"Weng buzz..."

A series of dull bells suddenly rang at the entrance of the village, which was a signal that the village chief called everyone to the entrance of the village for a meeting.

Although Gong Laosan was in a bad mood, he still stood up from the ground and walked towards the entrance of the village.

The newly appointed village chief was elected by the National Salvation Army in the village to hold a village meeting.

In the past, two landlords in the village took turns to be used. They were rich and had relationships in the town. Although they often did bad things that bully good and fear evil during their time as village chiefs, the villagers all dared not speak out and could only endure it.

The situation changed a month ago. A new town mayor came to the town, and the troops of the National Salvation Army supported them. On the first day of taking office, several bullies in the town were dealt with and asked each village to re-elect the village chief.

During the meeting in the village, a squad of soldiers from the National Savior Army stared around to prevent the landlords from making trouble in the village. Then, they asked each fellow villagers to issue a representative to vote for the candidates with soybeans.

The two landlords with full confidence were all chosen because they had too much grudges with their fellow villagers, and they voted secretly without any worries.

A respected old man was chosen.

He has worked as a private school teacher, and with his high seniority, he usually asks him to help with any disputes in the village. After a long time, the old man is not a village chief in the village, but he is better than a village chief!

This time he was elected as the village chief, which is something that everyone hopes for.

The village chief did not disappoint everyone, and in less than a month, he managed hundreds of people in the village in an orderly manner.

Although Gong Laosan didn't catch a cold with the National Salvation Army, he was very convinced by the old village chief. No matter how bad he was, he would not dare to delay the meeting the village chief was going to hold.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, many people had arrived in advance.

There are many people, like themselves, worried about the burned crops in the field, frowning and squatting aside to find a solution.

"Lao San, the crops in the field have been burned. What are your plans to do?" The second brother suddenly walked to Gong Lao San and asked.

His family also had seven or eight acres of crops burned, and the situation was slightly better than Gong Laosan, but it was difficult to rely on the remaining grain in the field to last until the autumn harvest next year!

Gong Laosan shook his head: "There's no way..."

"Stay up for now. After the autumn harvest, go to the town to ask if there are any livestock that can be adopted. Use some millet to feed livestock, and try to earn some grain from the government as compensation."

The second son shook his head: "That can you earn more than 100 kilograms of grain? It is definitely not enough for your family to survive until the autumn harvest!"

Gong Laosan was helpless: "I know it's not enough? But isn't there any way now? Although more than 100 kilograms of grain are very small, it's better than not? Just save some wild vegetables? It's definitely okay to hold on for half a month."

"I have to go to open up land after the autumn harvest. According to the policy of the National Salvation Army? Our family can still open up 20 acres of land. The National Salvation Army said that one acre of land can compensate for ten kilograms of grain? The twenty acres of land is 200 kilograms of land? Then we can hold on for another half a month!"

"As for the remaining food, we can only take one step at a time!"

The second brother thought for a while and replied: "My family also had seven acres of crops burned. I just calculated that I wanted to last until next autumn harvest? I still had at least 300 kilograms of grain."

"I also plan to wait for the autumn harvest to go to the town to adopt livestock? By the way, I will reclaim some fertile land. I will strive to avoid renting land next year. The rent they want is too high. We can only get fifty kilograms of grain per mu of land a year. It is better to plant newly reclaimed wasteland. Although the output in the first year is low? It is only a little over one hundred kilograms, but the National Salvation Army exempts us from grain tax in the first year? Planting an acre of land will cost at least fifty kilograms of grain more than renting land."

Speaking of this, Lao Er couldn't help but sigh: "I used to think the National Salvation Army was similar to other troops?    It will only exploit us poor people all day long."

"Now it seems that we have misunderstood the National Rescue Army. They are indeed different from other troops."

"Many people in the village join the National Salvation Army? I am going to wait for the National Salvation Army to let the third brother join the army next time I recruit soldiers? People say that being a National Salvation Army is glorious? I now feel that being a National Salvation Army is not as bad as we thought before. Not only is it a family expense, but also gives priority to the military family when encountering good things. This is a treatment that other troops do not have."

Gong Laosan was shocked by this decision and quickly persuaded: "Second brother, don't be impulsive. Joining the army will kill people. Your third brother has not even married a wife. What if something happens?"

The second son shook his head and explained: "It is because he has not married a wife that he can join the army with confidence and boldness without any worries."

"As for the accident, the Japanese are in power now. If we are occupied by the Japanese again, even at home, we may not be able to save our lives!"

"I believe in the National Salvation Army, and I feel at ease to let the third brother join them. As long as the National Salvation Army can defeat the Japanese and protect us, I think it's worth it if something happens to me!"

Hearing Lao Er say this, Gong Lao San also fell into deep thought.

Because he was not interested in the National Saving Army, he always opposed his family joining the National Saving Army in the Army, and always found all kinds of problems and resisted the National Saving Army from the bottom of his heart.

But it is undeniable that the National Salvation Army will bring great benefits to everyone after the arrival of the National Salvation Army.

Not only do we reduce taxes, but we also encourage everyone to reclaim wasteland and find ways to increase our grain production so that we will no longer be hungry.

As for claiming livestock, although only the families of soldiers of the National Salvation Army are qualified to claim them now, it will definitely be the turn of ordinary people in the future...

Thinking of this, Gong Laosan was a little moved, feeling that he really wanted to change his attitude towards the National Salvation Army.

After all, the family lacked half-year rations and had to rely on the National Salvation Army, but he still couldn't make up his mind to send a son to the army like his second brother.

The bell of "bang bang bang..." rang again, attracting everyone's attention to the big bell.

After everyone was quiet, the old village chief standing under the big bell spoke: "Friends, the town mayor sent someone to inform me just now and asked me to count how many people in the village had their crops burned by the Japanese."

"The National Salvation Army considered that the crops in the fields were life-saving rations for everyone in the next year. If the pellets were not harvested, everyone would go hungry, which would be dead. The commanders decided to let the troops save some of the rations to compensate everyone."

"The chief of the National Salvation Army thought that he would compensate 100 kilograms of millet per mu of high-quality fertile land, and all ordinary fertile land and slope land would be compensated for half of the total harvest!"

"Old Village Chief, is this true?" A blind date ran out of the team and stared at the old village chief. He asked nervously and excitedly, especially afraid that he had heard it wrong just now, and was overjoyed.

The old village chief answered very affirmatively: "Of course it's true. When did you see the commander of the National Salvation Army not keeping your word..."

"After the crops were burned by the Japanese, the villagers came to my place to register immediately after the meeting. Once it was verified, the food would be compensated for after the autumn harvest."

"The next thing is to talk about: The commander of the National Salvation Army said that there are other Japanese and puppet military spies nearby. In order to prevent them from coming out to burn crops, the government decided to set up a joint defense team in each village to protect the crops in the ground."

"When will the autumn harvest be completed, and when will the joint defense team be disbanded."

"Any young people who actively sign up to participate in the joint defense team will be in charge of two meals a day, but after joining the joint defense team, they must obey the command of the town, patrol and guard around the village day and night, and immediately report to the commander of the nearby National Rescue Army when they find strangers!"

"We have 30 joint defense team members in our village. Considering that it is too troublesome to manage food, each joint defense team member will compensate one kilo of millet every day until the joint defense team is disbanded."

"In addition, in order to encourage everyone to patrol more and find the Japanese and puppet military spies hidden beside us, no matter which village, as long as the Japanese and puppet military spies are found, it will be proved true in the end. The town will directly reward the village joint defense team with 300 kilograms of millet!"

Hearing this, Gong Laosan was completely moved.

Seeing that there were many villagers in the village ahead, he was so moved that he knelt on the ground and shouted long live the national rescue army. Thanks to the national rescue army, he also knelt down.

Because the National Saving Army saved the lives of all his family members.

One acre of land can compensate 100 kilograms of millet, and his family's thirteen acres of land can compensate 1,300 kilograms of millet, which is enough for the family to last until the autumn harvest next year.

If there is no such compensation, I will either go into the dead end of borrowing, and then gradually destroy my family, or watch my family starve to death.

Both results were unbearable.

Hearing the others shouting long live the national rescue army, he also shouted, and from the bottom of his heart.

After shouting, I heard that the village was going to form a joint defense team to protect the crops in the protection area, so I immediately stood up and signed up: "Village Chief, I will sign up for my second and third brothers. They are young and can patrol outside the village whether it is day or night."

"The crops in the home's own land were burned. If the crops in other people's land were burned, even if the National Salvation Army still compensated 100 kilograms of millet per acre, it would be gone after paying the land rent. By the autumn harvest next year, I will still go hungry, so I must keep the crops left by more than ten acres of land in my home!"

The old village chief nodded: "Your family can sign up, but the town has an explanation that for fairness, each household can only have one place at most."

"If you think there are many young people in your family, you can ask him to join the army when the National Rescue Army recruits troops. Not only can you get a settlement fee of 50 kilograms of millet, but you can also claim livestock in advance. What are the benefits?"

Gong Laosan has been completely conquered by the National Salvation Army and replied without hesitation: "Don't worry, old village chief, I see it all and remember it in my heart."

"You must have a conscience in life. As long as the National Saving Army recruits new recruits, I will definitely send a son to the National Saving Army!"

"Do you have anything to do? If not, I will go back and tell my child the good news that the National Rescue Army compensates us for food. They must be in a hurry at home now. I will come back to register after the end!"

Seeing the old village chief nodding, Gong Laosan was the first to run home.

There were more than one person who thought the same as him, and dozens of people ran into the village in the blink of an eye...

More than an hour later, the sad village was replaced by laughter and joy again. As for those who signed up for the joint defense team, they almost burst into the village entrance ancestral hall...
Chapter completed!