Hearing this, everyone felt a bit better. It's true—people always feel better when they compare their situation to something worse.
Thinking about the misery of summer confinement, winter confinement, though cold, was much more bearable since you didn't have to go outside.
In summer, you'd practically start to rot.
"We should also stock up on brown sugar and eggs in advance."
The two women nodded again in agreement.
Although the food shortage this year was quite noticeable, it wasn't as severe as the three-year famine. Things were tough, but it wasn't life-threatening. Eggs and such could still be bought in limited quantities.
Jiang Lu whispered: "I'm planning to buy some from the black market."
At times like these, the black market was the go-to option.
If they tried to buy normally, they wouldn't be able to get much due to the limits.
After all, in some mountain villages, eggs could even be used as currency to trade for other goods—that's how valuable they were.
