Chapter 155: Chapter 0155: Cave Dwelling Arrangent 3_1 Chapter 155: Chapter 0155: Cave Dwelling Arrangent 3_1 Upon hearing Mr. Lu’s words, Feng Qingxue felt relieved.
Guan Cheng jumped in joy and Guan Yu, whose red-toasted cheeks had turned pale, also cracked a faint smile.
“I’m going back tomorrow to bring over Jiang He and others!” Having stayed in the Guandi Temple, he had been out of touch with his good friends. However, living in the air-raid shelter on the West Mountain was a different story as it was close by and convenient for mutual support.
Mr. Lu said, “What’s the rush? Tomorrow, Tianjun won’t have to go to school. You brothers can first go and clean up the air-raid shelter. Tianjun knows where the air-raid shelter is. You can get familiar with the route. Then gather so hay and dried vine to bring there, let it pile up and be thick enough. We have an old mattress at ho; you can take it there in preparation for the kids, so they won’t have to sleep on the floor. It’s colder in the mountains. What if they freeze? That’s one thing we should be mindful of.”
“I’ll go with them to learn the way. Uncle Lu’s considerations are well-founded and thoughtful. Secondly, we should prepare so food for them. They are kids; they can’t just eat wild vegetables.” Feng Qingxue thought about asking for Chen Ming’s help to exchange refined grains for a few hundred pounds of coarse grains that were considered as losses.
To her, coarse grains were hard to swallow as they did not taste good, but for the children, they were life-saving.
Although there were coarse grains in the space too, she thought it wise to save as much as possible.
Although fine grains were delicious, they didn’t asure up to the bulk of the coarse grains that could save many people’s lives.
Mr. Lu nodded slightly, “We stored a bit of dried sweet potato at ho. After you kids finish setting up the air-raid shelter and have brought the others, you can directly move in. Then take the dried sweet potatoes to them. It’s not much, just half a sack. They can eat it with wild vegetables. With mountains and rivers around, whether they can live well by relying on the mountains and waters mainly depends on their capabilities.”
“Husband’s eldest brother won’t be ho for the next few days. When he and sister-in-law co back, I’ll ask him to add those kids into our household registration. When it’s ti for farming, the older kids can co to help us and earn so work points to get so food.” That’s the only way Feng Qingxue could help them.
As far as she knew, even though urban residence registrations were strict, rural ones were chaotic and loosely managed.
Wang Zhengguo was the head of a big team and also its secretary. He was entirely capable of providing help.
“The soil here is fertile, and crops yield high. During the harvest season, we wish we had more people to work. Your idea is entirely feasible! Of course, you will still need to ask your uncle to register Acheng and Ayu as residents using the pretext of them being distant relatives seeking refuge. Also, while picking wild vegetables, they can also collect grass to feed the pigs, cows, and livestock for the team. Five pounds of grass equals one work point. Many hands make light work; even if the work points earned after the autumn harvest aren’t enough to fill their stomachs, being half-full would still be enough for survival.”
Half a year of vegetables and half a year of grain, although not full, they wouldn’t starve to death.
“Exactly, in our Caohu regint, chopping wood, cutting grass, herding cows, and digging rivers, as long as it’s work for the team, it will be counted as work points, although the work points are less than those earned by strong laborers.” Feng Qingxue continued, “Settle down in the air-raid shelter temporarily, gradually be accepted by the people in the production team, and then ask my uncle to buy a plot of land to build a house. We have plenty of money; this way we can have a long-term plan.”
Guan Cheng’s tears gushed out, and he choked out: “That’s enough, that’s enough.”
For children like them, this was the best way out.
Their vagrant life, begging for food, wasn’t it just because they were holess and didn’t have a household registration? Urban residents receive ration coupons according to their household registration. Even without a job, they still have a certain ration quota. An additional resident would increase the state’s burden. The countryside relies on work points and grain production is low. The villagers themselves don’t have enough to share, why would they take them in to share their own food?
Both Mr. Lu and Feng Qingxue arranged their accommodations and livelihoods. Such kindness was sothing they could never repay in their lifetis.
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