Don't be in a hurry to weigh it first. Gan Lin stepped forward and asked, "My third brother and fourth brother have already harvested a lot of rice in the village before, why do you still have so much to sell now?" You're not going to sell the food rations you keep for your own food, are you? ”

  The villagers thought that Gan Lin was unwilling to harvest rice, so they immediately became anxious and said, "Didn't you agree to harvest rice just now?" We've all brought you the door, just wait for you to weigh it, you can't go back! ”

  "Don't worry, listen to me first." Gan Lin reassured: "This year, many places have suffered from drought, and our neighboring villages have taken advantage of the river next to them, and there is water to irrigate the crops, so the harvest has not been greatly affected." However, in some places where there is a shortage of water, crops have not been harvested, and even fires have been caused by drought, which has burned down houses, and many people have become displaced people, begging everywhere. Now that the price of grain has risen, the price is more than double that of previous years, and perhaps after a while, it will be difficult to buy grain even if there is money. If you sell all your rations, how will you survive until the beginning of spring tomorrow? ”

  Hearing Gan Lin's words, several people lowered their heads.

  These people did take out the rations and sell them, thinking that the price of grain would be high this year, so they would exchange the grain for some silver, and then go to buy some new cotton back, so that they could make a new cotton jacket for the elderly and children at home after the winter, so that they would not have to suffer from the cold in winter.

  Besides, it was not that all the rations were sold, only 30% of them were taken out, and it should be barely possible to save some food. If it's really not enough, you can change it to a little brown rice when the time comes.

  But now I heard Gan Lin say that there was no harvest in many places outside, and some people even became homeless people begging everywhere, and these people began to hesitate and waver.

  Otherwise, this paddy will not be sold?

  But the old people in the family are old, their bodies are weak and not cold-tolerant, and it is a big hurdle to spend winter every year, so this new padded jacket has to be added.

  Gan Lin looked at the hesitant expressions on their faces, and knew that he had guessed correctly.

  "No matter what, you have to keep your own rations, and the whole family is counting on these grains to live, if you sell them, will you be hungry?" Gan Lin glanced at the others, and found that some of them looked indifferent, presumably some of these people had left enough rations, so he said: "I have said everything that should be said, and those who still insist on selling grain will stay and wait for the weighing!" ”

  After Gan Lin finished speaking, he asked Zhou Zhou to go home and carry the scales together.

  After Gan Lin entered the house, several of the villagers at the door planned to carry the rice home.

  "Forget it, this grain is still not sold, go back to the mountains and chop more firewood and come back, and when you spend the winter, you will be able to burn it at home."

  "That's what I thought, too. If it's cold, you can still burn a fire to keep warm, and if you don't have food, you'll starve to death. Forget it, I won't sell it anymore, let's go up the mountain and chop wood together! ”

  "Then I won't sell it either. When the work in the fields is finished, I go to the town to find a day job. ”

  Four or five people walked one after another.

  When Gan Lin and Zhou Tian took out the scales, they saw that there were a few people missing, so they didn't say anything, but only carried the scales and began to weigh them.

  After the villagers went home with the silver and the empty baskets, Zhou Tian looked at the more than 5,000 catties of grain in front of him and said, "The villagers of Gaoshan Village should still need food. ”

  Gan Lin nodded and said, "They pulled those back last time, and it is estimated that they won't be able to eat next year." The grain will be put at home first, and I will tell my eldest brother later, and the next time Gaoshan Village will send wood over, remember to ask. ”