Chapter 147 Everyone in the village has a donkey!
"Dazhu, why are you here? What have you been doing?"
"Hu Zi, I'm glad you're okay! Do you know how worried our family is about you? Tell us what happened!"
"Whose donkeys are these? Why are they here? Their owners are really careless~"
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All sorts of sounds came together at once, noisy and lively.
The family members talked about how much they missed the donkey these days, and the neighbors asked about the donkey with concern.
The person being asked didn't have time to open his mouth, nor did he have the energy to explain. He just responded with tears in his eyes, "Okay, okay, yes, yes."
After a long while, every household confirmed that their family members were safe and sound, and the scene finally returned to some peace.
No longer caring about their family, all of their attention was focused on the donkey.
Upon closer inspection, I discovered that not only were there a large number of them, but each one was also shiny and extremely strong!
It's just a majestic and beautiful donkey!
Feng Meng scratched his head, looked at Master Jiang, and said awkwardly, "Village Chief, Auntie, you two should explain it to everyone! It would save us from having to explain it one by one. It would be so tiring."
In fact, they don’t know and can’t say it. No matter what the reason is, it is decided by the village chief and Aunt Shen Qing!
Everyone looked at Mr. Jiang and Shen Qing in unison, the anticipation in their eyes like a small flame, extremely strong.
Even more excited than when hearing all kinds of gossip!
Master Jiang laughed heartily, his voice loud enough for everyone present to hear: "We were delayed in our journey by making brushes earlier, so we walked slowly. We discussed purchasing a batch of donkeys to pull carts. This will save manpower and make it easier for us to speed up our journey later without getting tired.
So let them go out early to explore and see where there are good and strong donkeys. It won't delay the time if they buy them in advance, right?"
When they heard that they were buying so many heads at once, the children were the first to cheer!
With the donkey, their parents can live a much easier life.
The honest man also said happily: "The village chief is really thoughtful! But it goes without saying that Aunt Shen Qing paid the most money. She is really good to us!"
"Yes, we rely on her all along the way. Otherwise, we would not be much better off than those disaster victims."
"Look at those disaster victims. No wonder Wang Fugui thinks he's a good leader. They might have suffered the least losses among the disaster victims."
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The clever and experienced mind had already guessed what was going on, but it had not been confirmed. Suddenly, it occurred to him that even if it was confirmed, he could not say it out loud!
Realizing this, they cheered happily: "What a good buy! All we need is donkeys!"
"It's really practical. From now on, I can pull one less cart and use the other one to take turns pulling. I guarantee I can cover an extra twenty miles every day!"
"I can do that too!"
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A stranger not far away looked at the scene in front of him and listened to the intermittent cheers. He felt envious, jealous, and even a little hateful!
They don't have enough to eat or warm clothes, but these people still have spare money to buy donkeys. Why can they have so much money to spend without doing anything?
They risked being caught and beheaded in Anping City just to snatch a tiny bit of silver!
The world is unfair.
He stopped listening, turned around and ran back quickly.
Mr. Jiang said to the crowd, "Alright, now each family should send someone who can make the decision, and we'll draw lots to divide the donkey."
"Draw lots?"
"Sharing the donkeys?"
Aren't they supposed to use whichever one is assigned to them? Do they still need to separate them?
Mr. Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, one donkey per family. From now on, it will be yours. Whether you raise the donkey well or not is your business."
Everyone is still like in a dream, confused and unreal.
Even those who had guessed the donkey's origins were still unable to react.
How come it's theirs?
This is a donkey, worth more than ten taels of silver! And it becomes theirs?
The donkeys were divided up and numbered. At the same time, one person from each family came out and followed Mr. Jiang to a secluded place nearby. They reached into the wooden barrel and took out a piece of paper.
After everyone had a note in their hands, Master Jiang looked at the people in front of him and said solemnly, "I'm sure you've guessed the origin of the donkeys, but from now on they only have one origin, which is that Shen Qing bought them with the money she earned from selling her brushes and gave them to everyone!
This is so that we can increase our speed and reach Jincheng sooner. Everyone, please don't forget this favor!"
"Of course, we bought this donkey ourselves with the money." Zhao Mingyue said happily.
As soon as she spoke, the people behind her immediately understood and echoed, "That's right! This is a donkey fleeing famine, as precious as water during a drought!"
"How could we forget? We wouldn't be willing to buy it ourselves, so only Auntie would be willing to buy it for us!"
"I want everyone in my family to remember this, too! We must pass it down from generation to generation, and never forget Sister Shen Qing's kindness!"
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Mr. Jiang Er's eyes showed satisfaction, and then he lowered his voice and asked as if he was discussing something, "Now there are twelve, and we have ten families in total. After all, Shen Qing has contributed the most and taken the greatest risk, so my plan is to give the remaining two to Shen Qing as well.
What do you think? "
"Village chief, what are you talking about? It's like a dream for us to get one, so are we still thinking about getting the remaining two? What kind of people would we be then?"
"That's not a human being at all. Village Chief, I agree with you a thousand times! I have no objection."
"I have no objection at all. I, I am extremely satisfied with it~"
I used to think that these were either hidden by Song Lao Er or ran away, but I never expected that it was Aunt Shen Qing who secretly brought them back!
While they were regretting and feeling annoyed afterwards, Aunt Shen Qing had already taken action, and the difference between them was immediately apparent.
Originally, she could have monopolized it, so who could say anything? Now each family has taken one, and they still want the remaining two. What's the difference between them and Wang Fugui and Zhang Heshun?
If it were them, would they really be willing to share a dozen donkeys... Thinking of this, they looked up at Shen Qing who was chatting and laughing with the women on the other side, their eyes full of admiration.
As men, their minds, horizons and knowledge are far inferior to Shen Qing's...
The donkeys were quickly divided, and no one had any objection to the ownership of the remaining two, so Shen Qing did not refuse anymore.
After all, there are only two more, and it would be inappropriate to give them to anyone.
However, her family didn't have any carts to pull, so the three donkeys they were given could be given up to help other families pull carts.
Like Shen Qing, the Guan family was also able to give up their donkey. His family already had a cart, which was carrying Guan Xiaoshan and grain at the same time. He carried his belongings on his back, and after the grain was placed on Shen Qing's cart, his belongings were transferred to the cart. Naturally, he had no use for the donkey he got now.
Mr. Jiang's second, third, and fifth families already had large livestock, so after each of them got a donkey, it was enough for them.
The Feng family didn't have much property to begin with, so a donkey was enough.
So the four donkeys that were freed up were lent to the Zhao, Qin, Hong and Zhou families respectively.
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