Chapter 309: Eat
Finely chopped emerald green vegetable leaves, orange-red carrot cubes, and a small but noticeable amount of minced meat, especially the thick, white rice.
It’s called porridge, but it’s different from the clear rice soup with bran floating on top that we used to drink. This one not only uses fine grains and meat, but is also so thick that you can’t even fall it over if you stick a chopstick in it!
There is really no adulteration!
The hands holding the broken bowl began to tremble, and the person who got the porridge became cautious. He did not pour it into his mouth all at once, but drank it mouthful by mouthful along the edge of the bowl, as if he was afraid that he would lose the flavor if he ate too fast.
With just the right temperature and a sweet and rich taste, they felt that this bowl of porridge was better than anything they had ever eaten!
Shen Qing was watching from the side, no longer worried as before.
No matter how thick the porridge is, it is diluted with water, which is completely different from the solid steamed buns and pancakes.
The advantage is that you can get the maximum feeling of fullness with a small amount of food. The disadvantage is that it digests quickly and is not very resistant to hunger, so you will feel hungry soon after eating.
"You've been tired all day. After washing up, go to bed early. Liu Sheng will probably bring a large number of troops here in the next few days. If you take good care of yourselves, we'll have a better chance of winning."
Shen Qing sighed. They didn't have to work before the New Year, but they had to fight the enemy together, which was much more dangerous than working!
"Okay, Master, we've got this in mind!"
Shen Qing looked at the women and children whose clothes were tattered and dirty, and said, "There is a bathhouse in the main house. You can discuss and sort out the order to go there to wash yourself. If you don't understand, you can ask Aunt Ping, she will tell you."
There are no clean and suitable clothes now, but people will feel refreshed if they wash their skin and hair, especially their hair, as it must be uncomfortable to have oil and dirt stuck on it.
Pinggu stood up with a smile on her face, indicating to everyone that the master was talking about her.
Many women did not expect that the master's bathroom would be available for them to use!
They knew best how dirty their clothes were and how greasy their hair was. In the past, they would cover their noses and walk around when they met passers-by. But now, not only did their master not mind, he also took the initiative to give up his bathroom for them to wash!
They cried too many times along the way. They knew that crying was useless and thought that their tears had dried up long ago, but at this moment, for some reason, tears rolled down their faces.
Not only were they treated as human beings, but they were also caring and respectful, a feeling they had never experienced before.
Shen Qing left as everyone watched her crying.
Many people escorted Shen Qing out of the house, and only returned in the bitter cold wind when they could no longer see Shen Qing.
Recalling what Shen Qing had said just now, the women first discussed the schedule for preparing meals. After all, food is the most important thing for people, and eating is the most important thing. This is the most important thing and should be put first.
Ping Gu was the first to speak out: "Let's go first tomorrow. You guys are not as strong as you used to be, so it should be better to go later."
We were working with Chuntian and the others before, but now the workshop is on annual holiday, and Chuntian and the others have returned to their home in the mountains. Although there are many new people among them, there are also many households, nearly twenty or so. It is like being tired for one day but able to rest for more than ten or twenty days!
When she came, she was in a very miserable state and was so hungry that she was exhausted. It was Chuntian and her friends who took care of her and helped her and her daughters to recover their health. Although she could not do as well as Chuntian did now, she also wanted to do better.
The women who gathered together to discuss the matter felt that the tears that had just stopped were beginning to flow again.
They quickly turned around and wiped their eyes with their sleeves.
Pinggu did not make things difficult for them just because they came in earlier and were older. Instead, she felt sorry for them and considered them in every way!
What luck they have! It is rare to have a good master, and Pinggu, who is also a servant and will work with them in the future, is so gentle and kind. They feel that the future is full of hope.
No more worrying about not being able to sleep at night, being woken up by the cold from time to time, and then opening my eyes after waking up to worry about how to fill my stomach today...
The men over there were discussing how to cut some thatch and dry it in the sun. Firewood is very important in winter. They were afraid of the shortage of firewood in the past. After entering the village, they saw mountains and forests everywhere. Their first reaction was joy and a full sense of security!
No need to worry about running out of firewood for cooking and heating anymore.
Even though the master said that the workshop's geothermal heating did not need to be constantly heated with firewood, and that the firewood for cooking was almost enough, and the unused firewood could be used to build thatched huts next year, this time they must build more and bigger thatched huts of their own!
Every man thinks so. The host's house is made of bricks and tiles, while the other people in the village live in houses made of adobe and tiles. But how can they compare with them?
They were just servants, and it was good enough for them to live in a thatched hut and sleep on the same kang as other people in the village. After all, according to Feng Meng, other families in the village also slept on kangs. The floor heating was only available in the main house where the master lived and in the workshop where work was needed.
However, if the master allows, they have enough strength to make adobe bricks and build a roof with them. They don't even dare to think about laying tiles, but an adobe thatched roof is also very good!
Especially since the adobe is thick, its thermal insulation effect is much better than that of a thatched house.
The room was warm everywhere. The men and women lay down in the rooms at both ends of the workshop. Those with better conditions spread mattresses, those with less conditions spread straw and mats, and those with even less conditions slept in their clothes - the stone floor was also warm, which was much better than the thatched hut they lived in before.
They need to go to bed early and get their bodies in good shape as quickly as possible, so that when Liu Sheng brings people to cause trouble, they will have the strength to fight them off!
After a day of hard work and exhaustion, everyone fell asleep almost as soon as they lay down in the warm house with a full stomach.
In the main hall of the house, Shen Qing's family was discussing the follow-up arrangements with a serious expression.
Jiang Xiangdong, who was holding his little daughter to coax her to sleep, volunteered: "Mom, let me take the men with me. I guarantee that Liu Sheng will be beaten to a pulp!"
Shen Qing glanced at his eldest son and asked sincerely, "How do you fight?"
It's not that she looks down on the eldest brother. He is good at farm work, but fighting is not his forte. He fights with all his anger and rage, which can cause great damage but also easily lead to casualties.
What she needed was to repel the enemy, and the fewer casualties on her side the better.
If this requirement is met, then we can only use our wits to defeat him!
Jiang Xiangdong's face turned red from holding his breath, and he grumbled for a long time, not knowing how to start.
How to fight? Of course, just rush out and fight, but I'm sure I won't be satisfied with this answer and won't agree with it. If I agreed to such a straightforward way of fighting, I wouldn't have gone to the trouble of building the wall so high in the first place.
But in a fight, don’t people just charge forward with hoes and carrying poles? Well, after they had swords and crossbows, they just used swords and crossbows.
An idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said, "We will defend this side of the wall and use crossbows to repel the enemy;
When they are dead or wounded, I will rush out and fight them!"
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