After leaving the county government office, Village Chief Li and Meng Tianze went to the street to buy a batch of goods to take back to the village.
"The weather this year is strange. It's already the end of March and it's still so cold. The warm clothes we bought for the village aren't enough, so we need to replenish them for everyone," Meng Tianze said as he drove the cart.
Village Chief Li continued, "When we came back from the border town, A-Zheng also prepared so much leather for everyone, so that the women in the family could make some clothes, shoes and socks for the elderly and children first. As for us men, it's not a big deal if we get a little cold."
“Uncle Village Chief, don’t be afraid. I still have some cotton here that I can share with everyone. I can’t let you get cold,” Jiang Qinyu said immediately upon hearing this.
Village Chief Li asked curiously, "What is cotton? When did you bring it to my niece?"
"Uncle Village Chief, please don't ask. In short, I won't let anyone get cold," Jiang Qinyu said with a smile.
The cotton in the system store is so cheap, why not buy it? Plus, buying cotton can increase your transaction count, it's the most cost-effective thing to do, she won't lose anything by buying some.
Village Chief Li pondered for a moment, "But we can't let you give the things to everyone for nothing. How about this, I'll have them exchange them for work points, and those work points will be credited to you."
“Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Uncle Village Chief.” Jiang Qinyu agreed after a moment’s thought.
She wasn't in the village last month, so she didn't get any work points. She wouldn't get many when things were distributed next time. But now that's good, she can exchange cotton for points from other villagers, so she won't lose out.
Meng Tianze chuckled and said, "If you ask me, sister-in-law, you are really good to us. Not only did you share high-yield seeds with us, but now you're even giving us things to keep warm. We must be very lucky to have met you in our past lives."
“Brother Meng, you’re exaggerating. Everyone in the village helps each other. Otherwise, like when the bandits came before, if we hadn’t united, our village would have been gone long ago.” Jiang Qinyu didn’t take credit.
In junior high school, one of her most respected teachers said: "Those with little ability should cultivate themselves and manage their families, while those with great ability should govern the country and bring peace to the world."
This statement seems a bit off, but if you think about it carefully, isn't this how the world works?
When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven.
Without the sacrifices of our ancestors, there would be no blessings for future generations.
If everyone only cares about themselves, the world will eventually end.
Of course, when it comes to being selfish, Jiang Qinyu doesn't hesitate for a second.
The three returned to the village, put the things they had bought in the ancestral hall, and then it was lunchtime.
"My dear niece, come on, come on, let's go to your uncle's house for dinner," Village Chief Li invited cheerfully.
Jiang Qinyu didn't stand on ceremony and nodded with a smile, "Then I'll have to eat two more bowls of rice today."
"Eat, eat as much as you want!" Village Chief Li patted his chest generously. "There's plenty of food at home!"
Jiang Qinyu and Meng Tianze couldn't help but laugh along.
Indeed, Dingshui Village today is not the same as Dingshui Village last year. Even though they still use the work point system, the output of each family's land is directly stored in their own granary. With sweet potatoes and high-yield winter wheat, every family has a full granary.
Oh no, there are one or two exceptions, such as Lu Yancai's family and Wang Pozi's family.
Lu Yancai's family is lazy and didn't want Jiang Qinyu's high-yield seeds.
Wang Pozi's family deliberately went against Jiang Qinyu and refused to take her seeds.
So now that other families in the village have a bumper harvest, their two families can only watch helplessly.
During the meal, Meng said, "Ah Zheng's wife, you don't know, now Wang Pozi and the others are regretting it to the core."
Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "It's no use regretting it now. We can only wait for next time."
There will definitely be people in the village who will sell seeds to these two families, and that's none of Jiang Qinyu's business.
Seeing that the two families had suffered a setback, Jiang Qinyu's mood brightened considerably. Although she didn't eat three bowls of rice, she still managed to eat one and a half.
That afternoon, Jiang Qinyu was tidying up the yard at home.
Because Mrs. Chen often came over to clean, she didn't need to tidy up much. It only took her an hour to restore the house to how it was before she left.
I had just finished harvesting and was resting in the yard when there was a knock on the gate.
"My dear niece, it's me." Village Chief Li's voice was full of joy, making everyone who heard it smile.
Jiang Qinyu stepped forward to open the door, greeting them with a smile, "Uncle Village Chief, Uncle Chen, Brother Meng, what brings you here?"
Village Chief Li came with Meng Tianze and Chen Shao's father, followed by Li Dachui and several others.
“Hey, we heard before that you had a kang (heated brick bed) at home, and that it was really warm, so we wanted to come and see how it was made. Now that it’s cold, we’ll get one for our homes too,” Village Chief Li said with a smile.
Jiang Qinyu first let the people in, then asked with a puzzled look, "The kang (heated brick bed) in my house was made by the older brothers from the village chief's family. Didn't they know how to make it?"
"Don't even mention it," Village Chief Li glared at his son with exasperation. "Those blockheads can't remember anything. They've even lost the blueprints you drew for them."
Jiang Qinyu was both amused and exasperated. "It's alright, it's alright. I'll draw another blueprint right away, and the older brothers can teach it to the uncles and elders."
It's just a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), and the people of the border town all have one. There's no reason why the people of Dingshui Village shouldn't have one.
Jiang Qinyu worked quickly and finished the drawing in no time, then gave it to Village Chief Li and the others.
“The blueprints are static; these things need to be adjusted according to each company’s situation. I’m not a professional in this area, but the Li brothers certainly know how to do it,” Jiang Qinyu offered a few pointers.
While thanking Jiang Qinyu, Li's sons looked at the picture and asked questions on the spot whenever they didn't understand something, while they were still with Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu was generous and explained everything she needed to to them clearly.
"I never expected that my sister-in-law, who didn't lift a finger, would know more than we do," said Li, the village chief's eldest son.
The others echoed this sentiment.
Jiang Qinyu felt embarrassed by their compliments and offered to pour them some water.
Everyone quickly stood up and took their leave.
"My dear niece, thank you so much!" Village Chief Li said sincerely. Then, as if remembering something, he looked at Jiang Qinyu and said, "Tomorrow we have to go to the fields to harvest the grain again. Don't our families still have an acre of rice planted?"
Jiang Qinyu was stunned. "The rice can be harvested now?"
"I went to the field this morning and saw that the rice stalks were almost crushing the seedlings. We need to harvest them quickly," said Village Chief Li happily.
Jiang Qinyu felt conflicted; this shouldn't be the time to harvest rice!
Maybe it's because it was produced by the system!
Regardless, a good harvest is a good thing.
The next morning, everyone in the village came to Jiang Qinyu's family's rice paddy.
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at this, people used to say that this time of year is when food is scarce, but I see that our village has had a pretty good harvest this year."
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