My village can't be like this

Chapter 400 Explained
The meal was not finished until around nine o'clock in the evening, but no one got up to go home. They all stayed here to brag and chat.

Because this is a habit in the village. No matter whose house you go to eat, if you pack up and go home immediately after eating, it is a very impolite behavior. You will be looked down upon by everyone afterwards, unless there are special circumstances.

So even though they had finished eating, everyone was still sitting in the yard of Zhang Jianwen's house.

The women who came to help followed the old lady in clearing away the dishes on the table and taking them back to the kitchen for cleaning.

The old aunt also made a large pot of tea and carried it to the yard for everyone to pour.

That's not all. The old man also went home and took out his box of leaf cigarettes, cut them into pieces with scissors and put them on display for smokers to roll themselves.

The smokers were not polite either, so they grabbed the cut tobacco leaves and began to wrap and roll them.

Nowadays, many smokers can smoke leaf cigarettes and carry a small cigarette stick with them.

After rolling it up, he inserted it into his pipe and started puffing away.

Even some people who don’t bring a cigarette stick will borrow the cigarette stick after others finish smoking and smoke another one.

Zhang An couldn't help but sigh, the service at the old uncle's house was not attentive. He only took care of the food and drinks, and finally took care of the tea and cigarettes after the meal.

"Hey, the grain sellers have come to the countryside again in the past two days. I heard that the price of a hundred pounds of millet has increased by two yuan today."

Everyone was chatting and talking, and then someone began to discuss the matter of selling grain.

The yield of hybrid rice is getting higher and higher these days, and with the introduction of fertilizer, everyone's grain harvest is okay.

In addition to the share of grain, many families have a lot of grain reserves.

So many people will sell some of their food. After all, besides eating, other things have to be spent.

"Yes, when I was going to the market last week, I heard someone say that I was just waiting for them to come to the village to harvest, so I sold all the millet at home."

Now the grain station is still open normally, and farmers can transport their grain there and sell it any day of the year.

But now few people are willing to sell directly to grain stations because the purchase price of grain stations is lower than that of these dealers.

Although it's not much lower, based on the unit of [-] kilograms, it's still a dollar lower no matter what.

After working hard to transport it to the grain station, the price of grain is still lower than what those dealers collect in the village, so now everyone tends to sell to grain dealers.

It turns out that there is no other way. Only the grain station can collect it. Selling it to others is just speculation.

Now that policies have been liberalized, everyone has a clear idea of ​​what is good and what is bad.

"Oh, your family has become popular. You are selling so much grain all of a sudden. You are not going to live a good life in the future."

When they heard that this man planned to sell all the food in his family, everyone around him screamed.

Although selling grain is something that every farmer does, I have never heard of anyone selling all their grain.

Most people sell hundreds of thousands of pounds every year, and anyone who can sell half of their family's harvest is a ruthless person.

After all, in this era, food is more important than money in the hearts of farmers.

Some people would rather be poor than have no food stored at home.

There is food at home and they are not panicking. They do not want to live the same days of starvation as before.

So even if you live in poverty, as long as you have enough rice to eat every meal, it is enough.

"Hey, there's really nothing we can do about it, but the younger one in the family is going to give birth to a fortune. The bride price he wants doesn't even have a fortune, so he has to sell the grain to get it together."

Now everyone is silent. Although they have to live their lives, the life-long events of the children at home are obviously more important.

If it were other people here, if this kind of thing happened to them, they would choose to tighten their belts and let their children take care of the family first.

"Anyway, now that the policy is good and things are going well, the family can't actually eat much food. It's enough to keep a little bit so that new food can be put into the warehouse."

Although the old man who just said he wanted to sell grain had some worry on his face, he didn't look so panicked.

Because it’s almost April now, and in a few months, as soon as the rapeseed is collected, plowing the fields and planting rice seedlings will begin.

After a short wait of four or five months, the next season's rice will be mature.

This era is not like before, where we ate one meal and worried about the next.

Without so much extra expenses, they can keep enough food for the family.

As long as we can survive until autumn, when new crops are harvested, life will become easier.

"Hey, what you said seems to make sense. If I hadn't waited for the dealer to come over, I would have sold the extra grain at home. Anyway, I can get it back after half a year of new grain. I don't know if the price of grain will be so high in the future. ”

Although these days, food is still the most important thing in everyone's heart.

If it is not a last resort, few people will choose to sell food in large quantities.

But there is one thing our ancestors said rightly: there must be brave men under heavy rewards.

Now that food prices are the highest they have been in so many years, they are lying if they say they are not interested.

Initially, everyone was hesitant, worried that they would starve after selling the food.

But now there are people taking the lead in charging forward, and their courage has also been emboldened.

At this moment, everyone was whispering to each other, and they were all talking about selling food.

"You guys should be more cautious. Food is the capital of the family and the confidence of the family. If it is sold out all at once, the family's wealth will be gone."

Zhang Jianwen saw that more and more people wanted to sell their food, so he started to persuade them.

Although he did not object to the villagers selling food, selling food on such a large scale made people feel a little panicked. He always felt that something bad was going to happen.

"Yes, the family is not in a hurry to spend money, so there is no need to block the family's financial resources at once. Think about it, why is the price of food so expensive at the beginning of this year? Then there must be a shortage of food somewhere, and the price of food is so high It will rise, and now everyone has sold out all the grain. If the price rises even higher in the future, wouldn’t it mean that we will suffer a loss from selling?”

Zhang An originally planned to offer a few words of advice. After all, he knew that this year's flood was coming.

By then, there will be food shortages across the country, and food prices will rise even more exaggeratedly than now.

Moreover, this flood happened to occur in July and August, when the rice is in bloom, and the continuous heavy rain will cause serious damage to the rice pollination this year, and this year's harvest will definitely be greatly reduced.

Now everyone is tempted by the rising food prices and pins their hopes on the new crops harvested in the autumn.

Others don't know, but Zhang An knows that if they really do this, life will be difficult in the next one or two years.

Even if they sell the grain now, they still have money in their hands, but the price of grain at that time was much higher than now.

Moreover, there are many more people who are richer than rural people. Even if they want to buy it by then, I am afraid that the grain station will not have that much food to sell to these people.

After all, from the past until now, the food at the grain station has always been given priority to the people in the city.So after Zhang Jianwen spoke, he followed closely with a few words of advice.

After all, he didn't want everyone living in the same village to reach that point.

"And if you think about it, there has been no thunder before and after the Jingzhe this year. To put it bluntly, if the year is bad and there is no harvest, I am afraid that we will not only be hungry this year, but also next year."

"Of course, that's what I said. No one can tell what will happen in the future. You can just make your own decision. Don't blame me when you see others selling for more money."

Zhang An would only say this much about these hints. It was impossible for him to tell people directly that there would be no gains due to natural disasters this year. That would be mindless behavior.

As the old saying goes, good words can never persuade a damn ghost. He has said everything that needs to be said. As for how to choose, that is the decision of others.

However, after persuasion, Zhang An still removed himself.

If God plays a joke on him and the flood disappears, then some people will inevitably blame him.

However, he also hoped that God was also joking with him. After all, the farmers and common people were the ones who suffered the most due to floods.

"That's right, Zhang An would have forgotten it if I didn't mention it. I'm afraid life won't be easy this year. Zhang An is right. There is nothing urgent about money now, so I'd better keep this food and not sell it."

At this time, some people heard Zhang An mentioning the Waking of Insects, and then they remembered that since the beginning of spring, even though there have been several spring rains, there has never been a spring thunder.

Some people who are more superstitious at heart, or who listen to advice, have already begun to beat the drum in their hearts.

When I thought of the days when I was hungry, I immediately decided not to sell food or to sell less food.

"What are you afraid of? There is no risk in anything you do these days. You might choke to death even if you eat. How can you make money if you are afraid of this or that?"

There are so many people in the village, and there are those who listen to advice, and there are also those who are not afraid of death.

This kind of people are born with a love for money, and the two yuan increase this year is a temptation they can't refuse.

In this regard, Zhang An stopped talking. If these people were his close relatives, such as his second uncle and third uncle, he would still persuade them earnestly.

But they are all other passers-by. He can only remind him that he has done his best. No matter how much, it will be rude. Adults have their own choices.

The crowd was originally quite lively, but because of the food sales, the atmosphere was a bit off.

So everyone only stayed for half their pay, then got up and went back to their homes.

"Zhang An, wait a moment, I have a few words to tell you."

Seeing everyone leaving, Zhang An was naturally ready to leave, but before he left, Zhang Jianwen stayed behind.

"I asked you to sort out the bees without telling you in advance. You won't blame your uncle in your heart."

After everyone left, only the old uncle and the old uncle were left at home, as well as Zhang An himself.

"Anzi, your uncle did this unethically. If you don't want to, just reject them directly."

At this time, the old aunt also spoke and looked at her man reproachfully.

It turned out to be because of this. No wonder when we were eating just now, the old aunt kept looking at the old uncle with big eyes.

"Uncle, aunt, this is nothing. My uncle also feels sorry for those bees. He has always advised me to be more diligent and raise more bees, but I am lazy and the dishes at home are not small now, so I don't have them. This plan, so my uncle made this decision for me. I have no objection. Distant relatives are worse than close neighbors. Helping everyone will ultimately help myself. I have not forgotten that when my grandparents left, I had to thank everyone for helping me. Woolen cloth."

Seeing that the old aunt was still losing her temper, Zhang An couldn't help but want to laugh, but the two of them were his elders, so he didn't dare to laugh directly.

When Zhang Jianwen mentioned this matter, he also wondered why the old uncle didn't discuss it with him beforehand.

If the whole village came to look for him, Zhang An would definitely have some objections.

But Zhang Jianwen finally said that he was only helping those families in the village who were in difficulty.

So he didn't have any negative thoughts in his heart. After all, he also wanted to help those in need, and he did so.

This can be seen from the fact that when their family usually hires people to do work, they will give priority to those whose families are not very good.

"Although he said so, what he did was not right, so one code will be the same."

Even though Zhang An opened his mouth, the old aunt was still very embarrassed.

Zhang An understood that she was afraid that she would be estranged from their family.

"Your aunt is right. I did something wrong indeed. In fact, I wanted to discuss it with you before, but then I forgot about it after thinking about it. Maybe it's because I'm older and I'm not able to do many things well. Obviously I was thinking about it a moment ago, but then I completely forgot about it.”

"Oh, I say, uncle and aunt, you are almost done. This is not a big deal in the first place. It is enough for us to know it ourselves. We are all one family. There is no need for this."

Zhang An was dumbfounded. He was obviously the victim, but now it seemed as if he was bullying the old man.

"But I have been worrying about too many things recently. I should relax and have a rest. A capable person like Zhuge Liang is exhausted. Uncle, don't you think you can do better than him?"

"Hahaha, you will be able to rest soon. Your aunt and your brother Ping often chat about this matter. I have already applied for it this year. I should retire this year after I finish my work."

Maybe he had this idea for a long time. When he said this, although Zhang Jianwen's face was a little reluctant, he was more relieved.

His reluctance was not because he was coveting this position, but because he had worked for the village for decades, it was really not that easy to let go.

But Zhang An realized it now. No wonder the old uncle said those words to everyone just now, and it turned out that he was going to retreat.

I couldn't help but feel a pity in my heart. The old uncle had contributed to the village for decades, and he only cared about the village. I'm afraid it would be difficult for such a person to appear again in the future.

But there is no other way, it’s time for people to retire and enjoy their happiness.

"But Anzi, please think about it carefully. If you have any ideas, I will push you up when the time comes. If it were anyone else, I still wouldn't worry."

When Zhang An was still wandering around in Taixu, Zhang Jianwen mentioned something.

He used to talk about asking Zhang An to take over his class, and that's still the case now.

Because he had watched Zhang An grow up, he felt that Zhang An was more capable, thoughtful, well-connected, and responsible than others.

"Uncle, forget it. You know that I am lazy and don't like trouble, so I can't do those things."

As soon as Zhang Jianwen mentioned this matter, Zhang An immediately refused.

I was afraid it would be too late to speak, so I tied myself to the pirate ship.

Zhang Jianwen had thought about him before, but he didn't expect to give up now.

He was used to being lazy, and he really didn't regard the village chief as a cadre.

Of course, he doesn't look down on real cadres, because he can't be a big cadre, and small cadres are not as cool as he was in the mountains.

(End of this chapter)