Chapter Forty-Eight: Raising Money Doesn't Go Smoothly
Village Chief Li thought about it carefully, his eyes lit up, his family had a lot of strong labor, a lot of people, and a lot of fields when the time came.
"Yuanqing's family, I think your method is very good, so that you don't have to cook and wash clothes alone, and everyone gathers together to do big things, build a house, and open up wasteland.
After this distribution, there are many men in the family, or there are many people, and they do more work, and they are allocated more fields. If there is no strong male laborer in the family, if he does what he can, he can also get a share of the field. People say, how about this? ”
Some people thought carefully and muttered in a low voice, "Then our family has a lot of strong labor, and we have a lot of wasteland, and we will suffer a lot if we share it with others?" ”
Village Chief Li was stunned when he heard this, "Li Er was stunned, your family has four sons, plus you have five strong laborers." You have two sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren, how many people do you have?
You have cultivated a lot of wasteland, and when the time comes, your family will receive a lot of land. When the time comes, your family only needs to open up the wasteland, and someone else will do the house, laundry, and cooking, won't it be much easier? ”
When everyone heard Village Chief Li's rebuttal, and then thought about the example of Li Er's stunned family, they felt that Liu Paner and Village Chief Li's statement was quite reasonable.
Another person hurriedly said: "We have come all the way to escape here, and if we want to settle here, we must unite." We all have strong laborers in our family, and we don't worry about clearing the wasteland, and we don't worry about not having enough to eat.
However, there are still many strong laborers in our village who have lost their strong labor on the way to escape the famine, and there are old and weak women and children left, who are weak and unable to open up the famine. ”
Liu Pan'er thought so, nodded and praised, "It's better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, let's open up the wasteland and distribute it to each family, each family has a field, and they can feed themselves after collecting grain."
Now is the most critical time for our village, leaving our hometown, and not wanting the government's relief food, fighting is an obsession to leave a way for future generations, fighting for our children and grandchildren, and not continuing to flee the famine. ”
When Village Chief Li heard this, he was very excited, and even his eyes turned red, "Yes, think about it over the years, several times I have escaped the famine, and there have always been many people who died on the road, my father, my brother and my grandson."
If it weren't for the Yuan Qing family, whether it was Wang Dazhuang, Wang Erzhuang and the bandits colluding to deceive us, or the collusion between officials and bandits at Dadukou, it was very dangerous. We will end up miserable, and it is estimated that there is not much left in Lijia Village. ”
Everyone felt sad when they thought of their relatives and friends who had been lost on the way to escape the famine.
After going back, Village Chief Li took advantage of the meal to convene a meeting.
Village Chief Li told everyone about Liu Paner's suggestion and explained it again, and finally got everyone's approval.
Very moments, too much care, no sense.
After eating, Village Chief Li took the young adults of the village to cut bamboo.
Men do heavy work, women do light work, and children do the work.
The old man is responsible for taking care of the children, cleaning up wild vegetables, and being responsible for cooking.
Li Da Terrier will build a bamboo shed, find a relatively high and flat place, and direct everyone to build a bamboo shed.
The simple sheds were built quickly, and soon several bamboo sheds had frames.
Liu Pan'er saw that everyone was going to use that kind of wide leaves as the roof, so that they would have to change the roof in three or two days, which was too troublesome.
In her previous life, Liu Paner once saw someone made of bamboo in some places in the south.
A bamboo, broken from the middle, divided into two, buckled up front and back, and pressed on the low position of the semi-circular bamboo tube, is a simple bamboo tile
Although these bamboo tiles can't last long under the wind and sun, they are better than simply blocking the roof with large leaves.
Liu Paner told Li Dagan about her thoughts.
Originally a carpenter, Li Dajiao instantly understood, quickly split a few semicircular bamboo tubes, stood on the ladder, and put them on the roof.
The front and back ends can also be fastened with ropes, which are more secure than leaves.
Li Da Terrier praised, "Yuan Qing's family, you are so smart, you are literate and can count in the end, and you can turn faster than us old and rough brains." ”
Liu Pan'er smiled, "I just move my mouth, and when I really work, I have to make more efforts from Uncle Terrier and everyone!" ”
Li Da Terrier laughed, was praised and complimented, and felt good, "But I don't have much knowledge after all, if you have a good idea, just tell me." ”
"Okay, Uncle Da Gong, you're busy, I'll go over there to help chop bamboo." Liu Pan'er said with a smile, "Strive for everyone to live in a bamboo shed tonight."
Li Dagan smiled, "I try my best, but the south is humid, and the ground is also damp, I plan to get some more bamboo beds, and give them to the elderly and children first, so that they don't sleep on the ground and get sick, and they can't find a doctor to see a doctor." ”
Liu Paner gave a thumbs up to Li Dageng, "It's still Uncle Dageng who thinks thoughtfully." ”
Under the encouragement of Village Chief Li and Liu Paner, the entire Lijia Village was as busy as a little bee. Even children like Li Nan and Li Xiaobao do what they can to take care of children younger than them.
Li Dabao and Li Rong helped calculate and count bamboo, semi-circular bamboo tubes and various bamboo pieces because of their literacy.
It's summer, it's getting dark late.
When it was dark, only seven or eight sheds were built, and the old men, children, and women slept in the sheds, and the men spread large leaves on the ground outside, and covered their bodies with some leaves, and prepared to sleep.
It's just that there are too many mosquitoes, and the bite makes people uneasy.
Liu Paner cut a lot of wormwood with a knife, put some wormwood in the fire that was about to go out, and after a while, smoke wrapped in the smell of wormwood came out, smoked away the buzzing mosquitoes, and everyone could barely sleep.
Although the conditions are difficult now, there are no bandits here, and there are not many wild beasts, so everyone is very relieved.
Early the next morning, Liu Paner found Village Chief Li, "Build a few more bamboo sheds today, and it will be enough." For the rest, they are to open terraces. Village chief, we need to buy seeds and iron ploughs, I have four taels of silver on me, take out three taels to buy seeds. ”
Village Chief Li thought for a while, "Okay, I'll go gather the villagers, and let's make up the money." ”
Some people have money, some don't. At this time, those who have money will not want to go out.
Seeing that the people below were silent and unwilling to pay, Village Chief Li was anxious, "There is no money to buy good seeds, even if we open up the wasteland, it will be useless!" ”
Zhou Cuihua was also anxious, "My family paid three taels of silver to buy grain seeds, but there is no iron plow, no shovel, sickle, and I can't plant the land!" Everyone has the money to contribute, and they have the power to contribute. ”
But everyone remained silent.
Those who have money are reluctant to pay for the silver, after all, the silver is spent, in case there is something at home, there is no emergency, and this is still for the whole village to spend, not happy.
Those who had no silver on their bodies did not dare to speak, for fear of being disliked, and lowered their heads one by one.