This time they wanted to have communal meals, but the villagers disagreed. The old village chief and the team leader did not insist; instead, the team department spent money to build a large canteen and set up two clay stoves just to deal with inspections from higher-ups.
Later, the old village chief reminded the villagers, "Don't keep too many chickens at home. Three chickens per household are enough; having more would be troublesome."
The villagers went home to slaughter chickens one after another.
During those days, the aroma of chicken filled the air over the entire Xiaxi Village.
Sure enough, within a few days, a document came down from the commune, allowing each household to raise only three chickens, with any extras to be turned over.
The villagers sighed with relief, glad they had slaughtered the chickens earlier; otherwise, outsiders would have benefited.
