Sure enough, after Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang reported their families, the expressions of the villagers in Xudong Village immediately became much gentler.
Even in the apocalypse, the reverence for the officialdom that is engraved in our bones still exists.
The new village chief Xu Dongtang stepped out of the crowd and carefully checked Xie Huanhuan's ID.
When I saw them dressed in standard clothes and looking extraordinary, I believed what they said.
Xu Dongtang's expression changed at every turn. Just a moment ago he had a straight face, but now he was smiling and trying to please him.
"It turns out the leader is here! Welcome!"
The villagers immediately put down their weapons.
Their eyes looked at Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang curiously, with many questions in their hearts.
After all, network communication is not as developed as it was before the end of the world, and they cannot obtain information from the outside world.
So they don't understand what the world has become.
Are the authorities still operating, where are they, and how are they prepared to control snow disasters?
Everyone doesn't know.
However, this did not affect Xu Dongtang's flattery and flattery towards Xie and Liu.
Xu Dongtang invited the two people to the village and immediately arranged for people to prepare food to entertain them.
"Hurry and prepare some wine and food. Leaders from above are here for inspection today. We must entertain them!"
Xu Dongtang ordered the villagers to ask every household to take out some of the stored grain.
Someone questioned, "Sixth Master, I don't know what they are here for, why are you so enthusiastic about them?"
Xu Dongtang said to them meaningfully: "As long as they represent the official government, that is enough."
"Now, in the year of great disaster, the world is in chaos. It's time for farmers like us to stand up. As long as we can establish relations with the authorities, maybe our Xu family will have a chance to rise to prominence in the future!"
"Besides, isn't it just some food? We can still afford it."
After some instruction from Xu Dongtang, the villagers suddenly understood and went back to their homes to pick up the good things in the warehouse and entertain Xie and Liu.
It was also the first time for Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang to see such a popular village.
Seeing how orderly their lives were, as if they were not greatly affected by the snowstorm, I couldn't help but be secretly amazed.
Accompanied by Xu Dongtang and a group of Xu family elders, the two wandered around the village and took in everything in the village.
Xie Huanhuan asked: "Old man, your village seems not to have been affected by such a big snow disaster. How did you do this?"
When Xu Dongtang heard this, he immediately puffed up his chest and planned to express himself in front of the leader.
"First of all, it must be because we people in Xudong Village are self-reliant and have a tenacious fighting spirit, so we have not been knocked down by the snow disaster!"
"Secondly, I, as the village chief, also played some role."
"Haha, to be honest, I have taught them to store plenty of food in case of emergencies. Therefore, when there was a snowstorm, our villagers did not worry about food problems."
"I'm not boasting, but not a single person has starved to death in Xudong Village!"
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang looked at each other, with a hint of meaning in their eyes.
As for the elders in Xudong Village, they were very speechless when they heard Xu Dongtang's words not to show his face.
How many days have you been the village chief?
Everything in the past was all directed by Third Master Xu Dongsheng.
Besides, the entire Xujia Town is mainly engaged in agriculture and fishery, and has the habit of stockpiling for many years.
Why did it reach your mouth and it was all your fault?
Xie Huanhuan asked casually: "Oh, speaking of which, your Xudong Village has a lot of food, right?"
Speaking of this, Xu Dongtang smiled proudly and said with his hands behind his back: "This leader, I don't know much about the farmer's market in Tianhai City at first glance."
"To be honest, 30% of the vegetables in Tianhai City are supplied by our Xujia Town!"
When Xu Dongtang said this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with his words.
Because he was eager to highlight the importance of Xudong Village in front of his superiors, he exposed the grain storage in the village.
What if the people above ask them to donate part of their food to support other areas?
Xu Dongtang hurriedly went back to make amends.
"However, the heavy snowfall in the past month has also damaged many grains and vegetables. We are now maintaining a level of food and clothing."
Xie Huanhuan smiled slightly, "Your entire Xujia Town must have at least a thousand households, right? If you can maintain food and clothing, that's pretty impressive."
Xu Dongtang smiled quickly and said: "In the entire Xujia Town, our Xudong Village is actually in the best condition right now."
"Look at these igloos we built? I had people build them. They perfectly solve the housing problem!"
"Other villages were not so smart. Many houses were buried by heavy snow, and many people died!"
Xu Dongtang pointed to the igloo in the village and proudly took all the credit on himself.
The other villagers were speechless, but it was difficult to reveal his identity as the village chief.
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang looked at Xu Dongtang in surprise.
They secretly marveled: This little old man could not have imagined that he was so talented!
Liu Ziyang looked at the ice and snow castle in the village, "These igloos are all artificially built? It's incredible. There are really skilled craftsmen in your village!"
Xu Dongtang said with a blushing face: "We are all farmers in our village, so naturally we need to have some skills to make extra money and support our families!"
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang nodded without any doubts.
However, Xu Dongtang's sweeping offer made Xu Chunlei's existence deliberately hidden.
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang took a tour of the village and found nothing more valuable.
Lunch was prepared in the village, and Xu Dongtang warmly invited them to come and enjoy it together.
Naturally, Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang had no reason to refuse.
They went out on missions and ate compressed food. They hadn't tasted anything hot for a long time.
So the two of them were invited by Xu Dongtang to his home, and a group of senior Xu family members accompanied them.
The thermal insulation performance inside the igloo is quite good, and it is very wind-resistant. When there are more people, it doesn't seem so cold.
There is a stove set up in the igloo. When eating, you will light the fire directly and then make hot pot to eat.
Even so, being able to eat steaming hot food is still a luxury in this day and age.
In order to entertain Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang, the villagers donated all the good things at home.
Some bacon, cured chicken and frozen fish that are often eaten locally were poured into the pot and became a famous dish!
"Both leaders, please don't be polite, eat more, eat more!"
Xu Dongtang and the elders in Xujiacun enthusiastically asked Xie and Liu to use their chopsticks.
Looking at the delicious food in the steaming pot, Xie Huanhuan thought to herself: What a wealthy village.