Chapter 129: Rice and Flour
Shen Qing sold the soap and collected the money. She casually bought some cakes and brown sugar and left the city - the whole village was hoping that she would bring back food.
As soon as she left the city, she found an empty roadside and started shopping in the mall!
Xingcheng mainly grows wheat and corn, and most people eat noodles. However, wheat is precious, and people in Qili Village eat less, so the ratio of exchanging rice for noodles this time is about the same.
Even though a lot of whitebait were caught in just three or four days, the amount that could be dried was limited. Fortunately, there was stock, and if the stock was included, there would be a lot!
The Zhang and Wang families moved away, and the Zhou family moved in. There are now ten families in Qili Village. The Feng family and the Zi family have nothing to sell. The Zhou family’s original soaked fruit was not accepted by the mall, and only ten kilograms of it was temporarily dried.
His family had the least, so they couldn't afford to exchange refined grains for coarse grains.
The coarse grains in the mall were much more expensive than rice and flour, so Shen Qing couldn't bear to buy them. Fortunately, the Guan family brought a lot of coarse grains, and the two families ate them together. She weighed thirty kilograms of coarse grains from the Guan family and gave them to Zhou Dashan, and kept the twenty kilograms of rice and flour she "exchanged" for herself and the Guan family.
Other families have enough coarse grains to eat, so they all switch to refined grains.
As soon as Shen Qing's donkey cart arrived, adults and children all gathered around!
She shouted, "Xiangzhong, come here and distribute food to each family according to the list!"
It was not until the white rice and white flour were placed in front of everyone that they felt a little bit of reality.
Shen Qing really exchanged the food back!
The Zhou family had taken their coarse grains back in advance. Although they couldn't get any food at the moment, they were still very happy to see the lively scene.
When we were in Shili Village before, every household was short of food, and they were worried about not having enough to eat!
Now that other families have food, at least they don’t have to worry about it and just need to take care of their own families.
“The Hong family has 53 catties of dried small fish, 50 catties of flour, and 56 catties of rice;
The Qin family had 41 jin of dried small fish, 40 jin of flour, and 42 jin of rice;
The Zhao family had 77 jin of dried small fish, 100 jin of flour, and 54 jin of rice;
.....”
Jiang Xiangzhong reported other families first and then reported the Jiang family.
Zhou Ershan swallowed his saliva and asked the family members on both sides: "In the past, I didn't like to eat white striped fish and could only dry it. How come it has become a treasure after being transformed by Shen Qing?"
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it. In the past, if someone told him that he could exchange it for rice and flour, he would have thought that the person was either crazy or making fun of him.
He never thought that it would actually happen right before his eyes, making him have to believe it!
"That's right! I heard from my eldest sister that her sister-in-law was enlightened by the Bodhisattva and is a person with great fortune. None of us can compare to her!" Zhou Dashan watched others weighing and moving grain and was really happy for them.
Wang Erhua stared at the white rice and flour with her eyes wide open. She couldn't agree more when she heard her husband's words: "We really can't compare! Big sister is right. From now on, I have to follow her sister-in-law closely and have enough to eat."
She had not believed what her elder sister said before. After all, if she was really powerful, she would not marry her sister-in-law to Liu Sheng, the widower, for a betrothal gift of ten taels of silver.
Jiang Yu lived a life worse than that of pigs and dogs in the Liu family. They lived in the same village and knew it very well.
Now she believed it. People who received guidance were different!
"It's more than just filling our stomachs. Look, what Qili Village exchanges for is fine grain. The food is really delicious." Zhou Sanshan said with emotion.
I heard from my eldest sister that with the help of Shen Qing, the people in Qili Village could eat enough coarse grains even if they changed to three meals a day during the escape. Now, it is not only coarse grains, but also refined grains!
After distributing the rice and flour, Jiang Xiangxi and his two companions, as well as Jiang Ying and Jiang Dalang, also returned.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, Master Jiang blew his whistle and commanded with full energy: "Everyone is back. Let's set off first and find a place to rest for the night!"
The crowd was bustling with activity one moment, and the next they were all moving their food and preparing to set off quickly and orderly.
The place where they are currently staying is close to the city. There are no trees or water sources, making it inconvenient to make fire or use water. Of course, it is not suitable for resting.
They can live without trees, but they must have water, preferably a big river or lake! That way they can fish.
Shen Qing knew what others were thinking. When passing by the bamboo forest, he did not call for a stop. Instead, he silently noted the location and calculated how far away it was. Now that there are cars and many men, they can come here to cut small bamboos and bring back several cars in one trip, which is far more than they can use up.
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The Feng family is worried.
Other families can farm and fish, but they are the only ones who have the physical strength.
When they were in Xingcheng, they were close to the city and could go there to do hard labor and earn money. But when they arrived in Jincheng, where could they find land close to the city?
I did have some money on me, but I was spending all the time and not earning anything, which was like eating up all my savings. I was worried just thinking about it.
And originally everyone was left with nothing, but now other families have to exchange food based on their abilities, but I am the only one who doesn’t have the ability. The thought makes me even more worried!
Feng Meng sighed heavily and made up his mind: "I'd better go learn fishing from Uncle Zhao, so that our family can exchange it for rice and flour."
The elder looked at Feng Meng deeply and sighed deeply.
Feng Tao was outspoken and asked bluntly, "Brother, hasn't Uncle Zhao taught you many times? You threw all the other people's fishing nets into the river, and so many people tried to fish them out. Uncle Zhao sighed so many times. Even if Uncle Zhao was willing to teach, I wouldn't be able to learn if I were you."
A rare blush crept across Feng Meng's rugged face, though fortunately it wasn't noticeable on his dark skin. He stiffened his neck and defended himself, "That's just because I was inexperienced at first, right? Plus, I was so strong I swung it so far."
Feng Tao mercilessly pointed out: "Huh, you've been learning for three days, how can you not have experience?
Others can swing it far and still remember to hold on to the rope, but you just swing it all away.
If I were to ask you, big brother, you should stop making such a fuss and just honestly help Uncle Zhao and Jiang Datao. You can get some rice and flour in return."
Feng Meng wanted to say that he wanted to too.
But Uncle Zhao and Jiang Datao will eventually get better, right? Then this income will be gone.
As a person, you must always consider the long-term, especially since he is a man and can eat anything. Girls like him may not be able to eat meat or fish, but they can't even go without food.
Oh, so frustrating!
It's so easy to watch others fishing, but why is it so difficult for me...
"Feng Xing and Feng Tao, I'm planning to make some brushes. Would you be willing to polish the pen shafts?" Shen Qing's voice came at the right time.
To the Feng family, it was like a downpour after a long drought!
Not only Feng Xing and Feng Tao, but even the elders of the Feng family stood up in unison, looking at Shen Qing with wide eyes: "Are you serious?"
Shen Qing smiled and said, "It's still the same as in the village, the wages are the same, the only difference is that you can exchange it for lard residue;
Five pens can be exchanged for one kilogram of gold. Each household is limited to two kilograms. You can exchange or not, it’s up to you.”
A pen costs one cent, five pennies cost five cents, lean meat costs more than twenty cents per pound, and a pound of lard is only five cents?
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