Water Margin Survival

I have to say that the cottage kitchen is still very efficient. Under Zhou Zhi's auspices, the wine and meat banquet for nearly a thousand people was ready within an hour.The banquet for the chiefs and small chiefs of the cottage was placed in the Juyi hall, and there were sixty or seventy large round tables densely packed on the flat ground outside the hall, for the off-duty youngsters to sit around according to the arrangement and enjoy this rare feast of wine and meat.

Wang Lun, Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui were seated as the chief executives. Because Wang Lun didn't drink alcohol today, and he didn't drink much meat, Du Qian and Song Wan felt that the atmosphere was not warm enough, so they put Wang Lun, the two ex-promoters who had just been promoted, in the chair. Accompanying them personally, the newly promoted little bosses Yan Qi and Jia San called them to the banquet for the bosses, and sat down and had a drink together.

It is said that these two boys are unreliable in doing serious business, but they are good at eating and drinking. In addition, they are in good spirits when they meet happy events today, and they frequently take the initiative to toast to everyone, and the banquet quickly becomes lively.

Watching the complacent Yan Qi and Jia San from the sidelines, Wang Lun felt a little bored. He knew that Du and Song were showing their favor to him. Otherwise, there were so many small bosses in the cottage, why would they be called on?It's just that Wang Lun feels a little disgusted when he sees these two people now, and this specific body has just recovered from a serious illness and can't eat much. After sitting with everyone for a while, he got up and greeted Du Qian, Song Wan and Zhu Gui. He left the table alone and came out to get some air.

It's late winter weather now, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.But today's weather is surprisingly good, the north wind that was blowing endlessly last night has stopped abruptly.I saw the warm sun shining high in the blue sky, and the warm sunshine shone on the cheeks, which was so warm that it made people feel an indescribable sense of joy.

At this time, on the flat ground outside the Juyi Hall, the big table that had been prepared was already full at this time, and the busy cooks stepped on the shallow snow, walking vigorously among the crowd, and saw the best beef , Mutton, chicken, goose, vegetables, village brews and other dishes are delivered to the banquet at a price of water in their hands. The cheerful men are guessing, betting, bragging and farting, drunk and singing, eating big pieces. There are a variety of forms, and it is very lively.

Looking at all this, Wang Lun showed a pleasant smile on his face. He knew that from today onwards, the gears of his destiny would closely fit with these vivid and real people, and he would enjoy the joy and embrace together with them. Victory, welcome hope together.At the same time, he also clearly knows that the difficulty of the road will make some of these people fall behind, but...

Wang Lun shook his head violently, and took a long breath. Under the stimulation of the cold air, his brain was extraordinarily clear at this time. He raised his head and looked at the vast sky, silently swearing in his heart: Old man, go all the way!As long as I am here, I will take them to create the future!

Although he doesn't know how far he can go in the end, he will definitely go longer and farther than the old track that was destined in the dark.

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"Villager, would you like some pancakes?"

Wang Lun, whose reverie was interrupted, turned around and saw Zhou Zhi standing beside him with a plate of steamed buns. Wang Lun reached out and took one, expressing that enough was enough. Zhou Zhi walked to the nearest table, put down the plate, and took it as well. He bought a pancake, came to Wang Lun's side, and ate it with him.

Wang Lun smiled, motioned Zhou Zhi to walk together, and after eating a mouthful of pancakes that were not much different from later generations of steamed buns, he asked Zhou Zhi, "How is the food in the cottage on weekdays?"

Just as Zhou Zhi was about to answer, he suddenly heard commotion from a table not far away. Seeing Wang Lun's attention focused there, he didn't directly answer the village master's question just now, but said: "You guys are used to playing and playing around on weekdays. The village master made a joke!"

Wang Lun looked at the table, and saw a simple man with a flushed face, he shrugged off to everyone at the table with embarrassment: "These are enough, I don't want to take any more!"

Everyone at the table booed: "That's enough, a half-grown child will eat a poor old man, even if your delicate little lady doesn't eat it, the child will eat it too!"

Amidst everyone's laughter, a strong man got up, reached out and took out the freshly packed cooking cakes in the food box brought by the red-faced man, took one in his mouth, and threw the others back on the empty plate on the table, and then Just pick up the good chicken leg and roast goose and put it in the food box, only to hear his mouth blocked by the pancake make a vague complaint, "What kind of pancake, bring more meat, and let the whole family eat meat!"

The red-faced man was grateful, bowed his body and gave way there, muttering in his mouth, "Everyone is only half full on weekdays, how can I pick food out of my brothers' mouths!" The strong man ignored him, Just adding food to the food box, after a while, the corners of the red-faced man's eyes became wet, and tears rolled in the box. Seeing him like this, the men at the same table shut up and stopped making fun of him, and just stuffed them into the food box one after another. vegetable.

Wang Lun looked at Zhou Zhi with some doubts, Zhou Zhi smiled awkwardly, and explained: "The cottage rules, the men who are making up have food every day. It's just a business on weekdays. For brothers with family members, our chefs will also watch Add more weight!" Knowing that the benefactor has lost his memory, he briefly introduced the ins and outs of the matter, "Since the beginning of winter, there have not been many merchants around the cottage, and the income has not been good in the past two or three months. Everyone has no money in their stomachs. Single Fortunately, there is a cottage to take care of the meals. Although the original three meals a day have been changed to two meals a day, they are still not hungry. It’s just that those who have family members have a difficult life!”

Before Zhou Zhi finished speaking, Wang Lun already had some understanding.

As a cottage whose main business is plundering, it is the top priority to ensure that the strong laborers can eat enough. As for the family members who follow up the mountain, since they cannot generate direct economic benefits for the cottage, they can only decide their material distribution according to the financial resources of the cottage.Wang Lun can understand what his predecessor did, but understanding is understanding, but it doesn't mean that he has to obey.

Wang Lun patted Zhou Zhi on the shoulder, and ordered: "Go open a few more tables, and serve the same amount of food for each table. If there is not enough, kill more livestock, and send someone to invite all the family members. The old rules end here. When we start a partnership in the future, it will be counted by head, as long as they go up the mountain, regardless of men, women, old or young, everyone will have a share!"

Zhou Zhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and left. Wang Lun walked to the table of the red-faced man. When everyone saw the village master approaching, they all stood up and saluted. Plate, put the plate in the center of the table under the horrified eyes of the red-faced man, and said: "Everyone eat yourselves first!"

Seeing this, the red-faced man burst into tears immediately, knelt down on the ground, and cried to Wang Lun: "Villager, I, I... I dare not be greedy, because the mother-in-law and the child went up the mountain with me, and they also want to eat Ah village master, I didn't eat my own just now, I was wrong, I am willing to accept the military law... I am willing to accept the military law..."

The sound of crying attracted the attention of the surroundings, and the noisy environment suddenly quieted down. When people at other tables saw the situation, many people secretly put the food they had prepared for their families back on the table.

The burly man who had been putting vegetables in the food box just now spat out the cooking cakes in his mouth, strode forward to Wang Lun, pushed the golden mountain and the jade pillars down, bowed down, and said: "Master Mingjian, it's not the villains. I don’t know the rules. It’s true that Li Si has just gone up the mountain not long ago, he has no savings, and there are women and children at home who want to eat. What’s going on now is unacceptable. Please wait for me, the village master, and forgive him this time!”

Everyone originally felt sad for the death of the rabbit, but when they saw someone taking the lead in interceding, they all knelt down and begged, "I beg the village master to be merciful, please forgive him this time!"

"Lei Ang, why is it you again? The village master is recovering from his illness, so why are you running wild!" At this time, Zheng Qian, who had been drinking too much to relieve himself, saw the scene in front of him and hurried over, confronting him as he ran. The sturdy man shouted.

Hearing Zheng Qian's scolding, the man lowered his head even tighter, but he still knelt and didn't get up.

When the atmosphere was somewhat deadlocked, under the leadership of Zhou Zhi, the cooks in the kitchen moved in newly added tables, chairs and benches, and arranged them near the edge of the banquet.

"Listen everyone! If you have family members, go back and call Qi's family members. Have you seen the tables and chairs here? The village master ordered that all the old and young in the village be invited to the table together. Everyone eats with open stomachs. We have enough wine and meat in the kitchen!" Far Seeing the awkward situation, Zhou Zhi, who came from afar, hurriedly shouted just right.

Everyone was surprised when they heard Zhou Zhi's words, but they didn't cheer as Wang Lun imagined, and they unconsciously looked at their village master, with doubts mixed with anticipation on their faces.

Seeing this, Wang Lun secretly sighed in his heart, old man!It seems that your image of budgeting is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even the leader of the cafeteria has spoken, but everyone still doesn't believe it. You have to get confirmation from yourself to be at ease, hey!Is this lucky or unfortunate?

Wang Lun, who became the focus of his eyes, coughed in embarrassment, and said loudly, "Zhou Zhi is right, everyone will remember it for me, as long as you come to my Liangshan, you will be my Liangshan people, from now on the big guys Clothing, food, housing, transportation, and cottage will be considered one by one and properly arranged! Since everyone is here today, I will talk about it first. From now on, the cottage will also take care of the meals of the brothers’ families! Alright, Let's continue, everyone, eat and drink well, don't be sorry for your belly!" At this point, Wang Lun smiled and hugged everyone.

Finally, the deafening cheers erupted from the silent crowd. In a moment, dozens of people hurriedly left the seat and rushed towards the family's house in the back mountain. Different from the simple joy of eating and drinking at the beginning of the banquet, everyone's faces were filled with the kind of gratified expression from the inside out, which only made Wang Lun, who saw all this in his eyes, secretly heave a sigh of relief. Fortunately, I didn't make this move too late.

After regaining his senses, Wang Lun saw Leon and Li Si kneeling in front of him still feeling uneasy, and stepped forward to help them up.Zheng Qian saw that the expressions of the two of them seemed a little stunned, stepped forward and kicked the two of them lightly, and the two of them came to their senses, and they were about to kneel down again, choking, "The villains are wrong to blame the village master, the village master is here. Treat us like this, we have nothing to repay, we just sold this life to the village, in the future the village owner will tell us to stand up to die, we will never live on our knees!"

"Why do you want to die? We all have to live and live well!" Wang Lun smiled and corrected the two of them, holding one with each hand to prevent them from kneeling again.

"Well, well! We will do what the village master says! We must live! We must live well!" Simple and honest smiles appeared on the faces of the two of them. It reverberated in the valley around Juyi Hall for a long time.