Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Another female educated youth stepped forward to comfort him, "Okay, don't be angry. Anyway, there is not much work to do recently. At worst, we can just hide in the shade and be lazy. Anyway, the village chief can't be there all the time."

The more Liu Qing thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Tears began to fall unconsciously, and she wiped the tears from her face vigorously. "I must fight for my reputation and try to pass the exam. I don't want to suffer here for the rest of my life."

Liu Qing kept his word and after dinner, he read aloud the knowledge points taught yesterday. Su Tong liked quietness, so he found a cool place with his Chinese book and slowly flipped through it.

The Chinese language today is very different from that of their time, and the Chinese language of this era has to be combined with some politics, so you have to be absolutely careful when taking the exam and not commit any taboos.

During this period, Su Tong began to memorize various political quotations. As for English and mathematics, he put them aside and just casually flipped through a few textbooks to memorize the general content.

In the blink of an eye, another week passed, and a very tragic thing happened: their food was almost gone, and everyone looked terrified.

"What should we do?" One of the girls was about to cry, "How about we go to the village chief to borrow some food?"

"I'm afraid that's not possible, because we haven't been to work for a long time, and we probably don't have any work points. The village chief probably won't lend us food."

"If I can't lend it, can I buy it?" Although Su Tong was penniless, he still had some money in his pocket. However, it was very little, only one dollar and twenty-two cents in total, which was not enough to buy even a bottle of mineral water in modern times.

The other girls also thought of something and discussed it together. They decided to pool fifty cents each and buy food from the villagers in order to get through this difficult time.

The seven girls pooled together three yuan and fifty cents, which was a considerable sum of money. At least the young and middle-aged men in the village could only earn two or three yuan by working hard in the fields for a month.

One of the girls was familiar with an aunt in the village. She used three dollars and fifty cents to buy twenty kilograms of cornmeal, ten kilograms of sweet potato flour, and five kilograms of black flour. Then the other party gave her two hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes, thirty kilograms of potatoes, and two super large pumpkins.

"Potatoes and pumpkins can still be stored for a while, but sweet potatoes are about to go bad..." Liu Qing was so anxious when he saw the sweet potatoes that his mouth was about to bubble. "The more than 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes in our cellar are about to go bad."

Su Tong suddenly thought of something and said to them, "We can boil the sweet potatoes, mash them and put them in the sun to dry. This way they can be stored for a long time."

"Is it dried sweet potatoes? But the plum rain season is coming soon, and I guess the dried sweet potatoes won't last long." Liu Qing said with a headache.

"It's not dried sweet potato, it's sweet potato puree ground into thin slices. After drying, the sweet potato slices are torn off and cut into small pieces. They can be stored for a long time." Su Tong once saw this method in a documentary. It seemed to be widely spread in Hunan. Although he has never eaten this thing, it should taste good.

The girls looked at each other. The sun had been very strong recently, so instead of watching the sweet potatoes rot, they might as well give it a try. Maybe they could actually save something.

They worked right away. Several girls divided the work among themselves. One of the girls went to collect firewood, and the rest washed the sweet potatoes. After cooking them, they mashed them into mud and spread them on a sieve to dry. Later, when the sieve was not enough, they just spread the sweet potatoes directly on the oil paper.

The sun is also very strong. It only takes one day to dry the sweet potatoes to about 60% to 70%. By the next day, they are so dry that they cannot be drier. There is no need to worry about mold. The only drawback is that it is a bit hard on the teeth.

Several girls tasted it and found it tasted quite good, even ok as a snack. They immediately boiled all the sweet potatoes and then mashed them into paste. These sweet potatoes were not enough, so they spent a few cents to buy several hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes.

No one wants sweet potatoes now because the rainy season is coming soon. If the remaining sweet potatoes are not eaten, they will slowly rot.

Several girls made about 70 or 80 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes, which was enough for them to eat for a long time. They would throw a few slices into the rice every time they cooked. It tasted fragrant and sweet, and the flavor was very good.

After another month, grain was finally distributed in the village. However, since the girls did not have many work points and had previously borrowed grain from the village committee, after deducting all the extra points, the seven girls only received a little over 100 kilograms of grain in total.

"Even if girls don't eat much, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive until next year with this little food." Another male educated youth came over and said with concern: "Why don't you talk to the village chief to see if there is any solution."

The village chief was too lazy to take care of this group of people. They were not very enthusiastic when they were working before. But after hearing the news of the college entrance examination, these people stopped working completely and just stayed in their rooms to study.

They are farmers, they live off the land and the weather. These people are so lazy, they deserve to starve.

After the girls went back, they counted the food they had and found that even if they ate sparingly, it would probably not last until October. However, there were still at least two or three months before the next food distribution.

The girls were all very worried, and some of them even wrote home asking for help. Su Tong had no one to rely on, so she started preparing for herself early.

The vegetables in the garden are growing particularly well, with a lot of cucumbers and eggplants. After being cooked and dried, these things can fill the stomach. Even if they taste bad, at least they are edible.

Even Liu Qing felt a little surprised every time he passed by the garden. "No one takes care of our garden, but it grows very well. I guess God has opened his eyes and knows that we are starving."

Su Tong lowered his head and said, "The spiritual spring water is not only useful to the human body, but also to plants. What about animals?

Su Tong found an empty corner and borrowed a fish basket from a villager. He put in the bait mixed with spiritual spring water, and then a miracle happened.

The fish seemed to sense something, and even some crabs and shrimps got into the fish cage and scrambled to eat the bait.

Later, the cage was full of fish, so Su Tong just picked them up. There were nearly ten kilograms of fish, including crucian carp and black carp. The largest fish was as long as his arm.

With so many fish, he didn’t know what excuse to make. However, Su Tong didn’t care about that and went back with his things.

Fish is difficult to handle. Although fresh fish is delicious, it will taste very fishy if it is not cooked with thick oil and red sauce.

The girls hadn't eaten meat for a long time. The only meat they had last time was two country eggs they found in a pile of grass on the ground, and then each of them drank a bowl of egg drop soup.

Su Tong took out the biggest fish and prepared to keep it for himself, and planned to take the rest of the fish to the village to sell. No, it was not possible to buy and sell at will now, so he would exchange them with others.

Two pounds of fish can be exchanged for one pound of coarse grains, or for other things, as long as it is food, no sweet potatoes or potatoes are needed.

Dozens of kilograms of fish were exchanged in an instant. In addition to sweet potato noodles, there were also two kilograms of brown rice and some millet.