He Mai smiled: "It's just a little bit of strength, it's good that the villagers can eat their stomachs." Before the beginning of spring, everyone is afraid that they will have to tighten their belts and eat less than two mouthfuls of food. Li Zhengbo, let's go back first, Chen Wu's ......"

Li Zheng waved his hand: "You go, you go!" That bastard thing is trying to blackmail you, don't worry, Bo is here to block it, he can't do anything! Let's go back! ”

Back at home, Qin and Chunhua watched the children at the door of the stove room, and the other manipulated lunch in the stove room.

The aroma of eggs came, and He Mai sniffed, "Do you still eat eggs at noon?" ”

Qin Shi smiled: "I'm also surprised, in this great famine year, the chickens have lost weight twice, and they even laid eggs." Can the food be delivered smoothly? ”

"Smooth, smooth......" Hemai snapped.

"That's good, He Lin, as soon as you and Liulang go to check how much food is left at home? Your daughter-in-law said that before the beginning of spring, the food on our table will be eaten according to the number of people. ”

He Lin answered, and went to the miscellaneous room with Rokuro.

He Mai smacked his tongue and said, "Grandma, won't you stop?" There is still some food at home, enough for our family ......"

Qin Shi gently interrupted her: "After the beginning of spring, it is said that the relief grain of the imperial court will not be able to come down, but what if this famine continues? You have to make complete preparations and stretch out the days. ”

Rokuro and He Lin finished tapping the food and walked out of the miscellaneous room.

The remaining rice at home is still 67 catties, 15 catties of soybeans, 20 catties of sweet potatoes, and the wild boar hunted a few years ago is still about 120 catties, and there are about 30 catties of miscellaneous grains left.

At first glance, this is a lot of food, but in fact, these rations may not be enough to support a family for three months.

Rokuro's thick eyebrows furrowed: "There are still some bamboo rats in the bamboo forest, aren't they?" There are pigs and sheep in the back pen, and before all the food is eaten, you will definitely find rations, so you don't have to worry too much. ”

He Mai echoed: "Yes, it's a big deal that Liulang and I will go to Xiaoqingshan again, I don't believe it, those refugees can still catch all the prey on the mountain?" ”

"Spring flowers, one less hot bun for lunch, and I'll only eat one for dinner later." Qin's Dao.

Seeing that the Qin clan was going to tighten his belt first, He Mai hurriedly stopped him: "Grandma who can't be used!" After the grain is eaten, there is still bacon, isn't it? As Rokuro said, there are pigs and sheep......"

We live in vain, how can anyone point to meat to satisfy our stomachs? That thing was already gold, and in these years of famine, it was worth more than gold! I'm old, so it's okay to eat less buns, so you children can fill their stomachs.

He Lin said movingly: "Grandma, then I will accompany you, and I will also lose a bun at noon." ”

"Then, I'll also subtract one." Chunhua whispered.

He Mai looked at the three sincere faces, a little sad, and a little warm, "Then let's just reduce one bun and accompany grandma, okay?" ”

No one's steamed buns were reduced for lunch, but Hemai fried an extra plate of preserved fish, and the rice was even better.

The fragrant preserved fish was served, and He Mai said solemnly: "Grandma is right, the days have to be extended, but they haven't reached that point yet, right?" We still have silver on hand, and we really don't have any food, so why don't I go out with Rokuro to buy and hunt? After reducing the rations, when the time comes, our hungry chests will stick to our backs, where will we have the strength? ”

Qin squinted and smiled without speaking, He Lin scratched his head and said: "My sister is still capable, if I have half of my sister's courage, I'm afraid I won't be in the circle......"

Before he could finish his words, he naturally stopped.

Seeing that the three women and a man were all staring at him, He Lin laughed three times, "Eat and eat, don't talk about these ......"

The atmosphere on the table was a little silent and stiff, and the Qin family remembered that He Lin was going to stay in the countryside and cultivate the fields again, his face was very heavy, and he put down his chopsticks after a few bites of hasty eating.

On the contrary, Chunhua could see it, and after the Qin family left, he comforted He Lin: "Xianggong, since the matter has passed, you don't think about it much, eat more vegetables, and I will coax Xiaohu to sleep in a while, and pinch your legs ......"

"Okay, you go first, and I'll come later." Wo Lin Road.

Lin'er pestered Liulang, yawned after eating, and was carried back to the house to rest after a while.

Only the forest and the wheat were left on the table.

The brother and sister slowly put down their chopsticks, as if they had a tacit understanding, you look at me, I look at you.

"Brother, tell me about you in the imperial capital." He Mai wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief and said slowly.

He Lin still had a resistant attitude, shook his head and said: "There is really nothing to say, I will never go to the imperial capital again, and it is better to forget those things." ”

"You better speak up," He Mai stared at He Lin, "What happened to you during the palace exam, how could you be accused of cheating?" And how did Xiu'er know about this? ”

He Lin's shocked eyes dilated: "Sister, sister, how are you ......?"

"That day, you went to deliver food and silver taels to Xiu'er, and Liulang and I heard it."

After He Lin was stunned, he let out a sigh of relief, "I ......"

"I didn't cheat."

He said softly but firmly in his voice.

……

……

Chen Wu was lying alone on the kang at home, humming and rubbing his stomach.

It's not that he was injured when he fought with He Lin last day, but that he hadn't eaten a full meal for two days, and his hungry stomach sang about the empty city plan.

At this time, it was evening, it was dark outside, and the cold wind blew into the house along the cracks in the window, and Chen Wu covered the quilt on his body.

A few firewood sticks in the kang cave were burning faint flames, and this light could not support the temperature of the fire, Chen Wu was cold and hungry, biting the skin on his mouth.

He remembered that when he was giving food to Tian Laohan and Lao Chen's family in the last day, with a stroke of his hand, more than a dozen catties of grain were distributed to the heads of the households, and he stood there and watched, but no one came to ask if he had any food to eat, and he had been hungry for a few days.

It's not that he is embarrassed to beg Li Zheng to give him some food, but he doesn't look down on the rice and noodles that the Lin family moved out.

There's no meat at all, even if it's a big white steamed bun, is it dry to chew!?

Before the famine, he ate a lot of fish and meat all day long, which was different from these lowly villagers!

If it weren't for the refugees who came to the village earlier to rob his family of food, he wouldn't have ended up like he is now!

Chen Wu thought like this, and the bite on his mouth became more vigorous, and he didn't pay attention, and with a "hiss", he bit the skin of his mouth.

"When Lao Tzu was born, there were big fish and meat all day long, and the mother-in-law around him wanted to sleep which one to sleep on, but now she is down, and she can't even eat meat, mother-in-law...... It's all fucking gone! ”

Chen Wuyi patted his thigh, put on a padded jacket and walked out, deciding to go to Lizheng for a trip, he had to order food first to fill his stomach!