60s: I have a store

Chapter 236: Didn’t agree to lend food?

It was late at night, but many people in Shuangtian Village were still awake.

Next, even the children could realize the plight of their village, let alone the adults. Who could still sleep?

Almost all the people sent out by the village chief today have returned.

The situation was very bad and no one could borrow any food.

Although everyone had just stored grain in their warehouses, almost all villages realized one problem: there was not enough food.

In this situation, who would be so generous as to lend food to outsiders? Wouldn't that mean starving themselves to death? Therefore, no matter what favors they had, they were useless. Some politely refused, while others spoke out directly.

"Now we are waiting for the village chief."

"I hope the village chief can bring back good news."

"I heard that Zhoujiazhuang is quite wealthy. Their harvest is very good, and when they pay the public grain tax, their wheat is rated as first-class grain!"

"I hope so."

"I think it's difficult, after all..."

Before he could finish, the person next to him glared at him and he dared not continue.

At this time, you are still pouring cold water on me?
He deserves to be beaten.

In fact, the later you come back, the more hope there is.

After all, if it was a rejection, the village chief should have brought people back. However, he has not returned yet, and it is very likely that he is walking slowly because he brought food with him.

Just at this moment, someone ran back from the village entrance.

"The village chief is back."

Everyone was refreshed.

Someone asked anxiously, "How is it? Are you carrying food?"

The man who ran back shook his head: "No, the village chief and his men came back empty-handed, but..."

"Empty-handed? It's all over now." People immediately started talking, with despair on their faces.

It’s God’s will that Shuangtian Village will be destroyed!

Some people are already thinking about which relative to go to in the next two days, and are searching their minds for some distant relatives, especially the wealthier ones.

"What are you arguing about? Wait for Xiao Liuzi to finish speaking." The captain tried to remain calm.

The scene immediately became quiet.

The young man who ran back continued, "But the village chief and his friends should have brought back good news. They seem to be talking and laughing."

After hearing this, everyone immediately regained hope.

Perhaps, the amount of grain that Zhoujiazhuang agreed to borrow was a bit too much, so the village chief and his men were unable to bring it back for the time being.

Almost all the villagers thought so.

This is the only way I can comfort myself.

When people are in desperate situations, they always need some "light", even if it is the "light" they imagine.

Upon hearing this, the captain of Shuangtian Village breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Village Chief Liang returned to the village with his men.

They were immediately surrounded by villagers.

"Village Chief, Village Chief, how is it? How much does Zhoujiazhuang agree to lend?"

"Yes! Thanks to Zhoujiazhuang."

"Zhoujiazhuang is still righteous."

……

The villagers gave Zhoujiazhuang good guy cards one by one, and all kinds of praise came out for free.

Village Chief Liang was a little confused.

Liang Zan said, "Who told you that Zhoujiazhuang did not agree to lend us grain?" They didn't say anything like that.

No?

Didn’t agree to lend you grain?

The villagers were all stunned and looked at Xiao Liuzi with unfriendly eyes.

Giving people hope, but in the end they find out that hope doesn't exist, that's hard for people to accept. You should have said it's impossible from the beginning.

"Didn't...didn't you agree? But why are you guys talking and laughing, Village Chief?" Xiao Liuzi was also puzzled.

Village Chief Liang explained: "Although Zhoujiazhuang did not agree to lend us grain, they provided us with a way to survive in Shuangtian Village."

The captain was surprised: "What way?"

"First of all, didn't the commune ask each village to send people to repair the canal? The commune will provide meals. Zhoujiazhuang transferred 20 quotas from their village to our village, and let people from our village take over."

When these words came out, the villagers were all surprised.

Adding the quota for their village, the food problem for 40 people was solved at once.

"It's indeed a good thing." Their captain Liang Qianjin nodded.

He was originally a volunteer soldier, and his ear was broken on the battlefield. After returning, he was appointed as the captain of Shuangtian Village.

"In addition, Zhoujiazhuang is also planning to do something big, but they are short of manpower, so they agreed to invite 50 people from our village to help, and they will also provide meals," said Village Chief Liang.

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers at the scene became excited.

In this way, the problem of feeding 90 people was solved.

Although the problem has not been completely solved, it has greatly reduced the burden on their village.

"For these 90 places, one person will be nominated from each family first," Village Chief Liang continued.

Shuangtian Village has 88 households at most, a very small village. So, if each family sends one person, there will still be two spots left.

No one had any objection to the village chief's decision.

As for the number of places for each family, that is decided by each family themselves and the village will not interfere too much.

"In my opinion, Zhoujiazhuang will still hire more people, so we need to build a good relationship with Zhoujiazhuang and see if we can send more laborers there."

Everyone nodded, as long as they could have something to eat, they were willing to work.

At the same time, everyone sighed in their hearts: Zhoujiazhuang is really rich!

The grain is not only enough for them to eat, but also enough to hire people to work. It is incredible. As expected of a village with first-class grain, it seems that this time the harvest is very good.

That night, every household selected someone from their family and signed up.

Two days later, Village Chief Liang brought Liang Zan and others to Zhoujiazhuang again, with a group of more than 50 people.

In order to show his importance to this cooperation, Village Chief Liang personally sent the person here.

Moreover, he also knocked on the road, fearing that if he did something wrong, it would lead to any contradictions or conflicts in the cooperative relationship with Zhoujiazhuang, and he would never let it go.

Seeing that the village chief attached so much importance to the matter, Liang Zan and others also understood the seriousness of the matter. They said that they would follow Zhoujiazhuang's arrangements and would never do anything unnecessary.

In today's environment, being able to have enough food is already very good, although you just need to do some work. Even if you are busy all year round in the village, even having enough to eat is a luxury.

After arriving at Zhoujiazhuang, we found that the captain of Zhoujiazhuang was waiting.

Originally, the old branch secretary wanted to come in person, but a small problem occurred. The pipe in the chicken hatchery seemed to be broken, so the old branch secretary hurried to deal with it. After all, the chicken hatchery is a very important asset of the village.

"Village Chief Liang, nice to meet you again." The team leader took out a cigarette and gave one to Village Chief Liang.

As for the others, he couldn't afford it. There were fifty people! If each of them had one cigarette, one or two packs of cigarettes would be gone.

"Captain Zhou, sorry to have kept you waiting. Where is your branch secretary?" Village Chief Liang asked politely.

He is not very familiar with Captain Zhou, but is more familiar with Party Secretary Zhou.

"Our branch secretary has some other things to do, so let me entertain you. Let's go, gather first and eat later. We will be busy in a while. Is everyone okay?" asked the team leader.

"no problem!"

What questions could you have when you hear about eating?
(End of this chapter)