Chapter 14 Selling water in Dongmen Village
At the critical moment, Su Tai gave him an idea, "Uncle, if you are really anxious, you can give two taels of silver to the head of Panlong Village, and give them something to explain to them, so as to rescue my father and Brother Shen, but this silver is required." Let Ximen Village come out, after all, they are in a hurry, right? "
Su Changfu was stunned.
Su Changxi on the side laughed, "Yes, yes! This is a good idea. As long as Ximen Village is willing to provide money, there is no problem that cannot be solved."
Su Changfu came back to his senses and glared at Su Changxi, "To put it lightly, it costs nothing to dig a well? How is it possible to ask them to pay an extra two taels of silver?"
Su Changxi shrugged, "Then there is nothing we can do. Anyway, we are not allowed to attack our village well."
"Yes, yes, this is our village's well, no one is allowed to touch it!"
Other villagers expressed their opinions one after another.
Su Changfu had no choice but to go to Ximen Village in person and tell the villagers about the situation.
The people in Ximen Village really started to make trouble.
Ding's reaction was the most intense, "Why do we need to pay an extra two taels of silver? They have collected the money themselves, so they should pay it back themselves!"
Because Xiong Dao was seriously injured and needed long-term rest for treatment, Ding's family was so poor that they could hardly bring the matter to light. Asking her to pay for it would cost her her life.
Su Changfu raised his eyelids expressionlessly, glanced at Ding, and sneered: "Why do you pay me back for this money? Are you anxious or am I anxious?"
"I can't give them this money anyway!" Ding was furious and expressed her attitude on the spot.
Many women agreed with her statement.
Su Changfu sighed, looked at Gao Zhi who said nothing, and shook his head, "If you hadn't caused so many troubles at the beginning, but worked together with other villages, you wouldn't have so much trouble now. I know you yourself would also I went to see the master and found that there was no water. The only person I could count on was this situation. Either you spend an extra two taels of silver to get the person back, or you spend money to buy water from Dongmen Village, one penny for two barrels. Can’t buy more.”
This is the second method Su Changfu thought of on the way here, and it is also the most practical one at the moment.
Gao Zhi muttered reluctantly: "Everyone is so poor that we can't even open the pot. Where will the money come from?"
Su Changfu smiled angrily and did not tolerate them. "Anyway, I have already told you the method. You can discuss it yourself! Don't talk to me about money. No one's wells are blown by strong winds. People have worked hard to dig them." Yes, you didn’t put any effort into it and you just wanted to pick peaches like this? What a dream!”
Gao Zhi was so angry that he almost fainted when someone pointed his nose at him and scolded him.
After Su Changfu left, everyone in Ximen Village gathered at Gao Zhi's house.
"Village chief, if it doesn't work, let's spend money to buy water!" Xiong Kai spoke first with a stern face.
He had calculated in his mind that every household had to pay to dig a well. Although there were only two people in their family, they still had to pay twenty or thirty cents. This was just to dig one well. What if they still found nothing after digging for several days? There is more money to go out, but buying water is different. One penny and two buckets are enough for him and his mother for two or three days. Ten pence a month is enough. He grits his teeth and holds on until winter, when the snow turns into water. No need to worry about running out of water.
Many villagers agreed.
Gao Zhi is not willing to spend this money, but the previous decisions have not had good results. If he does not agree this time, if trouble occurs again, he may really be replaced as the village chief, so he can only agree in frustration. .
When the villagers of Dongmen Village learned that the villagers of Ximen Village were willing to spend money to buy water, they didn't say anything. Su Changfu also promised that the money would be distributed to everyone during the Chinese New Year, and the villagers became more and more happy to see it. A few insist on using well water to irrigate their fields.
Su Tai followed to join in the fun, only to find that almost all the crops in the field had died of drought, and the few strong ones that were still there probably wouldn't be able to produce food.
At that moment, more than half of the villagers were crying with sadness.
Mr. Han on the side looked sad and murmured to himself, "How can we live! How can we survive the winter!"
"Mom, is our family out of food?" Su Tai asked a little cautiously.
Han paused and took her home before saying: "We still have some food at home, but it can't survive the cold winter. You were sick before, so you probably can't remember it. It started snowing heavily here at the end of October, and it won't last until March of next year." Farming can only be done when the snow melts. Food is already expensive in disaster years. After winter, a pound of coarse flour sells for dozens of yuan. Who can afford it? "
Su Tai was shocked, "Does the town official not care? Even if the town official doesn't care, wouldn't there still be a county magistrate?"
Seeing her innocent look, Mrs. Han smiled bitterly and said, "How can we control it? This is the poorest Lizhou, and it is also the most remote Zhaohua County in Lizhou. Even if the county magistrate has food, he can't provide relief. Our family is fine. If you really can't survive, you can go to the county to ask your uncle for help, but it will be difficult for other villagers. "
While talking, Mrs. Han also showed Su Tai the grain storage at home. There was still half a tank, and it was true that it would not last until next spring.
Such a small amount of food was now the most valuable thing in their family. The Han family did not allow Su Tai to touch it. After seeing it, she drove her out of the house and locked the door.
Su Tai was speechless.
After Han went to work, she found an opportunity to enter the Gate of Time Transfer Station. Because she purchased the right to use the spring four times, her virtual currency balance was less than 300, and she had not thought of a new one yet. There was no way to make money, but the food crisis was urgent. After thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and spent fifty coins to try her luck in unlocking Earth Spacetime.
When she entered earth time and space, the scene in front of her turned into a field. It looked small and the details were unclear. The soil moisture was moderate and dark. It looked like a fertile field. She returned to the transfer station excitedly and checked the information on the screen.
Earth Spacetime, as the name suggests, is all soil. Only one acre of land is unlocked at the beginning. After upgrading, it becomes larger. She can plant any plants in the field. Half of the harvest is used as a reward for using the land, which is recycled by Earth Spacetime. The remaining half is harvested by Su. Moss can be disposed of by yourself and can be sold to automatic trading cabinets or taken out.
This rule is quite reasonable.
The top priority now is to obtain food. Their land is deep inland, close to the iceberg-filled Aoshuang Kingdom. The terrain is high, and all three villages in Qingsha Township grow wheat.
She could only grow wheat, but the Han family took food very seriously and did not give her a chance to touch it. It was so difficult for her own family, let alone other families.
Just when Su Tai was anxious, Su Chunlin and Shen Yi came back, each bringing a bag of grain.
Su Tai's eyes lit up when she saw the food in the bag.
"Dad, Brother Shen, have you dug a well for Panlong Township?"
"That goes without saying!" Su Chunlin was very proud. He glanced at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "It's all Shen Yi's credit. I'm just a helper, hehe."
Han rolled her eyes at him, "How old are you to be so careless! It's okay for you to cause trouble yourself, and you almost got Shen Yi involved!"
(End of chapter)