After a moment of silence, Zhou Feng spoke again," How many people does our village have now? How much land does it have?”
"There are 284 people in the entire village, and there are only 359 acres of land. There were also more than 30 acres of apple trees, of which 20 acres had already borne fruit, and there were still 10 acres that could bear fruit next year.”
The old village chief did not hold back at all and told him everything about the situation in the village.
After listening to the old village chief's introduction, Zhou Feng's frown deepened. He did not expect that there was so little cultivated land in the village. There was not even two mu of land per person.
One had to know that even the paddy fields in the south had two harvests a year. These fields were not enough to feed people.
The wheat production in the north was low to begin with. One mu of land was not enough to feed a person. Moreover, all the fields could not only grow food.
Not all of the 359 acres of land could be used to grow food. This resulted in an even greater shortage of food.
Now, Zhou Feng finally understood why the village was so short of food. Under such circumstances, even if the weather was good next year, the village would not have an easy time.
"Old Village Chief, I'll spend the night in the village. Tomorrow morning, take me to see the environment of the village. I'll think of a way to see if I can find a way out for the village.”
"Really? Thank you so much, Comrade Zhou Feng. You're from the city, so you must be more knowledgeable than us farmers.”
The old village chief was overjoyed when he heard that Zhou Feng wanted to find a way out for the village. Regardless of whether this matter could succeed or not, it was enough to have this intention.
Even if there was no other way, he could secretly bring the villagers to plant apple trees. That way, he could exchange more food from the canning factory.
After discussing with the village chief to check on the situation around the village tomorrow morning, Zhou Feng fell asleep under the village chief's arrangement.
The next morning, Zhou Feng woke up early. In fact, he did not sleep for long. He woke up to wash up after sleeping for less than three hours.
After eating the breakfast that the village chief had arranged, Zhou Feng followed the village chief around the village.
After walking around the village, Zhou Feng realized that although the area of cultivated land in the village was small, the ecological environment was not bad.
The village was located in a small mountain valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The surrounding vegetation was very lush, and there was a small river flowing near the village.
There were mountains and rivers. Such an environment was quite good. After Zhou Feng finished looking at it, a plan for an ecological farm appeared in his mind.
However, there were still some details that he had not thought of and needed to consider carefully. The development of the village was dispensable to Zhou Feng.
But to the villagers, it was a matter of life and death. The villagers only had one chance to try and make a mistake. Therefore, if they wanted to change, they could only succeed.
"Comrade Zhou Feng, how are you doing? Have you thought of any good ideas?”
After accompanying Zhou Feng around, the old village chief smoked a pipe and asked expectantly.
"Yes, I already have a general idea. When I go back and ask a few professionals, I will come back.”
"Really? That would be great. Even if it could make the lives of the villagers a little better, that would be good.”
Hearing that Zhou Feng already had an idea, the old village chief was very excited. Regardless of whether things would work out or not, the village was already in this state. Could it get any worse?
"Comrade Zhou Feng, don't worry. As long as you have an idea, our village will fully support you. Although our village has nothing, we still have the strength.”
The old village chief gave Zhou Feng a guarantee. In order to live a good life, the villagers would really support him.
Zhou Feng was very touched by the old village chief's words. He had not even said anything, but the old village chief was already so supportive of him. It could be seen how much the old village chief trusted him.
Although Zhou Feng was a little lazy, for the sake of this trust, Zhou Feng was determined to help the villagers eat their fill.
When the two of them returned to the village, it was already morning. However, other than some men, there were only some younger children playing in the village naked.
It was rare to see older children and women. This phenomenon aroused Zhou Feng's curiosity and he began to ask the old village chief.
"Old Village Chief, why are there so few people in this village? Where are the women and children?"
" This..." The old village chief looked troubled. His weathered face actually showed a trace of redness.
Seeing the old village chief like this, Zhou Feng was even more curious. From the short time they had spent together, the old village chief should be a determined person.
It was strange that such a person would blush. Hence, Zhou Feng asked again.
"Old Village Chief, is there something you can't say? If there's anything I can help with, just tell me. I'll definitely help.”
"Actually, it's nothing. I'm just afraid that you'll laugh at me.”The old village chief explained the matter.
It turned out that the villagers were short of cloth. Most families only had one set of clothes that could be worn. This set of clothes was only worn by those who came out to work at home. The others stayed at home.
Under normal circumstances, when there were no outsiders in the village, the villagers would come out to work. However, Zhou Feng stayed in the village for the night yesterday.
The villagers were afraid that Zhou Feng would be embarrassed if his family members in ragged clothes came out, so they asked his family members to stay at home and not come out.
Hearing this, Zhou Feng's eyes widened. He really did not expect the days in the village to be so difficult. Not only did he not have food, but he also did not have clothes.
Zhou Feng did not dare to imagine such a situation. In the future, although there were poor people and many people struggling to survive, the situation of people starving to death had never appeared again.
The problem of clothing had also been solved. No matter how poor a person was, they would have clothes to wear.
However, in this world, it was normal to not have enough to eat. It was also common for people to starve to death. Now, they did not even have clothes to wear.
These things had now appeared in front of Zhou Feng. This kind of poverty was something that Zhou Feng did not dare to imagine.
Only now did Zhou Feng understand the cruelty of this era. The country's poverty and weakness had actually reached such a stage.
Now, Zhou Feng finally understood how much sacrifice and hard work our ancestors had put in to allow our descendants to live a good life.
At this moment, Zhou Feng felt a heavy burden weighing down on him. Although his abilities were limited, he could still do what he could.
The first step would be to change the lives of the villagers!!
After bidding farewell to the old village chief, Zhou Feng drove off. Along the way, Zhou Feng was thinking about the things in the village.
When he passed by Liang Ladi's house, Zhou Feng took out some rice, flour, grain, and oil from his space, as well as the mountain products that the villagers had given him yesterday. He was ready to send them to Liang Ladi.
When Zhou Feng knocked on Liang Ladi's door, Da Mao and the other two kids immediately rushed up and hugged Zhou Feng's leg, begging for candy.
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