Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 196 The Four Newcomers
Even though Mrs. Li is a woman, she has big arms and round waist, 1.7 meters tall and weighs 130 catties. There is no trace of fat on her body, and she is very strong. She walked more than 20 miles home with [-] catties of grain.

Li Erniu was packing up his shovels, hoes and other agricultural tools.The government government issued a notice that roads will be built in spring, and each village will repair each village.There are five members of Li Erniu's family, and one child must be born.Erniu's eldest son is now, so he can go there, but you have to bring your own tools.

Mrs. Li ignored him and called her daughter to help, pouring sorghum rice into the grain tank.Although the rice is a little stale, it is generally acceptable, and it is absolutely fine for people to eat.

Li Erniu stared at the bull's eye and asked, "Where do you get the food?"

"It's up to you, don't you despise my mother for not making money all day long? Now that my mother is earning money, I will leave tomorrow and go to work in the pig farm in Chaijiazhuang." Sister Li said.

Li Erniu wanted to lose his temper, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. His daughter-in-law is too strong, and it would be ugly to be beaten.The Chaijiazhuang pig farm has a large scale, and the wages are paid in a timely manner, so my mother-in-law can't lose money if she goes to work there.

In eight days, dozens of nearby villages signed up for 2000 small workers, mainly women, and 20 people took away 20 catties of grain.The accountant handed over the account book to Lao Liang, and the accountant sighed: "Our landlord is busy again. He brought back [-] catties of grain, and it shined in a blink of an eye. I am afraid that there will be a little bit of dishonesty, and he will not come after the next year." .”

Lao Liang said: "In this matter, I, Lao Liang, are still very supportive of the owner. From the first one hundred thousand catties of emergency food to the current distribution of more than 20 thousand catties of trust food, it can be said that it has benefited the neighbors. Dozens of villages. The number of people who will die of cold and hunger this winter will be greatly reduced, and the days without food are real hardships. Only a very small part of them are dishonest, and we cannot stop helping the people just because of a very small part.”

Early the next morning, Mrs. Li came to the third pig farm.They are all people nearby, but there is nothing strange about them.

The supervisor of the third field is a middle-aged woman in her 40s, thin and frail, with strict requirements.

After checking Mrs. Li's registration badge, she said, "Come with me, dormitory, take a shower and change clothes first." He brought Mrs. Li a whole set of work clothes and a piece of sulfur-scented soap.

"This is all mine?" Mrs. Li looked at the pile of clothes in front of her in surprise, from the inside to the outside, and even the shoes were new.

"Yes, it's all yours. The sanitation regulations of the pig farm are very strict. When entering the pig farm, you must change into work clothes and work shoes. You must also wash your body to avoid passing lice to the pigs. Use hot water when your clothes are not working. Iron it and wear it when you go home from vacation," said the supervisor.

"okay, got it."

Mrs. Li was a bit surprised when she entered the pig farm. Normally, there are a lot of pigs in a farmer's house. She didn't expect that the pig farm here covers an area of ​​tens of acres. There is a huge activity field and a row of pig houses. They are very neatly arranged.

This is a gilt of about [-] catties purchased by Chailin at the beginning. After two months of feeding, it has already weighed about [-] to [-] catties, and it will be a hundred catties in another month. It will be pregnant with piglets in the spring .

There are only three people in the whole pig farm, and the work is not light. They clean up every day, and the activity venues and pens have to be cleaned up, so that no pig manure can be left.The hand press is used to draw water and drink pigs. Of course, the most important part is to use a roller to process pig feed.Fortunately, there are two little donkeys who can pull the mill blindfolded, otherwise it would be too troublesome to rely on manual work.

Time flies, and it is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.

The four big men came to Chaijiazhuang, and the journey was full of dust.

Who came here, Tao Zongwang, Ou Peng, Ma Lin, and Jiang Jing, the four of them took a boat from Guangzhou to the east, then went to the north of the canal, and walked from Dongping Mansion to Chaijiazhuang, Cangzhou. This journey took more than 20 days. Fortunately, Chailin had given him some money, so he was not wronged on the way.

Tao Zongwang looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar place, the corners of his eyes were moist, and he hadn't returned to his hometown for several years.

Tao Zongwang said: "I'm home. This is Chaijiazhuang. My house is twenty miles to the northeast along the road. I'm hungry after walking all the way. Let's go eat and talk about other things when we're full."

Ou Peng said: "Didn't brother Chai Lin write you a letter? When we reach Chaijiazhuang, take the letter and go to the Chaijiazhuang Inn. Someone will welcome us."

Tao Zongwang patted his head and said: "Look at my memory, my brother also said that we can come here in a big carriage after we arrive in Cangzhou. Fortunately, we encountered a brick cart pulling bricks on the road. Let's go to Chaijiazhuang Inn."

Chaijiazhuang Inn is easy to find, just at the entrance of Chaijiazhuang East Village.This inn has been very busy recently, the caravans from all over the place rest here, and the various talents recruited by Chailin also turn around here.

The shopkeeper is a shrewd person who cuts the tofu with a knife and cuts both sides of the tofu.

"Four guest officials, are you going to be a top student or staying in a hotel?" Xiao Er said.

Tao Zongwang took out Chai Lin's letter and said, "Come to look for Brother Chai Lin. I'm hungry. Let's have a meal first, okay?"

This Xiaoer is not ordinary. People who have read books can read a lot.

Xiao Er looked at it and said: "It turns out that the honored guests have arrived. You four should wash up first. I'm going to inform the kitchen to prepare wine and dinner. I don't know if you have any taboos."

Tao Zongwang said: "My hometown is Taojiazhuang, and the three brothers have nothing to do with it. They eat fish and meat."

"Four later."

Another waiter came and brought warm water, soap and towels for the four to wash.

Jiang Jing said: "This service attitude is really nothing to say, it is too thoughtful."

Then hot tea was served, and the four of them drank tea and waited for the dishes to be served. After a while, four steaming white porcelain pots were served. That’s right, they were not plates, but pots. The white porcelain pots were full of hard vegetables. There are also two jars of sorghum wine.

Braised pork knuckle, big goose stewed in an iron pot, cooked and cut lamb, and a braised carp.

Xiaoer said: "This is all provided for free, it's just that the porridge and meal are hard-won, so the four of you should not waste it."

Chai Lin is very familiar with the people in the rivers and lakes who come and go. From Wu Song to Yang Lin, they are all like that. Oil and water, chicken, duck and fish is my favorite food. I don’t care about the fineness, but it must be enough.

The shopkeeper said: "Welcome to the four heroes. I have already sent someone to inform my brother, but my brother is busy with things in the army. It may take a while to arrive. The four are free to eat."

Ou Peng sighed: "This brother has nothing to say, he is really thoughtful, let's eat."

"Eat." Ma Lin picked up a piece of meat.

Drinking in big bowls and eating meat in big mouthfuls is all about living a happy life.

The chefs at Chaijiazhuang Inn are all apprentices of the chef of Zuixianlou, and the dishes they make are authentic and delicious.

I ate all the four pots of vegetables and drank all the wine.

Tao Zongwang took out a piece of broken silver, called Xiaoer over, and said, "Xiaoer, pay the bill and calculate how much it is."

Xiaoer said: "It's all free, quickly put away the money. I'll clean up the table, I guess Master Chai is here."

Xiaoer had just cleaned up the table and brought a pot of good Xinyang tea, and Chai Lin arrived, but this Chai Lin's image was almost the same today, and his face was still smeared with soot.

　It will be delivered at midnight, ask for a monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)