【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

The gate of her house was about twenty meters away from the house in front, so the crops could reach the sun and dried up in two days. The clan members helped to weigh the crops, and they weighed two thousand kilograms in total, which was much more than expected. Other families also had more harvests than before, probably because the fields were fertile.

After the grain was stored in the warehouse, could Yun Xi rest? The answer was no. Next, they had to go pick pears. The pear trees had a good harvest this year, and everyone was short of food, so Chief Li planned to let everyone keep all the food.

Yun Xi always had new ideas and disagreed with the clan leader's proposal. "Clan leader, we must finish building the kang before winter comes. We also need to go out and exchange some supplies. We can't survive the winter without cotton."

Others may think that Yun Xi is a nitpicker, but Patriarch Li thinks that this Sanniu wife is really opinionated, although there are always good results.

Chief Li was shocked. "This isn't good, is it? We've got so much salt. What if someone finds out? And there are disasters elsewhere too. How can we expect to find cotton?"

"Not all parts of the country have been affected by the disaster. If we can survive, so can others. Even if the price is high, we must exchange it for some cotton and cloth. We also need to understand the situation at the court." Yun Xi gave him a detailed analysis. "There are still more than a dozen men and women of marriageable age in the clan. They also need to find someone to marry."

Patriarch Li sighed, as if that was the truth, and said hesitantly: "Then let's go to Rongcheng and take a look."

Rongcheng is the provincial capital, 300 miles south of An County. It is not known how serious the disaster is.

This is right.

Yun Xi had her own plans. After the disaster, supplies were the most needed. She was not in a hurry to buy cotton cloth, but also wanted to buy grain seeds and so on.

Life is not fun without plenty of material things.

When the grain was stored in the warehouse, every household indulged themselves and had a full meal. Yun Xi not only steamed a large pot of pure white rice, but also soaked the salted fish in water to remove the saltiness, then removed the fish oil and put it in a hot pan to fry. After it was heated, she put the fish in the pan and fried it. She fried five fish in total, one for each person. Without washing the pan, she added water and cooked a wild vegetable, mushroom and seafood soup to go with it. It was really delicious.

After eating, everyone sat in the yard and didn't want to move.

Thinking back to the days when he was so hungry that his stomach was turning sour and cramping, Li Chunsheng's eyes were empty and unfocused as he muttered, "It's been almost three years, four years, and I finally had a full meal."

Li Meizi hummed softly. At that time... the food prepared was insufficient. Who knew that the natural disaster would last for so long? It’s better not to mention the past life.

Li Yanran and Li Xiaqing ate like little cats. They both patted their bellies and said happily, "So this is what it feels like to be full."

Yun Xi felt sad. They were all poor children.

The twin boy and girl have never had a full meal since they were born. It's so pitiful.

"From now on, Mom will make sure you have enough to eat every day."

They were only given one day off to rest. After the rest, Chief Li began to make arrangements again. He divided the one hundred people into twenty groups and sent them out to the mountains to find food. It didn't matter what it was, such as persimmons, chestnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, etc. As long as it was edible, they were all put into sacks and brought back.

The sacks were found in An County.

He then assigned ten men who were skilled in carpentry to go up the mountain to chop trees and drag them back to dry to make beds and furniture. Of the seventy people left, only eighteen strong men were left to follow him and Sanniu's wife to the provincial capital. Yanran and Xia Qing also went, and the remaining forty-eight people went to the beach to dry salt.

With this arrangement, everyone has work to do.

The twenty of them were working in groups of two, pushing a cart loaded with baskets of large pears, which were plump, white and very tempting to look at. Yun Xi and her eldest sister-in-law pushed the cart together, while the two younger ones did not need to push. They sat on the cart, swinging their legs, looking leisurely and comfortable.

After walking a few miles, Yun Xi looked back at Lishugou Village. Her stepson Li Chunsheng stayed at home and went up the mountain to find food. Li Meizi followed him to the beach. But don't worry, she has dug a cellar and stored the food in the cellar. The cellar is hidden, so she doesn't have to worry about anyone stealing it, otherwise she would not feel comfortable traveling far away.

"Old Third Wife, what do you think the outside world is like?"

Li Daniu's wife Yu Qian'er felt sad when she saw the desolate places she passed by.

"I don't know. It depends on the situation." Yun Xi didn't want to ask the system. She was tired and hungry and just wanted to take a break. But it wasn't dark yet, so she could only continue on her way numbly. Her legs didn't seem to belong to her, like a walking corpse.

Yu Qian'er stopped talking, as he was also tired.

After running around day and night for ten days, everyone finally stood outside Chengdu. Looking at the bustling city gate, there was no sign that a disaster had occurred.

In contrast, Yun Xi and his group were skinny and smelled sour that passers-by had to cover their noses and run away.

Patriarch Li was so embarrassed that his face turned red and his neck became thick. They found a river outside the city and the women and men went down to take a bath separately. Fortunately, they brought clean clothes with them, so there was no smell on their bodies after changing into them.

There were soldiers guarding the city gate, but no one was checking the pass or anything. Clan leader Li breathed a sigh of relief and followed the crowd into the city. He didn't want to reveal the news that someone from their Li family had survived in An County.

The city was more prosperous than anyone had ever seen. Twenty people were wearing patched clothes and looked so shabby. Fortunately, the people here were warm and welcoming. If they were asked to set up a stall, they could go to the South City, which was lively there.

They crossed the North City and arrived at the South City Merchants Street, where they randomly found an empty space to set up a stall. Within a minute of bringing the pears down, a group of customers came and bought several baskets of them. They paid twenty cents per pound, and Patriarch Li didn't even have a chance to tell them the price.

Yu Qian'er whispered, "In the past, the most expensive pears ever sold were only ten coins per pound."

Yun Xi said that soaring prices were normal. "Look at the few food vendors on the street. Not a single vendor sells grains. They only sell wild fruits, mushrooms, and vegetables, and they're selling very well."

Yu Qian'er took a look and it seemed to be like this, "Why is that?"

"There is only one reason. Food is in short supply and expensive. Everything related to food has gone up in price." Yun Xi said lightly.

"Is it expensive? Please don't make it too expensive. I have five boys and a daughter-in-law at home who are waiting for food and drink. My father asked me to buy ten stone of grain and bring it back." Yu Qian'er prayed secretly.

"Let's sell the pears first."

By noon, all the pears in the ten carts were sold out, and a total of 160 strings of pears were sold. Clan leader Li was very happy and took everyone to go shopping.

Yun Xi said that she had to buy a cow first, as it would be inconvenient to go anywhere without a cow.

"Okay, my family needs it too, let's go take a look."

Patriarch Li waved his hand and asked for the livestock market, but found it deserted. There was only a one-year-old calf and a ten-month-old donkey in the entire market. The calf was priced at thirty strings of cash and the donkey was priced at twenty strings of cash.

Patriarch Li refused to give up, "Why is it so expensive? A calf used to be only five strings of cash, it's increased sixfold."

The livestock dealer squinted his eyes and said, "Even if it's expensive, people still want it. I brought back cattle, horses, sheep, and donkeys from the northern grasslands, and only these two are left. Take them if you want."