He eagerly took a few steps in Yao Qingshuang's direction, his voice trembling with excitement as he asked loudly, "Mother Wencheng, you...you said you found food? Is this...is this true?"
His eyes were fixed on Yao Qingshuang, hoping to hear that affirmative answer from her again.
Yao Qingshuang looked at the excited village chief and couldn't help but smiled and nodded, responding loudly: "Yes, village chief, the food is in the cellar. Everyone, don't just stand there, come with me to move the food."
When Yao Qingshuang loudly announced that the food had been found, the entire village instantly exploded. Everyone was stunned at first, as if they couldn't believe their ears, and then they all cheered.
The expressions of the villagers, who were originally full of sorrow and sighing, suddenly changed 180 degrees.
You know, we saw that the food in the village was getting less and less day by day, and it was about to run out. Everyone felt heavy in their hearts, and thought that they would have to continue on the journey on an empty stomach for the next few days.
But now, this sudden good news instantly dispelled the haze that shrouded everyone's hearts.
The villagers' faces flushed with excitement. Some even danced with joy, shouting, "Great! Great! We have food to eat! We don't have to go hungry anymore!"
Some had tears in their eyes and kept muttering: "Thank God, I finally have a way to survive. Now I can finally travel with peace of mind."
Some even lifted their children high above their heads. The children were infected by the cheerful atmosphere and laughed continuously. The whole village was filled with joy and happiness.
Looking at the village chief, he was also grinning from ear to ear.
As he smiled, he thought silently in his heart: "This Wencheng lady is really the lucky star of our village. Every time when it comes to a critical moment, she can always bring good luck to the village. Look, she has found food for everyone again.
No one else would have been able to do this. Everyone had searched everywhere in the village before, but no one had discovered the food hidden in the cellar. Only Wencheng Niang had this ability, with her sharp eyes and careful mind, to find it in no time. She truly saved the lives of the entire village."
As he thought about it, the village chief looked at Yao Qingshuang with eyes full of gratitude and admiration.
When everyone heard that there was food, they all rushed and couldn't wait to follow Yao Qingshuang closely, walking hurriedly towards the cellar.
Along the way, everyone was talking to each other, and their voices were full of joy and anticipation.
"Oh, I didn't expect there was food hidden in this farm!" said an elderly lady with gratitude on her face.
"Yes, yes, we have to thank Grandma Yao very much!" A young daughter-in-law also echoed, holding a baby in her arms. The baby was also infected by the lively atmosphere, and looked around curiously with his big round eyes.
Soon, everyone arrived at the room with the cellar.
Yao Qingshuang walked in front. As soon as she entered the house, she raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the cellar opening, saying loudly, "See that iron ring? Just pull it and the cellar will open."
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger and saw an inconspicuous iron ring in the slightly dim corner.
At this time, Su Wenjun could no longer suppress his inner anxiety.
He hurried forward in one stride, muttering, "I'll do it, I'll do it."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, grasped the iron ring tightly, and then pulled hard.
With a creaking sound, the wooden board that was originally tightly closed was slowly pulled open, and a dark cellar entrance appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn over, their eyes filled with excitement and curiosity, and they were all eager to go down and find out what was going on.
Da Hu and the other young and strong guys could no longer contain their excitement.
Da Hu's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Hey, never mind. I'll go down and see how much food we have!"
As he said this, he pretended to jump down. The young men next to him also followed suit and moved forward, ready to jump down with him.
The village chief was quick to act and stretched out his arms to stop them.
The village chief said seriously, "Don't worry, everyone. It's dark in this cellar, and we don't know what's going on. What if there's any danger and someone gets hurt?"
After saying that, the village chief turned around and shouted to the crowd, "Dongzi, go get a torch, hurry up!"
When Su Yuandong heard this, he immediately responded, "Okay, Dad, I'll go right away!"
After saying that, he ran away as fast as the wind.
After a while, Su Yuandong ran back panting with a burning torch in his hand.
He came to the entrance of the cellar and carefully shone the torch inside.
In an instant, the bright firelight danced in the cellar, dispelling the darkness and allowing everyone to see the scene inside the cellar clearly.
I saw bags neatly stacked in the cellar, each bag standing there like a small hill.
When everyone saw this scene, a light of surprise flashed in their eyes, and that light was hotter than the flame of a torch.
Everyone couldn't help but cheer: "Great, there really is food! Now we finally have something to eat! We don't have to worry about having nothing to eat anymore!"
Everyone's face was filled with joy and relief.
After the village chief carefully checked and confirmed that there was indeed no hidden danger in the cellar, Da Zhuang and several other young, strong and nimble guys suddenly became excited. They volunteered to take some torches and ran towards the cellar entrance with excitement on their faces.
Before anyone else could react, they went down the cellar stairs with a "dong dong dong" sound.
Once they entered the cellar, the bright torchlight illuminated the surroundings, and what appeared before their eyes was a mountain of grain!
The bags of grain were neatly stacked, and the scene was truly spectacular.
Da Zhuang and the others' eyes suddenly widened, their smiles filled with surprise and excitement, their mouths almost stretched behind their ears.
At this time, someone couldn't wait to open one of the bags.
As the bag was slowly opened, the white rice appeared before everyone's eyes.
Each grain of rice is plump and distinct. Under the light of the torch, it has a soft and attractive luster. It is obviously high-quality rice.
The man who opened the bag was so excited that his hands were shaking slightly, and he almost dropped the handful of rice in his hands.
His eyes widened in disbelief, and he couldn't help muttering, "Oh my! Look at this rice! Such good food, how could it be thrown away here? The previous owner of this farm was so wasteful, throwing such good food away!"
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