Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 254 It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others

"At this time, the uncle needs to remind the villagers to quickly harvest the wheat that has dried into straw and bring it home."

The village chief lowered his head in thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "This... it's not enough to harvest wheat at this time, even if there are grains of wheat!"

Qin, who was sitting next to him, quickly added, "Yes, even if it is wheat that was planted early, there are only pulp grains in the wheat ears these days. After drying, the grains are flat. I'm afraid that the yield is less than half!"

The village chief added: "Even if I ask the villagers to harvest the wheat now, the old farmers in the village will definitely not agree."

An Yue took two sips of water from the bowl and said calmly, "The fields are dry now, and wheat will no longer grow. However, in this drought, locusts reproduce very quickly."

"There is an old saying that goes, 'After a severe drought there will be a locust plague.' If there really is a locust plague, we will really have nothing to harvest."

"Now we harvest the wheat and bring it home. If there is a locust plague, we will still have enough food to feed ourselves."

"Also, after the drought, crop yields dropped dramatically, and food is already precious. If locusts come through, it will undoubtedly make the situation worse."

"When every household has no surplus food, how terrible will that be for ordinary people like us?"

"To put it mildly, they might just be eating tree bark with their families, waiting for the government to allocate food for disaster relief. If there is no food for disaster relief, when people are forced into desperate situations, wouldn't it be normal to sell their children for food? In even worse cases, they might even eat their own children."

As An Yue's words became more and more terrifying, Qin quickly stood up, walked up to An Yue, and covered her mouth.

"Oh my, you silly girl, please stop talking about this. Don't talk about this kind of thing casually. If others hear it, they will definitely sue you for spreading rumors and misleading the public."

"If you cause unrest, you will be beheaded for a serious crime." Qin said, looking terrified.

An Yue pulled away Qin's hand that was covering her mouth and said seriously, "Aunt, what Yue Yue said was definitely not nonsense."

"We can't reach other villages, and we don't have time to care about them. But Yueyue can't watch the villagers of our Baili Village lead their entire families to flee and beg for food."

The village chief, who was sitting on the bench, fell into deep thought again after listening to An Yue.

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He kept scratching his head.

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After a long time, he stood up and walked to An Yue, looking very serious.

He said firmly: "Okay! For Baili Village, I am willing to listen to Yueyue's advice."

Qin looked up at her husband and asked in disbelief, "Huairen, Yue is still young, why are you the same as her?"

"What Yueyue said makes sense. I remember when I was a child, I heard from the elders in the village that many years ago, some places suffered from droughts. The situation was almost the same as what Yueyue described, or even worse!"

Qin sighed deeply and said helplessly: "But if this matter gets out of hand and causes panic among the people, it will really be a matter of losing my head!"

"I am the head of Baili Village. I have the responsibility and obligation to remind the villagers about their livelihoods. As for how the villagers choose, it is not up to me."

"You did a good job on this matter. Everyone will think that it is what you should do as the village chief. If we make a mistake in judgment and cause others to suffer, not only will no one remember your kindness, but I am afraid that at that time, you will be criticized by thousands of people and cursed by tens of thousands of people."

Qin walked up to Li Huairen, rolled her eyes at him, and said unhappily, "I see that you are just a small village chief, but you are addicted to being an official."

The village chief put his hands on Qin's shoulders and coaxed her, "Mother, in this situation, you must not care about your personal reputation anymore."

"If it really comes to that, we can't just sit there and wait for the government to allocate food for disaster relief, right?"

"If the government does nothing, then won't we ordinary people be doomed?"

"Just like Yueyue said, it is better to rely on ourselves than on others. So don't be angry." The village chief coaxed patiently.

Seeing that her husband was determined to do it, Qin Shi stopped trying to stop him and compromised, "I can't argue with you anyway."

Seeing that Qin no longer stopped her, An Yue smiled and said, "Aunt, what we are going to do next will benefit the villagers and save people from danger. It is a great good."

Qin walked up to An Yue, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and tapped the tip of An Yue's nose and said, "You two, the grandparents and grandchildren, really have the same smell in your mouths!"

"Haha... mother, don't worry! Yueyue proposed digging a deep well earlier, and now it will benefit the villagers!"

"Yes, yes, you are good people!" Qin said as she turned around and walked to the eight-immortal table to collect the dishes.

As soon as he picked up the bowl, he saw that Li Huairen still had half a bowl of porridge in it, so he asked, "Are you still going to have breakfast?"

"Eat, eat, eat. I'm only half full." The village chief hurriedly sat back on the bench at the eight-immortals table.

An Yue finished saying what she needed to say and prepared to leave.

"Uncle and aunt, please enjoy your meal. Yueyue will be leaving now." An Yue stood up and bowed sideways.

Qin smiled and muttered, "You came in a hurry, and left in a hurry. You didn't even stay with us for a while and talk to us a little longer."

"Hehe... Yueyue, don't dare say anything more. If you say more, your aunt will cry." An Yue joked with a playful smile.

"You are such a smart little girl, I really can't do anything to you."

Qin sent An Yue to the yard and said, "Girl, didn't you say last time that you wanted to transplant the grape seedlings?"

An Yue tapped her forehead and smiled, "Oh! Yes! I always forget about this."

Then, An Yue put down the backpack and picked up the sickle in the backpack. Qin and An Yue squatted at the roots of the grape vines and began to dig the branches.

Qin asked intentionally or unintentionally: "I heard from your aunt that you took your sister-in-law to live with you?"

An Yue answered without hesitation: "Yes!"

When Qin heard An Yue's answer, she couldn't help but said worriedly, "Girl, you already have An Nian and Chun Zhi in your family, plus you, that's three people."

"You have to raise silkworms and feed pigs, and now you want to bring her home. Oh... your little body can't handle it!"

"Aunt, a few days ago, Yueyue went to the pawnbroker again and brought back two male servants."

"What? Girl, you bought two more slaves?"

An Yue nodded.

"Oh! There are so many people here. Auntie is worried about you."

"Don't worry, aunt. The people working at home now include Chunzhi, Ale, Daniu, and my eldest sister-in-law."

"Although my eldest sister-in-law is pregnant, she has recovered now and will help with the housework."

"In short, with more people working, Yueyue feels a lot more relaxed!"