Chapter 82: Visit from the Village Chief
After returning home, Su Nuoli asked Lichun, Lixia, Liqiu and Lidong to look after An Yi together. Don't worry about the rest. Four of them will guard one person. Either they let him go on purpose, or they are more skilled than the others. In these two situations, these four people don't need to be careful, and An Yi will just pack up and take him away!
When I entered the main hall, I found the head of the village was there, and my grandfather, father, second brother and his wife were also there.
Grandpa Su Bo saw Su Nuoli and said directly: "Li girl, the head of the village is here. It was Ge Yuzui and his men who saw our family buying a cart of grain, so they asked the head of the village to come and ask about the situation."
"Hello, head of the village. It seems that I arrived at the right time. The family hasn't started yet. I also gained a little from my visit to the nearby area this time. Then let me talk first." Su Nuoli said after greeting.
The elder brother looked at his sister Su Nuoli and said directly: "We went to the street today to buy six feet of cloth for my new bride to sew clothes, but we met a few ragged people on the road. At first we didn't pay attention to them, but later when we got to the town, we found a rice seller, and the sign outside said that the price of rice had increased.
When I was about to go to another house to ask, I met an old friend of mine. I heard from him that many businessmen were hoarding food. Seeing this, I also bought a cart of food and brought it back. After all, I have a large family and one cart of rice and food will last for a long time. I was thinking about buying more! After all, the price of rice changes every day, and the waiter said that the price will probably go up tomorrow. ”
Su Nuoli continued, "Well, that's what I heard. The difference is that I asked a refugee and the news I got was not optimistic. He said that they came from the northwest. The river in the village has run out of water, and they can't drink the spring water in the mountains for long, so they came out to find a way to survive."
The head of the village became more and more anxious as he listened, and he thought about sending his son back to find his second son who was working in the town to inquire about the situation. He said, "If that's the case, we have to go buy some food. Fortunately, the clan leader told my family to sell old rice a few days ago. Otherwise, we would have to spend a lot of money. What's the price of rice now?"
Now the price of polished rice is 34 wen per liter, and the price of brown rice has risen to 18 wen per liter. The rice that was stale or even had bugs in it used to cost 3 or 4 cents, but now it costs 8 cents. The second sister-in-law answered directly.
The village chief was in a hurry to leave. Before leaving, my grandfather said to him, "I hope you will tell others about us. Just say that you got the news. My family wants peace and quiet, and we don't want outsiders to disturb us. I have one more thing to ask. I hope you can issue a pass for our family and the Chen family."
The village head said in surprise: "This... This is, that is to say, if there is a real drought, you plan to leave with the village."
Grandpa said directly, "Yes, that's right. Let's be frank. Our family has our own plans. If we go with the villagers, it will definitely slow down our journey. Our journey will be delayed by at least a few days. This is a great waste of time and food. With so many of us, a day's food is very limited! And the Chen family must go with us, after all, his only child can marry into our family."
The head of the village readily agreed and said he would provide a pass for them when he returned.
Everything went too smoothly, which made me a little anxious. Sure enough, the head of the village didn't come after a while. When Xiao Anyi was released the next day, the head of the village didn't come either. In fact, if you are afraid of being targeted by someone when applying for a pass, you don't need a village head at all. After all, when we apply for a pass, we have to include Grandma Shi and Grandpa Mo’s names on it.
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