"The living conditions of these immigrants from the southeast are really too good. Their dishes are so greasy."
"How can they be so willing to add oil?" Everyone was shocked. These days they usually don't add oil at all, just boil it in water. There is really no way to cook a dish without adding oil. In fact, it is just a matter of smearing a little oil on the surface of the pot.
Greasy?? This is something I really don’t even dare to think about.
"Those kids are so chubby, I've never seen anything like them before. I don't know how they got assigned to open up wasteland here. This is really difficult. I wonder if they can't lift anything with their hands or shoulders." As the village chief, this is what he worries about most. They are here to open up wasteland, which sounds very glorious, but if the situation is not good, then...
It would be fine if the laborers in the village were all there, but it would be troublesome if none of them could do their jobs. The economic situation in recent years has not been very good. Sigh...
Aunt Li wasn't worried about that. "They're all tall and strong, so how could they not be able to work? I think you're just worrying for nothing."
The son at home didn't think so. He had just gone with his father and the village's tentative team leader. Every household looked at him in amazement: "That sounds like it's okay, right? They're all tall and strong, so they can definitely farm. At worst, they can go hunting in the mountains. But there are only a few of them. Many families don't even have a single laborer."
Aunt Li even wondered if she had misheard: "How is it possible that there isn't even a single laborer? Not even a single strong laborer?"
She figured it wasn't a big deal. After all, how long had they settled down? Hadn't the family been struggling to make ends meet before? Or...some people left and never came back. Honestly, they died, and no one knew where they were. So even if they had a young boy or girl, they could still be used as labor.
Unexpectedly, the son shook his head and said, "No, they just don't have any labor at home. I've seen several families like this. They only have children, and those children can't even hold a hoe."
Aunt Li was shocked. Doesn’t that mean all the adults are gone… “Really?”
This was no small matter. If a family lost its labor force, what would they eat? Of course, if it was just one family, it would be fine, but what if many families were in this situation? What would the production team do then?
This is not something that can be solved by just giving some subsidies.
Village Chief Li sighed. "It's okay this year. We just immigrated, so the subsidies are in place. But next year..."
I just immigrated this year, and the notification itself was very sudden. Also, because it was not planting season, there were various subsidies, so I definitely wouldn't starve. But this year is over, what about next year?
Many of those children are still very young, and it is unknown how many years they will have to wait before they reach the age to go out to work. To be honest, it is not certain whether they can live to that age.
Why!
"Those kids don't know how to manage the household. I think the things at home are pretty good. If this continues, they'll inevitably be cheated."
"They want to build schools, clinics, and education? These kids are so bold!" Village chief Li was speechless when he thought of this. He hurried to visit each household today. He originally just wanted to get a rough understanding of the situation, but the kids actually pulled him and said they wanted to open a school.
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