Chen Kai thought for a while and said, "How about we build a big shed? Many wild vegetables have a short growth cycle and are very resilient."
"Although we can't eat fresh vegetables every day, we can still harvest a few crops every now and then."
Xiao Tian nodded and said, "We can give it a try."
Chen Kai knew how much grain the Chen family had stored. Although it could last longer than other families, it clearly wouldn't last until next autumn's harvest.
Once he had an idea, Chen Kai immediately put it into action.
Chen Kai found Old Man Chen and said innocently, "Dad, how about we build a thatched shed and then use wooden boxes to grow vegetables and put them in the thatched shed? That way, when it hailes, our vegetables won't be damaged by the big hailstones."
Old Man Chen thought his youngest son's idea was too naive, but he didn't discourage him, so he agreed.
Chen Kai breathed a sigh of relief. It felt so good to have such a doting family.
Chen Kai asked Er Ya to organize people to build a straw shed. He had previously had a lot of straw woven, which would be perfect for rain protection.
Chen Kai led his men to dig soil from the vegetable garden; it's better to use readily available soil for planting vegetables.
Chen Nong led people to the mountains to dig up wild vegetables and transplant them back to grow.
Sowing seeds takes time for them to grow, so it's better to transplant the wild vegetables that haven't died from the mountain back to plant; they'll grow much faster.
Daya led the people to plant the wild vegetables, water them, and then moved them box by box to the old thatched shed. They would move them there once the vegetable shed was built.
Many children from the village came over to join in the fun and help out.
When the village chief saw what the Chen family was doing, he asked Old Man Chen what was going on. Old Man Chen said directly that it was his youngest son who was causing trouble.
After thinking for a while, the village chief notified the villagers that after finishing their own tasks, each family should spare a few people to build sheds and grow vegetables.
Although children speak without thinking, he thought Chen Dong's youngest son's idea was quite good, since it's not easy to find food outside these days.
Although we don't know if it will work, we have to try, otherwise everyone will starve to death.
As dusk approached, the entire Chen family stood anxiously at the village entrance, gazing into the distance.
Zhou frowned and said worriedly, "It's so late, why haven't the fourth brother and the others come back yet!"
Daya comforted her, "Grandma, don't worry, so many of them went, nothing will happen. And my mom is there too. My mom is very strong, she's never lost a fight."
Old Man Chen said uneasily, "Bring out the donkey cart, let's go pick them up."
The Chen family now deeply regrets not buying more grain to store. Seeing that the hailstorm had stopped, Old Man Chen quickly took out some money and asked his eldest son and the others to hand over half of it to buy more grain.
The Chen family's children were not spared either, and they all handed over a portion of the money.
However, no one objected. They all felt that they would feel more at ease if they used the money to buy food. As a result, Da Ya and the other children didn't keep a single penny and handed it all over.
This time, the strongest members of the Chen family went, led by the eldest son and his wife, the fourth son, and several young men from the Zhou family.
Just as the donkey cart was brought over, they saw Chen Laosi and his group returning in an oxcart.
When Chen Laosi saw his parents from afar, he called out, "Dad, Mom, we're back!"
As soon as Chen Laosi and his men stopped their oxcart, the villagers gathered around to ask about the situation outside and whether grain prices had gone up.
Apart from Mr. and Mrs. Chen, everyone else had bruises on their faces, which clearly indicated that they had been fighting. In addition, there were only a few bags of grain on the oxcart, which made the Chen family feel very disappointed.
The village chief's wife asked in confusion, "Why did you only buy so little grain? Why didn't you buy more to store?"
Old Chen said helplessly, "The price of grain has increased by ten coins now, and I heard that the price is rising rapidly, changing every day, and the authorities can't control it at all."
"Moreover, it's not easy to buy grain now. Many grain shops in town have closed down. We managed to buy these few bags of grain with great difficulty."
Chen Laosi said, "This is still the last bit. The competition for grain is fierce now. The village teams go out to buy it, and if they can't buy it, they will steal from others."
"We encountered several groups of people trying to steal our food along the way."
After this incident, Chen Laosi realized that his family had been making a misunderstanding all along.
His family all thought that his older brother and sister-in-law were about the same strength, but they were completely wrong.
At that time, their family was queuing up to buy grain. When it was finally their turn, there were only a few bags of grain left. The grain shop owner said that he would close the shop once they were sold out and told everyone to leave.
Suddenly, a group of people came out to grab the grain, and then more and more people joined in, turning the grain store into chaos.
Chen Laosi was still thinking about how to get rid of this group of people and transport the grain out when his sister-in-law stepped in.
Chen Laoda's wife, carrying a bag of grain in each hand, smashed people away like she was wielding a hammer, and led everyone out.
Chen Laosi and the others rushed out, completely bewildered. They never expected their sister-in-law to be so strong!
Later, when they got home, seeing the waves of people who had been beaten down by his sister-in-law, they had to admit that his sister-in-law was really strong!
If you were to ask him which of his older brother and sister-in-law is stronger, you could only say that one has superhuman strength and the other has superhuman strength, so there is no comparison between them!
The next day, around dusk, Zhou's family, the families of Chen's two daughters-in-law, and Chen Xiaohua's family all rushed back.
The situation was dire. Zhou's four older brothers' grain was still there, but their livestock had all been killed and their chickens had been stolen.
On their way back, one of the two frozen pigs was stolen, but thankfully, no one was injured.
Chen Xiaohua's family was a little better off. Although all the livestock had died, they managed to bring them back, and nothing happened on the way back.
The Chen family's daughter-in-law's family suffered the worst. Their house collapsed and was ransacked. Not only were their livestock gone, but even the grain they had hidden was gone. They couldn't get anything back.
I heard that their village was attacked by bandits, and many people in the village died.
Zhou Siya cried, "Waaah... the pig is gone, our pig is gone... waaah..." She was heartbroken because all the animals in her family had died, the chickens had been stolen, and one of the pigs had been taken away.
The families of Zhou's four older brothers were also deeply saddened by this misfortune and kept wiping away tears.
Uncle Zhou said sadly, "How are we going to live from now on!"
Old Man Chen comforted him, saying, "It's good that everyone is alright. We can earn back what we have little by little. There's still a long road ahead."
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