frightfiction Chapter 439 Working together
Chapter 439 Working together
The old ladies from the Jiu clan and Tangjia Village were responsible for cooking. A group of people also dismantled the original stoves and moved them to the newly built shed.
Some of the strong laborers have already started to surround the well wall, while others are digging the soil. Today they have to pad up the earth slope around the well wall, otherwise they will not be able to use water.
The old lady in the middle sighed, "Well, it is said that the corvée labor here is better, with money and food, but I see that they only give two coarse grain steamed buns for a meal, which is not enough. We are all grown men, and we have to do hard labor.
They all look skinny. I heard they have been working elsewhere for about 20 days, and this time they want to build a workshop for us."
Mr. Meng's wife was also here. She came over and said, "Bring some of our vermicelli and add a dish to them. Just stew the cabbage with vermicelli."
This reminded Old Lady Hua, and her eyes lit up as she said, "We can't even afford to feed them vermicelli every day, and there will be more than a thousand people coming later. Don't we have sweet potato residue to make starch?
Let's make steamed bread with sweet potato residue. The grain for one steamed bread plus the sweet potato residue can make two, which is definitely enough to eat. Then stir-fry some sweet potato residue with Chinese cabbage and eat it. Then I'll ask the boys to go to the county to buy some pork bones to make soup."
The old lady from the big pig farm also chimed in: "Why go to the county? Let's kill the pigs tomorrow. I'll ask my old man to talk to the buyers and keep the pig bones and offal. They will definitely be happy with that."
I can’t afford to eat braised pig offal, but I can braise the pig offal and stir-fry it with some bamboo shoots, cabbage and radish, which is also meat after all.”
Old Lady Wang: "Then you will have to earn a lot less money. Later on, this money will belong to our clan."
The old lady was also generous: "Pork bones and offal are worth a few dollars, there is no need to calculate so clearly."
After a discussion, it was decided that today's dinner would be steamed bread with sweet potato residue, stir-fried cabbage with sweet potato residue, and a bowl of corn and sweet potato porridge.
Make sure everyone is well fed and kept warm!
I have to say that these old ladies are really good at managing life. With just a few simple methods, they can ensure that everyone is well fed and well fed.
Since they had discussed it, Mrs. Meng took a dozen old ladies to the village to collect sweet potato residue.
The other old ladies, led by Old Lady Hua, were some carrying firewood, some cutting cabbage, and they were so busy with their work that they didn't even raise their heads.
Tang Guangzheng was also very busy, so he didn't have the energy to pay attention to some things.
But Master Tang San noticed it carefully, and he called several senior masters together:
"My wife just said that the food that was transported here is probably not enough for the corvées to eat. The Meng family gave them sweet potato residue, and the Guangshen family gave them pig bones and pig offal.
I'm thinking, shouldn't we also show some appreciation? If nothing else, shouldn't we let the Nine Clans pay for all the food we need to work? Should we also get some food from our own homes?"
Tang Qiye nodded and said, "Of course, of course. I'll provide the food. Third brother, you see, the things that the Nine Clans are involved in are different.
Today, these old people came, and they came so suddenly. Let's talk behind their backs. Don't learn from Old Eleven. I guess even Old Eleven himself can't figure it out.
But the eldest nephew of the Shen family only pointed out a few names of their group, you see..."
Another old man interrupted, "Yes, I noticed that too. I was wondering what the eldest nephew of the Shen family could do. When I saw the person coming, I was beside him.
The eldest nephew was also quite surprised at first, but he just raised his eyebrows and immediately passed on a few words. Before I could understand them, the people of the Nine Clans started to move. "
Uncle Tang San concluded with great emotion: "What does this prove? It proves that he has experience and a broad perspective. In the future, follow this nephew and work hard. I think our village will become even better."
"Yes, follow your nephew and work hard. And did you notice that the old guy surnamed Yang was so jealous today? I feel really happy to see him like that."
"Hahaha, indeed, I feel really happy watching this too."
Here, Shen Zhiqiu, who finally managed to take a break to drink some water, did not forget to discuss with Shen Mazi and Mr. Meng who were also drinking water:
"Let's arrange some people to go harvest grain tomorrow. Although we have saved a lot of corn, there are so many people in the village to feed, and it's hard to make starch or anything like that."
Mr. Meng said, "Don't worry about this. I harvested enough corn when it came down. Don't worry, there are more than a dozen cellars in the village that still have sweet potatoes we harvested. There are enough for you to use."
Shen Zhiqiu nodded: "Okay, but we are harvesting corn kernels. Mazi, you should also arrange for people to make more cornmeal in the evening. The women are also very busy, don't leave the hard work to them."
Just as Shen Mazi was about to nod, he saw Mr. Tang San and his men pulling a cart with several carts of cabbage, radishes and large squash.
There were several carts of cornmeal packed in cloth bags, as well as soybean paste and soybeans brought over by the Bai family.
It is said that we can use soybeans to grind tofu and grow bean sprouts, which can also add a dish for everyone.
Not to mention the nine clans, even the fellow villagers who were doing corvée labor and the supervising yamen runners felt warmed in their hearts when they saw this scene.
The villagers also heard from the yamen runners that although they had to work harder this time, the people in this village were quite nice.
Not only did he make egg soup for them on the first day, but he also took over the cooking responsibilities thereafter. The villagers also prepared a variety of dishes, saying that they couldn't just eat dry food every day.
It all started with a few gossips from the old ladies who felt sorry for the corvée laborers who didn't have enough to eat. As a chain reaction, it unexpectedly calmed the hearts of the villagers who were doing corvée laborer.
This busy day lasted for a whole day. At dinner time, as expected,
The villagers who were doing corvée labor not only had enough dry food and vegetables to eat, but they could also have a bowl of hot corn and sweet potato porridge.
Even the yamen runners felt that, although the food was not as good as that in the yamen, it tasted pretty good.
After dinner, some people did not rest either. All the millstones in the village were started, and the little donkeys turned the millstones while making "ah-ah-ah" sounds.
Bags of corn were gradually turned into cornmeal, which were then pushed to the ancestral hall in Tangjia Village on a wheelbarrow, because the nine clans really couldn't let go.
On the third day, the local corvée labor team from Fang County also arrived. They were very surprised to see that not only were the shacks for them to live in already built, but also a large number of bamboo bowls for eating were prepared.
When everyone was present, the three thousand corvées and the strong laborers from Tangjia Village started working immediately.
The able-bodied laborers in Tangjia Village were divided into two groups. One group was on the other side of the river in Jiuzu, and the other group was building starch and vermicelli workshops in Tangjia Village.
But we will still eat together, and we will all go to the Jiuzu clan’s place to eat.
The butchers who came to buy pork in the morning saw that there was no bone or offal in the pork. They were very surprised. It was the first time they had seen pork sold in this way.
Especially when I saw the crowded village with heads everywhere, I was extremely curious.
I learned from the eldest son of a large pig farmer that the village had been established as a military supply village, and I was even more envious.
As for buying only pork without pork bones and offal, they are of course happy about it. This is definitely a good thing, and they hope to purchase goods this way in the future.
Therefore, on the Jiu clan side, the old ladies were stewing bone soup in a dozen large pots, and the bones were cracked into pieces in order to boil out the marrow oil inside.
The braised pork offal was stewed in five large pots. The red sauce was covered with oil, which made people very hungry at first sight.
Old Mrs. Hua and her old sisters gathered around a steamer to make sweet potato steamed buns. Their laughter and joy were mixed in the steaming water.
On the wasteland behind the nine clans' residences, the foundation was gradually raised thanks to the joint efforts of three thousand corvées and half of the able-bodied laborers in Tangjia Village.