In the evening, the crimson sunset dyed the entire sky red.
The remaining afterglow of the setting sun was brilliant and dazzling. Lin Mo held Su Mu's hand, and the two of them sat cross-legged in the open space of the threshing ground.
Admiring the beautiful scenery on the horizon, watching the smoke curling up from the threshing ground, and smelling the aroma of meat spreading throughout the village among the noisy crowd.
The faces of all the villagers were filled with joy. There was a lot of meat in the big pot meal in the village today. It was said that the village chief had specially killed a pig. Many families in the village could not eat meat all year round, so everyone was particularly looking forward to this meal.
"Xiao Wu! Awen Tuanzi, here, come here quickly!"
The threshing ground was very lively. Lin Sheng waved and called out to the latecomers. Lao Gu even knocked on the large bowl in his hand. The "clang clang clang" sound was particularly crisp, attracting many villagers to look back and give directions to Lin Wu and the others.
Every family in the village has a share in the big pot meal. Basically, the whole family gathers together in a small group. Some families have fewer people, so several families gather together. It is similar to an ordinary buffet, and basically there are more than a dozen people gathered together.
A group of people gathered together, with three large bowls in the middle, one bowl of meat and vegetables, one bowl of vegetables, and another bowl of coarse grain steamed buns. The steamed buns were big, and each person could probably get two and be full.
"It's been a while since I've had a big pot meal in the village. It's so lively."
Lao Gu's honest face was slightly flushed as he chatted animatedly with a few familiar villagers beside him. During this period of time, while helping on the riverbank, he became familiar with many people in the village. As a result, he also had a few good friends with whom he could talk.
"Yanzhi, is this your first time having dinner with so many people in the village?" Su Mu looked at Fu Yanzhi with a smile.
Fu Yanzhi nodded implicitly, his eyes sparkling with a hint of excitement, but because he was afraid of some social gatherings, he still sat stiffly with his back straight beside Su Mu.
He was dressed in a long gown and had a handsome fair face. He sat cross-legged with a group of villagers in the village. He looked particularly extraordinary and unique, and always attracted the surrounding villagers to look back at him.
However, after the meal started, everyone's attention was only focused on the food in front of them. Most families in the village rarely had a meat meal all year round, and today they finally had a chance to eat, so naturally everyone wanted to eat their fill.
Especially the children, eating was like a war for each of them, for they were afraid that they would not eat enough, so they held the big bowls as big as their heads and worked hard. For a while, the "clacking" sound of chopsticks hitting the bowls and the satisfied sounds of everyone eating meat and vegetables could be heard one after another.
On the contrary, the eating manners of Lin Mo and his group seemed much more elegant. The food in the Lin family was quite good during this period, with basically big fish and meat every day.
Lin Wu and Lin Wen's eating manners gradually improved. Although they still ate with relish and worked hard, they were already doing very well compared to others.
“There were many people eating at the academy before, but this is the first time I’ve been with so many people.”
Fu Yanzhi's eyes flickered, and his gaze slowly fell on the villagers who were busy eating. Looking at their satisfied smiling faces because they had eaten their fill, he couldn't help but be infected by the joy.
He used to eat in the academy cafeteria. Although there were many people there, he seldom ate with others. Since his family fell into poverty, the hottest times for him were when he was with those children.
At the end of the meal, the village chief and the village head stood up and said a few words. They basically talked about the source of the funding for the meal, the village's preparations for the next collective hunting trip in the mountains, and then the autumn harvest...
While eating the food in their bowls, everyone listened attentively to the village chief's words, and when they heard something exciting and passionate, they would agree with him.
"This year, the county has been very kind to our villages. Not only did they lead us in building the riverbank, they also gave us money so we could have a good meal. I won't go into details, but this year, the families along the riverbank, as well as those whose fields are close to the riverbank, no longer have to worry about flooding."
"In the future, I hope everyone will actively participate in things like this. Don't drag your feet and wait for others to come and call you. If you're not proactive when working, then everyone will be more efficient than anyone else when eating."
The villagers complained impatiently. Every time the village called for people to do something, there were always some people who were almost cheating. They always had to wait for the village chief to send someone to come and call them. Even if they came, they were more lazy than each other when it came to working.
"Don't worry, Village Chief. If there's another good thing like this in the future, I, Wang Defa, will be the first to sign up!"
"That's right. If I could eat meat every time I finished work, I, Lin Tiezhu, would definitely not be lazy."
"I, Baldy, am always available!"
A few young ruffians took a mouthful of meat and a sip of soup, swallowed them whole, and then shouted to the village chief with excitement on their faces.
Other people in the village also agreed. During the slack season, most people in the village would go to the town or the mountains to find work. However, no matter whether they went to the town or the mountains, there were only a limited number of things they could do, and sometimes they just wasted their time.
The reason why everyone is very disgusted with what the county requires them to do is mainly because most of the hard labor required is basically equivalent to corvee labor. Many times, not only do they have to send people to work, but they also have to prepare three meals a day by themselves.
That's why the villagers are very disgusted with this kind of call, but they have to go even if they complain a lot. For example, this time when the river embankment was being built, everyone was quite satisfied to have a full meal of meat.
The sky gradually darkened. Several fires were burning in the threshing ground, and the villagers, who had eaten and drunk their fill, had not yet left.
Most people still gathered together, reminiscing about what had happened during this period, today's dishes, and the upcoming autumn harvest. Occasionally, they would also talk about recent gossip.
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