Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 849: Reception

Li Yungui said unhurriedly, "Tang Manyin, then you can take them all; you pick first."

"Li Yungui, you?"

"What’s wrong with me?"

Peng Chong sat to one side, watching them argue. Suddenly, he thought maybe this could really work.

"Li Yungui, are you serious?"

"Director Peng, of course I’m serious, why would I lie about this?

I can take eight, but I must see their profiles and choose myself."

Wang Shulin chimed in from the side, "I can also take them all, under the same conditions as Li Yungui."

Li Weimin also said the same thing, and Sun Shengli expressed a similar sentiment.

Peng Chong felt much more comfortable. "It’s impossible for you to choose this time, but if you take everyone now, you can choose first from the educated youth coming at the end of the year."

This caused an uproar. The condition wasn’t very tempting, which is why they were moved.

Li Yungui glanced at the three of them, "I agree."

Because they were all on good terms, there was no need to be unpleasant over this, even if you choose first, there’s no guarantee you’ll get good ones, so just go with the flow.

Since they had already decided, the four of them discussed. Li Yungui and Wang Shulin each took eight people, and the remaining two took seven each per village.

So there was no need to wait. Peng Chong directly named them, telling the four to come over and fetch their people.

Li Yungui was assigned three families of two each, and two men.

Peng Chong had thought this through too; Li Family Village was developing so well that even if they were given people without labor ability, they could manage.

Li Yungui smiled at Peng Chong, "Director Peng, are you sure about this?"

Peng Chong awkwardly smiled, "Village Chief Li, I guarantee you, the educated youth coming at the end of the year will equal half the number of those sent to Wang Shulin and the other two villages."

"Thank you, Director Peng, for your care."

Peng Chong blushed deeply; he wasn’t favoring Li Yungui.

"Director Peng, if there’s nothing else for me here, I’ll take them back now."

"Okay, go ahead. They have a lot of luggage; I’ll find someone to help you."

"Alright."

Li Yungui left calmly, followed by Wang Shulin. The people assigned to him were in better physical condition than those given to Li Yungui.

So he didn’t make a fuss, and it was open and straightforward, making future conversations easier.

Sun Shengli and Li Weimin also left with those assigned to their villages.

The eight people’s luggage filled a cart, so Li Yungui took them himself, feeling quite concerned for Old Niu.

But the three women from the three families were in their fifties or sixties, and after their hardships, their health was very poor; even supported by their men, they were shaky.

Li Yungui had no choice; he couldn’t let them die here, could he?

Sighing, he thought it was not right to be soft-hearted, "You three sit on the ox cart, the remaining five can walk, right?"

An elderly man with glasses and white hair spoke on behalf of them, "Village Chief Li, thank you so much, the five of us can manage."

Li Yungui stopped the ox cart, patted Old Niu’s back, "Thank you, old fellow."

Making space for the three to get on the cart, they then slowly headed back.

The remaining five followed behind the ox cart, content that they didn’t have to carry their luggage themselves and were grateful for this, seeing the care Li Yungui showed for Old Niu.

Li Yungui didn’t feel like talking, feeling down; taking back people without labor capacity was a burden to everyone.

After a while, it was obvious the five were exhausted, so Li Yungui had to stop for a rest, offering them water from his flask.

They simply thanked him without saying more, having been through enough to be left numb.

Finally, after an hour and a half, they reached the village.

The five people behind the ox cart were now dragging their feet, barely managing due to hunger and past abuse.

Arrangements had already been made for accommodation, though not equally; Li Yungui was prepared, clearing out a large room and setting up a heated brick bed. There was also a small kitchen with a stove and pots set up.

"Alright, this will be your place from now on, settle down first, and someone will bring food shortly."

Li Yungui fed Old Niu and left with a sigh.

They’ve had it rough, regardless of right or wrong. At such an age and still having to suffer like this.

If they were truly evil, they wouldn’t have been sent down here.

After Li Yungui left, the three women told the five men to rest, as they went to gather firewood, and prepared to clean and warm the house, since it was cold and they were all old and ailing, they couldn’t endure the chill.

Two women went to the kitchen, while one stayed to clean the house.

"It’s all clean."

"This village isn’t bad, maybe our luck isn’t all bad," exclaimed Wu Jiucheng, the white-haired man with glasses.

"Yes, this village chief seems alright too," echoed Wen Zhenzong.

Others kept silent, knowing sometimes silence is golden.

Wu Xiaoping started unpacking her luggage, taking out a cloth to wipe the heated brick bed.

"Old Zhu, your health isn’t great, you take the warmest spot on the bed."

Zhu Mingbao looked up in confusion. Having been a professor all his life, he never expected his family to cut ties with him.

His mind was muddled, not registering anything until he was spoken to directly.

"No need, you three ladies take the warmer spots, I’ll be fine here," he said.

"Yes, you three should take the warm spots; life’s precious, since we’ve been given this chance by fate, let’s cherish it. I’ll stay next to Old Zhu," Wen Zhenzong added. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The others agreed, so Wu Xiaoping placed Cai Xiaozhen’s luggage at the head, then Xie Chunfen’s, followed by her own, with her husband Jin Jianwen next to her, then Wu Jiucheng, and finally Liu Xuefa.

With sleeping arrangements settled, the large pot in the kitchen was cleaned, and having not had hot water for ages, they boiled a big pot of it.