403 Having enough food and clothes is the most important thing in life

The two did not dare to delay, and started looking from the approximate location in their memory. They moved a stool and knocked brick by brick. They knocked by hand at first, but their hands hurt after knocking a few bricks, so they changed to more convenient tools.

Soon they found the hollow brick. The two looked at each other and could not suppress their inner ecstasy.

As a result, they took a breath of cool air——

"Where is the thing? The thing inside?"

"Did I remember it wrong? It's not this brick?"

"Why do I remember that only one hollow brick was made?"

"The method we can think of, maybe others can think of it too, let's look for it again."

"Okay..."

...

Xiao Lu, who was pretending to be asleep, closed his eyes and listened to their self-justification.

Good man, you are a genius to think of such a way to hide things.

In the following time, Xiao Lu watched them knocking bricks one by one.

But no hollow bricks were knocked out.

Xiao Lu stood up, stretched, and moved his neck, hands and feet.

"How is it? Did you find it?"

One person said, "We may need a little more time."

Xiao Lu said, "You are just about to dig three feet into the ground, but you only found that one hollow brick? No matter how much time you give you, the result will be the same.

Instead of wasting time here, you might as well find the relevant department to prove your identity. If you are telling the truth, someone will naturally take charge of you."

The two people who came in were not the backbone. What can they do now?

"Go out and then go out again."

As soon as the door was opened, people who were pulling at the door, squatting on the ground, and pacing back and forth all rushed over.

"How is it? Did you find it?"

The two shook their heads with a look of defeat.

"How is it possible? Did you find it clearly? We were all there when it was hidden, how could it be gone? Did you find the empty brick?"

The older one said, "We found it, it's empty inside, there's nothing."

"Could it be that someone really took it away?" The oldest old man subconsciously looked at Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you suspicious of me? I told you that this place used to be a bandit's den. A bunch of poor and vicious bandits have lived in it for who knows how many years.

If you really hid something in it, it's estimated that nothing will be left."

Someone asked, "What should we do?"

The old man, who was obviously the backbone, said, "Let's go back and find the middleman. He should have a record of the transaction and then Find a few witnesses to prove our identities.

If we can't get the land back, we have to be compensated."

Everyone nodded: "That's right, there is no reason to take our land for nothing."

One person sighed and said: "I thought we would have a place to stay when we come back, but what should we do now?"

The old man said: "Let's talk about it when we get back."

He bowed to Xiao Lu and said: "Sorry to bother you."

Xiao Lu didn't dare to accept his gift and stepped aside.

The youngest among the group of people seemed to be over 50 years old. Xiao Lu initially thought they were scammers, so his attitude was not very good. But now he couldn't bear it anymore and said,

"It's getting late. How about this? You can follow me to the canteen to have a meal before leaving."

They seemed to have walked here. It would take at least two hours to walk from here to the town. Xiao Lu was worried that they would faint from hunger on the road.

The old men looked at each other and saw the obvious surprise and disbelief in each other's eyes.

"We don't have food coupons, so we won't go."

Xiao Lu said, "Our canteen doesn't need your food, but the food in the canteen is rationed. Let's see what's left at the end. Can you just eat something?"

"Is it convenient?" the old man asked uncertainly.

Xiao Lu nodded and said, "Don't worry, our factory director Su is kind-hearted, and she will do the same here."

"Thank you very much." The old man said.

"Thank you very much..."

...

After Zhang Jing'an talked on the phone with Secretary Zhou, he also attached great importance to this matter.

As a key revenue unit for the local area and even the entire city, the sugar factory has always been valued by the higher-ups and cultivated as a leading unit.

Especially now is the peak season of the year, and there can be no mistakes.

Knowing that the land deeds are in Su Taotao's hands, he suggested verifying the identities of these people first, and then taking action.

Secretary Zhou also asked Zhang Jing'an to keep the people here first, and he came over in person.

When Xiao Lu led everyone out, Su Taotao and Zhang Jing'an happened to be walking towards this side.

Xiao Lu stepped forward and explained briefly: "After knocking for a long time, I found a hollow brick with nothing inside."

Su Taotao didn't know how to respond, so she nodded and said, "I know.

It's almost time for lunch, let's go to the cafeteria to eat something first. Secretary Zhou from the county will come in person this afternoon. You can tell him the truth then. If the situation is true, we can discuss the next step."

Everyone was surprised again. Someone

from the county came so quickly?

The older man said, "That's great, thank you very much, I thought you..."

Su Taotao shook her head: "We are not opponents, as long as what you said is true, everything can be discussed, let's go eat first."

"Secretary Zhang, please take someone over, I have something to talk to Xiao Lu about."

After everyone left, Su Taotao asked Xiao Lu: "Do they have any questions?"

Xiao Lu shook his head and said: "They are quite familiar with the air-raid shelter. At first, they went for the bricks above their heads. From what they said, it seems that the land deed was really hidden in it. Who can guarantee that this land is really theirs."

Countless compensation plans flashed through Su Taotao's mind, and she almost had an idea.

"Let's wait for Secretary Zhou to come and talk about it. Don't worry, if this is the case, their land will not be used in vain.

It's just that they own so much land, although it is not used for production and has been abandoned for so many years, it is difficult to define whether they are landlords. We should try our best to give a reasonable compensation plan."

"Alas." Xiao Lu sighed, "Sister Su, I think they are quite pitiful. Look at their age, and the patches on their clothes are like patchwork quilts. They must be thinking of coming back because they can't make ends meet."

Su Taotao nodded: "It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. I know what I am doing. You go and clean out a few dormitories that are not occupied yet. This matter will not be solved for a while. If there is no result, let them live here for a while, and tell the canteen to cook more meals. "

Xiao Lu nodded: "I know, I will do it right away."

The compensation plan for land acquisition in the 21st century is either money or housing. In this day and age, having enough food and clothing is the most important thing in life. If she gives them a job and they can live and work in peace, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

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