章 112: The Real Meaning
"Gulan, you were the last one to come back from the town yesterday. Did you find anything unusual?" Li Da, who was confused, remembered that Gulan had stayed in Yishan Town for a long time yesterday, so he hurried over to inquire.
Yishan Town's actions today are really too strange, but the problem is that we can't find out anything yet.
Gulan hesitated and shook her head.
Yishan Town has been sealed off and the inspectors have kept their mouths shut, which means they don't want the epidemic situation to be spread out for the time being. They can't stay here for much longer anyway, so they better not say anything to avoid worrying others.
Gulan guessed that the sealed off Yishan Town would not be reopened in the short term, and feared that the disaster victims who wanted to stay would be disappointed this time.
"You don't know either! This Yishan Town is really strange." Li Da was a little disappointed. He thought Gulan would know something.
"Who cares whether it's strange or not? We won't be staying here for long anyway. Why bother with this issue?" Gulan glanced at Brother Li and said indifferently.
"That's true." After Gulan said this, Li Da stopped hesitating. He was leaving anyway, so who cares?
"However, the sudden closure of Yishan Town was a bit unexpected. Many people haven't had time to buy food yet." Li Da said.
Fortunately, after discussing with his family yesterday, they decided to continue walking, so he and his second brother went into the town and bought some coarse grains and other things. Although they bought a lot in Lingshan Town before, they had a large population and had consumed a lot in recent days. Although there are some left, the future is unknown and they must prepare in advance.
The entire Lijia Village is basically the same. Every household has a large family. The smallest family is Uncle Li Shan's, which has only five people in total, including three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.
It is worth mentioning that the grain price in Yishan Town is much lower than that in Lingshan Town, and is only slightly higher than the normal grain price. After hearing the news, many people decided to enter the town today, but this situation happened. Li Da couldn't help but sigh.
"Are there many people who want to buy food?" Gulan asked with a flash of expression. She still had a lot of coarse grains left from the last time she bought. She had basically not eaten any coarse grains these days because of Brother Jin, so if there weren't many, she could share them out.
"About a dozen households, all of them were undecided and wanted to wait and see, and the result was like this."
Gulan nodded. There were less than 300 kilograms of coarse grains left in her cart. More than a dozen households could share more than 10 kilograms. With the addition of wild vegetables, they could last for a few more days.
"Oh, I see! I can spare two more stone of stored grain here. Please ask anyone who needs it to come over. The grain price in Yishan Town will be the basis for the price." Gulan thought about it and said.
"Yishan Town, aren't you at a disadvantage? The price difference of grain on both sides of is huge!" Li Da was afraid that Gulan had forgotten, so he quickly reminded him.
"I know, but I also know that everyone has been very caring and accommodating to me and my children along the way, considering the grain prices in Yishan Town." Gulan looked at Li Da with a firm gaze.
It is true that she wanted to help the villagers of Lijia Village, and it is also true that she had some selfish motives of her own. The coarse grains here are really coarse and difficult to swallow. Her throat hurts every time she eats them. Gulan doesn't want to eat them, and she doesn't want to give them to her children, so she takes this opportunity to share them out.
Li Da looked at Gulan deeply, his eyes moved. He nodded heavily and informed the village chief of the news.
As soon as Li Da left, Gulan started to tinker with the carriage and unloaded all the coarse grains from it. No one could resist being tempted by her price.
Sure enough, not long after, the village chief and Li Da came over in a hurry.
"Gu kid, Li Da said that you want to distribute your coarse grains according to the grain price in Yishan Town? Gu kid, you have to think about it carefully, you will lose a lot if you do this." Although the village chief was very happy when he heard Gulan say that he wanted to allocate some coarse grains, he still felt a little bad when he heard the price and reminded Gulan.
Everyone was worried that she would suffer a loss. Gulan felt warm in her heart at the kindness and smiled. "Don't worry, village chief. I know that I am happy to do this. My fellow villagers are taking care of me, father and son. Although we are not real Lijia Villagers, we have already considered ourselves as part of the village. As our own people, I have enough food. How could I just stand by and watch? Besides, it's not like I won't take the money, so I won't suffer a loss. I know what I am doing. Don't worry about me, village chief."
"I have already moved all the food down. If you need it, please bring it here, village chief."
Village chief Li looked at the bags of grain on the ground. To be honest, he felt mixed emotions. This child was so kind. It is said that the villagers took extra care of the father and son, but in fact, where was the care? It should be said that Lijia Village, including the Xishan Village that was traveling with them, had been under Gulan's protection these days.
But the village chief couldn't say no. Now Yishan Town was suddenly closed for unknown reasons and the villagers couldn't get in. It was impossible for them to buy food. Gulan's move was like timely help, and the village chief could only be grateful.
"Okay, since you know everything, I won't say much. I thank you on behalf of the villagers. You are a good child, but you were wrong to say that we were taking care of you. It should be that you have been taking care of us all the time. It is our luck to meet you, and you are now a part of Lijia Village, not an outsider." At his age, Village Chief Li was rarely sentimental. This child really touched him. He patted Gulan on the shoulder and went to call for help.
Xiang Yunjin witnessed the whole process of Gulan's work. Looking at the food in the ground, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "You really don't feel bad at all for selling it at a low price."
"I'm so sad! But don't I have your thank-you gift? Although money is important, sometimes there are things more important than money, such as human heart. If people lose their original heart, what's the point of living? I'm just trying my best to make sure the people I know have as much food as possible so that they can live a better life. These are not important compared to the heartache. Besides, I know very well in my heart that it is okay to suffer a loss, but it is absolutely unacceptable to suffer a big loss. Another important point is that whole grains really don't taste good. I still prefer to eat refined grains."
Gulan glanced at the bags of fine grain in the carriage, her eyes full of satisfaction. It was indeed the right choice to buy so much. Four or five hundred kilograms of grain was enough to last them for a month or two, even though there were many of them and they had big appetites.
He thought he had gotten to know Gulan these days, but every time, Gulan brought him new surprises. How could a poor commoner say such a broad mind and such profound words? At this moment, Xiang Yunjin was very curious about Gulan. Yes! If a person cannot even protect his own heart, how can he protect other things?
As the old saying goes, there is always a teacher among three people. These days, he seemed to have inadvertently learned a lot of truths from Gulan, and also felt the warmth he had not felt for a long time. But the guy's next words made him, who was just being moved by Gulan's broad mind, stuck for a moment. His deep thoughts were forced to interrupt. Looking at the satisfied look in Gulan's eyes, Xiang Yunjin suddenly wanted to laugh, the kind of laugh that came from a truly happy heart. Therefore, if he understood correctly, the last sentence is what this guy really meant.
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