Feng Qingxue felt relieved after hearing what Father Lu said.
Guan Cheng jumped up happily, and Guan Yu's pale face, with a hint of red, also showed a smile.
"I will go back tomorrow and bring Jiang He and the others here!" If he stayed in the Guandi Temple, he would be out of reach of his good friends. But it would be different if he lived in the Xishan air-raid shelter, as they were close and could take care of each other.
Father Lu said, "Why are you panicking? Tianjun won't have class tomorrow. You two brothers should go to the air-raid shelter and clean it up. Tianjun knows where the shelter is. You can find the way there. Then bring some hay and vines inside and make it thicker. Bring an old mattress if you have one at home. You can't let the children sleep on the floor when they come. It's colder in the mountains than outside. What if they get frozen? This is one thing."
"When I find the way, I will go too. Uncle Lu is very thoughtful. The second thing is probably to get some food for them first. They are all children and can't just eat wild vegetables." Feng Qingxue thought to herself and find an opportunity to ask Chen Ming for help and exchange the fine grains for a few hundred kilograms of coarse grains that were in the process of being wasted.
To her, whole grains are unpalatable and difficult to swallow, but to those children they are life-saving.
Of course there are coarse grains in the space, but try to save as much as possible.
Although fine grains are delicious, the quantity is not as great as the coarse grains that are exchanged for them, which can save many people.
Father Lu nodded slightly, "We have some dried sweet potatoes stored at home. You two brothers should prepare the air-raid shelter and move in directly after you pick up the people. Then we will send them the dried sweet potatoes. Not much, just half a sack. Let them eat them with wild vegetables. There are mountains and water there. Whether they can live well by relying on the mountains and water in the future depends on their own abilities."
"My uncle is not at home these days. When he and my aunt come back, I will ask him to register those children. During the busy farming season, I will ask the half-grown children to help and earn a few work points to eat." This was the only way Feng Qingxue could help.
As far as she knew, except for the strict household registration system in cities and towns, the countryside was relatively chaotic and the management was relatively loose.
Wang Zhengguo is the team leader and branch secretary, he can definitely help.
"We have good soil here, and the crop yield is high. When it's time to harvest, we wish we had more people to work. Your idea is completely feasible! Of course, we have to ask your uncle to settle Acheng Ayu's household registration, in the name of distant relatives seeking refuge. Besides, in normal times, when they are digging wild vegetables, they can cut pig grass and return to the team to feed pigs, cows and livestock. Five kilograms of grass is one work point. There is strength in numbers. Even if the work points earned in autumn cannot fill their stomachs, they can survive if they are half full."
Half a year of vegetables and half a year of grain, you won’t be full, but you won’t starve to death.
"Yes, yes, yes. In our Caohu Brigade, you can get work points for chopping wood, cutting grass, herding cattle, digging rivers, etc. as long as you work for the brigade. It's just that the work points are not as good as those of strong laborers." Feng Qingxue continued, "For the time being, live in the air-raid shelter and slowly gain acceptance from the people in the production team. Then ask my uncle to buy a piece of homestead to build a house. We have no shortage of money, so this way we can live long-term."
Guan Cheng burst into tears and choked up, "Enough, enough, that's enough, that's enough!"
For kids like them, this is the best way out.
Aren't they forced to beg because they are homeless and have no household registration? Urban residents are issued food rations based on their household registration. Even if they don't have a job, they still have a certain food ration standard. One more resident will add a burden to the country. The countryside relies on work points, and the grain output is low. There is not enough for the villagers to share. How can they take them in to share their own food rations?
Father Lu and Feng Qingxue arranged accommodation for them and provided them with a livelihood. Such kindness could never be repaid in several lifetimes.