Chapter 251 Bitten by a Rat 5
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that it was indeed true.
If they run out of food and arouse suspicion, it's hard to guarantee that suspicion won't fall on them.
Zhou Zhaodi was quick-witted and even quicker-talking. She immediately praised, "As expected, Mom is very clever. If it were us, we definitely wouldn't have been able to do something so thorough."
Although she was also very distressed that the grain could not be stored in her own warehouse, the news had spread far and wide, so she no longer felt distressed.
Ma Xiulian added, "They'll probably all go dig rat holes tonight, and you brothers should go with them too."
She stayed home, bathing her beloved granddaughter and putting her to sleep.
This time, no one asked why.
They understand that they're putting on a convincing act.
If the commune finds grain, it will definitely distribute it equally among all households. At that time, each household will receive at least a bag or two, which is better than having nothing at all.
Thinking about it this way, everyone felt a little better.
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So that night, in the middle of the night, the family quietly went out with hoes and baskets.
As a result, after walking only a few steps, they bumped into the family next door.
The two families fell silent the moment their eyes met.
Old Chen's family: If we don't know how to act, let's just keep quiet.
The other party: What bad luck! The Chen family actually had the idea of digging up rat holes!
Because both families were carrying tools, it was clear at a glance that they were going out to find mouse holes.
After a moment of silence, the other person spoke first: "Since we've already bumped into each other, let's just look for it together! Once we find it, we can divide the food in the cave equally."
Chen Jianguo nodded. "Okay."
So the two families, having reached an agreement, decided to team up to find the rat hole so that they could keep their "secret" together.
But unexpectedly, they encountered even more villagers, including the brigade leader Zhao Mancang.
The people in the commune had been talking about the rat hole all day. Zhao Mancang naturally guessed what they were thinking and was afraid they would fight over the grain, so he simply waited there.
"I'm going to divide everyone into groups now, and we'll search for the rat holes area by area. That way we can save time."
He knew which households had conflicts with each other, so he deliberately grouped two such households together.
In this way, they could keep an eye on each other, and it would prevent anyone from discovering the grain and keeping it a secret.
"We've all come out here today with only one goal in mind, so I hope we can all stay focused. It's getting late, so let's hurry up and look for the rat hole. After searching the whole village, whether we find it or not, everyone go home and get some sleep!"
"yes."
The villagers all responded in unison, and then dispersed.
Old Chen's family was also divided into groups, and the whole family silently searched for mouse holes with their tools.
Only Li Chunhua looked indignant: these rat holes were clearly first discovered by her Chen family, but in the end, the whole commune benefited from them!
She's absolutely disgusting!
Several families had torches and were searching carefully at the foot of the mountain.
They were all from the countryside and knew where rats liked to burrow. After searching for more than half an hour, they finally found two large rat holes at the east and south ends of the village.
These two rat holes were even larger than the ones Old Chen's family had found before. After clearing away the weeds that were blocking them, the hidden entrances were revealed to everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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