The threshing ground was filled with jubilation, and the villagers were overjoyed. The team leader raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and when the noise gradually died down, he continued, "We have to divide this 5,000 yuan well. There are 128 households in our village. After careful calculations by the accountant and I, each household can get 39 yuan. Although this money is not much, it is also earned by everyone's hard work, and it can solve many urgent needs."
At this point, the team leader glanced at everyone and raised his voice to emphasize: "When distributing the money, each household will send a representative to come here and collect it from the accountant. As everyone knows, our village has always distributed food and year-end income according to work points, so after you receive the money, we will cross out the corresponding work points for you, so that at the end of the year, when we distribute food and money according to work points, there will be no mistakes. Let's make it clear to everyone in advance, so that at the end of the year, don't come to make trouble and say that the money is too little. At this time, you have already been distributed once. Do you understand?"
The villagers nodded in agreement, mumbling "I understand."
"I understand."
"Everyone who received the money should sign it,"
The captain continued, pointing to a table with account books, paper and pens, "The accountant is waiting for everyone there. Everyone line up and come one by one. Don't be in a hurry."
The crowd began to flow in an orderly manner, and representatives from each household walked towards the table where the accountant was sitting.
At the front of the line was Uncle Zhang. As the elder in the family, he was chosen to receive the money.
Uncle Zhang walked to the table and rubbed his hands nervously. The accountant smiled and handed him a pen and paper, saying, "Uncle Zhang, please sign here." Uncle Zhang took the pen and signed his name carefully, stroke by stroke. Then he carefully took the 39 yuan and held it tightly in his hand. With a gratified smile on his face, he muttered, "That's good. I can buy some delicious food for my grandson."
Next came the young brother Li. He walked up briskly, signed quickly, took the money and waved it excitedly, saying to the people around him: "I was just worried that I didn't have enough money to buy a new hoe for my family. This is perfect!"
The villagers came forward one by one, signed and received money, and everyone's face was filled with satisfaction and anticipation for the future.
The sunlight shines on the threshing ground, giving the scene of money-sharing a warm golden hue, and the village is full of vitality and hope.
The day before Lin Zhiyue was about to go to school, the sunlight shone through the mottled leaves, casting a golden glow on the ground.
Lin Zhiyue got up early, washed up simply, and walked towards the captain's house.
Along the way, she was thinking about how to propose to the team leader the follow-up arrangements for the villagers to collect herbs. She had both aspirations for her studies and concerns about the development of the village.
Arriving at the captain's house, Lin Zhiyue knocked gently.
"Knock, knock, knock." After a few crisp knocks on the door, the captain opened the door and saw that it was Lin Zhiyue. He smiled kindly and said, "Yueyue, come in and sit down. What can I do for you?"
Lin Zhiyue walked into the house, sat on a chair, and said seriously: "Uncle Lin, I came here to tell you about the medicinal herbs in our mountains. There are not only the few kinds of medicinal herbs I taught the villagers in the mountains, but also many other precious medicinal herbs, but these villagers don't know them. Do you know that if these herbs are collected, they can also be sold for a lot of money. But I'm going to school soon, and there will be no one to take them to collect medicinal herbs in the future."
The captain frowned slightly, looking thoughtful.
Seeing this, Lin Zhiyue continued, "I thought that we could ask the old men in the cowshed to take them out to collect herbs. They have lived in the mountains for most of their lives, and they know all about the habits and growing areas of various herbs."
When the captain heard the people in the cowshed mentioned, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and his face was full of reluctance.
He sighed and said slowly: "Yueyue, I understand what you said, but those people were sent to our village because they committed crimes. Although the higher-ups didn't specify how to deal with them, it still makes people feel a little worried."
When Lin Zhiyue saw Uncle Lin like this, she knew what he was worried about.
She said sincerely, "Uncle Lin, although those people have committed crimes, the higher-ups haven't said they will make any harsh arrangements for them. They are just forced to work here. And don't think that they are living in the cowshed now. They are all capable people. Take Grandpa Bai for example. He knows more about herbs than I do. He might have been a great pharmacist in the past. No one can predict what will happen in the future. Maybe they can go back and resume their previous lives. So, let's make a good relationship now. There may be unexpected benefits in the future."
The captain remained silent, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
Lin Zhiyue went on to say, "Besides, let them lead the villagers to collect herbs. At the end of the year, we will give them some food, and they don't have to record work points. For the villagers, this is just more people helping and more harvests, and they won't disagree. After all, everyone hopes that life will get better and better, earn more money, and harvest more food."
After hearing Lin Zhiyue's words, the captain fell into deep thought.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the room, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
After a long while, he stopped, looked at Lin Zhiyue, and nodded: "Yueyue, you are right. Okay, let's do as you say and let them take the villagers to collect medicinal herbs. I hope this matter can go smoothly and bring more benefits to the village."
Lin Zhiyue smiled brightly and said, "Uncle Lin, don't worry. I believe they can do a good job. The village will definitely get better and better in the future!"
After saying that, Lin Zhiyue said goodbye to the captain and walked out of the house happily, full of anticipation for the upcoming new arrangements and her own studies.
At dawn the next day, the morning light fell gently on the quiet village like a veil. The roosters seemed to be performing an exciting symphony. The crowing sounds one after another woke up the sleeping villagers one by one.
As usual, everyone carried farm tools on their shoulders and gathered at the threshing ground at the entrance of the village, ready to listen to the team leader's assignment of farm work for the day.
In the threshing ground, the villagers were either standing or squatting, like a group of lively notes, whispering to each other.
The "ding-dong" sound of the farm tools colliding is like a lively melody, interweaving with people's whispers, echoing melodiously in the air.
The team leader stood steadily on a slightly higher stone pier. He cleared his throat and shouted loudly like a bell: "Fellow villagers, don't rush to work. I have something important to tell you."
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