The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

The long street of Wutong Town is sparsely populated.

It seems that it has been stained with the bleakness of autumn early on, and looks much colder than usual.

All the way from the intersection into the town, you can easily feel the deserted and dull atmosphere.

The roadside shops have also lost their former bustling vitality.

The ox cart stopped at an open space near the town market, which was specially designated for parking ox carts and horse carriages.

Today, in addition to the ox carts parked here, there were also a lot of people squatting here.

They often wore patched coarse cloth clothes, were skinny and had dull eyes.

Their ages range from teenagers to fifties, and most of them are men.

"Dad, there are so many people here." Bai Xiang was a little curious about the scene.

"These are villagers from various villages who have come out to look for work. They are waiting here for customers who need work to come and pick people. In the past, your father and your second uncle also waited here when they came out to look for work." Lin Dashan lifted the shoulder strap and carried his daughter on his back more straight.

Li Fugui also came today and chatted casually, saying, "There is not much work to do at this time. Even if there is, it has been snatched up by the young and strong. There is little work, but many people want to work, so the customers take advantage of the situation to lower the wages. We used to work hard all day and at least get 20 copper coins. Now, if we pay 15 cents a day, we are considered conscientious customers. The strength of the poor is not strength."

Aunt Zhang shook her head and sighed, "What can we do? Wutong Town is so big, and there are only a few families that need people to work. Look at the families in the surrounding area. Which family doesn't have five or six mouths to feed? The wages earned in the fall can hardly make it through the winter, let alone the next fall. This is because the government has issued a notice to order grain merchants not to raise grain prices too much, otherwise it will be even more difficult to survive."

The people of Yuxi Village felt the same way.

Fortunately, their village had the Baixiangcao as a foundation, otherwise they would also be among those waiting for work today.

When the lives of an entire family hang in your hands and on your shoulders, even the strongest backbone will be crushed.

Just thinking about it, you can feel the suffocating despair.

During a few casual chats, a noisy sound came from one end of the open space. About twenty men gathered there. At first, they sounded begging in a low voice, and then the sound turned into quarreling, which became more and more intense.

The words "Chaogui Village" were vaguely heard. Lin Dashan and Li Fugui looked at each other and walked towards that direction.

Since Chaogui Village came to the village for help, the relationship between the two villages has eased a lot.

Afterwards, they sent over their own stored mountain delicacies as a thank you. Although there had been quarrels and even fights, most of the villagers in the mountains were not evil by nature, except for a few who were of excellent character.

"Mr. Zhao, what you did is not fair! We clearly agreed that this moving job would be done by our Chaogui Village. How can you go back on your word?" In the crowd, a middle-aged man in blue shorts glared at the man opposite him.

The person being stared at was wearing a thin cotton shirt. He looked impatient because of the questioning. "We agreed on it, but you haven't started working yet? Now there are people who pay less than you, so what's wrong with me hiring them to work? I'm the one who pays, so I can hire whoever I want!"

"You! You are untrustworthy! If we hadn't agreed on this the day before, we wouldn't have to leave our family affairs and rush over here so early in the morning. Aren't you wasting our time?"

"What are you talking about? How did I delay you? There are a lot of jobs waiting for you to choose. Besides, who doesn't have a hard time these days? My money is not blown by the wind, so I will naturally hire whoever is more cost-effective. If you ask for a lower price next time, I can come back and hire you again!"

Zhao Dongjia snorted coldly, pushed away the crowd blocking him, and left with the workers he had just hired.

Only a dozen villagers from Chaogui Village who came to work were left with livid faces.

But there is nothing I can do.

"Boss Zhao? What's going on?" Lin Dashan asked from behind the crowd.

The eldest brother of the Zhao family turned his head when he heard the voice. Seeing that it was Lin Dashan, he wiped his face and smiled bitterly, then walked closer and said, "What else can it be? The job I found for the village has gone wrong. Mr. Zhao is an old customer of our village. We all have the surname Zhao. Based on the family name, he used to take good care of our village. Whenever he needed work, he would ask us to do it."

After a pause, Zhao Lao Da looked even more bitter. "You heard everything just now, didn't you? To put it bluntly, any friendship is useless at this time. They voluntarily reduced the wages by two cents, and then they took it away. We went all the way here in vain."

The distance from Chaogui Village to the town is also not close. A group of men came early in the morning and walked for nearly an hour on foot.

As a result, after I arrived, they refused to hire me, so I wasted my time and effort.

"Is there no grain left in your village?" Li Fugui looked around and saw that all the faces he saw were filled with sorrow.

Seeing acquaintances, people from Chaogui Village also gathered around and chatted.

"Those who were not seriously affected by the disaster have some left, but that is not enough to support us. We have to rely on the autumn harvest next year, but there is still a year in between, so we have to endure. If we don't work to earn money, what will our family do?"

"This is just the beginning. In the future, the employment prices of various industries will only get lower and lower. We don't know what the situation will be like next year. If everything goes well and we can harvest crops, that's good. But if something goes wrong again and we don't harvest anything for another year, I really don't know how I will survive then."

Boss Zhao lowered his head when he said this, and in his hidden eyes, there was envy for Yuxi Village.

In the surrounding area, only Yuxi Village does not have to endure this hardship. Even if there is no food, money can still be earned.

The government issued a notice prohibiting grain merchants from raising prices. With the silver, he could feed the whole family, young and old, and save the trouble of running around.

Lin Dashan sighed and patted Boss Zhao on the shoulder. He didn't know what to say at this moment.

Nothing to say is good.

Some things are like drinking water, only you know whether it is hot or cold.

The villagers of Yuxi bought food, cloth and cotton for the winter in the town, and returned home with a full load.

But there was no longer the ease and joy they had when they came here. Everyone's heart was heavy, as if a huge rock was pressing on them.

Even Bai Xiang, who didn't know many things, didn't ask his father to buy him a big, delicious meat bun this time.

The private school has resumed classes, and among all the children, big and small, only the children from Yuxi Village are clean and tidy and have enough food to eat.

In the past, Bai Xiang didn’t have much feeling about these things, but this time, the big meat bun in my mind always turned into a bunch of sloppy and depressed little faces, and envious eyes when looking at them.

The big meat buns are not so fragrant anymore.

"Dad, can I bring a few more pancakes to school tomorrow? I want to share some food with my friends to fill their stomachs." Lying in his father's arms, Bai Xiang looked a little wilted.

Lin Dashan tightened his arms and replied affirmatively, "Sure, I'll make you a few more pancakes tomorrow."

That night, the Lin family's dinner was also dull.

They are just ordinary people, and even if they sympathize with the plight of other people, there is really not much they can do.

If there were no Baixiangcao, the men in their family and village would have to worry about their family’s livelihood.

The rich help the world, while the poor take care of themselves.

Can--

Lin Jiang put down his chopsticks and looked up, his dark eyes blazing, "Mom, big brother, second brother, should we agree to cooperate with the Jin family?"

The rest of the Lin family paused for a moment, and then smiles appeared on everyone's face.

Mrs. Lin nodded and said, "If you take on a responsibility, you have to do it well. If you brothers have confidence, go ahead and do it."

Is there any way.

No matter when the family was poor in the past or now that they have enough food and clothing, their temperaments are always there and they will never change.

Can't bear to see suffering.

Do your best to help others without asking for anything in return.

Just for peace of mind.