Age: My Small World

Chapter 314 Autumn
When the train set off on its journey, Yang Jun's days seemed to enter fast forward.

After staying in the provincial capital for half a month as promised, he quickly returned home.

On the way, as he watched the green gradually disappear, his expression became more and more solemn.

As time goes by, the weather has had a serious impact on the harvest this year. Many families can only dig up wild vegetables and add them to noodles or sweet potatoes to eat to satisfy their hunger. In some places, the situation is so serious that even the leaves are picked and eaten.

The bare village represents silence.

Even though Fanjiazhuang is close to the county town, it cannot withstand the influence of the weather. Now the reduced harvest has seriously affected everyone's normal life.

Even the river to the east has seen its water level drop significantly, now more like a trickle, and there's no telling when it might dry up.

When Yang Jun returned home, he was faced with his mother with a serious face.

Li Xiaohua was not too worried about her family. After all, the sweet potatoes harvested at the end of the year had just been eaten. Now they could still eat the cornmeal stored last year, plus the rice brought back by Yang Jun, so they would have no problem getting through this year.

She was worried about her sister-in-law Yang Qingping's family and her own brother's family.

He wanted to say something to Yang Jun, but in the end he didn't say it.

Yang Jun took the initiative to say, "Mom, I'm going to visit my aunt and uncle tomorrow. Do you and my second sister want to come with me?"

Ever since my aunt and uncle came to help build the house last time, the families have finally had more contact and visits, and they have become closer these days, so it was not abrupt for him to ask to go over.

Li Xiaohua hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Erniu and I won't go. Food rations are so tight right now, let's not eat up all their rations."

"Okay then." Yang Jun didn't force it.

Rationing does not mean the rationing in the city. It just means that every family is careful with their budget and has arranged the food for every meal. There is no excess.

If a guest comes and eats too much, he will definitely go hungry for a few days, or he will have to make up for it with wild vegetables.

The second sister was a little disappointed, but she didn't ask to go alone, as she felt embarrassed to eat other people's food.

How precious is food nowadays?

If a family has a daughter of marriageable age, then if Yang Jun brings 50 kilograms of rice to the door, it is estimated that the family will have a wife the next day.

It's not about selling children, it's just about giving the children a place to eat.

Of course, there are some alternative ones.

The next day, Yang Jun went to his aunt and uncle's house under the pretext of visiting them and found that they did not have much food at home.

Things were okay at my aunt's house. With a smart and capable housewife like my aunt, they could make ends meet by budgeting carefully, and at most they would occasionally go out to pick some wild vegetables.

But it’s different at my uncle’s house. My aunt Wenhong seems to have secretly taken food to her house, causing the three of them to have to rely on wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.

Fortunately, she didn't intend to starve her father and daughter to death, and went out diligently to pick wild vegetables by herself, otherwise it would be better for the family to get divorced.

Looking at his cousin Li Cui's thin body, Yang Jun felt a little uncomfortable.

Of course, it is impossible for him to give the food to the two families out of thin air. Who knows who will accidentally tell it out. I have to take action in this matter and just charge a fee for the cost.

His abilities are limited, so it is enough for him to take good care of the relatives and friends around him.

Unfortunately, not everything goes as planned.

Just two months later, looking at the dried-up river and his fellow villagers searching for wild vegetables and leaves everywhere, he felt a little soft-hearted for a moment.

"October is the golden autumn month, which should be the time for harvest and sowing. But why is it so cold today?"

He looked up at the sky, and when he looked down again, he saw Cheng Aimin and a few little girls and snotty kids.

Cheng Aimin became successful and gradually became the king of children in the village. He showed a personality that was somewhat different from Cheng Xiaoyu.

Cheng Xiaoyu has a tenacious character, but appears quite reserved, giving off a tough exterior and a soft heart.

As for Cheng Aimin, he was naturally a bit flamboyant and wanted to intimidate others with his arrogant attitude.

Perhaps because he didn't have a father, he could only make himself look strong so that others wouldn't bully him and his family. This is probably what the child thought in his heart.

"Ai Min, is your sister home?"

Yang Jun casually took out a few candies and gave them to him. Cheng Aimin took them with surprise and betrayed his sister without hesitation.

"My sister is sewing shoe soles at home, Xiaoshan brother, she said she made them for you, hehe."

In his opinion, Yang Jun was his brother-in-law, not an outsider.

Yang Jun didn't care. After rubbing his head, he said, "Okay, take them out to play. Remember not to eat anything else. Come find me when you're hungry."

The reason he gave this advice was because some children would eat anything when they were very hungry, such as leaves, weeds, or even dirt.

Yes, they also eat dirt, which is said to fill them up.

Even decades later, there will still be many people eating Guanyin soil on the other side of the earth.

"I understand, Brother Xiaoshan."

Cheng Aimin, like a little adult, led a few little followers away.

The little ones often secretly looked at Yang Jun because he could always take out some food, such as crispy candies and rice balls.

When he gave things to Cheng Aimin, Cheng Aimin would generously share some with them.

At this moment, Cheng Aimin, who had not walked far, had already started shouting.

"Everyone came to line up for candy, and the last one in line only got half a candy."

In a moment, the little friends lined up extremely quickly. Although their clothes were dirty, they stared at him with shining eyes.

The last one looked a little dejected.

Cheng Aimin also fulfilled his promise and shared some of the candy that Yang Jun gave him with his friends.

As for the extra ones, he would take them home to share with his mother and sister.

But before him, Yang Jun went to the Cheng family first to take a look.

Cheng Xiaoyu has made the decision that she will continue to go to college.

Making such a difficult decision at this stage will have a huge impact on the Cheng family.

Life is already difficult, and having to support a person to go to college is difficult beyond words.

Helpless, Cheng Xiaoyu immersed herself in the struggle of working harder and harder.

She didn't want Yang Jun's unconditional help, she just needed his encouragement.

For Cheng Xiaoyu, having Yang Jun's support is better than anything else.

One of her jobs is making shoe soles.

If you do a good job, you can be bought by a garment factory and earn some hard-earned money.

When Yang Jun came to find her, she happened to be going to the city to take the soles of her shoes.

"Brother Xiaoshan!"

The little girl was carrying a bag that was quite heavy, but at this moment she ran towards him, like a young swallow flying into the forest, and threw herself into his arms.

"Want to go to the city? I'll go with you."

"That's great." She gradually stopped being so polite to him.

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