Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 688

Chapter 688: Borrowing Grains ( 2 )
“So, when they saw you and Jueyu inviting people for meals after you adopted Xiao Huang and Xiao Li, especially for Xiao Huang’s birthday, it’s normal for them to have such thoughts when they saw you can bring out so much food and good stuff,” Lu Han added.

After listening to his brother-in-law’s words, Li Chenmo was silent for a moment. He understood that his brother-in-law was helping him to cover up their business and said, “Brother, I understand. But you don’t have to worry, because we didn’t do anything illegal.”

“As you can see, we grow our own vegetables and fruits. As for staple food, they grow wild in the mountains. I often go there to pick some potatoes and wheat. So, even if they report my wife and I to the authorities, I’m sure nothing will happen to us,” he added.

This time, not only the Chen brothers were surprised, but Lu Han was also taken aback by his words.

“Is there food in the mountains?” Lu Han asked curiously.

“Yes, the last time I went into the mountains, I dug a lot of potatoes and carrots. I also found a big beehive and got lots of wild honey,” Li Chenmo said calmly.

“Brother, if you’re interested, I can take you with me when I go there again,” he added.

After trying to hold back, Chen Anwen’s third brother still asked, “Brother Chenmo, can we go with you?”

In order to spread the news about the source of his food, Li Chenmo readily agreed and said, “Of course, how about we go tomorrow?”

In urgent need of food, the Chen brothers were overjoyed and agreed, “Okay!”

After they finished their ‘performance’ for the Chen brothers, Li Chenmo looked at Lu Han and said, “The food is inside, brother, I need you to help me transport it out.”

Curious about the underground warehouse, Lu Han nodded and said, “Then let’s move it quickly.”

The two of them entered the warehouse using a ladder. Seeing that the warehouse was filled with dried corn, coarse grains, white rice and various flours, Lu Han was a little surprised, “Brother-in-law, I didn’t expect you to have so much grain.”

Li Chenmo pointed to the flour and said, “These flours are ground from cassava, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, wheat, and barley. Coarse grains include millet, sorghum, barley, wheat, and corn. There are also some pickled vegetables in the jars.”

“Brother, you can choose what you want,” he added.

Because there were so many varieties, Lu Han was dazzled and shouted, “Brother-in-law, I think it’s better for you to come down and choose. I’ll help you carry the grains to the cart.”

The Chen brothers were confused when they heard this. Since their brother-in-law said so, Chen Anwen’s eldest brother, Chen Anbing, also came down. He was stunned when he saw the food store there.

It took him a while to come to his senses. Looking at Li Chenmo, he asked, “Brother Chenmo, can we really choose the food?”

Often when people lend food to others, they lend the lowest quality food out of fear that the other person will not return it with the same quality food or even deny the debt. In this way, even if the other party returns the borrowed food with inferior food, they will not lose much.

So, when they heard Li Chenmo say that they could choose food, they were all surprised. They thought he was just being polite.

When Chen Anbing was deep in thought, he heard Li Chenmo say, “Brother Chen, I don’t know what your family usually eats, so you should make your own choice. My wife has already said that you can take whatever you want and return it after the distribution day.”

After hearing his words, Chen Anbing came back to his senses, thought for a moment, and said, “Then I would like to thank you and your wife on behalf of our whole family.”

After hearing his polite words, Li Chenmo smiled and said, “Brother Chen, your sister is my wife’s sister-in-law, and we have received a lot of help from her. So, there is really no need to be so polite to us. Just treat us like you would treat your family.”

Chen Anbing was grateful and nodded. After checking the food stores in the warehouse, they finally decided to borrow 300 kilograms of wheat and barley, 100 kilograms of corn, 100 kilograms of potatoes and 100 kilograms of potato flour. There are 8 adults and 5 children in the family and the food is enough for them until distribution day.

It took them half an hour to move the grain and flour to the carts. After they finished loading their things, Li Chenmo walked towards them carrying two large bamboo baskets. The bamboo basket contains fresh vegetables, fruits, and some eggs.

He put the bamboo basket in the cart and said, “Brother Chen, the weather has been hot recently, and the elderly need to eat more vegetables. My wife asked me to give this to your parents.”

Seeing the fresh vegetables, Chen Anwen’s second brother, Chen Anmu, said, “Brother Chenmo, these are too precious, we can’t accept them.”

Before Li Chenmo said a word, Chen Anluo, the youngest of the Chen brothers, said, “Second brother, this is the good intention of brother Chenmo and his wife. We should not refuse.”

After saying that, he looked at Li Chenmo and said, “Brother Chenmo, please thank your wife for us. Once we collect the Sichuan peppercorns, we will send some to you two.”

Although they do not lack this, Li Chenmo knows that Sichuan peppercorns are rare in this era. Giving this to them can be said to be a return gesture for vegetables, fruits, and eggs.

“Then we will wait.” He nodded and said with a smile.

When they left, it was still dark and no one had woken up. After locking the door, Li Chenmo returned to the bedroom and saw his wife dozing off against the wall. Seeing her like this, he smiled helplessly.

After climbing into bed, he hug his wife, help her lie down, then took her into his arms and took a nap.