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

86. Chinese New Year

Five days later, people were pleasantly surprised to find that the crops they had planted had sprouted. The tiny, tender buds were so lovely; they were everyone's hope!

If these crops are harvested in just two months, then they will no longer go hungry.

With joy and hope, everyone carefully tended to this crop every day.

Another leaf has grown, and it has grown another inch taller.

Everyone watered, fertilized, and weeded even more carefully.

At the Su family home, thirteen-year-old Su Jinxuan stayed home with his two nephews and nieces, studying and playing instead of going to work.

Since the team distributed grain to individual households, Liu Yulan has been greatly relieved.

The eldest daughter kept bringing them food, so their family didn't go hungry after the famine. However, they went to great lengths to prevent others from discovering that they had food.

They dared not cook during the day, but could only cook when it was late at night and everyone was asleep.

Because they cook with a fire, people would come begging for food as soon as they saw smoke coming from their chimney, and they couldn't be driven away even by being scolded.

Now that every household has food and cooks, their family no longer needs to worry about cooking every time.

At a time when people were starving to death every day, Liu Yulan and the others were very curious about how the eldest daughter was able to get food. However, the eldest daughter told them not to ask, so they stopped asking the question.

After all, food is so hard to come by, it's impossible to get it through normal means. There must be a reason why the daughter doesn't want to talk about it. Anyway, as long as they have food, that's enough for them.

But deep down, Liu Yulan was still worried. Her daughter must have taken a risk to bring back this grain. Now that the team has started distributing and planting grain, her daughter won't need to take the risk of buying grain anymore!

New Year's Eve.

This year of famine was desolate and bleak, filled with bitter winds and rain.

The third production team was relatively lucky, as they had some food rations distributed to each household. The previous food was almost gone, so the production team distributed food again, this time according to work points.

They were also distributed to various families.

In another month, their crops will be ready for harvest, and they have now been allocated enough food for another month. They have managed to get through this cold winter and have a hopeful new year.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, the county government held a porridge distribution event in front of the county government building in the county seat.

This porridge distribution event was spontaneous. We cooked so much porridge, and everyone brought their own bowl. Each person received one bowl of porridge, and the distribution continued until it was all gone.

Meanwhile, a similar porridge distribution event was also held in front of the Daben Township government building.

Here, the number of people is calculated based on the production team's household list, with each person receiving one bowl of porridge.

Of course, outsiders passing by also benefited.

This porridge distribution event allowed people who had been starving for a long time to finally have some decent food, adding a touch of festive atmosphere to the New Year.

It also gave people who had endured a year of famine a glimmer of hope for the future.

This porridge distribution event was naturally entrusted by Su Jinru to Jin Gui in the name of that kind person, so that he could arrange it in the name of the county government and the township government. Su Jinru contributed two hundred catties of rice.

During the famine that year, Su Jinru sold grain three times, all at market price.

Although the black market prices are high, the area is frequently raided by police, and those caught there will go to jail.

Throughout history, the practice of reselling grain at exorbitant prices during famines, especially in large quantities, has been considered abhorrent by both the government and the people, and those caught doing so face the death penalty.

Therefore, Su Jinru sold the grain at a fair price, which allowed her to legitimately sell the grain, and she also couldn't bear to make money through such unethical means.

After all, in an era when the average monthly wage was twenty yuan, grain costing five yuan per kilogram was only affordable for the wealthy. Did that mean that the poor were destined to starve to death?

Moreover, by selling to the production team, she was able to maximize the use of the grain.

Selling grain to individuals might actually bring disaster to them.

Moreover, even if Su Jinru sold the grain to the production team at the fair price, she wouldn't lose money. She earned more than 10,000 yuan in total from selling grain three times. In an era when the average monthly wage was around 20 yuan, this was a huge sum of money.

In those days, even if you had money, you couldn't buy good things, and even if you could, you wouldn't dare use them.

Even if you eat your fill, people will suspect you and report you for hoarding food. If you wear nice clothes, you'll become the target of everyone's criticism.

Many people have some money, but they mostly use it to buy food. Su Jinru herself has enough food.

On one side, there is food in hand, and on the other side, there are people starving to the point of death. Anyone with a heart would take out the food to save a few people!

Because of the circumstances, she had to get the food to the disaster victims through a reasonable channel.

Jin Gui is a reasonable channel.

So, taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, Su Jinru entrusted Jin Gui to organize a porridge distribution event.

Su Jinru said to Jin Gui, "Brother Jin Gui, sometimes it's not easy for a person to do a good deed and save a few people. Sometimes it can even bring trouble upon oneself. So my friend can't show his face, so he keeps asking me to come forward and coordinate these things. As the middleman, I have the same idea. I don't want to expose myself and let some people make trouble out of nothing."

Jin Gui nodded and said, "I understand. You've reminded me of this many times. None of you are willing to take the lead, so I will."

Su Jinru: "It is perfectly legitimate for you to take the lead, and it is something that everyone can accept and understand. But if you tell others that I, Su Jinru, am just an ordinary rural woman, and I have the ability to get so much grain and donate it for free, it will arouse suspicion in many people."

“Brother Jingui, to be honest, the source of this grain is definitely not from the formal channels. If we could get grain through the formal channels, our famine would not be so severe and prolonged.”

"A kind-hearted person with a sense of justice will judge this matter by the intention rather than the actions, and will be grateful. A person with ulterior motives will judge this matter by the actions rather than the intention. Therefore, helping others requires wisdom. You should help others in a way that will not make you a target or a victim."

“Brother Jin Gui, I told you all my secrets and entrusted my life to you because I trusted you. I hope I didn’t misjudge you.”

“Aru, I know what you’re worried about. I swear, I will never reveal any of this. I’ll take the blame for everything.”

"Aru, I feel like you're completely different since your divorce. How did you meet that mysterious kind person, and how did you become so wise?"

"Of course I am completely different from before. Before, I only lived for that family. I was honest, hardworking and conscientious. As a result, people looked down on me because I was uneducated. So I have been studying hard, learning to read and how to live a better life."