Chapter 409: There are "100 million" points of speechlessness
Zhou Zhiming was not surprised by this result, so he prepared a note in advance.
“This notebook records the entire process of making the waterwheel.”
After saying that, he handed it to Village Chief Huang.
Village Chief Huang was speechless! Why didn't he take out the notes right away, but waited until after the explanation?
Do you want to laugh at their ignorance or show off your abilities?
But these cannot be said out loud.
"Comrade, thank you very much. If it weren't for you."
I said a lot of words of thanks, which made Zhou Zhiming feel a little embarrassed.
"Village Chief Huang, it's not that serious, it's just a note."
The two discussed a lot, and Village Chief Huang had a general understanding of the waterwheel. It was indeed not very difficult.
Okay, now that the water truck problem has been solved, let’s get to the point.
When the old branch secretary suddenly saw the gaze of Village Chief Huang, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put it into words.
Village Chief Huang stepped forward and said, "Old Party Secretary, do you have any grain left to sell in your village?"
"Our village is in such a difficult situation. Without food, even if we have seeds, we won't be able to survive until then!"
After saying that, he shook his head helplessly.
He knew that things were not that simple. As it concerned food, he wanted to help, but he was powerless. In the entire Zhoujiazhuang, only Zhou Yimin was capable of helping.
"There isn't much food left in the village, so there's really nothing we can do."
"However, I can help you ask someone. You just wait here for a moment!"
After saying that, he left, leaving only Zhou Zhiming with him.
After arriving at Zhou Yimin's home, he repeated Village Chief Huang's request.
Zhou Yimin really couldn't do the thing of watching someone die without helping, but he wasn't going to step in either direction, so he just said to the old Party Secretary, "Old Party Secretary, tell Village Chief Huang that I'll give you 120 yuan for 3,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes."
"Give them the food from the village first, and I'll bring back another batch the next day."
The old branch secretary nodded and agreed, then left to tell Village Chief Huang the good news.
Huang Jianguo was very anxious. This was concerning the lives of the entire village. How could he not be anxious?
However, Village Chief Huang on the side seemed much calmer. He felt that the chance of success was still very high. Otherwise, the old branch secretary could have told us directly and let us leave without leaving us here waiting for news.
Soon the old branch secretary returned.
When Village Chief Huang saw the smile on the old branch secretary’s face, he knew that the matter should be settled.
"Old Party Secretary, how is it?"
The old Party secretary said, "One hundred and twenty yuan for three thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes?"
When Huang Jianguo heard the news, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do.
Village Chief Huang was very excited: "Thank you, old secretary. If it weren't for you..."
Said a lot of compliments.
The old branch secretary interrupted him quickly, otherwise Village Chief Huang would probably want to thank the entire village.
"You can always send people over to get food."
Village Chief Huang quickly said, "Okay, I'll ask the villagers to come and transport the grain now."
You definitely can’t buy so much grain on the black market at this price. Although it’s definitely more expensive than the negotiated grain, you don’t need a ticket.
After saying that, he took Huang Jianguo away.
After returning to the village, he immediately organized twenty or thirty people to take the village's donkey carts and ox carts.
After hearing the good news, the villagers of Huangjiazhuang were so happy that they almost jumped up. They had not much strength due to hunger, but after hearing the news.
I feel like my whole body is full of strength. Even if there is a tiger on the way to transport grain, if I block it, I will probably become a tiger-killing hero and get an extra meal at the same time!
Their current state can be said to be that they will kill gods if they meet them, and kill Buddhas if they meet them.
In this way, more than thirty people set off in a mighty manner.
Everyone was still in fantasy and didn't feel the physical fatigue at all.
We chatted while walking.
For the sake of speed, everyone got on donkey carts and ox carts. Under normal circumstances, they would have to walk, as the village chief would definitely not allow them to get on.
You know, donkey carts and ox carts are very important assets of the village and they cannot have any problems.
There’s no need to walk, so the journey is fast and we arrived at Zhoujiazhuang in less than two hours.
The old branch secretary was not idle. He had asked people to move 3,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes out of the cellar.
Otherwise, if Village Chief Huang and his men were asked to move the food, it would be bad if they saw so much food.
This is an important secret of the village and cannot be known to others casually.
When the people led by Village Chief Huang arrived, they saw the piles of sweet potatoes and stared at them without moving.
After quickly loading 3,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes onto the truck, the old branch secretary was very considerate and gave some urea bags to cover them.
Don't be so conspicuous. There are many villages now like Huangjia Village that are almost unable to survive. How can they care about other things?
After all the dangers, everyone in Huangjia Village returned to the village safely.
All the villagers were waiting at the entrance of the village. They thought that after buying the food, they would start distributing it. However, Village Chief Huang had no intention of distributing the food at all.
At this time, the brave Huang Qiu asked: "Village Chief, are you not going to distribute the grain?"
Village Chief Huang shook his head and said, "There are only 3,000 kilograms of grain. If we divide it up, how much can each household get? At most, only 20 to 30 kilograms."
"How long can this last? So I plan to reopen the canteen and all the villagers can come to the canteen to eat."
"But there is a limit for each person."
As soon as Village Chief Huang finished speaking, everyone else felt that what he said made sense. As long as there was something to eat, it was fine.
"We'll eat in the dining hall tonight."
The surrounding villagers were also very happy when they heard this, as they finally had something to eat.
We directly arranged for people to cook sweet potatoes in the dining hall, but we couldn’t cook too many. Each person was only allowed one. If there was no limit on the quantity, it was estimated that 3,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes would not last long.
I can still buy food in Zhoujiazhuang this time, but I probably won’t be able to buy it next time, so I have to be careful with my money.
Soon the canteen was filled with the aroma of sweet potatoes, making the villagers of Huangjia Village drool.
After steaming the sweet potatoes, the villagers of Huangjia Village were a little impatient, thinking they could have a big meal, but they didn't expect that each person would only get one sweet potato.
For many people, the idea of a big meal is over before it even begins.
But everyone still understands that if one meal is full and the next is hungry, they can still tell which is more important.
There was a big pot of sweet potatoes cooking on the stove. The villagers sat around it, all looking at the sweet potatoes.
Soon after the sweet potatoes were cooked, everyone came forward to get one.
Everyone held the sweet potatoes as if they had obtained some rare treasure. They were reluctant to even peel the skin and just ate it with the skin on.
Some people eat fast and can finish a sweet potato in just three or two minutes.
After eating, I can only watch others eat.
(End of this chapter)
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