Hard times have room

Chapter 268 Not enough food
The family of three was in a good mood, had a good appetite, and ate happily. Paulin thought about it for a while, but couldn't hold back: "Mom and Dad, I think the food harvested this summer seems to be divided. How much is our family divided?"

As soon as these words came out, the chopsticks that Su Hongying and Wang Jiandang stretched out to the plate of fried mushrooms froze in mid-air, and their faces were no longer as relaxed and happy as before.

Wang Jiandang thought for a while, and there was nothing to hide.

"Ugh"

"A total of 130 five catties were divided, sixty catties for me, fifty catties for your mother, and twenty five catties for you."

"One hundred and eight catties of them are sweet potatoes. The batch that was first planted this year has now been harvested, and now peanuts and soybeans are planted, fifteen catties of rice, five catties per person, and this is calculated on a per capita basis. , the rest are soybeans and peanuts, and this is the earliest."

When Wang Jiandang said this, his face was full of sadness. To be honest, he eats with his stomach open by himself. Five or six catties of grain a day can only be regarded as just enough to eat, because he has to work a lot every day and eat There is no oil and water, and the appetite is great.

Now there are only [-] catties of grain, and it will take more than two months to wait until the autumn harvest. Even if this amount of grain is divided, there is not even a catty per day, which is enough for him!

Now that the food outside is selling at sky-high prices, how can he afford it? Even if he goes to Tongmao Village and earns a few bucks, he can't afford it, so he has to save the money for Paulin to study.

Besides, for coarse grains of more than [-] cents, his few dollars are useless. If he really bought grain at this price, he would feel distressed every time he eats. .

"My dad and I put this rice in the big vat hidden in the ground of your house. This is new rice, you have to keep it well. We scooped two catties of white rice from the rice that your dad bought before, and we will cook it tomorrow. Rice porridge to drink."

"And the peanuts and soybeans are all hidden in your house. The total is twelve pounds. You brought half a catty to school, and your dad and I also grabbed and ate some, and now there are more than eleven pounds. , it's all dried out, and it will be fine for next year."

"It's strange now, the more food you have, the better."

Su Hongying couldn't help but sigh that it was a tough day. No matter how careful she was to spend on these grains, the consumption could be seen with the naked eye. Seeing that there was less food, she was anxious!

Fortunately, Pauline is eating in the school cafeteria now, otherwise this will be consumed faster.

Although this canteen is a bit more expensive, there is no way to do it. It just happens that the price of food is going to fly into the sky. Now I think that it seems that my daughter is not so bad eating at school, and I feel a lot better.

"What about the rest of the food? Are you all handed in?"

"Aren't we suffering from a drought? Isn't there a little relief?"

When Bao Linxia harvested, she was in the village, and she also participated in it. She still had some idea of ​​how much food she had collected.

Among other things, there are more than 2 catties of rice. After all, there are more than 200 acres of rice fields. Although dozens of acres have been abandoned, there are still a few hundred acres left. There are more than [-] catties per mu, but how come it becomes five catties of rice per person in the end.

You must know that the population of Shanghe Village is only over 200, about 1/3 of which are old people and children, and the total amount of food now added up will definitely not exceed [-] catties!As far as this is concerned, most of them are sweet potatoes, so it is self-evident that the rest of the food will go.

"No, the above said that other places have also suffered disasters, and it is even more serious. Now we are waiting for relief food support. What kind of donations, I don't know what it is, I don't understand, and then, huhu, several times The big truck came to the village and pulled it all away at once." When she said this, Su Hongying covered her face and sobbed, the scene at that time seemed to be vivid in her mind, she felt distressed!

So much grain was planted bit by bit with their sweat and hard work. Now that the grain is produced and dried, it's gone all of a sudden, nothing.

"Originally all the rice was to be taken away, but the remaining 1000 catties were left by the captain and the others kneeling down and begging grandpa to tell grandma to keep it."

Wang Jiandang also wiped away his tears. In his heart, the food was his lifeblood. In the hearts of most villagers, it was the same. Now that the lifeblood was taken away, he left a little bit. That night, Except for the little doll who didn't understand anything, not many people in the whole village could sleep well.

Now in the village, whoever does not eat porridge with wild vegetables every day, this is still two meals a day. After the mushrooms grow, they go up the mountain every day and drink mushroom soup every day to fill their stomachs.

Now that the price of food outside is going to skyrocket, the price of dried mushrooms purchased by the purchase point in the town is still the same as before, it has not changed at all, and no one is going to sell it now.

They all kept it at home to eat, a meal of mushrooms and a meal of porridge, and it was just so fooled.

Hearing this, Paulin felt very uncomfortable. When she heard this, it was impossible not to complain in her heart. I believe that many villagers will feel very uncomfortable when they think of the scene that day, but she said in the end. Nothing bad to say.

It was the party who brought them to the new society. Everyone remembers this, and has never forgotten it. For the party, they are most grateful and grateful. In this regard, even Pauline is no exception. I feel deeply.

Now that the grain has been taken away by the superiors, my heart aches and I feel a lot of reluctance. It's okay, nothing. They will work harder and strive to produce more food. After handing over to the state, they can leave more food for themselves. This is the most simple idea in their hearts at this time.

Of course, the rice was paid for, but the price seemed very inappropriate at this time, a dime.

In the past years, this was an unthinkable high price, because the price of the grain harvested by the country was often cheaper than the market price, but in this year, the price of the disaster-stricken grain has skyrocketed. , can be called a somewhat ridiculous number.

Now the more than 2000 yuan is properly stored in the bank by the village team leader's branch secretary. No one dares to put such a large sum of money at home. If it is lost, they will not be able to pay it back.

The more than 2000 yuan is the New Year's money for most of the villagers. Years ago, the money would be settled according to the villagers' work points after deducting the food they bought, and the money would come out of it at that time.

Shanghe Village is not that kind of wealthy village. There is no additional industrial income. One work point can be worth one penny. A strong laborer earns ten work points a day, all year round. Hard work is the hardest and most tiring The heavy physical work is only 36 yuan a year, and after deducting the food money he gets, it is only about [-] yuan, which is very little, which is just a month's wages for urban workers.

(End of this chapter)