The little boy retracted his head, and his dirty face was slightly red. He was shy. But after a while, he stuck his head out again. Seeing that Yang Haiyan was still looking at him and smiling at him, he smiled shyly.
Yang Haiyan said, "Come here, I'll give you a snack."
Although the little boy was a little greedy, he didn't go directly over. Instead, he hid at the door for a long time. He was young and fearless, and finally he staggered out of the threshold. The
little boy was not very old, about three or four years old, with a chubby face. His eyes were dark and particularly bright. His hair was not black, but rather between brown and brown. Maybe all children are like this. Maybe his hair will turn black when he grows up.
He came to Yang Haiyan and stared at him blankly, drooling.
Yang Haiyan took out a handkerchief and wiped his saliva. Seeing that his hands were a little dirty, she said gently, "Go wash your hands, and I'll give you a biscuit." As she spoke, she broke the biscuit into pieces and put the small white pieces into his mouth, "Is it delicious? Go wash your hands first."
The little boy may have never eaten such delicious things. His eyes lit up and he said in a baby voice, "It's delicious." Then he went to wash his hands on his short legs. There are
basically water tanks in the yards of farmers, and children can wash their hands with water by themselves.
After washing his hands, the little boy immediately trotted to Yang Haiyan's side. Because he was young, his steps were not steady when he ran, and Yang Haiyan was worried that he would fall. But in fact, her worry was unnecessary, and the little boy arrived at her side safely.
Because he was young, his hands were not clean after washing himself, so Yang Haiyan used the handkerchief that had been used to wipe his mouth to wipe his hands clean. She is not a particularly patient person, but patience must be shown to others. If it was a seven or eight-year-old tiger child, she might not be satisfied, but a three or four-year-old child is at the cutest age in a person's life, and is extremely, extremely cute. So she is particularly patient with children at this age.
Yang Haiyan put the bag in front of him: "Take whatever you want to eat."
The little boy looked at the biscuits, then at the fried dough twist, and finally picked up a biscuit he had just eaten, because he knew that biscuits were delicious. He took a small bite, and when the crisp sound came out, he smiled, and then continued to eat in small bites, like a little squirrel eating pine nuts, chirping.
The village chief's daughter-in-law came back with a basket of vegetables, and saw her son eating with the noble, and was shocked: "What are you doing, you tiger child, don't disturb the noble."
The child saw his mother and gave her a smile.
Yang Haiyan laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, I'm bored, this child is very cute, let him accompany me for a while."
Seeing the noble said this, the village chief's daughter-in-law didn't know what to say. Her father-in-law selected fifty families for one thousand points of food, and each family received twenty points. One meal could earn twenty cents, and three meals could earn sixty cents. So everyone cherished it very much, fearing that if one meal was not well prepared, the next two meals would be gone. The village chief's daughter-in-law wanted to make a few more points for herself, but she also knew that her father-in-law, as the village chief, could not be so partial, so he could only select fifty families.
While feeding the little boy, Yang Haiyan asked, "Sister-in-law, how long does it take to get to the county from you?"
The village chief's daughter-in-law said, "I have never been to the county, only to the town. On weekdays, it takes half an hour to walk to the town." That is, one hour.
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she said to Meng Ping, "Meng Ping, tell Kunshi to go to the town to buy 50 kilograms of meat, and add a piece of meat to everyone's cabbage tonight." Everyone has been walking for three days. Except for adding bones to the porridge on the first night, there is no oil or water. It is tiring to rush every day. If there is no oil or water, even if the daily diet is good, the body will not be able to hold on. Yang Haiyan arranged an egg in the breakfast tomorrow, which is also intended to supplement everyone, but if everyone can eat a piece of meat in the evening, they will definitely be happier. One more piece of meat costs one more penny, and I think no one will mind.
Meng Ping said, "Yes."
Meng Ping left the village chief's house and met Kunshi at the village gate: "Captain, my wife said to go to the town to buy fifty kilograms of meat, and add a piece of meat to everyone's dishes in the evening."
Hearing that there would be meat to eat in the evening, not only did Kunshi feel dry in his mouth, but the remaining soldiers and women also swallowed their saliva. In the past, when things were even poorer, it was normal not to see meat all year round. But after having certain conditions, it is really hard to get used to not having meat for three days.
Whether it is a private guard or a servant, anyone in the Qin family has a meal of meat every day, more or less, so when everyone thinks back on not having meat for three days, it seems that they are really not used to it.
Fifty households, each household has twenty minutes of food, which is quite fast. After cooking, everyone warmed it in the pot.
Kunshi bought the meat and took it directly to the village chief's house. Yang Haiyan asked the village chief's daughter-in-law to cut each pound of meat into pieces, one pound into twenty pieces. Although there are so many pieces, one pound in ancient times weighed sixteen taels, which is equivalent to one and a half pounds now. One and a half pounds of meat was cut into twenty pieces, and each piece was really not small.
After the meat was cut into pieces, the village chief's daughter-in-law was asked to make braised pork. When the braised pork was ready, the village chief's daughter-in-law was drooling over the fragrant soup. Even Yang Haiyan, who was outside the yard, couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up. She thought she was really smart for buying meat.
"Yanyan." Qin Fang led the team to stop at a certain distance from the village. If they got too close, they would disturb the villagers. Then, he came to find Yang Haiyan. Seeing his wife playing with a little boy in the yard, he watched for a long time. Qin Fang felt that his wife must want a child. Seeing her smile so gently and sweetly to the little boy, he couldn't help but be touched. After they are settled in Yunxiang County, he must work harder to let her give birth to a child for him.
Yang Haiyan raised her head when she heard Qin Fang's voice. Seeing Qin Fang standing at the gate of the yard looking at her, she couldn't help but walk towards him: "Are you tired?" Although he was only the team leader, he also had pressure. If these people were not settled in one day, Qin Fang's pressure would not be reduced. Moreover, they had only walked one-fifth of the journey, and accidents could happen at any time.
Qin Fang grabbed her hand and held it in his palm. Her hand was smooth and white, which was different from his black and rough hand. It looked very obvious. This strong contrast was once his deep inferiority complex. But her persistence and companionship were also the deepest motivation in his heart.
Qin Fang shook his head: "Not tired. Kunshi told me about today's matter. I think it's very good. I can do it this way in the future." It was much easier than asking the servants to cook for her.
Yang Haiyan nodded: "I thought so at first, but there was a lot of food stored at home, so I ate it first. After all, so much food is a burden, and it is really tiring to carry it over."
When it was time for dinner, the village chief organized each family to carry the sweet potato rice and fried cabbage to the resting place of the team. There were a total of fifty households, and then more than a thousand people lined up to receive their dinner.
It's not surprising that 20 people from each household claimed the food, which was quite fast.
A rascal said, "We're eating meat today. Such delicious meat. I can't bear to eat it." He licked it with his tongue. The braised meat was not only delicious, but also a little sweet. It also had some juice, which seeped into the cabbage and rice. It was also delicious when made into a mixed pot rice.
"There's really meat. That's great."
"Meat, this is meat."
"..."
Looking at the people who talked about meat with surprised eyes and voices, Yang Haiyan also felt very happy. It was probably the joy of being recognized.
Compared to everyone else who only had a piece of meat, the Qin family obviously had a plate of meat. Although everyone was envious, they also understood. After all, their portion was only three cents, and they bought it with their own money.
After dinner, just like the previous two days, everyone began to rest.
Yang Haiyan went to find Qin Fang: "Husband, I have made an appointment with the daughter-in-law of the village chief's family today. I will go to her house to borrow a room and stay overnight." The main thing is to take a shower, and someone has to prepare breakfast tomorrow.
Qin Fang heard this and said, "Let Aunt Lian and Aunt Fan accompany you."
Yang Haiyan nodded, "Yes, that's what I was planning."
Not only did Yang Haiyan go to the village to take a bath, but even Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu followed Yang Haiyan. They brought their children and wanted to take a bath and have a good sleep.
Maybe this village has a three-meal relationship with them, so some villagers came to the brigade to play after dinner.
Yang Haiyan took a good bath at the village chief's house. The next morning, when the sky was slightly bright, she and the village chief's daughter-in-law led the villagers to deliver food to the brigade. There were still fifty households, and the people who wanted to receive food lined up in front of each household, but there were more people today than yesterday. After
yesterday's braised pork, everyone ate boiled eggs today, and they were so happy that they wanted to cry.
Yang Haiyan said at this time: "Listen to me, the villagers have prepared a lot of boiled eggs. If you want to buy a few boiled eggs privately, you can ask them to buy them. Boiled eggs are one penny each."
Although boiled eggs cannot be kept for a long time, they will go bad. But the ones bought today will definitely not go bad tomorrow. As for whether to keep them overnight or not, no one cares when they are away from home.
Sure enough, after everyone heard this, after a while, the villagers' surplus boiled eggs were looted. The villagers who had good business did not want to leave the team. On weekdays, they took eggs to the town to set up stalls, and each egg cost one penny. If they brought a lot of eggs, they would have some left over. But today, they just regretted that they did not have enough eggs.
After breakfast, everyone was ready to hit the road. For lunch, they had two steamed buns, some with boiled eggs.
Two days passed one after another. Early in the morning, when everyone was still eating breakfast, Niu Da came to see Yang Haiyan: "Madam, I have some ideas, but I don't know whether I should say them or not." This
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