"But I can only give you five pounds at most, as a token of my gratitude for this."
"If you want more, you can only exchange it with food, coarse grains are fine." The old lady did not give Zhou Jiaojiao food for free just because she admired her.
Both of them were very rational. Zhou Jiaojiao felt that this was a good deal, better than trying to find it herself.
Chu San nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll go get some coarse grains."
"Madam, let's go together..." Chu San was worried about Zhou Jiaojiao staying here alone. The old lady obviously understood and didn't make things difficult for them. She opened the door and let the maid follow and help them get it.
Zhou Jiaojiao and Chu San returned to the Buddhist temple. Many villagers had rested and fallen asleep, but some members of the Chu family were still keeping watch.
When Brother Chu saw the two men coming back and the old woman following behind them, he asked what was going on.
Zhou Jiaojiao explained it.
All the villagers who were still awake nearby heard it.
While admiring Zhou Jiaojiao for having such a connection with such a noble person, he also said that Chu San loved his wife so much that he had already found food for the unborn child.
"That's because we need to prepare more. Chu San's wife is so thin, how can she produce milk? She needs more nourishment."
"Yes, it was so difficult back then. Didn't you see many wives in the village who got pregnant during the famine abort their babies because they were afraid they wouldn't be able to raise them?"
Zhou Jiaojiao and Chu San took the coarse grains and went to the backyard again, not caring about what the villagers were talking about.
However, Chen Lin had not fallen asleep in the first place. When she saw Zhou Jiaojiao and Chu Sanbao coming back with those coarse grains that could increase lactation, her eyes flashed and an idea came to her mind. She had easily stolen half of Zhou Jiaojiao's cart of grain before, so she could naturally steal the coarse grains she had just exchanged for!
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