12dz Chapter 257 One meal a day
Chapter 257 One meal a day
When the village chief came in, he saw the younger son next to the older son and didn't know what had happened.
He just didn't understand why his eldest son had done that.
Perhaps it was because the village chief's gaze was simply too unbearable to ignore, Gu Wen said as soon as he entered, "They are afraid of dying and unwilling to save themselves."
"I want you to arrange for someone to protect them, but Father, there are probably not many people left in the entire Gu Family Village who can be arranged for protection."
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately understood, which explained why their designs had always been on the Lin family.
He realized he didn't want to be the bad guy, so he let him be. After thinking it through, the village chief's face turned ugly.
He put his coat back on, opened the door, and went out into the wind and snow.
On the other side, Scarface stood under the eaves, frowning as he looked at the wind and snow outside. If this snow keeps falling like this, when will it ever stop?
He promised to build a house after the Chinese New Year, but now it seems unlikely!
The thought of not being able to keep his promise made Scarface's face turn ugly, and Gu Dachui walked over from the other side.
"Uncle Dao, what's wrong?"
"My wife is probably going to fly away!"
Gu Dachui didn't quite understand what he meant: "It's good that you got her back, but how can she fly away? Is she going to marry someone else?"
"What wedding? Look at the weather outside, with this awful weather, who has the time or inclination to have a wedding?"
With no food left, how can we possibly feed another person in the family?
"Since she's not married, why don't you wait until the snow stops, Uncle Dao, and then go and marry her?"
Hearing this, Scarface turned to look at Gu Dachui: "Do you think I can marry her?"
"If the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, why can't they?"
The speaker was Lin Cai, who walked over from the other side: "However, you need to think carefully about this matter."
Scarface understood what she meant and then said, "I'll move out as soon as I marry you. What do I need to consider?"
Lin Cai nodded: "If you've thought it all through, then there's no problem. Once the snow stops, let's go to the village chief to buy the land."
Scarface frowned upon hearing this: "Buying it now? We can't build a house with it, it'll just grow weeds!"
Lin Cai glanced at him: "Didn't you want to get married? As long as you stick to your mind, nothing else matters."
When he actually bought the land and heard Lin Cai say that he would have the village chief find someone to build a house and eat one meal a day, Scarface was stunned.
Especially when he saw Lin Cai take out two bags of rice and flour, his shock was fully revealed on his face.
"Are you crazy? Everyone's out of food right now. If you take all this out, what will we eat after we finish eating this?"
No one knows how long this snow will last, or whether the weather will continue to get cold.
They are now eating their food sparingly, and they've used it all up in one go. What should they do next?
Lin Cai placed the items in front of Scarface: "You carried these back in the first place, and you even got injured because of them. Now, it's not wrong to use these to build a house and help you get married."
"Lin Cai, are you stupid? Didn't you understand what I just said?"
“I’m not stupid, I understand. I can solve this problem, and all you need to do is keep an eye on them.”
Upon hearing that the Gu family was going to build another house, every villager in Gujia Village felt envious. Then, the village chief announced that those who went to work would be provided with a meal every day.
You should know that every household is now out of food. The stored grain and livestock have been almost completely consumed. Even if some households have some left over, there probably isn't much left.
Now that they heard the Gu family needed people and that they would even provide food, they got excited.
"Village chief, is what you said true? Does the Gu family really need people, and do they really provide a meal every day?"
"Lin told me herself, would I lie to you? But they don't need many people, and they need honest ones. They don't want cunning or deceitful people."
"Don't worry, village chief, we're not like that. If I were to do it, I'd definitely do it well..."
Those who were called over, upon hearing about such a good opportunity, were all eager to take advantage of it, each saying they could go.
They almost came to blows trying to promote themselves. When the village chief heard their voices, he immediately said, "That's enough, stop arguing."
"Although it was Lin's daughter who came to me to suggest building this house, the person who actually built it is Scarface from town."
“He bought a piece of land next to the Gu family’s house and plans to build a house on it, so he came to me and asked me to find a few people to help him.”
"The people who go there to work will have their lunch provided by Scarface. It has nothing to do with the Gu family or Lin Yatou. If you still want to go, you can register with him..."
Hearing this, the people who were just arguing were dumbfounded!
"Village chief, are you saying that the person who wants to build the house isn't someone who cares about family?"
"The Gu family just built their house not long ago, why would they build another house now?"
"Yeah, are you stupid? Can't you see something so obvious? You might as well not sign up!"
The village chief looked at them and said, "I've told you everything I need to say. Whether you go or not is up to you. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with the Gu family."
Those who originally wanted to go hesitated when they heard that Scarface was going to build a house.
They had always known Scarface; he was the town's boss, with a large group of brothers under his command, and no one in town dared to mess with him.
His scarred face alone was enough to terrify them if he simply stood in front of them without doing anything.
They hesitated, but were unwilling to give up. Even though it was only one meal a day, it was still a full meal!
Maybe they can take it home and share it with their families, so that they can all have something to eat and live a few more days.
The desire to survive overcame fear, and quite a few people came to the Gu family to register. Scarface kept a few that he found pleasing to the eye.
They were told when to come and work, and only after everything was explained clearly were they allowed to leave.
Lin Cai knew that Scarface wanted to come by himself, so she had them set up a small shed outside. When they came to work, they could do everything in the shed, whether it was making food or boiling water.
Lin Bao knew that Scarface was going to build a house, so he ran over early in the morning and just happened to see Gu Dachui and the others building a small shed.
He walked over and said, "It would be fine to pay the workers for building the house, but you're even providing food. You have too much grain; you can't possibly finish it all, can you?"