"Report, Zhang Shuangning from Class 3, Grade 6 is here!" Little Shuangning ran up to the stage to report to the principal.
The principal was a little unhappy when he saw that it had taken him so long to arrive. He asked sternly, "Where have you been? Didn't you hear your name being called?"
"I..." Xiao Shuangning didn't know how to explain to the principal, and stammered.
"Okay, stand up and get ready to receive the prize." The principal said seriously and turned to take the prize from the table.
Xiao Shuangning stood timidly beside her classmates. She experienced this kind of scene almost every semester's opening ceremony, but this time was the most unforgettable and embarrassing one for her. Not only did she not feel any sense of honor, but she felt a little embarrassed.
Xiao Youchen was also holding an opening ceremony. However, this award ceremony seemed to have nothing to do with the freshmen, who were just there to show their support.
For him, this was a new beginning, with new classmates, a new school and classroom, and new teachers. But none of that mattered. No matter where he went, he just had to stick to his original aspirations, study hard, and work hard to give Shumei and Xiao Shuangning a better life.
Little Shuangning and little Youchen are growing up. Although life is still a little tight, the family lives happily. At least Shumei's hard work and persistence over the years have not been in vain.
At this time, an investment boss came to the village and took a fancy to the few acres of land near the road in the village, saying that he wanted to build a jade slab factory there.
After several meetings, the village and the boss reached an agreement to lease the land they liked to them.
The introduction of the jade slab factory is harmful rather than beneficial to the village. Not only did it give the village a large sum of money, but it also reached an agreement with the village to give priority to young and middle-aged people in the village as laborers, allowing them to work in the jade slab factory, solving the employment problem for many people in the village.
Before the construction of the jade slab factory started, the money had already arrived in the village, and the village chief distributed the money to each household based on the number of people.
The money was distributed, but problems with the land arose again.
Since the land occupied by the jade slabs only belonged to a few families, some people's land was completely occupied, cutting off their most basic source of food. The money was to be shared equally by everyone in the village, so of course the land issue should be solved by everyone together.
Under pressure from the villagers, the village chief was forced to reclaim the unowned land and use it to compensate the villagers whose land had been occupied. This measure was accepted by the villagers, and the opposition gradually weakened.
On this day, everyone gathered at the entrance of the village committee and distributed the land by drawing lots.
Shumei was delayed by some trivial matters and failed to arrive at the village committee on time.
Everyone was getting impatient and started clamoring for the village chief.
Villager A said, "Village chief, it's summertime, and she's making so many of us wait for her. Isn't she being too arrogant?"
Villager B echoed, "Isn't that right? Just because she's a little pretty and has two good-achieving kids, does that mean we should all treat her like a great hero?"
Villager C said, "Isn't it? If she wants to put on airs, she can just do it in her own home. But now, we have to wait here in the scorching sun for her."
The village chief tried to mediate, saying, "Hey! We're all from the same village. We'll see each other every day. Just keep quiet and wait a little longer."
Villager B quickly replied, "Village head, you're talking without any hesitation. We're all farmers, working hard in the fields, and we don't have the time to gossip about other people's affairs."
"Yeah! Start catching them!"
"Yes! Village Chief, we all caught them blindly. We didn't deliberately pick the barren land and leave it to her. It all depended on luck. What do you think?"
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Everyone was talking at once, making the village chief feel upset. He could only follow public opinion and said, "Well, then, all of you line up and come one by one. Don't complain whether it's good or bad. It all depends on your luck."
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, everyone rushed to line up and squeezed in front of the lottery table one by one.
In this way, everyone began to draw lots in an orderly manner. After each person drew the lot, they showed a satisfied expression after opening the paper ball.
Villager A opened his drawn lot and shouted with a smile, "Wow! Thank God, I didn't get the corpse-raising site."
It can be seen that they all got the land they wanted. In other words, they didn't get the land that couldn't grow any crops!
There was a piece of land where no crops could be grown at all. It had been empty for a long time, and even if you planted grass there, it wouldn't grow as well as the wild grass. It was surrounded by towering trees, and it received little sunlight year-round.
The villagers all likened that piece of land to a 'corpse-raising ground', because a corpse-raising ground is one where no grass grows in spring. This metaphor is quite fitting, isn't it?
Soon, there were only the last two lots left. None of the people who drew the lots drew the "corpse-raising land", so the "corpse-raising land" must be in these two lots.
Sister Hua and her husband gathered in front of the basin containing lots. She stretched her hand into the air and hesitated for a long time, still unable to decide which one to grab.
"Wife, have you decided which one to catch?" Her husband stood beside her timidly. Seeing that she looked hesitant, he urged her in a low voice.
"Why are you so anxious? Am I not choosing right now? The 'corpse-raising ground' is between these two pieces of paper. If... if I choose that 'corpse-raising ground', who will be responsible? You?" Sister Hua yelled at her man like a shrew.
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