Looking at the solemn and dignified mountain goddess in front of him, the village chief felt very nervous. "Yes, I am the village chief of this village. You can tell me anything, Your Majesty."
"Please ask the village chief to open the temple gate, bring over a table and a bench, and get the work point book. We'll distribute supplies to everyone in a bit," Wenxi said as she walked towards the temple gate.
The village chief immediately assigned tasks to everyone, and by having everyone work together, they could save some time.
Soon, everything was ready, and the door to the small temple was opened. However, there wasn't as much dust inside as I had imagined; it must have been cleaned by the village every year at the end of the year.
Wenxi went into the temple, closed the temple door for a while, and then opened it again. Inside, there was a large amount of food and water.
The villagers outside were in an uproar; the Mountain Goddess had truly appeared to help them.
Some villagers also started experiencing severe headaches. Wenxi realized that these people were planning to steal the grain. Fortunately, she had just made them sign a document to restrain them, otherwise, who knows what might have happened!
“It’s true that bad people come from poor and remote places. No wonder others are unwilling to help you. I’m the only one who’s foolish enough to come and help you.” Wen Xi said without any politeness.
If she hadn't spoken up, no one would have realized their mistake.
The village chief was extremely embarrassed. "Mountain Goddess, I will definitely discipline them strictly from now on and keep them in check. I will never let them make mistakes again."
Wen Xi smiled faintly, "It's fine if the village chief doesn't care about them. If they come a few more times, they'll explode and die. That way, it'll be considered that we've rid the people of a scourge, and the village chief won't have to worry about the village's reputation."
The few people who had just started looting the grain turned deathly pale instantly, sweat pouring down their foreheads. The headache they had just experienced was excruciating; it felt like their heads were about to explode.
Unexpectedly, the immortals' power was truly so great. When they faced the immortals, they were powerless to fight back and could only be slaughtered at their mercy.
"Everyone, line up one by one, don't all crowd here. Once you've collected your water and food, you can go back and cook." Seeing everyone making a fuss, the village chief hurriedly said, "Just go by the order of the houses, the first one first."
The first house was the same one that Wenxi and Qin Mi visited. When Wenxi and Qin Mi arrived, the man was already lying weakly on the ground.
This man's family was small, consisting of just him and his elderly parents. Because they were too poor, he had not married.
Wenxi provides food to help everyone get through this difficult time, not to help them find wives. If a man tries to use her food to get married, he shouldn't blame her for being punished by the system.
Because she made it very clear that she did not want to sell her grain or use it to marry a wife.
Wenxi has whole grains, vegetables, and fruits. Right now, the most important thing is grains, not vegetables and fruits. So the proportion of supplies she provides to everyone is 70% whole grains, 25% vegetables, and 5% fruits.
In those days, an adult in the city received less than two jin of grain a day, but Wenxi calculated it at two jin. The first household consisted of three adults, each receiving two jin of grain. Over the course of a year, each person received 730 jin of grain, so a family of three would receive 2,200 jin.
Seventy percent whole grains, twenty-five percent vegetables, and five percent fruit, which is 1,540 jin of whole grains, 550 jin of vegetables, and 110 jin of fruit.
You should know that fruit can fetch exorbitant prices at this time of year. What if people take her fruit out to exchange for money and then try to take advantage of her or others by asking for grain?
That's why Wenxi is eliminating this possibility at its source.
The vegetables Wenxi gave them were mostly those that would have a long shelf life, such as carrots, onions, winter melons, and pumpkins. However, she also took a little of each of the other kinds, just in small quantities.
Although this is only enough for one year, if everyone eats sparingly and grows some more themselves, it can last for more than a year. After all, you won't starve if you eat only half full.
While they were moving grain for them, Wenxi specifically reminded them not to sell her grain or try to exchange it for a wife, or they would die and not blame her.
Many families take advantage of this time to rob young women from their homes, exchanging twenty catties of coarse grain for wives to be forced into servitude. Wenxi absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen.
If you want to get married, then do it properly. Don't take advantage of everyone's difficulties to rob them, and don't use her things to get married. Use your own things to get married.
She doesn't care about the future, but now that you've eaten her food, you have to listen to her. Otherwise, if others commit evil deeds because of the food she provides, then she will be the culprit, aiding and abetting the wicked.
Wenxi has signed contracts for a total of one million barrels of spring water, each containing thirty liters.
A county town has only a population of a few hundred thousand or so, which means that the spring water here could supply the population of several counties for a period of time.
However, in some areas where the situation is not particularly serious, there is still water to drink, so there is no need for her to provide water. Therefore, the spring water she has here is definitely enough.
The mountain spring water in Wenxi is divided among the population, with two buckets per person. If you don't wash up and drink sparingly, it will last for quite a while.
She came to help everyone in an immediate way, not to support them. Their future depends on themselves. It's only May now, so they can plant some water-rich vegetables and fruits, such as radishes, cabbage, fruits, and winter melons, which will save some drinking water.
Seeing the first family using a small cart to bring water and food home, everyone was filled with envy and behaved themselves, because causing trouble would only waste time.
It would be better to let everyone quickly receive the spring water and food so they can go home and cook!
"At this time, there is a shortage of water and food, and it is not easy for adults to live. If you choose to have a baby at this time, the possibility of starving to death is very high. You can wait until the drought is over before considering having a baby. I have contraceptive pills here. Married couples can come to me to get them."
Wenxi's words are true. At this time, no one knows how to avoid having children, but they have no choice but to have children. However, once a child is born, it is either too expensive to raise or the child cannot survive. This causes suffering for the adults and makes the child pitiful. It would be better to wait two years until things are more stable before having children.
Everyone was terrified of hunger and dared not have children at this time, so they all came to Wenxi to get contraceptive pills. These contraceptive pills were effective for two years. After two years, everyone's lives should have returned to stability, and the children would not suffer if they had children then.
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