Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 254 Road Construction ([-])

At the beginning of noon, Mu Liu came back with a row of ten carriages. When the doors opened, nearly 100 people jumped out. There were young people, middle-aged people, and old people. But, overall , Most of them are strong laborers.

Mu Wu stepped forward to greet Mu Liu and exchanged a few greetings. Mu Liu called Shen Wang behind him, gave Mu Wu a brief introduction, and then entrusted them with the placement of these manpower. I bought a nanmu box and went home alone to greet my wife.

Mu Ai rewarded him with a seat, and asked Xiao An to pour tea for him. Mu Liu took it respectfully, and then with a look of joy in his eyes, he handed the small box to Xiao An, held it in front of Mu Ai, and said, "Madam Yesterday, the old shopkeeper of Chunhetang came to our medical center in person and bought back the wild ginseng at a price of 100 taels. This price was set after I consulted Mr. Sun, and it was lower than the listed price. , but not too low. The old shopkeeper was very satisfied, and said that if he needed medicinal materials next time, he would come to our medical center to buy them. I didn’t dare to make a big deal, so I just said a few perfunctory words.”

Mu Ai smiled and said, "Well done, our medical clinic is with them after all, if we make small profits, we may not get much in return, but at least they won't target us."

"Yes, ma'am." Mu Liu agreed, and briefly reported the situation of the clinic.During this period of time, the crowd at the medical clinic has stabilized, with around 80 to [-] people visiting the clinic every day, and most of them come from places far away from Kao Cheng.People who were in arrears with medical expenses in the past also began to send eggs, firewood, etc., and the dozens of people who came to work on the road today are far away and inconvenient to walk often, or they are really poor and have no property. With daily effort, I paid off the medicine fee all at once.The characters are very good, and you can't be lazy and slippery if you want to.Shen Wang is usually in charge of reception, and he grew up in the east of the city, so he is familiar with these people and can arrange for him to take care of them.

Mu Ai glanced at him, nodded in satisfaction, it was hard for him to consider things so thoughtfully, and ordered Chun Equinox to cook some good dishes and send them to the big kitchen, so that he and Ah Da Ah Er could make friends on weekdays Yes, let's have a good meal together.

Mu Liu hadn't come back for almost two months since he entered the Zhangluo Medical Center in the city. He was very close to everyone he saw, talking and laughing with everyone, eating for an hour before returning to Kao City with the motorcade.

Besides, those dozens of people who went out to work and pay off their debts were a little restrained when they first came to a strange place. They honestly squatted on the side of the road with their luggage rolls in their hands. Smelling the scent wafting from the arbor, it became even more unbearable.A few younger juniors, relying on their experience with Shen Wang, pulled him with a smile and asked, "Brother Shen, it's already noon today, isn't it..." Just now, his stomach They rang a few times very cooperatively, and then Shen Wang understood.When he was at home, it was common for him to be hungry all day long. Since he entered the hospital, he had enough food, and his stomach has become delicate.He was so hungry that he didn't eat a meal. Last night, he knew that he was going back to the master's mansion today. He was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night. He also ate a steamed bun for breakfast. Now he is also so hungry that his chest is stuck to his back.

He turned his head to look at the busy Mu Wu. Just now, his shopkeeper told him that in the next few days, he would ask Mu Wu for advice.So he took two steps forward, smiled foolishly, and asked, "Steward Wu, the people I brought here are all empty stomachs. Is there any arrangement in our house? If they are too busy, give them some dry biscuits." It can be dealt with with water."

After hearing this, Mu Wu smiled and said, "How can that be done? People come all the way to help, how can we just give a few dry biscuits to eat. Wait a while, I'll ask."

Turning around, I called Aunt Gui, "Aunt Gui, are the soup and steamed buns ready? Those people who came from afar are all hungry."

Aunt Gui replied, put down the steamer in her hand, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her head, and said with a smile, "It's ready, you can eat it anytime."

Mu Ai looked around at the villagers who had just finished their work and sat on the side, made a circle, and said with a smile, "We are guests from afar, if you are not very hungry, let these come here first The folks who help will eat first, okay?"

The villagers have been looking at those people for a long time, but those who are in arrears with medicines are from extremely poor families, so their clothes are naturally poorer, even the most common cotton clothes have a few patches.However, Lijia Village's living standards have risen sharply since it was divided last year. Although the clothes are still made of hemp or coarse cotton, there is not a single patch.Comparing the two, the sense of superiority in the hearts of the villagers immediately increased a lot. Of course, they didn't care about this little thing. On the contrary, they wanted to see what these people saw when they saw the thin noodles, steamed buns and broth. Look, that must make them happier.Besides, the food is provided by the family, and they can give it to whoever they want to eat. Now asking for their opinions is just a formality, to save their face.

The so-called flower sedan chair was carried by everyone, of course everyone would not be stupid enough to argue about such a trivial matter, and immediately said that they had eaten at home in the morning, and they had enough stomachs, so let the guests eat first.

Mu Wu thanked him politely, called Shen Wang together, and greeted the dozens of people into the pergola, where seven tables were filled.In the time of Mu Wu's few words just now, Aunt Gui had already taken the young daughters-in-law to fill up the soup and put it on the table. At this time, she took a big bamboo plaque and picked up dozens of them, still steaming Lianghe noodles steamed buns are placed firmly in the middle of each table.

Sure enough, the helper stared straight at the oily bowl, with green vegetables and tofu added, broth with green onion floating on it, and big white steamed buns crowded into piles, and couldn't believe it in his heart , Are these all for them to eat? Are they here to help pay off their debts, or to enjoy the blessings? They have never eaten such good food a few times in their lives.

The folks squatting outside the shed saw the stupidity of these people as they wished, and laughed, full of pride in their hearts, forgetting that they might not be much better than them two years ago.

Shen Wang coughed and said with a smile, "What are you waiting for, I'm hungry, I'll eat first." After speaking, he took a big steamed bun, took a bite, and ate it with the delicious hot soup stand up.

Someone took the lead, and those helpers finally came to their senses, and they didn't care about the rules anymore. They started working from left to right, with a steamed bun in each hand, and they choked so much that they wanted to roll their eyes before they sipped the soup.

Of course, the people outside the arbor laughed again, and then someone said something, it was the first time I ate steamed buns, and I ate five in one go, and I felt that I had never been so full in my life.These words brought back memories of the poor days in the past, and they felt sour in their hearts, so they put away the little bit of ridicule.Looking at these people, his eyes softened.

So, after those people were full, they also ate some hastily, and according to the village head's instructions a few days ago, they went forward and pulled the ones they liked, and went back to their homes to settle down.

So, when we had dinner again in the evening, we all got to know each other well, talking and laughing a lot.

On the second day, Lian Fu and Mu Wu assigned everyone the work. The older ones were responsible for leveling the potholes on the original road, or leveling the soil bags, while the young and strong were responsible for picking sand and pulling stones.

At the pergola, Grandma Li only came to look at it a few times a day because she was getting old. Aunt Gui was making arrangements for everything else. She was concerned about the thin skin of the daughters-in-law, so she left them to continue steaming steamed buns and preparing dishes. They are all older, and people from my aunt's life are going to deliver water.

Two large pots used for stir-frying were taken out evenly, and half a scoop of mung beans was poured in, filled with water, and after cooking, half a bottle of sweet syrup was poured in, stirred well, and placed in a bucket, waiting to be transported to On the construction site, it was almost too cold, and anyone who was thirsty could drink a bowl to relieve the heat and thirst.

In this way, the road construction project was completely kicked off. Mu Ba drove the pony cart, and every two days he would go to the city to bring back a cart of fine noodles and other things.In the morning, I drink soup and eat steamed buns. At noon and evening, there are two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian. Although there are not many dishes, the advantage is that they taste good and the quantity is large. As long as you do your work, you can eat enough.With oil and water in their stomachs, their subordinates will naturally have strength, and the speed of road construction is getting better day by day, but within five days, they have already reached Gaojiazhuang.

The village head of Gaojiazhuang is also a middle-aged man who is about the same age as Lian Fu. His mouth is comparable to that of a boy in a restaurant, and he is quite eloquent.On the first day, Mu Wu took people to the yard they had vacated, arranged to build a stove, and moved food.He was dragged by the village chief to talk for a long time, and then he personally led the villagers in his own village to work, working extremely hard.

When it was time to eat at noon, everyone in Gaojiazhuang reproduced the scene of those helpers again, gobbling it up, and everyone couldn't squat down.Stewed pork with tofu and cabbage, scrambled eggs with chives, spinach and egg drop soup.These are all good dishes that are only willing to eat when there are distinguished guests coming to the door. Lijia Village actually cooks such a big pot and big pot, and then serves them in a big bowl. It doesn't look distressed at all .This made the Gaojiazhuang people feel uncomfortable, and they began to sigh when they were full. When can their family live such a good life.

The people in Lijia Village were surrounded by them and asked questions. The envy in their words was very strong. The people in Lijia Village raised their heads unconsciously, thinking to themselves, what is this? When those new vegetables began to be sold in the city, wouldn't they have reddened eyes with envy.

In the evening, when work was over and everyone was sitting together for dinner, Gao Mantang, the village head of Gaojiazhuang, brought out two jars of grain wine from nowhere, and dragged Lian Fu and Mu Wu along. He was very enthusiastic about persuading them to drink, and when everyone was in full swing, they tentatively mentioned how difficult their village was, and the two villages were close to each other, etc. In short, the meaning was the same, and they wanted to distribute some seeds from Lijia Village next year.

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