Village chief He Qiang found a stone and slowly sat down. Village chief He Qiang’s wife Wang Huahua.
After seeing He Qiang sitting down, I quickly went to give him a shoulder massage and leg massage.
After the pain in his body subsided a little, Village Chief He Qiang glanced at the paper bag containing the steamed buns several times before saying:
"Okay then, go ask those who paid to get a representative to come over. I counted the money they gave me just now.
Now, please come and get your things according to the name I called out.
You just said that a brown rice bun is one cent, a corn bun is three cents, and a water bag is ten cents, is that correct?"
Village chief He Qiang directly called Li the butcher over, called those people over, and then began to prepare to divide the things.
He was still a little uncertain about what they bought and asked again about the price of the steamed buns. After all, when he heard it, he also felt that the steamed buns were really expensive.
This water is really, really expensive. Few people can afford to drink it.
There really wasn't much water left in the village, so they only bought a portion, which was fine, since the water was really precious.
Butcher Li also sat on the ground and rubbed his aching legs and feet. Then he looked up at Village Chief He Qiang and replied honestly:
"Village chief, you are right, brown rice steamed buns are
One wen, a corn bun was three wen, and a water bag, filled with water, was ten wen.
Apart from the money given by the village, almost all the money I used to go into town was used to buy things.
There are 2,000 brown rice buns in total, and I estimate that almost every family can get one.
As for corn buns, give them whatever they want. Corn buns are mainly prepared for children at home. For adults, it is better to eat brown rice.
If they want it, they can take the corn buns. If they don't want it, they can take the brown rice buns and water.
Just give one according to the amount of money they give, and those who give less water bags can divide it among themselves."
Butcher Li briefly explained the situation, then slowly stood up and prepared to call someone to come and collect the things.
There are quite a few people in Shuihe Village now, about 200 young and middle-aged people. The older people died on the way to escape famine.
There were also some young men and some smaller children. When the others saw Li the Butcher coming, they all gathered around him.
It's like this. The village chief asked me to come here and call someone. Those of you who gave money when you bought the things, please send a representative from your family.
Then they followed me to the village chief to get things. We bought brown rice buns for one cent each, corn buns for three cents each, and a water bag for ten cents to fill a pot.
You guys can discuss among yourselves and see what you need. As for corn buns, we only bought 200.
If you have children at home, you can do whatever you want. If they need it, take corn buns; if not, take brown rice buns.
But the village chief also said that it’s your responsibility to take this thing and eat it sparingly.
You may not be able to find food later, but it would be great if you can find wild vegetables later.
If you can't find it, you can only continue to eat tree bark and roots, so you must eat this steamed bun quickly.
Don't go to the village chief to make trouble again. He won't be able to do anything if you do.
It's already very difficult for us to take care of this thing himself. If we continue to cause trouble for him, we will be too heartless, you know.
Butcher Li said these words to the people in front of him with a serious expression. He also wanted to make his words clearer to these people.
After you receive the food, keep it well. It is up to you to decide what to eat and what to put away. Make good arrangements so that you don’t have to trouble the village chief when you have no food later.
The village chiefs have a hard time too. They can't just keep asking for things. They need to make their own decisions.
"Brother Li, don't worry, we are not ungrateful. The village chief is doing this for our own good, and we know it clearly.
We won’t take things that we shouldn’t take. If we do, we will end up with nothing.
We will definitely not cause any trouble for the village chief, you can rest assured, then we will go get the things and take a rest."
Another man in the crowd thought what Li the Butcher said made sense, so he agreed with him.
Others in the crowd nodded in agreement, and each family sent a representative to the village chief to receive steamed buns.
After Butcher Li finished speaking, he started walking towards the village chief, ready to help distribute the steamed buns.
"Everyone, please line up on your own accord. When I call your name, come up.
And when you guys mentioned buying something, you need to think about how much you paid. I've recorded it all here. Don't mess around, okay?
We are all from the same village. If you have water, you can take less.
If your family is short of water and you don't have enough money, you can negotiate with others and get a water wolf for ten cents.
You guys can solve it privately. Once you get the things, the matter will be over.
Regardless of whether you have food or not, don't come looking for me again, okay?"
Village chief He Qiang saw a huge crowd of people standing in several rows in front of him, so he cleared his throat and gave instructions loudly to the crowd.
"Don't worry, Village Chief. We are not those who don't know what's good for us. We will never take what we shouldn't take. We only take what we need.
Brother Li has just told us the prices of brown rice buns, corn buns, and water bags.
We all know what's going on and have already discussed it. Now we can begin. Village chief, please start reading the names."
After hearing what the village chief said, the man who spoke just now thought it made sense and began to agree with him.
He was really hungry now, so he urged the village chief to distribute steamed buns.
After hearing this, the village chief didn't say much. He started reading out the names. Li the butcher, Shi Lei and others next to him began to help the village chief distribute the steamed buns.
Butcher Li opened the oil-paper package, and the people around him stared at the brown rice buns in front of them.
Although the color is rather dark, the fragrance surrounding it when you open it is immediately fragrant.
Everyone swallowed hard, and there was no extra sound in the crowd.
Apart from the rumbling of the stomach and the sound of swallowing saliva, the only sound was the village chief calling his name.
Everyone was eager to eat the steamed buns and was already very hungry. So they lined up in the hope of getting the steamed buns as soon as possible.
In Shuihe Village, steamed buns were distributed in an orderly manner.
In addition, Yu Qingqing and her family saw that it was getting late, so they also prepared to find a place to spend the night.
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