A typical adult male’s monthly food ration is around 30 catties, while an adult female’s is about 25.
Granny Guan’s rough fingers pinched the last handful of rice. The grains fell from between her fingers in a rustling stream, like a tiny, localized snowfall plunging into the boiling water in the pot. She narrowed her cloudy eyes, staring at the few grains as they tumbled in the bubbling water, as if that alone could make them swell into a full pot of porridge.
"Once this pot is finished, there will be absolutely no grain left!" Granny Guan’s voice was hoarse, like dry branches scraped by a biting wind. She stooped, her hands braced against the edge of the stove, her knuckles white from the pressure.
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