"Mom, we have food. Wait a minute, I'll bring it to you." The young man carefully helped his mother up and leaned her against the bed, then ran to the table and picked up the bowl of millet porridge.
The millet porridge had cooled down a little, so he put the bowl directly next to his mother's mouth.
His mother half-closed her eyes, and the scene in front of her began to become blurry.
There was a sound in my ears, but it seemed very far away and I couldn't hear what my son was saying.
Her mind was also a little confused, and she thought her son was feeding her water.
After all, it was like this before. If I couldn’t find anything to eat, I would just drink some water to fill my stomach.
Sure enough, the first thing she put in her mouth was liquid. She drank it in small sips and found that the water was a little thicker than before.
At the end of the drink, there were still some particles.
Is there no clean water, or did my son mix some dirt in it?
She thought that soil was not edible and would kill people.
But she felt a little sleepy and thought about taking a nap first.
The boy breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his mother was able to eat.
As long as it’s edible, there’s still so much food, enough to feed my mother for a long time.
He poured the water in the pot into the bowl. There was still some residual rice soup in the bowl, which could not be wasted.
Sure enough, the smell of food warms people's hearts.
He divided the food into many portions and hid them in various inconspicuous corners of his house.
Then he prepared to go up the mountain to find food.
If you are lucky, you can also find some wild sweet potatoes.
It is the luckiest thing to be able to find sweet potatoes, because both leaves and rhizomes are available, and finding one plant can feed you for several days.
As long as we can get through this winter, after the New Year, we will have more food to eat.
Song Jinxiu didn't know that the food she gave out actually saved lives.
She is now preparing to return to the village early to prepare for the New Year.
Liu Ankang is here this year, and he will be returning to Beijing soon after the Chinese New Year.
Take advantage of this time to nourish yourself. You always have to be sneaky when eating in the city, but you don’t have to worry so much in the village.
My home is at the entrance of the village. There are few houses there, and everyone's house has a large yard, which can effectively block the spread of the fragrance.
And I heard that Uncle Hei is preparing to go into the mountains again. Then everyone will have meat to eat, and it will be less conspicuous.
Having made up her mind, Song Jinxiu happily found a substitute. The substitute was also very happy to let Song Jinxiu have fun and promised that he would be able to help her do a good job.
After all, working one day means getting one day's salary and also receiving food coupon subsidies, which is a great thing for everyone.
Two days before Song Jinxiu was about to go home, Chen Xiangxiu and her third sister-in-law came to see Song Jinxiu.
The two of them felt a little embarrassed. They had already drunk two glasses of water and still hadn't gotten to the point.
In the end, it was Chen Xiangxiu's third sister-in-law who spoke first.
"Xiao Xiu, actually, the reason we came here this time is to borrow some grain." Her third sister-in-law said it all in one breath. Once she got the words started, the rest became much easier.
“After hearing what you said, we also stockpiled some food, but everyone has limited money.
Besides, alas, there is absolutely no harvest this year, and it is really impossible to rely on us for food and one person's salary.
Xiangxiu's husband's family also has a large family to support. To be honest, we have been to the black market several times, but the food we can buy is really too little, and the only food we have is sold at sky-high prices.
We just want to ask you if you have any food that can help us out in an emergency.
There is really no other way at home. There are several pregnant women, and it is their first child. We can't bear to let them starve and lose their babies!
If we don’t lend it, we’ll buy it at the black market price.” Both families even reduced their children’s food rations repeatedly, just to save the pregnant woman at home.
Thinking about the two people's bellies, they were six or seven months pregnant, but they looked less than five months old.
There is also Xiangxiu's fourth sister-in-law. She is due to give birth in a month or so. Not only is her belly not that big, she is also very thin. Alas, we can only say that they chose the wrong time to get pregnant.
After Xiangxiu's sister-in-law finished speaking, she looked at Song Jinxiu a little nervously. She knew that everyone was short of food now, but they didn't know many people in this city.
The others all have their own large families, and several bachelors have been nearly plundered by their coworkers in the factory.
Of course, they also got some benefits and borrowed all they could, but everyone only had so much money, it was really not enough!
In the end, I can only focus my attention on Song Jinxiu.
"By the way, if you don't have it, don't worry. Everyone is having a hard time now, and we understand." Xiangxiu said.
She knew that the villagers in Song Jinxiu's village were usually very nice to her. Now that things were tough in the countryside, it was her responsibility to help.
"I really don't have much food left." Song Jinxiu said.
The two of them lowered their heads in disappointment, but this was also expected.
"But," Song Jinxiu paused and said, "I know someone, that is, you know.
I can ask him for you if he has any extra food."
"Really?" The two looked at Song Jinxiu in surprise.
"Yes." Song Jinxiu nodded, "But whether there is food or what kind of food there is is random, I can't guarantee it for you now.
You guys go back today, I'll let you know when there's news later." Song Jinxiu said.
"Don't tell anyone else. If anyone else comes, I won't be able to help."
"Yeah, yeah." The two nodded vigorously, then spoke a little embarrassedly. "What about the price?"
The main reason is that they don’t have much money. If it’s cheap, they can buy more, but if it’s expensive, they can only buy less.
"We have a total of three hundred yuan. You can buy us whatever you can." Xiangxiu said.
This amount of money could buy a lot of things in the past, but now the price of food has risen so much that people have bought things for more than two yuan before.
"If possible, if there are other nutritional supplements, you can buy some. It doesn't matter if you don't have that much, just buy as much as you can."
This is most of the money they have scraped together. If they lose the money, they can earn it again, but for a pregnant woman giving birth, it is like going through the gates of hell!
It’s just that they had money but no food, so they couldn’t spend it even if they wanted to.
“I don’t know the price, but I have a good relationship with him, so it won’t be too expensive!
After all, I'm so popular, no one would dare to cheat me!" Song Jinxiu said mischievously.
The atmosphere became relaxed because of Song Jinxiu's playful words. Xiangxiu and the others gave the money to Song Jinxiu first and let her use it as she pleased.
If there is food, just buy it directly. You can't ask the other party to pay for them!
Song Jinxiu didn't hesitate and took the money directly.
Helping to buy food is helping, there is no reason to advance the money.
Chen Xiangxiu and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to receive the money meant that they could get back some food.
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