Dressed as a cute kid with a farm: Pick up a brother to farm

"The second method is what everyone knows, which is to go up the mountain to collect things. There are all kinds of things in the mountains. It depends on whether you dare to go."

The village chief smiled and said reluctantly, "It's risky to go up the mountain, but it doesn't cost money."

This is the most cost-effective way to stockpile food that they came up with.

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on, but they were also shocked and scared.

They didn't understand that the mountain the village chief was talking about was not the safe mountain behind, but the deep mountain full of dangers...

It's okay to take the few things from the back mountain, pick up some firewood, and find some wild vegetables and fruits to satisfy your hunger, but it's undoubtedly a pipe dream to expect to collect enough food for more than half a year to supply the entire village.

Especially for wild vegetables, there is only a little bit left after drying, and even if you soak them again, there won’t be much left.

If they dug the mountain completely, they might be able to store enough food. But if it rained heavily next year, their village would be the first to be buried. This is common knowledge among people living near the mountain.

But if it's deep in the mountains...

Even Meng Huaishao's father had an accident in the mountains some time ago. How could they dare to go there?

Someone looked in the direction of Meng Huaishao, but didn't say it directly and avoided his father.

"Village Chief, do we have to go to the deep mountains?"

Everyone hesitated, and someone even asked, "Isn't it okay to go to the back hill?"

"Of course not!"

Hearing this man's question, the elder disagreed and knocked his cane hard: "Do you want to watch what you are talking about! Can the things in the back mountain withstand the harm of so many people?"

Seeing that the elder was angry, no one dared to say anything more and could only listen to what the village chief continued to say.

"Of course I won't let you go and die. If we have to go to the mountains, the whole village will go together!"

"All able-bodied laborers, bring your weapons and go into the mountains together!"

"We need to explore bit by bit. Bring back whatever food we can find and try not to go too deep. There are dozens of strong laborers in the village. Even if we encounter a ferocious beast, we can scare it away!"

"However, let me be frank. It is dangerous to be in the mountains after all. No one can guarantee that everyone can come back safe and sound."

"But please rest assured, if anything happens to anyone, the villagers will take care of their family!"

"All the young and middle-aged men in the village will go up the mountain together this time. Anyone who is unwilling to go will not be allowed to participate in the food distribution this time!"

"As long as you participate, I guarantee here that as long as I, Niu Youcai, have a sip of soup, your family will never go hungry!"

"it is good!"

Everyone agreed, knowing that this was a guarantee from the village chief to provide them with strong labor so that they would not have to worry.

The village chief's guarantee is valid.

If he goes back on his word, he will not be able to convince the public. Not only him, but also his family will be implicated.

Besides, it's just a matter of risking one's life to go into the mountains! It's not like they haven't done that before!

The older people in the village had all been to the mountains in previous years, so they were not that afraid.

Have appropriate respect, but don't be afraid to go into the mountains.

Apart from feeling a little uneasy about the loss of the leader, I accepted it well.

After all, it is for the future of yourself and your family.

Those who were younger were full of energy and fearless. They couldn't wait to pick up their weapons and go up the mountain. None of them wanted to retreat at the critical moment.

The village chief Niu Youcai looked at this scene and felt relieved.

Apart from anything else, the people in their village are still united. They survived the natural disasters a few years ago, and they can survive the same disasters a few years later.

Thinking of this, the village chief Niu Youcai became more confident and his expression looked better.

"Next, there are two more things to note."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the village chief said solemnly: "Water and autumn harvest are the foundation of our lives. We can't give them up easily!"

"Yup!"

"Village leader, what do you think we should do?"

Ye Yaoyao and Meng Huaishao also looked up at the village chief, wanting to know what he would do.

“Regarding the issue of autumn harvest, it is actually very simple, but also very difficult to achieve.”

The village chief looked at everyone's expectant and excited expressions, and said something that was extremely cruel to this farmer.

"If the weather permits, it would be best if we wait until the rice matures before harvesting it. But if not..."

"If the weather is really bad, you can't just wait and hope for the best. Even if you have to reduce the production by half, you have to harvest in advance!"

The village chief's words were heavy, but firm: "In any case, a reduction in production is better than no harvest at all. I hope everyone will be mentally prepared for this."

Everyone at the scene fell silent and lowered their heads, feeling distressed and helpless, but not daring to refute.

At the end of the day, they might still hope for the best and think, “Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, what if?”

But at this moment, it was obvious that the village chief was warning everyone, and he was not going to collect it immediately, so there was no need to rush to be the first to take action.

Seeing that no one was talking, the village chief probably guessed what they were thinking, and even he felt distressed, so he thought of giving them a heads-up in advance, in case some people got stubborn when the time came.

"The last point is the issue of water sources. Our village only has one well, river water and spring water."

"We can't keep the river water, and there's little spring water, so the well water is probably our retreat."

“Should we drill two more wells then?”

Someone asked anxiously.

"Ah!" the village chief sighed, "I also want to dig a well, but a good well costs more than ten taels of silver..."

When it came to silver, both the person asking the question and the person listening fell silent.

A dozen taels, enough to buy a lot of coarse grains...

“Although it’s not appropriate to dig a well temporarily, we can get together and reinforce the well in the village!”

Someone suggested.

"Yes, yes! As long as the well water doesn't run dry, our village will at least have enough water!"

The well in the village is hundreds of years old, but because there has always been river water, no one has taken great care to maintain it.

This proposal was raised and received unanimous approval.

The village chief hesitated for a moment, looked at the elders, and when he saw them all nodded, he smiled.

Originally, he didn't want everyone to spend money to repair the well.

What he hoped most was that everyone would stockpile more food, but now that the villagers had taken the initiative to bring it up, things were different.

If there is really nothing to eat, you can still eat tree bark, but if there is no water, you can only wait to die.

"In that case, Kang Xiaoming will go to the town and ask the well digger to come and take a look at the well in the village. He will tell us how much money is needed to maintain and reinforce it, and then the villagers will share the cost."

"Okay!" Niu Kangxiao nodded and wrote down his task.

"There is one last thing, which is also what the hunting team needs to do in the mountains."

"There is a spring in the back mountain. Although the amount of water is not much, it flows all year round. No one has ever looked for it before. When the hunting team goes up the mountain this time, let's take a look to see if we can find the source."