Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Fortunately, it's this weather now, so Tan Shaoting still hasn't been discovered, and he's pretty fast, often arriving just as the unloading finishes.

Just like that, with two shifts of workers, they managed to transport four hundred thousand pounds in one day and night.

The workers were exhausted. The two of them were still okay.

Hu Wenzheng was the happiest.

"Mr. Hu, Ivanov started transporting wheat over today."

This side also loaded two hundred thousand pounds in one day.

The commotion here attracted the local government, but since they had all the legal permits, Hu Wenzheng just handed over some money, and it blew over.

Plus, Su Yuanyuan gave a Jinyu, and the local government even issued a permit. This made it even safer.

Su Yuanyuan negotiated with Ivanov, and he could bring in another hundred thousand pounds of grain. That left a shortfall of twenty thousand pounds from their target.

On the third day, Su Yuanyuan and the others managed to get twenty thousand pounds.

They still had time to load a hundred pigs onto the train.

Now they just waited for Ivanov's hundred thousand pounds of wheat.

After everything was delivered, Su Yuanyuan gave Ivanov three Jinyus.

"Thank you, sir, thank you for your help."

Ivanov smiled and raised his hand, "I'm getting a reward too.

Also, here's the chocolate and butter I prepared for you, please accept them."

Su Yuanyuan didn't stand on ceremony, thanked him, and the two got onto the train.

The farm hadn't made any noise yet; they didn't know if nothing had been discovered or if there was another reason. Fang Zheng hadn't heard anything.

Hu Wenzheng had arranged the coffins of his two comrades, feeling heavy-hearted, but being able to finally bring them back home was a blessing.

The return journey was fairly smooth, and they only truly relaxed when the last carriage crossed the border.

Hu Wenzheng looked at Su Yuanyuan and smiled, "Little girl, I thought you wouldn't be scared."

"I was scared, really scared, especially when something happened. I think the two of us are definitely under attention over there now.

I felt waves of people following us on the road."

"You are both good comrades; the country and the people won't forget you."

Su Yuanyuan smiled. Going over there was a real gamble with one's life.

In one day's time, they arrived at the station. It was already February. Still just as cold.

Here, Hu Wenzheng managed to make sure everything was sent off.

After greeting each other, the two directly boarded the train home.

Lying in the sleeper, the two completely relaxed.

"Are we going straight home?"

Su Yuanyuan murmured in agreement. "Let's go home, I feel really worn out this time."

"Okay, let's go home, we won't go next time."

Tan Shaoting wasn't from around here, so he didn't care much about recognition or constraints, but Su Yuanyuan was different.

She shook her head with a smile, thinking it wasn't something you could decide just by wanting or not wanting to.

However, she didn't say anything.

Seeing her in a bad mood, Tan Shaoting thought to change the topic.

"This time we at least got a hundred pigs. By the way, see what kind of ore this is, I found it on the farm."

Su Yuanyuan sat up, took the cloth bag and opened it, her face lighting up with a smile.

"This is good stuff, not much different from a Jinyu. This is a diamond, quite large, really."

"Do you like it?"

Su Yuanyuan nodded, "Yes, I like it."

"It's yours."

Su Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, then handed it back. "It's yours."

Tan Shaoting shook his head with a smile, "I'm giving it to you."

"I can't accept it."

Seeing her insist, Tan Shaoting said, "How about this, all our stuff will be shared equally."

Su Yuanyuan was taken aback.

"We can't calculate it so precisely, can we? We both gain something, so let's split everything equally."

Su Yuanyuan thought and agreed. "Okay. When we get home, we'll divide everything, half each."

Tan Shaoting didn't say anything, "This diamond is yours."

This time Su Yuanyuan didn't refuse, but neither did she agree. She still planned to give him half; she couldn't just take advantage.

In normal times, Su Yuanyuan would organize items in her space, even dividing grains in half. This way, they could both sell whenever apart.

Upon reaching the city, they didn't stay, as they wouldn't sell things there; it wasn't feasible.

Arriving home by the end of February, now in mid-April by the solar calendar, still not thawed, but they could prepare.

Upon returning, they gave the Zhao siblings ten pounds of lard and some corn kernels. Nothing else, really didn't know what else to give.

"Yuanyuan, did you return to the village?"

"Yes, I saw your parents. They're both earning work points now, so no worries. They can't eat enough, but at least they're not too tired."

This reassured the five siblings. Despite everything, they still worried about their parents' health.

"Is there anything left to eat? There's quite a bit of winter melon in the cellar. Bring some back in a few days."

"Yuanyuan, what are we planting this year?"

Su Yuanyuan shook her head, "I don't know, it's drier. I feel like nothing will grow."

"What do we do then?" Zhao Yanli was a bit anxious. The five siblings were managing on two meals a day, skipping breakfast to save food, but couldn't sleep if they skipped dinner.

"Let's wait and see."

"Yuanyuan, let's partner to grow sweet potato shoots this time."

Su Yuanyuan thought for a bit, this seemed feasible, they had to be prepared.

Worried they couldn't even plant sweet potato shoots. The land was deeply cracked.

Maybe it would all be in vain. But they still had to prepare.

On the way home, "Yuanyuan, let's not overwork this year. There will be rain, but in the latter half. So, it's useless to plant anything in the first half."

"So we'll just leave it?"

"We can only do that."

"You think planting wheat here would work? Winter wheat?"

"The temperature here isn't much different from abroad, winter wheat probably won't work?"

"Let's try in autumn, we'll plant dozens of acres, it'd be great if it works, no loss if it doesn't."

"Are we planting sweet potatoes too?"

"Just a bit, enough for us to eat, what else can we do?"

Once home, they began clearing the yard. Even here, they couldn't grow vegetables. Too dry. With these low temperatures, it hadn't frozen. It's really frustrating.

"I think we shouldn't bother with sweet potatoes, it's a waste."

Seeing the disheartened girl, Tan Shaoting knew it would rain in a few months, they'd figure it out then.

"Let's take a good rest for a while."

"Just stay put," said Su Yuanyuan sulkily.

"Let's visit the farm office tomorrow."

Su Yuanyuan was surprised, then understood.