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

The next morning, the sun shone through the sparse clouds, dappling the paths of the village. Lin Kunlun got up early, pushed the wheelbarrow, and walked firmly towards the village chief's house. The discussion last night was still echoing in his mind, and he knew that he had a heavy responsibility.

Arriving at the village chief's house, Lin Kunlun parked the wheelbarrow steadily and knocked gently on the door. The door creaked open, revealing the weather-beaten face of the old village chief.

"Lin Sanwa, you are here." The old village chief's voice was a little hoarse, but his eyes revealed determination.

"Well, village chief, I have returned the wheelbarrow." Lin Kunlun nodded in response, and then informed the village chief of everything he had discussed with Doctor Zhou of Baicaotang last night.

After hearing this, the old village chief's brows relaxed a little: "That's great. With the help of Doctor Zhou, those herbs can be better preserved. The villagers can also increase their income."

However, as soon as the topic changed, Lin Kunlun's expression became serious: "Village head, the price of food in the town has skyrocketed and is changing every day. Nowadays, even the most common sorghum flour has risen to five cents per pound, which is even more expensive than white flour in the past."

The old village chief sighed, tapped his pipe at his feet, refilled it with tobacco, lit it and took a slow puff: "Yes, I'm afraid things are not peaceful these days."

The two of them were silent, their silence filled with worries about the future. Lin Kunlun knew that the situation in the village was more serious than in the town. On his way to the town yesterday, he saw several families who had begun to rely entirely on wild vegetables. It looked like this year's fields would not have a good harvest.

"Village chief, you should let everyone store more food as soon as possible. Even if nothing unexpected happens, the villagers will find it difficult to survive without food." Lin Kunlun said in a deep voice.

The old village chief nodded in agreement: "You are right, I will inform everyone. But if something really happens, how should we deal with it?"

Lin Kunlun pondered for a moment and replied, "If something unexpected happens, we can take food and flee to the mountains. The mountains are a great place to escape the war. However, food is scarce in the mountains, so we need to prepare in advance."

After hearing this, the old village chief's eyes flashed with admiration: "Lin Sanwa, you are very thoughtful. I will discuss this with the villagers."

The two chatted for a while, and then Lin Kunlun said goodbye to the village chief. At this time, the villagers had already gotten up, and some began to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables. When they saw Lin Kunlun, they all took the initiative to greet him. Yesterday, the old village chief had informed everyone that they could collect herbs while digging wild vegetables. Most of them grew up in the mountains and knew common herbs. Many times, when they were sick, they would not go to the town to see a doctor, but pick herbs and boil them themselves. This phenomenon has long existed in rural areas even in modern society. Many diseases are treated with folk methods.

"Kunlun! I heard that you collect herbs here, right?" someone asked uncertainly, worried that after digging for a long time, Lin Kunlun would not collect them.

Lin Kunlun smiled and nodded, and replied: "Yes! I will give you corresponding food as compensation for the herbs you picked!"

The villagers became excited upon hearing this.

"Okay, then you have to wait for us! We'll go dig herbs now!"

"Well, go ahead, go ahead."

Seeing everyone so excited, Lin Kunlun thought to himself, "As expected, food is the hard currency at this time. Everyone is hungry, and it is simply impossible to survive on those bland wild vegetables every day."

"Lin Sanwa, what are you going to do with these herbs?" asked an old man from the village.

Lin Kunlun looked at the old man and quickly recognized him as Old Man Liu from the east end of the village.

"Dad Liu, it's like this. Doctor Zhou in the town needs some medicinal herbs, so he asked me to help collect them. I will process the herbs you collect and then send them to the town." Lin Kunlun explained. He was not worried about the villagers sending them there themselves. After all, the amount collected by one person was too small, and there was not much point in sending it there.

After Lin Kunlun finished his breakfast, he began to sort out the things he brought back from the city. In addition to the remaining two bags of food, there were also six sets of clothes. He took out the clothes he bought for the four children.

"Dad, are these the clothes you bought for us?" Lin Hua asked happily after seeing them.

"Yes! Try them on and see if they fit you!" Lin Kunlun distributed the four pieces of clothing to the four children according to their sizes. To be honest, because of the original owner's gambling, these children haven't bought new clothes for several years. For example, the clothes on Lin Shi are much smaller.

After receiving the clothes, several children touched them gently with their hands. Although these clothes were made of coarse linen, they were much better than the clothes they were wearing.

"Dad! Put these clothes away for now! We can wear them during the Chinese New Year! It would be a shame if we wear them now and they get torn!" Lin Shi said. Hearing him say this, the other children were reluctant to wear them and put the clothes on the table.

Lin Kunlun looked at their reluctant eyes and couldn't help but laugh.

"Just wear these clothes when I bought them for you! When you grow up, you won't be able to fit into them. Don't worry, we still have some money now, and we can make more by selling herbs and the like in the future!" Lin Kunlun smiled and handed the clothes to them again.

"Go put them on and let me see if they fit!"

The four children went to change their clothes. Lin Yan and Lin Hua entered their little room.

"Boss! Why are you still spending money recklessly at this time! The most important thing now is food!" Liu Ye said with some resentment.

"You can see that the children are wearing tattered clothes. It would be good to give them an extra set of clothes. Don't worry, with these herbs and Asong's animal furs, we can earn some money every time. Our lives will get better and better in the future. I will send clothes to Asong later!" Lin Kunlun remembered that he promised to bring books to Asong. But there is no bookstore in this town, so he may have to go to the county or find a literate person in the town to borrow books.

"Then why don't you go early and come back early today? You can't come back so late like last time!" Liu Ye nodded.

"Oh, by the way, some villagers will send herbs to us! If they send herbs, you can give them some food! For a bamboo basket of herbs, you can give them a handful of food, about half a pound! Tell them that food is very expensive now! We need to process these herbs before we can send them to the town! So we can only exchange so much!" Lin Kunlun certainly knew. How can we ensure that these villagers have food to eat? And can we ensure that our work here is not in vain? A bamboo basket of herbs. Put half a pound of food, they are still very willing.

"I understand! What if there are too few herbs!" Liu Ye suddenly thought that some people might have only picked a small handful of herbs.

"You can ask them to deliver it again after a few days! If they agree, you can also give them a handful of food and ask them to add it to the wild vegetables when they go back and cook it!" Lin Kunlun said after thinking for a while.

"When exchanging food, it's best to ask the village chief to come over! Let Lin Shi and others help you! You must remember, try not to give too much of the so-called gratitude and grudge! If you give too much, they will think that you earn a lot and will find ways to get food from you!" Lin Kunlun thought for a while and reminded again.

At this time, Lin Yan and Lin Hua had already changed their clothes and came out. The two little girls, who were originally innocent and carefree, put on gray linen clothes. However, since the clothes were relatively new, they still looked quite fitting. Lin Yan and Lin Hua were very careful when they walked, for fear of getting their clothes dirty.

Seeing their actions, Lin Kunlun couldn't help but sigh that children nowadays are so easily satisfied. If such clothes were put in modern society, not only these children, but even adults would not wear them. These clothes are hand-woven linen sweaters. This kind of sweater is actually not comfortable to wear. It is not as good-looking as thick clothes. But the two children showed happy smiles on their faces.

"Dad and Mom, do our clothes look good?" Lin Yan and Lin Hua turned around in front of Lin Kunlun and Liu Ye for several times. After a few days of good food and drink, the two little girls have become more energetic and their complexions have improved a lot.

"It looks good! This dress suits you very well! When dad makes money, I will buy you better-looking clothes!" Lin Kunlun promised with a smile!