The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 317 Lunch Box

After the corvee ended, each village started the autumn harvest one after another.

The county government also made arrangements for going to the countryside to help farmers. Ten cows took the lead in going to the homes of the poorest people to start working. Li Mingren led the first group of farmers to go to the divided villages.

This time we went to the countryside to help farmers, it was clearly stipulated that we were only going to the countryside to do farm work, and other things would not be mixed in. During this period, we were not allowed to have a bite of food in the homes of fellow villagers, and we were not allowed to act arrogantly.

Of course, Li Mingren is not unkind. The yamen will be responsible for the meals on the days when he goes to the countryside to help farmers, so he specially borrowed He Hua from his own kitchen to help make lunch boxes.

Li Mingren knew this term from Zhao Yunlan. Of course, He Hua was not responsible for the boxes, but only for cooking.

On weekdays, these people who work in the yamen have two meals a day, and the yamen does not provide meals, so there are no ready-made bowls and chopsticks for everyone to use. If everyone goes home to get the bowl and then come back, it will delay the county. Yamen's official business. Besides, some of the servants live far away, and not all the bowls are portable, so Li Mingren ordered the lunch boxes to be made by Master Zhang.

Li Mingren didn't want to embarrass the people working below him because of his decision-making. After all, not everyone's family conditions were good, and most of his subordinates were from poor family conditions. If a decision he made cannot be carried out properly and instead increases everyone's work burden, that is not what Li Mingren wants to see.

In order for everyone to do their best and fulfill their responsibilities, the first priority is to solve everyone's food and clothing problem, so Li Mingren thought of ordering some lunch boxes, whether it was this autumn harvest, or planned that the county government would provide lunch in the future.

However, this proposal may be blocked by Chen Yiqing. After all, the county government has no money now, and even Cao Yingfa will object. In Cao Yingfa's inertial thinking, it is best for the county magistrate to stay calm and not have too many ideas, and just do things step by step. Although Cao Yingfa has been forced to change a lot, whenever a new decision comes out, he will still subconsciously vote against it, but he will not say it openly. This person has always been diplomatic in the struggle.

Li Mingren couldn't care about that much, since the wooden lunch box had already been ordered. Because he is one of his own, Master Zhang’s prices are set low, almost for free. You get what you pay for. Naturally, these wooden lunch boxes are made by his apprentices who take the time to practice making them. Of course, the quality is definitely not the same. That’s it. So Chen Yiqing didn't react much when he saw this expenditure.

There are several small holes at the bottom of the wooden barrel lunch box, and there is a lid on it to ensure that the food will not leak out. When the rice is cold, it can be steamed and heated in a pot, so it is more convenient to take it with you when you go out to work and go to the countryside every day. Bring a pot with you, and you can set up a stove and bury the pot on the spot to heat up the meal quickly during lunch.

These days, He Hua is only responsible for cooking the meals for those who go to the countryside to help farmers. Li Mingren's meal standard is one meat and one vegetarian. The staple food is coarse grains plus fine grains, with a ratio of three to one.

The act of providing meals shut up the servants who did not understand that they were going to the countryside to help farmers. Li Mingren accurately grasped the soul quote: "If you want to capture a person's heart, you must capture it." One’s stomach.”

Especially after the first batch of servants who went to the countryside to help farmers returned to the county government, they were still talking about the lunch meal that day. Some even said: "It would be great if I could go to the countryside again tomorrow."

"I want to go to the village to work every day."

Everyone completely forgot about the exhaustion of going to the countryside to help with the autumn harvest, and was thinking about having another box lunch.

At night, in the backyard of the county government office, Li Mingren was lying on a rocking chair, relaxing his body.

"Oh, I haven't done farm work for a long time, and my body really doesn't stand up to the hard work. Now my calves are sore, my back hurts, and I can't lift my hands." Li Mingren couldn't help complaining to Yun Lan next to him.

"You just go to work for a day and you are so tired. Think about what those people live every day!" Zhao Yunlan couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he did not stop kneading Li Mingren with his hands.

Li Mingren smiled sarcastically: "Hey, I also know that the people are suffering, so I just complained casually." "Don't let others hear your complaints. Hey, how did the villagers who went to the countryside today react?" Zhao Yunlan felt His hands were a little sore, so he stopped pressing Li Mingren and sat aside, taking a sip of tea.

Li Mingren turned over and said: "At first, I was quite nervous when I saw us wearing official uniforms. Well, don't let them wear civilian clothes tomorrow. I have been working for a long time, and I'm done talking about it, guys." We just started to take the time to harvest. During this period, they had to cook for us. I was so tired that I had to fight with them for a long time. It took them a whole morning to adapt, and our people also spent a whole morning to work. It was much smoother.

When I was leaving, several families came to me secretly and told me that because we were here this time, the usual ruffians in the village did not dare to cause trouble. "

Zhao Yunlan: "There are still such reckless people causing trouble during the busy farming season? Then they should not be beaten by the whole village."

"Hey, they are all bastards. They only live by themselves at home. One person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. They eat well and are lazy on weekdays. During busy farming seasons, they go to other houses to work when they have no harvest. These people do not change their stubbornness and do not remember to beat them. Every time After being punished by the village chief, he started acting bad again after a day or two."

Zhao Yunlan: "Then you don't care?"

"I'm in charge. I also captured them and disciplined them strictly for a few days before, but with little effect. Then, as my wife said, I found something for them to do. It was a good time, but the county government's ability was limited. After I put them back, they started crying again within a few days.”

Zhao Yunlan: "Yes, after all, it's your county government's problem."

Li Mingren nodded helplessly: "Yes, it is difficult for the county government to make a meal without rice."

"Do you have any complaints after you've been working all day?" Zhao Yunlan continued to ask.

Speaking of this, Li Mingren couldn't help but look proud.

"Hehe, they are probably thinking of going to the countryside for the autumn harvest again! They are all very greedy."

"It seems that you are very effective in providing meals! Of course, our He Hua's craftsmanship is also good." Zhao Yunlan proudly praised his family.

Li Mingren's eyes lit up as if he suddenly thought of something, and he said: "Madam, do you think I should organize all those rogues to help with the autumn harvest? I will also provide them with food. After all, they are in the village." They harm other people's crops just for the sake of food, so letting them work can help, and prevent them from wandering around the village day after day and disturbing the villagers' work. "

"Yes, yes, but can you be sure to manage them well and not steal the food from the fellow villagers?"

Li Mingren thought for a while: "This is a problem. We need to be more cautious about this matter. It is not realistic for people to watch them. Now everyone in the county government is too busy, but no one is assigned to look after these people. Well, we can let them help when the crops are harvested and the fields are plowed, so as to prevent them from coming into contact with the villagers' food. "

"Well, you should make your plan more carefully before trying it out. After all, they are not government officials. Okay, okay, I'm going to rest. You can sleep by yourself tonight, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well at night." Yunlan felt that now Li Mingren had difficulty turning over, fearing that it would affect his sleep.

"Yes, yes, I will sleep in the study tonight." Li Mingren was helpless, but when he wanted to get up, his whole body was sore that he groaned.