"Oh, really? Everyone in the village seems quite nice to me."
However, Cheng Rui was receptive to advice, especially under the pressure of his younger brother's bloodline; he didn't even need to be persuaded, he simply stopped thinking about it.
"Fine, you're smarter than me anyway, so what you think is right."
So, by bringing so much wild boar meat and bones, are we trying to make the villagers think we've given away all our savings?
Is cornmeal also included?
"But sister, your cornmeal is too pure, it's a beautiful golden brown. Even Uncle and the others eat something coarser."
What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stopped in their tracks.
Cheng An didn't see it at all when he was pretending.
Lin Dongfang and Ling Weidong could tell that Jian Dan didn't care, but it wasn't really appropriate to take this out.
With a simple slap on the head,
"I forgot to add it,"
It's not that I'm reluctant to part with it, it's just that this thing makes people envious, and it might backfire.
Cheng An glanced at her sister.
"Sis, anyway, if we take the wild boar meat and bones over there, they'll just make soup, right?"
How about this?
Isn't everything fine at the educated youth compound?
Let's not send this bag of flour back; let's send it directly there. Then, we'll ask if each of them can add a little something—whether it's flour, sweet potatoes, potatoes, chestnuts, or even wild vegetables dried in the summer—anything edible can be put in. They can steam it into cornbread at the educated youth compound, and then we'll send it all to the village office. It'll be a contribution from the educated youth to the village. What do you think of this?"
Cheng An understood. Since her sister had already given up this opportunity and gained a reputation, she didn't mind helping those educated youth. After all, her sister would be living here in the future. Although she wasn't afraid of anything, it was still better than being surrounded by malice.
The group was shocked again; there was nothing wrong with what they said.
At a time like this, who would care about the amount of food? If it can fill their stomachs, what more could they ask for? Wouldn't they be weeping with joy?
Don't underestimate them just because they are educated youth. They know a lot about what's going on in the village. In fact, many families in the village don't have much grain left. The village that didn't manage to harvest half of its grain is mostly inhabited by relatives or friends. People borrow a little from one person and a little from another. The villagers are very sentimental and concerned about their reputation. If they give up, they will go hungry.
"I think it's okay,"
After saying that, they still thought it was simple, since the things belonged to her, and the educated youths had received praise for doing this good deed, so they should also be indebted to her.
Jian Dan's eyes lit up, and she cupped Cheng An's little face in her hands, kneading it vigorously.
"Xiao An, how come you're so smart? How come I didn't think of that? At times like this, we must make the best use of everything, including people."
Seeing this, Lin Dongfang said,
"I'll go back and get some things to take over as well,"
"OK,"
Ling Weidong took it.
"Well then, I'll go back and have Yuan Ye and the others gather all the female educated youths back at the educated youth compound. Otherwise, it'll be a chaotic mess. More people means more work, and looking at the sky, the snow keeps falling. Who knows what it'll be like later?"
In the educated youth compound, the female educated youth were all stunned. There was no one causing trouble. These girls weren't exactly united, but they all seemed alright on the surface.
"Did Jian Zhiqing really say that?"
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