Little Dang burst into tears. Qin Huiru immediately berated him,""What are you doing? How could you snatch my sister's food?”
"Mom, I'm not full. I'm hungry!"”
Qin Huairu felt extremely upset when she saw the three children not having enough to eat. Tears welled up in her eyes as she unconsciously pulled Little Dang into her arms. She looked at Jia Zhangshi, who was eating happily.
Jia Zhang-shi hurriedly stuffed the nest into her mouth and said,""What are you crying for? You're a money-losing thing. You won't starve to death if you don't eat a single meal.”
Qin Huairu secretly hated Jia Zhangshi for being unreasonable. Hugging the crying Little Dang, she handed the nest in her hands to Little Dang and said,""Little Dang, don't cry. Eat Mommy's food."
Little Dang took the nest and nibbled on it, gradually stopping sobbing.
Qin Huairu was so hungry that her stomach felt like it was burning, and she could only drink a jar of cold water to block it.
Jia Zhang-shi also said worriedly," Huai Ru, our family has no more food. There are still a few days before you give us the money. Hurry up and think of a way."”
Qin Huairu smiled bitterly." Mom, where do you expect me to get food now? The others don't even have enough to eat even if they have a ration. Besides, I'm the only one in our family who has a ration. If not for the fact that I'm exchanging all of this for coarse grain, we would have run out of food long ago. This is all thanks to Grandpa Yi giving us 20 catties of noodles.”
Jia Zhang-shi's face darkened,"You go to Silly Zhu's place to borrow food, but don't you get it every time?"”
Qin Huairu shook her head and sighed." Mom, things are different now. Silly Zhu has a family. How can he help us like before? Besides, Jingru doesn't have a ration. His family probably doesn't have much food either.”
This year's food supply was even more tight, and the ration had also decreased a lot. The people in the city could barely eat their fill. For the Jia family, it was definitely not enough for one person to feed four people.
Yi Zhonghai's family did not lack food. He was a grade-eight worker and had a subsidy, but he did not have enough food for Qin Huiru. At the very least, he had to ensure that he was full first.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhang's families were both working adults, so they could still eat their fill. If it was like before, their families might not be as good as the Jia family. The two families were full of gratitude to Wang Qing. Otherwise, they would really starve to death.
Behind the house is Wang Qing's house.
"Is there enough food in Jingru's house?" asked Zhang Mei to Qin Jingru.”
Qin Jingru smiled bitterly."Auntie Zhang, we still have dozens of catties of noodles at home. Zhu Zi exchanged them with fine grain. We have enough to eat, but we're a little worried about our parents. Now that the city is like this, we don't know what the Qin Village is like."”
Zhang Mei thought about it and said," Ask Zhu Zi to come over tonight and bring back a bag of white flour. It should be able to solve the problem."”
"Really?" Qin Jingru was overjoyed.”
"You little girl, would Auntie Zhang lie to you? You can exchange it for coarse grain and send it to your family. You can't let people starve to death, right?”
"Thank you, Auntie Zhang." Qin Jingru said with red eyes.”
Zhang Mei smiled and said," What are you thanking us for? We're not outsiders. Zhu Zi has been so busy recently. Not only did he have to cook at home, but he also had to cook for us. I didn't see you complaining to Zhu Zi. You don't have to be polite with this little bit of food."”
At night, at He Yuzhu's house.
Silly Zhu exchanged the bag of white flour for coarse grains and said,""Jingru, tomorrow morning, we will return to the Qin Family Village to send food to father-in-law.”
Qin Jingru looked at the bags of coarse grain and nodded with a smile.""Okay, then my parents won't starve. But Brother Zhu Zi is in such a tight food supply right now, and I still want you to send food to the family.”
Silly Zhu rubbed Qin Jingru's head and said,""Silly girl, aren't your parents my parents?”
Qin Jingru smiled sweetly at Shazhu. Shazhu chuckled and pounced on her…
Before dawn, Silly Qin Jingru and her husband rode to the Qin Family Village. Qin Jingru sat on the beam with a smile on her face. There were 100 catties of coarse grain in the back of the car.
At dawn, the two of them arrived at the Qin Village.
As soon as she arrived at the door, Qin Jingru shouted like a little girl,"Father, Mother, we're back."
Qin San came out and saw that his daughter had returned. He smiled and said,"Jingru, why are you back?"
"Dad, we're here."”As he spoke, he placed the food on the ground.
Hearing the commotion, Jing Ru's mother also came out to welcome them. When she saw the food on the ground, she said in surprise,""Is this food?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and go in."”
Jing Ru's mother immediately reacted and nodded repeatedly.""I understand, boss."
It wasn't that Qin San was stingy, but the Qin Family Village was connected by blood, and now they were short of food. If people knew that they were here to borrow, they would become enemies if they didn't lend.
Qin San carried the grain on his shoulder and was delighted. This weight was a full hundred catties. His family would not have to worry about food for the time being.
"Jing Ru, Zhu Zi, do we still have food to eat after you sent so much food?" Qin San asked when he arrived at the house.”
Qin Jingru nodded." Dad, don't worry. There's no shortage of food at home."”
Hearing this, Qin San was relieved. Jing Ru's mother was even happier. How could she not be happy that her daughter married well?
Qin San said," What are you still standing there for? Daughter and son-in-law must be hungry after riding for such a long time. Go and cook."”
At this time, Qin Jingru's brother returned with a basket full of unknown wild vegetables.
"Sister, Brother-in-law, you're here."
Qin Jingru took the basket and said,"Are you eating this?"”
Qin San sighed." If we don't eat these, what can we eat? We have to survive. We only have five catties of noodles left at home. We don't know when the relief food will come, so how can we not eat them sparingly?"”
Silly Zhu was also shocked, how could a human eat these, so he said,""Dad, Mom, don't eat these in the future. Jingru and I will send you some food every month. Qin Peng is still growing.”
Qin San felt his eyes get a little wet. His daughter had married the right person. He lowered his head and wiped his tears."You guys have to eat too. Just do your best.”
Qin Jingru hugged Silly Zhu's arm and looked at her old face. She found it pleasing to the eye.
"Don't worry, Jingru and I can't finish our monthly rations."”
Jingru's mother knew that food was expensive now and looked at Jingru in disbelief. Qin Jingru said proudly,""Mom, my Brother Zhuzi is right. We can't finish our rations every month.”
Actually, she didn't have much left every month, but she couldn't ruin the old man's reputation now. Moreover, it was for her family.
Jing Ru's mother said with red eyes," Alright, alright. We'll rest assured if you guys are doing well. You guys talk, I'll go cook."”
After dinner, Silly Qin Jingru returned to the city. However, there were no impenetrable walls in the village. Fortunately, they did not know how much food they would send, so no one came to borrow it because they knew that the city was also short of food. Even if they sent food, how much could they bring?
They were all saved by their son-in-law, so they were too embarrassed to borrow them.
Qin Huairu's parents were so envious of Qin San. Their own daughter had married into the city, but why couldn't they compare? Even when their son-in-law was still alive, the Jia family didn't send anything over.
Moreover, food was so expensive now. Even if his son-in-law was alive, he might not send food.
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