Chapter 299. Encountering an acquaintance again
"I was about to talk to you," the village chief Wang said upon hearing this.
"The officials have provided two options. One option, as you mentioned, is to use Silver Coin to buy, but you know this disaster came so unexpectedly, many people were completely unprepared. Buying with Silver is indeed somewhat difficult, so the county magistrate has offered another method: labor exchange."
"Labor exchange?" Hua Laohan was surprised again.
"Yes, labor exchange, meaning even if you don’t have Silver Coin, you can still receive seeds. You just need each household to send one person to replace the cost of seeds with their labor. For a period of ten days, each household can receive five liters."
Upon hearing this, Hua Laohan, who was slightly agape, genuinely admired the county magistrate from the bottom of his heart.
If he had any other thoughts before, now he genuinely believed that this was an official who truly cared for the people.
Shanggu Town isn’t exactly large, nor is it small. With countless villages combined, there are tens of them, totaling several thousand people.
Even if this disaster caused many not to survive, Hua Laohan still believed there were quite a few survivors.
One household after another really required a lot of grain seeds, it was evident that this official truly put a lot of effort into it, and being able to get them was indeed a skill.
Five liters of seeds are not much but not too little either; enough to plant three acres without a problem. At harvest time, it’s quite significant; if a family eats sparingly, mixed with wild vegetables and such, they can manage for a year or two even half-full.
"This method is good," Hua Laohan couldn’t help but exclaim.
It can be said to be a win-win situation, not only giving the people hope but also getting free labor.