Chapter 822

However, it was clear that the effect of the discussion was nothing at all—it was basically useless.

And the reason for saying this was because everyone had their own little schemes, and the methods they proposed were basically only beneficial to themselves, or to a small number of people.

Some people said that they should decide who sends more people and who sends fewer people based on the losses of the crop fields.

Some people said that whoever's crop field is close to the forest should be the one to squat and guard, and those who are not close don't need to go.

Some people said that my family's crop losses are small, so it doesn't matter whether my family participates in protecting green seedlings or not; participating is a favor, not participating is duty.

Some people said that everyone should send one person per household, and then divide into groups to take turns squatting and guarding.

To speak the truth, this person's suggestion sounded relatively fair.

After all, they are all in the same village, and the crop fields are divided every year, and wild boars cannot be exterminated, so no matter whose crops they are, there is a possibility of maximum loss.

If they cannot work together, it is absolutely impossible to guard the crops of so many fields by relying on individuals.

It was just that this person's suggestion was opposed by those people before.

Just like this, everyone started arguing noisily again...

Finally, some people said that they should still let the militia and hunters in the village go to squat and guard, and then the prey obtained—that is, wild boars, bears, etc. —would be the reward for squatting in the fields.

This suggestion finally received the approval of the vast majority of people.

But this suggestion was opposed by all the hunters and militia members.

Mainly because this suggestion sounded very generous on the surface, because whether it's wild boars or bears, they are things that can truly be worth a lot of money, especially bear gallbladders, which are things that can be worth big money.

But is this thing so easy to hunt?

In case a hunter gets injured during the squatting process, whose fault is it? Who pays for the medical treatment? Even worse, if someone dies because of this, whose fault is it?

One has to admit, the hunters' argument, although it sounded very selfish, had no flaws at all.

You have to know that whether it's wild boars or bears, they are not easy to deal with.

When encountering these two things during normal hunting, many hunters using single-barreled shotguns are afraid. When the strength is not matched, they hide as far away as possible. So when encountering them while protecting green seedlings, they are definitely even more afraid.

Mainly because wild boars coming down the mountain are always in groups, which means that even if you are holding a Type 56 assault rifle, no one can guarantee they won't get injured.

Besides, the job of squatting and guarding in the fields is fine during the day when the visibility is good, but at night, you have to build a shed in the fields to squat and guard.

Moreover, in the dark of the forest area, if you happen to have no moon, the degree of darkness is truly pitch black.

To speak without any bullshit, it's truly useless even with a gun, because you don't know where to aim at all.

These are all facts!

In short, everyone argued noisily, not only did they not argue anything out, but many people were also angered quite badly.

Mainly because there were quite a few people who could express the four words "selfish and self-interested" to the fullest.

Of course, this is also a common defect of human beings, mainly focusing on "getting the benefits yourself and throwing the responsibility out."

Anyway, it's just "to hell with whoever," as long as you don't die yourself.

So until the end, although everyone babbled a lot, it was all damn nonsense. If you want to say it more harshly, it couldn't even be called human words. Perhaps they had guessed this result long ago, so Sun Physician and several other village cadres were paying attention to everyone's expressions throughout the process, but one by one, they were all silent like mutes, just watching quietly.

At this time, Wang Li couldn't help but ask Wang An:

"Fourth Brother, you say this protecting green seedlings, how should it be integrated? If we just listen to these people dawdling, then I think even if we dawdle until tomorrow, we won't be able to figure out anything."

Upon hearing this, Wang An said with a chuckle:

"Damn, you even know 'Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao'? You're truly quite serious, hahahaha..."

Seeing Wang An not talking about serious matters but messing around here, Wang Li said a bit anxiously:

"Fourth Brother, look at you every day, I know the twelve zodiac signs too, I'm asking you about this protecting green seedlings matter."

Wang An smiled again and said:

"Whatever, just do whatever. Anyway, this matter isn't something we can decide, let's listen to what the village chief means."

To tell the truth, Wang An was very interested in this matter of "protecting green seedlings."

On one hand, because going into the mountains to hunt is like fishing; this thing is truly addictive.

So Wang An now feels itchy all over if he doesn't go into the mountains to stroll around and hunt some prey for a few days.

And on the other hand, although the number of people helping to work at home has decreased by more than half, there are still more than 20 people working.

The daily meat consumption of these twenty-plus people is also quite a lot.

And regardless, protecting green seedlings is also much safer than going into the mountains to hunt. At the very least, it's close to home, and after hunting prey, you can pull it directly home with a four-wheeled vehicle.

If you hunt enough prey, you can also pull it to the market or the canteens of various units to sell, which is also a not-so-small income.

Moreover, Wang An's dog pack has completely grown up. Even without counting Wang Li's four dogs, Wang An's 8 dogs are already quite formidable.

In short, this matter of protecting green seedlings is a matter of all benefits and no harm to Wang An, and Wang An will definitely participate.

Just as Wang An finished speaking, Village Chief Sun Physician stood up from the stool and roared with an expressionless face:

"I've heard a rough idea of what everyone said just now, but I'm also damn disappointed. One by one, you only know how to look after yourselves. What's the matter? Don't want to stay in Kaoshan Village? Those who don't want to stay, just damn get out."

At this time, it's not like later generations; the village chief's power in this era is still very great, so Sun Physician's words really aren't bragging, because he can truly make you unable to stay in the village.

As soon as Sun Physician's words came out, the villagers, especially those who argued the most happily, all lowered their heads one after another.

No one is a fool; everyone knows in their hearts whether what they said is reasonable, right, or wrong. Now that Sun Physician has pointed it out mercilessly, they definitely feel that they can't hold their faces.

Fortunately, Sun Physician didn't name names, which can be considered as leaving face for everyone.

Pausing for a moment, Sun Physician continued with a drooping face:

"Alright, I know who I'm talking about, so I won't name names, but remember this: from now on, you must all be united and think about everyone's interests."

(End of chapter)