After Shi Liu learned the truth, she went into the house and found Su Sanlan. She said, "Mom, Third Sister-in-law's family is usually quite nice. We can't just ignore this matter. If someone dies, Third Sister-in-law will definitely be heartbroken and may even become estranged from us in the future."
“She dares!”
Although Su Sanlan seemed very tough, she was actually very nervous: "But we really don't have much food at home. We might be able to help with a pound or two, but this little bit of food is not enough."
"In fact, as long as this matter is reported, the leaders will definitely take care of it. When the time comes, some of the food they have handed in will be distributed, and their difficulties will be solved. All our family needs to do is help them overcome the current difficulties."
Su Sanlan thought about it and realized that this was the case. "Then how much food do you think we should give?"
Shi Liu thought of the cornmeal she had received from signing in at the granary last time, and immediately said, "If their family has money, I can sell them 100 kilograms of cornmeal without asking for food coupons."
Su Sanlan was so frightened that she grabbed Shi Liu's arm and said, "Girl, you're not going to buy food for them at the black market, are you? No, that's too dangerous. Have you forgotten that Liu Tiantian and Liu Piaoxu were both imprisoned for this?"
Shi Liu finally realized that she hadn't said it clearly. "Don't worry, Mom. I'm not going to the black market. This cornmeal is from other people's food reserves. I originally planned to buy it and take it home to eat, but now that my third sister-in-law's family is in even greater need, I thought of giving it to them."
Su Sanlan was still a little worried and asked in a low voice: "Is the other party reliable? Don't let him betray us if something goes wrong." Although she wanted to help her in-laws, she didn't want to get her own family involved.
What else is reliable or unreliable? The cornmeal is now in her space warehouse, very safe: "The other party is reliable. Besides, they are also worried about accidents and don't plan to have too much contact with the outside world. If the third sister-in-law's family really agrees, I will also need to come forward, otherwise they won't dare to sell food outside."
It sounded like trouble, but Su Sanlan felt relieved. "That's good. The fewer people who know about this, the better. Wait a minute, I'll go ask your third sister-in-law first. Don't let the people who put in the effort here go unappreciated. You must make sure your third sister-in-law remembers your kindness."
Mrs. Shi San was immediately excited when she heard this. The harvest in the vicinity had been very average in recent years. Even if some people had surplus grain, few would be willing to sell it. Rural people like them did not have many food coupons, so if they wanted to sell grain they could only take the risk and go to the black market. However, the grain on the black market was not only expensive, but also risky. She did not want her parents to go to that kind of place unless it was absolutely necessary.
After getting the exact news, Mrs. Shi San took her brother Shi San back to her parents' home that day.
When Old Lady Ma saw her daughter coming back, she was startled and asked hurriedly, "Did you borrow food from your mother-in-law? Su Sanlan is the most powerful person. Were you driven back?"
When she thought about her daughter starving at home, Ma's mother was overwhelmed with grief and couldn't stop crying.
Brother Shi San looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other in front of him speechlessly. His mother was not a wicked mother-in-law, and his mother-in-law had a very deep misunderstanding of his mother.
When Old Lady Ma turned around and saw her son-in-law was there, her face flushed with embarrassment. She seemed to have just said something bad about her mother-in-law...
Shi Sange could only pretend to have just lost his hearing and told the purpose of his trip: "Originally, this batch of cornmeal was bought for my family, but now my father-in-law's family is in even greater difficulty, so naturally I'll leave it to you first."
As the head of the family, Old Man Ma was also the main buyer of food on the black market. He was very familiar with the difficulties involved. He was deeply touched that his in-laws were willing to help buy food. "I will give you every penny you spend. I just don't know when we can get the food. If possible, I plan to give some to Uncle Cuihua's family."
Mrs. Shi San hurriedly said, "Second uncle's family are honest people. They are all tight-lipped. They will never tell anyone about such a deadly thing."
Shi Sange didn't care about this: "There are only 100 kilograms of cornmeal in total, no more. If my father-in-law thinks it's appropriate, then do it."
Old Man Ma exchanged a few polite words with his son-in-law, picked up his shoes and went to look for someone. After a while, he brought Uncle Ma and his son over.
Uncle Ma looked at Brother Shi San with gratitude and said, "Thanks to Shi Qiu this time, we have a large family and we want 60 kilograms. The price is what they say." In fact, he was embarrassed to ask for so much, but his eldest brother was kind and said that there were many people in his family waiting to eat, so he let him buy more this time.
Shi San Ge didn't hesitate to be polite. He took the money and counted it. Finding it was just right, he nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Uncle Ma Er still knew what was good for him. "The food is hidden on the roadside. Let's take advantage of the night to get it back quickly. But there's one thing I have to tell you in advance: this food is an accident. You can't tell anyone."
Uncle Ma nodded quickly: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
One hundred kilograms of cornmeal may not seem like a lot, but if the two families eat it sparingly, it can last for a while, and maybe they can even wait until the relief food arrives.
It was too late, so Shi Sansao and her husband simply stayed at her mother's house.
Father Ma looked at his wife and said, "Don't speak ill of your in-laws in front of your daughter. At a time like this, they are willing to give up the grain. No matter whether we take money or not, they are helping us. It is life-saving grain."
Old Ma was also extremely embarrassed. Who could have imagined that her son-in-law would hear her badmouthing her in-laws? She could only mumble, "I know. Su Sanlan is not a good person to begin with. Our daughter has been married for many years and still hasn't touched any money."
When Old Man Ma saw this, he knew that his wife still had complaints about her mother-in-law, and she didn't even think about what she did in her daily life.
Old Man Ma sighed and had to break down the whole thing and tell his wife: "You only say that your mother-in-law doesn't let your daughter touch money, but you don't consider that our daughter has two sisters-in-law above her. Even if the daughter-in-law is allowed to manage the money, it is the right of the eldest son's wife, not our daughter. To be frank, we only have one son, why don't you let the eldest son's wife manage the money?"
Old Lady Ma was suddenly choked. Of course, whoever manages the money has the final say. If she gives the money to her daughter-in-law, what will she do if she becomes unfilial in the future?
"Don't do to others what you don't want done to you. If you can't do it yourself, why do you ask your mother-in-law to do it? Don't you think it's unreasonable?"
After thinking for a while, Father Ma continued, "You always think that your mother-in-law dotes on her daughter too much. That's her daughter, she can dote on her however she wants, and you dote on Cuihua too. Besides, this time, it was thanks to her daughter that we got through this. Don't say anything bad about Cuihua's sister-in-law in the future. I feel guilty about it."
Old Ma felt guilty after being told this. Now that she thought about it, she felt guilty: "Forget it, I won't say it again in the future."
"Well, that's right. We are all relatives, so we should live in harmony."
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