The team moved slowly forward, and the smiles on every family's faces became even brighter the moment they received food and salt.
Everyone carefully took the food and salt that belonged to their family. Some carried it on their shoulders, and some carried it in their hands, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world.
Only when everyone had the food and salt firmly in their hands did they feel much more at ease.
Those who usually can't sleep at night because of worrying about food are now filled with emotion.
Some people even burst into tears, those tears were filled with the cherishment for this hard-earned food, and also the relief of finally feeling at ease after all the fears along the way.
For these simple farmers, land is their lifeline, and food is the fundamental guarantee of life.
Not having food means you may go hungry and cold, and your whole family’s livelihood will be in jeopardy, which makes you feel uneasy.
Therefore, the arrival of the food at this moment was like a reassurance to them, allowing them to rekindle their hope for the days ahead.
At the Su family, Yao Qingshuang, with a smile on her face, handed over 20 kilograms of grain and half a kilogram of salt that the village had specially allocated to her family to her daughter-in-law Li Zhaodi.
When Li Zhaodi's eyes fell on the food and the small bag of salt in her mother-in-law's hands, a satisfied smile instantly broke out on her face.
She knew very well that during this period, everyone was eating from the village's big pot, but there was not much food in the village, and the amount of each meal was calculated, and it was not enough to eat, so they basically had to travel on an empty stomach.
Now, the village has distributed food and rewarded my mother-in-law with 20 kilograms of food. They finally don’t have to worry about going hungry all day long.
Li Zhaodi was happily fiddling with the grain and salt she had just received when she heard her mother-in-law, Yao Qingshuang, say with a smile, "Second daughter-in-law, go and cook a pot of rice later. We need to make a lot this time. Oh, and add some sweet potatoes. Cut them into small pieces and cook them with the rice. The rice will be fragrant and sweet, and it's a way to celebrate having food in our house again."
Yao Qingshuang was so happy at this moment. Looking at the pile of food, she felt much more at ease.
You know, when we were all cooking together in the village, life was really tight.
Every time the food was cooked, everyone would share a portion, so each person could only eat until they were 50% full. Their stomachs always felt empty, and the feeling of being hungry was really unpleasant.
When she was really too hungry to bear it, she could only sneak out and find a secluded place far away to eat alone when no one was paying attention.
Every time she did this, she actually felt very guilty and felt very sorry for everyone.
But there is no way, the supermarket space is her greatest confidence, she will not reveal this golden finger to anyone.
Now that there is food at home, she feels relieved.
Now she could secretly mix the food in the space into the food bag at home.
Li Zhaodi stood in front of the bag of grain, staring at the rice inside, feeling reluctant to part with it.
But when she looked up, she saw that her family members all had eager looks on their faces, their eyes full of anticipation, as if they were all waiting for a hot, fragrant meal to comfort their already hungry stomachs.
Li Zhaodi secretly gritted her teeth and hardened her heart. It was okay. Everyone was hungry. We couldn't just starve with this little food.
So she took a deep breath, picked up the wooden scoop next to her, slowly reached into the rice bag, and carefully scooped up two full bowls of rice.
As time passed, movement gradually came from the pot.
Slowly, the fragrance of rice wafted out first, and penetrated into everyone's nostrils, as if gently teasing everyone's olfactory nerves.
Immediately afterwards, the unique sweet aroma of sweet potato emerged, mixed with the fragrance of rice. The taste became more and more rich and tempting, and floated slowly to everyone's nose.
Everyone in the family couldn't help but squint their eyes, take a deep breath, and have an intoxicated look on their faces.
Everyone just sat there quietly, savoring the wonderful fragrance in the air, as if just smelling it alleviated the hunger in their stomachs.
"Oh, there is no meat. If you put some more meat in and cook it together, the rice will definitely be more fragrant!" Su Wenjun couldn't help muttering as he shoveled the rice in the bowl into his mouth, with a little dissatisfaction on his face.
Although the white rice also exudes a refreshing fragrance, in his heart, if there is no meat to go with it, he always feels that the meal is missing something and it is not satisfying enough.
As for Su Mingfan, he was burying his head and eating voraciously. His mouth was stuffed full and his cheeks were bulging. He was eating with great relish.
Suddenly, he heard his father mumbling the word "meat". He immediately perked up, his eyes widened, and with rice still in his mouth, he shouted, "Dad, where is the meat? I want to eat meat too. I haven't eaten meat for a long time!"
Seeing his son's greedy look, Zhu Wenjun couldn't help but smile. He reached out his hand, gently patted his son's head, and said with a somewhat helpless tone, "Where's the meat, son? Look at the situation now. It's already great to have this fragrant rice to eat. Just be content. I, your father, also want to eat meat. My mouth is almost dry, but there is no condition for it right now."
As he said this, he deliberately smacked his lips a few times, looking like he was extremely greedy.
When Su Mingfan heard that there was no meat to eat, his little face immediately fell and he looked disappointed.
But he also knew that there was really no meat to eat at this time, so he reached out and slapped away his father's hand that was messing with his head, lowered his head, and continued to eat the delicious rice in the bowl.
Although there was no meat, the rice mixed with the sweetness of sweet potatoes was quite delicious. As he ate, a look of satisfaction gradually appeared on his little face, and he smacked his lips, eating happily.
Yao Qingshuang sat aside, listening to Su Mingfan and his son talking about eating meat, and she couldn't help but feel a little craving for meat.
She couldn't help but smack her lips secretly, and the delicious taste of meat she had eaten in the past instantly emerged in her mind.
Originally, there was a lot of dried meat stored at home, but all the belongings were lost when we were in Ping'an County.
There is no meat left at home now.
The last time she was in the mountains, she was hoping to come across some wild game so she could bring some back to satisfy her craving. (The plot requires this, so readers should not imitate her; wild game cannot be eaten casually.)
But who would have known? After wandering around in the mountains for several days, I didn’t encounter any wild animals.
The more she thought about it, the more greedy she became. She really wanted to taste the meat again.
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