Originally, Dazhuang and his friends returned from the city with depressed faces. The news they brought was like a bolt from the blue, plunging the entire village into despair.
They said that the city is now under strict control and each person can only buy ten kilograms of food based on their household registration.
This news was undoubtedly a disaster for the people in the village.
There are too many families in the village, and it is difficult to even gather the five taels of silver needed to enter the city. Even if they scrape together everything they have and sell everything they have to enter the city, how much can they buy with the soaring prices of food?
I'm afraid it's just a drop in the bucket and it's not enough to get through these difficult days.
But now, the food trucks before us are like life-saving straws sent by God.
After a rough calculation, everyone found that the village bought so much grain this time. Even if it was distributed equally, each household could get about 100 kilograms.
These hundred pounds of food may not mean much in normal times, but in this difficult time, it is the hope of survival.
"Mother Wencheng, it's all thanks to you this time!" The village chief's eyes flashed with excitement, his lips trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of gratitude when he looked at Yao Qingshuang. While saying words of thanks, he kept bowing to her.
"But how come you know someone in the capital?" The village chief looked curious.
Here I come, I've been prepared for this moment. Yao Qingshuang smiled slightly and began to narrate, "It's a coincidence. Today I was shopping on Fucheng Street and saw an old lady fainted in a narrow alley.
Without giving it a second thought, I hurried over to help her up, and with great effort, I finally got her to a nearby clinic. When she woke up, I asked her about it and realized she was no ordinary woman. Her son was in the grain business, and his family was well-off. The old woman was kind-hearted and told her son about our village's food shortage. Without a word, her son, remembering my kindness in saving his mother, used his connections to help us transport the grain.
After hearing this, the village chief slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "Oh, good deeds really pay off! Wencheng mother, you did the right thing! This is good karma. Your good deed has saved our entire village."
As the village chief spoke, he nodded continuously, his eyes full of approval for Yao Qingshuang.
Seeing that the village chief had been fooled by him, Yao Qingshuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately the village chief believed him.
Her palms were already covered in sweat, and her heart was pounding in her chest, as if it was about to burst through her throat.
She tried to calm herself down and kept that gentle and kind smile on her face.
After the village chief left, Yao Qingshuang took the silver the village chief gave her to buy food and dragged her somewhat tired body back to their resting place.
The newly bought mule was standing nearby, carrying a lot of things.
Yao Qingshuang walked over and unloaded the mule. She carefully took out her own rice and flour and handed it to Li Zhaodi. Then she took out a bag of steamed buns and said, "Second wife, have these for dinner later. It's very hot out here, and the buns won't keep well."
Li Zhaodi turned around when she heard her mother-in-law's voice. When her eyes fell on the pile of grain, they widened instantly, as if she had seen something extraordinary.
"Oh my God, when did my family become so rich? We bought a mule and so much food. How much money must this cost?" She thought silently in her heart, but suddenly her eyes caught sight of the roast chicken and roast goose next to her, and she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.
She couldn't wait to open the bag of grain and took a look inside, only to find that there was actually refined rice and white flour inside.
This shocked her, and she kept wondering: How could there be so much money at home? Did my mother-in-law find some money?
Su Mingfan, a well-known foodie, was having fun. His little ears were like radars. As soon as he heard the sound of food, he would run over like a happy little rabbit.
He was seen jogging all the way, his little face flushed from running, his eyes flashing with excitement and eagerness, and he came to Yao Qingshuang in a moment.
Then, he stared at Yao Qingshuang eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation, and asked in a baby voice, "Grandma, what delicious food did you buy?"
While asking, his little mouth smacked unconsciously a few times, as if he was already imagining the taste of various delicacies.
Looking at his adorable and greedy look, Yao Qingshuang couldn't help laughing. The wrinkles on her face seemed to be filled with this smile, which was full of kindness.
She rummaged through the big sack, and soon took out a bag of mung bean cakes carefully wrapped in oil paper.
The oil paper of the mung bean cake was slightly stained with oil, and the shape of the mung bean cake inside could be faintly seen. It exuded a faint mung bean fragrance that made people feel itchy in their hearts when they smelled it.
Then, Yao Qingshuang took out a handful of colorful candies from the sack.
Each of these candies is wrapped in colorful candy paper, red like fire, blue like the sea, yellow like gold, purple like clouds...all kinds of colors are intertwined together, it is just like holding a gorgeous rainbow in your hand.
Although the taste of this candy is just average, the beautiful wrappers are a huge attraction for children. Every time they get one, they are overjoyed. (When I was a child, there was a kind of candy with beautiful wrappers. I loved collecting the wrappers after eating the candy.)
Yao Qingshuang smiled and handed the mung bean cake and candy to Su Mingfan, saying gently, "Share them with your brothers and sisters. Eat them together."
Su Mingfan's eyes lit up immediately, and he eagerly took it with his two little hands, saying loudly, "Okay, thank you, grandma. I'll go share it with my brothers and sisters right away!"
After saying that, he ran away like a happy little sparrow, skipping and jumping to find his brothers and sisters to share this sweet joy.
After Su Minglan happily finished eating the sweet candy, her little mouth was still smacking the taste as she savored the wonderful flavor.
Then, her eyes fell on the remaining candy wrapper in her hand, her eyes full of joy.
This candy wrapper is so beautiful and shiny, as if it contains little stars.
When the warm sunlight gently shines on the candy wrapper, wow, it becomes colorful as if it were cast by magic. Various colors are intertwined together, it is simply a gorgeous little world.
Su Minglan treasured these candy wrappers so much that she took her brothers' and sisters' candy wrappers as well. She stretched out her little hands and moved very gently, as if she was holding the most precious treasure in the world. She carefully smoothed out the candy wrappers one by one, and then carefully stacked them together.
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