Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

35. Food shortage (3)

Dingxiang appears quite feisty, speaks quickly, and is impatient, but she is also incredibly meticulous, gentle, warm-hearted, and intelligent. Therefore, Su Jinru risked bringing them some sweet potatoes to tide them over, as a way of repaying them for their previous help.

She hadn't originally planned to accept money, but she was indeed short of cash herself, still in debt from building the house! So it would be good to accept some.

After receiving the money, Dingxiang felt at ease, so Su Jinru charged her ten yuan, the same price as before.

Su Jinru said, "Sister-in-law, I did this to thank you and Jingui for all the kindness you have shown me. I remember when I first got divorced, I had no place to live. It was Brother Jingui who approved a plot of land for me and lent me a hundred yuan."

"You helped me when I was in my most difficult time, so it's only right that I give you some food during this critical period. Besides, I even received money from you!"

Dingxiang excitedly patted Su Jinru on the shoulder.

"I won't say anything more. I'll remember your kindness, sister. If you ever need our help in the future, just let me know."

Su Jinru nodded: "I will."

"Sister-in-law, I'm worried about leaving the two children at home. I'm leaving now. Remember, don't tell anyone that I bought sweet potatoes."

"Don't worry, Aru, I won't tell anyone. As long as we have food to eat, everything will be fine. Why cause trouble? Some people will do anything when they're starving. Let's avoid attracting attention and keep things quiet."

Other places had been experiencing famine for a month. According to Jin Gui, many tragic things happened because of the scramble for food, which was terrifying to hear.

"My sister-in-law is a very perceptive person; she understands things immediately, so I won't say any more."

Dingxiang escorted Su Jinru to the door.

"Aru, you are a woman with two children, so you need to be extra careful. Make sure to lock the doors and windows at night."

“I know, sister-in-law.”

After returning from Dingxiang's house, Su Jinru disguised herself, dressed in tattered clothes, wore an old square scarf on her head, a mask she had made herself, and carried a worn-out cloth bag. She then went out again.

Before leaving, she told her two children to stay home obediently, whether they were reading, playing games, or sleeping, but not to talk loudly, laugh loudly, or go out.

Hungry children have no strength to speak loudly, nor to play and laugh. These qualities will arouse suspicion and bring disaster upon them.

The children and adults outside had nothing to eat and were so hungry that they were pale, thin, weak, and on the verge of death. However, Anran and Anxin, the two children, were still chubby and full of energy.

So they not only can't go out, but they also can't let others hear their laughter and talking, and they can't let anyone see them.

These days, Su Jinru has been instilling these ideas in her two children every day, and they have already memorized them.

Not only that, Su Jinru also locked the door from the outside.

She wanted to go out and buy some supplies while the famine was just beginning and before humanity went out of control.

Su Jinru first went to Xiaoben Village, where she needed to deliver some grain to her second younger sister's family.

My second sister's production team ran out of food ten days ago.

Fortunately, my second sister's husband, Cao Yunhua, had been careful and had hidden some grain at home.

Currently, their family should still have some surplus food.

Su Jinru was going to the county town and would pass through their village, so she decided to deliver some grain to their family on the way.

When Su Jinru arrived at her second sister's house, she looked around to make sure no one was there before taking out a bag of sweet potatoes and potatoes that she had packed earlier from her spatial storage.

Then she knocked on the door.

Cao Yunhua saw through the crack in the door that Su Jinru was standing outside.

I wondered if they came at this time because they were out of food and were looking for food.

After all, their production team had been without food for three days. Even the toughest person couldn't hold out for that long! Not to mention, they had two children at home!

But his family's food supplies were running low, he thought worriedly.

But he still opened the door: "It's my older sister! Come in quickly."

Su Jinru pointed to the bag placed at her feet.

Cao Yunhua, being very perceptive, picked up the bag.

It's so heavy, it can't be grain, can it? No way, he's obsessed with grain, that's why he has such an unrealistic idea.

"What is this? Why is it so heavy?"

Su Jinru shushed her and whispered, "Let's go inside and talk."

Cao Yunhua lifted the bag into the house with force.

Su Jinru entered the courtyard and casually locked the door from the inside.

Inside the room, Cao Yunhua, filled with doubt, couldn't wait to open the bag.

They are sweet potatoes and potatoes, all plump and free of any diseases or pests.

He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was hallucinating from hunger.

Su Jinquan and his three children also gathered around.

Daya exclaimed excitedly, "Sweet potato, potato!"

Su Jinquan rushed in, shocked, and asked Su Jinru, "Big sister, did you send this grain?"

Su Jinru nodded.

"I bought it."

Where can we buy so much grain?

"Don't ask where you bought it. Keep it safe and don't let anyone know that you have so much grain at home. If someone sets their sights on it, your whole family will be in danger."

Su Jinquan: "Give all of these to us?"

"That's right! Forty pounds of sweet potatoes and forty pounds of potatoes, if you're careful with your diet, it'll be enough for you to eat for half a year."

Su Jinquan: "And what about you?"

"Of course I kept some for myself, and my parents have some too, so don't worry!"

Su Jinquan and Cao Yunhua exchanged an incredulous glance.

"Big sister, did you buy all of this? Grain is so expensive these days, and it's hard to find. How did you manage to buy so much grain?"

"I was lucky to meet a very kind person. I not only bought a lot of grain, but the price was also very reasonable."

Su Jinru continued to ramble on.

"Don't ask too many questions, it's not good to ask too many questions."

When Su Jinru said that, the second sister's husband and his wife kept their many questions to themselves.

As long as we have food to eat, why ask so many questions?

At this time, the people who can sell so much grain are not ordinary people, and they don't want many people to know.

"Big sister, thank you for thinking of us and sending us so much of this precious food."

Su Jinru: "We're family! We help each other. When I got divorced, I had nothing, and you lent me forty yuan, which you still haven't paid back! That was all the money you had at the time."

Cao Yunhua: "Big sister, you must have spent a lot of money buying this grain! The forty yuan will be used to offset the cost of the grain."

Su Jinquan: "I heard that now even if you have money, you can't buy grain. Some people manage to buy two or three kilograms, but the price is more than ten times higher than usual. So, you can't even buy this much grain for forty yuan."

Su Jinru: "We're family, let's not talk about money."