Chapter 331 A Different New Year's Dinner
No wine.
Shen Qing doesn't like people drinking, especially men's various behaviors after being drunk. In order to avoid drunkenness, several of his older sons in the family are not prepared to drink even if they have money.
As for not drinking alcohol, the family's opinion was surprisingly unanimous. They all believed that drinking alcohol was a waste of food. So many disaster victims couldn't even get enough bran to eat. Some starved to death, some froze to death, and some died from attacking and robbing each other. No one knew how many people died in one disaster. Even in such a situation, the court did not issue a ban on alcohol.
You need to know how much refined grain is needed to make wine!
Refined grains will not be given to the victims, but it would be good to replace them with coarse grains or even bran and distribute them for disaster relief. How many lives and families could be saved?
Although we cannot rely entirely on the imperial court, how many ordinary farmers can rely solely on themselves to overcome the difficulties in the face of a major disaster?
If their mother wasn't there in their family and village, who knows how many people would have died along the way!
Back then, let alone having a prosperous and lively New Year celebration like today, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be alive...
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiangdong picked up the rice syrup with sugar in front of him, stood up and said to the host solemnly: "Mother, thanks to you!
Your son won’t be able to help you share the burden in the next few months.”
Everyone else at the table looked at Jiang Xiangdong. Jiang Xiangdong suddenly stopped and looked at Huo Bing beside him uneasily.
This is what Ah Bing had told him yesterday. They were going to Bashu, which was even farther away than Qili Village, and the departure date was very urgent. He felt reluctant to leave his family and the comfortable home he had built with great difficulty.
Then I realized that it’s New Year’s Day, and it’s not a good time to talk about these farewell things.
"Brother, what do you mean by this? Why are you stopping halfway through a sentence? Are you trying to make me anxious to death?" Jiang Xiangnan asked in a hurry.
For the first time, everyone else unanimously agreed with Jiang Xiangnan's words.
"I, I..." Jiang Xiangdong didn't know whether he should say it at this moment, and stumbled for a long time.
Huo Bing looked at his mother-in-law who was sitting in the main seat. When she nodded, he took over the conversation: "I'm going on a long trip, very far away. Mother asked Xiangdong to accompany me."
Everyone was too shocked to react. Jiang Shui and Jiang Xiangzhong were extremely nervous and asked in unison, "So, are you taking Huahua and the others with you?"
Jiang Shui was worried about the long journey. It would be hard for the adults to travel, but the children would suffer a lot. She didn't want the two little ones to go through the same hardships on the road again.
Jiang Xiangzhong thought, "Let's take them with us. Big brother can take care of children, and Huahua is obedient. It would be tiring for two people to take care of two children, but they can take care of it. After all, they are the children's parents. They have to take care of both giving birth and raising them."
With his lousy mouth, even if you beat him to death, he will never say that taking care of children is a blessing at home!
"Bashu is full of miasma and humidity, and the road is rugged, so it's better not to bring it. But you will have to work hard in the next few months." Huo Bing said guiltily.
For the first time, she realized that you can't have it both ways. On one side is her mother, who gave birth to her and worked tirelessly for her survival, and on the other side are her two children. No matter which side she chooses, she feels she owes the other one...
Jiang Shui breathed a sigh of relief, his smile widening as he said with assurance, "It's not hard. Don't worry about the family. This isn't the time when we were in Qili Village with no place to live, no money, and no food to eat. Everything is fine now, so go ahead and don't worry, sister-in-law!"
When Guan Li and Jiang Yu heard Bashu, they thought about it and came up with a guess. They suppressed their worries and advised, "Xiao Shui is right. It's much better than before. If we don't go now, we won't be able to go in the future."
Huo Bing only felt that the strong sense of guilt in his heart had dissipated a lot. It was so good to have family members like them!
With their help in difficult times, she was able to do what she wanted to do. Without them, she would not be able to go even if she knew she wanted to.
Guan Li looked at Jiang Xiangdong and advised, "Brother, don't worry about the fields. Have you forgotten that there are more than a hundred people? Besides, more than ten donkeys and cows are more than enough."
Jiang Shui realized it belatedly and asked, "By the way, are you two going alone? Isn't that too dangerous?"
Huo Bing raised the corner of his lips to smile, and told her one by one that his mother had asked her to select someone to follow her, to ask the escort agency to escort them, and to choose someone to take care of the two children during the day.
When Jiang Xiangzhong heard that his mother had even made plans for who would take care of her two granddaughters, he asked worriedly, "Who should we choose? Those women have just arrived. What if Huahua and the others are unfamiliar with the family and start crying?"
Although he dislikes taking care of children, it doesn't matter if he is a little tired if it is handed over to the wrong person!
He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and said, "Mom, I only teach in the morning, so I can still take care of my two little nieces in the afternoon..."
Shen Qing looked at Lao Liu and patiently explained: "When you are free in the afternoon, just play with them. The two sisters Zhenzhu are neither too old nor too young to do much work, so it's just right for them to play with Huahua.
We're picking a woman who's quick and clean to look after the second child. The five of them are together during the day, so they can look after each other. If you have time, go over and take a look. It won't interfere with your work, and you can lend a hand if you need anything. Do you have anything to add?"
Jiang Xiangzhong: .....I have to say that his mother is much more thoughtful than him!
"So when will Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law leave?"
"We need to select people and let Huahua and her sister get acquainted with each other. The earliest we can do that is the sixth or seventh day of the Lunar New Year." Shen Qing counted the things that needed to be prepared and gave a date.
We are still very pressed for time.
Except for Jiang Xiangdong and his wife, everyone opened their mouths, wondering if it was too early.
Then I thought about how they had food and drink here and a warm house to live in, while my sister-in-law’s family was suffering!
If the sister-in-law had arrived one day earlier, they might have been able to eat a full meal one day earlier, and a life might have been saved.
Jiang Yu then said, "I happen to be free these few days. I'll come and cook for you tomorrow. I'll make some extra for you to take along on the road."
Jiang Xiangnan immediately said, "Yes! Food is the most important thing. I'll help you tomorrow. I'll knead the dough!"
Kneading the dough takes a lot of effort, but he is a man with great strength, so the dough he kneads is smooth and elastic, and both the steamed buns and flower rolls that come out of it are delicious.
"I'll help knead the dough too. Dafu said that the food won't go bad until the thaw comes. Let's make some delicious food so we can have more on the way." Jiang Xiangbei thought for a moment and said, "Let's make some fried noodles, fried rice and other dry food. Even if the thaw comes, we don't have to worry about them going bad!"
Jiang Xiangxi looked at Guan Li beside him, only to hear Guan Li whisper, "I've thought about it. They'll make ready-to-eat food and dry rations, and we'll make meat, smoked meat, dried meat, and some pickled duck and goose eggs. Taking them with us on the road will help us replenish our energy, right?"
Jiang Xiangxi's usually cold eyes lit up, and he pursed his lips and nodded heavily.
A few people over there were discussing what fresh food to eat before the civilization;
Here we are researching dry food and meat that can be preserved for a long time;
The atmosphere changed from the sadness of parting to positive and optimistic preparations for the trip.
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