Chapter 1529: Shuanzi
Therefore, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were not in a hurry to say that they would help other than saying that they would get better.
“I hope so.” Grandma Zhu and Aunt Tian forced a smile. To be honest, they already had no hope for this era.
After forcing a smile, Grandma Zhu seemed to have remembered something. She quickly took the basket with some wild vegetables from her daughter-in-law’s hand and stuffed both baskets into Zhang Dazhu’s hands. “Dazhu, it’s almost noon. Take these and deal with them first. At least let them eat before leaving. They are guests, and it won’t be good if they have nothing to eat. We only have these wild vegetables. I hope you two don’t mind.”
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan both shook their heads, indicating that they didn’t mind, and said, “We’re not eating here. We’re leaving in a while. Thank you for your kindness, but you should take it back.”
Zhang Dazhu also quickly stuffed the two baskets back to Grandma Zhu. “What are you doing? If I were to treat someone to a meal, Shoushou and I would know how to dig wild vegetables. You guys should hurry back and cook them for your meal. Shuanzi will be back from the fields in a while. If he’s not full, how can he do any work in the afternoon?”
When Jiang Yue and Xue Yan heard this, they knew that this Shuanzi should be Grandma Zhu’s son, Aunt Tian’s husband, and Xiao Hua’s father.
“It’s still…” Grandma Zhu and Aunt Tian pushed the basket back to Zhang Dazhu. “It’s the same if we dig again.”
“Then it’s the same if we dig it ourselves. Go back and cook. Quick!” Zhang Dazhu naturally pushed it back.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan chimed in.
Grandma Zhu and Aunt Tian had no choice but to take back the two baskets, but there were not many wild vegetables inside. After saying a few more words, she took Xiao Hua home to cook her meal.
The head of the family was working in the fields. He would be hungry when she came back. He had to eat his fill. Otherwise, he would not have the energy to continue planting in the fields in the afternoon.
The two oranges had already been put into two small pockets on Xiao Hua’s clothes as if they were treasures. At this moment, Xiao Hua was holding one hand with her mother and waving at Jiang Yue and Xue Yan with the other hand. “Goodbye.”
“Goodbye.” Jiang Yue and Xue Yan both responded.
After seeing Grandma Zhu and the others leave, Zhang Dazhu said excitedly, “Now you should believe what I said is true!”
Jiang Yue first exchanged a glance with her Xue Yan. Then, she said, “I’ll give you the food later. We still have other things to ask.”
As he spoke, he looked around.
This village was really poor, even poorer than Locust Village in the beginning. The village was surrounded by trees, but there was no sign of life in the village.
This was because every person who passed by them was also covered in patches. Their faces were yellow and thin, and it was obvious that they were extremely malnourished.
No one’s basket was filled with wild vegetables. Just as Grandma Zhu said, no one was willing to dig a lot. They dug a moderate amount every day. As long as no one in the village starved to death, it was already considered a blessing.
“What else do you want to know? Hurry up and ask. I’ll tell you everything I know.” Zhang Dazhu immediately said.