If it weren't for An Yi's supplement all the time, this family definitely wouldn't be living so comfortably. After all, although two thousand jin of grain sounds like a lot, there are six people in the family. On average, that's only nine taels per person per day, and after peeling, it barely amounts to seven taels?
These seven taels are not refined grain or coarse grains, but a mix of coarse grains and substitute foods. The refined grains are so few and all given to the children.
So on average, they have to struggle to stay half full.
And their family doesn't have any robust laborers, if they had to work, they might starve to death. It's because there's not much physical labor that they can barely maintain a warm, full life.
