Sister Han is good at farming

"You son of a bitch! Shameless!"

Ruan Shiping was so angry when he heard his uncle Wang Chunshu talking to others like this that his fists clenched.

Ruan Qingqing stopped Ruan Shiping and walked out by herself.

"Uncle, my mother didn't go back to her parents' home not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't want to be thought of as someone who came back to collect money. In the past few years, not to mention the past few years, even in the early spring of last year, my family almost starved to death. We desperately searched for food everywhere in the mountains, found wild animals to sell, and then the whole family went to open up wasteland and plant crops, so we managed to survive.

The family finally managed to collect some food. On the one hand, we wanted to thank Grandma for helping to raise the ducklings. On the other hand, we were worried that you wouldn't have enough food to eat due to the drought, so we gave you food evenly. If I didn't really treat you as my dearest relatives, who would have surplus food in this situation? Who wouldn't be tightening their belts to make ends meet?"

Wang Chunshu was caught in the act and was tricked by the younger generation. He felt embarrassed for a moment. He was so angry that he said, "I just took three stones of grain from your house. What's wrong? Your parents gave it to you personally. I didn't force you with a knife. What? Do you still want to go back?"

"Whether it is a loan or a giver, let's not talk about it for now. I just want to tell my uncle that in this drought year, three stones of grain from our family is the limit for you. We can't give you any more grain from now on. After all, we have a big family to feed, and we also have to survive!"

Ruan Qingqing said in a firm voice.

"Chun Shu, is this what you meant by having no worries about food at home? It turns out that you are just using your sister's family's food to make a fool of yourself!"

"I'm her brother. Why can't I ask her for some food?" Wang Chunshu said unconvinced.

"But you are still our uncle! When we were in financial difficulty, couldn't you give us some food? Why didn't you give us some?" Ruan Shiping said loudly, unable to bear it any longer.

"Shi Ping, Qing Qing, now that you are here, let's go home first!"

Ma, who got the news, came over and shouted to them.

"Ga Po!" Ruan Qingqing and Ruan Qingqing greeted her one after another.

Ma sighed, "Go home! If you have anything to say, come back and talk to me!"

Ruan Qingqing did not refuse to go home with her.

"Did your parents ask you to come here?"

As soon as she got home, Ma looked straight at Ruan Qingqing with her sharp eyes.

Ruan Qingqing shook her head. "Yesterday, my uncle came to our house and told my mother that there was no food at home. He brought back two stone of late rice from our house. I found it strange. My father sent one stone of late rice half a month ago, how come it was eaten up in half a month? So I came to see if something happened. Unexpectedly, I heard my uncle talking about those chilling words to others."

Ma looked at Ruan Qingqing in silence for a long time, then she sighed.

"You shouldn't talk about your family's affairs outside. If you have any problems, you should go home and talk to Ga Po first."

Ruan Qingqing looked at her suddenly. When she saw her calm and stern eyes, she pursed her lips into a straight line.

"Gappo, when we sent you back, my father and I warned you several times that this drought is not simple and may last until next year. Food is particularly important at this time. Your uncle went to our house and brought back two stone of food. He didn't think of hiding it without anyone noticing, but dragged it away to sell it to the grain dealer in a high-profile manner. This is to roast our two families together on the grill!"

Ma looked at Wang Chunshu with a look of disappointment, "You went to your sister's house to ask for food without permission? And you even sold the food?"

Wang Chunshu said excitedly: "Mother, you don't know! I met a very honest grain dealer from the county. He gave me three taels of silver for one stone of late rice.

Mother! When has rice ever been sold at such a high price? In the past, the highest price of rice was only three taels of silver. It has increased tenfold! If you miss this opportunity, you will never see this store again."

Ma was so angry that she was shaking all over. "You bastard! Did you really sell the rice you brought back from your sister?"

Wang Chunshu looked at his mother timidly and nodded. "Sold them all!"

"Uncle, you know that's the usual situation. What's the situation now? Our four prefectures of Lulin, Jianghuai, Jiangxia, and Yuanxiang have been experiencing drought for almost a year. If the county magistrate hadn't released the water from the Qianlong River, do you know what kind of life everyone would be living now? Leaving their homes to escape famine, everyone killing and robbing each other, and even cannibalism!

But even with the water from the Qianlong River, we won't be able to grow any crops in the second half of this year. After several setbacks, the water level in the Qianlong River has dropped significantly. As for the drought, I'm not afraid to tell you that in the best case scenario, we won't have any rain until next year.

What have you eaten for the past six months? Don’t even mention that rice is sold for three taels of silver per stone now. Uncle, do you believe that by the end of the year, even if it is thirty taels per stone, there will be no place to buy it! Uncle, in a disaster year, grain is the hard currency, silver is nothing! It’s not enough to eat or drink.”

Ruan Qingqing said coldly.

"How could I give birth to such a greedy and stupid son like you!" Ma said and went to find a broom to beat Wang Chunshu.

"Mom, I was wrong, don't be angry, don't be angry!"

Wang Chunshu knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Since your father passed away, I have worked hard to raise you all by myself. I didn't want you to be so stupid as to plot against your own family! And yet you are still gloating over the fact that you were fooled by others!"

Ruan Qingqing and Ruan Shiping stood there, looking at each other's noses and hearts, without saying a word.

After staying at Wanghewan for a while, the brother and sister headed back home again, firmly declining Ma's suggestion to stay overnight. When they got home, it was already dark.

Everyone is still waiting for them to eat.

At the dinner table, Ruan Qingqing briefly explained the situation. Wang remained silent throughout.

"Dad, you should talk to grandpa and grandma about this after dinner! We must not sell the grain at this time! We'd better tell the village chief, this is not a joke. Once the grain is sold, I'm afraid everyone will not be able to survive."

After thinking about it, Ruan Qingqing decided to ask Ruan Wantie to remind everyone. Her uncle was not the only one who could not see the situation clearly and was easily dazzled by the small profits in front of him.

She had racked her brains to find ways to protect the crops and increase production. But in the end, they sold the food they had obtained. Wasn't it all in vain?

Ruan Wantie nodded cautiously.

"I'll go there in a bit, and I'll go with your grandfather to talk to the village chief about this. But, as the saying goes, good words can't persuade a damned person. Even if we remind them, there will definitely be people who will sell their grain. Daya, you have to be more open-minded.

Thanks to you, everyone has stolen a few good days from God. If they don't cherish them later, that's their business. It has nothing to do with you. Don't feel disappointed. We have done what we should do and have no regrets! "