After breakfast, Chen Heping slowly went to the village chief's house. He still had to communicate with Director Li today, and the other party should be here soon.
When he passed by a house, he took a casual look and saw a child coming out, then another child coming out, and then another... another child coming out.
Chen Heping couldn't help but stop...
What's going on? What's going on? Why are so many children coming out of the same house?
Are you visiting each other so early?
I turned around and was about to leave when another child came out of the house...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
Chen Heping was dumbfounded. Seventeen in total!
What does this mean? Why are you all gathering together so early in the morning?
I went to the home of Village Chief Li in a daze and told him about this. Village Chief Li shook his head helplessly and said, "I know those children. They are all poor people. There are only one or two left at home. They probably eat together. If the big pot only burns their own children, wouldn't it be a waste of firewood? It must be difficult for them to get all that firewood with such little strength."
As we all know, it takes a lot of effort to boil water in such a big iron pot, not to mention cooking a meal, so it is most cost-effective for so many people to cook together.
I have to say their guess was correct. At least these kids cooked a big pot of food, and then everyone shared a little bit and they were full. It didn't matter if they really weren't full, they could just go home and stuff themselves with something else. Those things that didn't require cooking could be eaten however they wanted after returning to the Anywhere Door.
Chen Heping sighed after hearing this. These children were indeed pitiful, but they themselves had experienced days like this, and their lives back then were even harder than they are now, so he couldn't feel sad about this kind of thing.
What's more... "Our brigade is also very worried. There are seven households like this... Either they have children, or they are still young. This year it's okay, but what should we do next year?"
He was under a lot of pressure, because what was at stake wasn't how much land he could plant, but whether everyone could have enough to eat. He glanced out the window again and said, "Look at the weather, it's getting hotter by the day. At this rate, we won't be able to plant anything this year. I was hoping that since I wouldn't have to worry about growing crops, I could still grow some vegetables. But in this weather, the vegetables will probably die."
Village Chief Li puffed on his pipe and said, "There's nothing we can do this year. Everyone, please bear with it. We have to wait until next year to see how we can divide the money more evenly."
Chen Heping only wanted to say this, so he nodded immediately. "I'm relieved when you say that. We can wait a year, but it won't be serious if we wait longer. We can't wait until these children grow up, right? It will take many years. Even if I don't say it, others will be angry."
Village Chief Li also understood and nodded. "I'll talk to Director Li about it, but there are really too many children in the village. From yesterday to today, many people have come to us and asked about setting up a nursery."
The two men have known each other for a long time and are brothers-in-law, so they have no reservations when talking about these things.
Chen Heping was a little confused: "What is a nursery?" This was the first time he heard of it.
"It's an institution that helps look after children. Aren't there many children whose families have left them? So they need a place like this to raise the children. A few people are assigned to take turns there every day, and the work points can be lower."
"How can this be possible? The others will definitely not agree. Why should I arrange a job that only pays work points and then have to support other people's children?" Everyone in the village knew what kind of people they were, so without even thinking about it, they would definitely not agree. Even if you explained it to the sky, it would be useless. If you can't even make ends meet, how can you care about how others are doing?
This has nothing to do with whether you are kind or not. The main thing is that everyone is having a hard time and you just can't spare any extra energy.
Village Chief Li had the same idea at first, but after discussing it with others, he felt that it was indeed feasible. Besides, the village had nothing right now, and as for the so-called subsidies… that kind of thing can only be called a real subsidy if you actually get it.
In this case, they should strive for more as early as possible. This will only benefit them and not harm them, so there is naturally no need to hesitate.
Village Chief Li was quite resourceful. After hearing the suggestion from the earlier immigrants, he figured things out immediately. Now was the perfect time to share his thoughts, so he enthusiastically began, "We can apply for subsidies for this as well. Did you know that we're a model village? We could consider it. What if we could add a school, a clinic, and a nursery? If we do well, we could even build chicken and pig farms."
Chen Heping was stunned. He had never expected the village chief to be so vindictive. This was completely different from before. Had he become bolder after immigrating? "This... no matter how good your talk is about the nursery, it's useless. This nursery will definitely not work. As for the school and the clinic, those are matters for the future. Let's ask Director Li later. Let's not talk about this for now."
In fact, he still hadn't figured out what the village chief was trying to say, and he seemed a little confused: "Don't get so excited, this is no small matter. What will happen if everyone in the village is dissatisfied? We have just formed a village. If you step out like this, they will definitely be unhappy."
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