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

81. Finding a house

Jin Gui asked in surprise, "Really?"

"It's true. I did experiments for almost four months and finally succeeded."

Jin Gui was filled with emotion.

"It shortened the time by a full three to four months."

"Not only has the time been shortened, but the yield has also increased. The previous yield per mu was about 3,500 jin, and now it is more than 8,000 jin. Of course, this is the result of intensive cultivation. If planted on a large scale, there may be some differences, but the differences should not be significant."

"That's great, that's great, Aru, you've done a great job."

"But where can we get the seeds? Even if we did get the seeds, we can't keep them alive for two months!"

I went into town today to try and contact someone again to see if I could buy some sweet potatoes and potatoes.

"Can you get in touch with them?"

"I'm not sure either, let's give it a try!"

“Brother Jingui, if we can buy grain this time, let’s take care of the Third Production Team first. We should also try planting in the Third Production Team first. The Third Production Team has a thousand mu of land. If it’s successful, it’s enough to supply the entire Daben Township. If Daben Township plants for another two months, it can basically supply most of the county. If we proceed step by step like this, we can gradually solve the famine problem in Nanyang County.”

"Yes, yes, you can't get fat in one bite. You have to take it one step at a time. This plan is perfect. The problem now is how to get the seeds."

Su Jinru remained silent. She had enough food in her space to feed the people of the third production team for two months, as well as enough food to use as seeds.

But what troubled her was how to take out the grain in a reasonable way so that no one would notice anything unusual.

When the car arrived near the Armed Forces Department, Su Jinru said, "Brother Jingui, I'll get off here."

Are you going to see Minister Ye?

Su Jinru nodded.

Jin Gui stopped the car.

Su Jinru got out of the car.

"Brother Jingui, you're not going out today, are you?"

"I probably won't go out."

"That's good. I was worried that if I contacted the person who sold the grain, I wouldn't be able to contact you."

"I see! Then even if I have something to do, I won't go out and will wait for you in the office."

The armed forces department was on the outskirts of the county town, but Su Jinru didn't go there directly; she wanted to find a suitable house nearby.

Su Jinru wandered around the entrance to the county town for a long time before finally spotting a solitary house standing alone in the distance.

This house is in a good location for temporarily storing grain. There are no neighbors in front, behind, or to the sides, and the location is secluded, so it won't be seen by anyone.

However, when Su Jinru arrived at the door, she found it locked.

What does that mean? It means the people in this household have gone out.

Su Jinru stood in front of the house for a while, feeling that the place was so desolate and quiet that it was somewhat frightening.

She walked to the door of a house about 500 meters away.

She knocked on the door, and a kind-looking middle-aged woman came out. Su Jinru pointed to the house she had just visited and asked, "Excuse me, ma'am, where did that family go? I saw the door was locked."

The man looked at Su Jinru strangely, his expression somewhat odd.

"What is your relationship to their family?"

“I am a distant relative of theirs.”

The woman glanced at Su Jinru's clothes and appearance.

"You've come here to seek refuge with them, haven't you?"

"Yes! We're out of food at home, so I'm here to see if we can borrow some from them."

The woman looked at Su Jinru with pity.

"You don't know yet! Their whole family starved to death!"

Su Jinru was horrified when she recalled the eerie feeling she had just experienced while standing there.

"The whole family...starved...to death?"

"Yes! A family of five, all starved to death. If his wife hadn't crawled to the road and collapsed there, probably no one would have found them. It was so tragic."

"When did this happen?"

“Just a month ago, the community organized people to hastily dispose of the family’s body.”

"You just came from over there, right?"

Su Jinru nodded.

“You’re really brave. That place was already remote, and now it’s even more eerie. Nobody around here dares to go there; they all take a detour.”

"Thank you for telling me all this, sister!"

The woman shook her head. "At this time, everyone is having a hard time. You should think of other solutions."

Su Jinru nodded, thanked the woman, and said goodbye.

The woman sighed and closed the door.

Su Jinru thought that since the house was now ownerless, she could save on rent and wouldn't need to go through the trouble of explaining to the landlord.

Moreover, the local residents all avoid that place, making it the best place to store grain.

However, it really is a bit creepy there.

She just checked, and the lock is fine, which means no refugees have moved in there.

Because of the locust plague, people from other places knew that Nanyang County was a severely affected area of ​​famine, so few refugees from other places came to this place to beg for food.

On the contrary, many people from this area wander to other places to beg for food. Even if there are occasional beggars here, they are mostly locals who will naturally go back to their own homes at night. Therefore, in comparison, Nanyang County is deserted and quiet, with silence everywhere, no, deathly silence.

Just like that house.

Su Jinru thought for a moment, then bought some offerings and mustered her courage to come to the house again.

She lit the incense, placed it at the doorway, knelt down, kowtowed three times, and muttered incantations towards the house.

"I'm sorry! I'm late. If I had come a month earlier, I could have given you some food and saved your family from such a tragic death."

"To prevent more people from starving to death, I have come to your esteemed home today to trouble you and borrow your house for a while. I will burn some paper money for you to thank you."

After thinking for a moment, Su Jinru took out a cooked sweet potato from her spatial storage, broke it into pieces, and placed it next to the paper money.

"Let me give you some food! I don't know if you can get any right now."

After doing all that, Su Jinru looked at the lock, found a stone nearby, and smashed it open.

Su Jinru thought for a moment, then left the lock on and left.

This time, Su Jinru went to the Armed Forces Department and found Minister Ye.

Just like before, Su Jinru was afraid that Minister Ye wouldn't recognize her, so when she saw him at the door of his office, she took the initiative to greet him.

"Minister Ye, this is Su Jinru. I'm bothering you again."

Minister Ye was already used to Su Jinru's beggar-like attire.

He greeted her, saying, "Comrade Su Jinru, you've arrived. Come in and sit down."

Su Jinru was not reserved at all and walked in confidently to sit in the chair opposite Minister Ye.

"Minister Ye, I've come here today to ask you for a favor."

Minister Ye poured water for Su Jinru while saying, "What is it? Tell me."

“I’ve secured a shipment of grain and want to transport it to the Third Production Team, but we don’t have a truck. I’d like to borrow your military truck for a bit.”