Chapter 62 Autumn Harvest Commendation Meeting_1

The rain fell at night, but while the people of Qijia Village could sleep peacefully, those from the surrounding villages sighed with worry, their grains soaked in the rain, facing another year of hunger.

Early the next morning, adults and children from Qijia Village all rushed to the threshing ground. Despite covering the grains with plastic tarps the previous afternoon, people were still anxious that the overnight wind and rain might have blown the plastic and dampened the grains. Their concerns were laid to rest only when the tarps were removed to reveal dry rice.

They wouldn't have to go hungry this winter!

Village Chief Qi had not slept well the previous night, and now, seeing everyone arrived, he made arrangements before heading to the big canteen to eat and then go home to rest.

At the big canteen, when Village Chief Qi saw Qi Xiaoyan washing dishes, he quickly walked over and said, "Xiao Yan, we owe you big time for this; otherwise..."