Butcher Hu followed behind his daughter, and only after she left did he sigh with joy, "It's good to have people around."
Look, you suddenly have more than twenty people. Even if your mother and I aren't here, you don't have to worry about your livestock.
"If anything comes up, just let me know. You don't have to work hard yourself, and you can even fill in for the village from time to time."
Of course, the final decision always depends on the situation. In the past, there was basically no such thing, but this time the situation is critical, so we will help if we can, for the good of the villagers and also for our own benefit.
He understood perfectly well.
Shuiqing wholeheartedly agreed with her father's words!
Unlike in China, where clothes can be washed with washing machines, rice can be cooked with rice cookers, and stir-fries can be prepared with gas, and you can order takeout if you really don't want to cook, everything in this village has to be done by hand and by manpower. If it weren't for Da Ni and the other 23 people, they would never be able to finish all the work on the house, the mountain, the fields, and the land, even if they worked themselves to death.
Holding a funeral for one's mother-in-law further demonstrates the advantage of having many servants in one's household.
Normally, it would be a simple matter for the village to lend a hand, but now that there are several funerals all at once, they are not flustered at all, whether it is carrying the coffin or preparing the funeral feast. The man carried the coffin from his brother-in-law's house and buried it directly, while the woman prepared a few tables of food. It was very quiet and convenient.
The father and daughter chatted as they walked toward the village entrance, bathed in the glow of the setting sun.
Shui Qing first brought the food to Fan Jin while it was still hot. She wasn't worried that Fan Jin would be hungry because she had secretly bought some spiced beef jerky and scallion biscuits from the mall and secretly fed them to him. He would know to eat when he was hungry.
He then handed the quilt and pork jerky to Wu Gousheng and Zhang Xiaogou on the embankment.
Last night, the men and women were at the forefront, and they were also the ones who were injured the most. Guarding and patrolling fell to these young men.
Unexpectedly, these teenagers were exceptionally excited, as if they had gained the approval of the adults. They worked very seriously, which impressed Shuiqing and the villagers.
Wu Gousheng and Zhang Xiaogou blankly accepted the thick quilt, only realizing that it was made of cotton when they touched the soft quilt cover!
Zhang Xiaogou had always used a hard, dark, thin, and tattered cotton quilt since he was a child. As soon as he received the soft and thick cotton quilt, he stood there stunned for a long time before he reacted and asked, "Aunt Shuiqing, is this... is this for us?"
Such nice blankets, are they just going to give them to two strangers like that? They even thoughtfully provided one for each of them!
“Yes, it’s already cold, and it’s even more windy up here. Many people are warmer by wrapping themselves in blankets to block the wind,” Shui Qing said with a smile.
She specially bought a thick cotton quilt from the mall. Wu Gousheng and Zhang Xiaogou would be considered children in China, but in the village they were already being used as adults.
Zhang Xiaogou's chapped hands touched the cotton quilt, afraid of scratching the fabric, and he still couldn't believe it.
Why is Aunt Shuiqing so generous? They are just outsiders, and his father and Uncle Jin's wife have never gotten along well. But Aunt Shuiqing not only did not mistreat him because of his father, she even brought him a quilt.
Wu Gousheng had never slept under such a nice quilt before, and he excitedly touched it again and again.
Shuiqing then took out the pork jerky and steamed buns she had bought in advance and handed them over: "By the way, it's easy to get hungry if you stay up late at night, so I made some food for you two to have something to eat tonight."
They're still kids, especially at that age where they're so big they can eat their fathers out of house and home. If they don't sleep all night and don't eat anything, they're prone to getting hungry and having stomach aches.
Wu Gousheng and Zhang Xiaogou didn't even dare to extend their hands this time.
They only borrowed the quilt for one night; it would belong to Aunt Shuiqing again tomorrow or after the danger in the village was over. But they couldn't return the food; how could they accept it?
Seeing that the two children didn't take it, Shui Qing knew they were too sensible to accept it, so she directly stuffed it into their hands, explaining, "The pork jerky was made when we had a lot of pork before, so you two can try it."
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