How can we all live together? With so many families, are we going to bring them all to our own homes?
But there's not enough room to sit down.
Wang Guifen added, "We just held a village banquet, which cost several taels of silver, and we don't plan to hold another one anytime soon."
But I thought, after the New Year, people in our village won't be able to visit relatives, and I figured no one would come anyway. Why don't we hold it again during the New Year?"
She still had a dozen or so taels of silver in her savings account, but she didn't plan to use it.
"Sister-in-law, this is a great idea! Our whole village can celebrate the New Year together, which is more lively than if we just had our own family together. Most importantly, it also takes care of families who can't cook the New Year's Eve dinner!" Zhao Lan thought this suggestion was excellent and fully reflected the reality of their village.
“There are many injured people. Magistrate Wu has been sending waves of people to probe the situation. We don’t know what will happen next. We should take care of the villagers as much as we can. The sooner they recover, the safer we will be,” Zhang Huixin said with a sense of sympathy.
"Besides, there are still more than ten taels of silver in the village coffers, which should be enough."
Wang Guifen shook her head and told her father-in-law about his plan: "Those savings cannot be touched. Father said that the Ding family is responsible for bandaging and preparing medicine. Putting aside the manpower, the money for the hemostatic powder and bandages should be given to Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding, right?"
With so many people injured, we can't expect Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding to contribute both money and effort.
Aside from Fan Qian and Fan Dazhu, who are not innocent, the Zhao and Sun families, as well as the men and women who were injured on the front lines, are all wronged. They shouldn't have to suffer pain and then have to pay for medicine.
"No! They were injured protecting everyone; we absolutely cannot let them down!"
Once you've been disappointed, it's incredibly difficult to win people's hearts back, and getting people to protect the village becomes just empty talk.
The medicinal herbs are very expensive, and the gauze is not cheap either. There are so many injured people, and we don't even know if a dozen taels of silver would be enough. We can't move them.
"How about we each contribute as a group?" Wang Guifen asked thoughtfully.
Impoverished families with small households often cannot afford to give gifts, so several families can only pool their resources to give one. Is this still the case during the Lunar New Year?
Upon hearing about the form of contributing money, Zhao Lan and Zhang Hui, who also came from impoverished families, immediately understood what was going on.
The two agreed: "Okay, does Father agree?"
"I'll go tell Father."
The old village chief listened attentively for a while, then interrupted, "Alright, eldest daughter-in-law, do as you say."
I don't know why, but the older I get, the more I enjoy being in a lively atmosphere.
They also prefer family reunions.
With the approval of her sister-in-law and father-in-law, Wang Guifen beamed with joy and said happily, "Then I'll go ask Shuiqing first! Let's see if she's willing to contribute to the gift together!"
Shuiqing wholeheartedly agrees: Let's celebrate the New Year together!
The villagers need nutrition, and the injured need it even more. It's good for everyone to get some nourishment.
However, she really didn't know how to pool her money to contribute.
Fortunately, Wang Guifen said, "I've thought it through. Chickens, ducks, and geese can lay eggs, so killing them would be a waste."
Rabbits are not a problem, especially since it's uncertain when they can be sold again, so the priority is to collect rabbits, with each household contributing according to the number of people. Eggs are also available, so they are also contributed according to the number of people.
As for staple foods, refined grains are unnecessary; whole grains or dark flour will do. Mix them together, let the dough rise, and steam them. They'll be much fluffier and softer than flatbread.
If the conditions are bad, we have to find ways to change them.
Shui Qing really liked Wang Guifen's spirit!
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