Chapter 121 There is hope
As soon as the sun rose, the heat enveloped the entire Yangliu Town.
Everyone was given a small bowl of rice and pumpkin porridge, which was so sweet and delicious that it warmed the heart when it entered the mouth.
Every villager in Aozigou was sweating profusely after drinking, it was so refreshing!
But Daxing's wife found that when her husband drank porridge, he seemed to have a grudge against the bowl of porridge.
What's going on?
But she didn't dare to ask more, for fear of being scolded if she asked too much. It was better to swallow what she was about to say, thinking that he was probably still in a bad mood because he didn't go with him last night!
So he secretly taught the children: "Don't mess with your dad today, or you'll get beaten."
In fact, Miao Daxing was angry that Village Chief Lai Fu didn't take his words to heart at all. Not only did he not take them to heart, he even scolded him. He was so angry that he wanted to call Ding Xiaodie to confront her, but in the end he left the kitchen in shame.
After breakfast, Lai Fu led the men out. One group followed Ding Gui's instructions to cut branches and sharpen them into pointed spears. In Ding Gui's words, "The desert soldiers are strong and have swords, and they also know martial arts, but the men of Aozigou have great strength. Remember, don't get close to them. Use these spears to poke them from a distance. No matter what, you must poke a few transparent holes in them. And everyone, young and old, must be armed. With a spear in hand, we can resist them for a while, if not forever."
Everyone was impressed by what they heard. They thought Ding Gui had been underappreciated in the village before. No one had discovered how capable he was.
Even Lai Fu secretly lamented that he had not noticed this person before.
Another team, led by Lai Fu, went to clean some houses that had not been cleaned yet. It was a good thing to be able to get some food anyway, as there was always hope.
As for the women, they were led by Zhang Xiu and continued to make straw sandals.
After fleeing from famine for a while, even if I don’t sell these straw sandals, it’s time for the men in my family to change their shoes.
In short, everyone had something to do, and they felt that their lives had a purpose. The yamen, which had been shrouded in sadness, was once again filled with laughter and joy.
Ding Xiaodie took advantage of everyone's inattention and slipped into the crowd. She took out the leaf in her arms and asked, "Aunts and aunts, what kind of leaf do you think this is?"
Daxing's wife was chatting with someone. When she heard the voice, she looked up and was stunned: "..."
Isn’t this the leaf that my man brought back?
Or are they two different leaves? In any case, she glanced at him with a guilty conscience. In the village, everyone shared what they had to eat and what they had to use.
But she and Miao Daxing actually wanted to hide the fact that there was food on the mountain from everyone else. For a moment, she was a little confused and hurriedly buried her head in making straw sandals.
An aunt said, "Let me take a look."
She took the nearly dried leaf and took a look at it: "Oh, isn't this a cassava leaf?"
“Yes, it’s cassava.”
"Xiaodie, where did you find it?"
"Oh, this is good stuff!"
Zhang Xiu didn't know what these leaves were at first, but when she heard the word "cassava", she and her daughter exchanged glances quickly. Cassava is a root plant that grows all year round and is edible.
But on the surface, she pretended to ask: "Xiaodie, tell everyone quickly, where did you find it?"
Ding Xiaodie said cheerfully, "On the mountain, I wasn't sure if it was cassava, so I brought it back to ask everyone."
"This kid is really smart."
"Xiaodie is the lucky doll of our village."
Everyone was so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. The village had food, pumpkins, and now cassava. It felt like life was getting better day by day.
Someone suggested, "Why don't we go dig cassava now and give the men a surprise when they come back."
"Okay, okay. I feel weak all over if I don't do farm work all day. Come on, sisters, let's go up the mountain."
"Walk!"
As soon as they were told, the women all put down their straw sandals and hurried back to their houses to find tools.
"No, we have to tell the village chief about this, and then he will be responsible for the distribution." Ding Xiaodie hurriedly stopped everyone. They really believed everything they heard. With so many people going up the mountain together, what if someone got selfish and started digging and hiding at the same time? Wouldn't that cause chaos?
Now that we know it is cassava, we still need to manage it properly and divide the work.
"Kid, why are you so stubborn? The village chief is not here. Let's dig it up and give them a surprise." Sun looked at Ding Xiaodie in disbelief.
This kid is crazy. He reports such a small matter to the village chief.
She had intended to hide some of it secretly after going up the mountain in case of emergency, but when she saw that the girl was about to do something bad, she naturally stood up and strongly opposed it.
Not only Sun thought so, but Zhu also thought so.
There are also other women in the village who will definitely oppose if their interests are affected.
Someone coaxed her gently, "Xiaodie, listen to your two aunts. Let's go up the mountain and see how much cassava there is. If there's too little, we can just dig it up and bring it back. Why bother alerting the village chief now? After all, if we dig it up, the whole village will eat it together."
“That’s right!”
But everyone still saw the little girl shaking her head firmly: "No."
"Drink, you kid!"
"Xiaodie is right. Since the whole village is eating from the same pot, we should tell the village chief everything. After all, no one has any selfish motives, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Let's just wait a little longer!"
There was a hidden edge in Zhang Xiu's words. He didn't want to tell the village chief, which meant he had selfish motives. But now that he had said it, it was up to everyone to do what they wanted!
The women looked at each other in embarrassment.
This mother and daughter are really straightforward.
Everyone says they are doing it for the village, but don’t they think about their own families?
Well, now we are happy for nothing. If we continue to make a fuss about where to go, it would be selfish. No one said anything. Let’s sit down and continue making straw sandals!
Seeing that everyone sat down with some displeasure, Mr. Zhang pulled his daughter aside to talk to her in private.
"What's going on? Where did you get that cassava leaf?"
"Mom, don't ask so many questions. We have to tell the village chief about this anyway." Ding Xiaodie looked around to see if there was anyone around, then whispered to her, "There's a cassava field on the mountain, and there's a lot of it. If these people go up there without any rules, everything will be in chaos!"
Zhang Xiu nodded.
Suddenly turning around, I found two people peeking around the corner. After being discovered, Zhu and Sun came out and smiled awkwardly: "Xiao Die." "From the third family."
"Kid, I'm not telling you this, but you shouldn't have told everyone about the cassava in the mountains. You should have kept it a secret and found a good time for the Ding family to go up the mountain and dig it up. Then you kids wouldn't have to go hungry anymore!"
Zhu looked like she was saying, "I treat you all as family, that's why I'm so earnest in my advice."
Sun also said, "Yes, when the village chief comes back, you can tell them it was just a joke. Don't tell them where the cassava is. Let's go dig it ourselves tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)
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