The two people were leaning together to study the medicine book. Jiang Nian moved his ears slightly and pointed to the door.
"somebody is coming?"
Jiang Yue was surprised, who would come to visit during such a heavy storm? She put away her medical books and was about to put on her raincoat when Jiang Nian grabbed her and put it on himself.
She checked to see if there were any extra things in the house and put them away.
The village chief and his son were worried that the courtyard was too big to be heard, and they were also worried that the house inside would collapse and someone would be in trouble. They banged on the door so hard that their hands turned red, and they drank a few mouthfuls of rainwater.
Suddenly the door opened and it was Jiang Nian. He pointed toward the house, meaning to let him in.
The village chief and his son hurried in.
Seeing that they really looked like two drowned rats, Jiang Yue quickly said, "Village chief, Brother Dashan, please take off your raincoats and come in to warm yourself by the fire."
There is a fire on the stove, and some water vapor is added to the room.
The village chief originally just wanted to come over and take a look and go back when he felt relieved. However, he was almost exhausted along the way and he didn't know if he would survive until he reached the entrance of the village.
I had to take off my straw hat and raincoat, put them by the door, shake off the water from my body, and then walked in.
As soon as I entered the house, it felt much warmer than outside.
It's not easy. There are so many households in the village, but their house, which was originally the smallest, looks spacious.
Jiang Yue scooped two bowls of soup for the two of them, but gave away the big-bone stick and left it to the big boy. Just scoop out a few more pieces of radish for them.
Seeing the big boy staring at him, he thought he was also greedy, so he scooped him a bowl of soup.
Jiang Nian took the bowl and brought it to her mouth first.
Seeing that the village chief and his son were only looking at the soup, Jiang Yue took a sip from Jiang Nian's hand and whispered, "I'm not thirsty, you can drink it."
In her opinion, the soup without meat can only be regarded as clear soup, but in the opinion of the village chief and his son, it is already the best!
There was actually dry firewood burning in broad daylight, and soup was simmering on the stove, which was full of oily flowers! Take a sip and your whole body will be warmed up!
Jiang Shan bit into the radish that was soaked in soup, as if he felt guilty for having failed his wife and children...
The village chief held the bowl to warm his hands and was reluctant to finish it in a few gulps. He said, "The rain was too heavy. We patrolled all the way from the entrance of the village. Many people's houses have collapsed. I am worried about your houses, so I came up to take a look."
As he spoke, his eyes looked around the surroundings and the roof.
"We repaired the roof before, and it can still last for a few days. But it definitely won't last too long."
The village chief frowned and thought for a while, "There are few of you, why don't you come to our house to squeeze in?" He estimated that based on the actions of these two people, they must have a lot of money in their hands, and they didn't even know where to put the meat they exchanged in the past few days. Where, it should be sold.
Jiang Yue didn't expect that even when their family's situation was not good, they would still be willing to help others.
She declined and said with a smile, "Thank you, village chief, for your kindness..."
Jiang Shan thought they were embarrassed, "It's not safe for you at the foot of the mountain. Why not go to our house first and then rebuild the house when the weather gets better."
She pondered for a while and told the truth, "The two of us bought a house in Fucheng and moved out when the rain subsided."
The two of them were shocked. This couple really liked to do big things in silence, just like how they turned around and bought a mule cart before when they only had a few hundred pennies left from the split.
"When did you buy it?"
"I've been buying it for a while. I just have something to do when I come back. I'll leave when I'm done."
Jiang Shan was envious. His lifelong wish was for his son to live in a house in the town. The county town could not even think of it, and the capital was far away.
"Is Fucheng far away?"
She thought for a while, "If the weather is good, we can drive quickly by mule cart and we can get there in about two or three hours. If we walk, it will take a whole day."
In fact, they were the two driving into overdrive.
"It's so far..." It takes half a day to walk from here to the county seat, and Jiangshan already feels very far away.
Jiang Yue said seriously, "Village chief, if you still want to buy grain, you would rather go to Fucheng to buy it. Grain merchants come to the countryside to collect grain at a very low price, but sell it at a very high price. There is only one grain merchant in town. The store has the final say on whether the price is high or low. And now that there is a disaster in the countryside, the town is so close, it will definitely be difficult."
"Prices will definitely increase in Fucheng, but there are four grain stores there. Since the government has stabilized prices, the price increase will not be too outrageous. If government relief is really needed, the food relief will go to Fucheng first."
Jiang Shan didn't know what "stabilizing prices" meant, but he knew that the government would jail anyone who raised prices at will.
The village chief nodded, "I understand what you mean. Worrying about safety on this long journey is secondary. Our main concern is..."
The main reason is that I have no money and am poor! He also had to set aside money to pay taxes. He was the village chief, and he got several buckets of grain and hundreds of pennies every year. He still lived in such a tight life, and other families were even worse off.
Jiang Yue understood what he was hesitating to say, and took out the thin medical book from her arms. She had already memorized everything, so it didn't matter if she gave it to them.
"This book was given to me by the medical center in the town. It contains pictures and explanations. The words used are also very simple. You can understand it after thinking about it a few times. I have no use for it anymore, so I give it to you. "
The village chief was shocked. He quickly put down the bowl and tried to dry the water on his hands, but his clothes were already soaked.
"No rush, village chief, please listen to me first. The weather is abnormal and the crops are not harvested. This is not a matter of half a year. It may affect a year or two."
Yes, there was no harvest this year. Where will the grain come from next year? Have money to buy it?
"Brother Dashan can't run the mule cart business, so we still have to find ways to make money from many aspects. If you are not afraid, go into the mountains and rely on the mountains. Once you find the medicinal materials, you can concoct them, and you can make money by selling them. , and also save more life for your family.”
As for prey, it depends on personal ability. Everyone knows the danger, but if his life is almost gone, who is still afraid of the danger?
She took a scrap of oilcloth left over from the window, wrapped the book and put it in the village chief's arms.
The village chief pulled his son to stand up, bowed solemnly to her, and said with great emotion, "Our family will definitely remember your kindness!"
"Village chief, you are speaking harshly." Jiang Yue helped the person up.
The sky was getting darker again, so they put on their wet raincoats and were about to leave.
Before sending people out, Jiang Yue reminded again, "If you have decided, act as soon as possible. When the weather clears, the mountains will become lively."
Not only animals come out to look for food, but villagers also go into the mountains to find food, wild vegetables, mushrooms, and hunting. The legend of wild beasts in the mountains can no longer stop people.
The village chief agreed.
He wrapped the book tightly and stuffed it into his arms, feeling that his whole chest was hot.
Before walking into the village, he looked back at the mountains surrounded by smoke, feeling mysterious and dangerous. "Mountain, when you go back, you and everyone, including your son, must memorize the contents of this book. We may rely on It lives.”
"Yes, Dad." Jiang Shan also looked over, "We have to speed up. When the rain eases, we will go into the mountains to hunt."
The village chief patted his son on the shoulder and felt that his son had become much more stable over the past two days. Young people still have to go through some things.
