Chapter 60 Providing Food to the Whole
Village The father of Zhang Xiucai in the village worked as a baggage soldier in the military camp when he was young, and he knew how to make a simple wooden shield.
Under his persuasion, the villagers went home one after another, brought wooden boards, old doors, or firewood nailed in a row, as well as some quilts, hay and other things.
Everyone worked together to nail the quilts and hay on the wooden boards, and the wooden shield was barely usable.
Xiao Nuobao asked the village chief to distribute the wooden shields to the guards and patrols. If there were any left, they would be placed at the entrance of the village for them to use in rotation.
The whole village had no objection to the words of this little baby.
If seen by outsiders, they would be shocked.
During the day, the villagers could go home to rest and get some food to fill their stomachs.
At night, they had to be alert. Except for the guards and patrolmen, everyone else had to find a safe place to hide and try their best to protect themselves.
After arranging his own village, the village chief couldn't help but worry about Taoyuan Village next door.
But not everyone believed in the predictions of Fuxing.
Even if they did, he couldn't easily tell others about Nuobao, lest he attract bad guys.
So in the early morning, the village chief went to find the head of Taoyuan Village and gave him a tactful reminder.
"I heard that the city is in chaos. I also heard that... it seems that some village has been plagued by bandits. Our Daliu Village has sent people to patrol every night. Do you think your village should also make some arrangements?"
The head of Taoyuan Village just learned about the food shortage and was worried about it every day. He didn't care about bandits.
"Don't worry about it." The old village chief of Taoyuan Village waved his hands: "Even if there are bandits, we are just peasants. Can we beat them?"
"It's up to human will. How can you know if you can't do it if you don't try!" The village chief was anxious.
"I just believe in leaving it to fate. Old Yang, I won't tell you anymore. I have to borrow some sweet potatoes from my third aunt's house."
Looking at the other party's stubborn back, the village chief could only shake his head helplessly.
Forget it, he has done his best.
At present, Daliu Village may be a mud bodhisattva crossing the river. He has no ability to care about it. The rest depends on the fate of Taoyuan Village.
——Daliu
Village has been guarding for two consecutive nights, like a hawk.
When they saw the rising sun on the third day, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went home to rest exhausted.
"We have spent another night in peace, but we still have to endure three more nights." Sun Chunxue sighed as she got up early.
After two nights of anxiety, the Jiang family didn't have much appetite.
When Fengnian and Fenghu came back from the night watch, Li Qiqiao only cooked a pot of rice porridge and heated up eggs and salted fish. She
also made a small bowl of fish ball and shrimp soup for Xiao Nuobao, and ate it hastily.
After the meal, Feng went outside to get firewood to burn the kang. At this time, she saw several villagers holding wooden shields, and their legs were shaking when they walked.
After entering the house, she couldn't help muttering: "Why do the villagers look so weak?"
Jiang Fengnian had been on guard all night and knew that they were all hungry.
So she sighed, "Mom, there is not enough food in everyone's home now. Many people tighten their belts and eat as little as possible. They are afraid that they can't even survive the winter."
Jiang Fenghu also nodded.
"That's right. I heard that Zhang Xiucai and his grandfather only drank a bowl of corn porridge yesterday. The porridge was thinner than the water for washing pots. They almost couldn't stand it during the night watch. Their faces were pale and yellow."
Feng frowned when she heard it.
Since we have to protect the village, how can we not eat enough and lack strength?
If we are hungry all the time, when the bandits come, I am afraid that even if they all rush up, they will not have the strength to resist.
Feng thought about it for a while, and then went into the house to ask the girl on the kang what she thought.
"My dear, I want to give some of our food to the villagers who are guarding and patrolling the village, so that they can have a full meal. Do you think it's okay?"
Everything in the house was given by the concubine.
So no matter what decision is made, it is necessary to ask the concubine's opinion.
Seeing that his mother has such a big picture and understands that giving up some food can exchange for the possibility of greater safety, Xiao Nuobao nibbled his feet with satisfaction.
He gave Feng a soft thumbs up!
"Yes, yes, of course!"
With the concubine's nod, Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and then called Jiang Fengnian, took a bag of millet and soybeans, and went to the village chief's house.
"Feng, what are you doing?" The village chief was very surprised when he saw the sudden increase in food in the yard.
Feng sat down to explain.
"Village chief, I don't want to let the villagers go hungry to protect the whole village. My family bought extra food a few days ago, so this is my family's donation to our village."
She pointed and said, "A total of 40 kilograms of millet and 50 kilograms of soybeans. In the next three days, we will cook these in the village school and make two meals a day for the villagers who are on guard and patrol. They must be able to eat at least 80% full."
The village chief's eyes froze, and he was shocked.
Nowadays, food is expensive, and the Jiang family is willing to give out nearly 100 kilograms to the whole village!
Two strings of warmth flowed from his eyes unconsciously.
"Feng, your family is really, really..." The village chief was not well-educated, his lips trembled, and he didn't know how to thank Feng.
He just kept patting Feng's shoulders, tears falling from the corners of his eyes.
Feng shook her head and smiled: "It's nothing. We also live in the village. I'm doing this for the whole village and for our own family."
"Okay, okay, I'm not good at talking, so I won't say anything sentimental. Anyway, I'll remember this favor for the village, and I won't let your family suffer in the future." The village chief wiped his eyes and hurriedly carried the food to the school.
After learning about Feng's generosity, the villagers were very moved and felt a little more at ease.
Now they can have a full meal and have the strength to defend the village.
Because Nuobao said that bandits would attack at night, the village chief opened two fires in the school.
At noon, he made a meal of millet porridge, and each bowl was so thick that it was sticky.
Make some bean flour cakes in the evening to ensure you have energy for the night.
Hearing that there was a big pot of rice in the village, some villagers who did not participate in the guard patrol also wanted to get some.
And people like Aunt Li, who was holding two big bowls, and whose feet were not healed yet, still ran faster than anyone else.
The village chief saw this and shouted angrily.
"This rice is for those who work hard. How dare you beg for this rice if you don't guard the village at night!"
"Others are at the forefront, sweating and bleeding, and you, holding a broken bowl, are you here to beg for food? Daliu Village does not accept beggars!"
After being scolded by the village chief, several villagers were embarrassed and ran away with empty bowls.
Aunt Li wanted to shamelessly ask for it, but was forcibly dragged back home by Li Wencai.
"Mother, that food is to protect the village. Even if we are so hungry that our legs are shaking, we must not eat it!" Li Wencai said with a flushed face and bit his lips.
——Knowing
that the third wife actually sent food to the village.
The first wife finally couldn't sit still.
"What a waste, almost a hundred kilograms of food, just give it away for free?"
Old Mrs. Jiang panted on the kang: "My Jiang family is really unfortunate, dirty and rotten things, with this food, you don't respect your mother-in-law, and take it to the village for a conspicuous bag!"
Jiang Dahai's face was livid.
Compared with food, he was more jealous of the popularity of the third wife in the village.
"Now everyone is praising them, that dead widow, really likes to show off!" Jiang Dahai spat.
Listening to their mother and mother's movements, only Zhao was in no mood to scold.
She looked at the little food in the jar, and then looked at the two big bowls that Old Lady Jiang had just eaten, and couldn't help but worry.
"Da Hai, we only have less than ten kilograms of rice left..." Zhao poked the man with her elbow: "How about we and mother eat one less bowl per meal in the future..."
"Eat less, you want to starve me to death, you idiot!" Old Lady Jiang threw a cane over and hit Zhao's head directly.
She stared with her eyes wide open, veins popping up on her forehead: "Boss, go to the third wife's house. Her family's food is enough to feed the whole village, so our family won't be a big problem!" "
Even if it's because of the death of Dashan, she should stick to you, her uncle, when she has some spare food. Go and ask for 50 kilograms of rice. If she doesn't give it to you, you'll be buried in Dashan's grave!" Old Mrs. Jiang gritted her teeth viciously.
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