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Chapter 48 - 48 48 The Most Unreliable Weather
Chapter 48 - 48 48 The Most Unreliable Weather
?Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Most Unreliable Weather Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Most Unreliable Weather “Brother, why is there so much meat? Can we eat it all today?” Lin Caihe looked at the meat with sparkling eyes, asking Lin Changfeng.
“Yes.”
Lin Changfeng nodded but added a comment.
“Brother Molian specifically sent this for Sangsang. Do you want to eat it too?”
Lin Caihe: “…”
At this moment, her expression looked like she had swallowed a giant cockroach. She awkwardly turned to Lin Caisang, who had remained silent on the side.
“Okay, Brother Changfeng, why are you teasing girl He? Even though it was given to me, it was also given to our family. Don’t be so petty about it.” Lin Caisang laughed as she watched Lin Changfeng squatting on the ground cleaning pig intestines.
She felt wronged. Clearly, other people were bothering Lin Caihe, but Lin Caihe ended up blaming her.
“Sangsang, did girl He make you angry again?” Ms.Lu of the Lin Family heard their conversation and added a comment.
“No, how could He’er bully me? It was Brother Changfeng who was making things up. Grandma loves me so much that I’m already in a good position not to bully He’er.” Lin Caisang quickly explained.
Ms. Lu of the Lin Family glanced at Lin Caihe and shook her head helplessly.
“Changfeng, come up. Let grandma do it.”
“Mom, let me do it. You should go rest for a while. I’ll cook later.”
Ms.Lin of Yang Family put down the bamboo basket, rolled up her sleeves, and walked over to take over the work from Lin Changfeng’s hands.
“Changfeng, let mom do it. You and Sangsang have been busy all day too. Go rest. The smell of the pig’s offal is quite unpleasant.”
“Then I’ll go cook porridge. I’ll cook the porridge in the inner pot, and there’s still some oil in the outer pot, which can be used for stir-frying.” Lin Changfeng stood up, washed his hands with the help of Lin Caisang, and walked towards the kitchen.
For dinner, fried pork liver, a bowl of braised pork, stir-fried pig intestines with pickled vegetables were placed on the table, making people’s mouths water.
Although they were still drinking porridge because Lin Changhong had not turned over the silver he had earned these past few days and had not bought any rice or grains, it was the best meal the Lin family members have had since Lin Baizhong left home.
There were meat and vegetables, but no wine.
Lin Baiyi even carried Lin Laogeng to the main room to eat at the same table. Everyone was very happy.
…
The next day was the market day. Those who needed to go to town, including Lin Caisang, Lin Changhong, Lin Baiyi, and Ms Yang of Lin Family, got up and left the house before dawn.
Not only because they were going to buy things but also because they were selling things. So they needed to grab a good spot or else it would be difficult to sell their goods.
The Ya Village is the furthest village from Yueya Town’s market. But it had become the wealthiest village in Yueya Town because it was surrounded by mountains which attracted the golden orioles. Of course, the term “wealthy” does not mean the village with the most silver or the most wealthy individuals, but it means that people in Ya Village can achieve food security by collecting cubilose, unlike the unpredictable weather in Ye City.
Speaking of Ye City, the rainfall distribution is indeed uneven. During the rainy season in April and May, crops just start to bloom, waiting for harvest. But heavy rain falls, compromising half of the crops. After the rainy season, a drought of several months follows, all usable water is consumed, and more than half of the unharvested crops wither and die…
This kind of weather is considered good, as people can at least get enough to eat by doing other jobs. But often there is meager rain during the rainy season. The drought prevents crops from growing, and even the water in the pond is used up.
And that’s exactly what happened in the previous two years.