The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

The next day, before dawn, Li Kaixin quietly got up.

The courtyard was still quiet. He quietly pushed open the door, got on his bicycle, and rode out of the village.

What Li Kaixin didn't notice was that right by the window of the master bedroom, a pair of eyes were staring blankly in the direction he had left.

This person was none other than my grandfather, Li Hongtao.

He didn't sleep much last night; he lay in bed constantly thinking about the food.

Although he has been a hands-off manager these past few years, leaving all the clan affairs to his third brother, how could he not worry about the clan's livelihood?

"Old man, why are you awake so early?" Grandma turned over groggily.

"It's alright, old woman, you can sleep a little longer. I'm going out for a walk." Grandpa replied softly, put on his coat, and went out the door.

On the other side, Li Kaixin stopped at the entrance of a cave on the east side of the village.

This place isn't far from the village, only about two miles away.

It was a secret base that he discovered when he was a child playing with Li Yong and a few others.

The entrance to the cave was blocked by a clump of bushes, and it was impossible to spot until you got close.

Li Kaixin looked around to make sure no one was following him before pushing his bicycle into the bushes.

He parked the car against the mountainside, walked to the center of the cave, and a thought struck him.

In the blink of an eye, the sacks filled with refined and coarse grains that had been prepared in advance were neatly stacked on the ground.

This time, there were a total of 35,000 catties of coarse grains and 5,000 catties of refined grains.

Yesterday he originally planned to take all the fine grains, but his third grandfather absolutely refused.

It would be too conspicuous to say that. If any relatives in the village came to borrow grain, we couldn't very well lend out the fine grains.

After discussing it, the two decided to follow the village's grain distribution ratio.

After cycling back to the village, Li Kaixin went straight to his third grandfather's house.

In the courtyard of my third grandfather, my grandfather and my third grandfather sat together and started chatting.

"Big brother, has Kaixin already passed away?" Third Grandfather asked.

"He's been gone for a while. I saw him leave the yard, so I came to find you."

No sooner had he finished speaking than footsteps sounded at the courtyard gate.

The two turned around and saw Li Kaixin pushing his bicycle in.

"Kaixin, is everything done?" Third Grandfather stood up, his tone tinged with urgency.

"It's all done, Third Grandfather."

Li Kaixin nodded, then caught sight of her grandfather out of the corner of her eye, and asked with some surprise, "Grandpa, what are you doing here?"

"I can't sleep, so I came to talk to your third grandfather."

Grandpa Li Hongtao smiled and then asked, "Kaixin, where's the grain?"

"It's in that cave at the east end of the village, the place where Yong and I used to play when we were kids," Li Kaixin replied.

Upon hearing this, Third Grandfather immediately grabbed Li Kaixin's arm and urged, "Come on, Kaixin, take us to see it now?"

"Okay, Third Grandfather."

.......

Fifteen minutes later, as dawn broke, Li Kaixin led his third grandfather and grandfather back to the entrance of the cave where the grain was stored.

When the two elderly people saw the sacks piled up like a small mountain in the cave, they stopped in their tracks.

Third Grandfather was the first to come to his senses, strode forward, and opened a burlap sack.

In an instant, golden ears of corn were revealed.

"It's grain! It really is grain!" Grandpa San held several ears of corn, so excited that he could hardly speak.

Grandpa Li Hongtao, who was behind him, also realized what was happening and asked in a trembling voice, "Kaixin, how many tens of thousands of jin are there in total?"

"Sir, there are a total of 40,000 catties of refined grains and coarse grains here," Li Kaixin replied.

Grandpa carefully put the corn cob back, then turned around and grabbed Li Kaixin's hand:

"I'm so happy, I really don't know how to thank you enough!"

"Third Grandfather, please don't do this."

As Li Kaixin spoke, she quickly reached out to support him, saying, "I'm also from Lijia Village, it's only right that I lend a hand!"

"Yes! Third brother, don't get excited."

Grandpa chimed in, then added a reminder:

"It's not safe to leave the grain here; we should send someone to move it back immediately!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll go back and get someone right away."

As he spoke, Third Grandfather turned and hurriedly left the cave, not even bothering to look after Li Kaixin and his elder brother.

"This third brother, even as the clan leader, is still so impetuous."

Grandpa chuckled and shook his head, then looked at his eldest grandson beside him.

"Kaixin, let's go! You don't need to worry about what happens next."

Li Kaixin nodded and helped his grandfather slowly walk out of the cave.

When the two returned to the yard, their parents were already up and washing up in the yard.

The mother, Qin Xiuli, immediately spotted her eldest son pushing his bicycle and her father coming in.

"Kaixin, where did you and Grandpa go so early in the morning?" she asked, puzzled.

"I just went out for a casual stroll," Li Kaixin said with a smile, and casually parked his bicycle.

The father, Li Mingde, merely looked up and glanced at the scene without asking any further questions.

Meanwhile, Third Grandfather had already led a large group of people to the cave entrance.

Without stopping, he parted the bushes with his hands and ducked inside.

Seeing this, the people behind also entered the cave.

When they saw that the cave was filled with sacks, they were all stunned.

Before long, these people began to discuss it excitedly.

"This...this is way too much!"

"Great! We won't go hungry this year at all."

Third Grandfather ignored these comments, walked to the nearest sack, and patted it:

"Everyone, stop standing there! Let's move the grain back to the ancestral hall first!"

Only then did everyone realize what was happening, and they all rushed forward to help.

The people who came had very clear divisions of labor.

Young villagers like Li Yong and Li Shun were responsible for carrying sacks, while the older clan elders stayed in the cave to count the amount of grain.

An hour later, all the grain was moved into the side hall of the Li Family Ancestral Hall.

Li Kaixin and his family have packed up and are ready to return to Beijing.

Before leaving, Li Kaixin held her grandparents' hands and whispered her words of advice:

"Grandpa, Grandma, remember to take the medicine I prescribed for you on time."

Throughout the year, every time he returned home, he would bring his parents some health supplements made with ginseng that was seventy or eighty years old.

"I know, my grandson!" Grandma smiled and patted the back of his hand.

Then Li Kaixin said a few more words to the two elders.

Only then did he get on his bicycle and leave the courtyard with his parents, younger brother, and younger sister, heading towards Beijing.