As the owner of Mihang said this, he went to the back and asked the waiter to bring out a thousand kilograms of rice, and then ordered the waiter to load the rice onto the oxcart.
Lin Wanwan looked at the rice and handed the banknote to the boss.
"Sir, this is your receipt. I charge you a total of five hundred taels of silver. Please keep it. You see, the rice has been packed. We have sent someone to deliver it to you. You can take it away now."
The boss of Mihang respectfully handed the receipt to Lin Wanwan and pointed to the rice that had been packed outside the door.
"Then thank you boss, let's go first."
Lin Wanwan smiled slightly and quickly left Mihang with Gu Yishen.
Back at Gu's house, Gu's mother saw them pulling an oxcart of rice and was very curious. Wasn't there still rice at home? You don’t have to buy so much if you want to!
"Wanwan, how much rice does your cart weigh? It should weigh five hundred kilograms, right? Why did you buy so much rice?"
As Gu's mother spoke, she and the waiters watching the rice shop put the rice in the yard.
"Mom, this cart contains one thousand kilograms of rice! We are not short of money now. This one thousand kilograms of rice is enough for us to eat for a long time. Now that we have money, we will buy meat in the future."
Lin Wanwan said with a smile, feeling very happy.
"What? This cart contains one thousand kilograms of rice? Where did you get the money?"
Gu's mother asked in surprise, with a look of disbelief on her face, but she knew very well that her son and daughter-in-law would not ask for money from unknown sources.
Lin Wanwan smiled mysteriously and did not answer directly. Instead, she turned to look at Gu Yishen aside.
Gu Yi smiled deeply and clapped his hands, pretending to be relaxed.
"Mom, look at this!"
Lin Wanwan took out the banknote and showed it to Mother Gu.
Gu's mother was stunned and couldn't believe her eyes.
"This...are these all yours?"
Lin Wanwan smiled and nodded, "Yes, we earned these.
"We went to a pawnshop to pawn beads today. The pawnshop owner fell in love with the beads and gave us three thousand taels of silver. We used the money to buy rice and saved some left for emergencies."
Lin Wanwan explained with a smile, feeling very excited.
"These beads are so valuable! You are so lucky! If you want to eat meat in the future, you can buy it, and you don't have to worry about money anymore."
Gu's mother was also happy, but she thought she couldn't tell others about this, otherwise she would be in trouble.
"Well, mother, don't worry, we will live a good life."
Lin Wanwan looked at Mother Gu and said firmly.
"well."
Mother Gu nodded repeatedly with a smile on her face.
At this time, the man finished unloading the rice and drove the ox cart away.
Gu Yishen closed the door.
Lin Wanwan told Gu's mother about the famine in the next county. Gu's mother also became anxious.
"Mom, you don't know. There has been a famine in the county next door recently, and many people have starved to death. I heard that the price of rice over there has begun to rise, and some people can't afford it. Although we have some hungry people coming here, relatively speaking, the price is relatively low. It's better. So we bought some rice and stocked it up to prevent the price of rice from rising and making it impossible to buy rice to eat."
Lin Wanwan's face was full of worry when she talked about what happened in the next county.
Gu's mother was also shocked when she heard the news. She did not expect that famine was really coming. If she was not fully prepared, people would starve to death.
"Wanwan, you are right. We must prepare in advance so that we don't have to worry. We can't change the famine. We can only prepare in advance to minimize the losses of the famine and survive the famine years. ”
Gu's mother thought for a while and felt that her daughter-in-law was right to buy so much rice.
"Yes, mother, that's why we bought so much rice today. This way we don't have to worry. Even if the price of rice goes up, we won't be afraid."
Gu Yi looked at his mother deeply and said seriously.
"But there is so much rice, we can't finish it! It's not good to waste it. Will it go bad?"
Gu's mother said worriedly.
"Mom, don't worry, we won't waste it. When the real famine comes, if someone wants rice, we can sell it to them at the original price."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said that she had already thought about it.
"That's a good idea. It could also help people. You guys are so thoughtful."
Gu's mother smiled and said that she felt in her heart that this daughter-in-law was really good.
"Then what else should I stock up on?"
Gu's mother asked with some confusion.
Lin Wanwan smiled slightly, thinking that the knowledge learned from space was useful. She immediately spread some knowledge about stocking up during famine to Mother Gu.
"Mom, in addition to rice, we also need to stock up on some salt, oil, dry goods and pickled products. Salt is an essential condiment, oil can be used for cooking and lighting, and dry goods and pickled products can be stored for a long time. , not easy to spoil. There are also some things that you like to eat or that can be stored for a longer period of time. Of course, the main thing is food. In times of famine, we must first preserve the most basic survival supplies."
As Lin Wanwan spoke, she imagined the hard life during the famine.
During that special period, supplies were scarce and life was difficult. And these items they hoard may be able to provide them with necessary help at critical moments. The more you hoard, the richer you are, the less affected you will be when there is a famine.
"Well, you're right. These all need to be prepared in advance."
After listening to Lin Wanwan's words, Gu's mother nodded in agreement. She felt that Lin Wanwan was very smart and sensible, and could think of so many things in advance.
Early the next morning, Lin Wanwan got up early. She planned to work in the fields today and then go back to the county town to buy things.
Gu Yishen also got up, and he was going to go to the fields with Lin Wanwan.
After the two had breakfast, they went out with their hoes. Gu's mother prepared lunch at home.
The Gu family's field is not far from home, it only takes ten minutes to walk. Lin Wanwan stood on the ridge, looking at the green rice fields, and her heart was full of hope.
"Wanwan, let's get started!"
Gu Yishen carried the hoe, walked to the field, and started watering.
Lin Wanwan also started working with him.
The two of them cooperated tacitly, one dug the ground, the other watered, and the work was quickly completed.
After doing farm work for so long, Lin Wanwan felt that she had lost a lot of weight. She began to adapt to this life.
The sun gradually rises above the head, and the sunlight shines on the rice fields, shining with golden light. Lin Wanwan stopped, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked at the green rice fields in front of her, feeling very satisfied.
She turned around and found that Gu Yishen had also stopped what he was doing and was looking at her.
Gu Yishen walked to Lin Wanwan and gently held her hand, "Wanwan, you have lost weight."
Lin Wanwan smiled slightly and looked up at him, "Really? I feel a little lighter too."
Gu Yishen held her hand tightly with a firm gaze, "If we work together, you will be able to lose weight successfully. We will have our own children in the future."
