Chapter 129： There is happiness only when there is comparison

Chapter 129 There is happiness only when there is contrast

“Uncle village chief, you divide it up, we are listening.”

“Yes, food is no problem, we all agree.”

The villagers spoke one after another, urging the village chief, with burning eyes that seemed to melt silver.

The village chief counted and found that there were a total of forty-eight-nine silver ingots in the jar, five taels each.

He said, "It's still Lao Si and Liu Biaotou, as well as Sister-in-law Qiong, Doctor Zhang..."

As soon as the meal started, Mrs. Cui spoke up, "Village Chief, we have already distributed enough food, so we don't need any more money. Let's all share it, without counting Sister-in-law Qiong's share."

Sister-in-law Qiong also nodded, "I just went in and administered some medicine, but I didn't do much."

Divine Doctor Zhang waved his hand in the same way, "Yes, I don't need any money anymore, as long as I have food. I just gave out a bottle of medicine, and no one came, so why should I share the money?"

Li Laosi looked at his mother, saw her nodding, and then turned to Mrs. Liu, who also nodded quickly.

The two families reached a tacit understanding, and Li Laosi said, "Uncle village chief, let's divide the money equally. As long as one of them goes to suppress the bandits this time, even if they contribute, they will take the risk. There are also a few brothers who stay at home." , It’s not a big deal, after all, they didn’t follow him in order to protect their family.”

Several people said this, especially Li Laosi, who even took Qingzhuang into consideration, which made everyone feel grateful and happy, but they were embarrassed to take advantage!

“Uncle village chief, we followed and it was a hard walk back and forth. We killed four or five of the thirty bandits, and the rest were all led by Fourth Brother and Liu Biao. They deserve more money.”

"Yes, we were scared to death at the time. We got together and hacked a few of them to death. If it hadn't been for Fourth Brother, Liu Biaotou, and Jiayi Liu Yang, we would have lost a few of our lives."

Those who stayed at home also said, "We didn't go. We stayed at home. How can we divide the money? We can't take it."

Uncle Wu kept waving his hands, "Everyone went there to save our children. I don't want to pay to thank you. How can I share the money? I don't want it!"

The village chief and Uncle Zhao were so happy that the people in the village were so united and so sensible.

Seeing the pushing and pushing from both sides, the village chief said.

"I've made the decision. Let's divide it evenly. There are twenty-one people going to suppress the bandits, and each person has two silver coins. So the remaining few silver coins, and the few left at home, are enough for each person. That’s it!”

As he spoke, he began to divide the silver. Finally, everyone pinched the heavy silver and they were all happy.

Even Sister-in-law Qiong raised her eyebrows and gave the silver crown to Mrs. Cui.

Of course there was the bag of ransom money. The women from each family hurried forward to put what they had put in it and took it back as it was.

The village chief called Tao Hongying, "Hongying, you have been taking care of Mrs. Cui and Mr. Wen. Look at this pile of things. If there is anything missing from the small cave, pick it out first. The rest, you women Just look at the points."

“Okay, uncle, you guys have a rest, we’re left to take care of things.”

Tao Hongying quickly gathered the women from each family, and first picked out a kettle and tea set, a set of pots and pans, a jar of vegetable oil, some salt, etc. She also ordered two sets of bedding.

The women from each family looked on with smiles, and after she finished picking, they quickly divided up the rest.

The village chief shouted to everyone, "Go back and have a rest. Leave the boys at home, don't take the money for nothing, and do a good job tonight. Let the fourth child have a good sleep, and we will study it carefully tomorrow, and then we will take turns on duty."

"I know, uncle village chief." Everyone responded with a roar, carrying their own food and things, and climbed back into the cave.

The Li family harvested too much this time. Not only did they get twenty taels of silver, they carried back nearly four bags of grain. One bag of millet was subsidized by everyone, and one bag of sorghum rice was obtained by the fourth brother and Jiayi who fought hard for it. .

The remaining bag of sorghum noodles and half a bag of japonica rice are the food for more than ten people in the family. The last half bag of fine flour is for everyone to supplement the good news.

After all, every little kid has been eating Xiaozao with the good news all the way. They ate the eggs that the Li family "picked up" and drank the porridge soup and rice porridge.

Old Mrs. Li was so happy that she put all the silver and copper coins back, and then kissed her granddaughter on the cheek.

"Fu Niu, have you seen it? You should be kind-hearted. Good people will definitely be rewarded! Right?"

Jiayin hugged grandma, kissed her on the face, and shouted coquettishly, "Grandma, eat dumplings!"

These past few days, every meal has been sorghum rice porridge mixed with dried vegetables. It is so thin that people can be seen, and Jiayin's belly is flat.

To be honest, her father had brought food back. If he was empty-handed, she would have to think of a solution even if she tried her best to act like a monster.

The old lady was happy, and after a moment of hesitation she said, "Let your mother make some dumpling soup tonight. When your third brother comes back tomorrow, we can eat dumplings."

Before the good news could be spoken, Jiaxi Jiaan, who was eavesdropping on the side, was already crazy with joy, shouting, "Eat dumplings, eat dumplings!"

Old Mrs. Li quickly picked up the pipe and pot and knocked on it, "What are you shouting for? Your father is sleeping!"

Jia'an and Jiaxi immediately shrunk their necks, quickly climbed down the cave, and went to show off to other friends.

Every family has enough food to share, and they all want to have some fun.

Hearing that the Li family was going to make dumplings tomorrow, they all planned to get up. Don’t worry about how many, just pack a few and let the kids have fun together.

In the small cave, Mrs. Cui took the blood letter written by the female family members of the Guo family and sighed softly.

“Mrs. Guo and I were familiar with each other when we were in women’s school. Later, we both got married and gradually drifted away from each other. We didn’t move around anymore. I don’t want to hear the news of her death here now, but it is still so tragic..."

Sister-in-law Qiong quickly advised, "Madam, the Guo family has buried her properly and left a mark. It will be easy to recover the bones in the future. As long as we send the token to the Guo family, you will have fulfilled the friendship between our classmates."

Mrs. Cui nodded, "I just...well, this world is so difficult, and blessings and misfortunes are really unpredictable. I thought I was already very miserable, but now I have settled here, saved my life, and lived a stable life. I didn't expect the Guo family to be even more pitiful. It’s really…”

Mr. Wen on the side also responded, "We are also lucky, otherwise we would have frozen to death in the mountains and forests by now. However, this blood letter cannot be given to the Guo family, as the villagers said, for Mrs. Guo and others We must keep the story secret, but people’s hearts are unpredictable, so we still keep this blood book as a precaution.”

Is this to prevent the Guo family from suspecting the villagers?

Mrs. Cui and Sister-in-law Qiong both felt that it was not the case, but they did not object...

On the second day, after the sun came up, another bonfire was lit in the mountain stream. The village chief and Uncle Zhao gathered all the young men in the village and began to discuss important matters.

"We lost the dog this time and suffered a big loss. We have to keep it in mind. We can't just rely on the heavy snowfall to think that everything is safe. I don't want to say whether there are other bandits in the forest. I just want to say that after the spring, we will still have a lot of trouble. I have to continue walking through the mountains. If I continue to be lazy, I will become too lazy and I may not even be able to climb the mountain. "

The village chief held the pipe and pot, circling the ground with his hands behind his back, and spoke earnestly.

(End of this chapter)