Chapter 292 Laba Congee
Shen Qing heard Huahua's mother's question and jokingly asked, "Huahua, are you reluctant to leave your uncle?"
Huahua nodded heavily and replied seriously, "Hello, uncle."
Jiang Xiangzhong suddenly felt mixed emotions.
Taking care of children is tiring, but the feeling of being trusted wholeheartedly is actually very good.
He cried out sadly: "Huahua——"
The next moment, his mother's cheerful voice came: "It's okay, Huahua, don't be reluctant to leave. Your uncle will only teach you for half a day, and he can still take care of you and your sister for the other half day."
Jiang Xiangzhong: ...So he has to rest for the remaining half day and also take care of the kids?
It’s all in vain!
But, "Mom, what about Huahua and the others in the morning?"
Shen Qing looked at her youngest son, who had previously looked down upon his two nieces, and now was worried and making plans for them, and said with a smile: "Wasn't I here in the morning?"
There is thick snow everywhere now, so we don’t want to build roads. Without building roads, the work of mowing grass, chopping wood and picking up stones will be temporarily out of the question.
Jiang Xiangzhong was not very reassured: "Mom, you have so many things to do. People come to talk to you and ask questions from time to time. Can you take care of them all?"
"It's freezing cold, so even if someone comes, they'll have to stay indoors. Your eldest and second brothers don't have to do any extra work now, so they can help out when they come back. It's only been a short while, so don't worry."
Jiang Xiangzhong wanted to say that he was not worried!
He just asked casually.
Shen Qing changed into sheepskin boots and walked towards the big village.
It was cold, and most people were staying at home on the kang. When they saw Shen Qing coming, Jiang Ying and the others quickly offered them seats.
After serving the tea, Zhou Yan took the lead and said, "Sister-in-law, when you went back that day, Dad went door to door to talk to everyone. Let's do as Dad said, and everyone has no objection.
The village is much easier to manage now than it was in Qili Village.”
At that time, paying money was like a matter of life and death. No one was willing to contribute, and they could only do so reluctantly. However, there were always one or two families who would instigate, and in the end, it was considered a good thing if one or two out of ten things could be accomplished.
But now, basically, as long as you think it through and agree that it is feasible, it can basically be done!
And it's better than what was agreed upon at the beginning.
Jiang Ying smiled and said, "How can it be difficult to manage? Now everyone has money to contribute, and they can all afford it. We are all working together to make money, and the money we spend is for our own benefit. No one will suffer a loss or gain an advantage, so it will be fine if we just talk it over.
As for the labor, in the past, these families had actually agreed to do the work, but now that the two families that caused the trouble are gone, and we've formed a tacit understanding by sharing hardships along the way, it's naturally going very smoothly."
Li Xiulan nodded vigorously on the side.
When Shen Qing heard this, it was done.
"By the way, the old man said that enrollment is a big event, especially since every household is involved. It is a big event for the entire village, so he suggested that we get together for a meal to celebrate!" Zhou Yanxing said hurriedly.
Shen Qing: .....Are we having a dinner party?
Or was it a village dinner? These old people had a stronger sense of ceremony than she did.
She couldn't keep up with the rhythm and asked, "How do we get together?"
There are nearly 200 people in the whole village. Where can they find such a big place and pots, stoves and bowls to cook?
Li Xiulan said timidly, "Dad and his family want to invite the craftsmen who built the stoves over to the brush workshop next year and build a seven-star stove next to the school. That way, when the whole village gets together, they don't have to worry about not having enough time to build it."
But it is definitely too late this year. The brush workshop is the only one in the whole village that has five stoves, and the house is big enough to accommodate everyone.
It's also warm, perfect for winter.
Shen Qing had no objection, and was even a little proud and honored to be chosen, but asked, "What dish should I make?"
With so many people, five stoves would barely be enough, but you probably need to prepare a batch in advance and add it in to heat it up when eating.
And how are meat, eggs, vegetables, rice, noodles...distributed to each household?
"If we don't cook, we'll just make porridge."
"Make Laba porridge! Although Laba is still a long way off, it's time to start school, so it's not impossible to celebrate in advance."
"Oh, I miss Laba porridge so much! I didn't expect that I can eat it in more than a month!"
“Cooking porridge is much simpler than cooking, and the distribution of ingredients is also convenient. Each household puts the ingredients according to the number of people in the family, and then mixes them together and cooks them;
Sister-in-law, if you boil the five large iron pots in your workshop at the same time, it will definitely be in time."
A big bowl of porridge will make you feel full immediately. It is not suitable during the busy farming season, but now that we are staying at home and the days are short, it is better to eat porridge.
Shen Qing was stunned when he heard this, and had to admit that it was very thoughtful.
But, "What if sweet and salty flavors are mixed together?"
Zhou Yan asked blankly, "What do you mean by sweet and salty? If you put salted duck in it, isn't it salty?"
"But sister-in-law, you reminded me that there are so many children. How about making a pot of sweet food?"
Shen Qing: .....Can Laba porridge be made with salted duck?
Can it be delicious?
No, it’s not a question of whether it tastes good or not, the key is that she always eats sweet things!
The three people over there have already started discussing how many pots of sweet and how many pots of salty to make.
"There are five pots, and with so many children, we should have at least two pots, right? Otherwise, what if one pot isn't enough to share?"
"How can something sweet taste good? We've always eaten salty food, and I'm worried no one will eat a whole pot!"
"If one pot is too small to finish, we adults can help finish it. But if it's two pots, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it either."
"Forget it, let's just make a sweet pot. If it tastes good and you like it, make two more pots next year so we don't waste food this year."
Shen Qing: .....There is only one pot of sweet ones, and with so many children, she is afraid that she won’t be able to grab some when the time comes.
Shen Qingxing left in a hurry and returned in a confused manner.
Jiang Xiangzhong was shocked, thinking that the plan had not been successful. But when he heard that not only had it been successful, but that they were going to have a banquet to celebrate, he looked at his mother with confusion.
Laba porridge, you can only eat it once a year. Now that you can eat it in advance, why doesn’t he look excited?
Huahua looked up and asked in confusion, "Uncle, is the Laba porridge not tasty?"
Jiang Xiangzhong said confidently, "It's really delicious! Especially with the salted duck in it, stewed until it's soft and tender, even gnawing on the duck bones is tasty!"
Shen Qing became even more desperate.
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The school was set up quickly and Shen Qing didn't have to worry about it at all.
Every household packed up the firewood they had stored for road construction and sent it to the school to be used for boiling water and heating.
Carpenter Guan contributed two large buckets and was responsible for fetching water.
Each family spontaneously arranged for people to take turns to light the fire for heating and boiling water every day. Excluding the Lei family, Guan family, and Shen Qing family, there were still seven or eight families.
Excluding rainy and snowy weather, each household will experience no more than three such incidents per month. If this is spread out among the individuals in the family, it will occur at most once or twice throughout the entire winter.
And each session only lasted half a day. While the fire was being lit and the water was being boiled, you could go to the back of the house to listen in. Many ambitious people quietly rushed to go.
Those were words. In the past, they could only be seen on plaques in the city and notices posted at the city gates, but they could only see them. They had no idea what was written on them.
Now, they also have the opportunity to learn to read.
How can I bear to miss it.
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