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

46. ​​Help!

Su Jinru doesn't need to go out; she cooks using appliances in her space, so she doesn't need to go up the mountain to collect firewood.

She doesn't need to fetch water from the village well; there's spiritual water in her space.

She doesn't need to go to the village pond to wash clothes; she has the spiritual water in her spatial dimension.

Occasionally, I would go out to visit my parents' home next door to bring them some sweet potatoes and potatoes that I had cooked or roasted myself.

Her family dared not light a fire every day, because as soon as they did, smoke would billow from the chimney and someone would come knocking on the door begging for food.

So they would light a fire once, cook a large pot of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and eat them for three to five days in a row.

Because it was summer and the weather was getting hotter, food would spoil if cooked too much, so Su Jinru would deliver food to them every other day.

All the news from the village was told to her by her mother.

Every time my mother goes to fetch water or wash clothes, she hears a lot about what's happening in the village.

So-and-so starved to death, so-and-so got some disease.

After talking for a while, Su Jinru felt a little heavy-hearted.

Even the sumptuous meal lost its flavor for her.

She's a kind person, okay?

But she was also afraid that her kindness would cause trouble.

She didn't want to be a saint; she just wanted to live her own peaceful life. But seeing people starving to death every day made her restless.

She still has over 3,000 kilograms of grain in her storage space, enough to save many people.

She just didn't know how to bring it up in a legitimate way.

That day, Su Jinru finally found Captain Jin Gui.

"Brother Jin Gui, there's something I want to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

“I know someone who can help buy food. So many people in the team have starved to death. Why don’t we get some food and reopen the collective canteen?”

Jin Gui's eyes lit up.

"Can I really buy food? What kind of food?"

"Rice!"

"Rice is quite expensive, five or six yuan a pound, and it's hard to find."

Even when someone is on the verge of death, they'll still buy it for five or six yuan.

Su Jinru: "I wouldn't dare contact someone to sell rice to the team for five or six yuan a pound. The villagers would curse me to death, thinking I'd taken a lot of kickbacks!"

"How much does it cost per pound?"

"Five cents a pound."

"Five cents a pound? Really? That's so cheap!"

Su Jinru: "Isn't 50 cents the market price before the famine? The person I contacted wasn't a businessman to begin with; he was doing this to save people, so he didn't make a single penny and even paid for the shipping himself. I guess you could call it a good deed!"

"Really? There are such good people. How much grain does he have? Our team still has some money, so we used it all to buy rice."

How much money does the team have left?

"There are still five hundred yuan left in the team."

"Five hundred yuan can buy a thousand jin of rice. Okay, let me ask and see if you can sell us a thousand jin of rice."

Jin Gui asked excitedly, "Can you really sell us a thousand catties of rice?"

Su Jinru said, "I'll go ask him first, and you wait for my reply."

"Where is he? Aru, I'll go with you!"

“Brother Jingui, you know that it’s illegal to resell grain privately. But this friend of mine saw that many people were starving to death here, and he couldn’t bear it. So he drove to the north and brought back a whole truckload of rice. Because the north was not affected by the disaster, their rice production is also high, so the price is lower than our normal market price, only 50 cents a pound. He doesn’t make a single cent profit, but he can’t lose too much money either, after all, he also has a family and children to support.”

Jin Gui: "I understand. He doesn't want more people to know about him, so I can't go with you."

"Yes, yes, we understand him. After all, he is just trying to serve the people with good intentions. We shouldn't make him take risks if he's not seeking fame or fortune!"

Su Jinru: "Then I'll go. Brother Jin Gui, don't tell anyone about this until it's done. Keep it a secret!"

"Okay, okay, I won't tell anyone."

"I can't say that I contacted the person, otherwise I'll have endless trouble in the future. Everyone will come to me to buy rice, where am I supposed to find the person? They only come once."

"Okay, I won't involve you."

"Then I'm leaving. I don't know when I'll be back."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aru. You have to be careful, it's not very safe right now."

After saying goodbye to Jin Gui, Su Jinru went home.

It wasn't until after dark that Su Jinru took Ah Xuan to the public housing.

When they passed by Jin Gui's house on the road, Su Jinru asked A Xuan to go to Jin Gui's house and tell the captain to take Accountant Xu and the militiamen from the patrol team to the public housing.

Su Jinru told Ah Xuan to pass on her words to Jin Gui, and he hurried home.

Su Jinru went directly to the public housing and stood at the door waiting for the captain and the others.

When Su Jinru heard Jin Gui and the others' voices from afar, she quietly took out a thousand catties of rice from her spatial storage and piled it at the entrance of the public housing.

Jin Gui, Accountant Xu, and the five patrol members, carrying lanterns, all came to Su Jinru.

Jin Gui stepped forward: "Aru, why are you here alone? Where is the person you contacted?"

Su Jinru shushed her.

Su Jinru whispered, "They just moved the goods here and left. Quickly move these grains inside. If the villagers find out, they'll rob everything."

Upon hearing the word "grain," everyone excitedly crowded forward.

Su Jinru kicked a large pile of sacks.

"Quick, move it inside, so no one can see it."

Su Jinru carried two lanterns for lighting while the others went to move rice.

These people were all in their twenties and early thirties. Before, they could move these things easily, but now, they were all extremely hungry and had no strength in their hands. They staggered and gasped for breath as they lifted them.

In no time, all 1,000 jin of rice were moved into the public housing.

There was a large hall in the public housing, which was used for meetings of all the commune members, and two stoves next to it, which were used for cooking in the communal canteen.

There are three smaller rooms inside, and the rice is stored in the innermost room.

Everyone's eyes shone with excitement as they looked at so much rice.

Jin Gui asked excitedly, "Aru, why did that person leave without taking the money?"

Su Jinru: "He doesn't want to show his face. Just give me the money for the rice, and I'll pass it on to him."

Jin Gui had no doubts about this.

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you directly. Accountant Xu and I will deliver it to your home tomorrow."

"Didn't I borrow 100 yuan from the team before? Just deduct 100 yuan and give me 400 yuan."

Jin Gui: "Aru, you can pay back the money you borrowed from the team slowly, there's no rush."

Su Jinru: "The team has used all the money to buy rice and is out of money. What if there is an emergency and we don't have money? I will pay back the money I borrowed from the team. It's okay. I will settle the score with that person. This is between him and me."

Accountant Xu: "With this grain, can our team resume the communal canteen starting tomorrow?"