Chapter 192: Children of the Li People Also Need to Study
At dawn, the vermicelli factory was full of people, and Su Ying adjusted the staff and dishes.
"Aying, what's going on? Why did it become soup?" Everyone was puzzled. Is it just to drink soup during the New Year?
"Let's adjust the dishes today and have hotpot instead. We have more important things to do after that!" Su Ying said with a smile.
"What's the matter?" Everyone guessed that it must be good news.
"Tomorrow we'll go into town and sell soy milk and fried dough sticks! We'll earn some New Year's money and bring the kids along!"
"Ah? Really!" Everyone was surprised.
I have made a lot of money in the past few months and bought a lot of things for my family, so I can have enough food to eat, but I am also very tired!
I never thought about going into town for shopping.
It’s so exciting that Su Ying can make money while shopping in the city. Shopping is fun, and making money is even funnier!
The atmosphere was cheerful, with everyone washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, and making soup in an orderly manner.
"Aying, how do you fillet this fish?" Several women filleted the fish in a horrible way, not meeting Su Ying's requirements.
"Uh, have Uncle Wang and the others arrived?" Su Ying could only pin her hopes on the carpenters.
"Come on, Aying, what do you want me to do for you?" Wang Sanlang came in.
"Uncle Wang, can you fillet fish?" Su Ying pointed to several big fish on the chopping board.
"That's easy! Give me the knife!"
Wang Sanlang picked up a knife and chopped off the head and tail, then sliced the meat horizontally into slices three fingers wide, and chopped the remaining skeleton into pieces of the same size.
The whole set of movements is smooth, flowing and completed in one go.
"Oh, I didn't realize that Wang Sanlang has the talent to be a chef!" Madam Zheng joked.
"What's the big deal? When it comes to eating sea bass fillets in the past, your brothers are no worse than me!" Wang Sanlang said, and he worked harder with the knife.
"Aying, what should we do next?" Madam Zheng asked about the next steps.
"Beat the eggs, separate the egg white and egg yolk, add scallions, ginger, garlic and salt to the fish head, fish bones and fish fillets, and coat them with egg white."
Su Ying and the two sisters-in-law of the Yang family were busy frying broad beans. There were not many snacks, so they fried some broad beans to appease the children.
Others cut the washed vegetables and put them in bowls for later use, including various seasonings such as onions, ginger, garlic, horseradish, and hot pepper.
There was even a jar of soy sauce and vinegar.
The children were reluctant to sleep in and were chasing and playing outside, waiting for the meal to start.
Yang Dalang and his men built more than a dozen temporary stoves according to Su Ying's arrangement, and each household brought benches.
A large iron pot was placed on the stove, and buckets of chicken soup were poured into it. Sliced braised offal, braised duck, and fried broad beans were placed next to each stove.
Then there is a pot of fish heads and ribs, a pot of fish fillets, a pot of pork slices, soaked vermicelli, vegetables, etc.
At the end of the Si hour, Ade, the leader of Jinfeng Village, came with his men and brought a jar of brown sugar as a gift.
There were several tables in the middle, with onions, ginger, garlic, horseradish, hot pepper, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other condiments and seasonings.
Su Bucheng, Old Man Yang and others welcomed them warmly.
"Sir!" Ade saluted County Magistrate Hu, "Thank you very much for your support of Jinfeng Village!"
With the support of Mr. Hu, all the sugarcane in Wu County was sold to the sugar factory, and the sugar factory had sufficient raw materials.
Other Li people make money by selling sugarcane, and the sugarcane residue from Jinfengzhai is sold to paper mills, making full use of the value of sugarcane.
Now the Li and Han people in Wu County get sugarcane seeds and planting methods through Jinfengzhai.
It can be planted in early spring, and the sugar factory will guarantee the sale after the autumn harvest, so you don’t have to worry about losing money.
All parties benefit from each other and everyone is happy.
Jinfengzhai has made a lot of money from brown sugar in the past few months. The workers in the sugar factory have even improved the process based on their experience. The quality of the brown sugar produced is getting better and better, and the output is also higher than before.
Once the road to Jinfengzhai is completed, it will be even better.
Ade truly felt the benefits of win-win cooperation with the Han people and became more convinced of County Magistrate Hu.
"You're welcome, you're welcome! Chief Ade has vision, insight, and a broad mind. He brings prosperity to the villagers of Jinfeng Village!" County Magistrate Hu said modestly.
Several people took their seats politely, and were quite surprised by the strange way of eating, not knowing how to eat it.
Su Ying demonstrated on the spot, first mix the seasoning bowl according to your own preferences.
Then put the fish head, fish ribs, pork, vegetables, etc. into the pot and cook them. When they are cooked, put them in a bowl and eat with seasonings.
Braised food, broad beans, etc. are good snacks to go with wine.
A bucket of boiled rice wine was brought to each stove.
“Come, I wish our Huanggou Village and Jinfeng Village good weather, double the grain yield, and great sales for all our products in the coming year!
I wish our Wuxian a new year with a new look! May the people have enough food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment!
"I wish our Great Tang Dynasty everlasting prosperity, peace and prosperity for the people!" Magistrate Hu raised his glass.
"I wish you good weather, plenty of food and clothing, and peace and prosperity for the country and the people!" the villagers said in unison.
After drinking a bowl of steaming hot rice wine, I feel so happy! This is the life that people should live!
The children had been patient for the whole morning and could finally start eating. There was fish, meat and various seasonings. The children had never had a good life, and this meal made them feel like they were living in heaven.
I didn’t care about the burn, I picked up the dish, dipped it in the seasoning, blew on it and put it in my mouth. It was so delicious!
There are also the braised offal and braised duck, which are also delicious, and my favorite rice wine.
Oh, this is delicious, that is delicious, my mouth is too busy to eat all of them.
"Eat slowly, be careful of the fish bones! Don't choke!" The women only took a few bites, fearing that something might happen to the child if they were not careful.
She watched the child eat voraciously with joy, her eyes red.
Parents would rather suffer themselves than leave the best for their children.
Seeing that the children liked the food, the adults were reluctant to pick up their chopsticks.
"Mom, eat!" Hu Zi saw that his mother didn't move her chopsticks much.
"You eat, mother is not hungry!" Mrs. Pei Wu smiled and picked up some food for her son.
"Eat, Mom!" Hu Zi passed the meat from his bowl to his mother. "In the future, I will be as capable as the village elder Aying, so that you and Mom can have meat every meal!"
"Hey! My Hu Zi has made it big!" These words moved Mrs. Pei Wu so much that she almost burst into tears.
"Old Yang! Let's go!" Ade held up the bowl and said to Old Man Yang, "I'm sorry for offending you back then!"
"Ade, let's not talk about the past anymore! Let's drink it!" Old man Yang drank it in one gulp.
In those days, Ade would bring the Li people to rob Old Man Yang and his men from time to time, and they suffered a lot.
At that time, I wanted to kill him as soon as possible, but now he has become a guest of honor and we drink and chat happily with each other.
Life is like a play, full of surprises!
After finishing a bowl of wine, Ade seemed to have something to say, with a conflicted expression.
"Grandpa, are you having trouble? Why are you frowning during the New Year?" Su Ying asked.
"Well, since Ah Ying asked, I'll tell you straight!" Ah De gritted his teeth and said, "Can we send a few kids to your village to study?"
This was so sudden that the village elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
"We'll give you whatever amount you want as tuition!" Ade looked at everyone eagerly.
There are no teachers in Jinfengzhai. The culture of the Li people is passed down orally, unlike the Han people, who have books and children can receive a systematic education.
He didn’t think so before, but after being in contact with Huanggou Village for a long time, Ade realized the gap between the two sides and that children’s education is a big problem.
If Jinfengzhai wants to continue to develop, the younger generation must be capable, knowledgeable, and courageous, and they must open their eyes to the outside world.
Books are the best windows, and Liberal children should also read.
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