Chapter 258 The Runaway Second Elder
The Forest Tribe Square was crowded with people, and everyone in the tribe was here.
In front of these people, there was a pile of food.
There was surprise in everyone's eyes. Where did so much food come from?
Ye Li followed Xiao Xun's request and stood in front of everyone. He said loudly, "I borrowed all this food from the Holy City. I know Minister Lei Minglei of the Holy City's Third District. He is willing to lend us this food, but we must return it to the Holy City in the future."
"What can we give them in return?" someone in the crowd shouted. "Our rice crops are destroyed, and we don't even have anything to eat. How can we give them back?"
"It doesn't have to be rice. We can pay back something else. Next year, we'll plant lots of sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes in the soil. Both of these can be used as staple food and are very productive. Then we can plant some rice, and our food problem will be solved."
"Wait until next year? I'm afraid the food will be gone before we even grow anything."
Ye Li took out the winter wheat she had gotten from Li Sangtian and showed it to everyone, saying, "This is winter wheat. If we plant it now, we'll be able to harvest it in the spring of next year. I think everyone knows what wheat can be used for."
"I know, I know. You can make bread, noodles, buns, and many other delicious things. My wife is the best at making these." A silly guy in the crowd shouted.
Ye Li smiled and continued, "This food will be distributed to everyone later. It will be enough food for everyone to get through the winter. Let's all work together to plow the rice fields and plant rice next spring. Then we can reclaim the wasteland and plant wheat."
"Okay!" The silly guy who spoke earlier raised his hand and said "Okay", and the others followed suit, "Okay..."
"Come, everyone line up in three teams and start distributing grain according to the population of each household!" Li Yuan directed the crowd and asked everyone to start lining up, while his subordinates were responsible for distributing the grain.
When the second elder heard what happened in the square, he couldn't get out of bed and insisted that the Song Lu brothers carry him to the square.
"What are you doing? There is not enough food in the warehouse, how can we let you waste it like this?" The second elder yelled.
Xiao Xun heard the voice and walked over.
The second elder suddenly shut his mouth and looked at Xiao Xun with fear, but in his heart he was thinking viciously about how to kill Xiao Xun.
Xiao Xun glanced at the Second Elder and said with a smile, "Second Elder, you're mistaken. This grain wasn't obtained from the warehouse. It was borrowed by Ye Li from the Holy City. Furthermore, Ye Li is leading everyone in planting winter wheat, and we'll be able to harvest it soon in the spring."
"Borrowed food from the Holy City?" The Second Elder was shocked. "How is that possible? How could the Holy City lend her food?"
"Why is it impossible? Our Ye Li knows the Minister of Agriculture of the Third District of the Holy City. Borrowing some food is just a matter of a word." Xiao Xun smiled and took Ye Li in his arms. He looked at Ye Li and asked, "Dear, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard!" Ye Li smiled, then looked at the Second Elder and said, "Second Elder, I don't think you will doubt that I was the one who damaged the rice fields. Someone must have framed me. If it was really me, why would I have to travel all the way to the Holy City to borrow grain?"
"You haven't left here at all. Where are you going to borrow food?" The second elder growled.
Ye Li raised his eyebrows. Oh, this second elder is still monitoring him.
"Second Elder, I didn't go, but I asked Li Yuan to go in my place."
At this time, Li Yuan came over, holding a bag of staple food. He walked over and put it on the second elder and said, "Second Elder, it's a good thing you're here. I won't send the food to you. You can take it back yourself."
"Li Yuan!" the Second Elder roared, "What the hell are you doing?"
"What's going on?" Li Yuan asked, puzzled. "The food is gone, so we went to find food for everyone. Isn't this the result you want to see, Second Elder?"
The second elder suppressed his anger. He had to accept this failure. After his injuries healed, it would not be too late to deal with these people slowly.
(End of this chapter)
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