Chapter 320 Lime is kept for other uses
It's better to give Shuiqing these knives, but it's good to have them. Who would choose?
The men were so happy that they almost couldn't help cheering. Then they thought why Fan Xiaoliu and Wu Gousheng didn't reveal the silver along the way and even let them think that all the silver was spent?
Why didn't Hong Mancang show the big knife, only let them think that it was washed away by the river?
This is definitely not to prevent them, but it's clear who they are preventing!
They just think it's right to prevent it. Anyway, if the silver and big knives are distributed to such a family, it's more disgusting than letting them eat flies!
The men who figured it out suppressed their cheers and showed excitement on their faces.
The old village chief distributed the fourteen big knives one by one. Now, except for those two families in the village, basically every family has two big knives, and a few families have three!
After each person was given one tael of silver, there were still twelve taels of silver left, but Fan Jin, Ding, Li, Hu and Wenhua did not take their own share, and the three taels of silver were included in the remaining silver, so now the village has a total of fifteen taels of silver!
Fifteen taels of silver, the old village chief just felt that this amount of silver was too much to handle.
He was a little uneasy, afraid that he would not do it well, and just as he looked at Fan Jin, the latter said respectfully: "Old village chief, you are the most suitable candidate."
The old village chief is highly respected in the village. This is the foundation laid by decades of dealing with people, and no one else can compare.
His three sons are honest and honest, warm-hearted, never play tricks, and are very concerned about people and things in the village. They have a solid family background and will not think of these ten taels of silver.
The three daughters-in-law are diligent and capable, especially Guifen's eldest sister-in-law, who was born in Shanshui Village and lived in Shanshui Village. She knows people and things very well, and will be the most powerful person to organize banquets in the future.
The most important thing is that he can feel that the old village chief is very optimistic about Shuiqing now, and he wants Shuiqing to take over his job and lead the village to a better future, but he also has selfish motives, which is that he doesn't want Shuiqing to agree to too much tiring and trivial things.
Shuiqing is suitable for doing big things and doing things that can be seen, such as leading the villagers to earn money, and such hard and tedious things as holding village banquets are not suitable for Shuiqing.
The old village chief tentatively said: "Your wife Hu Shuiqing"
The men originally thought that there was no one more reliable than the old village chief to keep the money. When they heard the old village chief mention Shuiqing's name, they suddenly found that they were just as confident if she kept it!
Since when did Hu Shuiqing seem to them to be the same as the old village chief?
There is even a faint posture of replacing and surpassing!
Fan Jin's eyes were gentle, and he was quite distressed in his words: "The medicine shop has many things to do, and she is needed for everything. The children are still young and can't do without her. I'm afraid she doesn't have extra energy. If it doesn't work well, wouldn't it be a waste of money?
It's best for you to come forward, old village chief. It's convenient for Brother Li and the other two to gather people for discussion. Sister Guifen is quick at work, and the preparation of the banquet must be fast and good."
When the men heard the old village chief mention Shuiqing, they felt that Shuiqing was simply the most suitable candidate;
But after hearing Fan Jin's unhurried words, they felt that the old village chief's family was the most suitable.
The ideas changed back and forth, and they felt like a grass on the wall, swaying in the wind
The old village chief thought that the medicine shop was the foundation of the village, and there could not be any risks. Naturally, Hu Shuiqing could not be distracted. He nodded and took over the silver and subsequent matters.
After dividing the silver and the knife, and agreeing on the destination of the remaining silver, the men were satisfied and ready to leave and go home.
"Wait, old village chief, I have an idea." Hu Wenhua suddenly said.
The man in the yard stopped and looked at Hu Wenhua curiously.
"Old village chief, we encountered bandits on our way back. Although the big knife and our unity contributed to it, the lime also played a big role, so I wondered if we could not use the lime we bought this time to plaster the wall first?
But store it just in case?" Hu Wenhua explained calmly.
Before he finished speaking, everyone present immediately started discussing, and the conclusion was extremely agreed!
In fact, there was no need to discuss it, and it was agreed. Not only the men in danger agreed, but also the old village chief agreed, and even the old people, women and children in the village would agree.
After all, not everyone has a big knife. Even if everyone has it, it won't work. If the knife is not in the hands of a powerful person, if it is taken away, the danger will be greater!
And if there are many bandits attacking the village, the wall can stop them, but the knife can't cause any harm, then the lime can come in handy!
Put a bag on their heads, and let's see how they can do evil and plot against other people's property with their eyes injured!
"Wenhua is right. Don't plaster the wall yet. Wait until the flood is over and the world is stable. Then we can plaster the wall. Anyway, it won't go bad."
"The lime is stored in the library at the front. If it is really needed, it will be convenient there."
"By the way, old village chief, you don't know yet? Many rich families in the city have been robbed!"
"I don't know when the impact of this flood will be over. The weather is getting colder, and there are obviously fewer things to eat in the wild. This is not a good thing."
The topic changed from worrying about the safety of the village to worrying about the victims outside. The scene swept away the previous joy and the atmosphere was depressed.
The old village chief looked at the injured men and sighed and persuaded: "We are humble and our words are not taken seriously. It is not easy to take care of ourselves and our wives and children in this world."
The sighs came one after another, and finally dispersed helplessly.
As soon as Hu Wenhua returned home, Hu's mother couldn't stop crying after knowing that he was injured.
Butcher Hu wanted to pick up a butcher's knife and kill the gangsters one by one. When he heard that the government officials had arrested the people, and that the gangsters were going to be charged with crimes that did not belong to them, he asked in a hurry: " Wouldn’t it be okay for those evildoers who were blamed for their evil deeds?”
He is not kind-hearted. He is very happy that these gangsters can't get out. He is just letting them carry other crimes that do not belong to them. Then won't the people who really committed these evil things get away with it? Can they continue to kill people and set fires outside? ?
"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it. We don't have the power and ability to question what those officials want to do." Ding Heli replied helplessly.
Hu Wenhua looked at his mother-in-law who kept wiping her tears. He didn't know how to persuade her, so she could only state the facts: "Mom, we live comfortably in the village and feel that time flies by. But the victims of the disaster are struggling to make a living and their days are like years. They are kind-hearted. They may have died long ago, and it is normal that the remaining ones are not extremely evil;
Mom, don't feel bad. If we weren't at my sister's and brother-in-law's house, I'm afraid we would have been hurt countless times by now. "
Hu's mother also understood this truth, but understanding was the same thing. She still felt extremely distressed when she saw the blood soaked in the gauze tied on her son's back.
She has a pair of children who are her darlings, and she would rather hurt herself than any of them.