While it was time to eat, the helpers arrived. Although they were helping each other, she couldn't just pretend to be stupid and ignore the meal. Qin Huai's family was penniless, so Sister Hong brought over two pounds of sugar from the county that was given as a gift during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Sister Hong and her maid had already boiled a pot of water and placed it at the door.
There was no other treat for the guests, so they were first given a bowl of sugar water to avoid being too awkward.
Sugar was a very precious thing in that era, and farmers could only eat it during the Chinese New Year. Sister Hong was reluctant to give the sugar to her son Goudan, but she gave it to him at this time. Qin Huai was very grateful for this kindness.
Qin Huai said ashamedly: "My dear fellows, let's just eat a little today. When I, Qin Huai, become rich one day, I will definitely treat you all to a grand feast."
"Then we'll just have to wait."
The neighbors liked Qin Huai's attitude very much, and started working after drinking water.
With an old man named Qin giving guidance and Sister Hong helping out at home, Qin Huai felt like a useless person who could not help at all. After thinking about it, he borrowed a cart and took an iron fork to the wheat field to pick up straw. With more people, the work would be faster. The house could probably be repaired in one day. As the owner, he had to prepare the materials.
Many farm tasks cannot be completed by one person, so he asked the maid to help.
There is an old saying: "It is harder to walk across a double-plank bridge than a single-plank bridge." It means that only when a couple works together can they support each other to survive. Marriage is not only about reproducing offspring, but also about supporting each other to survive.
The same principle applies to clans banding together in this era, all for the sake of survival.
Having enough food and clothing and staying alive are people's simple pursuits.
With the development of the economy, in the era when Qin Huai came, individuals could live well on their own, so the concepts of family, clan, and marriage gradually became indifferent.
The distance between people has also widened.
As the economy develops and survival is no longer a problem, people can live according to their own ideas. This is a change brought about by social development.
Some people will certainly say that social development has created a new problem such as negative population growth. This is not surprising. Since the development of human society, there have always been various problems that need to be solved with different ideas.
As the brother and sister were walking down the street, the girl said, "Brother, you are so good now."
"What?" Qin Huai was still thinking about how to entertain the people who helped in the evening, and asked subconsciously.
The girl was a little shy and didn't want to say anything more.
But she heard her brother say, "Silly girl."
The girl walked behind him and felt at ease as she watched Qin Huai walk more steadily.
When he arrived at the haystack, Qin Huai placed the cart upright on the haystack and climbed up with an iron fork. The top layer of the haystack was used to prevent water from seeping into the haystack. It would be covered with this and would not leak for several years.
After removing the roof, Qin Huai began to carry the straw down. Unbeknownst to him, word of his straw theft quickly reached the captain. Qin Laoshuan said with a cold face, "Don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about. I told him to do that. How can we live in a house like that if we don't repair it?"
He was helping Qin Huai, but no one knew it. Because of his help, rumors spread in the village that Qin Huai was actually the captain's son. The rumor seemed to be true and later caused Qin Huai a lot of trouble.
No matter what the captain said or what anyone else said, the straw was pulled smoothly in Qinhuai.
When they got home, the people who helped said, "They really pulled it in. Qin Huai is so powerful."
The grass was pulled back and the wall was almost repaired. Since I couldn't help with my poor legs, I went to the kitchen to prepare food.
There were three men who came to help, plus eight or nine people from his own family. At this age, people had been hungry all year round and had an amazing appetite. If they did not feed the people when they came to work, it would be embarrassing for the host family.
Fortunately, he was prepared.
The eels have been processed and cut into sections, filling up a whole basin. The fried eel sections should satisfy everyone's appetite.
The crabs were also brought in, cleaned and cut in half. While they were doing it, the men said, "It's not something precious, why bother with all that effort? It doesn't taste good."
Qin Huai had never thought that crabs that were so expensive in his previous life would be despised at this moment. He smiled and said, "I guarantee you'll eat them with your mouths full of oil."
In those days, crabs were the food of poor families. He clearly remembered a news report that said poor families in Haicheng had no food and could only survive by eating crabs every day, so much so that they became pale and thin like smokers.
He processed the sweet potatoes in the same way, mashed them into a paste after boiling them, and steamed them with corn flour. He then served them out and let them cool. He had already fried the eels, and the people who were helping praised their delicious taste.
I fried another pot of shredded potatoes.
The crabs were prepared last. The dough was cut into small pieces, and the chili and scallions were added to the pan. The crabs were stir-fried first, and then the dough was added. The spicy crab was a later addition. Sister Hong came over and said, "What are you stir-frying? It smells so good!"
When she heard it was a crab, she didn't believe it until she walked to the pot and looked at it. She found four eggs for Qin Huai in the village.
Qin Huai said, "Just when I thought the food wasn't enough, this should be enough."
The neighbor said, "That's not enough. This dish smells amazing, just taste it."
The meal was ready, and Old Man Qin called Qin Huai over to take a look. When they got there, they saw that the collapsed wall had been repaired, and they could put thatch on the roof again in the afternoon.
When the neighbor came to the table, Qin Huai said apologetically: "It's just a random thing, please don't be disgusted."
The men first took some eel slices and tasted them and said, "We have eaten yellow eels before, but they are not as good as yours. Come and try it, it is really delicious."
The others, including Old Man Qin, tried it and praised it highly.
Qin Huai said, "Everyone, try this crab and see how it tastes."
The man shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's just eat the eel. This thing is really delicious."
Another said, "What's so delicious about crabs? You can't even eat an ounce of meat in half a day, and you can't even finish a full meal in a day. How can they be as delicious as eels?"
But some people picked up some and tasted it. Their eyes suddenly lit up, and their chopsticks flew up and down in the crab basin. The other two said, "Is it really delicious?"
"If you don't want to eat, don't eat. Leave it all to me."
This recipe is a simplified version of spicy crab from my previous life. The cooked noodles absorb the freshness of the crab, and the chili peppers stimulate the taste buds. The taste is rich in one bite, and it seems to be even better than the fried eel slices. This person can't stop eating it once he starts.
Seeing how excited he was talking, the others also ate a piece. Once they had eaten, they couldn't stop eating with their chopsticks.
"Qin Huai, your cooking is so delicious. Please teach me later so I can cook for myself."
Some people even said thankfully: "Luckily I came today, otherwise how could I have such delicious food?"
Qin Huai finally felt relieved. As long as everyone enjoyed the meal, it was fine. They had helped, so he didn't have to ask for good food, but they had to make sure they were full.
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