If these villagers didn't say anything, she would have no way to pursue the matter. The amount of cotton left was not small. If they sold it, it would be a huge sum of money for them, but they had never thought of keeping it for themselves.
She followed the manager of the farm in an ox cart to the walled village, and as soon as she arrived at the village entrance, she saw the village head.
"Boss, you're finally back. We were worried that if something went wrong with the cotton stored in the village, it would be troublesome." He called everyone behind him to get the sacks, "Hurry up and collect your cotton and bring it here."
Watching the women pick up their sacks and busily leave, Chunxiao walked over to the village head and said, "Village head, I don't know how to thank you enough. Why have you been staying here all this time?"
"All the men and children in the village left, fearing that something unexpected would happen and wipe out all the seedlings. We old men and women stayed, but luckily, we were only frightened for a few days and nothing happened. Now that we've won the battle, we don't have to worry anymore."
He smiled and looked at Chunxiao. "Miss Dong, there's no need to express your gratitude. Your farm supports the people of our village. We all hope for its success. How can we not help with the harvest? It's our duty."
The cotton was being pulled to the village in carts, dozens of them in total. When the last few carts were being pulled, Chunxiao stopped the car and said, "Village head, you've done so much for us, we have to thank you. So, we'll give each household in the village 20 kilograms of cotton. Everyone can come and pick it up."
"You're going to give each of us 20 kilograms of cotton?" The village head looked at the excited women behind him. "20 kilograms?"
Chunxiao smiled and nodded, "You can collect it according to your household."
20 kilograms is not a small amount for the villagers. If they are given 20 kilograms at once, they can have thick coats by taking apart their old clothes this winter. The weather is already cold now. They originally wanted to ask the headman to go to the village and plead a few words so that they could buy some cotton cheaply. Now they don’t have to worry about it anymore.
Chunxiao looked at these people. They were not tempted by the huge bags of cotton, but she said she was so happy to be given 20 kilograms. They were really simple people. I was deeply moved.
After leaving the walled village, she went to Wu Village and expressed her gratitude to the villagers. She also gave each household 20 kilograms of cotton.
In the evening, everyone sat together to clean the cotton seeds. "I never thought the people in the nearby villages were so kind. They harvested our cotton well."
"Yes, when I went to get it today, I was really touched. Some people piled the cotton on the bed to avoid getting it dirty, and even several large families slept together."
"The store I visited was the same. They put clothes on the floor and piled cotton on top of the clothes."
Xiaohua looked at Chunxiao who was sitting beside her and said, "Miss, let me get you your thin coat. It's getting cold in the morning and evening, and you don't have enough clothes."
The weather in October is cold.
"It's okay, I'm fine now, I'm not cold." She was touched, but it was a pity that there was no cloth on this side, otherwise it would be nice if everyone gave them some cloth.
"I don't know what's going on with Guanshan Manor. They haven't even harvested half of it yet."
"Boss, if you leave tomorrow, what are the arrangements for us?"
"First, you can arrange for farmhands to sort out the cotton seeds. If no one comes to buy cotton in a few days, we can go to the county town and set up a stall to sell it. Remember, after you have collected the cotton seeds, you can sort them out when you have time. We can't grow crops here in winter, so the land is dormant. We've grown cotton for a year now, so you all have experience. Just follow this guide next year. I definitely won't be able to leave in October, so I'll definitely come back before I leave."
Several women in charge had a clue in their minds.
On the second day, Chunxiao brought the managers of Guanshan Manor and drove the cattle back to Guanshan Manor. All the roadblocks were gone. Many people had returned from the town to the village. They were originally very happy, but when they arrived at the manor, they were dumbfounded. The ground was charred and there were traces of burning everywhere.
Immediately, several managers couldn't help crying, "How could it become like this?" The yard also showed signs of damage. They hurried back to the yard, which was also in a mess. There were marks of knife cuts on the wooden pillars.
"Boss, I'm afraid this place needs to be renovated." Er San sighed, the situation was more serious than he had imagined.
"You drive the carriage to the nearby village to see if the villagers have returned, and also check if the houses in the village are damaged." Although she felt disheartened, Chun Xiao could only cheer herself up. If she became listless, others would not know what to do.
She walked around the entire yard and said, "Let's clean up what needs to be cleaned up first. This house was originally renovated from an old one, and now some of it is broken, so we can just hire a craftsman to rebuild it. When they do, we'll live in the better rooms first and renovate them. Then you can live in the new ones."
Seeing her smile, several women also forced a smile and said, "After a year of hard work, the harvest has turned into nothing but this. Boss, my heart is about to bleed."
"It's okay. The war is over. We won't encounter this kind of thing again. We'll plant more cotton next year. We've already harvested half of it. Besides, the burnt cotton field has been used as fertilizer. If we plow the land deeply, maybe the cotton will grow better and yield a higher yield next year."
"Boss, are you serious?" The women finally cheered up a little.
"When have I ever lied to you? Come on, cheer up! The reconstruction of Zhuangzi depends on you."
The women began to move the things on the ox cart to the warehouse, while Chunxiao and Xiaohua began to clean up the house.
Ersan came back soon and said, "Boss, the people from Guanshan Village and Tianyi Village haven't returned yet, but the people from Mojia Village have. They asked if they could come back to work. I said the farmhouse was damaged and needed repairs. I'll let them know when we get back to work. Some houses in the village are also damaged, so they'll probably need to repair their houses in the next few days."
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