Almost the whole family helped out when moving the grain.
Bags upon bags of grain were stacked in the granary, arranged neatly like walls of a house.
Only after the granary door was locked, and the key securely placed in the pocket, did the Chen family find peace of mind.
Food is people's paramount necessity, and as long as there's food to eat, life can go on.
Yesterday they had gotten so much wolf meat, and today they were also sharing sizeable amounts of grain. Everyone was cheerful and smiling.
Even if they hadn't slept a wink the night before, everyone still looked energetic and radiant now.
As always, Ma Xiulian prepared to steam a pot of rice using the new grains.
Moreover, it was to be steamed dry rice. A single bowl of it was equivalent to many bowls of coarse grain vegetable porridge!