of wheat."
Lin Shanshan laughed and said, "It's pretty good. Our brigade secretary wouldn't agree to even one mu. We have to clear the land ourselves, earn work points during the day, and then plant at night."
Gu Yiye asked curiously, "How did you convince your brigade secretary?"
Yang Qiwen pushed up his glasses sheepishly and smiled shyly: "My wife is the secretary's daughter."
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