Wen Nuan stared at everything in front of her in amazement.
"Eat quickly, what are you daydreaming about?" Seeing Wen Nuan just sitting there blankly without picking up any food, Xie Sufang quickly pushed Wen Nuan.
"Oh oh..." Wen Nuan came back to her senses and joined the crowd rushing for food.
Although only half a chicken was cooked, there were a lot of potatoes in it, and Lin Yiman’s cooking skills were also very good, so everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
After a while, all the bowls and plates on the table were empty, and everyone's stomach was bulging.
"Ah, I haven't eaten so full in a long time!" Liu Xiaoling touched her stomach which was finally full, her eyes a little red.
"Yeah, I haven't eaten so much in a long time!"
The educated youth all came from the city. They could not match the rural people in terms of physical strength. They usually went to the fields to earn work points. Except for Zhang Hongliang who could earn full work points, the others could only earn six or seven, or seven or eight work points.
It is impossible to eat your fill normally. At most you can only eat until you are 70% to 80% full.
Tonight’s meal can be said to be the most filling meal I’ve had except for the Chinese New Year!
After dinner, everyone sat in the yard to digest the food, then started to wash up and get ready for bed.
Wen Nuan was lying on the kang, counting the food she had. She still had about 20 kilograms of cornmeal, about five kilograms of bean flour, less than two kilograms of white flour, and less than two kilograms of rice. The wheat harvest was about to begin, and the food could only be distributed after the harvest. With the six or seven centimeters that Wen Nuan usually earned, she would definitely not be able to get much wheat this time. The next time the food could be distributed would have to be after the autumn harvest, which would take another five months. This amount of food would not last until then.
"Xiao Nuan, what's wrong with you? Why don't you go to bed quickly?" Xie Sufang, who was just beginning to feel sleepy, asked in a low voice when she heard Wen Nuan tossing and turning.
Wen Nuan thought for a moment, then moved closer to Xie Shufang and whispered, "Sister Sufang, I don't have enough food. I'm wondering what to do..."
When Xie Sufang heard that Wen Nuan was worried about food, she immediately became worried too.
There was no one in the information center who was not worried about food. The male educated youth were better off, but they had just enough food. The female educated youth were not so lucky. Even if they dug up more wild vegetables and picked up more mountain products, they could only ensure that they would not starve to death.
"Sister Sufang, do you think it's okay for me to buy some food from the village?" Wen Nuan leaned close to Xie Sufang and whispered.
"Okay, but do you have money?" Xie Sufang was one of the earliest educated youth to come here. She knew clearly how many work points Wen Nuan could earn in a year. Moreover, it had been four years since Wen Nuan went to the countryside, and she had hardly seen anyone sending money or letters to her.
"I still have a little money. My parents gave it to me when I went to the countryside, just in case," Wen Nuan said quietly. "I have never been willing to spend it before, but the fall yesterday made me feel that my health is really too bad. I want to buy some food, preferably fine food, to replenish my body. If I really wear myself out, no matter how much money I have, it will be useless..."
"That's true. Only when we are healthy can we have a good future." After so many years, Xie Sufang knew that Wen Nuan had a little secret. She didn't ask, but just thought about it. "If you want to buy fine grains, you have to go to the village chief. He should know which family has extra fine grains."
"The black market..."
"Don't think about that!"
Before Wen Nuan finished speaking, Xie Sufang interrupted her, "If you want to buy food, go find the village chief and buy it in the village. Don't think about anything else. Do you understand?"
Hearing the severity in Xie Sufang's tone, Wen Nuan replied, "I understand, Sister Sufang."
"Go to bed quickly. Before going to work tomorrow, I will accompany you to ask the village chief," Xie Sufang said in a softened tone.
"Well, Sister Sufang, good night!"
"Good night!"
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