"That's it, village chief, these dolls are going to take the exam in March next year, and they will exchange all the silver for food at this juncture, so what can I do if I can't get the silver out at that time!"

"My family Dashi has learned a lot this year, I want to buy it, you go to buy it, anyway, my family Dashi is going to be a child!" Aunt Chen said while mending the holes in her old clothes.

Perhaps because this place is not too far from the city, Gujia Village and nearby villages are eager to hope that their children can pass the Tongsheng examination and become Xiucai.

Everyone argued, and the village chief sighed helplessly: "Everyone, it doesn't matter if the dolls take the exam a year later." Now there has been a three-year drought and a locust plague last year, and now the villagers have not much food, and some families are even running out of food now. Let's go over the present first! ”

Most of them firmly believe that although this year's harvest is not good, after all, there is no locust plague, the harvest will not be bad, and there is no problem in winter; Even if it's really not enough to eat, isn't there still a court? Last year's locust plague had some families who did not receive any food, and won't it still be the same this year with the government's relief?

The village chief persuaded for a long time, and then everyone agreed to buy some food first in case of emergency. But when I got to the town, I found that the only rice store was closed.

"Dude, what's going on?" The village chief pulled a passerby past and asked.

"This rice grain store was all covered by Lord Zhao's family, and now the city gate has been closed, so I have to wait for next year to buy it." The man looked at the group of people who followed the village chief and asked suspiciously, "You are not from the town, are you?" Lord Zhao's family released a message the day before yesterday, giving everyone a day to buy food by themselves, and no matter how much is left, the Zhao family will have it all! ”

Hearing this, Gu Jiu, who followed the team, looked at the rice grain store worriedly, the biggest reason why the people at the bottom are more likely to suffer is that the information is blocked and the inability to make accurate judgments on things that have already been traced, and now that the Zhao family bought so much grain at once, they must have guessed something.

Thinking of this, Gu Jiu immediately broke away from the army and began to buy all the food he could buy now.

"Little girl, I still have more than sixty buns here, are you sure you want them? That's a lot of money. The big man selling steamed buns looked at Gu Jiu and asked uncertainly.

"yes, are you going to set up a stall here tomorrow?"

"No, it's the last day. My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and I don't plan to do it anymore. ”

After that, Gu Jiu bought meat again and went to the vegetable market, but there were only one or two people selling things in the entire vegetable market. I thought that everyone was vigilant when they saw the Zhao family's behavior, but after inquiring, they learned that most of the things were bought by the Zhao family at a high price.

Gu Jiu walked around, but in the end, he only bought twenty catties of pork, sixty-two buns, six catties of potatoes and ten baked cakes. Gu Jiu was thinking about something, and as soon as he returned to the army, he heard that the Zhao clan was instigating everyone to go back.

"Oh, village chief, you're just too nervous, our Xiaoqi is now a member of the Zhao family, when the time comes, my mother will want to eat, will she give it?"

"Besides, everyone doesn't know how much relief the government has, and they won't starve to death anyway!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded and patted their ass: "I came to the town a few days ago and saw Xiao Qi!" You don't know, that little face, that clothes, I almost didn't dare to recognize it! ”

"That's it, I think we can go back directly, anyway, there is no food, it is better to go back and do some work while standing here."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The villagers are accustomed to living a self-sufficient life, and they are not willing to spend money, but now that someone is taking the lead, they are even more reluctant to stay.

"Maybe there's something else to eat, so don't be in such a hurry to go back." The village chief looked at the villagers who were walking back, stepped forward and stopped.

"There is a court here, what can happen? Besides, if something really happens, won't there be Xiao Qi? Yes, Xiaoqi, her mother! ”

Looking at the eyes of everyone, Zhao's vanity was immediately greatly satisfied, and he immediately patted his chest and assured everyone.

Everyone in the village likes their sons, but Zhao has only given birth to two daughters for so many years, and there are sons in the family who always like to show off in front of Zhao intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing this, the village chief did not continue to stop everyone, but went to the town to try to buy some food. He has been the village chief for so many years, and the people in this town also know a lot, and it is easy to spend money to buy some food with friendship.

Gu Jiu followed behind everyone and suddenly thought of a way to leave. The control of the ancient government was insufficient, as long as it was ensured that Old Man Gu and Old Lady Gu and others did not take the initiative to sue them, then no one would go to investigate deeply.

At the moment, as long as you find a suitable opportunity for Old Man Gu to nod and agree to sign the pledge, this disaster may be an opportunity.

Time flies by in the blink of an eye, and soon it's time for the harvest.

"Sister, our family's corn grows better than other people's alas! The village chief said that we can drive other people's four acres of land for one acre! ”

Hearing this, Gu Jiu looked down at the corn in his hand that was seriously lacking. If this is all settled, then Gujia Village is afraid that it will be difficult to survive this winter.

If you eat 100 grams of rice in one meal, even if you only have two meals a day, one person can eat 12 catties of grain in a month; What's more, there are a lot of people in each family, just take the original owner's family, aside from Gu Qi and eleven people, two children are considered an adult, and they can eat a hundred catties of food in a month.

But now everyone only has a yield of twenty or thirty catties or even less per acre of land. Putting aside the seeds that must be left behind, it will be difficult to sustain even one meal a day until the beginning of spring next year.

If so, then she has a better chance of leaving.

As soon as the grain was harvested, everyone was silent, and they could still deceive themselves before, as long as they didn't come to the field to see, they could tell themselves that the crops were growing well, but now they can't.

After a while, the mountain began to become crowded. Not only did they visit the village, but people from nearby villages also eagerly poured into the back mountain.

"Xiao Jiu, what do I think everyone has gone to the back mountain?" On the way back with the corn on his back, Ye Qingyi looked at the hurried crowd and asked.

"Well, but our priority is to get all the food back home." For so many years, there is something in the back mountain, everyone is clear, and now they will not ask for much benefit.

But there's something really about that fog area.

After the grain is recovered, it is threshing, milling and other processes to turn it into flour.

Gu Jiu gasped, looked at the palm that had been ground out of the bag, and couldn't help but sigh for the Nth breath of today. Why doesn't there even a cow in this village? The stone mill even has to be pushed by someone!

"Jiu girl, you still can't push it! So many people are waiting behind this? Aunt Chen pulled her throat and shouted at Gu Jiu dissatisfied.

Gu Jiu looked at Aunt Chen, then at the large and small corn kernels, and after thinking about the eighty catties at home that were not grinding at all, he instantly felt even more tired.

"Xiao Jing, why don't we grind here today?" Gu Jiu looked at Gu Jing, who was gearing up to continue to do it, and struggled a few times, but still retreated.

She really can't do it, this thing is more than a hundred pounds, pushing it around and around, pushing her brain into paste.

"That's it, let's go! The grinding and chirping have delayed my use! Auntie will have to dig wild vegetables later! Hearing Gu Jiu say this, Aunt Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help Gu Jiu and them pack up the food, and hurriedly poured her own food.

"Sister, aren't we going to finish grinding the grain before the third winter?"

Gu Jiu: "...... or we can all cook it, and we can eat it too."

After returning home, Gu Jiu persuaded again and again, and finally unanimously decided to grind half into flour and half cooked.

"Sister Ye! You have also taken back this food, and you will give it to your family! Don't worry, I won't let you work in vain! Zhao stood at the door and said to Ye Qingyi.

Her Xiaoqi climbed up to Lord Zhao, and she was also invited back by Gu Youcai, who thought that her status in the family would be able to surpass the big house with this point, but she didn't expect that the big house still didn't have to go when this harvest came!

Her little seven can eat white rice, she still has to do this job? That's not going to work!

Ye Qingyi looked at the stones that Gu Jiu and Gu Jing picked up and shook his head at the Zhao family: "Second sister-in-law, I'm really sorry, we still have a lot of work to do here." ”

"Oh, what can you do? When I'm done this afternoon, I'll give you three nests each! Zhao patted his chest and said quite generously. You must know that the harvest is not good now, and she will only give one nest in the afternoon, and she can offer three times the price!

"How about it, I, Zhao Xiu'er, am atmospheric enough! If you don't hurry up and agree, I'll find someone else!" As he spoke, he made a gesture to go.

Ye Qing nodded: "There are many people in the village who have a very poor harvest, and the second sister-in-law must find a lot of them at this time." ”

"You...... I don't know what to do. Zhao was so angry that he turned around and left directly, cursing as he walked: I'm dying of hunger when the time comes, don't come to beg me! Do you really think you have to do it? I'm going to look for someone outside, and I don't believe I can find anyone.