Traveling through famine: The space peasant girl

It is a troubled time now, especially now that the crops in the fields are not growing at all, and there will be more chaos in the future. In order to be able to live a quiet life behind closed doors, Wang Shiyu prefers Aunt Niu's home.

Every night, Wang Shiyu would return to the space and start planting the land in the space, just to save a little more food, in case it could be used someday.

The only advantage of the space is that you can use mental power to plant, which saves Wang Shiyu a lot of trouble. Farming is very labor-saving. Wang Shiyu even planted corn and millet, and a lot of coarse grains. I don’t know if they can be used, but it doesn’t matter. Even if they can’t be used, it doesn’t matter if they are thrown in the space.

Now, they have completely settled down here in the east of the city, and Aunt Niu has moved in directly at home. Since she has signed the contract, she has to live in the house and help, so Aunt Niu has moved in directly at home and helped with the housework.

Ah Niu still went up the mountain to chop firewood and then delivered it to the Mo family as before. Wang Shiyu still paid him money as before. However, in order to not disturb the reputation of the women in their family, Ah Niu never ate at home. He even left in a hurry every time he delivered firewood to avoid disturbing the reputation of the women.

Usually Wang Shiyu would ask Aunt Niu to pack some for him to take home to eat. Wang Shiyu did not allow Niu to eat at home. After all, Wang Shiyu did not want to invite a wolf into the house, so it was better to keep a distance.

That's how it was. Aunt Niu didn't dare to give Ah Niu more food. She usually just gave him two steamed buns with some pickles, or sometimes the leftovers from Wang Shiyu and the others. They were all very clean.

Zhou Qingyun and Mo Ruru eat relatively little meat, so the meat in the dishes is usually left over. Even though Wang Shiyu knew that Aunt Niu gave the leftovers to Aniu, she never paid much attention to it. After all, if the leftover dishes were not given to people, they would be wasted, which was very shameful, especially at this time, because Wang Shiyu had seen a pot of porridge cooked with a few grains of food, so she was naturally very frugal.

Therefore, even if it was leftovers, Ah Niu would eat them with great relish. You know, they used to be able to eat meat three or four times a year, which was considered a lot. But now, the leftovers from the Wang family are so greasy that Ah Niu is simply amazed. But every time after finishing the meal, he would be more motivated to go up the mountain to chop firewood and send it to the Mo family the next day.

Even after each meal, Ah Niu would secretly wash the dishes and would not dare to let his neighbors see what he was eating. It was this caution that saved Ah Niu from death many times.

Sometimes Aunt Niu and Aniu were unwilling to let Wang Shiyu continue to pay him for firewood. After all, Aniu knew that with that little firewood, he would probably have to give away enough money to buy meat if he continued to do so for a month. But as he followed the Wang family, he could eat meat every time, and he was already very grateful.

"Miss Xiaoyu, you are very kind to let an old woman like me give the remaining food to Aniu. You should know how many people are hungry outside, but Aniu still has meat and vegetables. Don't continue to pay for the firewood. Just think of it as Aniu doing something within his ability for you."

Ah Niu listened to his mother and nodded continuously because he thought her words made sense. However, Wang Shiyu thought that things should be separate and that those dishes were leftovers anyway and they would not eat them the next day, so it would not be a waste if they were given to Ah Niu. She did not have any other thoughts. However, she was worried that Aunt Niu would have other ideas if she did not pay Ah Niu for firewood for a long time. Besides, there was a child under one year old at home, so it was better not to make enemies.

So in order to avoid trouble, she didn't mind the few coins.

"Aunt Niu, let's put things in perspective. It's okay to give the leftover food to Niu. This way we can avoid wastage, isn't that good?

Besides, Aniu has put in a lot of effort in chopping wood for us. Besides, Aniu has not yet married and had children, so it’s okay to give him some now. If he continues to give him some after he gets married, I’m afraid his wife will have objections. It would be better for him to take some money home so that he can live a better life.

Plus, I usually ask Aniu to find out all kinds of news circulating among all kinds of people in Jizhou City, and Aniu always does a good job, so this money is earned by Aniu with his own ability, so just take it."

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Ah Niu was indeed somewhat shocked by the meticulous mind of this little girl. He originally wanted to express his gratitude, and considering his mother's matter, he would have been willing to give firewood to the Mo family for free. However, he did not expect that this young lady could be so meticulous in her work.

Since Wang Shiyu was willing to do a favor, Aniu would naturally pay more attention to their affairs. He heard the news that King Rui had sent people to look for Zhou Qingyun. Mainly, those people were asking around near the courtyard where Wang Shiyu and her family used to live. Aniu's home was next door, so he naturally had easier access to the news. So he came to offer his services.

After saying these words, Wang Shiyu paid Aniu his wages and went straight back to the house. She didn't want to argue with Aniu at the door, so she went back to the room and continued looking at her design drawings.

Just four days after they settled down, the people arranged by King Rui arrived. Wang Shiyu heard it from Aniu, so she asked Aniu to find someone to vaguely reveal a place that was a little distance away from their home. As for whether those people could find it, it was none of Wang Shiyu's business.

But those people were not lazy people. Within a few days, they followed the clues and came to Wang Shiyu's new yard.

At this moment, their family was sitting in the yard eating. On the table was a boiled chicken, a portion of pork belly fried with dried eggplant, a steamed sea fish and some shelled snails and shrimps. The staple foods were white flour buns and rice. Wang Shiyu was from the north and liked rice more, but Mo Ruru preferred rice, so the family would prepare both staple foods every time, since it didn't make a big difference.

To be honest, when the visitors saw the dishes on the table, almost everyone was surprised. They didn't expect that Zhou Qingyun ate so well. They originally thought that this family would definitely treat Zhou Qingyun unfairly. After all, when someone came to them to complain, they didn't say anything good.

So they thought that Zhou Qingyun would be tortured to the point of being skin and bones, but they didn't expect that he lived better than them. Even at this time, the food didn't seem to be bad.