Chapter 623: Spiritual Resurrection Diary (16)
Chapter 623: Spiritual Resurrection Diary (16)
Shen Yao began to inquire about the official planning issues around Tianshui Village.
The first and foremost thing is the population. Tianshui Village is just a small village with a small area and not much arable land per capita. No matter how it is arranged, it cannot accommodate more people.
Secondly, it is definitely not advisable to simply rely on buying food crops for daily use. They have to rely on self-sufficiency to survive in the turbulent situation.
Finally, there is the conflict between the indigenous people and the outsiders. If it is not handled properly, the problems it causes will destroy the resettlement area that has been built with great difficulty.
Captain Sun’s explanation was too vague. Perhaps he really didn’t know, or perhaps he didn’t dare to tell the truth.
Shen Yao's heart sank slightly, and she could only prepare for the worst in advance.
"No, not really."
Fu Chunfang spoke stutteringly. She stared with her eyes wide open, totally unbelieving that the omnipotent authorities would one day lose control of the situation.
"It is better to be prepared. Besides, more and more people are coming here, and the government has limited power to move. Even ants can kill elephants, unless severe punishments are used in times of chaos to severely suppress a wave of chaos."
However, based on Shen Yao's observation of the officials, they can take action against external parties, but as for internal ones, why do people always say that foreign countries teach people how to behave themselves?
"Yes, Mom, what my second sister said is right. We must be on guard against others."
Shen Le gave the example of his own experience in Songlin Village. If his grandfather and several uncles were not villagers, the Fu family would have more say in Songlin Village and they would not have been able to keep any of the chickens, ducks and fruit trees they raised this time.
“It’s simply unreasonable!”
Seeing that she had made money and wanted to come over to pick fruits, Shen Le was so angry that he was indignant about it several times.
Even so, Shen Le is from Tianshui Village, the Shen family is not weak, and some of them work in the government. If it were someone else who had no relatives or friends, he would have been snatched away long ago.
Fu Chunfang raised her hand and patted Shen Le's arm, "Rest for a few more days after you come back this time.
The land in Songlin Village is owned by your grandfather and his family, and they will not let you suffer any loss."
Shen Le: ...
That being said, the loss she is suffering now is all caused by her own family.
But they were relatives after all, and he had received a lot of help from the Fu family when he was a child. Shen Le originally thought that he would get as much as he could from the rented land, so why should he worry about it? As long as the stutterer didn't starve to death, that was enough.
The mother, daughter and their two children whispered to each other for a long time. When the time was almost right, Shen Yao returned to the farm.
Of course, Shen Yao did not forget the Yu family next door. She said the same words to the Yu couple, and they understood Shen Yao's concerns very well. At the same time, they also showed her the recent results of their efforts to win over the Yu family to demonstrate the Yu family's sincerity.
Shen Yao:......
Otherwise, why do people say that the Yu family is good at business? The family tradition is not just talk.
Looking at other people's ideas and plans, and regarding her own situation, it is not that Shen Yao despises it, but that there is something wrong with the Shen family's thinking.
Yu Zeyun has not returned and has rarely contacted his family.
Occasionally, the Yu couple would worry about their children's situation outside, but most of the time, they focused on building their own power and striving to have a place in Tianshui Village before the structure of the village was officially formed.
Rumbling--
Shen Yao stood outside her residence, with the land under her feet having just been harvested.
It had just rained in autumn, and the smell of soil filled her nose. Wearing a thick coat, Shen Yao folded her arms and waited for the earthquake to end.
This is the third earthquake this month. The tremors are getting stronger and stronger, and after each earthquake, not only will the farmland increase in size, but the number of people settling in Tianshui Village will also increase.
The land that was previously jointly wanted by the village and the government has been completed, and in a short period of time, several-story buildings have sprung up.
However, the official construction was not fast enough, and many people had to set up tents temporarily, and some even had to be set up in the open air.
Fortunately, no one was killed. The government holds the majority of control over Tianshui Village, and even if there are a few villagers with bad intentions, they are suppressed by those who cannot stand it.
However, if this situation continues for too long, the backlash will become more severe.
Shen Yao told Shen Le not to go to Songlin Village, and to transfer all the land in Songlin Village to the Fu family while the problem was not serious.
Although doing so is a loss for Shen Le, it is better to have some money in hand than to gain nothing at all.
Shen Yao accompanied Shen Le to Songlin Village. The two sisters were busy running around, and finally the truck brought back the things that belonged to Shen Le.
"Second sister, will it become more and more difficult in the future?" The kind villagers became petty, and the generous grandfather looked embarrassed. Shen Le had seen too many realities while starting a business at home in the past few years, which made her realize the current situation.
"It will get better and better, but there will be many difficulties on the way."
In the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, progress was made through trial and error. Both the official and individual teams had their own difficulties.
Once everything is on track, I believe they will get better and better, provided they persist until then.
Before the truck got close to Tianshui Village, people appeared on both sides of the road.
These are ordinary people who arrived late and were not able to get a house, and do not have the ability to buy or replace them. They are currently being resettled around Tianshui Village, and the government is also constantly increasing its construction efforts.
Shen Le felt a little bit uncomfortable, she could also see some young children inside.
Shen Yao drove forward, and no one dared to rush out to stop the truck. They could only watch the car leave.
Shen Guozhu and his wife were waiting at home. When they saw the truck parked at the door, they quickly called for help.
These are necessary supplies for their future survival. There are also a lot of live chickens and ducks. Shen Le plans to raise them in the open space in the backyard and kill one and eat it every once in a while.
"Aunt, the newcomer Beibei's family wants to buy chickens and ducks. Should we sell some to them?"
Shen Wenqi looked at the slightly listless chickens and ducks in front of her with sparkling eyes, and had already written several recipes in her mind.
"What are you selling? You idiot, do you know how expensive things are these days?"
Shen Le, the legal holder, hadn't said anything yet. Shen Liang on the side couldn't help but teach him a lesson by holding his identity in the balance. He and Zhou Wei had had an extremely low sense of presence since they returned to the Shen family. It was because they had no capital at all.
Shen Wenqi and Shen Wenyu are both people with special abilities and his own daughters and sons. As a parent, what's wrong with verbal teachings?
"Yes, Wenqi, you can't talk nonsense about anything at home."
Zhou Wei also disagreed with the sale. You know how chaotic the world is? Things that you could buy easily with money in the past are now not only limited in price and quantity, but also unavailable.
Even though these things were brought back by Shen Le, Shen Le is also a member of the Shen family. Shen Liang and his wife automatically put them in their arms. What Shen Wenqi just said was a challenge to the authority of Shen Liang and his wife.
Everyone in the Shen family: ...
Shen Le looked at his elder brother and sister-in-law angrily. He didn't understand why he had to listen to them regarding his things. They were just chickens and ducks he brought back. What would be wrong with selling a few of them?
He patted Shen Wenqi's tearful shoulders and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, this matter was clearly discussed by Wenqi and me, so you two don't have to worry about it."
Shen Le's words were a bit choking. After all, she didn't stay in Songlin Village for nothing. What kind of villagers had she not encountered? If she was a little weak, she would be blackmailed.
Shen Liang glared at Shen Le, "Who did your sister-in-law and I say this for?"
"Since I brought these chickens and ducks back, let me handle them." No matter who you are doing it for, she won't appreciate it. Shen Yao pouted and gently comforted Shen Wenqi, whose emotions had stabilized. "Find a chance to tell Beibei that we can't sell too many, so one or two can still be evenly distributed."
Shen Wenqi nodded and said, "I'll tell Beibei right away."
Shen Le waved his hand, and seeing that Shen Wenqi had already run away, he chuckled and went close to Fu Chunfang to act coquettishly. It was obvious that he realized that he had made decisions too easily and forgot that the person who had the final say was still in the family.
Fu Chunfang: …
What could Fu Chunfang say? Shen Le had finished speaking.
Turning her head and glaring at the unhappy Shen Liang couple, Fu Chunfang told Shen Le to show off less next time, "There are a lot of people coming here recently, and Wenqi and the other kids don't know the seriousness of the matter. You are all adults, so try not to show off some things outside."
Fu Chunfang is so old, and she has suffered more maliciousness than they have ever eaten salt.
Nowadays, every household in Tianshui Village is not well off. Shen Le can sell chickens and ducks, but if the quantity is too large, it will bring new troubles.
Shen Le, who is very capable of arguing in front of Shen Liang and his wife, becomes a good boy in front of Fu Chunfang.
Whatever Fu Chunfang said, he just nodded and agreed. As for the subsequent operations, he would definitely obey.
Shen Le rubbed his nose guiltily. He couldn't say that he impulsively decided to sell the chickens and ducks just because he wanted to compete with Shen Liang and his wife and didn't want to make his niece sad.
The topic ends here.
When Shen Wenqi came back with a happy face, Shen Guozhu and his wife had to emphasize some things again.
After all, in times of peace and prosperity, it is better to be high-profile, because there will always be someone more high-profile than you; in times of chaos and turmoil, it is better to be low-profile, because those who are restless are more likely to be targeted.
These life wisdoms are the valuable experiences accumulated by the elderly by taking advantage of their age.
The Shen family may have various shortcomings, but they are obedient.
Following the order given by Shen Guozhu and his wife, everyone's life became low-key and boring. Wenqi and her three children rarely went anywhere except for their daily part-time errands, thus they avoided a lot of trouble.
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At the end of the year, the government and the village chief once again allocated a piece of Shen Yao's farm to accommodate ordinary people.
Although the frequent earthquakes in the second half of the year allowed her to gain a lot of new land, the area of Shen Yao's farm has shrunk a lot compared to those that were allocated.
This resulted in the original farm's output being compromised, and Shen Yao had no choice but to choose to plant grain crops on a large scale and reduce the production of crops such as fruits and vegetables that were not filling, in order to try to meet everyone's needs.
"Captain Sun, we still have some seeds left. Why don't we try those wastelands?"
Shen Yao pointed to the half bag of seeds at her feet and raised her hand to wipe the sweat beads from her temples.
It's not just the half bag of seeds, but also the ones that were left in the warehouse and not used.
Not to mention anything else, with so many people in Tianshui Village, what will they eat if they don’t grow crops?
The local villagers can still say that they have food in stock. Three to five years is a bit exaggerated, but they will definitely not starve to death in one or two years. But what about the other outsiders? It is impossible to really ignore them. Even the Yu family has to buy food from outside, and the Shen family and Shen Yao have provided a batch of support.
"Ms. Shen, if you trust me, please report this matter to your superiors."
His position is still too low, and he can't make many decisions. It's better to be safe than sorry, so he still needs to keep informed in time.
"Okay, but you have to hurry up. If you miss this opportunity, you won't have enough time."
It's not like the automated planting in games, which doesn't care about the season or weather. It takes time for seeds to grow, even if the seeds provided by Shen Yao are of high quality.
Captain Sun immediately called his superiors and in less than half a day, he finally found a piece of farmland where he could grow crops.
The location is rather remote, several kilometers away from the outermost part of Tianshui Village, and official personnel also have to allocate some resources to be responsible for the safety of the farmland.
In this case, the defense of Tianshui Village was weakened, while the population of Tianshui Village was still increasing. Shen Yao frowned and couldn't help but worry about safety issues.
It was also at this time that Yu Zeyun came back from outside, exhausted.
Yu Xingye and Shen Shuo also came back with him. Although they were both safe and sound, they had wounds on their arms and thighs that had just healed, which shows how dangerous the mission was.
"Hey, the mutant creatures out there are very strong. Their abilities are far superior to ours."
Originally Shen Shuo was very satisfied with his ability. After all, he could anticipate the enemy's advance. However, he didn't expect that the mutant hummingbird was so fast that it flew to his side the next second just after he caught it.
The scar on my arm was made by a hummingbird's beak.
Not only that, Shen Shuo had several dangerous experiences. If it weren't for his cooperation with Yu Xingye, the two of them would have been left with only a jar of ashes.
The actual situation was worse than expected, and everyone in the Shen family remained silent for a long time after hearing this.
"Can't you retreat?"
Fu Chunfang really didn't want her child to struggle on the line between life and death.
Shen Shuo shook his head and said, "The official pressure is huge." Once they withdraw, the official side will not be able to hold on, and Tianshui Village will face an even greater disaster.
Shen Shuo admits that he is not a noble person, so he would naturally consider being a deserter, but the key issue now is that he can't escape.
Not only can they not escape, they also have to fulfill their mission and complete it with the best mental state to keep the situation under control.
Yu Xingye of the Yu family also said the same thing. Yu's uncle and his wife felt sorry for their son's misfortune and wanted to take a shortcut to get him out, but Yu Xingye quickly shook his head and refused.
"No, absolutely not, or you'll lose both the lady and the army."
Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but the Yu family's reputation in front of the authorities was also completely exhausted. It was not easy. My cousin is still working hard on his missions until now.
"Let's not talk about my business. How is the situation at home? Try to attract as many relatives as possible. It's a mess outside. If we leave Tianshui Village, it will be difficult to find another place that is just as good."
Yu Xingye's skin has become much rougher and feels a bit uncomfortable to the touch.
The time he was away from home made him realize one thing, that is, he must seize every opportunity to strengthen himself!
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