Song Yutong did not bring the fried vegetable balls when she left, but Aunt Li immediately gave them to her.
"Auntie, this half is enough for me. I won't take any more." Song Yutong didn't refuse.
Aunt Li knows her temperament, as long as she is willing to take it, it will be fine.
"I thought it was made of something so fragrant, but it turned out to be deep-fried vegetable balls."
Brother Li put down his hoe and walked over. He looked very rough and fierce but showed a rare smile to Song Yutong.
"It's not our dish today, it's all cooked by Sister Song. We've been tired for a day, so hurry up and try it in the house!" Aunt Li said caringly.
Song Yutong watched the two of them loving each other and did not want to disturb the couple.
"Then I'll go back first."
"Hey, Sister Song, you won't be able to take Mingxuan with you to Xiaohe Village tomorrow. If you don't mind, just let me come here and I will take it for you." Aunt Li took the initiative to suggest.
"My husband has made an agreement with my parents to take Mingxuan to my parents' house first. But my aunt's words are enough. Next time I will let him go to your house. Don't think I'm rude."
Song Yutong joked.
"That's a good relationship. My big family just happens to have a companion." Aunt Li said.
Song Yutong nodded and waved to signal Aunt Li and Brother Li to go back to eat, then turned and returned to her yard.
Go back and put the money into the system space to prepare for going to Xiaohe Village tomorrow.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the dish of fried meatballs and gaining 500 happiness points. Activate a new dish: braised fish! The tutorial has been distributed, please pay attention to the host to check it. 】
Song Yutong listened to the system's words and found that the recent increase in happiness value was slightly higher than before.
Does this mean that she is almost ready to upgrade to Level 2 cooking skills?
Song Yutong thought about it and asked.
"Xiaoman System, how many dishes are left before I can upgrade to Level 2 cooking skills?"
[Host, I’ve told you not to be so ambitious! You still have forty-three dishes before you can reach level two cooking skills. Please do your best, host, as soon as possible. 】
Well, she was overthinking it.
Song Yutong sighed and collapsed on the bed.
Cheng Hanyan came back with the milk dumplings, and what he saw was the hopeless expression on her face.
Just as he was about to go over and ask her what was wrong, Song Yutong stood up, clenched his fists full of blood, made a cheering motion for himself, and then took his clothes and washed up.
Song Yutong slept very soundly that night, but Cheng Hanyan unsurprisingly suffered from insomnia.
The two got up early, made some cakes and dry food and put them at the bottom of the basket.
First, they sent the milk dumplings to Old Man Song's house in Songjia Village. Then the two of them went to the town, changed to a carriage and rushed to the county seat, and then changed to an ox-cart to go to Xiaohe Village.
The closer we get to Xiaohe Village, the balder the terrain becomes.
Song Yutong lowered his head to see that the soil on the ground was not dry, but even a little moist.
It was not like a famine caused by a severe drought. She picked up branches from the ground and threw them to a green and yellow grassland not far away. Suddenly, a cloud of locusts flew up.
The green and yellow grass suddenly became bald!
Therefore, the root cause of famine in Xiaohe Village is because of locusts!
Song Yutong watched the locusts begin to fly towards the mountains and forests, from Xiaohe Village to Songjia Village and then to Chengjia Village, with three mountains in between.
If the locusts want to eat through this area, I'm afraid there will still be a month left.
If this locust disaster is not dealt with early, then a large area of food in the surrounding areas will suffer, and there will be more and more areas suffering from famine.
Song Yutong already knew the cause of the famine, but she couldn't deal with it now. She might as well go to Xiaohe Village quietly and take her eldest sister's family back to her parents' home.
From the bare ground to the people in twos and threes, all of them were so hungry that their faces were yellow and their muscles were thin.
When meeting someone, he would extend his hand and say, "Please do me a favor and give me something to eat! We haven't had anything to eat in three days."
Seeing this, the young man driving the cattle cart did not dare to go any further and put Song Yutong and Cheng Hanyan down on the spot.
"I'll just send you here. If you go further in, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my cows." The young man driving the cattle cart was obviously frightened by such a scene.
He had heard that there was a famine near Xiaohe Village. The villagers who came out of Xiaohe Village were so hungry that they robbed everyone they met.
A few gangsters simply robbed horses and sheep from other villages, cooked them and ate them.
If the price offered by these two people was not high enough, he would not have taken this trip.
Song Yutong and Cheng Hanyan did not make things difficult for him. They got off the cart and took out their rations and gave them to the few people who came up to beg.
When the people nearby saw that there was food, they immediately stared at the basket behind Cheng Hanyan.
He was not in a hurry to share the rations and grabbed his basket as soon as he came up. However, Cheng Hanyan had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he immediately grabbed the man's hand and held it back.
"We share our food rations with you because we feel sorry for you. No matter how hungry you are, you can't steal. If every kind person ends up being robbed, do you still expect anyone to help you?"
"I'll let you go now. If you dare to do anything again, I will chop off your claws." Cheng Hanyan's eyebrows were cold, and he looked at the man with a look like a wolf that had spotted its prey, extremely ferocious.
This group of people was frightened. Song Yutong grabbed Cheng Hanyan's arm tightly, obviously frightened by what had just happened, and was still in a daze.
She overestimated herself, thinking that she was also someone who had seen big scenes, but this was the first time she faced such a situation personally.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here!" Cheng Hanyan hugged Song Yutong and patted her shoulder in a comforting way.
Cheng Hanyan glanced hard and left with Song Yutong.
The person who had just done it did not dare to step forward anymore, and could only watch the two people leave, with a sinister look in his eyes.
With a little food, Song Yutong and Cheng Hanyan found someone to find out about the family where the eldest sister of the Song family married.
The door of the Qin family's house was closed tightly, and there was no sign of anyone inside. Song Yutong glanced at the villagers leading the way and asked doubtfully.
"Are you sure, there is someone in Qin Yu's family?" Qin Yu is Song Yutong's eldest brother-in-law.
"At first, when there was a famine, everyone would go out to find some food. But since then, gangsters in the village have started robbing people and things to exchange for money without restraint. As long as there is some wealth in the village, they hide in their houses and dare not come out."
"Most of those who dare to go out to beg are those who don't have enough money at home, so they can only go out to ask for food."
According to this villager, it seems that the eldest sister's family is doing pretty well, and other than not being able to go out, she shouldn't have been greatly affected.
Song Yutong gave the remaining dry food to the villager, led Cheng Hanyan into Qin Yu's yard, and knocked on the door.
"Who is it? Which turtle grandson wants to come to my house again to grab food..."