In the evening, the Tang and Jiang families, along with several of Jiang Xian's brothers, came.
We had two tables, one for men and one for women, and had a lively hotpot together.
The reason why we have fun together after the disaster is over is mainly to appease everyone's previous emotions of worry, fear and concern.
The ancients had the idea of using a lively and exciting event to wash away all the bad luck.
The reason why Jiang Xi'an wanted to invite everyone to a lively gathering was also because of An's mentality.
Use popularity and a lively atmosphere to dilute the psychological harm suffered by your family.
After dinner.
Jiang Xian left Tang's parents and several of his brothers alone.
"I left you all alone today because I have something to say!"
"I can't make up my mind about this matter right now. It concerns the food and clothing of our entire village!"
"Also, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential. If even a little bit of it gets leaked out, it will likely get us into trouble!"
Jiang Xian considered it carefully and did not hide the seriousness of the matter from those present.
"Brother, if you have anything to say, just tell me. We are all brothers here, and none of us are talkative!"
A man wearing a melon-shaped hat, with a mustache on his face, crossed his arms and hunched his shoulders, was very curious about what Jiang Xian had not finished saying.
"Yes, in-laws! If you have something to say, just say it!"
My in-laws are usually quick and decisive people, why are they so slow today?
About the big events in the village!
What big thing could happen in the village?
The biggest problem is that some families do not have enough food stored, so they will probably have a hard time getting through this winter.
Could it be that the village chief is talking about food?
Tang Aiguo urged Jiang Xian while thinking in his mind.
"I think you all know about the trouble my Xinyi suffered today."
"But what you don't know is that after my daughter-in-law hid in the cave, she found a batch of food underneath!"
"It must have been stolen by mice from the mountains or the fields. The amount isn't huge, but it's not small either!"
When Jiang Xian said this, the tense expressions on the others' faces immediately relaxed.
This rat has been stealing food for a long time.
Since ancient times, a small portion of the grain in the fields would be stolen by mice and stored for the winter.
Because the number is not large, the villagers don't care much.
In previous years, when we dug rat holes, we could only find one or two pounds of grain at most.
Often when people couldn't survive a famine, they would go looking for food in rat holes, which would at least allow them to survive for a few days.
Although this year is difficult, every household has made mental preparations. As long as every household eats less at each meal and adds more water to cook, I think they should be able to survive until the beginning of next spring.
Even if a family is so poor that they can't survive, the other people in the village can't just stand by and watch, so they will provide some help.
Besides, every winter, people starve to death.
But most of these families have too many people and too little labor, so they cannot store enough food.
Or maybe he is a lazy guy who is always cheating and slacking off. He deserves to starve to death.
"It's just a small matter, brother, is it worth it for you to call us all here?"
"Why not just take out the food?"
The man in the melon-shaped hat scratched his head. Even if there was more food than in other rat holes, how much more could it be?
His elder brother has really made a big fuss this time.
"There isn't much food, but my daughter Xinyi said it's estimated to be over 2,000 kilograms!"
If everyone didn't care about the previous words, they all became excited when they heard that it was over 2,000 kilograms.
"Brother, are you serious?"
Another man with a scar at the corner of his eye asked excitedly. Their family has the largest population among the Jiang brothers.
In previous years, if it weren’t for the help from their brothers, they would not have been able to raise so many children.
But it is not a good idea to always rely on the older brothers to take care of the family. Fortunately, the older children have started to get full work points this year. It is estimated that in another one or two years, the strong labor force in their family will grow up and life will be better.
He also thought that this year his family would have to grit their teeth and endure it, but they couldn't trouble their brothers anymore.
Unexpectedly, at this time, I suddenly heard the news about food.
You know, recently every household is only willing to use a handful of rice when cooking.
That's the food for more than ten or twenty people. Many people lie at home all day in order to avoid wasting energy.
In this way, you can eat less food, drink clear porridge, and put all your hopes on the coming year.
These families are reluctant to even buy more wild vegetables. You know, they didn’t stockpile much wild vegetables before, and there would be even less after they were dried.
"How can I lie to you?"
"I called you here to discuss this matter. Over 2,000 kilograms may seem like a lot, but there won't be much left to share with the villagers!"
"It's impossible to distribute food to the entire Qingshan Brigade. With more than 50 households in our village, if we don't divide it by headcount, each household will only get 40 kilograms. But with these 40 kilograms of food, no one in our village will starve to death this year!"
In fact, in the entire Qingshan Brigade, there are only these 50 or so households that belong to the original Qingshan Village.
Those who came after were incorporated later and do not count as the original villagers of Qingshan Brigade.
Moreover, only these 50-odd households had their houses built on the same piece of land, while the other teams were more or less separated by some distance.
So in Jiang Xian'an's heart, only the people in their team are the real villagers of Qingshan Village.
As for the other small villages that were incorporated later, they have their own managers.
It is divided into the first team, the second team, the third team, the fourth team and the fifth team.
The other brigades all have captains, but the first brigade is managed by Jiang Xian, the former village chief!
It sounds complicated, but it is actually simple.
The topic returned to the issue of food distribution.
"Brother, it was my niece's wife who discovered the grain after all. Although my heart warms when I hear about the grain, have you discussed this matter with my niece's wife?"
Jiang Laoer adjusted the melon-shaped hat on his head. Distributing food is certainly a good thing, but family harmony is the most important thing.
There is no reason to have conflicts with your own family because of other people.
"Xinyi told me this. If my daughter-in-law hadn't agreed, I wouldn't have told you this!"
"If I have food, won't I just take it out and eat it secretly?"
Jiang Xian gave his second brother a cold look, but at the same time he felt a little warm in his heart.
As expected, brothers are different and always side with me.
"My dear, are you worried that if you distribute the grain to the villagers, someone will tell others about it?"
"Actually, you don't have to worry about it so much. If anyone dares to tell anyone, we'll just throw them out of our village!"
Tang Aiguo's family has many strong laborers, so they don't need food as urgently as other families. After all, their third generation has not been born yet.
However, thinking about his eldest daughter-in-law who is pregnant and about to give birth, it would be good if he could get more food. Then he can give more nourishment to his daughter-in-law and let her give birth to a healthy grandson in the future.
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