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Chapter 494 The Orphan Abandoned by the Times 31
Cheng Deyi smiled awkwardly and nodded: "You are right, I was too impatient."
Ming Wenbo tapped the notebook to indicate that he wanted to continue the previous topic.
Cheng Deyi suggested: "Let's plant radishes and cabbages now so that we can share some for the New Year."
Ming Wenbai shook his head: "I know that the winter here is very, very cold. The radishes and cabbages planted here will be frozen and will not sprout at all."
Cheng Deyi: "What should we do? We can't harvest the winter wheat after we plant it."
Ming Wenbai: "Then you can harvest radishes and cabbages in two or three days? Winter wheat cannot be harvested in a short time, can't it be harvested in late spring or early summer?"
Cheng Deyi: "What will we do after the relief food is eaten? Will we be hungry again? Do we have to flee again just when we have just settled down?"
Three questions in a row caused the whole audience to fall silent.
Accountant Yan Su looked down at the notebook in his hand. He could do the accounting, but he couldn't turn food into food.
The head of the commune office held up a teacup to cover his eyes
He silently said to himself: Don't look at me! Don't look at me! The relief food had been distributed and he had no more food.
Cheng Deyi and Ming Wenbai looked at each other
They all turned their heads to look at the head of the commune office and asked, "Leader, what do you think these villagers should eat during the New Year?"
The head of the commune office paused while drinking tea. How did he know what to eat?
Why did you call him again?
The relief food has just been distributed, and it will take a while to get it even after applying for it.
The head of the commune office touched his pen, scratched his head, and clasped his hands.
A small action made a change
After a while, he whispered, "Well, let's have some thinner food, with more water and wild vegetables. We'll be busy only when we turn the soil, and there won't be much to do after that. You won't have to do any work at home, so just eat less."
Cheng Deyi said with a bitter look on his face: "Leader! Where can we find any wild vegetables? When we moved in, the riverside, fieldside and mountainside of the village were all bare, without even a grass root."
"Then add more water. The food above is not all there just because you want it. There are other places waiting to distribute relief food. Let's hold on. Now is not as good as when we were fleeing from famine."
Cheng Deyi frowned tightly. When he was running for village chief, he boasted that he would make sure every household in the village had enough food and could make money.
Haikou just made a boast and then asked the villagers to tighten their belts. This... this...
We need to come up with a way to appease the villagers.
Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing to be fired just after taking office!
The head of the commune office patted Cheng Deyi on the shoulder, his eyes shining with trust: "Xiao Cheng, I believe you can do it!!!"
Cheng Deyi's smile was very bitter. He wanted to go back to the time when he just ran for village chief.
He definitely won't talk nonsense anymore!!
Cheng Deyi turned his head and looked at the secretary and the accountant
These two people looked at the water cup and the book but not at Cheng Dewen.
Cheng Deyi sighed, smiled bitterly and nodded
The other three breathed a visibly relieved sigh
The head of the commune office waved his hand and said, "Don't delay tilling the land and planting winter wheat. Go back! I will also try my best to apply for the next batch of relief grain."
Cheng Deyi, with a sad face, led the secretary Ming Wenbo and the accountant Yan Su to Yuancheng Village.
Everyone has just started working, there are no bullock carts, tractors or anything.
I can only go back on my own legs.
Fortunately, Ming Wenbo and Yan Su were mentally prepared when they were assigned to the position, so they did not complain.
Walking quietly behind Cheng Deyi
It was Cheng Deyi's sighs that made them feel a little irritated.
When they arrived at the entrance of Yuancheng Village, Cheng Deyi's face instantly changed.
With the corners of his mouth raised, he walked briskly towards the village
When they saw the villagers, they greeted them happily and introduced the identities of Ming Wenbo and Yan Su to the villagers passing by with a smile.
There is no sighing at all like just now on the road
Ming Wenbai and Yan Su looked at each other: This guy might be from Sichuan Province, he can change his face so quickly!
Cheng Deyi said to several villagers on the roadside: "Are you willing to clean up the village committee? After cleaning, no one can be credited with 4 work points."
When they heard that they could count their work points, the villagers immediately agreed: "We are willing to go."
As if he was afraid that Cheng Deyi would go back on his word, he ran towards the village committee.
Yan Su and Ming Wenbai did not raise any objections. Of course, you have to pay people for doing work.
Wait until Cheng Deyi leads everyone along the way to say hello
Several villagers have cleaned up the village committee.
Cheng Deyi fiddled with the only electrical radio microphone in the village committee.
This radio microphone has been out of power for a long time since it was used and maintained.
Cheng Deyi had to give up the idea of using the radio to notify
Then he found a gong and asked someone to go to the village to ring it to announce a meeting to discuss the farmland and work points.
Soon the villagers gathered on the platform again.
Cheng Deyi first formally introduced the secretary Ming Wenbo and the accountant Yan Su.
Then he began to arrange the tasks: "According to our Secretary Ming, the winter here will be very cold. In order for us to harvest wheat in late spring and early summer, we have to work hard during this period. We must hurry up and turn the land so that we can plant winter wheat."
A villager raised his hand and asked: "Village head, how do we calculate work points when we work?"
Cheng Deyi: "Special treatment is required in special times. As long as everyone can complete the tasks assigned to you every day, everyone will get 10 work points. But if you fail to complete them, you will naturally not get any points."
Villager: "What about the seeds?"
Cheng Deyi looked at Ming Wenbai who suggested planting winter wheat. Ming Wenbai pushed his glasses and said directly: "I have already applied for the seeds in advance. You can go to the commune to get them after the land has been turned for a long time."
Cheng Deyi continued: "After we finish planting, there is one more important thing to do. The winter here is very cold, so everyone must prepare more firewood to survive the winter."
The villagers below nodded. They saw a lot of dead trees, so it was not difficult to prepare firewood.
Another villager raised his hand and asked, "Village head, can we still distribute food and kill the New Year pig during the New Year like before?"
Cheng Deyi's mouth twitched when he heard this question. Killing the New Year pig. When he first entered this village, there was not even a person, so where could there be a pig?
But a direct rebuttal was somewhat inconsistent with the kind and approachable persona he had established in front of the villagers.
Cheng Deyi thought for a moment and said, "The conditions were tough at the beginning, but I believe that with everyone's efforts we will be able to create something from nothing next year!! The commune leaders know the situation in Yuancheng Village and have helped us apply for food relief again. Let's work with peace of mind, the higher-ups will not ignore us."
The villager curled his lips and said, "That means there will be no food distribution and no New Year pigs... You said it so nicely during the election this morning."
"We need to create something from nothing with our own hands. Pies don't fall from the sky. Under the leadership of me, the secretary and the accountant, I believe that it won't be long before every family has enough food!!"
"The hardship now is only temporary, happy days are waiting for us." Cheng Deyi's voice broke at the end