Chapter 231 The Monkey's Gratitude

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh even louder, looking smug as if she had gotten a small advantage but didn't want anyone to know.

Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing that Ma Xiulian meant the same thing.

They were told not to tell anyone because they were afraid people would be envious of the amount of wolf meat their family had to eat.

Ma Xiulian was perfectly aware of their intentions, but she remained silent and did not offer any explanation.

That's exactly what we want them to think, so that it doesn't involve the baby!

He even called the children over and said with a serious expression, "You all heard that, right? If others find out that we have wolf meat, our whole family won't be able to eat it."

The children nodded repeatedly: "We heard you, we promise not to let anyone else know!"

These days, even two-year-olds know that meat is precious and should be eaten behind closed doors.

After breakfast, each household had to go to the brigade to distribute grain.

The Chen family has a large workforce, and each member is a skilled worker, earning work points that rank among the highest in the village.

Everyone had to queue to receive food, and while queuing, they talked about the wolf howls they heard the night before.

"Did you hear the noise last night? It woke me up in a fright. I didn't dare go out. I just locked every door and window in the house, afraid that wolves might come into the village!"

"It was terrifying. I haven't heard a wolf howl in years. The sound was so loud, it felt like it was howling right in front of my own house."

“There was definitely more than one wolf last night; judging from the sound, there were at least several! They shouldn’t be lacking food at this time of year, so why did they suddenly come down the mountain?”

"Last night, just hearing noises terrified me. If I had actually seen a pack of wolves, I don't think I would have been able to run away."

The women behind them were chattering away, while the three Chen brothers stood up straight and listened, feeling incredibly smug, and a proud and self-satisfied expression appeared on their faces.

They were the ones who dealt with the wolves yesterday!

Although it's a pity we can't tell others, we can tell this glorious story to their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons!

Even better news was yet to come: because the rice was growing so well this year, the Chen family received 10% more grain than last year.

Seeing Luo filling one grain sack after another in front of them, the whole family was incredibly excited.

Chen Jianye, who had just had a son, grinned from ear to ear: "Our family will definitely not go hungry this year."

With the amount of grain they received, it was more than enough to feed one more mouth to feed!

There are many people in the village in the same situation as them. They all received more grain than last year, and after seeing the amount of grain, they all felt relieved.

I was always worried that we wouldn't have enough to eat, but now there's so much left over.

For them, the happiest time of the year is the Lunar New Year and the distribution of grain.

Everyone in the commune was beaming with joy, thinking that their hard work throughout the year had not been in vain and that they were finally seeing the rewards.

However, a few companies were not so happy.

These families had all previously agreed to lend grain, especially the Zhang family; the head of the household looked so distressed he could barely stand.

Their family lent out a lot of grain!

Although I verbally agreed to lend the grain, now that I have the grain in my hands, it really hurts to give it away.

Moreover, they have many mouths to feed at home, and if the autumn harvest is not good, they themselves will be the ones who suffer from food shortages.

Sigh, why did I give in so easily back then?

(End of this chapter)