At this time, there were already many people waiting in the small square.
There are more than 40 people assigned to Qingshan Village, and it is impossible for them all to be assigned to a certain household.
After village chief Lu consulted the villagers' opinions, he finally selected more than 20 households with spare rooms, and moved two people into each household.
In front of the people of the village, Village Chief Lu asked Song Wufu and a dozen other people who were in charge: "No matter how good or bad the living conditions are, the fees will be the same, one hundred pence per person per month. Do you have any objections?"
This fee does not include food. If you eat at the host's house, the monthly food expenses will be determined by the host.
One hundred articles?
Song Wufu and others looked at each other and felt that the price was a bit high.
It's better for a family with a small number of people. For example, the Song family has fourteen people, and they spend one, two or four taels of silver every month on accommodation. Even if Zhang Xiaomei holds seven or eight taels of silver, it is not enough for the Song family.
Not a small amount of money.
Not to mention other families, they wish they could break a penny in half and spend it. A hundred pence per person would cost them their lives!
Many people have given up the idea of renting a house and are planning to build a straw shed to deal with it. If they can't afford it, they can buy a few more thick quilts and wait until the house is built.
However, Yang Cuilian did not dare to take risks, and begged to Village Chief Lu in a low voice: "I have three children, and I really can't afford so much money. Please see if you can give me a straw shed or something. Can the price be a little less?"
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Village Chief Lu said displeasedly: "We've already decided on a place to live, aren't you making things difficult for me now by saying this?"
Yang Cuilian was at a loss: "No, no, no, I don't mean to embarrass you, but I really can't come up with the money..."
Village Chief Lu said indifferently: "That's your business. If it doesn't work out, you can still ask the government to borrow it. In short, all the straw huts in the village are for livestock, there are no extra ones for you to live in!"
After hearing this, everyone understood what Village Chief Lu meant.
If you want to rent a house in Qingshan Village, you have to pay honestly according to the rules set by Qingshan Village, otherwise there will not even be a hay shed for the animals.
After all, they are treating people like them who are fleeing the famine as fat sheep, and they are also using power to prevent them from resisting. I think the situation of those who are assigned to the other two villages will not be much better!
Some people were so angry that they rolled up their sleeves and were about to argue with Village Chief Lu, but were stopped by Song Wufu.
"Village Chief Lu, we didn't know in advance what the fees would be, and we didn't make any preparations at the moment. I hope you won't be offended." Song Cai stood up and apologized to Village Chief Lu with a smile.
Village Chief Lu's expression did not soften, and he said with a profound meaning: "As the saying goes, do as the Romans do when you are in the country. You should abide by the rules of the area you go to. You don't understand this, right?"
Song Cai smiled: "Village Chief Lu deserves to be a man who has studied and knows a lot. The younger generation is ashamed of himself."
After hearing this, Village Chief Lu felt that this was not a good idea. He suspected that the boy was mocking him, but there was no evidence.
"Uncle Wufu, what do you think we should do?"
The villagers regard Song Wufu as their backbone and are eager to know his thoughts and plans.
Song Wufu was dissatisfied with Village Chief Lu's forced buying and selling behavior, but if he did not stay in Qingshan Village, not only would he offend everyone in Qingshan Village, but they would not be able to find a second place to shelter from the wind and rain.
Just when Song Wufu was in a dilemma, Song Xixi said, "Do you want to stay or leave?"
The villagers' eyes lit up: "Xi Yatou, do you have a good idea?"
Song Xixi did not deny it: "I can't call it a good method. There are so many mountains here, there should be caves and the like."
If you really can't find it, you can dig it yourself. The accommodation money you save can be used to buy shovels, hoes and quilts.
After moving into a new home, these necessities can be used again, which is much better than spending one time on accommodation.
The villagers really didn't want to stay in Qingshan Village and suffer misfortune. After hearing Song Xixi's suggestion, they all said in unison: "Let's go find a cave!"
Song Xixi looked at their family members: "What do you mean?"
The head of the family all spoke. Even if their family members had concerns, they buried them in their hearts and shook their heads at Song Xixi: "You can just discuss it. We also have a lot of strength, so digging a cave is no problem!"
Song Xixi looked at Zhang Xiaomei and others again: "Are you willing to live in a cave?"
Zhang Xiaomei and others never expected that things would turn out this way. Apart from thinking that this proposal was extremely bold, no one objected: "Yes!"
Song Xixi smiled slightly and said to Song Wufu who was in a daze: "Grandpa, let's go."
Song Wufu came back to his senses, looking a little aggrieved: "Xixi, you didn't even ask grandpa for his opinion!"
Song Xixi chuckled and said seriously: "Grandpa, are you willing to live in a cave?"
Song Wufu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, we have lived in shacks, why can't we live in caves!"
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the dumbfounded Village Chief Lu. He felt secretly happy and pretended to apologize: "We appreciate Village Chief Lu's kindness. It's just that you guys are really poor and can't afford so much money for help. So we won't bother Lu."
The village chief and fellow villagers."
Village Chief Lu was so angry that his face was livid, and he stared at Song Wufu and others.
Everyone didn't even have the interest to look at him, and happily walked up the mountain carrying their baggage.
Until their backs could no longer be seen, the more than two dozen villagers present looked at each other and carefully glanced at Village Chief Lu's face, and found that Village Chief Lu's face was so dark that it looked like it was about to drip.
"Okay, very good!"
Village Chief Lu was so embarrassed that he gritted his teeth in the direction Song Xixi and others left: "I want to see how many days you can live in the cave!"
Even if these ignorant bitches kneel down to beg him, he will never take them in, huh!
The duck flew away. Some villagers complained: "I said the cost is too high. It's about thirty cents per person, but you insist on ordering one hundred cents. Now, that's it. The straw shed prepared overnight can really only be used."
Live with the animals!"
It turns out that when we set such a high fee, we didn't even think about letting the people of the Song family live in decent houses. Is this because they were new to the country and didn't dare to resist, so they had no choice but to let others control them?
Seeing that the village chief's face was getting more and more ugly, the people on the side quickly tried to smooth things over: "Don't worry, there are a lot of jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains. They definitely don't dare to stay for a long time. Sooner or later they will come down the mountain to beg us!"
These words barely appeased the villagers, and made Village Chief Lu look better: "Just wait, there will be a time when they cry and beg us!"
Among the remaining villagers, a few shook their heads in disapproval, but did not dare to show it. They could only complain in their hearts that these people were too greedy and had lost all their dignity.
On the other side, Song Jia'ao and his party didn't calm down until they walked out of Qingshan Village and saw the towering mountains in front of them.
Looking at Song Xixi who was walking in the front, Yang Cuilian quickly caught up and asked with a worried look: "Girl Xi, if we can't find a cave to stay, where will we sleep tonight?"