Chapter 38 - 38 0038 Uncle and Aunt 2_1

Chapter 38: Chapter 0038: Uncle and Aunt 2_1 Chapter 38: Chapter 0038: Uncle and Aunt 2_1 Aunt Wang hastily opened the hemp bags and small cloth bags after hearing them. A bag of potatoes, a bag of sweet potatoes, and a small cloth bag filled with sorghum flour and sweet potato flour, weighing about ten pounds. Aunt Wang turned to Feng Qingxue, “Qingxue, our families have gathered some grain to send to you. It’s getting colder, so you don’t need to go out begging for food. Take good care of Qingyun. Now he can only rely on you. Later, I will have your uncles dig a root cellar for you to store these sweet potatoes and potatoes, to prevent others from finding out. Once you finish the food, we will figure out other solutions.” Feng Qingxue’s nose turned sour, and her tears were just about to fall. “Auntie...” To her knowledge, these families were financially better off than the Feng Family, but they had also been hit by continuous years of famine, and the state was controlling the supply of goods very tightly. They were often aiding the Feng Family and had their own family members to care for. They made ends meet even without this massive amount of grain they brought. Their profound affection was as deep as the ocean and as high as the mountains. A bag of grain, in the black market, is worth as much as a gram of gold. It’s recorded that currently, the gold purchase price of banks is five Yuan a gram. How could Feng Qingxue not be moved? Being moved, she felt regretful as well. Regretful for not paying a visit to these relatives who once kindly treated the original host sisters. Aunt Wang took out a bundle of clothes and some dried vegetables and dried sweet potatoes from the baskets, “We brought you a few pieces of clothing, all of them are old ones that our family used to wear. They were specially washed clean before bringing them over. We’re all family and no strangers to illness or disaster. You two sisters can get by wearing them. I heard that you were thrown out of the house completely destitute, and Qingyun’s clothes were even begged back.” Mentioning this, Aunt Wang felt anger towards her two nephews. When disaster struck, it should be the time for a family to unite and face the challenges together. But, her two nephews actually drove their sister out, revealing their cold-heartedness. Just like her elder sister and younger brother. They hadn’t even made a fortune yet, but they already disowned their brothers and sisters, fearing that they would drag them down. “Auntie, actually...” Feng Qingxue almost revealed the fact that she had some grain, but swallowed her words. This matter was a secret and was not to be disclosed. “You and Uncle don’t need to worry about us, I can raise Qingyun.” To assert her assurances, Feng Qingxue opened the basket in front of them. Fortunately, she didn’t want to frequently give Feng Qingyun fine food to nurture a dependency, so she had only prepared coarse grains for the day. In the basket, a small cloth bag contained three to four pounds of mixed flour of sorghum, bran, black wheat, corn, and sweet potato. Another small bag contained four to five cornbread and rolls, some made from cornmeal, some from sorghum, and some mixed with vegetable leaves, whole pieces and halves, clearly begged from different households. “There are indeed more good people in the world. By visiting several well-off families and letting them know of my difficulties, they warmly lend a helping hand. A little from each family adds up to enough food for Qingyun and me,” said Feng Qingxue. Aunt Wang fully agreed with her viewpoint, “Yes, there are more good people in this world, it’s just a matter of luck to meet them.” Uncle Wang, who was the oldest and in his fifties, knocked his smoking pipe against the leg of a chair, ashed his pipe on the ground, then stood up and said to Feng Qingxue, “Qingxue, come out with me and your Aunt.” “Oh!” Although Feng Qingxue was puzzled, she followed her Uncle and Aunt out of the house, stopping a few meters away from the doorway.