When I came to the old tree in the center of the village, the bronze bell hanging on the old tree was not very big, and there were still a few gaps on it, I don't know how many years this bronze bell could be used.

"Old village chief, I'll come." Seeing that the old village chief was a little inconvenient to move, Liu Gen wanted to help.

The old village chief shook his head and refused Liu Gen's help, "Little comrade, you don't understand, the bronze bell in our village is not something that anyone can ring. ”

"Oh? Old village chief, it seems that the bronze bell in your village has a secret. Liu Gen said with a smile.

Liu Gen watched the old village chief ring the old bronze bell tremblingly, looked at the shaking bronze bell, and was a little worried that the bronze bell would fall and hit the old village chief. After staring at the bronze bell nervously, and leaving the bronze bell with the old village chief for a certain distance, Liu Gen relaxed a little.

"Old village chief, is it time to change the rope on the bronze bell? It looks like it's about to break, do you want me to replace it for you? Liu Gen asked with some concern.

The old village chief shook his head with a smile, "Little comrade, you don't need to change it, you look like it's about to break, but there won't be much of a problem, this is a cowhide rope, it's very strong." ”

"Really? It's okay. Liu Gen glanced at the bronze bell again before saying with a smile.

The villagers of the village, hearing the ringing of the bronze bell, all walked out of their homes and walked towards the center of the village. The villagers are a little puzzled, the number of times the bronze bell rings is not much, every time the bronze bell rings to summon the villagers to come there is something to discuss, what is the matter now? The villagers who gathered were talking to each other, their expressions were relatively relaxed, and with the Eighth Route Army stationed in the village, they didn't have to worry about any devils coming to sweep up.

"Bang Bang"

Seeing that the villagers were talking and couldn't calm down for a long time, the old village chief picked up his crutches and knocked hard a few times. It is said to be a crutch, but in fact it is a wooden stick that has been sharpened, where can the village pay attention to so much.

"Everyone's here, right? Today's events are very important, and they are a good thing. Next, let this little comrade tell you about the new policies that the Eighth Route Army will implement in our village. The old village chief said. After saying this, the old village chief took a step back and asked Liu Gen to explain it to everyone.

Liu Gen looked at the villagers, and could see all kinds of emotions in the eyes of the villagers, and many villagers were a little nervous. There were no problems with the Eighth Route Army, but the villagers were a little nervous when they saw the soldiers. Liu Gen had a gentle smile on his face, but the villagers were still a little nervous, the villagers were still a little wary of the soldiers, and they should get along much better for a while.

Noticing this, Liu Gen has no choice, in such a troubled world, it is normal for the villagers to react like this, if you don't do practical things, the villagers will not choose to believe you.

"It's a good thing to find all the fathers and fellow villagers today, you don't have to be nervous, our Eighth Route Army is the people's team, and it will not hurt everyone, and it will not harm everyone's interests."

"That's right, it's about to be time for spring sowing, our new regiment is ready to reclaim some wasteland, we will provide seeds, I don't know if you are willing to help our Eighth Route Army take care of these crops? As you know, our fighters need to train on weekdays, so they think of bothering you. You can rest assured that you can take care of the crops, and when the harvest comes, everyone will be able to get some food as a reward. ”

"The work of taking care of the crops is not heavy, and if you wish, you can come to me and claim some land. Today, we have reclaimed five acres of wasteland, and there will be more to come, so you don't have to worry about the amount of land not being enough. Liu Gen said in a deep voice.

The faces of the villagers were obviously happy, and they looked at Liu Gen in disbelief, but they didn't expect such a good thing. Yes, in the eyes of the villagers, this is a great thing, and when spring ploughing comes, they are still a little worried that they will not be able to reclaim enough land, resulting in a shortage of food rations for next year. Now, they help the Eighth Route Army take care of the land, and they can get a certain amount of food as a reward, which will undoubtedly allow them to harvest more food.

Many villagers have a little more expectation to help the Eighth Route Army take care of the grain obtained from the land and the grain they grow, and maybe they can have a good year this year.

"Little comrade, how much can we get after we take care of the land for the Eighth Route Army and harvest the grain? Is it fixed? A villager asked.

Liu Gen smiled, he could see that the villagers were concerned about this issue, "Take care of the land for us, there will be thirty percent of the grain to you, it is not fixed, it depends on the yield of the land." ”

Seventy percent was left because the soldiers needed sufficient supplies for their training, and these lands were not Liu Gen's, so naturally the villagers could not be allowed too much compensation. But even so, Liu Gen could see that the villagers' expressions became more and more excited, it was already a lot to be able to get thirty percent, even if there was only two or three hundred catties of output per mu of land, they could get thirty percent, and there were also fifty or sixty catties of grain.

Planting their own land, taking care of the land reclaimed by the Eighth Route Army, and being able to get fifty or sixty catties of grain as a reward, the villagers are already very satisfied. What's more, some villagers thought that if the Eighth Route Army left here, then the reclaimed land would most likely be handed over to them to plant, and they would make a lot of money.

"In addition, since there are many elderly people in the village, our soldiers of the Eighth Route Army will help the old people to reclaim the land for free to avoid missing the spring ploughing." Liu Gen said again.

The old people in the village all looked at Liu Gen with a surprised face, and the villagers had also heard that the Eighth Route Army was very good, but they did not have much intersection with the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army was stationed in the village, and the villagers were already very satisfied with the fact that there were no crimes in the autumn. Now that Liu Gen said that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army wanted to help them with spring ploughing, how could the old people not be surprised?

"Of course, because the soldiers need to be trained, they can only reclaim three acres of wasteland for each old man in the village at most. Some of the needy families in the village, the old village chief, you can count them, and our Eighth Route Army will also help the needy families in the village. Liu Gen said again.

There are many old people in the village, and in Liu Gen's view, the old people have limited ability and can't plant too much land, so they shouldn't need three acres of wasteland per person. It is still very necessary for the new regiment to be stationed here and get along better with the villagers. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army was originally the people's army, and I believe that Ding Wei, the regiment commander, would also agree to this matter.

Speaking of which, Liu Gen can be responsible for this matter, which is also Ding Wei's trust in him, and he can't live up to this rare trust.

"You can go back and think about it, take care of the land for our Eighth Route Army, you still need to be busy taking care of your own land, you will be much busier than before, I hope you can be mentally prepared." Liu Gen looked at the villagers and reminded him.

Liu Gen didn't want the villagers to give up halfway after claiming the land they were responsible for, which would be very troublesome.

"Little comrade, don't worry, we don't understand fighting, but we are all good at farming. If any of them dare to claim the land that needs to be taken care of and do nothing, I will beat them to death with the crutches in my hand, and the old man still has some prestige in the village. The old village chief waved the cane in his hand, looking quite intimidating.