"That's right!" Liuzi's father quickly replied, "I used to work for Landlord Wang and saw that the yellowish salt they used cost one tael of silver per pound. Look at this salt, it's much whiter than what Landlord Wang uses. This must cost at least two taels of silver per pound."
As he spoke, he stretched out two fingers and shook them, his face full of speculation about the price of the salt, and his eyes revealed a complex expression that he felt that the salt was extremely precious, but was also shocked by such a high price.
"Wow, so expensive?" another villager exclaimed, their voices filled with barely concealed surprise. "I never thought we'd be able to eat salt this expensive one day! This was something we never dared to imagine before."
As he spoke, he couldn't help swallowing, as if he was already imagining what it would taste like to cook with this expensive salt.
At this time, someone in the crowd shouted to the village chief: "Village chief, can we share the salt later?"
This shout instantly focused everyone's attention on the village chief.
"Yes, village chief, should we distribute the salt?" Others echoed one after another. They all looked at the village chief eagerly, with a desire for the precious salt and a little worry in their eyes, fearing that the refined salt would not be distributed to everyone. Everyone felt like there was a little rabbit in their hearts, and they were all very nervous, waiting for the village chief to give a clear answer.
The village chief looked up and saw that all the villagers stretched their necks with their eyes wide open, their faces full of anticipation, just like hungry children looking forward to sweet milk.
They gathered tightly around, their eyes fixed on the sack of precious refined salt, their eyes flashing with desire for this rare refined salt.
Seeing the villagers like this, the village chief felt warm in his heart. He quickly cleared his throat and said in a louder voice: "Don't worry, everyone! Don't worry!"
As the village chief spoke, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"We'll distribute this salt with the grain we harvest, ensuring every household gets a share."
When the villagers heard this, they were immediately excited and everyone's face instantly broke out into a bright smile.
"Haha, it's great to be able to share the salt!" A villager grinned and laughed happily.
"Yes, yes, with food and salt, we can live a good life." Another villager agreed, nodding his head, his eyes full of satisfaction.
At this moment, everyone seemed to have seen the delicious meals cooked with the distributed grains, sprinkled with precious refined salt, and the family sat together, sharing this simple yet warm meal, and everyone's heart was warm.
In fact, Yao Qingshuang put this sack of refined salt in there specially.
When they were in Ping'an County before, all their luggage and belongings were lost, and the salt they brought with them was gone.
From then on, the salt they used on a daily basis could only be maintained by the few pounds of salt found in the kitchen of the villa.
But even if we were to be frugal with those few pounds of salt, they would soon be used up.
Yao Qingshuang has been tortured a lot during this period.
She clearly felt that her mouth had become bland and tasteless, and everything she ate seemed to lack flavor, as if life had suddenly lost its color.
She knew very well that salt is vital to the human body. Long-term lack of salt will cause various discomforts in the body, such as fatigue and lack of energy, and may even affect the normal functioning of the body.
So, this time she took the opportunity to fill a sack of salt from the supermarket.
She thought that this sack of salt would bring some convenience to everyone, so that everyone could eat delicious meals during these difficult days.
At this time, the village chief cleared his throat, raised his voice, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, the salt and grain today were all discovered by Wencheng Niang! Moreover, she donated all the grain and salt to the village without hesitation, hoping that everyone would have food to eat."
At this point, the village chief's expression became even more serious: "To reward Wencheng Niang for her selfless behavior, the villagers have discussed and decided to give her family an extra 20 kilograms of grain and half a kilogram of salt!"
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, there was a sudden roar in the crowd, as if a pot of boiling water had exploded, and everyone started talking at once.
Some villagers frowned slightly, their eyes filled with envy, and whispered, "Oh, Old Lady Yao is so lucky to get so many extra rewards."
Some people curled their lips and said with a hint of jealousy: "Huh, she just found something, why did she give so much to her family?"
Everyone turned their eyes to Old Lady Yao, their eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and all kinds of complex emotions intertwined, as if they wanted to see flowers in Old Lady Yao.
Yao Qingshuang just stood there with a faint smile on her face, looking unfazed by praise or criticism.
The village chief's eyes were firm as he slowly glanced at the group of villagers gathered below.
His eyes were filled with anticipation. He raised his chin slightly, cleared his throat, and continued loudly, "Everyone should learn from Wencheng Niang in the future. If anyone finds something good and presents it to the village, the village will definitely not treat them unfairly. At that time, we will definitely give out corresponding rewards based on the actual situation!"
Everyone responded to the village chief's words, and the voices of "I understand" and "Don't worry, village chief" rang out one after another in the crowd, sounding like a scene of unanimous agreement.
But people's hearts are hidden, and no one can really tell what each person is thinking.
Take Mrs. Li for example, she has always been a shrewd and calculating person.
While listening to the words of the village chief, he was secretly thinking in his heart: Humph, this old lady Yao is really stupid. She got such a good opportunity for nothing, but she generously contributed all the food and salt to the village without even thinking about whether her family can have enough to eat.
If I had found the food myself, I would have moved it back to my home and hidden it away so that no one else could see it.
After everything is hidden safely, I will tell the villagers about the discovery of the grain. The village will give me some rewards, and I can get a lot of benefits. The dozens of kilograms of grain as rewards are not enough to eat. There are still many days to come, so how can I not think about it for myself?
And there is Widow Wang, who also has her own ulterior motives.
While she followed everyone else in responding to the village chief, she thought with disdain in her heart: Old Mrs. Yao must be confused. These grains and salt are real good things. She just gave them away like that. How much reward can she expect from the village?
Seeing that everyone looked so agreeable, the village chief stopped talking nonsense.
He thought to himself that the most urgent thing at the moment was to distribute the food and salt as soon as possible.
So they started to distribute food and salt.
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