Chapter 24: Food distribution in the village every Monday
If this had happened in the past, it would have definitely been a major case that shocked the entire country after it was exposed, but now the power and Internet are out and no news can be sent out.
They had executed the people, but the damage caused to the nearby villagers was irreparable.
"You don't have to go to town to buy things anymore. Every Monday, we will airdrop things to the village. You just need to organize people to pick them up..."
The village chief listened to what the two men said, smacking the welding smoke from his mouth. Suddenly, a rotten egg was thrown in and hit the two men.
The stench dissipated in a moment and the villagers retreated one after another. The two men stood up, looked at the rotten eggs on their bodies, and looked at the villagers standing in the yard.
A rotten egg was thrown at the two men from behind the crowd, but they were obviously well-trained. Not only did they dodge it, they also caught the woman who threw the egg at them.
The woman had her hair disheveled, her expression was dull, her eyes were dark, and she looked listless. The crowd dispersed, and for a moment the area around the woman became a vacuum zone.
The village chief tapped the welding cigarette holder in his hand and said, "Aunt Chunhua, what are you doing?"
The woman screamed and rushed towards the two men, pretending to fight them to the death, "My husband has been killed, give me my husband back..."
"Executed. You say it so lightly, but my husband is already dead. Why don't you send more people to the mall to watch over him?"
"If you had done something, my husband might not have to die, and the murderer wouldn't have had the chance to kill anyone."
“Wuwuwuwuwuwu, I can’t even get through to the police. What on earth are you doing…?”
The woman collapsed on the ground, and the village chief stepped forward to help her up. Several relatives of the victims in the crowd looked at the two with anger on their faces.
The two were speechless for a moment. They had already thought of the scene before them, and they were not angry. They just let the villagers scold them.
"You all should go back. There are dozens of villages of all sizes nearby. How can they take care of them all..." the village chief tried to calm them down.
He was also saddened by the death of several villagers in the village. Finally, the village chief followed the orders of the two men.
They have drawn up a list of the deceased's family members and are preparing to give additional compensation to the deceased's family members.
Each person was given a military coat, cold-proof shoes, and snow boots, and the food they received was enough to keep them full.
But for those who had lost their loved ones, these compensations were completely insignificant. Xiang Yu stood in the crowd and watched.
They may shrug it off now, but as the blizzard wears on and the extreme cold sets in, they will be grateful for this food.
Another person took out a walkie-talkie and said, "It's ready here, but we need to temporarily add seven sets of cold-weather gear."
Soon an airplane flew in the sky. After it reached above Xiangjia Village, a huge box was pushed down from the plane.
The parachute opened and the wooden box slowly fell into the snow. After the two left, the village chief organized several young men to pry open the wooden box and take back the contents.
In the box were some canned meat, two boxes of instant noodles, some fresh vegetables, and starch sausages.
There were also a few canned fruit bottles at the bottom of the box.
The village chief and his family sorted these things and recently counted the number of people in the village.
Looking at these things on the ground, the village chief frowned secretly. The things piled together looked like a lot, but if they were to be distributed according to the number of people.
Each person only gets a little bit, which may not be enough to feed themselves, but most people in the village are farmers.
Farming is the way to make a living all year round, so every household probably has some surplus food. It seems that they had taken this into account when distributing food to the village.
The villagers lined up directly outside the village chief's house. The village chief placed all the things in the yard and distributed them in front of the villagers.
This will also prevent them from doubting themselves.
Now, a month has passed since the first day of Blizzard, and everyone was discussing in low voices while queuing.
I don’t know when the heavy snow will stop. “The vegetables in my field are all frozen to death. There is nothing to eat.”
An aunt complained.
"Fortunately, my family harvested the fruits early, but some of them were frozen and rotted after just two days. What a sin..."
"How can there be only this much? How can this be enough for everyone? Village chief, you know there are more than a dozen people in my family."
"Yes, Village Chief, this is not enough. You know my kid, his appetite is bigger than mine."
Of course, everyone was not satisfied with the food they got. In order to be fair, the village chief even poured out the canned fruit.
It is put in a disposable cup so that everyone can have a bite.
Soon it was Xiang Yu's turn. He had a small piece of canned fruit in his cup, about two bites of it, four starch sausages, three bags of instant noodles, and two pounds of vegetables.
The vegetables looked like they were grown in a greenhouse and were very fresh. If you eat them sparingly, they would last you about three to four days.
It’s best to find a place to lie down after eating and don’t consume anything, otherwise you will get hungry faster because these things don’t fill you up at all.
Although everyone complained in their hearts, they still took the food and left as they thought about the fact that the food at home was almost gone.
The village chief suggested that everyone should stay at home and minimize outdoor activities, especially children.
Around 10:30 in the evening, Xiang Yu was cutting pork by the stove in the living room, with various seasonings placed on the stove.
There was a small barbecue grill next to the rocking chair at the door with a burning charcoal fire. Xiang Yu put the marinated meat on iron skewers and grilled it on the barbecue grill.
A bunch of green vegetables that she had picked up during the day had already been washed and skewered by her. She only used a small amount of ingredients, just enough to fill her stomach.
There was a noise outside the iron gate. Xiang Yu looked at the time. It was already ten o'clock in the evening. Who would come to see her at this time?
Uncle Xiang and his son Xiang Yi were standing outside the door. When Xiang Yu opened the door, they also smelled the faint smell of barbecue in the air.
Instead of going out directly, Xiang Yu just stuck his head out and looked at the two of them in confusion.
Xiang Yi was carrying a basket on his back. When he saw Xiang Yu open the door, he put the basket down, took out three frozen cabbages from it and handed them to Xiang Yu.
"The vegetables in the field are all frozen to death. Xiang Yi and I cut them down at night when no one was around. There are too many to eat. Take these three and bring them into the house quickly."
I looked around at my uncle, afraid of being seen.
After a while, Grandma and Xiang Ling came back from the back mountain with a backpack on their backs, and snow piled on their shoulders and heads.
Nowadays, every household in the village has limited food, and every neighbor knows what each family grows in their fields.
They were probably afraid that others would steal their vegetables, so they collected all the remaining food in the fields overnight.
"Grandma said you went to town to look for us last week. You went even though it was so dangerous. Just take these three cabbages."
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