Chapter 225 Borrowing Food

Liu Yinyin turned around to open the door...

What you fear will come true. The person standing at the door was none other than the Widow Li mentioned by Jiang Cuihua in the morning.

Widow Li was wearing a red cotton jacket and her face was very pale, probably because she had put on powder.

Liu Yinyin noticed that the color of her neck was very different from that of her face.

In fact, compared with Liu Yinyin, Widow Li is not that good-looking, but...she has an innate charm.

Every move she makes exudes a unique charm that attracts many men's attention.

This is something Liu Yinyin can't compare to.

Of course, Liu Yinyin would not envy her. Everyone has their own characteristics, and she thinks it’s good the way she is.

"Sister-in-law...is there something wrong?" Liu Yinyin asked puzzledly.

At this time, she didn't know why Widow Li came to see her.

It was quite cold outside, and Liu Yinyin didn't let her in to talk.

Actually, there is no relationship between them.

Widow Li hooked her hair by her ear, glanced at Liu Yinyin's yard, then smiled and said, "Sister Yinyin, my sister-in-law's family is really struggling to make ends meet. Can you lend me some food?"

It was quite infuriating to say this. In the morning, after Liu Dazi's wife made a fuss, she actually ran to her house and took away the only bag of dried sweet potatoes left in the house.

Widow Li knew she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to go to the door to ask for things.

But without this bag of dried sweet potatoes, our family is really out of food.

Everyone else in the village now avoids her like a snake or a scorpion, and Widow Li can do nothing about it.

I can only come to Liu Yinyin's house to borrow food.

Liu Yinyin really had no sympathy for her. She said, "There's really no food at home. If you want to borrow some vegetables, I can pick a handful for you."

Now, most families in the village try their best to build earthen stoves in their rooms to grow vegetables.

Widow Li should have planted it as well.

If I lend her the vegetables, I think she should return them under certain conditions.

Widow Li did grow vegetables at home, and she was not here to borrow them.

I didn't expect Liu Yinyin to say that.

Widow Li's eyes flashed with displeasure, but it was gone in an instant. She curled her lips and continued, "Sister Yinyin, everyone in the village says that you two have kind hearts. You can't just stand by and watch someone die."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Sorry, no matter how kind-hearted she is, she is not a bodhisattva. There are many people who are hungry and frozen in this world.

Clearing her throat, Liu Yinyin said: "Sister-in-law, we really don't have any extra food at home. As you know, I only get the salary by myself, and I have to help my parents. The food at home is so tight that it is barely enough to eat. I really don’t have any food to lend you.”

Whether Widow Li believed it or not, on the surface, the situation in Liu Yinyin's family was indeed like this.

The whole family depends on Gu Cheng alone to support them, and he has to support both sets of parents from time to time.

Logically speaking, the situation of such a family is not much better than that of other people in the village.

Widow Li paused when she heard this. She certainly didn't believe what Liu Yinyin said.

But the people were unwilling to lend them food, and she couldn't go in and steal it.

So...she came to Liu Yinyin's house to borrow food. She didn't have much hope. On the previous few times, Liu Yinyin was also unwilling to lend her food.

Widow Li was actually thinking about something else.

She was silent for a moment, then asked, "Sister Yinyin, I heard that you are going to join the army?"

Liu Yinyin glanced at her and said calmly, "Not sure yet."

"So this is possible?" Widow Li's eyes flashed with envy.

Speaking of which, when Liu Yinyin first returned from Gu's house, her situation was similar to hers.

At that time, Widow Li was secretly happy, thinking that Liu Yinyin was in the same situation as her, so she would have a companion in the village and the villagers would not keep their eyes on her.

But no one expected... Gu Cheng would come back in the end, and Liu Yinyin suddenly became the most envied person in the village.

What a good life.

Liu Yinyin didn't understand why and said, "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Widow Li didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Sister Yinyin, I was thinking...if you are going to join the army, can you lend me your house?"

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Hearing this, Liu Yinyin was speechless. If he couldn't borrow food, why was he still thinking about her house?

Widow Li knew that this request was unreasonable, but she had no choice: "You know my situation... This place is far from the village. If I live here, I will be too lazy to interact with others."

Unlike living in the village, when she goes out, people will look at her strangely. Widow Li also wants to spend a few days in peace.

Liu Yinyin didn't know whether she was sincere or not.

Even if you are sincere, you cannot lend me the house.

No one knows what will happen in the future, so Liu Yinyin must always leave herself a way out.

Without thinking, she said, "Even if I go to join the army, it doesn't mean I won't come back. I'm sorry, I really can't lend you the house."

Besides, there are only three rooms in the house, which is already crowded enough.

If I lend the house to Widow Li, what should I do with the things inside?

There's no place to move it, so keeping it at home... is even worse.

Thinking about how she had rejected him repeatedly, Liu Yinyin also felt a little apologetic. After thinking for a moment, she said, "There is vacant land at the end of the village. If you really want to live here, you can apply to the village chief to build two houses here."

"It's not that simple..." Widow Li's eyes darkened.

Building a new house is not an easy task. As a woman, she cannot afford to build one.

Liu Yinyin advised: "You can ask your relatives and friends for help. How do you know it won't work if you don't try it?"

In the end, people still have to rely on themselves and cannot just wait for others to help them.

Liu Yinyin looked at Widow Li's leaving back and always felt that things were not that simple.

The way Widow Li looked at her just now made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Liu Yinyin didn't help her, but...the request she made was indeed a bit unreasonable.

You can't hold a grudge against her just because of this, right?

Liu Yinyin shook her head and stopped thinking about Widow Li. It had nothing to do with her anyway. The worst that could happen was that they would just stop having any contact with each other in the future.

At noon, Liu Yinyin made braised pork, garlic-fried mustard greens, and the staple food was mixed noodle steamed buns.

Gu Cheng took a shower before eating. While eating, he casually asked, "Did anyone come this morning?"

While he was sleeping, he vaguely heard someone talking outside.

Liu Yinyin looked at her deeply, and said with a half-smile, "Why didn't you tell me what happened this morning?"

"You know?" Gu Cheng asked.

Liu Yinyin hummed: "My mother told me, and..."