Chapter 295: Selection of people for working meals
In order to provide children in the village with a place to study, learn to read and learn arithmetic, the men in the village worked harder to pull bricks and tiles than to transport potatoes and sell rabbits before!
The busy farming season is about to end, and only winter wheat is left to be sown. More importantly, dozens of acres of potatoes have been planted. Although there are still several months before the harvest, there is hope as long as there are potatoes, the hope of a good harvest.
After the food and clothing are solved, they are most concerned about the education of their children.
The scholar Fan Jin used to be an unappreciated existence in the village. Even his mother and elder brother often said that reading is useless, but the facts prove that reading is very useful! At least Fan Jin's family's life is getting better step by step. The existence that they can't catch up with shows that he is very literate.
Their good life is driven by Fan Jin Shuiqing. The children in the family are not as good as Fan Jin, but they also hope that the children can read and do arithmetic. Even if they can't live as well as Fan Jin in the future, it is better than not knowing a single word!
The men pulled the carts and set off with high morale.
There were more than 30 vehicles in the village, and none of them stayed!
The old village chief and others watched the convoy go away, and after they turned back and entered the gate, the patrol team on duty immediately closed and bolted the gate.
As the money from selling rabbits increased and the grain and various items bought back increased, the protection team in the village became more and more formal and valued!
Now they don’t even have a gap in the handover. When the time comes, if the person who comes to take over is late and misses the time, the person in front would rather guard more than go back first to ensure that there is no shortage of people everywhere.
The old village chief did not go home directly, but walked towards the high ground with a cane.
When the others saw it, they immediately understood that the old village chief was going to Fan Jinshuiqing’s herbal medicine shop to take a look, and immediately followed happily.
The strong men went out to transport bricks and tiles, and there were many skilled men helping to build the house. They just went to see the progress-the herbal medicine shop has a relationship with every family, after all, there are people in the family who help in the workshop to earn money!
Oh, yes, there are only two families, Fan Qian and Zhang Tuzi.
But I heard last night that Fan's mother had started to make a fuss, and wanted to find work for Fan Qian's family. I don't know if it will be successful later... But they don't care whether it succeeds or not. The main thing is to do their job well.
Li Qiang was digging the foundation. When he saw his father coming with a large group of people, he ran over and asked, "Dad, what are you doing here?"
He also brought a lot of old, weak and disabled people.
The strong men in the village went out to carry bricks and tiles, and the rest of the men dug the foundation and ditches to prepare for the work. The remaining scattered people were either patrolling or following Fan Jin to dig drainage ditches on the mountain. The smart women were all in the yard. The rest were either old, weak or young. Aren't these the people his father brought with him?
Old man Xu said cheerfully, "We are fine now, and we don't need to worry about food for the time being. It's not good to stay at home all the time. Why don't we go out for a walk, check the progress and stretch our muscles? Isn't it good?"
Li Qiang hummed blankly, thinking that they haven't done enough farm work in the past? If it were him, he would like to lie at home every day!
How comfortable it is, he doesn't want to stretch his muscles.
The old village chief looked inside and out, and asked his youngest son, "Where is your second brother?"
"Oh, my second brother went up the mountain with Fan Jin to see how to dig a canal for water diversion in a more convenient way." Li Qiang scratched his head and replied.
After speaking, he saw Old man Xu who wanted to ask more questions, and quickly added: "Xu Lao San also went!"
It was a close call, otherwise if Xu Lao Da, who was a chatterbox, spoke first, he could have said a lot of words for something that he could have done with one sentence.
Fan Jin on the mountain took Li Wu, Xu Lao San, Ling Ran, and Feng Da and Feng Erhong to watch the flow of the spring water.
Feng Da and his four companions were still carrying shovels and hoes, ready to dig at any time.
"This spring water is clear, it must be good for washing medicinal materials!" Li Wu praised while holding a handful of spring water.
Well water is even better, warm in winter and cool in summer. Except for the very cold last year, the winter here is basically not particularly cold in other years. Even if it is cold, it will pass quickly. I heard that in the winter in the north, the roads can be blocked by heavy snow, and the soil, rivers, lakes, and roads can all be frozen, but the well water will not freeze, and the water drawn up is still lightly warm.
They only know that the well water in summer is cold and is best used for soaking fruits and vegetables. They can't feel the warmth of the water drawn in winter. However, it is precisely because they are not cold in winter as a whole, the spring water is fine, and it will not be cold to wash medicinal materials in winter.
Xu Lao San also thought this.
His wife is also among the candidates for the workshop! Of course, he will pay attention to all aspects.
Feng Da and his companions didn't care.
Compared with the past in the manor, this is nothing.
Thinking that Da Ni and Er Ni were also selected to prepare medicinal materials, they could not help but get excited.
Six hundred coins a month, which was unthinkable in the past.
In the past, only 40% of their grain could be sold to get some silver money, and this silver money was used to buy oil, salt, cloth, and various small and necessary items, which was often not enough, so they could only reduce it again and again, and finally nothing worked and nothing was enough.
They never had extra copper coins in their hands, and they wanted to break a penny into two halves to spend. They never thought that they could earn 600 coins a month!
I don’t know how the daughter-in-law and the others are doing?
Madam said that lunch is provided, and there are more than 30 people. I’m afraid they can’t eat dry food. Even if there is, they should not be able to eat freely. After all, there are too many people... But it’s okay, they can eat it in the evening.
Shui Qing took Yan Qiuxing back to Wanxia and the three of them were preparing a working meal in the kitchen.
They only need to take care of one lunch. Now the herbal medicine shop is not built yet, so they work in their own yard and naturally cook in their own kitchen.
When the herbal medicine shop is renovated and has a special kitchen, the working meals can be moved there.
The person who cooks will also change.
"Aniang, have you decided who will cook?" Xing Hui lit the fire, added a few big firewoods, and stuck his head out from behind the stove hole and asked with concern.
Her mother's cooking is delicious and she is willing to use ingredients. When she moves there and there are fewer people to change, the food will fall behind in any aspect.
In other words, whoever cooks will be compared.
How will Aniang solve the problem of selection?
"For more than 30 people, two dishes and one soup are enough. It is not difficult to cook. It is not tiring for two people to cooperate.
What I am thinking is that except for the five people of Da Ni and Er Ni, who don't have to cook, the other 30 people are just right for two people to work together. One round is exactly half a month, and they cook twice a month. No one will say anything about anyone. How do you think?"