Start Ancient: Take your family and lie down in the natural disaster to win

Chapter 299 299. Meet an acquaintance again
"I was about to tell you," Village Chief Wang said after hearing this.

"The official uniform gave me two options. One can be bought with money as you said. But you also know that this disaster came too unexpectedly. Many people were not prepared at all. It is indeed difficult to buy with money. The county magistrate also gave Another way is to compensate with force."

"Compensate with strength?" Old Man Hua was surprised again.

"Yes, repayment by force means that even if you don't have any money, you can still receive seeds. It just requires one person from each household to use his own labor to replace the seed money. For a period of ten days, each household can receive five liters."

Old Man Hua, who opened his mouth slightly when he heard this, really admired the county magistrate from the bottom of his heart.

If I had any thoughts before, now I really think that this is a good official who loves the people so much.

Shanggu Town is neither big nor small. There are dozens of villages, large and small, totaling tens of thousands of people.

Even if many people did not survive this disaster, Mr. Hua still believed that there would be many people who survived.

One household after another really needs a lot of grain, which shows that this gentleman has really worked hard and is really capable of getting it.

Five liters of grain is neither too much nor too little. It is not a problem to plant three acres of land, and it is quite a lot during harvest. A family can survive for a year or two if they only eat half full with wild vegetables and other things. .

"This method is good," Old Man Hua couldn't help but sigh.

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone and gives the common people hope, not only that they can also get free labor.

"Who says it's not the case? This move by the county magistrate can be regarded as resolving the current predicament of our people. Otherwise, I really don't know how to live in the following days."

Village Chief Wang echoed, feeling sincerely grateful to the county magistrate.

"I understand. I feel relieved knowing that this old guy like you is still alive. Come back quickly. If you hurry up and plant food, there will be hope."

"Who says it's not the case? You're still here, how dare I leave!" Village Chief Wang also joked happily, he was really happy to see the old man.

Old Man Hua's answer was to pat the old man on the shoulder again.

"As you said, it's time to go. If you have time, you can visit our Wangjia Village. There is nothing delicious, but there will definitely be a bowl of wild vegetable porridge."

At this time, being able to drink porridge and wild vegetables together was considered a good life, so Village Chief Wang did not feel shabby at all.

However, the wealth should not be revealed. When he said this, he was almost attached to the ears of the old man Hua. Whoever had a little food at this time was not holding it tightly.

Old Man Hua laughed: "Okay, if you have the chance, I will definitely go. You should also take care of yourself. You can't resist now and don't work too hard back then."

"Okay, let's all take care of ourselves." Village Chief Wang looked at the old man with some reluctance. He also patted Old Man Hua on the shoulder and told the villagers to prepare to leave.

"Brother Wang..." Looking at the person who turned to leave, the old man couldn't bear the thought of the disaster that would happen a few months later.

Village Chief Wang turned his head.

"As a brother of many years, I still need to remind you that we still cannot take this situation lightly. In addition to growing grain and vegetables, we still need to make more preparations. Especially now that there are abundant wild vegetables, dig more and dry them in the sun for emergencies. If you have water, you must save it. Remember my words, keep it."

"Thank you, brother, I will definitely take note of it." Village Chief Wang nodded solemnly.

In fact, Old Man Hua was prepared for this even if he didn't remind him.

It seems normal now, but after a year and a half of darkness, hunger, and death, any individual will subconsciously store food.

But this intention is to be thanked, but why did this old man remind him to save more water? Chief Huacun thought about it again and again, and kept the water in his heart.

"Okay, I won't say much, just go back quickly." The old man glanced at the crowds of people on the roadside and waved his hand.They all come in groups, but obviously Wangjia Village has the largest number of people, so there should be no need to worry about safety issues.

"Master, let's go too." Seeing that the person had left, Hua Jin pulled Xiao Si over.

"Let's go" The old man was in a good mood when he saw his former brother. He nodded and took the lead in taking steps, and the others quickly followed.

Such a group of people who are carrying things on their backs and look strong and not very hungry for food and drink are indeed attractive targets.

In fact... it really caught some people's attention.

As soon as the group here left, a few people who had been sitting under a tree on the opposite side of the road to rest stood up, staring closely at the backs of them as they left, with a look called greed in their eyes.

As she walked around, Hua Jin couldn't help but frown, turning her head and looking behind her.

Their eyes were very unpleasant and gave her a bad feeling. They had an unpleasant smell about them, and their eyes were more like wolves staring at their prey.

Hua Jin narrowed his eyes, these people are obviously not good people, but don't let them get into their hands, otherwise... Hua Jin's eyes turned cold, and a cold light flashed across.

The few people who had no idea that they had been discovered looked at it for a while until the figures became increasingly blurry and turned away, with excitement in their eyes.

It looks like a fat sheep, with a strong body that shows that there is no shortage of food, or maybe like them... it has special food reserves.

...If they can all stay, they won't have to worry for a long time.

No one on Old Man Hua's side except Hua Jin knew that they were being targeted, and they were being targeted as a food reserve.

The rest of the journey went smoothly, and an hour later I saw the afterimage of Shanggu Town in the distance.

Although it is much better than the villages we saw on the road, and many houses have been repaired, there are still too many dilapidated houses with only four walls remaining in the town, which cannot hide the fact that this is a desolate, dilapidated and miserable place. town.

As we get closer, there are more and more people, most of them coming in a hurry, and some are busy cleaning or repairing the house.

Old Man Hua understood that they should all have received the seeds and repaid them with their labor.

But it was very useful. At least the town was no longer in a mess. All the mud and debris on the road had been cleared away, revealing the original gravel road.

Many people rushed to the town like them, obviously eager to get the seeds after receiving the news.

At this moment, everyone's mood is the same, and even their vigilance is much lowered. At least there is no exaggerated distance between people on the road.

Old Man Hua worriedly grabbed a child with one hand, and the group followed the crowd and rushed to the official residence in the deepest part of the town.

Along the way, everyone looked at Shanggu Town, which used to be so lively, but now it has turned into a lifeless look. To be honest, I felt really bad when I saw this.

But as Village Chief Wang said, except for the people who were repairing, none of the relatively intact shops in the town was open, and even if they wanted to buy, they couldn't find a place. "

"Flower Brocade..."

Suddenly, a surprised, slightly hoarse but extremely pleasant male voice suddenly sounded, attracting the attention of Old Man Hua and his group.

Especially Hua Jin always felt that the voice was very familiar. She looked for the voice and saw a dark young man jumping down from the repaired house and looking towards her in surprise.

(End of this chapter)