Chapter 163 Neighboring Village Seeking Help
All the problems were solved, and the village chief didn't want to keep anyone there, so he nodded and agreed to let Xie Yunshu take Qi Man home.
This time the avalanche blocked the main road.
There are a dozen or so villages nearby, and this road is the only way to go to the county town. The other small roads have long been covered with thick snow, and the mountain roads are steep. Few people take the small roads in winter to avoid accidents.
After this incident, villagers from the surrounding villages began to complain again.
As time went by, the snow on the closed road became thicker and thicker.
At first, some villages sent several strong men with shovels to dig and clear roads in order to survive.
As a result, after just one night, the opening that had been opened with great difficulty was sealed again. It was even thicker than the day before and more difficult to dig.
Day after day, there was still no progress.
Those energetic men were starving because of the torture in the past few days. They had no energy at all and were dying like dying fish stranded on the shore.
It was a winter day with heavy snow and biting wind, becoming colder day by day. In just one month, no one knew how many people had starved to death.
New Year’s Eve is approaching, but I still can’t go out to buy New Year’s goods.
Among so many villages, Qingyun Village is the only exception.
Although we couldn't eat delicious food every day, after that bumper harvest, every household had stockpiled some food, so we could at least have a bite or two of rice for every meal and wouldn't go hungry for three meals a day.
Although life is difficult, the villagers of Qingyun Village are already extremely satisfied under the current circumstances.
No matter what, it’s better than those who starve to death!
The village heads of other villages were desperate and asked Bai Jiachun for help.
Bai Jiachun held a pipe in the corner of his mouth, blowing out thick smoke rings, looking at the seven or eight starving village chiefs in front of him with a very solemn expression. Finally, he sighed and said helplessly:
"I have no choice. Although our village has a bumper harvest, most of the grain has been handed over. Every household only keeps a little for the New Year's Eve. As the head of the village, I naturally have to give priority to the people in our village. If I help you, the people in our village will starve. Even if you kill me, I can't help you!"
After weighing the pros and cons, he still has to give priority to the villagers of Qingyun Village.
The other village chiefs sighed and talked about the sufferings they had experienced during this period, saying how difficult this period was.
Bai Jiachun: ...
It makes him seem like his life isn't difficult at all!
No matter how much the village chief from another village talked and tried to use favors as an excuse, Bai Jiachun was unwilling to give out food to help the people from another village.
"Brother Bai, if every household saves a mouthful of food, our village will have more life. As the village chief, you must consider the public. You are so petty. If they die, you will be a murderer!"
Some village chiefs slammed the table and stood up, yelling at everyone.
Bai Jiachun was no pushover either, so he naturally did not back down and responded with unyielding force:
"What does that have to do with me? I've made it very clear. If we give up the food, the people in our village will die! If you continue to be so unreasonable, don't blame me for being rude!"
If the tiger doesn't show its power, people will think it is a sick cat!
Bai Jiachun's life was relatively smooth. No matter how bad his life was, his morale was still stronger than those village heads who had been hungry for several days in a row.
Some village heads acted as peacemakers and started to persuade them.
As we chatted, the tone of the conversation changed again.
A few old men wiped their tears and left Bai Jiachun's home with red eyes.
"well!"
After the old friends left, Bai Jiachun sighed heavily, slumped down on the chair, and frowned:
"God really doesn't want to give us a chance to live. He wants to force us to death!"
First there was a rain disaster, then all the food was destroyed, and now the roads are blocked by heavy snow. If it weren't for the bumper harvest before, we might not even have anything to eat now.
Not to mention wanting to have a good New Year, that is simply a fantasy.
Xiao An's mother entered the house carrying a kettle and happened to hear her husband complaining.
Put the kettle on the stove and comfort her earnestly:
"Things have already come to this. Everything that was supposed to happen has already happened. What else can we do? Speaking of which, we don't have much food left at home. It's hard to say whether we can survive this winter."
Because of the grain they handed over last time, every household in Qingyun Village received a lot of money.
Now even if I have money, I have nowhere to spend it.
Bai Jiachun just felt overwhelmed, feeling depressed and uncomfortable, and took another long puff of cigarette:
"How many days can I eat it?"
"If we save money, we can still have food for about half a month. It looks like our village is going to be in trouble too."
In order to provide security for their daughter's future, the old couple asked for less food and more money.
Unexpectedly, man proposes, God disposes.
Bai Xiaoan is at Qi's house at the moment, chatting happily with Qi Man.
"Sister Xiao An!"
Qi Man held the steaming black rice porridge in her hand, and her dark eyes suddenly stared at Bai Xiaoan and shouted.
“Hey!”
Bai Xiaoan looked up and answered.
Qi Man blinked, took a white spoon and stirred the hot black rice porridge, her tone soft and sticky:
"I remember that your family handed in a lot of grain this year. According to the current situation, it is temporarily impossible to go out of the village to buy grain. I called you here today, in addition to talking about your business next year, I also want you to take some grain back."
Bai Xiaoan was startled and surprised. She didn't even know that there was not enough food at home. She didn't expect that Manman had been thinking about it. She was immediately moved and her lips moved slightly:
"Manman..."
"There's no need to thank you. You and I are sisters, and it's my duty to help you. I'll ask Yun Shu to bring some food to you later."
With the sign-in system, the things she lacks the least are food and money. Now the space system is full of food and various kinds of meat, and some of them need to be consumed.
Qi Man prepared a lot of food, all of which were placed in the kitchen.
With Xie Yunshu as a cover, Xie's mother was quickly fooled.
In addition, Xie Yunshu was very clever and had made a non-slip cart in the past two days, which was just right for transporting food to Bai Xiaoan's house.
This cartload of food just happened to solve the urgent needs of Bai Jiachun's family.
Bai Jiachun was overjoyed, holding Xie Yunshu's hands with tears of gratitude, and said with tears in his eyes:
"I really don't know how to thank you! So much food..."
Bai Jiachun just took a quick look and saw that there was not only rice on the cart, but also a lot of meat. This was enough for them to get through the entire winter and even have a good New Year.
Xie Yunshu pursed his lips, stared at Bai Jiachun with his dark eyes, held his hand tightly, and replied calmly:
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