Chapter 321 - 0321: Not Idle in Winter1_1
There were rumors of a pair of troublemakers arriving at the cowshed, and some had heard the officials sentence Uncle Xu and his wife. Therefore, except when using manure, the villagers kept their distance from the cowshed, fearing the trouble-makers could cause conflict.
This way, Feng Qingxue and the others regained their peace. They could eat meat without the fear of its aroma attracting unwanted attention.
However, in order to save Uncle Xu and his wife, they had used up all the eggs and most of the cured meat from their home. Though some rice was left, they had two more mouths to feed. Feng Qingxue only used rice to make porridge, other times she cooked with coarse grains.
Sweet potato porridge, pumpkin porridge, dried sweet potato porridge, corn grit rice...
Mixed grain pancakes, corn bread...
Thankfully, at this time, they received a letter and some goods from Huo Beiting and Lu Jiang, as well as Cao Hui and Wang Xinru before they left.
They first thanked Feng Qingxue in the letter, and then asked her to take care of their son. Only at the end did they say that they had sent over the leftover grain tickets that they couldn’t use and would continue sending them monthly, as they were assigned a task with an uncertain duration.
Both of them were in the military, with no elderly or children at home. Even though they have aided their comrades and their families, due to food shortage, they tried to save as much as possible to send to the northwest. Therefore, they sent over nearly a hundred kilos of grain tickets, covering flour, coarse grain, along with a hundred dollars, and a package containing two cans of malt essence, three cans of luncheon meat, some cloths, and their old and new military uniforms.
"Gangzi, your parents have sent you money and stuff. Are you happy?" Feng Qingxue gently asks, patting Song Gang’s head.