In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

Lin Kunlun walked forward to ask what was going on. He heard a villager say, "Have you heard? The imperial court seems to be raising taxes again. The harvest this year is not good. How can we survive?"

Another villager echoed, "Yes, and I heard that the drought is getting wider and wider. The wild vegetables on the mountain are almost gone. If this continues, we will really starve to death."

After hearing this, Lin Kunlun's heart sank. He knew that everyone in this village was facing a crisis of survival. He secretly made up his mind to find a way to allow everyone to survive. Otherwise, if only their family had food, they would definitely be targeted by others.

Back in the house, he told Lin Dashan and Lin Er about the situation outside. The three looked at each other in silence, and they all understood each other's worries. But they also knew that as long as everyone worked together, there would be no obstacles that could not be overcome.

"How about this! In the next few days, big brother and second brother, you all go up to collect herbs, but don't go into the deep mountains, it's really dangerous there! After collecting the herbs, we will exchange more food for them before the price of food rises! When we can guarantee enough food for our survival for a while, we can let the villagers join us!" Lin Kunlun thought about it and decided to ensure food for his family first. His ability was too limited now. He didn't even know how many herbs the old man in Baicaotang could collect.

Lin Dalin and Lin Er now knew that this year's grain production could not be guaranteed. If the drought continued, it was unknown whether there would be any grain to harvest. Moreover, the imperial court might really demand tax payment. After all, taxes had been exempted once last year.

In the nearby forests, even the elm leaves have been torn off. I am afraid that the wild vegetables found in the mountains will become less and less. More and more people are slowly going deep into the mountains to look for wild vegetables. But they can't survive just by relying on wild vegetables and tree bark. Now Lin Kunlun can take them to exchange some food with the herbs they can't normally use, which is a good way.

After Lin Dasan and his two sons left, Lin Kunlun took out a bag of sorghum flour and divided it into three portions, letting the two elders and his eldest and second brothers take one portion home. After all, their family had been relying on the two elders and the eldest and second brothers for support for some time.

Lin Kunlun just counted the spoils obtained in the town this time!

This time I went to the town and spent a little over one tael of silver. I bought three bags of food, salt, and some sesame cakes. I had basically used up all of it. I still had thirty-six coins left.

"I bought some food and salt today, and these are all I have left. Please keep these 30 coins for now!" Lin Kunlun gave Liu Ye the 30 copper coins.

Liu Ye looked at the thirty copper coins and couldn't help but feel moved. This was the first time she saw money at home since Lin Kunlun became addicted to gambling. It was also the first time that Lin Kunlun personally handed the money to her. Touching the copper coins, she truly felt that Lin Kunlun had really changed. The man who only liked gambling, drinking and beating her would never come back.

When Liu Ye thought of this, her eyes immediately became moist.

Lin Kunlun saw that her eyes were red and oily, and he became nervous. You know, even though he became the most successful investor last time, he never really felt the warmth of his family after his wife and children left in a car accident. He didn't know how to comfort Liu Ye!

"Don't worry! With me here, your life will get better and better!" Lin Kunlun said with a smile.

Liu Ye nodded and gently rubbed her eyes with her hands.

"I just had some dust fall into my eyes!"

"Really? Let me help you blow it out!" Lin Kunlun immediately moved closer and pretended to help her blow the dust out of her eyes.

Liu Ye closed her eyes in panic. She only felt as if something touched her face lightly.

When she opened her eyes, Kunlun had already walked away with a smile. She touched her face and found it was slightly wet.

After Lin Da and Lin Er returned home, they discussed the matter with their wives.

"This is really what your third brother asked you to bring back!" Lin Da's wife asked involuntarily as she looked at the bag of sorghum flour that Lin Da brought back.

"Of course! Today, the third brother took some herbs he had picked and two pheasants to the town to exchange for some food! He gave some to me, the second brother, and our parents!"

Lin Laoda said happily. In the past, when he approached Lao San with food, his wife was not happy. After all, Lao San was addicted to gambling at that time, which was simply a bottomless pit. In addition, there was a drought since last year, and every household did not have enough food. Now he finally saw the food that Lao San brought back. He felt that he could speak for himself at home again.

"I didn't expect the third brother to have such a talent! Food is not cheap now. In the past, sorghum flour was only one or two cents per pound, but now it is at least three or four cents! If the harvest is not good this year, the price of food will definitely continue to rise!" Although Sister Lin is a housewife, she has heard from others that the price of food in the town is rising.

The limitation of their lives is that they can only see the situation in the town at the farthest. In fact, if the drought is widespread, the trend of rising food prices may have already started in other places. It's just that the news is delayed, so the food prices in the town have not risen so sharply for the time being.

"The third brother has also said this! He said that looking at the situation in our village, the grain harvest this year will definitely be poor! Prices will definitely rise and there is no guarantee that the court will not collect taxes! After all, if the drought is too widespread, it will be difficult for the court to afford it!" The eldest brother put the grain under the bed in their room. Now that food is in short supply, everyone is keeping a close eye on it.

"By the way, Lao Er asked us to go to the mountain to pick those herbs! He said that we can all take them to exchange when the time comes! Let's exchange for more food before the price of food goes up! There is not much work in the fields now! The riverbed is running out of water, so we might as well find a way to get more food! Lao Er and I will go to help him tomorrow!" Boss Lin announced his decision.

"You're right! I've seen some when I was picking wild vegetables. They're said to be herbs! But they can't be eaten, so no one cares about them! Next time I go picking wild vegetables, I'll bring them back if I see any!" Mrs. Lin nodded in agreement.

The same thing was happening in Lin Er's house.

"You know what, your third brother has changed a lot since he fell off the mountain! Look, he has been sending you rabbit meat and chicken soup these days! Now he even asked you to bring back food! The herb-collecting thing he mentioned might really be useful! How about this, when we go up the mountain to collect wild vegetables, we can also collect some of those herbs! If we can exchange them for food, it would be better. If not, we won't lose anything!"