Chapter 10830
"Huh? Shoveling snow? That's hard work. Where to shovel?"
"Over there at the inn!"
"As long as we get to the inn, we there will be enough Supplies.”
“This is a good thing. I think it’s not easy for Brother Yu Zhong’s family. We have a dozen people and six horses, and the rations for both humans and animals are a big expense. Pin!”
And the average person can't find anything more suitable to feed this kind of horse.
Only by going to a larger inn in the town or a post station on the official road can the horse eat and drink enough to facilitate the journey behind.
"A good thing is a good thing, but you have to pay the wages, and you can't let others go to waste." Mrs. Sun warned again.
Regarding this issue, Yang Huazhong pondered for a while and said: "I told Brother Yu Zhong that he would call people and I would pay the wages, but Brother Yu Zhong stopped him and said it was not necessary. , saying that the villagers in their village are very simple, let me let him Arrangements."
Sun smiled and said, "Brother Yu Zhong means well, but there is no free lunch in this world. When people are asked to work in such a cold weather, they always have to give some benefits. , otherwise we won’t feel at ease.”
Yang Huazhong nodded, "That makes sense. I'll discuss it with Da'an and see what Da'an says."
"Da'an was in the next room with Xiaohua and a few children. The children were tired from playing in the snow. He's already asleep. Call him softly at the door. "
"I know." Yang Ruoqing went to the door of the next door and called him twice through the door. Daan came out immediately.
Yang Huazhong called him to the main room and talked about it.
Daan's first reaction was: "Uncle Yu Zhong means well and wants to help us save some money."
"In addition, he is Li Zheng, so he is probably used to calling on villagers."
"But when it comes to shoveling snow, we have to take Uncle Yu Zhong's kindness into consideration, but as for the villagers, we can't let them do it in vain."
“Even if we don’t use wages, we still have to seal New Year’s red envelopes according to the heads of the villagers who come to help.”
Yang Huazhong patted his thigh and said, “Okay, that’s okay. "The word "wage" is not appropriate, and red envelopes are more humane, so I will go to Yu Zhong to discuss it. "
Mrs. Sun smiled beside her and narrowed her eyes, with a somewhat proud look on her face.
"What's going on, Grandpa Feng'er? I just said that we have to ask Da'an to take charge of this matter, right?"
Yang Huazhong nodded repeatedly, "As expected of being an official in the imperial court, now this Talk and do things better than me Be mellow."
Da'an waved his hand modestly, "Dad is a real person. Everything I am today is due to my parents' careful teachings."
"The main thing is you. Sister." Yang Huazhong corrected.
"Your mother and I are incompetent. If it weren't for Sister You, you wouldn't even have the chance to study. The person you should thank the most is your sister." The daughter slave Yang Huazhong corrected Da'an again seriously.
"Your sister, Shu Xiu, who is studying, gave you pieces of braised tofu! Don't forget your roots!"
Da'an was startled for a moment, and then he nodded seriously, "What dad said is that his son dare not forget his sister's support for a moment."
The daughter slave's expression softened a little.
The brat doesn't honor his parents, but he must not forget his sister's care.
Seeing that the conversation between the two men was getting serious, Mrs. Sun quickly came out to smooth things over: "Da'an is a sensible man, he doesn't need your advice."
"I'll talk about these things when I get home. Now let's talk about it." Daan will follow Brother Yu Zhong said business is more important."
Yang Huazhong nodded: "Let's go there together"
... Mrs. Yu Zhong went to catch chickens to kill again at night. Sun stopped him forcefully.
"You can't do it. If you kill chickens again, you won't have anything to eat during the New Year. There won't be any chickens to nest after the New Year. You absolutely can't do it!"
"But sister-in-law, I don't have to give anything to my children at night. Do you want to eat?”
“We will eat whatever you want, no need to spend any more money on us. "
"Our children are all good at making dough, but your children are very expensive. I'm afraid they will starve..."
"It's okay, it's all the same. It’s so delicious, so good for lunch, just take it as a snack at night.”
"Brother and sister, you really don't need to bother me anymore, otherwise we will really feel sorry for you..."
After some persistence, Mrs. Yu Zhong compromised.
Although he didn't kill the chicken, he still found an excuse to sneak out when Sun was not paying attention.
I borrowed five or six eggs from people in the village and came back. There happened to be a hunter who had half a rabbit left.
Mrs. Yu Zhong also borrowed it and promised to return half of the same weight to the other party when she picks up the bacon during the New Year.
Mrs. Yu Zhong was a decent woman, and it was not easy for people in the village to refuse her. In this way, Mrs. Yu Zhong ‘returned home with a full load’.
When dinner was served, everyone was surprised.
There are not only stewed sweet potato and multigrain rice, but also stewed egg custard, scrambled eggs with sour radish, and even a large plate of spicy rabbit.
The portion of half a rabbit cooked is limited, so I happened to have dried bamboo shoots at home.
Mrs. Yu Zhong soaked the dried bamboo shoots and put them together, along with ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers and other aniseed ingredients, to use as a seasoning to remove the fishy smell from the remaining soju when Zhong drank it.
Ouch, when this bowl of food was brought to the dining table in the main room, adults and children were all greedy.
Even Mrs. Sun couldn't help but take a deep breath and blamed Mrs. Yu Zhong repeatedly: "Brother and sister, you said that...hey, hey, you are embarrassing us!"< br>
Yang Huazhong also said again and again: "There is really no need to spend money, we are causing too much trouble to you..."
Ms. Yu Zhong just smiled, asked everyone to sit down, and turned back to the kitchen Went to the house for rice dumplings and rice soup.
When villagers cook rice on a wood-fired stove, they will bring a bowl of crispy rice soaked in rice soup to eat and drink after finishing the meal.
In the main room, Yu Zhong saw the food on the table and the angry words of Yang Huazhong and Sun.
Yu Zhong said: "Brother Yang and sister-in-law, please be polite. These are just mediocre meals. The farmer has nothing to offer to greet the distinguished guests. Don't be disgusted by them, deal with them!"< br>
In fact, I am very satisfied.
This mother-in-law did not marry wrongly.
I quietly went to my neighbor’s house to borrow the ingredients. Well, I’ll make myself look good!
When the fat pig in the pig pen at home is killed for the New Year, I will give my father-in-law two more pounds of pork as a New Year gift! Add another jar of soju!
Yu Zhong once again greeted everyone to sit down and eat. You are welcome.
"Brother Yang, as we discussed earlier, I will go around every house after dinner later and bring the message to every house!"
"You Just don’t go, you go, it’s hard to say this, let me say, I am Li Zheng, it is more convenient!”
Yang Huazhong thought for a moment and nodded: “Okay, then it’s tiring. You took a trip.”
"What are you talking about? Who are we talking to? We are all good neighbors, come here, let's eat together."
"I feed rabbit meat to the children. My mother-in-law has no other skills than cooking. Still so-so..."
(End of this chapter)