Chapter 256 Extra Dinner
Early the next morning, those who left yesterday were standing outside the gate of the compound.As soon as the gate was opened, they went through the door one by one, ran to the tool room where the hoes were stored yesterday, each picked up a hoe and ran into the field.

Zhu Guozhong kicked slowly, went in and took a look, and even his hoe was taken away.Helpless, he could only sigh, and walked slowly into the ground with his hands behind his back.These people have never done farm work, and there are still many things they can't do well, so he has to watch over there.

After knowing this, Lian Yao's eyes slightly rolled, and she went to the kitchen alone to do some busy work.

When everyone finished their work and gathered in the compound, Lian Yao came out from an inverted room opposite the main room, opened the door, and invited everyone in.

A large round table was placed in the center of the room, surrounded by a dozen armchairs.There was already a pot of rice and a pot of vegetables on the table.The rice has been divided into stainless steel rice bowls, and there is a large bowl of stewed cabbage and potato noodles in the middle of the table, which is hot and fragrant.

"Okay, you guys just sit here and eat slowly." Lian Yao poured a spoonful of stewed cabbage and potato flour on each pot of rice, clapped her hands, went out and closed the door by the way, keeping the cold wind out, leaving only one The food in the house is warm and fragrant.

I don't know how long it has been since I smelled such a delicious rice aroma. The group of people were so happy that they held their rice bowls and burst into tears.Soon, the whole room could only hear the sound of "cracking" eating, and no human voice could be heard.

"Wow—meat—" a person suddenly jumped up.When everyone looked over, their hands trembled with excitement: "Fan, under the rice..."

Everyone was startled when they heard the words, and soon came to their senses, each of them lowered their heads and violently turned over their own rice bowls.

When a large piece of stew was pulled out from the bottom of the bowl, everyone watched in disbelief, a pair of chopsticks couldn't reach it.

After a long time, an old voice sounded: "Eat, eat quickly, don't say anything."

As if they had received an order, everyone lowered their heads at the same time and stuffed their mouths with meat.He ate and ate, but his face was covered with tears and snot.

After the food was swept away, a group of people sat in the room to rest their breath while touching their bulging bellies.Suddenly a voice said: "I heard that Sanmei's family only gave half a catty of sweet potatoes for each meal. She said that the sweet potatoes smelled like camphor wood. I'm afraid the boss took out all the bad ones as reward."

The room was empty for a while, and a faint sigh sounded: "It's good to have something to eat. A few days before I came out, I was so hungry that I peeled off the bark of an elm tree in front of the building. If I hadn't been forced to this , I can’t grit my teeth and go out with you to seek famine.”

"Me too. I ate the last bit of edible food at home. If I stay any longer, I will only die."

"I don't know if Granny Sun is going to be able to hold on today. I think I gave all the food yesterday to her family, Lan Ya, and I only drank a few mouthfuls of hot water that I begged for while wearing my belt."

"Haohao, what are you hiding? Take it out, let me see." Everyone was chatting, and the person sitting in the corner suddenly shouted at his son who was hiding behind him.

The boy named Haohao was only about six or seven years old. When his mother noticed his small movements, he immediately panicked and lay down to protect his pockets desperately, refusing to let his mother rummage through them.

After all, a child is a child, how can it be as strong as an adult, and in the end, the mother took out the things in the pocket.

"Why do you put the rice in your pocket? Didn't mom say that everything must be eaten here and not taken out? Haohao, why don't you listen to mom?" It's about everyone's welfare in the future, even if No matter how much you hurt your son, you have to be strict at this moment.

Haohao saw all the rice hidden in his pocket was poured out by his mother, and immediately burst into tears: "Mom, I haven't finished eating this. I'm going to bring it to Sister Lanya. She didn't have anything to eat yesterday and her stomach hurts from hunger." .”

Haohao's mother paused for a moment, and her eyes became even more sad: "You silly boy, if you take it out like this, you won't even have to eat for yourself in the future, and who will bring you food then?"

Seeing that his mother didn't scold him, Haohao wiped away his tears, stretched out his hand and grabbed the corner of his mother's clothes, and begged, "Mom, why don't we go and ask that good-looking sister to let her take in Sister Lanya, too?"

His mother looked at the white rice that had been stained black in her hands, showing a embarrassed look.It's not up to her to decide who to take in or not to take in.Although the boss is indeed very kind, but they also need to know how to advance and retreat, so it is not easy to push an inch.

If possible, she would also like to eat a little less for each meal, leaving a little for those who are more difficult.But the boss has already let go, and she can't cause trouble for the boss.

"This, it has changed like this, and there are not many, it shouldn't be perforated when you take it out?" Mom carefully asked everyone's opinions while pinching the black rice ball.

It took a long time before someone said: "I heard that the one at the entrance of the village also gave rice, so it shouldn't matter much."

The others either nodded or turned around as if they saw nothing.

In the end, the mother nervously stuffed the black rice ball back into her son's pocket, and told him to hand it to Lan Ya when he was working later, so that no one would see it.

Seeing that his mother agreed, Haohao immediately hugged and kissed his mother happily.

At this time, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Lian Yao walked in from the outside, glanced at the table, and said with a smile, "Have you finished eating? Then I will take the basin away."

After speaking, he walked to the table and put away the empty basin, and left the room straight away.The men were left staring uneasily at the closed doors.

"She...won't hear it?"

"No, didn't you see that she didn't say anything?"

"Then, let's go to work."

"Okay, let's go, hurry up."

Everyone took the tools and quickly walked out of the compound, and none of them saw behind the window of the main room opposite, Lian Yao stood there with an empty basin in his hand watching them leave.

Lian Yao looked down at the empty basin in her hand, thought for a while, and then walked slowly towards the kitchen.

After a day's labor, the town's refugees return to the compound again.This time, they were greeted by two big meat buns for one person.

Just as he was about to leave after eating the meat buns, Lian Yao came over with another bag of rice and a bag of raw sweet potatoes.

First, give each person a catty of rice according to the rules. This time, the children will not have it, only the adults will have it.Some people pursed their lips, but they didn't say a word.

After dividing the rice, just when they thought they could leave, Lian Yao opened the bag of sweet potatoes again.After weighing sweet potatoes, large and small, in her hands, they were distributed to everyone, and there was no portion for children.

I only heard Lian Yao say: "According to the previous agreement, today's remuneration has been given to each person with a catty of rice. This is today's dinner, and each person has half a catty of sweet potatoes."

Seeing the sweet potatoes handed out, the whole group was puzzled by Monk Zhang Er.Didn't you just finish dinner?It's obviously a big meat bun, how did it turn into half a catty of sweet potatoes?
Lian Yao didn't give them a chance to speak, and waved them away: "From now on, I won't eat dinner here every day, you take it away yourself, steam or bake it as you like."

(End of this chapter)

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