Several times in dreams

Chapter 74
In the spring of the new year, there was no one to cultivate the several acres of land of my family. The strong laborers in the nearby villages were either arrested or fled, and the land was deserted.

In the past, when the crops were too young, the tenant farmers with a large family would come to borrow grain, otherwise someone in the family would starve to death.

At this time, Meng Wanying was trying to satisfy them as much as possible, and when the new wheat came out, she would pay it back if she could, and forget it if she couldn't.

But this year the situation is different. My family has no food to borrow. There are still eight tenant farmers in the family.

Meng Wanying felt terrible when she thought about it, it was a life.

But if you want to distribute the small amount of subsistence food you have saved to the tenant farmers, what do you want to eat?Is it possible to go to the market to buy grain at a high price?
Meng Wanying secretly took out the two yellow croakers, groping and pondering, after much deliberation, she should save lives first, and take a step forward for other things.

Meng Wanying distributed more than half of the grain to several tenant farmers to save their lives, and told them to take good care of the fields so that they would not worry about it when the wheat harvest was abundant.

Several tenant farmers borrowed grain and went back gratefully. Meng Wanying looked at the few bags of grain left in the granary, secretly worried.

Life was hard, and Jiang didn't care about face anymore. She sent Wenxiu to the crippled carpenter Peng as an apprentice.

This is what the Jiang family wanted, and Wenxiu was very happy. He didn't care about money or whether he was full, as long as he could learn the craft, he was willing to go hungry.

Wenlan took over a batch of insoles to make military shoes. The cadres of the Women's Rescue Society led them to do this to support the Eighth Route Army soldiers ahead. Victory.

Therefore, everyone voluntarily responded positively, and the women who had free time each received a batch of fabrics and needles, and made military shoes and insoles at home when they were free.

Wenlan worked very hard, often staying up in the middle of the night, working non-stop under the dim small oil lamp, and Jiang was so angry that she scolded her that her eyes were gone!
Unexpectedly, when the first batch of work was handed in, each person was given two silver dollars. Everyone said that the Eighth Route Army was righteous and did nothing to let the common people suffer.

The life of ordinary people is not easy, and the distribution of silver dollars is a surprise. It was originally voluntary, and now the enthusiasm is even higher.

Wen Lan hates having to eat and not sleep, and spends all day with her needle and thread.

Jiang shi didn't bother to take care of her, she still had other things to do, besides helping Wanying bring Yuhui along, Jiang shi also planted crops in the backyard.

Originally a good farmer, last year the Jiang family planted all the available land in the backyard. Corn, soybeans, and all kinds of vegetables were mixed with food to feed the whole family, which was barely passable.

As a woman, that's all she can do. Jiang often hates herself for not being a man, otherwise the few acres of land in the suburbs are not a problem, and it is really a pity that they are now deserted.

After all, he was almost fifty, and her husband and two sons passed away one after another. Jiang felt that his body had been emptied, and the only thing left was to live on.

Fortunately, there is Yuhui, who will be one year old in two months. She opens her small mouth every day and babbles words that she can only understand. She is the heart of the whole family.

Although Jiang often regrets that he is not a grandson, it would be more perfect if he is a grandson, but every time the little granddaughter opens her little hand to be hugged, Jiang Cui'e's heart is as sweet as honey, and her whole heart melts .

Meng Wanying takes care of the children every day, helps her mother-in-law cook, and sometimes helps Wenlan make some insoles. Because she cries a lot around confinement, her eyes are not as good as before, especially at night, she can't do needlework at all, and her eyes hurt like needles. , want to shed tears.

Changsheng is the only servant in this family. He said he was a servant, but in fact he was as close as a family. He is now doing all the work of going to the countryside to patrol the fields and harvesting grain by himself, so he is not sure about major events At that time, Meng Wanying still had to make up her mind.

The house leak happens to rain all night, the harder the day is, the more accidents will happen!
In the spring and summer of this year, there was a severe drought in Shandong, and the crops failed. Several tenant farmers packed up and fled famine to beg for food, leaving only dry and abandoned wheat fields.

Even the crops that Jiang's planted in the yard were watered desperately every day. The well water was almost dry, and the fruits were also shriveled, and there was basically no harvest.

The price of grain on the market has doubled, and it's all last year's grain. Even so, they can't grab it.

Meng Wanying regretted not hoarding some grain in the spring. She had hoped to get through the spring and harvest the summer grain. Who would have thought that there would be no harvest, and the stored grain would be eaten up.

The streets are full of hungry people, and hunger drives them crazy. Even if some people buy a small bag of grain, they will be snatched away on the road, because the grain grabbing has killed several times.

Meng Wanying became ruthless, and went to shopkeeper Wu who sold grain, and agreed to exchange one yellow croaker for a cart of grain, and bring someone to pick up the goods in the middle of the night.

That night, Meng Wanying brought Changsheng and Wenxiu Wenlan to the back door of shopkeeper Wu's house with a small cart. One yellow croaker and one cart of food had been agreed during the day, and the price was raised in the middle of the night, and Shengsheng lost two bags.

There was no other way, it was all here, so I had no choice but to admit defeat. Along the way, the four of them pushed the cart and held their breath, and ran back like thieves, only to breathe a sigh of relief when they entered the yard.

After hiding the food, Chang Sheng took out the knife from his waist. Meng Wanying and Wen Lan were surprised when they saw this.

Chang Sheng said with a smile, "Young Mistress, Miss, you don't know that you have to work hard for food. If you don't bring a guy, maybe someone will bring a guy to snatch us and hurt people!"

The world is dangerous, Meng Wanying has to say, Changsheng is more thoughtful than herself, this car food probably won't last for a few months, what should I do in the future?Meng Wanying felt melancholy.

Meng Xianjun's family is also facing this problem. Since his father passed away, the whole family has lived on Meng Xianjun's salary.

The three children are growing up gradually, and the cost of food and clothing is increasing. The life of the six people has never been seen before. The servants have long since disappeared, and He Jinlian and Zhang Lingyu are doing all the housework by themselves.

One day when Meng Xianjun came back from school, He Jinlian called his son into the room, "Mr. Xian, you are tired, please sit down and drink some water, mother has something to tell you!"

He Jinlian told Meng Xianjun that Meng Zhaoxuan had buried things under the wall in the backyard.

Now the world is difficult, more than a dozen shops on the street are closed, and the money left in his hands is getting less and less, and he can hardly survive. Meng Zhaoxuan still pointed at the wall when he was dying, because he expected such a day to come. .

It's time to tell Meng Xianjun about this.

In fact, Meng Xianjun knew that his father had hidden everything, but he didn't know where it was hidden, and he didn't care much about it. At that time, he was guarding against devils, and he felt that his father was right.

Meng Xianjun did not expect that his father could save so many things. He Jinlian said that Meng Zhaoxuan buried three places, but Meng Xianjun only dug one place. He was very surprised when he saw the bundle wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside.

There are 20 yellow croakers in the package, hundreds of fresh oceans, and a few pieces of valuable jewelry.

He Jinlian said that there are almost as many of them in the other two places, and more of them are Wenwan, jewelry and jade.

Meng Xianjun felt that those two places should not be touched for the time being, as these alone can last for a few years.

Meng Xianjun took some silver dollars and a yellow croaker, and planned to buy some grain tomorrow, and asked his mother to hide the rest.

Meng Xianjun limped back to his room. Zhang Lingyu had already boiled the footwashing water and waited for him. Meng Xianjun felt that it was a blessing from his previous life to marry such a virtuous wife.

Meng Xianjun took off his shoes, put his feet in the basin, and heard Zhang Lingyu whispering.

"Mr. Xian, I seem to have it again."

(End of this chapter)