hold space!Royal beast!The poisonous woman gets rich and turns the world upside down

Shitou was carrying noodles while walking and said loudly, "Every family has 20 kilograms of noodles. Hurry home and get the noodles bags."

The village chief's hands trembled: "Didn't you buy this yourself?"

"Yes, but if we continue to starve, we will die. Let's eat first."

The village chief and those who came to pick them up burst into tears.

"Thank you on behalf of everyone. We accept this favor. Without further ado, let's all go home and get our flour bags."

So the women from each family wiped their tears and left. The six people who followed them carried the noodles to the Qin family's courtyard. Shitou asked them to sit for a while, saying that he would help distribute the noodles later.

Qin Yue went into the house and quickly boiled some water, then added something into the water.

She brought out the teapot and bowls and poured a bowl of hot water for each person.

"Drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

"Thank you, thank you."

They took the water and drank it quietly, while the village chief asked the villagers in a low voice.

Hearing about the pawnshop, he sighed and said, "A bracelet worth several thousand taels of silver was only sold for a thousand taels. Alas, they suffered such a big loss, but they still bought food to help us. You must remember to be grateful. We in Ping'an Village don't tolerate ungrateful people."

"I know, I know."

As they were talking, many people entered the courtyard. The village chief yelled, "Line up, let each one go out, don't let everyone in, it's too noisy."

The women lined up at the door, and Shitou said to the men, "Divide it. Each person gets 20 kilograms. Be careful not to get too much or too little."

"Ai, ai"

One family weighs 20 kilograms, and more than ten families weigh less than 300 kilograms.

Shitou watched from the side and asked each family to give more and keep 100 kilograms for themselves. In this way, each family got a little more, and in the end only two bags were left.

After all the villagers left, the village chief said gratefully.

"Thank you so much, you two. Not only did you help us dig water, but you also gave us food. Don't worry, we will return it to you after we plant the land and harvest the food."

"No need to pay it back. My husband and I can't eat that much. It's snowing now, so we won't be short of food in the future."

"But you spent a lot of money to buy these grains."

"Prices are fixed, but people cannot die. Human life is more important than money. Well, it's getting late, you should go back and rest. Otherwise, you can have dinner here before leaving."

"No, no, I'm leaving now. Hurry up and lock the door and start cooking."

Shitou saw the village chief out the door, watched him walk away, then closed the door and locked it.

He brought the noodles into the noodle room. Qin Yue lit the charcoal basin and boiled water. Shitou lit the stove. He didn't cook, but went back to sit at the table.

Qin Yue directly took out the ready-made things from the space and also took out a bottle of wine.

The couple clinked their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

Qin Yue teased Shitou: "You haven't done any physical work in years, right?"

"Not bad. Although I don't know martial arts, my body comes from farming. I'm very strong. I only weigh 50 kilograms."

"We've come such a long way."

"They can handle not having enough to eat, and I am no worse than them."

"Well, drink some wine, relieve fatigue, and go to bed early."

"What about you?"

I am going to go out to distribute grain in the evening. Looking at the situation, if I don't distribute grain, people will die one after another. There is no time to lose.

"Okay, then be careful."

Qin Yue waved her hand, and Xiao Bao appeared: "You stay here, or my husband won't be able to sleep."

"Meow!"

Qin Yue left the house and disappeared in a flash.

After Shitou finished his meal, he moved the table to the ground without cleaning it up. He glanced at Xiaobao and said something.

"Thank you for your hard work" and then fell asleep.

Qin Yue returned home before dawn, feeling cold all over.

At that time, Shitou was still snoring, and it seemed that he was really tired.

The little leopard curled up beside him, opened its eyes, looked at its owner, and then closed its eyes again.

Qin Yue smiled. It seemed that this guy didn't want to go back to the space and wanted to stay outside for a while. It was just right that there were only two of them at home. It would be more company and more fun.

She lit the charcoal brazier and went to the kitchen to add more firewood. Just as she was about to make breakfast, Shitou woke up.

"Wife, you are back. Go lie down on the kang and have a rest. Come and cook for your husband."

"No, you go to sleep, I'm not sleepy at the moment."

"No, you're the one who works the hardest. You sleep and I'll do it."

As he said this, he threw off the quilt, got down and started to work.

Qin Yue folded the quilt, moved the table back to the kang, and put the things on it directly into the space. She made a pot of tea and sat at the table to drink it slowly.

Shitou asked her while cooking.

“How is the food distributed?”

"Not much. Each family gave 50 kilograms of corn flour."

"Is it this piece or?"

"Almost the entire Shang Kingdom."

Shitou was stunned: "It's all distributed overnight?"

"Well, my cultivation has improved now, so I no longer have to deliver to each family one by one like before."

"Fifty kilograms, if everyone saves a little, it will only last a month."

"Well, the Shang Kingdom should have stockpiled grain, but the grain was not collected for one season, so there should not be a shortage of grain. I wonder if they opened the warehouse to release grain before."

"Ask the village chief later."

"Well, after dinner, I'll take a nap. I'll take you to the capital of Shang State in the evening. If you don't give me food and pretend to be poor, don't blame me for being rude."

"You're welcome."

After breakfast, Qin Yue fell asleep. Shitou cleaned the house, closed the door, and went to fetch water with a bucket.

The news that there was water in the village had already spread to the surrounding villages. Fortunately, this snow came as an emergency, otherwise, people would have been lining up long ago.

There are people fetching water now, and the village chief is squatting beside them, thinking about something.

Shitou came over to greet him: "Village Chief, why are you here? Aren't you cold?"

The village chief looked up and smiled at him: "The snow has stopped. The villagers have already told their relatives about the water. If it weren't for the snow, they would have come. I don't think the water you mentioned before will work."

"If there's snow, there's water. They won't spend money to buy water."

"But the masters and mistresses of the wealthy families would not drink this snow water. Even if it is boiled, they are unwilling to drink it."

"That's the problem. They are used to expensive things, not like us."

The people fetching water nearby saw him coming to fetch water and hurriedly made way for him, saying, "My benefactor, you go first."

"It's okay, you guys can fight, I'll talk to the village chief for a while, no rush, don't call me benefactor in the future, just call me Zhuzi, my wife Jiang Yue,"

When the village chief heard this, he slapped his head and said, "We haven't told each other our surnames yet. Oh my."

"There is ample time."

"Yes, yes, there is a long way to go. My last name is Chang, and my given name is Geng. You can just call me Brother Chang. You don't look that old."

"Forty."

"At this age, you should have a son and a daughter, right?"

"Yes, they are doing business in another country and don't come home for several years. It's just me and my wife."

"No wonder."

The village chief thought to himself, no wonder, he could get a bracelet worth several thousand taels by just pawning it, he must be so confident.

Shitou looked at the entrance of the village and asked, "It's been a long drought, has the government distributed any food?"

"It was distributed a few times, based on the amount of hair on each person, 10 kilograms per person, but then there was no more."

"Do you think the court has run out of food, or is it holding back on the food?"

"How would I know? But it's better to have food than to have no food. We can give them some. They don't owe us anything."

"They have a duty to protect their people."

"Well, let's not argue about that. Let's just leave it to fate. If God wants us to die, we will be willing to do so."

The words were spoken quite helplessly. In two words, he accepted his fate.

"If the water problem is solved, when will we till the fields and plant the seeds?"

"It's mid-March, we're in the north, so the weather gets warm late."

"What about the grain?"

"Every family keeps some. Even if they starve to death, they won't eat the seeds."

“How much grain can be produced per acre?”

"In a good year, we can get 400 kilograms. In a bad year, we can get 300 kilograms. But we have a lot of land, so after paying the public grain tax, we still have enough to eat."

"After this incident, we need to stock up on food."

"Yes, but it won't work if there is no water or food."

“We need to stock up on water.”

The village chief nodded and said, "After this incident, I will ask everyone to buy a few more jars and stock up on water if there is any sign of this."

""(End of this chapter)