Chapter 198: Hard Times, Seeking Food
If they hadn't been pushed to a certain extent, there was no way my aunt's family would have come to my house and begged.
After taking a look at the rice, flour, fruits and vegetables piled up in the house, Gu Jin turned around and left with two bottles of wine and malted milk, heading towards the front hall.
He and An Mingji arrived at the living room one after the other.
Sitting in the house were grandpa, uncle, aunt, and my aunt and her husband's family.
Gu Jiajie also led Gu Minmin and Xia Jinlei to stand aside.
When she saw Gu Jin, Gu Qiuzhen's eyes flashed with surprise. The girl was tall and graceful and very beautiful.
She looked at Gu Jin with red eyes and a forced smile on her face: "This is Xiao Jin, you have grown into a big girl in the blink of an eye."
Gu Jin smiled and called out, "Aunt."
"Ah! Good boy."
Gu Qiuzhen didn't expect that Gu Jin, who was usually silent, would call for help so happily.
She stood up and wanted to get something for her, but then she realized that she hadn't brought anything home this time, so she reached into her pocket and took out a two-dollar bill.
She took two yuan and walked up to Gu Jin and was about to give it to her: "Use this to buy some snacks."
Gu Jin refused with a helpless look: "Aunt, I'm an adult now, so I'd better save it for my cousin to buy snacks."
When she heard her mention her son, Gu Qiuzhen looked at Xia Jinlei, who was standing not far away holding calcium milk and biscuits, and her eyes became even redder.
The old man sitting on top saw his daughter about to cry again, and he opened his mouth and scolded her: "That's enough! Stop crying, you know what's the use of crying, there's nothing you can't get over."
After hearing the old man's scolding, Gu Qiuzhen didn't dare to shed tears.
Seeing that Gu Jin didn't take the money, she returned to her seat with the two dollars in her hand, lowered her head and remained silent.
Gu Jin looked at his uncle-in-law who was sitting next to his aunt.
My uncle-in-law is a strong man, but he has a gentle temperament. It seems that he works in the same factory with my aunt and is a team leader.
The old man was also staring at Xia Hongguo and asked, "Hongguo, what do you mean?"
Xia Hongguo exuded a gloomy aura. He first glanced at Gu Dechang and Chen Hong, who were sitting not far from the old man. Seeing that there was no rejection or ridicule on their faces, he slowly spoke: "The prices in the county are too high, and the food prices are ridiculous. Qiu Zhen and I can't make ends meet. We thought about coming to the village to see if there is any food to buy back and get through this period first."
Grandpa Gu took a puff of his pipe and said, "It rained heavily for a month this year, and all the crops in the fields were ruined. The villagers had no food to eat. In order to fill their stomachs, many villagers went to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables to eat."
Although they knew that there was little hope, after hearing what the old man said, Xia Hongguo and Gu Qiuzhen still showed obvious disappointment and difficulty on their faces.
"How can I live like this..."
Thinking of the difficulties in the future, Gu Qiuzhen sat on the stool and began to wipe her tears again.
The old man puffed on his pipe, feeling somewhat reluctant when looking at his only daughter, but he showed no sign of it on his face.
Looking at his eldest son and daughter-in-law beside him, he sighed softly.
Gu Dechang looked up and said, "Dad, we still have surplus rice and flour at home. Why don't we let my younger sister and brother-in-law move some away? We can always find some food in the mountains after we have a foothold."
Chen Hong's face changed when she heard that. When she saw Gu Jin standing in the room without saying anything, she lowered her head silently.
When they heard that there was rice and flour, Xia Hongguo and Gu Qiuzhen's faces turned to surprise, but then they showed bitterness again.
(End of this chapter)
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