Chapter 10 Don't Starve 2
At the Liu family, Shuxin sat opposite everyone, looking at her family members. She was under a lot of pressure now. Ever since she said that she had discovered a large field of sweet potatoes and yams in the mountains, her family members had been staring at her.
“Tell me, how can you be so brave? That’s a deep mountain. If you dare to run in, what if you get taken away by a wild beast?” Grandpa Liu smacked his lips and said viciously.
"That's right, I knew you were brave, but I didn't know you were this brave." This is her biological mother Yang Yue.
"I see you're very capable. Should I send you to the sky to keep the sun as your companion? How dare you do such a big thing without telling us?" She was furious with her father.
Her uncles and brothers didn't dare to say anything, because her grandmother had already pulled out a broom and swung it at her. While beating her, Grandma Liu cursed:
"You are so brave, you dare to do such a dangerous thing behind my back, don't you have any family? Don't you tell your family where you are going?"
Seeing the situation, everyone didn't bother to preach and hurried to stop her, thinking that Grandma Liu's situation was not good.
In the end, Shuxin's butt got a bigger size. The family sat together and calmly discussed what to do.
Grandpa looked at Shuxin and said, "Xinbao, Grandpa knows that you are a hard worker and you are lucky because you often bring things back from the mountains. That's why the Liu family is living so well now. I also know that you are smart and calculating. Tell me what you think specifically?"
"Grandpa, we have already prepared food at home, so we won't starve. Let's sneak into the mountains to collect some and keep it for ourselves."
"First of all, just tell the villagers. We all live in the same village. It's not good to watch someone die without helping. Besides, only when the village is well, our family will be well. Our food problem won't be too conspicuous. Otherwise, I'm afraid..."
Shuxin told her grandfather her idea in detail, but it was up to Grandpa Liu to decide how to implement it.
Grandpa didn't say anything for a while after listening to Shuxin's thoughts. After a silence, he said, "Grandpa knows what you are thinking and you are afraid of exposing our family's situation. It is also because of your efforts that our family is in the current situation. Since our family has no shortage of food now, do as you say. Grandpa supports you, don't worry."
Then he explained to his aunt and mother: "The Liu family has no shortage of food now. Let Xinbao lead the way tonight. You will follow us into the mountains. You can arrange your own harvest and bring some back to your mother's house. But one thing is, don't expose our family's situation and let your mother's family know. Otherwise, you know the consequences."
When grandma heard this, she added: "Keep your mouth shut, otherwise the Liu family won't tolerate you, and neither will I."
Aunt Liu was shocked when she thought of Grandma Liu's methods. Although Grandma Liu was usually kind to her, the eldest daughter-in-law, she had never suffered any loss against others. She was an expert at scolding, fighting and discipline.
Grandpa Liu made up his mind and did not delay. That night he took the Liu family into the mountains to collect several bags of food and brought them back home at night.
On the evening of the next day, Grandpa Liu, Father Liu, and Uncle Liu knocked on the door of the village.
The first place to go is definitely the captain's house, and then go to the other's house. It is easier to operate when the captain is around, and the villagers will not ask too many questions.
Dong~Dongdongdong. The captain opened the door and saw that it was Grandpa Liu. He asked, "Uncle? What's the matter?"
Grandpa Liu didn't waste any words: "Gen, call someone to bring your weapons and follow me." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the Wang family without any explanation.
The captain Liu Shuanggen was also a smart guy. Seeing this, he didn't waste any words and called his son to follow him.
Every family did the same thing, and when it was already dawn at the foot of the mountain, Grandpa Liu asked Shuxin to lead the way into the mountain.
When they got to the mountain, the team leader asked Grandpa Liu what was going on. Grandpa Liu explained that his family had discovered a field of wild sweet potatoes and yams in the mountains. Now every household in the village is starting to run out of food, and they couldn't bear to see everyone starve to death, so they planned to take the villagers to dig sweet potatoes and yams.
When the villagers heard the team leader's news, they were so happy that they no longer bent their backs or looked miserable. They climbed the mountain with all their might. No one asked Grandpa Liu how they found out.
They only knew to eat, and even if something was wrong, they kept it in their hearts. They thought about the village and contributed their hard work to grow sweet potatoes to save everyone's lives, so they would not be ungrateful and hold on to it.
As the saying goes: Those who are loyal are mostly butchers, and those who are unfaithful are mostly scholars. Although we are all low-level farmers and don’t understand any big principles, we know how to be grateful.
Over the years, Shuxin has carefully observed the people in the village and found that there are no major villains, so she decided to do this.
Otherwise, Shuxin would not let the Liu family come forward, and it was also to let the villagers remember the Liu family well and protect the Liu family in the future.
When we got there, we passed through the cover specially arranged by Shuxin and arrived at our destination, which was a valley surrounded by shady trees and a small stream running through the heart of the valley.
The stream has no water because of the drought, and only the riverbed that has not completely dried up remains, proving that water once flowed through it.
On both sides of the stream is a large, disorderly field of sweet potatoes and yam. The sweet potato vines are still a little green, while the yam vines have already dried up. Looking at this green sweet potato field, who would have known that there is no grass growing outside!
The villagers who followed looked at the piece of land in front of them with tears in their eyes, and they died.
With such a large plot of land, each family can get two kilograms of sweet potato, which is enough to feed the family for four months if they save, and the sweet potato vines will not be wasted.
Everyone wasted no time and picked up their tools to get to work, not caring that they hadn't eaten for a long time and that they didn't have the strength to work hard. They just wanted to finish the harvest early and take it home as the elderly and children at home were waiting for the pot to be cooked.
The team leader decided to allocate the land, with each family taking one piece of land, and then going home after harvesting their own piece.
However, every time they go to dig sweet potatoes and yams, they say thank you to the Liu family. Now they can't help the Liu family in any way, but the villagers all remember it and will always look forward to their help in the future.
The villagers were happily harvesting sweet potatoes. They dug them up with a hoe and found that each one was quite big, with many growing on one vine.
They were all thinking: The crops are so good, better than in previous years, it seems we can harvest more, and we can live longer.
Thinking about how the Liu family discovered such a large area and not only did they not hide it but also told us generously, I felt even more grateful to us. This also laid the foundation for Shuxin to become the tyrant of Liulin in the future.
Shuxin gave the Liulin Brigade some tips, and when the famine was over, no family in the village starved to death.
Shuxin not only improved the Liu family's status in the village, but also gained great merit, which was manifested in the upgrade of her extraordinary mental power.
In the summer of 1961, it finally rained. Although we missed the spring planting, we still had time for autumn planting half a year later.
With the help of the rain, the forests gradually recovered, wild vegetables and mushrooms began to grow, and we finally didn’t starve anymore.
The Liulin Brigade has regained its former spirit. As long as there is no natural disaster, they will never starve if they are willing to spend their energy.
The women rushed into the mountains to find food, while the men worked on the fields to prepare for autumn planting.
After a year of drought, the fields are barren and need water to be released to nourish them, otherwise the land will be barren and there will be no harvest next year.
Shuxin smiled as she watched the men, women, and old people in the village busying themselves again and not seeing the desolate scene ahead.
Although she had experienced the end of the world and was used to the separation of life and death, she still hoped that everyone could live a happier life.
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