Chapter 308 Should we eat now or later?
"Once the current issue is resolved, I plan to go to the village where I sold vegetables before to see if I can buy another batch."
Food can be purchased from the mall, and oil can be purchased from pork lard to make lard stews, but vegetables are definitely not enough and there is no way to replenish them.
I originally planned to go there tomorrow morning, but I was worried about running into Liu Sheng and his group on the way back. In addition, the follow-up plans must be prepared in advance tomorrow, and none of the men in the village can be wasted.
If things go well, I might be able to buy some vegetables and bring them back when I return.
The women around did not say anything after hearing this, and listened to the conversation between the two in silence. After buying the pork and returning home, they gathered a basket of cabbage, white radish and carrots, then added another basket and asked their son to run errands to deliver it to Shen Qing.
So many people still need to eat vegetables before the problem is resolved. They have an extra seventy or eighty kilograms of meat. What's wrong with eating less vegetables?
Shen Qing was thinking about them and caring about them. Although they had nothing else, they had enough vegetables and food!
Shen Qing was talking in the workshop when he saw young men from every household in the village running over one after another to deliver vegetables!
This family sent two baskets of Chinese cabbage, that family sent two baskets of white radish, and another family sent two baskets of tightly packed spinach...
She took a deep breath, suppressed the emotion in her heart and eyes, and said to the boys, "Go back and thank them for me."
The boys scratched their heads, feeling extremely embarrassed, not knowing whether to speak or not.
They have received so much kindness from their aunt, and she still wants to thank them for giving them some worthless radishes and cabbages. Mother, will she beat him to death if she hears what he said?
He stammered something incoherent in response and ran back quickly.
Shen Qing smiled and shook his head, and asked the second brother to move all the dishes to the kitchen and put them away.
Turning to face the crowd, he continued his arrangements: "This is the brush workshop. There are underground dragons, so it's always warm, day or night. Now the ground is frozen hard, so we can't dig the foundation and build a house for the time being. We can only wait until the spring thaws before we can build it.
There are a few rooms in the main house, but firstly, there is no kang, so it is too cold to live in. Secondly, there are too many of you, so even if you are cold-resistant, there is not enough room for you.
Because of Liu Sheng's incident, the workshop has closed for the Lunar New Year holiday early, but work will resume anytime after the Lunar New Year. You will have to make do here until the house is finished. You don't need to make your beds during the day on your days off, but you will need to make your beds when you get up early after work resumes so that it doesn't affect your work. Do you understand?"
After the 123 people entered the workshop, they were enveloped in warm air and felt relaxed. They were extremely curious when they heard Shen Qing say that the night was also warm.
They also said they would stay here at night. How could such a good thing be considered as making do?
The master dared to buy all of them and even support their families, young and old, probably because of the profits from this workshop!
How could they affect the workshop's profits? Wouldn't that be like smashing their own pot?
"I heard it clearly!"
“It will definitely not affect the start of work!”
Shen Qing thought that the Lei family and others had returned to the mountain during the holidays and would not live here anymore, but Pinggu and her daughter would also have to live here for the time being, and there were too many people, so if they were to arrange space for each household, it would be impossible.
After a brief thought, she continued, "We can only sleep on the floor these days. With more than a dozen households, it's impossible to completely separate them. It's also inconvenient for us to live and wash. I think it's better to separate men and women."
The women and girls were on the side closest to the kitchen, and the men were on the other side, with a room in between where no one lived. At night, the two sides did not interact with each other. If there was something going on in the family, they could shout outside or in the kitchen. If they were discovered, they would be driven out of the village along with their entire family.
Shen Qing finished speaking calmly, and even his tone didn't fluctuate much, but it sounded as severe as thunder in everyone's ears!
We finally settled down in such a warm house, and the whole family has food to eat. How could we be kicked out just because we weren't paying attention?
Or kick out the whole family!
"Master, don't worry, we will never let you down!"
"...We don't have anything to say."
Nothing is more important than the well-being of the family now!
Shen Qing waited for a while until everyone realized the seriousness of the situation, and then instructed one by one: "Come and get the cloth and cotton according to the number of people in your family. Each person should get two sets of inner clothes, two sets of winter clothes, and needles and thread to make them.
From now on, food, vegetables, oil, and meat will be delivered every day. This is not a fixed number. The kitchen has five stoves, which are more than enough for everyone to cook. Each household will select someone to cook and line up in order. They will be responsible for the daily meals according to the order.
There's no need for you to do any work for now. Except when Liu Sheng comes over and you need to go out to fight, take good care of your health the rest of the time. I'll arrange specific work for you after the New Year."
Xu Lin's wife asked in a trembling voice, "Boss, did I hear correctly? Two sets of underwear and two sets of winter clothes, doesn't that mean one person has four sets of clothes?"
It’s still brand new!”
When had they ever made four new sets of clothes at once? The children had never had four new sets of clothes in their entire lives.
It took Xu Lin a long while to find his voice again, and he mumbled, "I heard correctly. The master also said that food, vegetables, and oil would be delivered every day. There's oil every day!"
In the past, they only ate meat during festivals and holidays, so it was normal that the master did not send it to them. However, they did not eat oil often in the past, but the master said that he would send it to them every day.
"They said we should take good care of our health. There are still seven or eight days before the New Year. Why don't we work for such a long time? Are we being supported in vain?" Yang Mu blinked and muttered to himself.
He would rather work, and he really wants to work, otherwise he won't feel at ease with his food and clothing.
The huge room was filled with hushed conversations until another voice was heard.
"Sister-in-law, the food is ready. Should we eat now or later?"
It’s still early to have dinner now, but they must have been hungry since they came all the way here.
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound. While the master was giving them the time to talk, the food had already been prepared in the kitchen?
When did this happen? How come they didn’t notice it at all!
Shen Qing looked at the people who were obviously very hungry but were forcing themselves to eat, and instructed them, "Put the food in a wooden barrel and have Xiangxi warm it up outside before bringing it in."
They hadn't eaten enough in recent days, and today they were even hungrier. They couldn't eat anything that would make their stomachs bloated, so they made vegetable and meat porridge, which was nutritious and easy to digest, and wouldn't make their stomachs bloated.
The meat porridge is too hot, and if they drink it too quickly, it will easily burn their mouth and esophagus, so it is best to let it warm before serving.
Jiang Yu responded and turned back to the kitchen.
Each household here found their own bowls and chopsticks and lined up according to Shen Qing's instructions. Even though their stomachs were rumbling loudly, they still waited quietly and patiently.
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