The next day, it was time to distribute food to the village.
Su He didn't go out and followed him to the big banyan tree.
The grandfather and his grandpa stood on a platform in the middle and said, "You guys line up to get food. The weather is not good this year and I'm afraid there will be a drought. So we will give out some food first and see how we get through the second half of the year."
Aunt Donghua shouted: "Can't we send more? What if there is a drought? How will we survive?"
The uncle glanced at her and said, "Pay more, what will happen to the country's public rations? Don't pay it?"
Aunt Donghua didn't dare to say this, so she had to shut up.
The great grandfather began to distribute food to others.
The sweet potatoes are not yet ripe, and at this time, there is only rice.
In the south, more rice is grown, but almost no wheat is grown.
Wheat can be grown in the south, but because it takes up a whole season of rice cultivation, few people do it.
Moreover, noodles are rarely eaten in the south, and they are only eaten when noodles are not available.
Usually, southerners eat three meals a day with rice, especially in J province. A place that eats chili peppers for breakfast surprises many people.
Soon it was the Su He family's turn.
Grandpa looked at Su Zhaohua and said, "You have 150 kilograms of rice at home. Take it back first."
This is just rice. After shelling, it will be reduced by about 40%.
In other words, one pound of rice can produce about six or two meters.
The remaining four taels are rice bran.
This thing is used to feed chickens or pigs in the countryside.
Mixed with some pigweed or leftover rice water, it becomes pig food.
Su He's family didn't raise pigs, but grandma's family did raise one.
Su Zhaohua received the rice and went directly to the rice milling place in the village.
Nanzhu Village uses graphite to mill rice, so the rice milled in this way has a lot of broken grains.
This is why Su He did not dare to take out the silk rice in his warehouse and give it to Nanzhu Village.
Such good, long and plump rice grains are not cheap.
Su Zhaohua also breathed a sigh of relief after taking the rice home.
In fact, there was no rice in the first two days. Most of the steamed rice at home was pumpkin.
I brought back almost 90 kilograms of rice today, and Su Zhaohua wanted to eat pure rice without adding pumpkin. He also doesn't like eating pumpkin rice or winter melon rice.
And sweet potato rice.
But Su Zhaohua really likes sweet potato porridge, the kind where you can count the rice grains in it.
Unexpectedly, when Ye Chuanxiu was cooking, he still cooked pumpkin rice.
Su Zhaohua frowned, and Ye Chuanxiu said: "I don't know what will happen in the second half of the year, so save some food."
Su Zhaohua said: "What are you afraid of about this thing that hasn't happened yet? It's all nonsense."
Su He raised his eyebrows, and Ye Chuanxiu said, "You can't see it yourself? How much has the water in the river dropped?"
This drought trend is actually very obvious.
After the family finished eating, Ye Chuanxiu came to Su He and asked, "Um, candy?"
Su He nodded: "I brought it back, but I put it at Cheng Bo's place first. Don't take it back, eat it all. I'll get it back tomorrow morning."
Ye Chuanxiu nodded and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
Early the next morning, the whole family was called up.
Because today, Qian Rui's family is coming to visit.
Ye Chuanxiu got up early in the morning, and Su Mei started cleaning the house early in the morning.
Everyone had already cleaned once yesterday, but Su Mei still wanted to clean it again.
It can be seen that Su Mei probably really likes Qian Rui.
Otherwise, she wouldn't do it.
Su He went over, got closer, and asked in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you to think about re-study again? You don't plan to re-study?"
Su Mei was silent for a while, with a complicated look in her eyes.
Of course she wants to go to college, but what's the situation at home?
Su He said: "You can make money by working on your own now. Then you can make money whether you are making shoes or clothes. You don't have to worry about the burden on your family. That belongs to your parents, not you."
Su Mei finally sighed: "Let's do this for now."
Su He said: "I remember that Qian Rui's grades were not bad. Can't you repeat the studies together? If you learn crafts or farm at home, what future prospects can you have?"
Su Mei was still silent, so Su He said no more.
"I'm coming."
A child shouted and ran over quickly to report the news.
In Nanzhu Village, if someone comes to see you, you will give some candies to these children afterwards.
It is also a lively one.
Soon, Qian Rui's family arrived.
Qian Rui and his parents came, but Su He frowned, there was another person inside.
She must be Qian Rui's troublesome aunt.
Ye Chuanxiu sent Su He and Su Yucheng out. Su He was too lazy to take care of them and brought out Little Pumpkin.
Anyway, the candies have been brought back, but it seems that the children in the village may not be able to eat a few today.
Qian Rui's aunt is not someone to be trifled with.
Unconsciously, I walked near Uncle Jiu's house.
"He Yaozi, why aren't you at home?" Uncle Jiu asked strangely.
Su Heyi shrugged: "My family is watching, maybe they think we are in the way. But Uncle Jiu, aren't you in charge of the shoe factory? You are absent from work."
Uncle Jiu smiled and slapped Su He, and scolded with a smile: "I can't stay there every day? Don't worry, there are others watching."
Su He was not too worried about this.
Uncle Jiu was relatively reliable in doing things, but Su He felt that Uncle Jiu didn't know what he was doing.
"By the way, Uncle Jiu, are you making medicine?" Su He asked.
While making the medicine, Uncle Jiu looked up at Su He and said, "By the way, how many of the medical books my parents left behind have you read?"
Su He said strangely: "Not much. I just read the Ye's Medical Classics. Otherwise, how could I dare to make those pills? They were all made according to what is written in the book."
Only then did Uncle Jiu remember it. He looked at Su He and laughed and scolded: "You are so half-hearted, but you still dare to make medicine and give it to your father. You are also very courageous."
Su Heyi shrugged: "Isn't there nothing I can do? At that time, my dad was in such a condition that he would die if he didn't eat. I was like a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor, but now the dead horse has become a living thing. Ma, you always have a problem with me."
Uncle Jiu was silent for a moment, and then said: "If you want to learn medicine, you can come and ask me when you are free. When your uncle Jiu and the others went there, I was not young, and this medical skill has been passed down to some extent. This pharmaceutical skill It's not bad. There is also a craft. If you want to learn it, I can teach you."
Su He wanted to learn the art without being overwhelmed: "Okay. But isn't this thing from the Ye family? Can you teach me directly?"
Uncle Jiu sneered: "Where are the clans now? Besides, if I preach, will you not learn?"
