Tang Youyou took the pancake and ate it with relish.
“It smells really good, but it would be even better with chives!”
Yu covered her mouth and laughed secretly, and said to the people behind her: "Let's go, let's replace them!"
"Wow! We've gained quite a bit!"
"Of course not! We've dug up more than half of the rhizomes in this patch!"
Everyone was in high spirits, expressing their joy at the good harvest.
Tang Youyou waved her hand, "Since we've almost dug everything out, get all these branches out!"
How long will it take to cut the trees? No, I don’t have enough farm tools. I have to pretend to go to the county town tomorrow to get some.
Everyone's laughter could be heard.
"I was anxious when I had no firewood, and now I'm anxious when there's so much firewood, hahahaha..."
"That's right. If we take all these back and put them in the sun, they can burn for a long time."
So everyone went back to their duties. While everyone was busy, Tang Youyou pretended to look through the backpacks and put some leek roots in each basket.
In fact, they are quite easy to distinguish. The rhizomes of domestic chives are relatively smaller, but the smell is not as pungent, so they must be more popular.
"Wow, there are so many lungworts here!" A woman exclaimed as if she had found a treasure, just because she heard that Tang liked to eat this stuff.
Upon hearing this, Tang Youyou put down the work in her hands and ran over. She found that the Houttuynia cordata had bloomed and grown fruits, and her eyes lit up.
"Don't dig these up yet. The fruits here can be used as seeds. I guess they'll be ready to be picked in a while! Then we'll collect them all."
Hearing this, everyone was very happy and felt that they had gained a lot today.
Tang Youyou bought an axe from the mall and started chopping trees until night fell.
Everyone ate white rice porridge and hot leek buns.
“It would be even better if there was tofu!”
"Hey... you're getting more and more picky. When have we ever been willing to eat this white bread? This is all thanks to Miss Tang!"
Everyone was very grateful to her.
She waved her hands and said, "This food was sent by Master Li. Don't flatter me, hehe..."
No one said much, but they all had the same idea in their minds: Master Li sent the food out of her consideration, and this food was enough for all of them to eat for half a month.
The village chief then said to everyone: "It's still autumn, and the weather will be cold in at most half a month. We can't sleep in the open air all the time. We have made a lot of adobe bricks, and we will officially start building the house tomorrow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered.
"Quiet, quiet... Let's give this first house to my niece and her family. Is that okay with everyone?"
"No problem, this is as it should be!"
Everyone agreed, and no one objected.
Tang Youyou grinned, "I cut a lot of branches and wood today, and everyone will bring them all back tomorrow."
She turned to look at the village chief: "Uncle Liu, I have an idea, but I'm not sure if I should tell you."
The village chief gave her a reproachful look and said, "Kid, just say what you want to say!"
"Hehe... We can't do without this straw when building our house. I heard that the rice is grown in abundance in the neighboring Mi County. Why don't we send someone over there to bring back some?"
The village chief slapped his forehead and said, "Alas... you are right to remind me. I actually forgot such an important matter. And the furniture issue must be put on the agenda as well."
Everyone turned their eyes to Carpenter Zhang's family. He couldn't help but smile, as he finally had a place to use his skills.
"Just chop the wood first and let it dry for half a day. I'll take care of this. Just send two people to help me!"
Someone objected, "How can this be possible? Making furniture is a physically demanding job. You have to charge us for it, or else we won't be able to do it!"
"Yes, there are also these beams, beds, tables, and stools. It's quite a lot..."
Everyone was talking about it and insisted that money must be paid, which made Carpenter Zhang a little overwhelmed.
"My whole family came to make this furniture, but there's no manpower left to clear the land and build the house. Logically, we should be the ones taking advantage."
The village chief made the final decision: "Don't refuse. In the past, making furniture for a family would cost one or two taels of silver. Now that everyone is in financial difficulty, I will give you 500 coins per family. However, this money may not be available until next year!"
He was about to refuse, but Tang Youyou's voice suddenly rang out: "Okay, Brother Zhang, that's it. Starting tomorrow you have to speed up the work. We have a total of thirty-six households, you can be busy!"
She thought of the saying, "A little bit of rice is a favor, a peck of rice is a grudge." Although everyone's thoughts were innocent right now, that was because they all started from the same point. Who knows, things might change over time. Even if they gave 500 coins, the villagers would still be taking advantage.
As a result, Carpenter Zhang's family became popular in the whole village.
The next day, Tang Youyou went to the county town. She originally wanted to buy farm tools in the mall, but suddenly she remembered that the court had strict control over knife-making and iron tools, and she didn't want to get herself into trouble.
After hastily ordering a few knives and hoes, she went to the pork shop.
"Hey...girl, it's you!"
The butcher's mouth was grinning from ear to ear. He was deeply impressed by the woman. She wore a pair of straw sandals and had a straight nose. She was just skin and bones with dark skin. However, her dignified tone of voice and her sharp eyes were unforgettable.
"Bag it all!" Tang Youyou only uttered two words.
The butcher was stunned for a moment, and then he stuffed all the meat on the chopping board into the sack in a very servile manner.
"Sister, this big bone and the pig's offal are all for you!"
"Stop... I don't want the pig's offal, but I'll take the pork shanks! But I'll still pay the same price as yesterday!"
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