Chapter 151： Coarse food

Chapter 151: Meal and Meal

No one said anything in the valley for a long time. After all, it was Mrs. Cui who took two steps forward and said with a smile, "A thousand taels of silver sounds like a lot, but in fact, it's not much if you divide it among different places. Let Mr. Zhou worry about it. When the village chief and others come back, Let’s discuss it and put it together. I still need to trouble you with the drawings!”

The other villagers came to their senses after hearing this and quickly thanked him.

“Thank you, Mr. Zhou. It’s already a big deal for us farmers to build a house for a hundred taels. It’s really shocking to suddenly hear that it costs a thousand taels.”

“Yes, such a big valley is not comparable to our farmyard.”

“Thank you, sir, for your trouble.”

Mr. Zhou is a person who is addicted to technology, and he doesn’t have so many twists and turns in his heart.

He had also heard from Mr. Wen on the way and knew that everyone was fleeing the famine and had little money. When he heard that it would cost a thousand taels, it was normal to be surprised and he would not be angry about it.

“Don’t worry, everyone, I will think about it carefully, spend as little money as possible, and make it as perfect as possible. After all, this place is close to Kyoto, and it will be the rich people who come to play. The hot spring yard is too simple.”

Everyone nodded quickly, and Jiaxi Jiaan happened to run over and shouted, "dinner is ready, you can eat."

Uncle Zhao and others quickly invited Mr. Zhou and a few of his men, "Mr. Zhou, please rest your stomach first and then get busy. There is nothing good in the mountains and wilderness, so don't dislike it."

“No, it’s me who’s causing trouble for you.”

Both sides were very polite, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

Everyone lives in shacks and eats on earthen stoves. There really is nothing good to entertain guests.

Tao Hongying worked hard to make two dishes, one cake and one soup. The dish was stir-fried bacon with cabbage, fungus, and cold wild vegetables. The cake was chopped pork belly that Li Laoer bought the day before yesterday, served with dried vegetables, and baked into a pie. The soup was Wild vegetable and egg soup.

The combination of cabbage and fungus in black and white is pleasing to the eye. The cold wild vegetables are also full of green, sour, sweet and refreshing.

The most outstanding thing is the dried vegetable patties. The oil of the pork belly is absorbed by the dried vegetables. When you take a bite, it is soft and fragrant, slightly salty. It is perfect when paired with a bowl of egg soup.

Mr. Zhou and others originally thought that when people in the village said they had a simple meal, they really meant a simple meal.

I didn’t expect that a group of refugees living in shacks in such a desolate valley would make such delicious food to entertain them.

Seeing the sorghum rice porridge and stewed cabbage in the bowls of the villagers from a distance, they became even more enthusiastic.

Even without Mr. Wen’s request, they would still do their best to help build the hot spring villa. Not for anything else, just for these kind and simple villagers.

Jiayin is currently sitting in Mrs. Cui's arms, sharing a pie with Mrs. Cui, her mouth is wet from eating, and she is always proud of my mother's good craftsmanship.

Although Mr. Ye sent food and Mrs. Cui also brought some, no one in the village could bear to eat a full meal.

Today's pie was baked, in addition to entertaining the guests, only half of the guests were Mrs. Cui, as well as Mrs. Li and Uncle Zhao who were injured, so they only shared one piece each.

Of course the old people like to eat, but they feel sorry for the children even more. They just make a show and share it with the little ones.

Mrs. Cui was chatting with Mrs. Li and others, and Jiayin wandered around while eating.

There are a lot of cabbage and radishes stored in the space. In a few days, grandma will recover from her injury and can move around freely. Then she can find an opportunity to take them out and exchange them in a nearby village.

The problem today is still the fruit saplings in the space nursery.

How can we take it out in a reasonable way?

At this time, she missed Mr. Ye very much. If he were here, he would definitely help.

After all, they had money in one hand and pills in the other, so the transaction went smoothly. Mr. Ye did not ask any questions or doubts, and his calmness made Jiayin subconsciously feel that he was more trustworthy than grandma.

Grandma is just an old farm lady, and she is more concerned about her safety and self-protection.

But regardless of his status or experience, Mr. Ye is enough to shoulder all dangers and solve all problems for her. He is currently the best shield.

It's a pity that when we got to know each other before, Mr. Ye was still a new uncle. Now he has been promoted to a marquis and is still a military lord leading troops. He is so busy that he can't be seen. She can't catch him even if she wants to.

After lunch, Mr. Zhou measured a lot of detailed data, took the manpower and left.

The villagers thanked him one after another and sent him as far outside the valley as possible.

Because they were thinking about Mr. Wen and the village chief, everyone stood there for a long time, but unfortunately no one was there.

Uncle Zhao ordered everyone to continue going up the mountain to open up wasteland. No matter how regular the hot springs in the valley were, the mountains on both sides had to be cleared out.

With everyone busy cutting down trees and weeding, they had no time to worry about the one thousand taels of silver.

At dusk, there was suddenly the sound of horse hooves in the distance, getting closer and closer. Just as the villagers came down from the mountain, they immediately blocked the entrance of the valley, for fear that someone would come to grab the hot spring again.

As a result, when the cavalry approached, it was Mr. Ye who jumped down.

Everyone cheered and rushed forward to shout, "Master Ye is back! The Marquis is back!"

Jiayin was squatting by the stove, warming herself by the fire with her grandma. Listening to the cheers, she was so happy that she stretched out her legs and rushed over there.

Mrs. Li was afraid that her granddaughter would fall, so she wanted to catch up with her, but she stretched so hard that her shoulder wound hurt, so she could only call out "Family Joy".

“Hurry up and pick up Fu Niu, don’t fall!”

Jia Huan strode forward, picked up her sister and lifted her directly onto her shoulders.

Jiayin grabbed her brother's hair and shouted loudly, "Uncle Ye! Uncle Ye!"

Mr. Ye was talking to the villagers. Hearing the delicate voice of the child, he turned around and smiled.

He strode through the crowd, hugged the little girl directly, and kissed her carefully on her white and tender face.

“Little girl, I miss my uncle!”

“Yeah, yeah!” Jiayin nodded her little head vigorously, her little face full of seriousness and joy, “I miss my uncle, so much!”

Mr. Ye smiled heartily, "We haven't seen each other for a few days, and our Fu Niu can speak so clearly."

The villagers gathered around him and sat by the fire. Mrs. Cui supported Old Mrs. Li and came forward to pay her respects.

Mr. Ye personally helped the old lady sit down. The old lady was worried about her son, so she told her about the incident of someone robbing the hot spring.

Mr. Ye had long seen the hot springs in the distance and said, "I was at the dock just now. I just taught those two officials a lesson, and I was worried about how you would settle down here. I didn't expect that a hot spring was dug out of the deserted beach. Don’t worry, no one can take it away!”

After hearing this, everyone seemed to have taken a reassurance and felt much safer.

Mr. Ye added, "As for Mr. Wen and Laosi, you don't have to worry. There are already many conflicts when the imperial court moves the capital. Now what's going on in our village is just an introduction. I'm afraid the imperial court has been looking forward to this day." Therefore, the result must be good, and the fourth child and the others will be back tomorrow.”

He hugged Jiayin and sat on his lap. His expression was gentle and his tone was firm, making people unable to help but feel convinced.

(End of this chapter)