Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 231 - 232 A Monkey’s Gratitude

Chapter 231: Chapter 232 A Monkey’s Gratitude

Upon finishing her sentence, her laughter became even louder, clearly basking in the satisfaction of gaining a small advantage and making sure no one else knew about it.

Everyone else nodded in agreement, believing that Ma Xiulian had intended just that.

They assumed she didn’t want them to spread the news out of fear others would be envious of the abundant wolf meat her family had to feast on.

Ma Xiulian understood their thoughts as clear as day but chose not to offer any explanation.

She preferred they thought this way to ensure their speculations did not involve Guibao!

She even consciously called over a few children, and with a stern face, said, "You all heard it too, right? If others find out we have wolf meat, our family will end up with none."

All the children nodded repeatedly, "We heard you, we promise not to let outsiders know!"

In these times even a two-year-old was aware of how precious meat was and that it should be eaten behind closed doors.

After breakfast, each household had to go to the commune to collect their grain.

The Chen Family boasted a substantial workforce, all of them skilled laborers. The labor points they earned ranked them among the top in the village.

Everyone had to queue up to collect their grain, and during this leisure time, they began discussing the wolf howling they heard the previous night.

"Did you all hear the commotion last night? It scared me awake. I didn’t dare to go out and made sure I locked every window and door at home for the fear the wolves were in the village!"

"It was too terrifying. I haven’t heard a wolf howl in so many years. The sound was so loud, and it felt as if it was howling right outside our house."

"There must have been more than one wolf last night, judging by the sounds, there were at least several! Why would they suddenly come down the mountain given they’re not lacking food?"

"I was terrified just by the noise last night. If I had actually seen a pack of wolves, I bet I wouldn’t have been able to run."

While the women behind were clamoring about this, the Chen brothers stood tall at the forefront, brimming with an air of pride as they listened. They couldn’t help but feel a sense of glory.

They were the ones who had defeated the pack of wolves yesterday!

Despite regretting not being able to disclose this, they could still narrate this heroic endeavour to their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons!

What was even more exhilarating was that because of a good harvest, the Chen Family received ten percent more grain than last year.

Looking at one sack of grain after another piled up in front of them, they could hardly contain their excitement.

Chen Jianye, who just had a son, stretched his mouth to his ears, "We will definitely not starve this year."

With the amount of grain they collected, even with one extra mouth to feed, it was still more than enough!

In the village, many households shared their situation, obtaining more grain than the previous year, and after seeing their share, they were relieved of their worries about food shortage.

Prior to this, they had been worried about not having enough to eat, but now they had even more than expected.

For them, the most joyous times of the year were the New Year and the distribution of grains.

Everyone in the commune had a joyous look on their face, feeling the fruits of their hard labor throughout the year had not gone in vain.

However, a few households weren’t exactly in a celebratory mood.

These households had promised to lend grain before, especially the Zhang Family--their faces were long with distress.

They had lent out plenty of grains!

Even though they had verbally agreed to lend out the grains, parting with them now that they were physically in their hands was really hard to bear.

Furthermore, there were many mouths to feed in their own households, and if the autumn harvest ended up being poor, the ones who would end up short on food were their own family members.

Ah, why on earth did they soften their hearts and promise to lend out grains!