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Chapter 20 The Great Famine of 1942

Li Sanhe received the old lady's reminder, hurriedly thanked the old sister-in-law, patted her granddaughter's head, and signaled her to be obedient. He turned around and left, and stepped into the main house with dim oil lamps in front of him.

Duoyu was pulled into the kitchen next to him by the old lady. The old lady carefully hid the food. Thinking about the things her third son brought back when she came back, she was cruel and turned back to the cupboard, bent down and grabbed a handful of the jar next to her. Xuwei took out a grab of the fallen peanuts with shells, and stuffed them all to Duoyu.

"Donianer is a peanut brought by your third uncle. Just sit behind the stove and eat it. Be good, don't run around."

There was food, and Duoyu never refused to accept the old lady's words. He watched the old lady stuff a handful of raw peanuts into his small pocket. Duoyu sat honestly on the stool behind the stove, and occasionally took out one and quietly peeled the peanut shells. While eating like a little mouse, he listened to the movements in the hall next door.

Yes, as I continue to communicate with plants and try to make them grow, I gradually discovered that I began to become more intelligent and clear-headed.

Sitting in the kitchen far away from the bustling, I slowly ate peanuts, and I could even vaguely hear the noise coming from the room.

It's so lively there!

If there is no dryness on any day, even the water that animals and people drink will be gone;

There is no work to be found in some county towns, but the price of grain has increased so much, but the grain shops have closed down one after another;

If you try your best, you must keep the drought-tolerant autumn food in the fields even if you die;

Forget it, just go out and flee to survive;

What else? Please ask the clan leader and the clan who have some foundation to borrow some food to overcome the difficulties;

What attracts Yuyu's little ears the most is among the many voices. Yuyu's hearing is the most obvious and the heavy tone that comes from his grandfather's most concerned.

Grandpa said that the world is not peaceful now. He just got the news that there have been chaos in surrounding counties and towns, including riots, robbing local tyrants and beating landlords. The chaos has come...

I don’t understand these troubles of these adults. Although the weather is dry, she felt that this did not cause much storm.

After all, her family has no fields, so she cannot intuitively feel the pain of the excrement in the fields;

After all, there is a capable grandfather at home. Even though the famine is getting worse, his grandfather can always bring food home, which is so amazing;

The most important thing is that she grows vegetables in the yard. Although she has a little water shortage and has grown a little wilted, she has gained a lot until now;

Therefore, I don’t know how severe the current situation is, and I don’t know if drought and famine continue like this, so I don’t know if the family will be destroyed and people will die, and many people will die...

She only knew that before she could peel off the bags of peanuts, her grandfather came to find her.

When he was led by his grandfather and left his grandfather's yard, on the way back, Li Sanhe looked at his granddaughter beside him, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke heavily.

"Duoduo, if my grandfather doesn't go out, let's take out all the vegetables in front of and behind the house."

"Turn it?" Duoyu was very surprised and puzzled. He raised his head and looked at his grandfather with a burning look, "Why, grandpa? Those vegetables are so good, Duoduo likes them, and Da Nier and his sister also like them. Grandpa and grandma praised me, and Grandma hugged me and said Duoduo was the best, and the vegetables grown helped a lot!"

Facing the child's innocent and ignorant eyes, Li Sanhe was defeated.

He cannot explain the current chaos to his children, and he cannot explain to his children that he will be guilty of possessing a treasure in troubled times.

The melons in the fields are full of greenery, and outsiders don’t doubt it, but there is only a little baby in the family. Isn’t this eye-catching waiting for others to come and grab their own house?

Thinking about the terrifying news I heard in the county before, and thinking about the tribe members who had just cried and asked for the old brother to borrow food, Li Sanhe shuddered.

In any case, compared to the fruits and vegetables that have been gradually brought down, Li Sanhe feels that the safety of his granddaughter is still important.

Li Sanhe squatted down, his eyes level with the child, and looked at the extra gaze with the sadness that he could not even notice.

"We are so kind. If we have drought today, water is not enough for people to drink. The vegetables have no water to drink. Sooner or later, we will die. If we are not weak, we will pull it out now..."

Li Sanhe thought of a way to coax his granddaughter, and did not want the child to face the cruelty of the world too early. Unfortunately, he didn't know the painstaking efforts of his grandfather.

The child innocently interrupted the old man and comforted his grandfather, "It's okay for grandfather. You can drink less water. If it's really not possible, don't drink water, leave the water for the cabbages. In this way, the cabbages will grow more. At that time, grandfather, grandpa, grandma, and sister Nier will have cabbages to eat, and your stomach will not be hungry."

After staying with Da Nier and the others for a long time, I occasionally heard other children in the village. Although Duoyu could not detect the approaching of troubled times, he could clearly know that his own variety of vegetables was only beneficial and no harm.

Besides, even if you really have no water to drink, as long as you work hard, chat with the vegetables every day and help them with some effort. Well, even if the vegetables are not watery, they can still grow.

The only bad thing is that her ability is too poor. If she does not have the blessing of water and soil, she can only help to stimulate a few vegetables at one time, and it is not strong enough.

But it doesn't matter. She works harder and spends more energy every day. She accumulates more little and can make up a dish, and she thinks about the extra beauty.

Facing the child's sincere heart, Li Sanhe's persistence made him feel sour.

After thinking about it, Li Sanhe finally hesitated, "Otherwise, Duoduo, those tender vegetables will definitely not be able to grow. If Duoduo really wants to continue growing, we will pull out the vegetables and then change to plant wild vegetables? And we can't plant them in the front yard, we can only plant them in the back yard?"

"Why, Grandpa, the backyard is so small, not as big as the front yard! And Grandpa, Duoduo's Guagua are about to mature soon. Now, Duoduo's heart hurts!"

Seeing that he was just not covering his chest and performing a granddaughter who was so proud of Xi's heart on the spot, Li Sanhe was amused by the child.

After rubbing the excess hairy little head, Li Sanhe finally compromised.
Chapter completed!
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