Chapter 23 A Feast of Good Food

Gou Wa came back from the mountain with a stone on his back and smelled the aroma of meat and vegetables from a distance.

He thought it was food prepared for the people who were building the house for the educated youth.

He put the stone down and said to Lu Mingfeng, "Brother Mingfeng, I'm going back. I'll come back to work after I eat."

Lu Mingfeng responded.

"Come and eat quickly, and then work after you finish eating. Try to build the house for Shen Zhiqing as soon as possible." The village head's wife said.

"Are you calling me?" Gou Wa asked uncertainly.

"You and Mingfeng, hurry up." The village head's wife packed the food and urged.

Today, Shen Zhiqing came to her house with a bag containing 2 kilograms of pork, 10 kilograms of vermicelli, 5 cabbages, and 10 kilograms of sorghum rice. He said it was food prepared for the people who were building the house.

You can't believe that Shen Zhiqing is so strong despite his small stature.

Gou Wa looked at the small bowl full of meat, vegetables and sorghum rice, swallowed his saliva, and looked at Lu Mingfeng.

Lu Mingfeng said, "Eat when I tell you to, and do your job well after you're full."

With this, Gou Wa was not polite, picked up the bowl, took a mouthful of sorghum rice, and picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

It was so delicious!

His family could only eat a little meat when the village distributed meat at the end of the year, and the meat the family got was only the amount of meat in the small bowl.

Gou Wa ate a few mouthfuls and remembered, "Auntie, get a bowl and leave some for Shen Zhiqing."

The village head's wife said, "Eat as much as you want, Shen Zhiqing has already taken a bowl home to eat." She also gave her family a bowl.

With this, Gou Wa really ate as much as he wanted.

It is said that the young boys eat up their fathers. Two bowls of rice were eaten up in a short time.

The village head's wife was stunned.

"Why are you two eating so fast? No one is competing with you. Shen Zhiqing said that when you build the house, you will be provided with lunch. Today is the first day of work. Shen Zhiqing said that he will cook something good for you. From now on, it will be vegetarian."

Gou Wa's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Every day, we provide meals, you can eat anything!"

The village head's wife cleaned up the dishes and went back. The two did not go home. They rested on the spot and started working.

Gou Wa was young, only 14 years old. Lu Mingfeng was afraid that he would be tired, so he asked him to carry fewer stones, but Gou Wa did not listen.

There was enough food for lunch every day, and he was strong enough, so how could he eat a full meal and then work sloppily?

Gou Wa was definitely not that kind of person.

Lu Mingfeng arranged for him to make adobe bricks, which was relatively easier.

The two of them worked at the same time, and the finished adobe bricks were placed in the sun to dry. By the time the stone foundation was laid, the adobe bricks were also dried and ready for use.

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Today's meal was a big bowl of cabbage, tofu and sorghum rice.

Lu Mingfeng ate half a bowl, and Gou Wa hadn't even started eating yet.

"Why don't you eat? Are you complaining about it?"

"No, no." Gou Wa quickly explained, "Such a good meal, how could I complain about it? My brothers and sisters heard that I could eat such good meals, and they were very jealous. I want to take the food back to eat with my family."

Lu Mingfeng said, "How can you work well if you don't have enough food? If you don't eat, I will eat it all."

Gou Wa quickly picked up the bowl and ate.

The village head's wife said, "Shen Zhiqing said that he would pay you wages after the house is built. Then he can buy meat and take it back so that your brothers and sisters can eat enough."

That's really great!

Building a house for Shen Zhiqing not only provides a full meal, but also wages. This is something Gou Wa didn't expect.

Gou Wa went back and told his family the good news. Gou Ya and Goudan were both going to help their brother with the work.

The sooner they finish the work, the sooner they can eat meat.

The two children, Gou Ya, 10 years old, and Goudan, 8 years old, followed their brother to help, filling the mold with wet soil and then pressing it.

Although they were slow, they were serious and methodical in their work.

After Shen Jiale learned about it, she was worried about being talked about, so she told the village head's wife not to let the children do the work.

The village head's wife knew her concerns and said, "It's okay. Children in the village have to help adults with work when they are very young. As long as they don't cause trouble, it's fine."

Shen Jiale thought about it and said, "Then take care of the two children's meals at noon."

The two little guys were left to eat at noon, and they were very happy, so they worked more diligently.

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Lu's family.

Ever since Liang Qiaoli and her husband separated for meals, Lu Yongfu's meals have been cooked by Lu Mingqi, and the taste is definitely not that good. After

hearing his father complain that his cooking was bad, Lu Mingqi said, "Dad, why don't I go help the educated youth from Shen build a house? Regardless of whether I will get paid or not, I will get lunch at noon, and the food is very good. I will bring the food back for you."

Lu Yongfu was indeed tired of eating the food cooked by his eldest son these days, and he didn't say not to let him eat, nor did he say to let him eat.

Lu Mingqi just thought that his father acquiesced, and then went to find Lu Mingfeng.

Gou Wa was very nervous when he saw that Lu Mingqi was coming to build the house.

They are brothers, so they will definitely ask Lu Mingqi, so will he be replaced?

The two little ones also realized this. They were going to have no food to eat soon, and they were very nervous.

Lu Mingfeng said, "It's just one house, so we don't need so many people." Lu Mingqi

said, "You can let a few children stay to work, so am I not as capable as the children? Besides, we are a family."

Lu Mingfeng looked at his eldest brother unhappily and said, "It was Shen Zhiqing who decided who should stay to work. You have earned a lot of work points by working, so go back."

The three brothers and sisters of Gou Wa were relieved when they saw that they were not replaced.

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The younger brother was ruthless, which made Lu Mingqi very embarrassed. He returned home in a sullen mood and did not even respond to Lu Bailing's greeting.

Liang Qiaoli asked him what was wrong.

Lu Mingqi said, "Mom, Mingfeng is too much. He eats delicious food outside and doesn't even bring some back for you and Bailing."

Liang Qiaoli said, "Meals are provided to those who work. If he brings the food back for us to eat, he won't be full himself, so how can he have the energy to work?"

Lu Mingqi disagreed, "A family should share the happiness. If it were me, I would definitely bring the food back to eat with my parents."

He also mentioned that Lu Mingfeng didn't want him to work.

"We are brothers, but he is so ungrateful that he would rather let the three children help build the house than let me go. If I didn't want to bring food back for Dad, I wouldn't want to go."

Lu Bailing said, "Brother, how can you lie with your eyes open? I heard my second brother ask you to build the house with me. It was Dad who didn't let you go. Why do you blame your second brother?" Lu Mingqi said

, "Now Dad agrees."

Lu Bailing suddenly felt that his eldest brother was acting the same way as Dad, and said, "You have been given the opportunity, so don't blame others if you don't cherish it."

Liang Qiaoli also said that Mingfeng was not to blame.

Lu Mingqi felt that his family didn't understand him, and he was not doing it for himself.

Sure enough, Dad was right, Mingfeng was the odd one out in the family.