Get the golden finger at the beginning: Enjoy the journey of escaping from the famine

Shen Li looked at the villagers going up the mountain. It was good. At least they still had hope in their hearts.

Now there is good news and bad news. The good news is that we don’t have to pay taxes this year. The bad news is that before paying taxes, refugees will rush into Yizhou. They will leave their homes just to seek a way to survive.

Time passed day by day, and as it was approaching the beginning of June, everyone had become numb. The crops were gone, the land had long since dried up, and many cracks had appeared.

Even the Sanli River is drying up.

Now, those who have wells rely on their own wells, while those who do not have wells go to the mountains to fetch water.

In the grain shops in the town, the price of brown rice has risen to 30 wen per catty, and the price of old rice has risen to 200 wen per stone. Soybeans that originally cost two wen have now risen to 15 wen, and the prices of millet and sorghum have also increased several times.

Everyone who came to the grain store had to curse outside before going in to buy grain.

Most people buy old rice. Although it doesn’t taste good, it’s cheap and it’s fine as long as you don’t starve to death.

Many people also buy soybeans, millet and sorghum, and those who can afford it mostly buy brown rice.

Villagers in Sanli Village who have little food stored at home will also go to the town to buy food.

"Bang bang bang~"

"Bang bang bang~"

"Who!"

Shen Yuanzhou asked as he walked to the gate of the courtyard, but he didn't hear any sound from outside.

Shen Li was sitting under the eaves and used her spiritual power to take a look. Wow, what a rare guest!

The people standing outside were none other than Grandpa Shen Dajiang, Grandma Shen Yang Chunhong, and Mr. and Mrs. Shen Changfeng.

What are they here for?

Three words slowly appeared in Shen Li's mind: Extortion!

No way, even though the Shen family spent a lot of money before, they still have a lot of grain in stock.

Shen Yuanzhou opened the door and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle and Second Aunt, who are you looking for?"

Yang Chunhong pushed the foolish grandson away and said, "You really take after your mother. You have no sense at all. You blocked our elders from entering the house!"

"Where's your dad?"

"We have business with him!"

After pushing people away, Yang Chunhong walked inside with Shen Dajiang, and Shen Changfeng and his wife followed behind.

Shen Yuanzhou was pushed unexpectedly and fell back a few steps before he could stand firm.

He closed the door speechlessly, muttering to himself, not knowing why they came.

But nothing good will happen!

Shen Dajiang and Yang Chunhong walked straight to the main room and sat down without any politeness.

Shen Changshan and the others sitting outside were speechless.

No, whose house is this?

Shen Changshan pinched his brows, stood up, straightened his clothes, and strode in.

He found a seat and sat down casually, staring at the four uninvited people without saying a word.

Shen Yuanzhou, who was outside, came up to Shen Li and asked quietly, "Little sister, didn't we split up? Why are they here? Can Dad handle it?"

Shen Yuanzhou was still a little worried. His father had been so filial before, what if he became confused again?

Shen Li gave him a comforting look, "Don't worry!"

Shen Yuanzhou had not seen the scene of the separation, so he was still a little worried after hearing what Shen Li said.

"Third brother, if you are worried, why don't you just go in and take a look?"

"Yes!"

So Shen Yuanzhou walked directly to his father and sat down.

Yang Chunhong looked at the father and son, her temples throbbing. If she hadn't come here for something today, humph!

Shen Changfeng looked at his parents and elder brother who were in a stalemate and refused to speak. He cleared his throat and was about to speak, but...

"Second brother, your throat is blocked!"

Shen Changfeng smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, brother. I'm fine. My parents are looking for you."

After collecting them, he winked at Shen Dajiang and Yang Chunhong who were at the top.

Shen Dashan pretended not to see their winking eyes.

Yang Chunhong saw the looks in their eyes and spoke reluctantly.

“Ahem…”

"If you are sick, take medicine and don't infect us!"

As Shen Changshan spoke, he looked at the four people with a defensive look, as if there was something dirty on them.

Shen Changfeng was embarrassed. He didn't expect his elder brother to be so disrespectful to him!

Yang Chunhong had been angry since she entered the door. Now that Shen Changshan had given her face, she finally couldn't hold back her anger anymore.

"Boss, what are you talking about? Just shut up!"

Shen Changshan seemed to be relieved suddenly, "Well, that's right, really, I thought you had some strange disease!"

After saying this, he nodded seriously.

Shen Yuanzhou, who was standing by, was stunned by his father's performance!

Yang Chunhong held his breath in his heart, and his old face turned red.

There are four people, and two of them have been humiliated. It seems that the boss will not give them any face today.

Shen Dajiang was just about to clear his throat and start speaking when he thought of what the boss had just said. His throat was halfway cleared and he held it back.

"Boss, we came here today to discuss something with you, not to quarrel."

"Oh, go ahead."

Seeing that the boss still gave him face, Shen Dajiang breathed a sigh of relief and signaled Yang Chunhong with his eyes to speak quickly.

Yang Chunhong snorted before speaking, "Boss, it's like this, we are out of food at home, please lend us 300 kilograms of food first, and I will pay you back later."

"Get some more dried meat. We haven't had any meat in our house for a long time."

Shen Changshan scratched his ears with his hands, looking honest, "What did you say?"

"I didn't hear you clearly, can you say it again?"

Yang Chunhong held her breath and repeated it again, and finally asked, "Did you hear it clearly?"

"Oh, but I don't have any food either!"

"Mom and Dad, we still have a lot of food left from last year. How about you lend me some to tide me over? I will definitely pay you back in the future."

Shen Changshan looked at the old couple and said sincerely, "It would be great if I had some silver. I don't mind any amount. Let me give you 20 taels first!"

The sincere expression on her face is much more beautiful than Yang Chunhong's.

After hearing this, the four people's faces all looked surprisingly ugly.

Yang Chunhong spat directly, "Boss, how can you be so bold as to ask for 20 taels of silver? Do you think I run a bank?"

When Shen Changfeng heard Yang Chunhong's words, he thought to himself that something was wrong. Sure enough, he heard Shen Dashan say it the next second.

"Mom, so you know this too. Then how can you be so bold as to ask for 300 kilograms of food?"

"You think I run a grain store?"

Shen Changshan's words could be said to be returning to him exactly what Yang Chunhong had said.

Shen Dajiang held the old lady who was about to jump up and down, and took a deep breath: "Boss, you can write an IOU. The family will remember your kindness in the future."

Shen Changshan glanced at his parents at the top of the table and said, "Oh, I worked like a slave for your Shen family for so many years and earned more than 300 kilograms of food, but you never remembered this kindness?"