It was a very cold day and it was almost dark. Everyone was hunching their necks, putting their hands in their pockets and heading towards the ancestral hall with their heads down.
The weather was getting even colder at night, and when the wind blew, they shivered all over.
Fortunately, it was still relatively warm inside the ancestral hall. There were several stoves lit, and there were many people, so they could keep each other warm.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"
Everyone who came in exchanged greetings with each other and expressed their thoughts on the recent weather.
"Quiet!" The gong was struck twice.
There was so much chattering below that it gave the village chief a headache.
Everyone fell silent and looked at the village chief.
"Everyone has seen the current situation. The weather is abnormally cold. It is very likely that this year will be a disaster year."
There was another lively and bustling atmosphere down there, it was extremely lively.
The village chief was helpless. Couldn't he just listen to him carefully? Are you all so anxious?
He struck the gong again, "If you want to chat, go out first and come back when you've had enough. I'll just say a few words, you can't wait."
Okay, quiet down again...
The village chief exhaled, "Several elders in the village, we discussed this afternoon. Just in case, we should hurry to the county town or town to buy food. If there is no natural disaster, it is not a big deal. The food can be eaten and will not be wasted. If this year is confirmed to be a disaster year, then the price of food this year may be the cheapest now.
You can figure out what to do. I won’t force you. If you don’t buy it, you will have no food to eat in the future. Don’t come to me crying. Crying is useless. If you buy it and nothing happens, don't blame me. If you want to buy it, buy it. If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. "The village chief glanced at the villagers below him, and seeing that they were about to make a move again, he decided to end it quickly." Let's just disperse and go home to discuss it. ”
It’s so tiring to talk about something. Why are all these men acting so sissy?
"Village chief, can you give us a price? Should we buy it or not?" Some people who have no opinion hope someone can give them some assurance.
"Think about it yourself. No one's money comes from the wind. We all feel bad. Don't blame me for spending so much time on it. Anyway, I will go buy food with the head of the village and the clan leader early this morning. Anyone who wants to buy can come with us. We will have company."
The village chief is going to buy it, so what else is there to ask? Everyone hung their heads and no longer had the mood to chat. They were all thinking about the situation of their own families and how much food they had left.
The village chief went out first. The cold wind blew and his forehead felt cold, and he woke up instantly. Damn, it’s so fucking cold!
He folded his hands in his arms, hugged himself, lowered his head and hurried home. He had to go back to the kang to warm up.
The next day.
When the village chief pushed the cart to the county town, he was followed by at least dozens of villagers. It was a huge and spectacular sight.
Why did he have to buy food on a snowy day? Because Dashu told him yesterday that he should hurry and buy food while other villages haven't reacted yet and are still waiting for the snow.
Buy early and feel safer.
For peace of mind, he decided to buy it early. I discussed it with my family yesterday and decided to listen to Dashu. It was right to listen to him because of him, they all made so much money.
When he brings the villagers out today, he won’t buy too much, lest they all come to rob him if a famine comes.
He discussed with Shunzi, Huzi and others last night and decided to go to the county town again the next day to buy some grain, and then quietly transport it back home at night and store it in the cellar first.
Recently, they all planned to dig a deep pit by themselves, and hide the food in the pit when something happened.
Zhao Dashu was not idle today. He was going to the county town to buy books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone. His daughter said that she wanted to teach the whole family to read.
He really envied his daughter, who could know everything just by waking up from a good sleep and chatting with immortals. She didn't suffer any pain in studying or learning a skill.
Unlike these vulgar people, they know nothing and have to learn everything.
Zhao Dashu scratched his head, feeling secretly delighted that he could learn to read. I just don’t know if he is too stupid and whether he can learn it.
When I was a child, I told my father that I wanted to learn to read. Not only did his father not let him study, he grabbed him and beat him up, saying that he was a pig-brained person who dared to mention studying. My mother also scolded him for being shameless and ignorant for two whole days.
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