After a few days, the second batch of grain for this year was delivered.
The troops have already notified us of today's food shortage, so we have a half-day off today.
As soon as Shen Qingqing received the notice, she wanted to go home. This season's grain was planted and harvested from the previous batch of fields. At that time, she and Shen Jiaojiao had not yet married and did not work, so they had no share.
Anyway, she and Shen Jiaojiao didn't plant any crops this season, and they were not qualified to do so, so they might as well go home and rest for a while. By the way, they could think about making something delicious and wait for Zhou Yuanzheng to come back to eat together.
But Shen Jiaojiao didn't think so. She took the initiative to greet Shen Qingqing and said, "Sister, the logistics department is going to distribute food this afternoon. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
Shen Qingqing shook her head and immediately refused, "I don't want to go."
Shen Jiaojiao's smile froze, and she almost broke down, but thinking of her next plan, she put on a smile again and pulled her enthusiastically, "Go ahead, although we don't have the right to go this time, but after all, we have a half-day off, and there's nothing fun on this island, why don't we go and take a look and join in the fun."
Before Shen Qingqing could say anything, she assumed that she agreed to help Shen Jiaojiao, and then she forcefully dragged her to the square. She had already inquired about it, and usually food or other major events would be held in the square.
Sure enough, when the two of them arrived, there were already quite a few military wives gathered in the square to collect food.
Unlike the bustling scene they had imagined, the wives of soldiers gathered in the square all looked melancholy and worried, not happy about receiving food.
Shen Jiaojiao was a little confused. She pulled Shen Qingqing behind the gloomy military wife and listened attentively.
"Alas, there is less food this season. We have several mouths to feed. What should we do?"
"That's right. Your family is better off. Your husband has a high salary, so at least he can have enough to eat. I have several children in my family. As the saying goes, the little ones eat their parents out of money. They are growing up, and each of them can eat a pound of noodles. Recently, there is not enough food at home, and we have to tighten our belts to make ends meet."
"That's right. I thought that this season's food would be here and I could have two full meals, but I didn't expect that the food would be even less than last season."
“It’s really frustrating!”
"Who says it's not true? Although my husband has salary allowances, it's useless without coupons. Besides, there are many children in the family and the food consumption is high. It's really hard to rely on that little salary alone."
Almost every family has a lot of children these days. The country has always advocated having more children, so many families have four children, and even fewer have two or three. This was in the early 1980s, when the country began to advocate eugenics and family planning. It was in 1982 that family planning was included in the basic national policy. Now many military families already have several children.
For those who got married early, their children have grown up and are in the growth period, so there is never enough food.
Some military wives got married late, so they have few children at home, but they also look forward to the harvest of food this season. If there is surplus, they can support their natal families.
"Alas, last time my mother wrote to me saying that my brothers and sisters at home were always hungry. I thought if there was more food distributed this time, I could send some back home to help my family. But this time there is so little, it's not enough for my family to eat."
Everyone was silent. Who said it wasn't true? They all said that life with the army was good, and marrying a soldier meant you wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing. Many families wanted to marry their daughters to soldiers, not only to find a good family for their daughters, but also to help their parents' families. But how could they help without food?
Soldiers’ salaries are high, but there is a shortage of supplies on the island, so most of the time they are self-sufficient. Sometimes there will be a regular group delivering supplies from the mainland to sell on the island.
But the selling price is determined by the grain harvest on the island.
There is not enough food on the island, so selling food is expensive. Even if the men earn more than ordinary people, it is not easy to support a family of several people.
Someone looked at Shen Qingqing and Shen Jiaojiao and gave them a heads-up in advance, "Comrades, you have just arrived and you are short of food this season. But if you continue like this, the food production here will probably get less and less. I am afraid that by the time you leave, it will still not be enough!"
Shen Jiaojiao couldn't help but feel worried when she heard this, but instead felt faintly excited. She tried to suppress her excitement, "Is that so? It would be great if we could increase grain production, so we don't have to worry about this."
The man sighed again, "It would be nice if it were that easy. Many scientists have helped us investigate and published new seeds to help us increase our yields. But it's useless. The effect is only average. With this lousy weather, all our hard work for a quarter has gone to waste."
Shen Jiaojiao subconsciously ignored the seeds that had been newly researched, and instead focused on the general effects.
This means that her and Lu Yunshan’s chance has come!
Soon, Lu Yunshan will be promoted thanks to this matter!
Just thinking about it made her excited, and Shen Jiaojiao completely forgot to conceal her excitement. She didn't even notice that the military wife next to her was looking at her with a complicated look.
How come after hearing about the reduction in grain production, this woman is not only not worried but so happy instead? Is she a fool?
On the contrary, Shen Qingqing had an indifferent expression. She listened to everyone quietly. After everyone had finished speaking, she revealed a hint of worry at the right time.
This is a normal person's reaction!
On the contrary, it was Shen Jiaojiao, I don’t know what she was thinking, alas…
It's true that only those who don't manage the household know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. It will be too late to cry when the time comes.
After everyone finished talking, it was time to line up to receive food. Shen Jiaojiao got the answer she wanted, so she didn't stay here and went back to think of ways to increase food production.
Shen Qingqing looked at her leaving back, with the corners of her lips raised.
Shen Jiaojiao still doesn't know that she was the one who solved the food problem in her previous life, but she announced to the outside world that it was Lu Yunshan who developed the seeds.
She was looking forward to the day when Shen Jiaojiao discovered that Lu Yunshan had no idea how to increase production!
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