施赈所是向穷人发放救济品的地方。

Almonry is a place from which alms were dispensed to the poor.

大多数最穷困的村民似乎能获得某种形式的救济品。

Most of the poorest villagers seem to get alms of some sort.

那么精打细算后卖掉自己分得的一些救济品就再自然不过了——不是因为他们分得的太多，而是因为这是唯一可以挣到钱买其他生活必需品的途径。

So selling the rations seems the natural thing to do-not, one adds earnestly, that they are given too much. Rather, it is the only way to earn money to pay for other needs.