Just when everyone was immersed in the harvest of so many fish, they did not expect that the village chief would hold a meeting directly on the village dam.
He also specifically instructed that everyone in the village who could walk and breathe must attend the meeting.
The July sun was hanging high in the sky. The people standing on the dam were so scorching that they couldn't even open their eyes. Sweat was dripping down their cheeks like raindrops.
At this time, He's mother was standing beside Yu Wan with a fan in her hand, fanning her and speaking worriedly.
"Xiao Yu, your face is flushed. The mung bean soup should be chilled by the time you get home."
Hearing this, Yu Wan nodded, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.
This premonition came out of nowhere, so she asked the system what exactly would happen.
However, the system repeatedly kept silent about this, only saying that it could not be leaked in advance, otherwise it would affect the development of the entire incident and produce a butterfly effect.
Yu Wan had no idea about this, but he still had some idea in his heart.
Firstly, his space was filled with food. Even if an unpredictable situation occurred, at least he and his family would not go hungry.
Secondly, apart from anything else, Yu Wan is still very confident in his luck.
The village chief stood in front of everyone at this time and first looked around at the densely packed crowd below.
Then he spoke loudly with the loudspeaker.
"Before the double harvest this year, everyone should store up their food supplies.
I know that in the past some people took food to some unspeakable and unauthorized places to exchange it for money to buy meat or save the money.
I will forgive all the past events, but this year every household must honestly store food for me."
It is impossible for the village chief to tell everyone directly that unexpected accidents will occur due to some abnormal natural phenomena.
Let everyone stock up on food in preparation for various unexpected events.
But saying this is likely to cause panic among people and have the opposite effect.
After the villagers heard what the village chief said, those who were well-informed naturally had a plan in mind.
Since the village chief said that we should store grain honestly, then we should store the grain.
But some people inevitably have other ideas in their minds. After all, the whole family is farming on the land, so where can they find money on weekdays?
There is no money at home, and even if there is food, I still feel anxious.
So every year before the harvest, they would take the surplus food from their homes to the black market and sell it to people in the city.
In this way, I can save some money for my family.
Now the village chief doesn't allow them to sell the surplus grain. Doesn't this cut off their source of income?
After hearing what the village chief said, Chen Hua felt even more disdainful.
This year she had agreed with her parents that they would take the family's surplus grain to the black market to exchange for money and buy her a new piece of cloth to make a skirt.
She wanted to be the first girl in the village to wear a new dress this year, so that she could attract everyone's attention, including He Huaishu's.
At this time, Chen Hua was secretly competing with Yu Wan. Since she could not compare with Yu Wan in appearance, she wanted to suppress Yu Wan in other aspects.
After hearing the village chief strictly forbid them from exchanging grain for money, Chen Hua curled her lips and pretended not to hear.
After returning home, Chen Hua's parents frowned and discussed with Chen Hua.
"Chen Hua, why don't you listen to the village chief and stockpile this year's grain first?
Next year, I will buy new fabric and make the skirt in the same way.
After all, the village chief is more knowledgeable than us. If he tells us to store food, then we should listen to him and do so. It will not be wrong after all."
When Chen Hua heard this, she immediately felt annoyed and said dissatisfiedly while sitting at home.
“Why should we listen to the village chief? What if the village chief just can’t stand us getting ahead and is afraid that we’ll become rich?
Besides, the village chief himself didn’t explain why he asked us to store grain, so why should we listen to him?
In my opinion, the village chief's words are not credible. Besides, if you don't sell the old grain now, how will you be able to sell it when the new grain comes out?
What's more, what if the village chief just thought that since we wouldn't sell the old grain, he could sell it himself and get a good price."
Seeing that Chen's mother was still hesitant, Chen Hua sat next to her, took her hand and spoke coquettishly.
"Mom, just promise me, please.
It just so happens that new food is about to arrive, and there are few people in our family, so we can’t eat much.
After selling the old grain, my family not only had money to buy new cloth for me and make new clothes.
Please give me some more money to see a doctor. I have a bad taste in my mouth and this isn't a solution.
If I can't get married in the future, I won't be able to take you with me to enjoy happiness."
After hearing what Chen Hua said, Chen's mother was still a little hesitant. If the grain was sold and the village chief found out, that would be disastrous.
But at this time, Chen's father made the decision with a slap of his hands.
"Why are we listening to the village chief? Can't we make our own decisions about our own food?
Listen to me, sell all the grain. After that, Chen Hua, go make a new dress for your mother as well.
Let others see our women dressed up beautifully, so I can look good when I go out."
Hearing this, Chen Hua nodded excitedly.
"Dad, you're the best."
Because Mr. Chen had never given birth to a son in his life, his back had been hunched over in the village all his life, but now it finally straightened up.
His daughter is pretty and she will probably marry a rich man in the future.
Their family might be able to become citizens of the capital, which would be much better than those families in the village who had sons.
After hearing what Chen's father said, Chen Hua's mother waved her hands and said with a look of resistance on her face.
"Chen Hua is just a little girl, so just make her some new clothes. I'm already old, why would I wear new clothes? Wearing them out would just make people laugh."
“Why not do it!
Mom, when I take you to live in the capital in the future, you have to get used to wearing new clothes often.
From now on, I will make new clothes for you every month."
Hearing what Chen Hua said, Chen's mother smiled and tapped Chen Hua's nose.
But Chen Hua was wearing a mask all the time, so he just touched Chen Hua's nose through the mask.
At this time, Chen Hua urgently needed her family to sell the old grain and give her the money.
She wanted to go to a big hospital in the county to see if her bad breath could be cured.
You know, it's so hot, and wearing a mask every day when going out really makes her feel like she's going to get prickly heat on her face.
The village chief thought that after saying so many strict prohibitions, the villagers would more or less listen to him.
However, he didn't expect that not only Chen Hua's family didn't listen to him, but even Zhao Dafu, who lived next door to the He family, still didn't listen to the village chief.
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