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She was indeed dying. In her delirium, she found herself in a place where it was pitch black, with only a bright light in front of her. She was strongly drawn to the light and unconsciously walked further and further away from it.

Just then, a child's cry exploded in my ears like a firecracker.

"Mother! Mother, where are you going? Don't you want Jinbao anymore?"

She instantly regained consciousness, jolting back to reality from her unconscious state.

The house was desolate and cold, without a single grain of food. Even Xiao Jinbao's lips were dry. At that moment, she felt a wave of despair, but from that despair that tore her heart apart, a strong sense of life burst forth.

She wants to live!

She wants to live on with her son, Jinbao.

If a husband favors his concubine over his wife, then she should abandon that husband and take away all hope for the future from him, even if they had enjoyed a period of blissful happiness when they first got married.

But at this moment, she let go completely.

She didn't ask for any genuine affection from her husband; she only wanted to live a good life with her child.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

At that moment, her beliefs for the rest of her life underwent a complete transformation.

Kneeling on the ground, she said a few words, but tears drowned out her voice, streaming down her face endlessly, and the sobs in her throat seemed to have no end.

But facing her bewildered in-laws, she forced down the bitterness in her throat, quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "I know that my parents must be wondering why the eldest son's family got so much, while Jinbao and I didn't."

"Because...because all the food was given by Yuncheng to Chunhua and her child!"

She stated this fact, firmly believing that these things could not sway her in-laws' hearts. After all, Yuncheng was their biological son, and Chunhua's child was their own grandson. If it didn't involve their interests, they would absolutely not budge.

"Father, Mother, if we still can't have dinner tonight, I'll ask for a letter of divorce and go back to my parents' home. I'll take all the land that came with my dowry with me!"

"Since my family can't accept me and Jinbao, I'll remarry with Jinbao in my arms, so we won't be tortured to death!"

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, realizing that they could no longer fool anyone.

The old man slammed his cane down on the floor. "Such a thing has happened! I'll beat that bastard Yuncheng to death!"

The old lady quickly stepped forward and helped the two of them up. Her wrinkled face was full of acting skills. "I only knew that Yuncheng favored Chunhua a little. I didn't expect him to be so heartless. Don't worry, you are the second daughter-in-law in our family. Chunhua is just a concubine! She has no right to step in front of you."

"Look how skinny she is, butler! Quick! Cook up the leftovers and give the second young mistress and young master a big bowl of soup first!"

The butler responded hastily.

Just then, the old man spoke up, "Wait a moment, steward, after you've given instructions to the kitchen, take the goods and go exchange them for grain. We're running out of food, we really can't hold on any longer."

The old lady's face turned ashen with pain upon hearing this.

He advised, "Old man, that's our family's last legacy. If we lose these things, it will be difficult for our family to rise again."

The old man, who was thinking further ahead, glared at her and said, "At a time like this, the most important thing is to take care of people. Money is just an external thing. They may leave us now, but as long as we have the skills, they will come back to us sooner or later."

He turned to the steward and instructed, "Go quickly and come back quickly, and exchange for as much grain as possible."

The butler sighed and left.

Inside the room, the elderly couple gave their daughter-in-law a long lecture of advice.

The daughter-in-law was determined; no matter who tried to brainwash her, the bond she had for her husband from the beginning was ultimately broken.

She thought that as long as she and her son survived, she could tolerate the previous humiliations, so what was this little bit?

As long as we take back control of the family finances and keep the money in our own hands, we can plan a good future for our son and continue to live a prosperous life.

*

They returned to the Jinsan Brigade's camp.

The steward was the first to come and exchange grain. After the exchange was completed, the immediate crisis was solved, and that very night, smoke began to rise from the chimney.

The next day, those who had been waiting and watching couldn't wait any longer.

Xing Xingwen rubbed his sleepy eyes and lifted the tent flap, only to be immediately surrounded by a large crowd.

"Dr. Xing, I heard that the grain exchange and gold and silver valuation are done here, is that correct?"

Xing Xingwen was still completely bewildered, because only one wealthy man had come to exchange grain yesterday. He was still talking to Qin Lizhi that night, saying, "I don't think there will be any more grain exchanges in the next few days. Firstly, these landlords must have a backup plan. They have a certain amount of grain stockpiled, so they are not in a hurry. Secondly, they don't know what we are up to and are suspicious that we have some dirty tricks up our sleeves when we exchange grain."

Qin Lizhi pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that a warlord came to Henan before, but instead of providing disaster relief, he even asked the government for grain, trying to skim off the top of Henan's resources."

Xing Xingwen said, “When I heard about this, I couldn’t believe it. I simply couldn’t imagine what was going on in these people’s minds. Now that the country is in a critical moment of life and death, it is precisely the time when the military and the people need to be of one mind to resist the foreign Japanese invaders. Yet there are still people who keep trying to outwit their own people. Have these corrupt officials’ brains been eaten by dogs?”

When this is mentioned, Xing Xingwen is ultimately a bookish idealist who doesn't fully understand the wickedness of human nature.

However, Qin Lizhi had witnessed the wickedness of people's hearts since childhood. After running away from home, he struggled in the military camp and practically fought his way up from the bottom of people's hearts.

"Let's not talk about that. Just wait patiently. Even if no one comes for the first few days, eventually someone will be unable to resist and will come to exchange food. Even if they are cautious, they can't resist the most primal human desires. Everyone needs to eat. The fear of running out of food will drive them to come and exchange food as they watch their food dwindle day by day."

"why?"

Xing Xingwen still doesn't understand.

"Because of the fear of survival."

That's what Qin Lizhi said at that time.

Xing Xingwen was truly impressed. He hadn't expected that Qin Lizhi's words would come true; the date when these landlords and wealthy people came to exchange grain was even earlier than they had predicted.

"Yes, I am Dr. Xing, who is in charge of exchanging grain."

He instantly perked up, clapped his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then solemnly said, "Gentlemen, quickly take out your treasures and let me see how many silver dollars they are worth."

"After estimating the silver dollars, we will exchange them for grain according to the amount of silver dollars. If there are no objections, we can now appraise the treasures in your hands."