Chapter 199: Simple and Kind
Madam Meng sighed, "Everyone says that life is better now and they can have enough to eat, all thanks to you, Yao Niang. It's not a very expensive thing, just a small token of your appreciation. Otherwise, they would feel bad if they came to eat for nothing."
This is indeed the case. Now, almost every household in Liuhe Village has at least one person working in the workshop.
It is also to ensure that every household can have enough food to eat.
There were also families with strong men who joined in to build workshops, and during the period of the workshop operation, they were paid twenty cents a day.
In just over two months, everyone has earned more than they did in the previous several years.
Everyone was extremely grateful to Shen Yueyao.
When we bring things, it’s all spontaneous and sincere.
Looking at everyone's expressions, Mrs. Meng could tell that everyone was sincere in giving them gifts.
Shen Yueyao was deeply touched. The villagers were really simple and kind.
In fact, she hired people for business purposes, but she paid them more fairly.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Well, let's harvest them first. The potatoes are ripe. I wanted to let everyone taste the potato dishes. If they like them and the villagers want to plant them, I can give them some potato seeds and let them plant them too."
"Anyway, we can have two varieties of potatoes a year."
“You can plant in the spring or you can plant in the fall.”
Madam Meng was shocked when she heard this. "This is absolutely fantastic! This way, we can harvest more potatoes, and everyone will have vegetables to eat in the winter. We can definitely eat potatoes."
Before, Shen Yueyao took out potatoes to cook for the family, and everyone knew that potatoes were a good thing.
Su Erya added, "Grandma, you have no idea how high the potato yield is. I'm shocked just looking at it."
They also planted potatoes in the yard.
Even Su Xueyi's expression changed.
He remembered that Yao Niang had said before that the potato yield per acre could reach over a thousand kilograms.
He believed what Yao Niang said. According to this calculation, if potatoes could be popularized, the people of the entire Great Yan Dynasty would benefit from it.
Even if everyone eats potatoes, they can avoid hunger and fewer people will starve to death.
Shen Yueyao felt Su Xueyi's gaze and followed his line of sight to the potatoes in the basket.
She seemed to understand what Su Xueyi was thinking, and walked to the vegetable garden nearby and said, "Come and see, we are also planting potatoes."
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao took the tools and started digging the ground for potatoes.
When you dig them out, you'll see bunches of potatoes, each one very big.
Madam Meng and Su Xueyi were both extremely shocked when they saw it.
After a while, Mrs. Meng came back to her senses and exclaimed, "So this is how potatoes grow in the ground. No wonder the yield is so high."
Mrs. Meng has been farming for several years and has a certain understanding of farming and yield.
Naturally, we understand how high the yield of this kind of potato is; it is beyond human imagination.
There are bunches of potatoes under just one seedling.
It reminded her of the grapes that foreign countries once presented as tribute to the capital.
The grapes are in bunches.
It's really pleasing to look at.
Shen Yueyao said: "Let's make potato dishes tonight."
Su Erya said excitedly, "Aunt San, you said before that potatoes can be used to make many kinds of dishes. What kind of potato dish are you making tonight?"
Su Erya wanted to learn from her third aunt.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "Just stew chicken with potatoes, stew pork ribs with potatoes. The dishes made this way taste especially delicious. Not only are the chicken and pork ribs delicious, but even eating potatoes feels like eating chicken."
Anyway, the villagers sent over several chickens, so we prepared them and stewed them all in a big pot.
"Okay, Aunt San, I'll help you."
"Yeah, okay."
The whole family started working together, and soon many elderly people in the village came with their children to help.
There were also some weak women who did not work in the workshop who came to help.
Zhou Tong also came with his daughter Zhou Ni.
"Sister Zhou Tong, why are you here?"
Shen Yueyao knew that Zhou Tong was also very busy recently.
Because not only did she give all the jars of chili meat sauce to Zhou Tong, she also gave Zhou Tong the responsibility of making the lipstick tubes.
Zhou Tong now has two apprentices and outsources some orders to his senior brothers.
Every batch is of good quality.
Therefore, Shen Yueyao was very relieved about the things entrusted to Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong said, "Now everyone in the village knows that your husband has passed the imperial examination and even won first place. Besides, there's a buffet, so I have to come and help. I also want to share in the good fortune and make my daughter smarter in the future."
"Don't worry about the jar and the lipstick shell. My apprentice and my senior brother are keeping an eye on them. There won't be any problems."
Shen Yueyao said happily: "It doesn't matter if you don't come. I will call you over even if you don't come. The whole village will come to eat the buffet. If you say you don't want to come, I will still call you."
"If I'm happy, I'll come naturally. My sister was very excited at noon."
The sister Zhou Tong was talking about was Shen Yueyao's neighbor Zhou.
Now Zhou also works in the workshop. After receiving her wages and bonuses, she specially invites her sister's family to dinner.
Both Zhou sisters were very grateful to Shen Yueyao.
Shen Yueyao said: "After work in the workshop is over, they will all come over for dinner, so they don't have to eat at home in the evening."
In fact, Shen Yueyao had originally wanted to invite the workshop employees to come over for dinner.
But after thinking about it, I decided not to invite them over. Many of them live in villages that are a bit far away, and if they don’t go home, their families will be anxious and worried.
Also, they might bring something with them.
I'd rather not say anything more.
This way they can go home earlier.
The people in Liuhe Village were not in a hurry. They ate and walked a few steps back home.
Moreover, the whole family comes here to eat together, so there is no need to rush home.
Many people in the village came to help, some picked vegetables, some washed vegetables, and some cut vegetables.
Fortunately, Shen Yueyao expanded the house and the yard was large. If the house was the same size as before, the yard would not be able to accommodate so many people.
Everyone was working and laughing, happy for Su Xueyi.
The children were also very sensible and helped.
There were also a few very young children, and they went to play nearby with Dabao and Erbao.
The adults sit together to pick vegetables and chat.
“It feels more lively than Chinese New Year.”
"It's such a happy day, it's nice for everyone to have fun together. It's mainly because of Shen Yatou and Su Xiaozi that they can come and eat for free."
"I heard from Sister Meng that Miss Shen's cooking skills are amazing. Eating the food cooked by Miss Shen is delicious."
"Of course, it's the chili meat sauce. I sent it out last time and it was super delicious."
Mrs. Meng asked someone to buy a pig, and the village head and his men were slaughtering the pig in the yard.
Listening to the pigs' cries and watching the scenes, everyone feels like it's Chinese New Year.
During the Chinese New Year, the village slaughters pigs and the villagers are willing to buy some pork.
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