Chapter 151 Some people play the victim, while others are truly miserable!
He also wanted to take advantage of the fact that no one else was there and secretly plead with the Tai family to get more benefits.
Unfortunately, this plan was doomed to fail.
When it comes to playing the victim, no one wants to admit defeat, especially when the victim is really miserable!
The village chief of Zhangjia Village brought Tie Niu with him, practically wiping his nose and tears all the way. As soon as he entered the yard, he knelt down and shouted, "Brother Tai, you are our great benefactor in the north! With such good food, every family no longer has to worry about starving to death! It's just... it's just that my father is unlucky. If he had waited another two years, he would have seen the good days we have today!"
Zhang Tieniu couldn't speak, but he knelt beside his father, grinning and crying at the top of his lungs.
Mr. Tai San and Mr. Tai Lao had frowns on their faces, which was really pitiful and funny, and they had to be supported and comforted.
After finally settling the father and son down, the village chief of Lijia Village and the village chief of Sanchahe in the west, Mr. Dong, arrived.
Following behind him were Tai Jizu and his other brothers.
They were exhausted from delivering the letter, especially when they returned. Even if they ran as fast as they could, they couldn't catch up with the elderly village chief...
Perhaps because they are older, wiser, more experienced, and more prestigious, Village Chief Li and Mr. Dong are both old men, which makes the young Village Chief Liu feel even shorter.
He was afraid of being taken advantage of, so as soon as everyone sat down, before even a few words of greeting were exchanged, he rushed to say, "Uncle Tai, our third son is truly remarkable. So many people have gone south, and all they bring back are cloth and tea, but only our third son has brought back such fine seeds! It shows that our third son is truly a man who can make a living, and he's a lucky charm for everyone within a hundred miles!"
The other old men also nodded and praised one after another, not wanting to be left behind.
"Yes, yes, I almost fainted with joy when I saw the corn cobs. They are so rare."
"It really worked! I must set up a nice banquet to thank our third son!"
"No need to wait that long. Tomorrow, everyone can come to my house. I'll kill a chicken and stew mushrooms, and we'll have a good meal."
Tai Jiye's face flushed slightly at the praise, and he couldn't help but feel proud. Just as he was about to respond, his father gave him a sharp look, and he immediately lowered his head...
Grandpa Tai was pleased with his son's understanding of the situation and smiled, "He was lucky to have come across this by chance. He's not stupid, he knew it was a good thing, so he exchanged the goods he brought from home for these seeds."
goods?
Change?
Village Chief Liu was young and very astute. He heard the words and immediately said, "I also heard our eldest brother say a few words. Not only are the seeds difficult to find, but even transporting them back from thousands of miles north and south is not easy.
"On the way here, I was still thinking about this. Although our family is willing to help fellow villagers grow high-yield crops and have enough to eat together, we can't just accept it like that. That would be too shameless.
"In this way, in addition to the return of ten kilograms for every kilogram of seeds in the autumn, our village has taken charge of our own canals. We dig wherever we need to, and make sure the digging is done straight. This year, regardless of drought or flood, we have a reliable source of support."
When the other three old men heard this, they all secretly glared at Village Chief Liu and secretly cursed him for being treacherous and letting him be the only good person.
But it doesn’t matter what you think in your heart, the first thing is to express your opinion quickly.
Village Chief Li quickly said, "Our village doesn't have much good stuff, but we're close to the mountains. So, Brother Tai, don't worry about your firewood. I'll take the villagers up the mountain to pick out the best wood and send you twenty carts of wood blocks. I guarantee we'll have more than enough to burn through the winter."
Not to be outdone, Village Chief Zhang shouted, "Brother, didn't you buy a few acres of land in our village? You don't have to worry about it this year. From the time of sowing, all the work of tilling the soil, preparing the land, weeding, and harvesting will be done by me and the villagers."
Mr. Dong from Sanchahe was so far away that he was so anxious that he rubbed his hands but couldn't think of what he could give in return to the Tai family.
In the end, it was Old Man Tai who spoke up to help him out, "Brother Dong, I heard that everyone in your village is good at swimming. In the winter, could you lend me a few hands?
"As you know, last year our family took on some ice lantern business in the city, and we'll definitely continue this winter. But ice-chopping is a dangerous job, and we need someone who's good at swimming to watch over us..."
"Okay, okay!" Master Dong responded with gratitude. "Don't worry, Brother Tai. I'll let my son lead the team. He's the best swimmer in the village and has a lot of strength. He'll definitely be a big help. If they dare to slack off, tell me and I'll break their legs!"
In this way, the matter is settled.
Old Master Tai didn't get angry and asked his children and grandchildren to bring the bags of grain over.
There were exactly five bags of grain seeds left, one bag for each village, weighing about seventy or eighty kilograms, enough to plant more than ten acres of land.
Mr. Tai planned to keep the last bag. If anyone in the village got their seeds damaged or had a shortage after the seedlings emerged, he could fill in the gaps.
The four village chiefs were very happy when they got the seeds. They looked at them left and right and couldn't let them go.
Every afternoon, the kids in the village would come to Tai’s yard for an hour to learn writing and arithmetic.
Now the time had come. They entered the yard and saw their elders entertaining guests, so they stood obediently in the corner, curiously watching the village heads complimenting them with smiles on their faces.
After the village heads left, Old Master Tai and Third Master Tai went for a walk in the fields together. The naughty boys gathered outside the east room window, waiting for Tai Yongning to teach them.
Tai Yongning was moving outside on crutches, and Zhuzhu followed beside him, cheering her brother on in a baby voice.
I have to say that Old Man Wang is really capable.
Except for the severe pain in the first one or two days, the recovery became faster and faster afterwards.
As long as Tai Yongning pays more attention, he won't feel too uncomfortable now.
But the chubby girl followed him like a little duck, helping him from time to time, her little face flushed from holding her breath. He felt so warm in his heart that he even thought it would be nice to recuperate for a longer time.
The brother and sister worked together and finally stepped out of the door and under the eaves.
Zhuzhu clapped her chubby hands and applauded her brother seriously. At the end, she took out a piece of sesame candy from her purse and quickly stuffed it into her brother's mouth.
"Shh!" The fat girl put her index finger to her lips and looked around cautiously like a rabbit eating grass. Then she whispered to her brother, "Second brother, eat it secretly. Don't tell the third and fourth brothers. Zhuzhu only has one piece of candy left!"
Tai Yongyue couldn't speak with the candy in his mouth. He glanced at the naughty boys who were staring at him with eager eyes, and his stomach hurt from laughing so hard.
Silly Zhuzhu, these guys are the "soldiers" of the third and fourth brothers, how could they be kept secret!
But he still nodded seriously, cooperated with his sister in a sneaky manner, and whispered, "Okay, second brother will eat it secretly and don't tell anyone. This is a reward from Zhuzhu, and it's the sweetest candy second brother has ever eaten!"
Zhuzhu immediately smiled with her eyes narrowed, and a row of small white teeth came out to bask in the sun.
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