When he heard Song Li's words, Li Chenmo replied, "Brother-in-law, as a family, we should help each other. Not to mention that your children and mine have a good relationship—as their uncle, it's only right for me to care about them."
When they heard his words, the worries in Song Li and Zhao Ya's hearts finally lessened. No matter how much Li Chenmo pampered his wife, he was still the head of the family.
Without his approval, how could they dare to borrow food from Lu Jueyu? If they didn't act carefully, they might implicate their cousin, and that would be bad.
Now that Li Chenmo had already said those words, there was no reason to refuse.
Swallowing his pride, Song Li said, "Brother-in-law, in that case, we won't be polite with you. My family indeed has no food left at home. If you can lend us some, we would be very grateful. When we find grains in the mountain, we will return it to you."
Finally hearing these words, Li Chenmo smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, I found a wheat and corn field in the mountains. If you and your sons help me harvest it, we will split the harvest evenly. For now, you can take some grains back first."
Hearing his words, Song Li and his family readily agreed. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Before leaving, Li Chenmo brought them to the backyard and opened the underground cellar. He pointed at it and said, "This is where my family stores our grains. Brother-in-law, you can go down and take what you need. I will go check on my wife first."
"Okay," Song Li nodded.
After Li Chenmo left the backyard, Song Li and his sons entered the cellar. The moment they saw the vast space filled with several huge jars, they were stunned.
The grains were stored in large earthen jars and covered with wooden lids. Judging by the size, each jar could hold around 500 kilograms of grain. When they opened the lid, they saw wheat, corn, sorghum, and rice inside.
As a farmer, Song Li could see that the quality of these grains was far above those given on distribution day. It seemed that his cousin's family had indeed found a good harvest in the mountains.
These discoveries encouraged him and his sons, giving them more hope to survive the winter until next year's distribution day.
After checking the grains, Song Li thought for a moment and said, "Ah Wen, just take two kilograms of sorghum. We will grind it into flour, and it will be enough to last us for a few days. When we get more food from the mountains, we will return it to your uncle."
Song Wen nodded and said, "Yes, Father."
While Song Li and his sons were packing some grains, Li Chenmo found his wife in the herb shed. As he entered the room, he asked, "Wife, what are you doing here?"
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