12dz Chapter 385 Overwhelmed by Happiness
Chapter 385 Overwhelmed by Happiness
The surprise was that Chenjia Village had always been short of food, but with the batch of grain brought back by Chen Dao, Chenjia Village would no longer have to worry about food shortages.
As for why Chenjia Village was short of food...
This is naturally due to the rapid increase in livestock farming in the village. The rapid increase in yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks alone has consumed an astonishing amount of grain, not to mention that Chenjia Village now also needs to raise pigs and cattle.
The cabbages in the village have recently ripened, and they can be used to replace some of the grain to feed the livestock. Otherwise, Chenjia Village would have run out of grain long ago.
In fact, during this period, Chen Lian, who was in charge of managing the village's breeding, had been intentionally limiting the breeding of yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered chickens as instructed by Chen Dao. Otherwise, the entire Chenjia Village's grain reserves would probably not be enough to feed the chickens and ducks in the breeding farm!
Fortunately, with the grain brought back by Chen Dao, Chenjia Village will no longer have to worry about food shortages.
What puzzled Chen He was how Chen Dao was able to bring back such a large quantity of grain, and how much grain there was.
"A total of 5 shi of grain."
Chen Cheng, who had been helping to transport the grain, replied, "This time, Daoge brought back a total of 70,000 shi of grain from the county town. He gave 20,000 shi to Magistrate Xu when he passed through the county town, and the remaining 50,000 shi were transported back to the village."
"Fifty thousand shi... hiss!"
Chen He couldn't help but gasp, stunned by the number!
It's worth noting that even in Chenjia Village, which had a bumper harvest at the end of last year, the total grain yield was only three thousand shi (a unit of dry measure)...
Chen Dao went to the county town once, but brought back a full 50,000 shi of grain, which was more than 16 times the harvest from Chenjia Village last time...
No wonder the warehouse couldn't hold it all!
Chen He glanced at the grain piled up outside the warehouse, and was almost overwhelmed with happiness.
Such a huge amount of grain is enough to ensure that the entire Chenjia Village will no longer have to worry about food shortages, and no one will go hungry!
Afterwards, Chen He inquired about his and Chen Dao's experiences in the county town from Chen Cheng, mainly asking where the grain came from.
When Chen He heard Chen Cheng say that it was stolen from the Wang family in the county town, Chen He was completely stunned!
According to Chen Cheng, the Wang family was the largest family in the entire Taicang County, and when they said that the Wang family had a total of 20 shi of grain stored in their warehouse, Chen He's eyes almost popped out of their sockets!
As the village chief, he considered himself a worldly man, however...
The fact that a family's warehouse contained 20 shi of grain still deeply shocked him.
"20 shi of grain, how much is that?"
"It's probably enough to pile up into a mountain, isn't it?"
"These landlords' families are so rich! Damn it, we used to not even have enough to eat, but they have so much grain stored up at home!"
"..."
Not only was Chen He shocked, but Chen Da, Chen Si, Chen Jiang and others who had gathered around to listen to the story were also dumbfounded.
What kind of lives did they lead before Chen Dao transmigrated here?
They ate bran every day, and even that wasn't enough to fill their stomachs.
It was only after Chen Dao transmigrated that their lives improved somewhat.
Therefore, when they heard that the Wang family's warehouse contained 20 shi of grain, many people looked indignant.
These farmers toiled day and night, yet they couldn't even get enough to eat. In contrast, those wealthy families lived in grand mansions, had beautiful wives and concubines, fine clothes, and enough food to last a lifetime...
It's better not to compare them; once you do, they'd love to rob all those big families clean!
"Damn it, these landlords are really damn rich!"
Even Chen He couldn't help but swear.
His sympathy for the Wang family's destruction vanished instantly. A family that could amass 20 shi of grain could not possibly have grown it themselves; it could only have obtained it by exploiting the common people. Therefore, he felt no sympathy for such a family and instead applauded their demise!
"That's right! My parents work themselves to the bone every day farming, and they can't even fill their own stomachs. Those landlords and rich people don't have to do any work, yet they can hoard so much grain. It's really infuriating!"
"Damn it, they have so much grain in the warehouse, they'd rather let it rot than sell it at a low price, they deserve to be wiped out."
"Well done, Daoge'er! This kind of heartless and greedy family should be wiped out!"
"..."
Chen Jiang and the others cursed and swore. Although they had all become martial artists, they still considered themselves farmers, or rather, the sons of farmers.
As peasants, they naturally despised those greedy landowners.
"Li Lao Er, what are those people from Chenjia Village doing?"
Cao Shui nudged Li Lao Er's waist and asked in a low voice.
Although he was exhausted and hungry after carrying the grain, he didn't dare to go to the manager of Chenjia Village. Instead, he stood at a distance with the other laborers, watching the indignant people of Chenjia Village.
"How would I know?"
Li Lao Er rolled his eyes. After the people from Chenjia Village finished moving the grain, they gathered together and discussed something. Everyone looked very angry.
"The people in Chenjia Village are really strong! I just saw a guy whose arms were thicker than my thighs!"
"The people in Chenjia Village must have grown up eating meat; they're all as strong as calves."
"Growing up eating meat? How is that possible? Even landlords and rich people can't eat meat every day, can they?"
"..."
The other laborers also watched the people of Chenjia Village from afar, talking amongst themselves.
At this moment, Chen He seemed to notice everyone's gaze. He stepped forward, stopped ten paces away from the laborers, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "You are all laborers from the county town, right? I am the village chief of Chenjia Village. Thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble."
"This is what we should do."
"Village Chief Chen, you're too kind!"
"..."
The laborers waved their hands repeatedly, unwilling to accept Chen He's thanks, because in their view, this was the work they were supposed to do, so why should they be thanked?
Looking at the reserved expressions on the faces of these honest laborers, Chen He smiled and said, "Dao Ge'er told me before he left that he wanted me to treat you well."
Who is Daoge'er?
Cao Shui turned to look at Li Lao Er and asked.
"It must be that young man."
Li Lao Er pondered, "When he was still here just now, I heard many people from Chenjia Village call him Dao Ge'er."
"It turns out to be him!"
Cao Shui nodded thoughtfully, recalling the young man who chatted and laughed with the prefect and was highly respected by those martial artists.
During the journey, Cao Shui had a brief encounter with the boy. The boy was gentle and kind, and even when facing a laborer like Cao Shui, he did not show any arrogance. On the contrary, he was extremely gentle, which made Cao Shui have a very good impression of Chen Dao.