Sure enough, after Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang introduced themselves, the expressions of these villagers in Xu Dong Village immediately became much milder.
Even in the end of the world, the awe engraved in the bones for the official still existed.
Xu Dongtang, the new village head, stepped forward and carefully checked Xie Huanhuan's certificate.
Seeing their uniform clothing and extraordinary bearing, he believed what they said in his heart.
Xu Dongtang's face changed immediately. Just now he was still stern. At this time, he was all smiles and flattering.
"It turns out that the leaders are here! Welcome! Welcome!"
The villagers immediately put down their weapons.
They looked at Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang curiously. There were many questions in their hearts.
After all, network communication was not as developed as before the end of the world. They couldn't get information from the outside world.
So they didn't know what the world had become.
Was the official still in operation? Where was it? And how was it going to deal with the snow disaster?
Everyone didn't know.
However, this did not affect Xu Dongtang's flattery and ingratiation to Xie and Liu at all.
Xu Dongtang invited the two people into the village and immediately arranged for people to prepare food to entertain them.
"Quickly prepare good wine and good dishes. Today, the leaders from above come to inspect. We must entertain them well!"
Xu Dongtang instructed the villagers to let every family take out some of the stored grain.
Someone questioned, "Sixth Master, we don't know what they are here for. Why are we so enthusiastic about them?"
But Xu Dongtang said to them meaningfully: "As long as they represent the official, that's enough."
"This year is a year of great disaster and the world is in chaos. It is time for us farmers to turn over. As long as we can get in touch with the official, maybe our Xu family will have a chance to rise rapidly in the future!"
"Besides, it's just some food. We can still afford it."
After Xu Dongtang's teaching, the villagers also suddenly realized. They went back to their homes to take out the good things in the warehouse and entertain Xie and Liu.
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang also saw a village with such a prosperous population for the first time.
Seeing that they lived in an orderly manner as if they were not greatly affected by the snow disaster, they couldn't help secretly marveling.
Accompanied by Xu Dongtang and a group of elders of the Xu family, the two of them wandered around the village. At the same time, they also took in everything in the village.
Xie Huanhuan asked: "Old man, with such a heavy snow disaster, your village doesn't seem to be affected much. How did you do it?"
Hearing this, Xu Dongtang immediately straightened his chest and planned to show off in front of the leaders.
"First of all, it must be because the people of Xu Dong Village are self-reliant and strong. They have a tenacious fighting spirit and are not defeated by the snow disaster!"
"Secondly, as the village head, I also played a role."
"Hehe, to be honest, I usually teach them to store more grain in case of emergencies. So when encountering the snow disaster, our villagers don't worry about the problem of grain."
"It's not that I'm bragging. In the entire Xu Dong Village, no one has starved to death!"
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang looked at each other. There was a meaningful look in their eyes.
And those elders of Xu Dong Village were also very speechless in their hearts when they heard Xu Dongtang's shameless words.
How many days have you been the village head?
In the past, it was all directed by Third Master Xu Dongsheng.
Besides, the entire Xu Family Town mainly engaged in agriculture and fishery. For many years, they have had the habit of storing.
How come in your mouth, it's all your credit?
Xie Huanhuan asked casually: "Oh, so you mean that there is a lot of grain in your Xu Dong Village?"
Speaking of this, Xu Dongtang smiled proudly and said with his hands behind his back: "This leader, you obviously don't understand the farmers' market in Tianhai City."
"To be honest, 30% of the vegetables in the entire Tianhai City are supplied by our Xu Family Town!"
When Xu Dongtang said this, he suddenly felt that his words were inappropriate.
Because he was eager to highlight the importance of Xu Dong Village in front of the leaders above and exposed the matter of grain storage in the village.
What if the people above asked them to contribute some grain to support other areas?
Xu Dongtang quickly tried to make up for it.
"However, this month's heavy snow has also made many grains and vegetables go bad. We are just maintaining a subsistence level now."
Xie Huanhuan smiled slightly. "There are at least thousands of households in your entire Xu Family Town, right? Being able to maintain a subsistence level is also very remarkable."
Xu Dongtang hurriedly said with a smile: "In fact, among the entire Xu Family Town, Xu Dong Village is currently in the best condition."
"Look at these ice houses we built? Those were all made by me. They perfectly solved the housing problem!"
"Other villages are not so smart. Many houses are buried by heavy snow and many people died!"
Xu Dongtang pointed to the ice houses in the village and arrogantly took all the credit on himself.
Other villagers were speechless but couldn't expose him because of his status as the village head.
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang were really surprised to look at Xu Dongtang.
They secretly marveled in their hearts: This little old man is so talented!
Liu Ziyang's eyes looked at the ice and snow castle in the village. "Are these ice houses all made by hand? It's incredible. There are really skilled craftsmen in your village!"
Xu Dongtang said without blushing: "The people in our village are all farmers. Naturally, we need some skills to earn some extra money and support our families!"
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang nodded and didn't have much doubt.
However, Xu Dongtang's taking all the credit on himself instead deliberately hid the existence of Xu Chunlei.
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang walked around the village but didn't find anything more valuable.
The village had prepared lunch. Xu Dongtang warmly invited them to enjoy it together.
Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang naturally had no reason to refuse.
When they were on missions outside, they ate compressed food. They hadn't tasted hot food for a long time.
So the two were invited by Xu Dongtang to his home. A group of elders of the Xu family accompanied them.
The thermal insulation performance of the ice house was still good. And it was very wind-resistant. When there were more people, it didn't seem so cold.
There was a stove set up in the ice house. When eating, they directly lit a fire and then ate hot pot.
Even so, being able to eat hot food in this era was still a luxury.
To entertain Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang, the villagers offered all the good things at home.
Some cured pork, cured chicken and the commonly eaten frozen fish in the local area were all poured into the pot, becoming a magnificent dish! Xiumu.com.
"Two leaders, don't be polite. Eat more! Eat more!"
Xu Dongtang and the elders of Xu Family Village warmly asked Xie and Liu to start eating.
Looking at the delicious food in the steaming pot, Xie Huanhuan secretly thought: What a wealthy village.