Chapter 100 How to live in the future?
After hearing what Zhang Qiang and his wife said, Mr. Jiang's original anger turned into a sigh.
No matter who made the decision, Zhang Heshun or Zhou Chuncao, the younger generations suffered as a result, and this suffering was unspeakable.
It is natural to want to sell thousands of kilograms of wheat at a higher price, but hoarding it all is too risky;
There is actually nothing wrong whether you hoard everything or sell it. It is not scary to make a wrong decision. What is scary is to shirk responsibility after making a mistake!
Zhou Chuncao first blamed him and Shen Qing, and then blamed his own family. It would have been fine to blame them, after all, they were not living together and were not affected; but blaming his own family, Zhang Qiang and his wife, had no right to make any decisions, but had to bear all the consequences of making wrong decisions.
The ones in the Zhang family who will have the hardest time in the future are probably Zhang Qiang and his wife.
Mr. Jiang continued to wade through the water and headed towards the next house.
Most of the houses were destroyed and the flood had not yet receded. Fearing that the houses behind would collapse again, every household was in the yard in front of their houses.
It was already getting light, the rain had lessened, and I could barely see things more than three meters away.
The next family was Wang Fugui’s, who also cried and complained about everything.
But compared to the Zhang family, which has a few clear-headed people, the Wang family is very consistent - it's all someone else's fault.
And these others are him, Yingzi and Shen Qing.
"They are so cruel! If they persuade us any further, we will definitely sell our grain! All this wheat has been soaked in water. How are we going to survive in the future?"
"They must have dreamt of a flood, but they didn't tell us! The villagers must have known about it, otherwise they wouldn't have listened to Jiang Yang and sold their crops so honestly."
"Yes, when it gets light I will go ask the Zhao and Hong families to see if our family is the only one that doesn't know about the flood!"
"It must be because they went to Shili Village to bring Jiang Yu back and didn't go with us. The Jiang family is upset and wants revenge. They deliberately didn't tell us the truth and just used the rainstorm to fool us."
"He's the village chief, so petty that he doesn't even care about our lives..."
Mr. Jiang listened very quietly, and he felt very calm after hearing the last part, and even felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, he didn't actually tell the truth.
Even if we tell them, they still won't leave and won't sell their food, but when the flood comes, the losses will still be there, and then they will really be accused of spreading rumors to mislead the people!
Although there are losses now, except for the Wang and Zhang families, other families have minimized their losses. Whether their future days will be good or bad depends on their own abilities.
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After soaking in the flood for two or three hours and walking around the village to get a general idea of the situation in every household, Jiang Yang went to his two younger brothers' homes.
Everyone has selfish desires, and he is no exception. In the past, when a flood came, he would definitely go to his two younger brothers' homes first, but he knew about it in advance and reminded the third and fifth brothers so that they could make adequate preparations, so he left his two families to the last.
The adobe wall of the yard collapsed, and he stepped directly in, shouting, "Third brother, how is your family doing?"
The answer came from Zhao Mingyue's tired but still cheerful voice: "Don't worry, second brother, both our families are fine!
Daxi sent the children who were too young to your house in the carriage. The house collapsed and cannot be lived in, but the things inside cannot be thrown away. We are packing them up now.
After the wheat was harvested, my second brother forced them to sell it all! At the time, I didn't quite understand or agree with him, but I thought that making tofu could make money, so I just sold the wheat.
Anyway, families like them would not be willing to eat refined white flour even if they made money by making tofu, and would always eat coarse grains.
After switching to whole grains, I now realize how good they are!
The main problem is that the wheat was soaked in water. It would be fine if the wheat was dried immediately after being soaked in water, but the rain keeps coming and no one knows when the flood will recede. Won’t the wheat sprout?
But the ground corn kernels are fine, you can eat them just as long as you drain the water!
In particular, they also bought a lot of oilcloth and purchased carts and animals. When the flood receded, they put the food and valuables on the carts, tied them up, and covered them with oilcloth. They didn't have to worry about rain or muddy ground.
"Second uncle, fifth uncle's house has also collapsed. When the rain stops, all three of us will make mud bricks to build houses.
"But luckily I listened to you and didn't plant corn. Not only did I save energy, but I also didn't waste any corn seeds." Jiang Daxi said with a smile, trying to make the best of a bad situation.
Jiang Dabo got worried when he thought about making adobe bricks. It was really a physical job!
But there's nothing we can do about it. After a while of hardship, the family will live comfortably later.
He suggested, "Mom, big brother, why don't we take this opportunity to expand the house? Build a few more rooms so that everyone can have a room to live in."
Jiang Daxi thought about the money he made from selling tofu, and suggested, "Mom, how about making it into tile noodles? After all, we can still make money from selling tofu."
He really didn't want to climb up on the roof to change the thatch every year, because of the unpleasant black and moldy smell.
Zhao Mingyue thought about their family's belongings. Although they had spent ten and a half taels on a donkey—they and Lao Wu's family bought two together, which was a lot cheaper—they still had some money left from making tofu, and they could continue making and selling tofu, so it wasn't impossible to exchange it for tile noodles...
Jiang Yang ruthlessly interrupted: "The flood has not only affected our Qili Village, but also Qili Village is close to the city and has suffered a lot. How serious will the disaster be for those villages close to the embankment?
Xingcheng has been completely flooded, and the victims will inevitably enter the city. By then, every household in the city will be in danger. Even if they still have money in their savings, how can they use it to buy tofu? "
These words left everyone present speechless.
Zhao Mingyue and others reacted!
Yes, in Qili Village, houses collapsed, crops were flooded, and all their belongings were severely damaged. The corn seedlings in the fields weren't just rotten, but washed away, right? The situation in other villages in Xingcheng would be even worse!
Who would buy tofu that won't fill you up at a time like this? If you had the money, you could buy food that would fill you up.
The group of people whose mood was not affected by the heavy rain and floods now looked as pale as death!
Seeing his mother and brothers' expressions change, Jiang Daxi, the eldest son in the family, quickly cheered up and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Our best asset is that we're all healthy. Even if we can't harvest this year, we can still make tofu and sell it next year when the grain harvest comes in! It's just a year later than we'll be earning money."
When others heard this, they thought the same thing. With such a big flood, let alone making money, it would be great if they could just stay alive.
Once food is supplied next year, life will slowly return to normal.
Jiang Yang didn't want to break it, but he had to: "No, have you ever thought that if the walls of our house are washed away, will the crops and soil in the fields be washed away as well?"
Jiang Daxi, Jiang Dabao and Zhao Mingyue opened their mouths, not understanding.
Jiang Tian understood what his second brother meant!
His face was ashen. "Second brother, are you saying that all the fertile soil in the fields is gone? How are we going to survive in the future?"
"flee from famine!"
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