The next day, Su Xiao'e called Zhang Qinfen to her room.

"Mom, I think it's been a long time since it rained, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the grain in the field will not be harvested by then, and everyone will be hungry."

"Who says it's not, I've been worried about it for the past two days, seeing that the rice in the field has grown a lot taller, but the water is getting less and less, and if it goes on like this, it is estimated that there will be a drought this year."

"Mom, as the saying goes, there is more grain in the year of the famine, let's take advantage of the fact that the price of grain has not grown too outrageously now, so we will buy more and come back to the house first."

"That's what I thought, too, but in this house, hey......"

Originally, because of marrying a daughter-in-law, more than half of the family's savings were gone, and then Su Xiao'e was hospitalized, which completely emptied the family.

Now I want to buy food, where do I get the money?

Su Xiao'e looked at Zhang Qinfen's embarrassed appearance, and she also knew what was going on.

She hurriedly said:

"Mom, don't worry about money, I still have some in this cabinet, you can buy it."

"How can this work, this is all the dowry money you brought back, how can I use it."

"Mom, when is this, if you are hungry by then, it is a question of whether you can live or not, besides, since I married into the Xu family, I am a member of our old Xu family, and what else do you and I have."

After Zhang Qinfen heard this, she was a little moved in her heart, these years, her daughter-in-law married in, and her dowry money was reserved for her own life, who would take it out so easily to buy food for everyone to eat.

"Okay, Xiao'e, you remember, this is what my mother borrowed from you, and when I turn back, my mother will definitely return the money to you."

"Mom, what you said is too out-of-the-box, I'm not your daughter-in-law."

"Yes, yes, you are a good daughter-in-law of my family, and this construction really didn't marry the wrong person.

When Su Xiao'e heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

She pointed to the corner of the cabinet and asked Zhang Qinfen to take out a small cloth bag from the pocket of a worn-out looking piece of clothing taken out of the cabinet, which was neatly placed with a lot of great unity, as well as the money Su Xiao'e earned from selling zongzi a few days ago.

It adds up to five hundred.

Zhang Qinfen counted three hundred from the inside, and stuffed the rest back.

"Xiao'e, my mother took 300 to buy food, and I will put the rest back for you."

"Mom, I don't know when this drought will be, so you can buy it all, so that there will be a mouthful of food at home at that time."

Zhang Qinfen hesitated, but still took out the rest of the money.

Su Xiao'e is right, I don't know when this drought will come, and if there is no food at home, it will starve to death.

A few days ago, when the land was centralized, many people starved to death at that time.

Now that I think about it, there are only a few years before I can eat enough.

Zhang Qinfen put the money in her pocket and was just about to go out, Su Xiao'e hurriedly reminded:

"Mom, let's take the construction with you, I have to take care of it, and besides, you'd better have more fun outside and come back later, I'm afraid the people in the village will see it."

Zhang Qinfen didn't know the twists and turns in this village, but she was in a hurry just now and forgot about the way here.

Zhang Qinfen went out, so she only left Xu Xiaowan at home to take care of Su Xiao'e.

The rest of the people followed Zhang Qinfen out with the cart.

"Xiaowan, I'm sorry, I originally wanted to leave the money for you to go to school, but now is the very moment."

"Sister-in-law, don't tell me I'm sorry, I know."

Xu Xiaowan said as she flipped through a book.

Su Xiao'e is interested in literature, but she is a complete layman in mathematics, physics and chemistry.

At this time, Xu Xiaowan was opening a physics experiment book, and when she saw something she didn't understand, she would take a pen and paper and calculate it on paper.

Su Xiao'e looked at Xu Xiaowan's serious appearance, and really felt that it would be a pity for a person like her not to go to school.

"Xiaowan, don't worry, when my sister-in-law is ready, I will definitely make money to send you to school."

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's the same whether you go to school or not, I'm reading the same book now."

Su Xiao'e looked at Xu Xiaowan like this, but she couldn't bear it.

Two people, one is writing and drawing at the table, and the other is holding a novel and reading it exquisitely.

It didn't take long for it to get dark.

Xu Xiaowan made some simple food for Su Xiao'e, and the two of them continued to read books in the room with the dim electric light.

By the time Xu Xiaowan's buttocks hurt, Zhang Qinfen and the others still hadn't come back.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter with my brother? Why haven't you come back yet? ”

"It's okay, don't worry, they take a lot of things, and it's not easy to attract attention when they come back later."

Although Su Xiao'e said this, she couldn't help but worry in her heart.

It was a long time before the two of them heard a noise at the door.

"It's my mom, they're back."

Xu Xiaowan said and ran out of Su Xiao'e's room.

I saw Zhang Qinfen open the door, Xu Jianshe pulled the cart in front, and Xu Shaohong pushed it in the back, pulling in a cart of grain.

"Where is all this grain?"

"The cellar, it's safer there."

If there is a famine, everyone will have no rice to eat, and if anyone has so much rice, it is estimated that someone will be robbed.

At that point, the gains will outweigh the losses.

Xu Shaohua listened to Zhang Qinfen's words, and cooperated to push the cart towards the cellar.

When the two disappeared completely, Zhang Qinfen came to Su Xiao'e's room again.

"Xiao'e, is there any discomfort at home today?"

"Mom, no, don't worry about me, Xiaowan takes good care of me."

"Have you eaten that meal?"

"Eat." Su Xiao'e smiled, and then asked Zhang Qinfen, "Mom, is it okay to go to the city today?" ”

Zhang Qinfen sighed, and then said to Su Xiao'e:

"There has been no rain for the past few months, and everyone has a premonition that there may be a drought.

Today, in order to buy grain, we went to several supply and marketing cooperatives and bazaars to buy these rice, even so, these rice are still rising, and the price has increased by two or three times compared with before. ”

Zhang Qinfen said and took out the rest of the money:

"Well, here's the rest of the money."

Su Xiao'e did not reach out to borrow money, but pushed the money back.

"Mom, life is not good now, you can keep it for now, and if something happens when you go back, you can still respond to emergencies."

"But you don't have a penny on you, it's ......"

"Mom, don't worry, if I want to use the money, I'll tell you."

Zhang Qinfen saw that Su Xiao'e had no intention of reaching out to take the money, thinking of the recent situation at home, she still put the money back in her pocket.

"Okay, if you want something, you can tell your mother, and she will buy it for you."

"Okay, Mom, I will."