"If that's the case, I'm definitely willing to do it." A voice muttered softly.
"I am willing to do that too. After paying the public grain tax, whatever grain is left is ours. I am definitely willing to do that. Who wouldn't want that?"
The stunned men came to their senses and spoke up one after another.
"No one will refuse this. But, is this really possible?" The skinny man who picked up the steamed bun first asked the question in his heart.
"What are you worried about? The village chief is here." someone answered.
"But...if someone leaks the news and gets caught by the higher-ups, they'll lose their heads."
The skinny man spoke in a tense tone and had a complicated expression on his face.
"I don't have to die, but my family can't die with me."
Yang Bin looked at him appreciatively and nodded.
"Yes, your concerns are correct. So this matter must not be leaked. This is why I asked you all to come here today."
"Then how can we keep the news from leaking out?"
"Sign a life and death agreement. Everyone guarantees that everyone in their family will never leak the news. Life and death agreement, you should also know what it means."
Yang Bin continued, "If you sign this life and death agreement, then the land distribution will be done today. If you disagree, that's fine. I will not admit to saying anything I said today once I leave this room."
The skinny man agreed and was very excited, so he asked again.
"Then, can we, the dozen or so families, sign? I have a good brother who is very tight-lipped, can we include him?"
"Yes. You can bring along those you can trust. However, those whose families are unreliable and those educated youth who have not settled in our village are not allowed either," Yang Bin replied.
The village chief took over the conversation: "Yes, the dozen of you are the most reliable ones we have discussed. We can discuss the remaining candidates together. Those who have not signed the life and death agreement will be sent to work in other fields, and they will continue to receive work points."
This well-organized arrangement instantly boosted everyone's confidence.
"I'll sign." The skinny man was the first to stand up.
"I don't have any food left at home. Even the bark we dried before is almost gone. We're all going to die anyway. If I can grow more food for my family before we die, it would be good."
His words touched many people present. In fact, everyone's family is in the same situation now.
"Yes, that's right. Your family still has tree bark, but mine doesn't even have any. We can only eat dirt from now on."
"I have a question." Someone in the crowd raised his hand and spoke in a soft voice.
"Now, everyone has nothing to eat. Even if we grow crops with a short harvest cycle, it will take until the crops grow back."
Yang Bing listened to them calmly. When he heard this, he responded at the right time.
“I have access to food.”
As soon as Yang Bin said this, the noisy discussions in the room suddenly fell silent. The air was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a long while, someone finally spoke in a daze: "Buy, buy food? But now there is no food even on the black market."
"Yes, who has food to sell now? Who is willing to sell food?"
In fact, when Yang Bin said this, even the village chief and Li Shengli were stunned. They originally thought that Yang Bin was just facilitating the distribution of land to households, but they didn't expect that he could actually buy food!
The village chief trembled and said, "Yang Bin, can you really buy food?"
"Yes, I can."
Yang Bin took out a notebook and placed it on the table.
"This book contains the types of food that can be purchased, as well as their prices. You can take a look at it."
Before he finished speaking, everyone rushed over and opened their notebooks.
"Rice, wheat, sorghum, corn, sweet potatoes..."
As they read, they couldn't help but read aloud.
"Look here, there's meat! There's fresh pork, chicken, cooked jar meat, and bacon..."
"Oh my god, am I dreaming?"
Everyone was dumbfounded and in disbelief, feeling as if they were dreaming.
And the skinny man has already set his eyes on the price.
The prices of all the food in this book are actually at the same level as before the famine started. ..
The current price of food has already increased many times, but even if it has increased many times, it is still impossible to buy it even if you have money.
if……
If he bought all the food and then sold it, then...
Yang Bin didn't say anything, but he was also observing the expressions of everyone present calmly.
Seeing the calculation in the skinny man's eyes, he reminded him slowly.
"Each person can only buy a limited amount of food in this book, and can only buy it once a month. If someone wants to buy low and sell high, I won't stop them, but..."
The skinny man's heart perked up. He turned his head to look at Yang Bin and found that he was also looking at him with clear eyes.
Under his gaze, I felt as if I was not wearing any clothes, and he could see clearly what I was thinking.
He immediately gave up the evil thoughts in his mind.
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