Cannon Fodder Just Wants to Farm (MTL)

Chapter 96: Overcoming the Difficulties

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it snows again. More villages come to the county to borrow food.

Even the older former village chiefs were brought in as lobbyists. Those village chiefs were usually among the top figures in the village. Now I am crying with snot and tears in front of the county magistrate.

Although there were early warnings from the county, most people were still unprepared. The weather is bad and I can't find anything to eat even if I go up the mountain. I heard that the wild beasts in the mountains would come down the mountain and break into the farmhouse in search of food, almost injuring someone!

This winter has been extremely difficult.

The county magistrate has food in his hands, and he has many people to protect, including government-run tofu shops, government-run brick kilns, and several villages that make cotton-padded clothes. The county's snow plowing team provides meals. Although I eat whole grains, I can eat them very quickly in one day.

There were so many people coming to borrow food that the county magistrate was in trouble. Said: "Each village borrows one thousand catties of grain."

The village chiefs of several villages shed tears at this moment. Although one thousand kilograms of grain sounds like a lot, each village has as little as 100 households and as many as 200 households. Each family has ten or eight kilograms, which is enough for everything.

The Chinese New Year is almost here, and spring will begin next year. This year is covered with snow, and the coming year will definitely be a good harvest. However, every household has no rice to cook, and they are afraid that they will not see the harvest next year.

Zhu Captou saw them crying and said: "Why are you crying? The county magistrate has given you special grace. The county is also short of food. This is all saved from the mouth!"

Zhu Captou now sends people out to check sentries every day, and he heard that someone is coming here again. The victims will be busy for a while once they arrive. He hadn't had a few days off since the snowstorm, and he had no patience left.

Several village chiefs said, "We know it's difficult in the county!" while holding back tears.

Zhu Captou then left, and there were only a few village chiefs in the house, still discussing solutions.

"How about, let's buy food." No matter how important money is, lives are not as important. They all brought money with them before coming.

The other village chiefs frowned and said, "Are you crazy? The coarse grains in the county cost 20 cents per catty. And each person can only buy ten catties." I heard that there are often shortages. This is controlled by the county magistrate, and those merchants I wish I could sell it for fifty cents per catty!

There is no way to make money in the village, and conditions are not as good as in the county. Many people in the countryside cannot earn more than one tael of silver a year.

This matter is difficult to handle no matter what. Didn't the county magistrate lend them a thousand catties, so they can only go back and deal with it first.

Let's talk about what happens next.

"How about we ask the deputy to arrest him? I heard from the old mayor that he is young and promising."

The village chiefs said this. Upon hearing this, his eyes immediately lit up: "That's right."

Most of the village chiefs have been cared for by the old mayor.

The old mayor has helped many young people over the years, but very few of them can be called young and promising by him.

I heard that he was also born in the countryside, so he can better understand the difficulties of being in the countryside. Then go find He Zifeng.