"Dad, the river has risen again today."
The village is adjacent to two rivers, one is at the foot of the mountain. Even if the water rises, it doesn't matter. Jiang Yue and the others have already moved away. But there are five families behind the other river.
In previous years, these five families were happy that their homesteads were close to the river. They didn't have to worry about water. They could wash clothes as long as they went out.
But now, those halls have been flooded. Now it is only up to their ankles. They are afraid that when they wake up, the water will be up to their necks.
This house made of mud is also crumbling.
Many people cried for the village chief to save their lives, and the village chief was also worried, but he was just an ordinary person. What else could he do except protect himself?
The village chief's wife looked very ugly. Three families went to look for their relatives, and two families forced them to move into their homes if they didn't help. Anyway, they have many houses.
Being reasonable is no better than being unreasonable.
Pingya was scared and asked if she could give them some cereals. After giving food, people should leave. As a result, he was severely punished by the village chief.
"Why should you give them food? Because they are pitiful? If you give it to this family, will you give it to the other family? If you give it to outsiders, but not to your own relatives? Your maternal grandfather's family is so good to you and you don't give it to you? What about the natal families of your sisters-in-law? Don’t they feel bad? Do you have enough food to feed so many people?”
Pingya had never been disciplined by her father, so she was so frightened that she cried. The village chief's wife shook her head and did not stop the man from teaching his children. These children have not experienced the wind and waves and have heard less.
Not only Pingya's face was ugly, but the faces of several daughters-in-law at home suddenly turned pale.
They were a little cautious, and no one was willing to see their parents, brothers and sisters starve to death. Before they could speak, their father-in-law revealed the truth.
The village chief took advantage of Pingya's incident to tell everything.
"Are you feeling distressed? Okay, take your own grain back to your parents' house. If you don't have enough, take the children's. If you take the tiger's head from the boss's house, the goose from the second's house, and the third's kid hasn't been weaned yet, you can take your own grain. If you give it out, if the milk can’t come out, the child will be as good as starving to death!”
"No no no..."
When several people heard this, they were frightened. How could they bear to let their children starve to death?
The village chief sighed, "We are all raised by our parents. Don't I feel sorry for you? But have you ever thought about it? Do you have parents? Do your parents-in-law and sisters-in-law have parents? You take them home, and they take them home." When will we go home? How many can our family feed? How many people can the blood of the boss and the third be sucked by?"
"You ask me, are the boss and the third child afraid when they hear wolves howling on the mountain?!"
These words hit everyone's hearts hard.
The third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang, hugged her husband and cried.
She was so complacent that she still had food in her house and was not hungry, so she forgot that this was all a man risking his life to get back. The injury she suffered last time when she came back was not healed yet, and when her parents cried, she became soft-hearted and wanted to borrow food.
But who knows when this food will be returned.
The eyes of the eldest and the third child were also red. How could they not be afraid of two grown men in a mountain full of dangers, if their lives would be lost if they were not careful?
The village chief's house burst into tears all of a sudden, making the people who were about to cause trouble unable to open the door and looking at each other. Could it be that the village chief's house is not as wealthy as they thought?
Life is hard in the country, and life in the city is not easy either.
When it was time to cook, thick smoke came out of every house and coughs were heard, all caused by wet firewood burning. Don't dislike the wet firewood, it can be ignited with a little effort. This is something that everyone has managed to get.
Jiang Yue and Jiang Nian brought a load of green vegetables every day. When Shanghai Qing sold out, they sold Chinese cabbage, and when they sold out Chinese cabbage, they sold water radish. They were all vegetables that could be found in the city. They were fresher and better than those sold by others. It's quite big, but other than that, there's nothing else that attracts attention.
The average price of vegetables was 10 cents in the first three days, rose to 12 cents on the fourth and fifth days, and rose to 16 cents on the eighth day. Jiang Yue has always maintained a price of 1 penny less than the average price, and the dishes every day are still very popular.
It's just that the customers have changed from ordinary people to ordinary people with a little money.
On the fifteenth day, Jiang Yue stopped selling all the common vegetables here and stopped in time.
At this time, she earned twelve taels of silver from selling vegetables - all of which were copper coins. Adding the leftovers from before, there were a total of 155 taels of silver and more than 520 strings of copper coins.
In fact, in addition to large items, copper plates are commonly used in daily life. She didn't have to worry about spending it, since she didn't have to carry it herself anyway.
She has now begun to consider bartering.
Driving a mule cart to the bookstore three streets away.
The bookstore owner spent a huge sum of money to buy tarpaulins to cover every corner of the store for fear of rainwater leaking.
There is not much business now. I just check the books every day to see if they are damp or moldy, and the boys have all dozed off.
"Is the shopkeeper here?"
The little boy tilted his head and was awakened.
"What books does the guest want to buy?"
Finally, a guest came. Although the two guests were wrapped up so tightly that their faces could not be seen clearly, their voices were nice!
Jiang Yue had good eyesight. She was wet and didn't go in. She stood at the door and asked, "How much are the books used to teach children elementary education?"
"The ones with pictures cost 500 pennies each, and the ones without pictures cost 300 pennies each."
The clerk often sells these kinds of books, and they are all sold to the little book boys in the academy. The current price is already 50 cents less than the previous price!
He carefully looked at the expressions of the guests. If it was still too expensive, he would just - drop another five cents!
Jiang Yue looked at the thin book. It was indeed very expensive. It's a pity that the current printing level cannot keep up, and there is nothing we can do about it.
She had a good eye and glanced at the books on the bookshelf. They found that they were quite comprehensive.
"I want to buy a lot of books, but I would like to ask if there are other ways to buy books? For example, using grain or vegetables."
The guy was startled, "You, you're not joking, are you?"
"I finished selecting the books, calculated the price and settled on the spot." She held a small basket in her hand and opened it. The green vegetables inside made the boy's eyes turn green.
"Guests, wait a moment, I'll call the shopkeeper out right away!"
The boy ran into the backyard in a hurry, and after a while, he came out with a tall, thin middle-aged man in a blue robe.
His face was gentle, but it was not difficult to hide the surprise in his eyes.
"Are the two guests going to exchange grain and vegetables for books?"
Jiang Yue nodded, "Yes, if there is a suitable book, I can settle the matter immediately."
The shopkeeper's voice dropped a little, "Do you have any polished rice and white noodles?"
"have."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed. If their family had no money, they wouldn't be able to open a bookstore. But nowadays, even if you have money, you can't buy food. Not to mention the purchase restrictions, the queues outside the food stores are getting longer and longer.
There is plenty of food in the house, and there are many people to support. The children and the wife have weak stomachs, so they can only eat refined food.
So, in the same life, some people are raised intensively and some are raised poor.
