Qin San Niang saw all of this.
However, she was only responsible for distributing the meals. How the helpers disposed of the food was their own business, and she had no right to interfere. She was just worried about whether the man was getting enough to eat. If he wasn't eating enough, would he have the strength to work? If that were the case, how could she avoid affecting the progress of her own construction project?
The answer is no. These men cherish this job opportunity and work even harder in the afternoon!
Qin San Niang served Wang Laohan and his two apprentices a separate meal. It was plain white rice, not sorghum rice. The side dishes were the same as before. Wang Laohan and his two apprentices were overjoyed to see the meal. Their boss was a good person, and they had to work hard!
Thinking of the village head and his wife, who had helped a lot back and forth, and considering the number of people in their family, Zhou set aside some white rice and dishes for them to take back and eat with them!
Zhou declined several times, but eventually took the food back with her. Even if she didn't care about others, her youngest son was still at home. The food was good, and there were many pieces of meat. Her son hadn't eaten meat in a long time!
After Wang Guixiang, He Xing, and the others finished packing and had a meal, they went back, promising to come back on time the next morning...
In the afternoon, Liao Hongying and Wu Chunhua, mother and son, returned. Knowing that the family needed vegetables and meat, they bought a lot of pork and offal in Jiangzhou, planning to braise some offal, which was cheap and delicious.
"Pork is cheaper in Jiangzhou than in Hexian, by two coins per pound! These offal only cost five coins in total! It's a bit smelly, but it'll be fine after cleaning it up!"
Wu Chunhua was in a great mood because she had gotten a lot of benefits.
"This is a great deal!" Liu thought. There were three sets of offal, and five coins was definitely a bargain. The fatty intestines would surely taste delicious.
There were also pig heads, ten coins each, which they bought up completely. Aunt Qin was quite happy; it had been a long time since she'd had braised pig head, cold pig head salad, pig ears, cold pig heart salad, stir-fried pork intestines, and pig stomach in pepper soup…
Perhaps because everyone had worked hard during the day, they were all starving. Cleaning the pig offal took up time, so they didn't get to eat until it got dark!
"Kids, are you hungry? Dinner will be ready soon! Hurry up and help Grandma serve the food. Sister Chunhua, don't tidy up yet, come and eat first!" Qin Sanniang called out. Actually, it was only around seven or eight o'clock. In her time, well, how should I put it, the nightlife was just beginning! But in the Great Sheng Dynasty, it was really late. Many families were already asleep in the dark!
"Mother, we're not hungry. Good food is worth the wait!" A-Nan said with a smile.
"Oh dear, you know that good things come to those who wait? Haha." Wu Chunhua laughed. "It'll be ready soon. I'll just braise it again after dinner, and it'll be done in one night!"
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"Luo Huan, go and rest, we'll clean up!" This boy is only fourteen years old, which is basically the age of a junior high school student. He's been working hard all day, and Qin San Niang couldn't bear to make him clean up the leftovers.
"Sleep well so you can work harder tomorrow and move into the new house sooner. Don't you want to live in the new house? Scholar He has saved a room for you!"
He Yingyuan's family had many houses. As the first servant to be bought, Luo Huan could occupy a separate side room. Unlike now, he was still sleeping with He Mingzhe, and the bed was not spacious, so he couldn't sleep well.
Luo Huan nodded, picked up a stack of bowls and chopsticks, and went to the kitchen.
"Madam Qin, open the door quickly!!" A series of urgent knocks came from outside the door.
Qin San Niang and Liu Shi looked at each other in bewilderment, and even the chubby girl who was tidying up the backyard heard it.
Upon opening the door, she saw He Xing's husband, Chen Dahe. She invited him inside, but before she could even ask a question, he hurriedly said…
"Madam Qin, something terrible has happened! Suo Tou Niang is in trouble, she seems to have been poisoned!" Chen Dahe said urgently, and Madam Qin quickly understood that someone had been poisoned!
But what does the poisoning have to do with her? Did the food come from her family? If so, was it lunch?
"Dahe, don't panic, tell me slowly, how did Suotou's mother get poisoned? What's her condition now?" The more urgent the situation, the more you need to stay rational, no matter how anxious you are.
Perhaps seeing Qin San Niang's composure, Chen Dahe swallowed and said, "Suo Tou came to work today and took the meat home for his mother to eat. Unexpectedly, after eating that dish, he started vomiting and having diarrhea, and now he's almost dying!"
The uncles of Suotou's family all refused to cooperate, claiming that you had poisoned the food and that they were coming to cause trouble! The village head has already gone to Suotou's house! Ah Xing asked me to inform you that you should go into hiding first.
"Where can we hide? Besides, if we hide, wouldn't that mean we're in the wrong?" Qin San Niang quickly figured out the key point. There was probably someone pulling strings behind the scenes!
It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. This time, we have to find the culprit behind this no matter what. "Dahe, take me to Suotou's house!"
"Auntie San Niang, how can you go like this? I'll go with you." Fatty stepped forward. Now, Auntie Tan was her faith, and she couldn't allow anything to happen to Auntie Tan. If anything happened to Auntie Tan, then she spoke with unusual firmness!
"Fatty, don't worry. There are so many kids in the family now, I'm worried about leaving them alone. You all stay home and take good care of your younger siblings!"
"Madam Qin, I'll go with you! I want to see what kind of scoundrel dares to frame someone!" He Yingyuan's eyes were gloomy. Playing these little tricks with him was just too much!
"Third Sister, you go ahead, I'll look after the child!" At this crucial moment, Mother Liu was still very sensible. Third Sister smiled at her, telling her not to worry.
Time was of the essence, so Qin San Niang, He Yingyuan, and Wu Chunhua went to Suo Tou's house together.
At this moment, Suotou Aniang was curled up on the bed, her gray and white clothes covered with patches, her face dark and painful, which was indeed a sign that her condition was very serious.
Village head Chen Sheng stood there with a long face, and opposite him were Suo Tou Niang's brothers!
"Chen Lizheng, it's not that we're being unreasonable, but look at what my older sister has become! There's a villain in your village! They're trying to kill my older sister! There's definitely something wrong with today's food, it's all their fault!" The man who spoke had a lewd look on his face and his hair was already half white.
Qin San Niang realized that it wasn't that old people had become bad, but rather that bad people had grown old and were still just as disgusting!
“We’ve never had a family like this in Shiligou. Besides, Suotou’s mother is over sixty years old now. What kind of life has Suotou’s family been living these past few years? We can’t even get enough to eat. What is there for others to scheme against?” The speaker was the village head’s wife, and the people around her sighed.
Old Man Chen stepped forward and said, "Yes, do you think you can take over Suotou's dilapidated, drafty thatched hut? People who build houses want to build brick and tile houses, right? There were quite a few men who ate their food today, and who got into trouble? Suotou's mother must have eaten something unclean!"
It's a pity that Suotou, that fool, can't explain himself at all.
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