Yan Bugui looked around cautiously, making sure no one else was heading their way. He leaned slightly toward Xushu, lowered his voice, and spoke with a mix of anxiety and helplessness.
"Young Xu, with the current severity of the food situation, you certainly know much more about it than I do as a procurement officer. You know my income is meager and my family is large; I’m the only one working to hold it all together. The monthly grain ration is simply not enough to feed everyone. Even if I take that grain back to the countryside to trade for sweet potatoes, I still can’t fill our stomachs. Can you give me a hand and help me figure something out?"
"I’m just an ordinary procurement officer. Just feeding myself and my mother has taken everything I’ve got; I truly don't have the capacity to help you."
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