In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

Shen Qian's home.

Wang Miaomiao had already prepared dinner, and Wang Wu and others had returned from the fields long ago and were waiting for dinner.

But there was no sign of my mother for a long time.

Since their mother was not at home, they did not dare to eat secretly even though their stomachs kept growling in protest.

It goes against filial piety.

"Why hasn't Mom come back yet? I'd usually be lying in bed at this time."

"Where's Xiaoqi? Why isn't Xiaoqi at home today?"

"Third brother, why don't you go look for mother?" Wang You and Wang Liang talked one after another and threw the matter to their good third brother Wang Wu!

When Wang Wu heard that he was asked to go find his mother, he shuddered.

Shaking his head repeatedly:

"My mother may have been late visiting someone in the village."

"It's not dangerous."

"We're in a hurry to have dinner, you two go find it."

Wang Miaomiao looked at Wang You and Wang Liang's wilted expressions and couldn't help but remind them:

"You two are still in the mood to eat."

"If you don't finish what Mother asked you to do before noon tomorrow, then you two won't have to eat."

Just talking.

Shen Qian walked in from outside the yard.

Seeing Shen Qian, Wang Miaomiao stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Wang You and Wang Liang shouted in surprise:

"Mom!"

"Don't forget what you two promised me." Shen Qian glared at the two of them and sat down directly at the main seat at the dining table.

After Wang Miaomiao brought today's dinner, Shen Qian sat on the stool and looked around, and found that Xiaoqi was not at home.

His brows furrowed slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Qi came back carrying a bunch of grass and a basket of grass on his back.

He walked so slowly, as if all his strength was exhausted with every step.

Seeing Xiao Qi's resolute expression, Shen Qian slammed the table and yelled:

"Didn't you see that Xiao Qi's hands and body are covered with things?"

"Don't you know how to go up and help take over?"

Hearing Shen Qian's scolding.

Wang Wu and the others finally reacted and quickly stood up from their stools.

Run towards Xiaoqi.

However, when Wang Tianci, Wang Liang and Wang You took the initiative to take the fodder from Xiaoqi's hands, Xiaoqi held it tightly and refused to let go.

Let them lift it and hold it tightly.

The stubborn little face was pouting and the eyes were red.

Wang Tianci and the other two were frightened at heart.

A thought popped into their minds: What happened to Xiaoqi?

It was Wang Wu again. She snatched the fodder that Xiaoqi was holding tightly in his hands from the three people, and took the initiative to remove the frame behind Xiaoqi. Xiaoqi also showed cooperation.

This is completely opposite to the attitude towards Wang Tianci, Wang You and Wang Liang.

The three of them were puzzled.

But Shen Qian saw it all.

I thought to myself: It seems that they have successfully absorbed Xiaoqi's hatred for me in this life?

All I can say is... well done!

After Wang Wu put the fodder at the end.

Xiaoqi had washed his hands and sat at the dining table.

I heard Shen Qian remind me before dinner:

"Tomorrow morning, remember to fill up your water tanks."

"Otherwise, when the creek dries up, our family may not have money to buy water."

"I understand...Mother." Wang Wu nodded in response.

The fourth son, Wang Tianci and his wife lowered their heads and pretended to be dead.

It seemed as if what Shen Qian said had nothing to do with them.

After dinner.

Shen Qian lay on the bed and touched her stomach, which always felt a little flat.

He reached out and fumbled around on the bedside table.

Suddenly, Shen Qian found out the pastries from Fuxinzhai in the town!

I bought it in town a few days ago because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to sleep well at night if I was hungry.

Taking out a piece of cake, Shen Qian stuffed it into her mouth.

The sweet taste instantly fills your mouth.

Shen Qian closed her eyes and chewed, feeling completely enjoyable!

too delicious!

Isn’t this what life is all about?

That's the price... it's just too expensive! A small box of five cakes is selling for a whopping 120 wen.

If it were cheaper, Shen Qian would definitely buy four boxes!

After eating the pastries, Shen Qian lay on the bed contentedly.

It didn't take long for me to fall asleep.

Late night, at the pigpen location.

A small figure sneaked over.

She held the fodder she had brought back that night and handed it to the cow's mouth.

Dahuang and Niu Niu, who had fallen asleep, slowly opened their eyes, opened their mouths, took the grass into their mouths, and chewed it slowly.

In the moonlight, Xiao Qi muttered:

"I will never let my fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers be sold out to you."

"They are all bad guys!"

"Crack~"

As he spoke, Xiao Qi looked at Niu Niu's slow and mean look, and couldn't help but reach out and slap it on the face.

There was a crisp sound.

Hearing the sound, Xiao Qi turned around and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed him, he added some more grass and then walked back to the room contentedly.

The cow that was slapped continued to chew the grass in its mouth as if nothing had happened.

......

The sky is bright.

As usual, Shen Qian took a ox cart to the town to have breakfast.

The meal cost 26 cents, which was three cents more than yesterday.

But she paid happily.

While eating, the owner of the mutton soup shop in town saw that there were not many people around to buy breakfast, so he came over and took the initiative to talk to Shen Qian:

"Old aunt."

"The price of grain is getting more and more expensive. I received your business yesterday morning."

"You don't have to come the day after tomorrow."

"My mutton soup stall will officially close the day after tomorrow."

Shen Qian listened and nodded:

"This world really doesn't leave any way for farmers to survive."

"Whenever a drought occurs, it is this severe enough to threaten the survival of farmers."

"Oh!" The mutton soup shop owner listened and sighed.

The people who ate here were mainly laborers from the surrounding villages and towns.

The town is in dire straits right now, and the price of food is still high, which has led to the high prices in his mutton soup shop. Farmers and laborers simply cannot afford it!

If he doesn't close the shop, the daily purchases of mutton offal will overwhelm him.

Shen Qian also looked towards the grain shop next to her!

I saw that the price above had changed again!

[Stale corn: 30 wen/jin]

New corn: 50 wen/jin

Beans: 20 wen/jin

【…】

At this price, there is really no way out.

When I go back today, I will remind the patrol team to expand the patrol range.

Wangjia Village’s previous collective grain purchase caused quite a stir in the surrounding villages.

Sitting in Wang Daniu's car.

There was a commotion outside the grain shop!

"Corn at fifty cents a pound! You unscrupulous profiteers are sucking the blood of my people!"

"I'm going to sue you at the county government office!"

"Fifty coins per jin (approximately 500 coins)—the average civilian's annual income is only a thousand coins. Even if you spend all your savings, you still can't buy 20 jin (approximately 500 coins) of corn!"

“This is forcing the people to rebel!”

"..."

The scholar's heartfelt rebuke reminded Shen Qian of a certain orator who sold a loaf of bread for 500,000 yuan.

Facing the scholar's scolding, the grain store owner didn't take it seriously at all. "The county town? The grain price there is even higher!"

Looking closely, she found that Shen Qian knew the person who was cursing the grain store!

It should be said that when fleeing the famine, Shen Qian met an old scholar who had been teaching in the town for more than 20 years. He was a good person and cared about the people.

But life was hard.

Shaking her head, Shen Qian ignored it and took Wang Daniu's ox cart back to Wangjia Village.

After Shen Qian arrived at the village chief's house.

I immediately saw more than 30 people waiting here!

Each of these people had tools in their hands.

Whether it is bows and arrows, hunting knives, or pickaxes, long and short weapons are fully equipped.

It was obvious that someone with great knowledge had given him some advice in advance.

After seeing Wang Shenshi arrive, the village chief Wang Dakuo immediately ran over:

"Wang Shenshi is finally here!"

"There are fifteen hunters in the village, plus fifteen strong men, and Jia Shan. Once these thirty-one people enter the mountains, how they proceed is entirely up to you."

"I'm leaving the village's water source in your hands!"