Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 63 063 Receiving Newcomers
Mu Yu and others brought five newcomers to the cave, and now there are fourteen people living here in total.

The cave is not that big, and it is very difficult to accommodate fourteen people, but fortunately, it is July, and there is no difference between living outside and inside the cave, both of which are ridiculously hot.

The five newcomers consciously packed up outside the cave, but they all had a bit of confusion and disappointment in their eyes.

Mu Yu took out a bag of old grains and a handful of weeds, thinking that someone should cook something to eat first, but usually Yang Erlang would do this, so he didn't know who to give the things to.

Taohua took the initiative to stand up and took the old grain and weeds, excitedly said,
"Master, I'm going to cook!"

The newcomers naturally also noticed this, their eyes all fell on the weeds and grains, and their faces improved a lot.

No matter what the conditions are, being able to manage their meals is a good host.

Mu Yu asked them to rest for a while, eat something later, and then assign them things to do.

After several people thanked her, they sat or leaned into a group.

After she and Yang Erlang went away to discuss things, these people began to whisper.

"I think this host's family is not bad. Although it is not as grand and rich as those big families, it is easy to talk and does not dislike us old, weak, sick and disabled. This is our blessing."

"That's right. There are green vegetables for us to eat. It doesn't seem like we have no money. We may have other plans for letting us here. After all, people like us are really not on the stage..."

"I will eat here in the future..."

On the other side, several servants who were doing carpentry were also whispering when they saw the situation here.

"Another group of people came, and they didn't look like they could work."

"Hey, is that cooking? Don't we only have two meals in the morning and evening?"

"Isn't this a newcomer? When a newcomer comes, they always have a meal."

"We can share a bowl of this meal..."

"Of course, we didn't break up last time."

……

Mu Yu and Yang Erlang went aside to discuss some important matters.

First, when to leave.

The current situation is obviously not optimistic, and leaving as soon as possible is of course the first choice.

In terms of manpower, there is no problem at present. The servants are ready, and the ruined temple can just be said.

As for other aspects, the lack of food and water does not affect the departure, because there will be no more after waiting.

In terms of carts, it is estimated that practice makes perfect and with so many people helping together, four or five carts can be built in a maximum of two or three days.

The two discussed and decided to set off in three days!

Secondly, where to flee famine.

The two had talked about it before, and it was basically just a general talk about going to a small mountain village that was isolated from the world.

Mu Yu inquired deeply about the situation of Yang Erlang's hometown, and settled on the mountain village where Yang Erlang's hometown is located.

Remote, inaccessible, and rarely populated, it takes about a month to escape from the famine, and Yang Erlang, who is familiar with the situation in the mountain village, is there. This is a perfect choice.

Finally, there are management and food distribution issues in the process of fleeing from famine.

There is not enough food, and no matter how sparingly you eat, it will not be enough.

For these people alone, the consumption in the past few days is scary enough. When they really flee from famine, there will be more people, greater physical exertion, and much more food consumption than now.

Unless her space becomes ten times larger at once, the food produced may barely be enough for consumption, and it is impossible to even think about it now.

Mu Yu has been worrying about this for the past two days.

The servants must rely on her to distribute food for a living, and they will obey her accordingly.

Those of their own in the ruined temple must also provide some food, otherwise they would definitely not be able to survive the life of fleeing famine for about a month.

But the question is, how much to give, whether others will give it, and if they give it, in what name.

What should we do if the supply of food and water is not available in the later stage...

The first two questions are easy to answer, but the last one is also the most difficult.

Yang Erlang frowned and pondered with her.

"There is no good solution to this problem, and I think even those big families are troubled when faced with this problem.

Even they would not carry too much food when fleeing famine. After all, the transportation capacity is limited, and too much food will be coveted by others.

It is too extravagant to give food to these vassals who are not their own people, but if there is no food, these people will not be able to eat, and they will inevitably take risks in order to survive...

Therefore, for those who can become our own people, we can give some food appropriately; for those who cannot become our own people, we are powerless, so we just don’t care. "

Mu Yu nodded, "I know, I'm just thinking about how to distinguish between this and how to divide the food."

This problem is really not easy to solve, Yang Erlang continued to think hard.

But Mu Yu finally figured out a way,

"It's as good as changing weeds before. You can help us do things to get food, such as letting them take turns pushing carts, keeping watch at night, collecting firewood, and carrying people."

This is actually a simple version of food for work.

Yang Erlang nodded slowly,
"This is a good idea. It will not only ensure that they will not be hungry, but also ensure that there are people working on the way to escape from the famine, so that the time to escape from the famine will not be delayed."

"It would be nice to have time to refine the details and the like. The specific amount of food is divided according to the work done. The food is also different."

The two of them talked about this and didn't feel that time passed so fast, but in fact, Taohua's rice was cooked during this conversation.

The servants couldn't do their work for a long time, and they were eagerly looking at the smoke from the kitchen and swallowing their saliva.

They have all been taught a lesson in the dental clinic and know that it shouldn't be like this, but they are hungry after only eating two meals of porridge a day, and their instincts are hard to conceal.

Seeing this scene, Mu Yu and Yang Erlang called them to come and line up for dinner together.

Everyone gathered at the place where Taohua cooked rice. The five servants and Xiao Shitou who came before lined up with their rice bowls. The five newcomers saw each other and lined up after seeing each other.

Seeing Taohua who was in charge of the spoon, he first glanced at Mu Yu and Yang Erlang, and asked respectfully,
"Does the master eat together too?"

Mu Yu and the two looked at each other, it seemed that they were a little hungry, and it was hard to bear watching others eat.

"Just have a bowl."

Taohua nodded, then took out two of the cleanest and most intact bowls and served them rice.

Mu Yu took a sip, and the taste was not bad.

Rice is cooked with old grains and weeds, salt and water. As long as the heat is up, the taste is actually the same.

Seeing Taohua looking at her eagerly, she nodded at Taohua and said,
"The taste is not bad, serve them."

Taohua smiled and bowed her head and continued to serve others.

Before Mu Yu asked Yang Erlang to send three cooking pots and thirty bowls one after another, some people came with some utensils, but they were not only worried about the lack of these.

The servants who came earlier sat down to rest contentedly after eating.

The newcomers were more excited.

It had been a long time since they had a hot meal, or even a decent meal, and it was almost as if they were eating a hot and delicious meal at this time, not to mention being moved to tears.

(End of this chapter)