"Second Uncle, Xiao Jian brought bones and meat to help the villagers recover."
Master Liu paused for a moment, then sighed.
"Little Jian, a former educated youth, is truly kind and righteous,"
Simply wave your hands repeatedly.
"It's not that bad. As you all know, my house is small, and I can't help with anything else. I can only contribute something in the hope of doing my part for the village."
Liu Weimin's nose stung with tears. He waved his hand, turned around, and went back into the house to call for help.
"A few people came out, they're setting up the pots!"
Like a glimmer of hope in despair, those who hadn't seen it didn't believe it. At this point, who would have anything left to offer the whole village?
Those who are family know their own situation; even if they wanted to, they wouldn't have the ability.
Liu Weimin was naturally aware of their suspicions.
"Hurry up, hurry up! Can't you see Xiao Jian is here? Someone just brought over some bones and meat. Do you want some meat and soup?"
He just looked through it and there was quite a lot of meat. Usually, when they make pork stew, they use mostly scraps, but Xiao Jian brought all the good meat.
"This is all the wild boar meat we got from the previous distributions. They brought it all over to look at us when we got into trouble. Little Jian didn't want to eat it, but you guys got a good deal. Hurry up and eat it!"
While the outside couldn't hear clearly, the elderly, weak, sick, and women inside the village office heard it all. In an instant, they all rushed out, surrounding Liu Weimin and Uncle Liu. Their eyes were filled with anticipation and longing.
Some people immediately turned their attention to the basket on the side.
"Wow, it really is meat, it really is meat."
Jian Dan quickly dodged to the side, watching them cry and laugh as they went to find a pot, move firewood, set up a stove, and light a fire. Someone else carried bones and meat to wash them, chopped them up, and put them directly into the pot.
Many more people, especially those whose houses hadn't collapsed, turned back and went back to their homes. They took whatever they could find: dried vegetables, pickled vegetables, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pickled mustard greens, dried mushrooms, dried vegetables, or even just a handful of vegetable leaves.
Soon, the two large pots in the village office courtyard began to simmer, filling the air with a fragrant aroma.
The villagers were busy, but hearing Liu Weimin's special message, they were naturally full of energy, braving the heavy snow with boundless strength.
"Fellow villagers, hurry up and get to work! Let's get this person out of here so we can go back and have some meat and soup!"
Eighteen houses collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow. They were all large families, with three generations living together, and each family had at least ten people.
Normally things are fine, but with this incident, the food and lodging for these two or three hundred people has become a huge problem.
The incident happened suddenly, and Liu Weimin and the others discussed it over and over but couldn't find a good solution. They could only temporarily settle them in an empty room in the village office and then figure out what to do next.
After all, the other families in the village also lived in mud and thatched houses, and with the heavy snow, they couldn't guarantee that no other accidents would happen.
After a while, the aroma from the pot became even stronger, wafting throughout the entire village.
Liu Weimin led his men to count the number of people again, and only after confirming that everyone in the village was safe did he breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Ling Weidong led the educated youth from the educated youth compound over, carrying basket after basket. The baskets were filled with a faint aroma of wheat, which, along with the enticing smell of meat and pickled vegetables, made people's mouths water.
"Ling Zhiqing, what are you carrying?"
After Xiao Jian brought them bones and meat, now that they saw other educated youth carrying baskets over, the aroma filling the air, they were starting to feel a little envious. Could it be that these were also being brought to them?
It's not that I necessarily want to take advantage of this, but in such a vulnerable moment, I still need some good things to comfort me.
“Village chief, we don’t have much ability and can’t help with anything else. We just brought over some cornmeal, and we each added a little something to make some cornbread. We’ve been busy all morning, so it’s perfect to eat with some vegetable soup.”
This should be the highlight of the educated youth. Whether male or female, they could get a smile from the villagers when they met them, which was a pleasant surprise for them.
The relationship between the villagers and the educated youth was generally quite awkward.
Especially after the incident in Lijiazhuang, when Liu Weimin returned again and again to sound the alarm, the villagers almost avoided the educated youth, and the educated youth also tried to avoid having more contact with the villagers.
Of course, Jian Dan is an exception, but Jian Dan is still not a very sociable person.
During this period, the previous harmony between the educated youth and the villagers disappeared, and there seemed to be an insurmountable gap between them, with the attitude of "I won't offend you unless you offend me."
At this moment, this invisible chasm seems to have been overlooked by everyone.
A hot bowl of pork bone soup, paired with fragrant cornbread, brought tears to the eyes of almost all the villagers, warming their hearts that had been frozen to the bone.
The heavy snow was still falling outside. After having eaten his fill, Liu Weimin felt much more at ease.
In just a short while, several more houses collapsed. Fortunately, everyone was at the village office and avoided the collapse, but sadness was inevitable.
Whether it's good or bad, it's still your own home. People say there's no place like home, and that saying isn't just empty words.
After lunch, it was already afternoon, and Liu Weimin and the others began to discuss their plans for the evening.
They are all locals, they know the village inside and out, they know the situation in the village better than anyone else, they even know if there are ant holes under the trees.
"These rooms are habitable, and this office can be converted into one, but how many families can live in such a small place?"
Liu Weimin was very worried.
"We'll also use those classrooms. In this weather and these conditions, the children won't be able to concentrate on their studies. Let's just use them as a temporary measure."
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