Space peasant girl: madly criticizing Xianggong for being weak and bullying

Chapter 243 Hiring People
Seeing the smoke suddenly rising in front of Old Madam Ning, Xiaoxiao squinted her eyes, flashed out of space with a slingshot and raised her hand to see a stone.

With this blow, she aimed at the old woman's knee. After one blow, Old Madam Ning fell headlong into the farmland, only a fist away from the flames. She was so frightened that she instinctively screamed, but her legs were weak, and she couldn't run even if she wanted to.

Xiaoxiao flashed back to the space again, and then took out a special item that had been stored for several days - a large pot of leeches that Mrs. Ning had put in Ning's field on purpose.

She didn't have to leave the space by herself to do this job, the exit of the space was positioned, and leeches appeared one after another on Old Madam Ning's back, through the clothes, which did not cause much damage, but were very deterrent.

A scream pierced the sky, and Granny Ning was so frightened that she fainted on the field ridge.

There was still no one around, so Xiaoxiao extinguished the fire, and took away most of the leeches, leaving only a dozen or so. She put the fire folder back into her palm, and then used the space exit positioning function to move back five meters at a time. up.

If someone was there and saw her five-meter-one flash, they would probably think that they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

But with this method, Xiaoxiao went back very quickly, and even gathered a handful of pastures for Ning Fengnian to see.

Farmers for many years can tell at a glance that the grass is fully mature, so Xiaoxiao happily prepares the presents that she will bring to Shen's residence tomorrow.

Crayfish is a must, and other flavors will be cooked tomorrow, but the Huadiao one needs to be soaked today.

The ice cubes from Shenjiayun in advance are already in place. Xiaoxiao uses appropriate amount of ginger, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon bark, pepper, rock sugar, salt and light soy sauce to boil the soup and add water. After cooling down, add Erguotou and Huadiao wine for later use. Add cold water to the steamer, spread the ginger slices, put the cleaned crayfish on the lid, and steam until cooked. After the water boils, steam for 5-8 minutes, then quickly put the steamed lobster into ice water to cool, so that the shrimp meat will be more tender. The Q bomb is refreshing.

The crayfish that have done these steps need to be soaked in a cool place overnight to taste. There are enough ice cubes and space to cheat the freshness function. This pot of shrimp will still be fresh and delicious tomorrow.

When the Ning family built a new house, Xiaoxiao also repaired the cellar at Xiaoxiao's strong request. When Xiaoxiao put the ice bucket filled with shrimps into the cellar and came out, she happened to see a villager dancing and talking to Ning Fengnian.

She pretended to pass by inadvertently, and heard the man exclaiming in a broken voice: "What do you think is wrong with your stepmother, that you actually set fire to your field and set leeches?"

"But she is really unlucky, she can't set fire, and she fainted from fright."

"I'm still quibbling right now, insisting that the leech has nothing to do with her."

"Hey wait, what does she mean by that, is she admitting to setting fire?"

Ning Fengnian didn't make any comments, and poured a glass of water for the villagers to let him take it easy, then went to the field to check the crops, and when he came back, he told Mrs Song: "It's not a big problem, the fire will go out before it burns, probably It just drained water today, and there is a lot of humidity."

Mrs. Song was very worried: "It's very humid today, what about tomorrow? Afterwards the field will be completely dry, if she sets it on fire...then your work for so long will be in vain?"

She untied the apron: "No, I have to talk to them!"

Ning An was waiting for this sentence when he returned, picked up the shovel at the door, and conveniently stuffed a wooden stick into his mother, Ning Fengnian laughed angrily at him: "Are you trying to reason, or fight?"

Ning An pouted back: "Sister said, you can't have the intention to harm others, but you must have the intention to guard against others."

Ning Fengnian didn't teach him a lesson, he just said: "First protect yourself, if they are unreasonable, then attack, your sister also said, first courtesy and then soldiers."

Xiaoxiao: ... She is the one who co-authored it?

She cleared her throat: "Actually, I think it may be useless for you to go this trip. The people in the old house, no matter how clear the truth, would rather be foolish people. They might cry, make trouble, and hang themselves. Forgot, Second Aunt is about to give birth. Besides, this matter is obvious, so we don’t need to waste our time talking about it, our priority right now should be to protect the grain in the field.”

Everyone also felt that she was right, so Ning Fengnian volunteered: "From now on, I will stay in the field."

Song couldn't bear to part with her husband, but she also couldn't bear to part with the grain in the field, which was increasing rapidly. She was struggling, so she heard Xiaoxiao say, "Actually, there are other ways."

After what happened to Mrs. Ning, it was absolutely impossible for the Ning family to stay at home and wait for the food to mature. They had no confidence in the character of the old house at all.

But staring at it day and night is too much for people, so Xiaoxiao proposes a way-hire someone.

Candidates are also ready-made—the refugees who were arranged by the county magistrate to come to Fuyuan Village.

Those people couldn't find a job for the time being, and they were anxious to sit and eat. Xiaoxiao suggested hiring them to look after the rice fields until the harvest. In fact, according to her idea, hiring these people during the harvest would make it easier for everyone.

The first half of the sentence was approved by the family, but no one commented on the second half of the sentence. The Ning family has not yet adapted to the status change from being hired to hiring someone else.

Xiaoxiao is not in a hurry, it is only a matter of time before it will be subtle.

After hearing the news, more than a dozen refugees came to the gate of Ning's courtyard to recommend themselves.

After fleeing famine, no matter what status or family background they used to have, they have suffered enough now. Merely guarding the rice fields is nothing to them, and it’s only been ten days. It couldn't be easier.

If he worked harder and did other work at the same time, such as cutting some of the small bamboo tubes that Ning's family asked for, his daily income would be enough to live in a short time.

Maybe with a few more casual jobs, they can scrape together enough money to buy land, even if it is wasteland, as long as they are willing to endure hardships, they can always grow food to support themselves.

Xiaoxiao recognized the stranger who helped her just now from the crowd: "What's your name?"

The man was also very surprised: "Chen Kuan."

Chen Kuan was selected together with another man named Wang He, and the two took shifts so as not to run out of energy. When Xiaoxiao took them to the field, she said by the way: "Actually, I still have another piece of land that needs someone to look after it. You two are proficient, you can continue."

The work was very simple, and it was arranged before dark. The two went straight to work without training. They also built a simple shed on the ridge of the field with both hands and feet. One person rested and the other worked, without fear of delaying things.

With the two of them around, Ning's family can be regarded as having a good night's sleep, but Ning'an tossed and turned uncomfortable at night: "Are we just letting our grandma make trouble like this?"

Ning Ansheng put down the book: "Then do you want to make a scene in the past and ask them to pay the money or apologize?"

It is impossible to pay money, not to mention that the rice is fine, even if there is something wrong, they can still suffocate bad water to get over it.

An apology is even more impossible in this life. After making a fuss, maybe the old woman will make some slapstick tricks to make people sick. Ning Anhui understands the truth, but he just feels uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)