Splendid peasant girl busy farming

"Huh? Shoveling snow? That's hard work. Where do you shovel it?"

"Over there at the inn!"

"As long as we get to the inn, we will have sufficient 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. The food rations for humans and animals plus the food rations for humans and animals are a big expense!"

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 for the journey behind.

"A good thing is a good thing, but you have to pay the wages and don't let others go to waste." Mrs. Sun warned again.

Regarding this issue, Yang Huazhong pondered for a moment 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. He said that the villagers in their village They are all simple and honest, so I let him make the arrangements."

Sun smiled and said, "Brother Yu Zhong has good intentions, but there is no free lunch in this world. When people are asked to work in such a cold weather, there must be some benefits, otherwise we will not feel at ease. "

Yang Huazhong nodded, "It makes sense. I'll discuss it with Da'an and see what Da'an says."

"Da'an and Xiaohua are staying with the children in the next room. The children are tired from playing in the snow and have fallen asleep. You can call him softly from the door."

"I know."

Yang Ruoqing went to the door of the next door and called out twice in a low voice through the door, and 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 is trying to help us save some money."

"Besides, he is an upright person, 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 as a matter of fact, we still have to seal New Year's red envelopes on a per-head basis for 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. Then 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 care of this matter, right?"

Yang Huazhong nodded repeatedly, "As expected of being an official in the imperial court, his words and deeds are now more mellow than mine."

Da'an waved his hand modestly, "Dad is a real person. Everything I have today is due to the careful teachings of my parents."

"Mainly your sister." Yang Huazhong corrected.

"Your mother and I have no ability. If it weren't for your sister, 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 Shu Xiu is studying, but your sister gave you pieces of braised tofu back then! Don't forget your roots!"

Da'an was startled for a moment, and then nodded seriously, "What dad said is that his son will never forget his sister's support."

The slave girl's expression softened a bit.

The brat doesn't honor his parents, but he must never 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 person, he doesn't need your advice."

"We will talk about these things when we get home. Now let Da'an go talk to brother Yu Zhong about business matters."

Yang Huazhong nodded: "Let's go there together."

... Mrs. Yu Zhong went to catch chickens to kill again at night, but Mrs. Sun forcibly stopped her.

"You can't do it, you can't do it. If you kill chickens again, you won't have anything to eat during the New Year, and there won't be any chickens to nest after the New Year. You absolutely can't do it!"

"But sister-in-law, don't you have to give the children something to eat at night?"

"We will eat whatever you want to eat. There is no need to spend any more money on us!"

"Our children are all good at making noodles, but your children are precious. I'm afraid they will starve..."

"It's okay, it's all equally precious. It's so good to eat at noon, so just take it to your stomach at night."

"Brother and sister, please don't bother us anymore, otherwise we will really feel bad..."

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 pickled 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. Just like that, 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 serving size of half a rabbit is limited, and I happened to have dried bamboo shoots at home.

Mrs. Yu Zhong soaked the dried bamboo shoots and put them together, adding ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers and other aniseed ingredients to use as a seasoning for the remaining soju that Zhong drank.

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 Yu Zhong's mother-in-law: "Brother and sister, you said that...hey, hey, you are embarrassing us!"

Yang Huazhong also said repeatedly: "There is really no need to spend money, we are causing too much trouble to you..."

Mrs. Yu Zhong just smiled, asked everyone to sit down, and then went back to the kitchen to make crispy rice and rice soup.

Farmers cook rice on a firewood stove, and after finishing the meal, they bring a bowl of crispy rice soaked in rice soup to eat and drink at the same time.

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 are very polite. These are just plain meals. The farmer has nothing to offer to entertain the distinguished guests. Don't dislike them and deal with them!"

In fact, I was very satisfied.

This mother-in-law did not marry wrongly.

I quietly went to my neighbor's house and borrowed the ingredients, well, to 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 have dinner. Don't be polite.

"Brother Yang, as we discussed earlier, I will go around every house after dinner later and bring the message to every house!"

"Just don't go. If you go, it's hard to say this. Let me say it. I'm Li Zheng. It's more convenient!"

Yang Huazhong thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, then I'll give you a hard walk."

"What are you talking about? Who are we following whom? We are all good neighbors. Come, come, let's eat together."

"I feed the children with rabbit meat. My mother-in-law has no other skills. She only cooks so-so..."