Gu Shinian ate a few bites, put down his chopsticks and inquired about the news in the village with Old Man Yun:

"Grandpa Yun, I heard from the village chief that the situation in the village is not very good, and there will be people who will run out of food in the next year."

"Alas...... Not only our village, but also several nearby villages are not in good condition. Our area is too remote, the stone layer in the ground is shallow, the soil quality is not good, the harvest is not good, and life is more difficult than other villages and towns. ”

"Grandpa Yun, what should I do if the people in the village run out of food? Did you go to the county to buy black market grain to eat? ”

"Shhhh Baby, don't dare to talk nonsense! Tell people that you're going to get into big trouble! ”

Old Man Yun hurriedly put down his chopsticks and told Yun Erchuan and Yun Shuilian a few words, then lowered his voice and continued:

"Comrade Gu Xiao, you are a child in the city, you should know how strict our investigation is in Qinghe County, every family in our village is timid, how dare you go to the black market in the county seat, this is caught to be reformed through labor! Besides, the people in the village are not familiar with the county, so they can't find out where the black market is, even if they do, few families are willing to buy black market grain. That's so expensive, how can the people in the village be willing to spend that price to eat food? ”

Gu Shinian didn't take Old Man Yun's last words to heart. When people are about to starve to death, money is a bastard, and no amount of money is as important as a bite to eat.

It's not that the villagers don't buy black market grain, but Qinghe County is too strict to investigate, and the villagers can't find a way, and they don't have the courage to defy the law.

If the grain is transported to the village and the village chief takes the lead in the transaction, then the villagers will not have this scruples.

He and Yunshang don't have a penny in their hands, nor do they have a ticket, if they work properly this time, the money they earn can buy a house for Yunshang in the county, and they won't be short of money to spend in the next few years.

Encountering this kind of one-rod trading opportunity, no matter how risky it is, Gu Shinian is not ready to miss it.

"Grandpa Yun, can you take me to the village chief's house, today's matter has worried the village chief, I have to go over and thank the village chief in person. There are also three pillars and Aunt Li, who have all helped Ah Shang talk today, and I have to take Ah Shang on a trip. ”

Old Man Yun and the old lady glanced at each other, put down the chopsticks, and said:

"I was negligent in this matter, but Comrade Gu Xiao thought it through. Shuying, go scoop another bowl of bran, pack them separately, and I'll take Comrade Gu Xiao and Xiangnan to the village for a walk later. ”

Old Man Yun's words were said to the old lady, and then he turned back to Gu Shinian and said:

"I planned to go to the village chief's house after dinner, and thank the village chief on behalf of you and the village chief...... If you go there on your own, that's even better.

The Sanzhuzi family and the Lao Li family don't need to thank them, and the people in our village don't pay attention to these. If you want to go, you don't have to prepare too much for this gift, just half a bowl of bran for a family, and I'll put ...... for you here."

"Grandpa Yun, how can I give a gift to make you break the bank, I have everything prepared here, don't waste the rations at home."

A bowl of bran burned into a paste is enough for the family to eat for a whole day, and Gu Shinian and Yunshang are not short of food, how can they let Lao Yun's family give them gifts with rations.

And after looking at the gifts prepared by the old Yun family, Gu Shinian felt that the gifts prepared by him and Yun Sheng seemed to be thicker.

I'll look for a chance to repack it later.

Regarding Old Man Yun's idea of not agreeing with him to go to Sanzhuzi's house and Aunt Li, Gu Shinian also has his own explanation:

"Grandpa Yun, Aunt Li's family lives next door to Ah Xiang, I took Ah Shang over to thank him, in fact, I also asked Aunt Li to take care of Ah Shang more, so that I can protect Ah Shang as soon as I encounter something in the future.

The three pillars also helped us a lot today, and the two laizi were able to come to the house to inform people, and the three pillars sent it.

Later, the village chief left Sanzhuzi and Aunt Li alone to help. We can't thank the village chief and Aunt Li for falling down the three pillars alone, if this spreads, won't it offend the three pillars' family. ”

Especially in the countryside of this era, many villagers gather and live together with the same clan, which offends a family and invisibly attracts the rejection of a clan.

Although it is not a trivial matter to give a gift for such a small thing to make people hate, it is not pleasant that when something happens, no one comes forward to help.

Old Man Yun listened to Gu Shinian's words, and then glanced at Yun Erchuan, who only knew how to eat, and his heart was congested.

This city is different, don't look at the young age, act more thoughtfully than many adults, if Erchuan can learn a little bit, the old Yun family will have hope in the future.

A few people talked for a while, but Old Man Yun couldn't resist Gu Shinian after all, and he also noticed that there should be no shortage of good things in his hands, so he simply followed Gu Shinian's wishes and asked Old Lady Yun to put away the bran for gifts.

Yunshang also entered the space under Gu Shinian's signal, repackaged the three gifts, and quietly transferred them to the bag.

After the meal, Old Man Yun walked in front with Gu Shinian, Yun Erchuan followed behind him with Yun Sheng in his arms, and a group of four people walked towards the village chief's house with a thick layer of snow.

The old village chief was nesting on the kang, worried about the fact that the village was about to run out of food, and saw that several members of the old Yun family came over with Gu Shinian, and hurriedly put down the dry tobacco bag and sat up from the kang.

"Yun Laodi and Comrade Gu Xiao are here, hurry up and sit on the kang! Woman, go pour water. The village chief said to give up the position of the kang head.

The village chief's daughter-in-law is a kind old lady, seeing that there are guests at home, she hurriedly turned on the oil lamp, poured a few bowls of boiling water for everyone, and then went out to grab a handful of dried sweet potatoes, and stuffed them into Yunshang's hands with a smile.

Old Man Yun wiped the corners of his eyes, put the cloth bag on the board, and took out the dried vegetables and half a bowl of bran inside:

"Brother, I have to thank you for today's events, it's been so many years since the events of my family's Dachuan, it's hard for my brother to remember ......"

"Ouch, Brother Yun, what are you doing! It's a ration, I can't do it! I can't help it! ”

The village chief hurriedly got off the kang and stopped him, and as soon as the old man turned around, he put the things down:

"What's the matter! It's just a little dried vegetables and a handful of bran, and it's not a valuable thing, is it possible that the friendship between our two families can't eat this little thing? ”

"It's not a matter of friendship or unfriendship, I'm the village head, can I still protect the people of our village? Besides, Dachuan is a good young man, and he grew up with my family in Wangda and wearing open crotch pants, just like my own juniors, can I not read this breath to Okawa? ”

Yun Sheng stuffed dried sweet potatoes into his mouth, and watched with relish the two old men who were over half a hundred years old arguing about gift-giving, and finally the village chief's daughter-in-law couldn't stand it anymore, so she took the cloth bag in the old man's hand, left the dried vegetables and bran, and returned a handful of dried sweet potatoes, and two home-pickled mustard gnocchi.