Chapter 118: Selling Grain
A few adults looked at the children who were reactivated, and their hearts that had been hanging finally let go.
After Li Taohong thanked Zhang Qinfen again, she took the bowl of rice and walked outside with Huzi.
Just as they walked to the door, Zhang Qinfen suddenly called out to the two:
"Taohong, don't tell me about coming to my house to borrow rice."
"Sister-in-law, I know."
After Li Taohong said this, she left with Huzi.
This is the end of this matter, but there is no impermeable wall in the world.
Just like Li Taohong can know that the Xu family has rice based on what Su Xiao'e brought back to her parents' house, and other people can also know that the Xu family has food through other means.
No, as the drought situation became more and more serious, everyone had eaten the potatoes and sweet potatoes they had stored before, and soon some people thought of the Xu family.
"You said that this Qinfen's family, when is it now, can still scrape together money to send their daughter to school, do you say that their family has made a fortune in business before."
"I see, a few days ago, I also saw his daughter-in-law go to buy meat, buy meat and not buy fat, just buy that big stick bone, do you say she is rich and idle or really just want to taste meat."
"There is no shortage of meat in their family, you see Xu Jianshe goes into the mountains every day, and when he comes back, he has more or less some harvest, you look at us again, except for the New Year's pig, I have tasted the taste of meat, and now the year is almost over, and I have never eaten meat."
"Hey, their food is really good, several times I passed by outside, and I smelled the fragrance from their house, do you think there will be food in their house."
As soon as this sentence was uttered, the people who were chatting there immediately fell into deep thought.
If there is a stockpile of grain, can you go to borrow grain, then can the family drink a few mouthfuls of rice porridge?
One by one, their eyes were like anything, and they immediately became flexible.
Su Xiao'e was still washing clothes by the river, when she heard someone shouting at her:
"Xiao'e, go and take a look, your house is lively now."
Su Xiao'e hurriedly picked up the half-washed clothes and rushed home with the person who came to call her.
As soon as I got home, I saw a lot of people sitting in the house.
And Xu Shaohua and Zhang Qinfen were pouring water for everyone.
"Mom, this is ......"
"Xiao'e, come in, come in."
Su Xiao'e came to Zhang Qinfen's side, pretending to help pour water for everyone present, but in fact she listened to Zhang Qinfen tell her what happened.
Su Xiao'e leaned her ear over, and Zhang Qinfen whispered in Su Xiao'e's ear:
"I don't know where this came from, we have food at home, no, the big guys are waiting here to borrow food."
This Zhang Qinfen's family is not a virgin, how can it be that when others say a few words, they will lend food to others casually.
There must have been some kind of shirk.
But even so, the big guys present still refused to leave.
In that case, it's like if you don't give food, you have to stay here.
Su Xiao'e looked at everyone with a gloomy look, and knew that there was no way to do it.
But......
Su Xiao'e's head turned flexibly, and then she poured Zhang Qinfen water and brought it over.
"Uncles and aunts, I am Xiao'e, everyone has seen it, I know that everyone came to my house to borrow grain, but everyone also knows that during the autumn harvest, my family collected a few catties of millet, and handed them in. There were also well-wishers who helped my family threshing the grain. ”
When everyone heard this, they also began to hesitate.
Yes, everyone can see how much grain the Xu family produced at that time, but ......
I don't know why, looking at the spirit of Zhang Qinfen's family, and they are all yellow-skinned and thin, their intuition tells them that the Xu family is different from them.
"Xiao'e, it's not like we have no choice, we can't harvest grain in the fields, we can't buy grain from the grain management office in the county, and now it's a problem to even eat."
Su Xiao'e looked at everyone's malnourished appearance, and knew that this matter was indeed troublesome.
But the food at home was bought after spending all the family's savings, so how could it be said that they would borrow it.
She frowned and thought for a while before she compromised to everyone:
"I won't hide it from you, it's true that my family has some rice, but it's all bought, but it's not too much, it's because people I knew when I was a soldier before the construction dragged people from other places to get it."
"I'll just say Mom, this Qinfen has food at home, and it's been hidden all the time, are you afraid that we won't pay it back?"
"That's it, this old Xu family is too stingy."
"If it's not a sad day, who wants to open this mouth, we also want to buy it, but we really can't buy it now."
Zhang Qinfen, who was next to her, heard Su Xiao'e admit that there was food, and immediately became anxious.
came to Su Xiao'e's front and whispered:
"Xiao'e, how can you say that, if we don't lend it out at that time, then we won't be able to stay in the village when we turn around, if we lend it out, what can we eat?"
Su Xiao'e gave Zhang Qinfen a comforting look, and then said to everyone:
"I also said, this grain is still bought by the construction trustee, and it also cost money, since everyone says that they can't buy food, then our family can take it out, but how much money we spent to buy it, how much money we sold it to the big guys, what do you think?"
As soon as this sentence came out, the big guy was stunned on the spot.
Isn't it borrowing grain? How did it become a purchase of food.
However, there is really no way at this time, if you continue to be so hungry, human life will be gone, money is important or people are important, everyone knows it.
Since this opening has been opened, some people have begun to talk about it.
"Xiao'e, bring me ten catties, I'll buy ten catties."
At this stage, the county seat is so tight that you can't buy it with money.
At this time, when I heard that someone was selling, I would definitely be welcome.
When Su Xiao'e heard ten catties, her face was instantly stunned.
She didn't plan to take out so much grain to sell, ten catties here and ten catties there, who could bear it.
"Uncle, you came for ten catties at once, and other uncles and aunts can't buy it when you go back, or how about giving you five catties first, and the price is still according to the price of the grain management office."
The uncle listened to Su Xiao'e's words, and then heard that it was according to the price of the grain management office, and he didn't worry about how much it was, and he would buy the grain first.
Immediately agreed:
"Okay, then let's get five catties first."
This side started up, and the other side followed the three and five pounds to buy.
Although the family's food was discovered, it didn't lose any money.
However, Su Xiao'e is still worried that she will sell the food at home, what will she eat when she goes back to her family?