Chapter 238 - Visiting Guidance

 Sure enough, after Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan introduced themselves, the villagers of Xu Dong Village immediately became much milder.

 Even in the midst of the apocalyptic world, the fear of officialdom that is engraved in their bones still exists.

 The new village head, Xu Dongtang, came out of the crowd and carefully examined Xie Huanhuan's documents.

 Seeing that they were dressed in uniforms and had an extraordinary demeanor, he believed in what they said in his heart.

 Xu Dongtang's face changed just like that, just now was still face, at this time is full of smiles to please up.

 "So it's the leaders who have come! Welcome welcome welcome!"

 The villagers immediately put down the weapons in their hands.

 Their gazes looked curiously at Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan, with very many questions in their minds.

 After all, network communication was not as developed as it was before the end of the world, and they were unable to obtain information about the outside world.

 So they had no idea as to what this world had become.

 Whether the officials were still functioning, and what kind of place they were in, and how they were going to manage the snowstorm?

 Everyone was unclear.

 However, this did not affect Xu Dongtang's browbeating and currying favor with Xie and Liu in the slightest.

 Xu Dongtang invited the two men to the village and immediately arranged for people to prepare food to entertain them.

 "Quickly go and prepare good wine and food, today it's a leader from the higher-ups coming down to inspect. We must entertain them well!"

 Xu Dongtang instructed the villagers, telling every household to take out some of their stored grain.

 Someone questioned, "Sixth Master, it's not clear what they're here for, why are you so enthusiastic about them?"

 Xu Dongtang, however, said to them meaningfully, "As long as they represent the officialdom, that's enough."

 "Now in the year of the great disaster, the world is in chaos. It is the time for us peasants to turn the tables. As long as we can get in touch with the officials, in the future, maybe our Xu Clan will have a chance to level the playing field!"

 "Besides, isn't it just some food? We can still afford it."

 After Xu Dongtang's teaching, the villagers also came to their senses and went back to their homes to fetch the goodies in the storehouse to entertain Xie Liu and the two of them.

 It was also the first time Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan had seen a village that was so popular.

 Seeing them living in order, as if they had not been much affected by the snowstorm, their hearts could not help but be secretly surprised.

 The duo, accompanied by Xu Dongtang and a group of Xu family elders, wandered around inside the village while taking in everything it had to offer.

 Xie Huanhuan asked, "Old Uncle, your village seems to have been unaffected by such a large snowstorm. How did this happen?"

 When Xu Dongtang heard this, he immediately puffed out his chest, intending to show himself off in front of the leader.

 "First of all, it must be because the people of our Xu Dong Village are self-reliant and have a tenacious fighting spirit, and were not defeated by the snowstorm!"

 "And secondly, I, the village chief, also played some role."

 "Hehe, truth be told, I have taught them during the weekdays to stock up on food in case of emergencies. Therefore when we encountered the snowstorm, our villagers didn't fret over the issue of food."

 "It's not that I'm boasting, in the entire Xu Dong Village, there hasn't been a single person who died of starvation!"

 Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan glanced at each other, a touch of meaning passing through their eyes.

 As for those elders of Xu Dong Village, listening to Xu Dong Tang's words of not wanting FACE, they were also very speechless in their hearts.

 You have only been the village chief for a few days ah?

 The things in the past were all directed by the third master Xu Dongsheng.

 Besides, the entire Xu family town is based on agriculture and fishery, and has been in the habit of storage for many years.

 How did it come to your mouth, all become you alone credit?

 Xie Huanhuan asked carelessly, "Oh, in that case, your Xu Dong Village has a lot of grain, right?"

 Speaking of this, Xu Dongtang smiled smugly and said with his hands behind his back, "This leader, at a glance, you don't quite understand Tianhai City's farmer's market."

 "Truth be told, thirty percent of the vegetables in the entire Tianhai City are supplied by our Xu Jia Town!"

 When Xu Dongtang said this, he suddenly felt that his words were somewhat inappropriate.

 Because of his eagerness to highlight the importance of Xu Dong Village in front of the higher-ups, he had exposed the matter of the village's grain storage.

 What if the people above asked them to contribute a portion of the grain to support other regions?

 Xu Dongtang rushed back to make up for it.

 "But this month or so of heavy snow has also caused many grains and vegetables to go bad. We are just maintaining a subsistence level now."

 Xie Huanhuan smiled faintly, "In your entire Xu Jia Town, there must be at least thousands of families, right? To be able to maintain subsistence, that's also very impressive."

 Xu Dongtang busily laughed, "In the entire Xu Jia Town, it is actually our Xu Dong Village that is currently in the best condition."

 "Do you see these igloos we built? Those were all created by me having people build them, the perfect solution to the housing problem!"

 "The other villages weren't as smart, many of their houses were buried by the snow, and quite a few people died!"

 Xu Dongtang pointed at the village's igloos, and with a proud face, he placed all the credit on himself.

 The other villagers were speechless, but they couldn't poke holes in him due to his status as the village head.

 Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan looked at Xu Dongtang in genuine surprise.

 They were secretly surprised in their hearts: this little old man could not have imagined that he was so talented!

 Liu Ziyang's gaze looked towards the ice castle in the village, ''These igloos are all man-made? That's incredible, there really are skilled craftsmen in your village!"

 Xu Dongtang said without skipping a beat, "Our village is full of croppers, naturally we need to have some crafts to earn extra money to support our family!"

 Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan nodded and didn't doubt much.

 However, Xu Dongtang's big deal, on the contrary, made Xu Chunlei's existence was deliberately hidden.

 Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang strolled around the village without finding anything more valuable.

 The village was ready for lunch, and Xu Dongtang warmly invited them over to enjoy it.

 Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyang naturally had no reason to refuse.

 They had gone out on missions and ate compressed food, and it had been a long time since they had tasted something hot.

 So the two of them were invited by Xu Dongtang to his home, accompanied by a group of Xu family elders.

 The warmth inside the igloo was still good, and it was very resistant to the wind, so it didn't seem so cold when there were more people.

 There is a good stove in the ice house, and when you eat, you directly build a fire and make a hot pot to eat.

 Even so, it was still a luxury to be able to eat steaming hot food in this year.

 In order to entertain Xie Huanhuan and Liu Ziyan, the villagers had dedicated all the good things in their homes.

 Some preserved meat, preserved chicken and the frozen fish that was often consumed in the area were dumped into the pot, making it a loud dish!

 "The two leaders mustn't be polite, eat more and more!"

 Xu Dongtang and the elders of Xu Jia Village enthusiastically asked Xie Liu and the two of them to move their chopsticks.

 Looking at those delicacies in the steaming pot, Xie Huanhuan secretly said in her heart: what a wealthy village.