With Pinxixi in hand, I have a supermarket in the Changzheng!
Chapter 51: Greedy
The townspeople all gathered in this open-air dam, making it so crowded that there was no way to get through.
In the middle of the circle stood Zhu Dawang and his group, as well as Chief Liu and some soldiers.
There are so many people gathered here, and Zhu Dawang feels ashamed to be treated like monkeys.
Their heads hung low, like wilted eggplants.
The villagers in the crowd also burst into discussions.
"They deserve this day! They really deserve it!"
"God is watching over us!"
"We must not let this kind of filthy-hearted person go!"
The villagers were very angry because the landlord Zhu Dawang had done so many things that angered both God and man.
Zhu Dawang's family has a lot of fields, and most of the fields in the entire Zhaxi Town belong to him.
There are many people in the town who don't even have an acre of land at home.
So they rented his land to make a living, but the rent was ridiculously expensive, taking up two-thirds of the harvest.
He also did things like loan sharking, bullying, etc. The villagers were angry but dared not say anything to him.
Commander Liu stood in the middle of the crowd and began to speak, "We already know what Zhu Dawang did. We, the Red Army, will definitely stand up for the villagers and give everyone justice!"
A soldier standing nearby was holding a thick stack of things in his hand and he held it up to show the villagers.
"These are the land deeds and debt notes found in Zhu Dawang's house. They are now destroyed!"
The soldier lit a fire as he spoke, and the thick stack of stuff turned into ashes in the flames.
The villagers who were gathered around were all excited. Burning land deeds and debt notes was a scene they had never seen before!
"Since the debt note is destroyed, does that mean we don't have to pay Zhu Dawang back?"
"He borrowed one dollar and asked others to pay him back five dollars. This debt note should be burned!"
"That's right! He forced so many people to death because of debt collection!"
Zhu Dawang, who had been hanging his head, saw that all his treasures were burned to ashes. He became crazy and wanted to rush over.
Zhu Dawang looked crazy, with his limbs twisting wildly. The two soldiers had to use a lot of strength to subdue him.
"My land deed! My debt note! Why do you burn my things?!"
Chief Liu ignored him and continued talking to the villagers.
"We know that everyone has had a hard time without land over the years, so we are going to distribute land to everyone this time."
When the villagers heard this, their mouths opened wide in surprise, their eyes full of disbelief.
"Divide the land! Are you really going to divide the land among us?"
“Is it really such a good thing?”
“Can we have our own fields, too?”
Chief Liu looked at everyone with a firm gaze and a warm smile on his face.
"Yes! All of Zhu Dawang's land will be distributed to everyone! In the future, everyone will have land to plant and food to eat!"
Hearing his affirmative reply, the villagers' eyes showed endless joy and gratitude, and some even wiped away tears.
It is really difficult for hired farmers who have no land!
After working hard all year, most of the harvested grain had to be handed over, and the remaining grain was not enough to feed the family.
"The Red Army is really good people!"
"Yes! If the family had a field, the children would never have to go hungry again!"
"How exactly should the land be divided?"
Chief Liu heard everyone's questions and began to respond in detail.
"The land is divided equally according to the number of people in each family. For the more difficult cases such as the elderly and widows, the land is divided into near fields and good fields."
After saying that, Chief Liu pointed and saw dozens of people standing there with their heads down who came to steal coal last night.
"For those who have done wrong, land should also be distributed, but it will be the bad land, depending on their later reform."
When the villagers heard this, they all nodded in agreement. This way of division was both fair and humane.
Minister of Finance Han Liang said to the many villagers, "Come to me later to report your family and population situation so that I can distribute land to you!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" The villagers all agreed.
"Make way! Make way!"
The villagers who formed a circle suddenly made way for a path in the middle.
When everyone saw the scene, they were so shocked that they could stuff eggs into their mouths.
The soldiers led a team of ox carts, a total of 17 ox carts, lined up in a long row.
The ox carts were full of coal, and each cart was filled to the brim.
"How did you get so much coal?"
"This ox cart looks familiar, it looks like Zhu Dawang's!"
All the ox carts stopped on the open-air dam, and Chief Liu began to explain to the people.
"They stole coal from the mountain at midnight yesterday, but we seized it. We are now distributing the coal to everyone!"
These words made everyone look at Zhu Dawang with even more contempt.
This person is really greedy. His family is already so wealthy, but he is still not satisfied.
In fact, it is no wonder that Zhu Dawang took the risk to transport the coal. In this era, coal production was scarce and the price was high.
These coals can be sold for a good price if taken to the town. What is taken away is not coal, but real gold and silver!
The total weight of coal on the 17 ox carts should be more than kilograms.
The total population of Zhaxi Town should be around 5,000, so they planned to give each person more than three kilograms.
Although each person did not get much after dividing it equally, the coal belonged to the collective and had to be shared.
Lin Xiuhua had been to school in the city and was good at arithmetic, so she was arranged to distribute the coal to everyone.
"Sister, there are five people in my family!"
Lin Xiuhua did some mental calculations and got the answer, "Then I'll give your family 17 kilograms of coal."
Zhou Yue next to him took the initiative to take on the task of weighing.
As a modern person, Zhou Yue usually comes into contact with electronic scales. This old-fashioned scale with a weight was taught to her by Brother Tiezhu.
In the next few days, Zhou Yue participated in the Red Army expansion campaign in the village again.
He visited every household in the town and asked whether they were interested in joining the Red Army.
After the last land distribution event, everyone had special respect for the Red Army, and many people in the town also wanted to join the Red Army.
When Zhou Yue and his group passed by an adobe house, the door was wide open and there were many people standing at the door, as if they were waiting for them.
Standing at the front was a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old. Although he was dressed in rags, his eyes were bright and lively.
"I want to join the Red Army!"
Zhou Yue looked at the young men in front of her and felt relieved. These were the emerging forces of the 30s and the best sparks of revolution!
But she still had to remind him, "Our team is on a long march. We have to walk a lot and endure a lot of hardships every day. Can you hold on?"
The boy held his head high, his eyes revealing determination, "I can do it!"
Zhou Yue began to ask the family members behind the boy, "Does everyone agree with him joining the army?"
An old lady behind him looked at the child with some reluctance, but still nodded solemnly.
"Joining the Reds is a good thing, we all agree."
After receiving a positive reply, Zhou Yue handed the cloth bag in her hand to the old lady.
"Auntie, please take care of your health at home. This is a small gift from our Red Army. You must accept it."
This has always been the rule of the Red Army. Families with members joining the army must be properly cared for.
In this cloth bag, there is a bag of rice, a bag of flour, some salt and sugar.
These things are extremely precious supplies, but they must be sent to anyone who joins the army, even when supplies are scarce.
Then Zhou Yue and the others continued walking forward. When they passed a thatched hut, they were stopped by two cute little boys.
"Sister! Can we join the Red Army?"
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