Chapter 630: Living Bodhisattva....
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying got someone to count the number of people. There were a total of 183 people and almost 70 households. Many households had only one person left. After walking around the Tiger Base, they finally chose the South District where Long Ba used to operate. The houses here seemed to be in a better condition and were grouped closer together.
For the sake of fairness, the houses were assigned by drawing lots.
“Why is this house sandwiched in the middle? It’s so much smaller than the houses at the edge. Our family has four people.” A middle-aged woman went to look at her assigned house after drawing lots. The more she looked, the more dissatisfied she became.
-Who took the house at the edge?” The middle-aged woman looked around and saw a thin figure walking into the house she had her eyes on.
“It’s that little bastard Naughty Dog.” Li Cuihua walked up to Naughty Dog and pulled him out of the house.
“Naughty Dog, did you draw the lot for this house?” Naughty Dog was already thin and weak, so he almost fell to the ground after being yanked out by Li Cuihua.
“Yes, I drew this lot.”
Li Cuihua rolled her eyes. “How did you manage to draw this lot? This house was clearly drawn by us. Your house is over there. Go, go, go.” With that, she pushed Naughty Dog out of the door.
“Quick, come here quickly. This house is good. The courtyard is big.” Li Cuihua called out to her family to come to this house.
Naughty Dog got up from the ground and said somewhat angrily, “I got this house from drawing lots. You guys can’t go in.”
Li Cuihua spat on the ground. “You little bastard without parents, why are you living in such a big house? It’s already good that I didn’t make you sleep in the mountains. Shoo, shoo, shoo. If you make any noise, I will beat you up.” The fierce-looking Li Cuihua made Naughty Dog take a step back in fear. He clenched his fists and turned to leave.
After drawing lots, Zhao Dahe had just finished registering the houses of each household. This was to avoid any disputes in the future.
Now, there was only him, his son, and three grandchildren left in his family. He drew the lot for a small courtyard house which he was quite satisfied with. He was about to pack up when he saw Naughty Dog standing stiffly in front of him.
“Naughty Dog, what are you doing?” “Aunt Li’s family has taken over my house.” Naughty Dog’s voice was very soft, but Zhao Dahe heard every word clearly.
Li Cuihua was an infamous shrew in the village. Zhao Dahe always felt a headache coming on whenever he bumped into her. He took out the register he had recorded in earlier and flipped through it. He had a good memory. When he was looking at the houses earlier, he remembered the approximate location of those houses.
He knew that the house Li Cuihua drew was indeed a little small.
Zhao Dahe looked at Naughty Dog. Everyone in his family was dead, and he, a mere child, was the only one left.
“Naughty Dog, are you willing to exchange with Aunt Li? Upon hearing this, the hope in Naughty Dog’s eyes faded bit by bit. He lowered his head but said firmly, “No, I’m not willing. I got that house. I don’t want to exchange.”
Zhao Dahe furrowed his brows. Eventually, he sighed. “Since you’re unwilling,
I’ll go talk to them.”
Naughty Dog looked at Zhao Dahe in surprise, but Zhao Dahe had already walked away from him.
Li Cuihua’s family was satisfied with the house. After entering, they were too lazy to clean up and lay down directly on the plank bed.
By the time Zhao Dahe arrived, the family of four was still lying flat on their backs. Not a single person was doing any work.
“The dust layer in the house is so thick, yet you don’t even know how to tidy up. You ate yesterday, so why are you so weak that you can’t move?
Li Cuihua and her family only got up from the plank bed when they heard Zhao Dahe’s voice. “It’s you, Village Chief. Gosh! Come in and have a seat.”
Li Cuihua’s husband then wiped his hands on a chair.
The reason they chose the South District was because the houses here were relatively well-furnished. In the other districts, there weren’t even extra chairs, but over here, there were tables, chairs, benches, and even pots.
Zhao Dahe cut to the chase and said to them, “The house you guys got isn’t here. This is Naughty Dog’s house. Don’t stay here. Go back to your own house.” Upon hearing this, the whole family became upset. Li Cuihua glared viciously at Naughty Dog.
“Village Chief, have you seen that house? How are we supposed to live with just two rooms? There are four of us!”
“That’s right, Village Chief. Naughty Dog is alone. It’s more than enough for him to stay in a house with two rooms. You can change it. Just change it. Zhao Dahe’s face clouded over. “If Naughty Dog doesn’t agree, are you going to bully a child? Get up, get up. Go back at once.”
Li Cuihua stretched out her hand to hit Naughty Dog. “Hmph! I say, you little bastard! So you’ve learned to complain. Let me tell you. We’re definitely staying in this house today. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I’ll beat you to death!” “Li Cuihua, what are you doing? Stop at once. If you continue to be so unreasonable, then all of you get out of here. I won’t let you guys stay here anymore.”
Li Cuihua did not dare to make a scene when she saw that Zhao Dahe had gotten angry.
In the end, the whole family was forced to leave the house by Zhao Dahe.
This matter was conveyed to Su Ying in detail.
“He’s a fair and strict one.” If Zhao Dahe forced the child to give in today, she would have to consider changing the representative to manage the villagers.
The next morning, Zhao Dahe went to Su Ying.
Su Ying pointed to the sweet potatoes at the side and said, “The supplies haven’t arrived yet. You can distribute these to let them fill their stomachs temporarily. After you’re done, come to me.”
“Thank you, Mistress.”
Zhao Dahe took the sweet potatoes and returned immediately after distributing them. Now, whether they could survive in this place depended on Su Ying, so he did not dare to be slack.
“If you want to live here, you naturally can’t rely on me to give you everything. You will only reap what you labor for. Two days ago, we have already inspected some wastelands. Later, I will ask someone to take you there. If you can’t make the decision, then bring a few more people along. See if you can plant crops on those plots of land. In the first year, we will lend you seeds first. I will also give you food as wages for your labor in developing the land and cultivating crops. When the grains are harvested, you will hand over a portion. You can keep the rest for yourself.”
“Sure, sure.” They were given food and grain seeds. This was already the best arrangement for them.
Su Ying summoned two people to bring Zhao Dahe to look at the plots of land. Sky Alpha City was a little further away than the Tiger Base, so it was more convenient for Zhao Dahe and his group to develop the wasteland near the Tiger Base.
Su Ying remained in the Tiger Base until the supplies arrived.
The villagers’ eyes lit up as they looked at the numerous carts of supplies. The most important thing here was still food. The food would be distributed according to the number of people, so there would be no unfair situation. There were also some charcoal and blankets. Although they were not good-quality blankets, this was already a gift to them in their eyes! “Mistress, you are really a living Bodhisattva. You are the benefactor of our Shangyao Village.”
“Thank you, living Bodhisattva. Thank you, living Bodhisattva.”
All the villagers knelt down and thanked Su Ying..