Chapter 377: Have a special year
How to celebrate together? So many families, should we invite them to our home?
But there won’t be enough seats.
Wang Guifen said: “We just held a village banquet, which cost several taels of silver. We don’t plan to hold it again in the short term;
But I think that after the New Year, people in our village can’t visit relatives, and no one will come. Why don’t we hold it again during the New Year?”
There are still more than ten taels of silver in the public deposit, but she doesn’t plan to use it.
“Sister-in-law, this is a good idea! Our whole village will celebrate the New Year lively, which is more lively than family gatherings. The most important thing is that we can also take care of those who can’t prepare New Year’s dinner!” Zhao Lan thought this proposal was very good and fully took care of the actual situation of their village.
“There are many injured people. County Magistrate Wu sent waves of people to test. We don’t know what will happen next. We should take care of the villagers as much as possible. If they get better soon, we will be safer.” Zhang Hui said with a sympathetic heart.
"And there are still more than a dozen taels of silver in the village's public treasury, which should be enough."
Wang Guifen shook her head and told her father-in-law's plan: "The deposited silver cannot be moved. Daddy said that the work of bandaging and boiling medicine is done by the Ding family. Not to mention the manpower, the hemostatic powder and bandage gauze must be given to Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding, right?
There are so many injured people, we can't let Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding pay for the money and the work.
Except Fan Qian and Fan Dazhu are not innocent, no matter the Zhao family, the Sun family or the men and women who rushed to the front and were injured, they are all very wronged. We can't let them be injured and bear the pain and pay for medicine."
"No! They were injured to protect everyone, and we must not let people feel disappointed!"
Once people feel disappointed, it will be difficult to gather people's hearts later, and it is even more empty talk to let people protect the village.
Medicinal materials are very expensive, gauze is not cheap, and there are so many injured people. I don't know if more than a dozen taels of silver are enough. It can't be moved.
"I'm thinking about how each family can contribute?" Wang Guifen asked carefully.
Poor families with small families often can't even give gifts, so they can only contribute together. Can they do the same during the New Year?
When they heard about the contribution, Zhao Lan and Zhang Hui, who also came from poor families, immediately understood what was going on.
They agreed: "Okay, does Dad agree?"
"I'll go talk to Dad."
The old village chief listened carefully halfway and interrupted: "Okay, eldest daughter-in-law, do as you say."
I don't know why, the older I get, the more I like lively occasions.
I also like reunions.
After getting the approval of her sister-in-law and father-in-law, Wang Guifen smiled and said happily: "Then I'll ask Shuiqing first! See if she is willing to contribute with us!"
Shuiqing agreed to celebrate the New Year together.
People in the village need nutrition, and the injured need it even more. It's good to be together, just in time to replenish the body.
But as for the contribution, she really doesn't know how to contribute.
Fortunately, Wang Guifen began to say: "I have thought about it. Chickens, ducks and geese can lay eggs, and it would be a loss if they were killed.
As for rabbits, it doesn't matter, especially since we don't know how long it will take to sell them again, so the first choice is to gather rabbits, and each household will share according to the number of people. In addition, eggs can be taken out, so eggs are also produced according to the number of people.
As for staple food, no refined grains are needed, coarse grains or dark flour will do, mix them together to make dough and steam them, which is much more fluffy and soft than pancakes."
If the conditions are not good, we have to find ways to change them.
Shuiqing likes Wang Guifen's energy!
There are always more solutions than difficulties. When encountering problems, she is not afraid of them and will actively solve them. She is very resilient.
She responded readily: "I will also give the four families of Da Ni and Er Ni together. There are many people in my family, so we should get as many as we can;
By the way, I will get an extra sheep, and we will make mutton soup!
On the cold New Year's Eve, drinking a bowl of warm mutton soup will make you feel good all over, right?"
Wang Guifen knew Shui Qing was generous, but she didn't expect her to be so generous!
Just a sheep.
This is the greatest support and approval for her proposal.
Wang Guifen acted very quickly. After coming out of Shui Qing's house, she went straight to every household in the village. More than 30 households agreed without any objection.
Even more excited than her!
Wang Guifen took the opportunity to knock on the helper.
With the experience of the last time, this time it was much more organized, and the New Year mode started in the afternoon.
Shui Qing originally thought that Bai Manshan and Li Huyu were coming, and she was thinking about making a few more New Year dishes. At noon, she saw that it was not her old friend, but Bai Ling. She felt a sense of crisis and thought of taking every opportunity to make the injured labor force in the village get better quickly!
Taking medicine is one thing, and eating is even more important.
A large iron pot was set up in the open space in front of the book house. The flames of the firewood underneath covered the edge of the pot. The fire was so strong that it warmed up the people around.
The rabbits were prepared by each household and sent to them. The sheep were also prepared by Hu the butcher at home. They were chopped directly when they arrived.
A sheep weighed 80 to 90 kilograms, and it lost another 10 to 20 kilograms after removing the fur and internal organs. In addition to the 40 men who went to send the bandits, there were more than 300 people in the village.
It was impossible for more than 300 people to be full with only one sheep.
However, Wang Guifen had a fake artifact - radish.
Chop the sheep bones into pieces and throw them into the pot to remove the fishy smell, then throw them into the pot to stir-fry until fragrant, pour in boiling water, wait until the soup is milky white, and pour in the sliced radish.
This is an extremely nutritious winter food.
The rabbit is stir-fried, and then stewed with chili, garlic, and fresh ginger. The rich smell rushes into your nose, making you hungry.
It is indeed much easier to cook together without having to cook in every household.
And simple dishes are much easier.
Women are busy during festivals, and the kitchen is the main battlefield. Often, there is no idleness among the several women in a family, and they are all busy like spinning tops.
This year, they don’t need to go out all at once. Most families only need to send one or two, and the work such as fetching water, chopping wood, and slaughtering are all done by men.
There is no need to prepare a large table of dishes, but all of them are meat, no worse than before, and even more meat can be eaten.
Although there are forty men who have not returned, almost every household has them. The small family reunion cannot be reunited, but the big family of the village is gathered together, and it is extremely lively!
The women took some time to make new headbands and hair ties for the children with the silk sent by Bai Ziqian. In the morning, the children put on new clothes and shoes, and put on new headbands. The girls wore headbands and had candies in their hands. Not only were the children satisfied, but the adults were also very pleased.
In the midst of the flood and chaos, they were still able to have enough food and drink and wear new clothes and shoes. What else could they not be satisfied with?
Now the only thing they are worried about is Ling Ran and the others. Don't let anything happen again before they come back!