Soon, the only sound on the entire avenue was the rustling of pigs rooting for food.
The atmosphere became lively, and everyone finally had the leisure and energy to chat.
Everyone praised the food highly.
With just over a thousand people, it's impossible to solve the problem with just a few buckets of vegetables in one truck.
From time to time, carts would come down from the village, carrying freshly cooked dishes to add to the feast.
For those with a large appetite, there's always another chance to queue up and get more food if needed.
It's about laying out the food and letting people eat as much as they want, until they can't eat anymore.
They weren't afraid that someone would secretly take the food home and hide it.
Putting aside the commotion today, Yun Zhiyi's prestige in their hearts is probably higher than that of the current emperor.
Even someone with the thickest skin wouldn't do something like this, given how generous the employer is.
After all, they weren't working for their employer.
Those who grow their own food have grain, and those who hire others have money.
The employer also hired several hundred more strong laborers to help them with the work.
Now they're giving us such a lavish free meal.
Don't say you're too ashamed to do petty theft.
Even if they find one nearby, they'll definitely teach it a lesson first.
However, after this delicious meal, everyone's fear of the host lessened considerably, leaving only awe.
Just then, everyone suddenly heard what sounded like cursing coming from not far away.
Even with my neck craned out, it was too dark to see anything clearly.
But they soon learned what had happened from other people's conversations.
It turns out that those people who were scared away and hid in their houses before, and refused to come out to work, are now secretly trying to come out and freeload off us.
When his own family saw it, they scolded him back.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but shake their heads.
In that situation, it's understandable that they would be scared away and dare not come out.
But you haven't done any work, and now you're running around trying to freeload off people, that's really not right.
By the time everyone had finished eating, the moon had already risen into the sky.
Everyone helped pack up.
The disciples of Xing Shu Sect were then divided into three groups.
Some of them were taken by You Xinyue to rest on the green mountain.
Some were assigned to Zhuangli.
If there weren't enough houses, they would sleep outdoors on the ground.
Cultivators need to temper their will; if they can't even endure this little bit of hardship, what's the point of cultivating?
Anyway, the whole village is kept at a constant temperature, so there's no fear of getting too cold or too hot.
It was only then that everyone belatedly realized that the temperature seemed a bit off.
They had stopped working for a long time and hadn't put their cotton-padded clothes back on, but they still didn't feel hot.
This wasn't the only unusual thing that happened today.
Soon everyone realized that it must also be related to the sect leader/owner, so they all sighed inwardly and then washed up and closed their eyes to rest.
The remaining people were temporarily placed in the homes of villagers whose houses were still inhabited.
The farmers had no objection to this, and were even unwilling to accept the rent offered by their employer.
These people are helping them with the work, they're just making room to sleep.
You have to pay for meals when you hire a helper, but these days they get everything for free from their employers, so how can they charge money?
Seeing that everyone was determined, Li Chengzhi didn't try to dissuade them. He was even secretly relieved that the villagers weren't confused.
If he actually accepted the money, he would feel ashamed.
Once everyone was settled, the entire farm quieted down in the latter half of the night.
The person lying down had thought that today's events had been so impactful that they wanted to reflect on what had happened and their future path.
Who knew that they would fall into a deep sleep within two seconds of lying down?
The day was filled with a series of frights and non-stop busy work, leaving everyone exhausted.
I was awakened by the sound of gongs the next morning.
Li Fu carried a gong and walked along the village road, banging it and shouting, "Get up and have breakfast!"
When everyone opened their eyes, they realized that it had already gotten light.
Before I could even process the thought of breakfast, my stomach started growling.
She immediately jumped up, quickly washed up, found some light summer clothes to wear, grabbed her bowl and chopsticks, and ran out of the house.
Sure enough, there were five delivery trucks parked at the place where we ate yesterday.
Eight large wooden barrels were lined up side by side on the vehicle, steaming with mist.
A rich, sweet aroma wafted out, making my stomach rumble even louder.
The people serving the food were all family members of the farmers; everyone knew each other, and someone would go up and ask with a smile.
"Aunt Chun, what's for breakfast? It smells delicious!"
The cook smiled and lifted the lid.
"This morning we have congee and side dishes. Right now we have vegetable and shredded pork congee, sweet date eight-treasure congee, and plain congee. You can have the plain congee with side dishes. Here are these pickled vegetables. Everyone, please take a bowl first. If you're still hungry, you can come back for more. What would you like to eat?"
The first person to arrive looked at the three open porridge buckets, smelled the rich aroma, and couldn't help but lick their lips, "Mmm, I'll have a bowl of sweet porridge first!"
Sugar was rarer than meat in the daily lives of the poor.
Firstly, this thing is indeed precious, and secondly, it's not something they particularly need.
But some things, the more you can't have them, the more you miss them.
Yesterday, everyone ate a lot of meat.
Now the smell of sweet porridge makes me feel even more appetizing.
Those who arrive early will usually choose to eat sweet porridge first, about 70% of them.
So the sweet porridge bucket was quickly emptied, and the people who came after could only eat savory porridge or plain porridge.
But after tasting them, no one was disappointed, because they were all delicious.
The savory porridge has distinct layers of flavor and a delightful aroma.
Plain congee has its own sweet flavor, and when paired with minced meat and side dishes, every bite awakens your taste buds.
The bowl of porridge was slurped up in no time, and then I quickly grabbed the bowl and went to queue up again.
The children don't eat that much; one bowl is usually enough for them, so they all gather together, holding their bowls.
I'll try eating a bite of you, and you try eating a bite of me; we're having a great time.
After finishing breakfast, everyone patted their bellies, satisfied, and headed to get their tools to plow the fields.
Just then, someone brought over several large buckets of things.
Upon opening it, it was found to be filled with flatbreads.
These pancakes are different from the plain flour pancakes I had last night.
Judging from its oily appearance and color, it's clearly a pie.
The aroma alone is enough to make one's eyes light up.
It has meat!
Liu Dashan chuckled, "The employer considered that everyone gets hungry quickly while working, so each person carries two pies with them to eat whenever they want. These past few days have been busy, and the employer said that everyone has worked hard."
As he spoke, he glanced at everyone.
I saw only surprise and emotion on their faces, without a trace of complaint or dissatisfaction.
He then continued to speak with a smile.
"Also, the employer said that starting today, everyone will be transferred to a contract job, but each person will receive ten catties of new wheat seeds and one hundred coins of labor fees every day."
Upon hearing this, most of them looked surprised, but quickly recovered.
These people are mostly those who previously chose to grow their own crops.
They were only slightly disappointed, but had no complaints.
Many families discussed this privately yesterday.
Some even considered talking to Li Chengping and just treating it as working for their employer.
On the first day, at least they used their own wheat to exchange for it. Although they still felt somewhat guilty about taking it, they could at least bear it.
But starting today, we're using wheat grown by the landlord himself, and we'll continue growing it.
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