As soon as Mr. Gao left, the inn was not deserted. It was a busy day, and in the second half of the day, someone else came in to stay.
Looking at it, the business of Crescent Inn is actually better than that of Songshan Inn.
Song Qiu's confidence and determination became even greater.
This is the second place, she will continue to work hard, the third place, the fourth place, the third... will all come one after another.
There are still many things waiting for her to do, so she can't stay at the Crescent Inn forever.
I thought that Du Chuanfu would arrive soon with Zhong and others, so I could leave.
Calculating the time, I estimate that I still have to wait two days.
Business at the Crescent Inn was good, and the Liu family and the Jiang family worked vigorously here and earned wages. They ate breakfast and lunch here, not to mention saving food rations at home, and they also paid for dinner.
You can pack it up and take it home, so that your family won’t get the smell of oil.
In addition, the restaurant near the water is on a first-come-first-serve basis and is convenient. These days, the Liu family and the Jiang family often pack up the leftover dishes from the guests, especially the boiled meat slices and boiled fish. There is no meat, only the oil, water and
The taste is so delicious that you can lick your tongue no matter what dish you take home and cook.
I only have salt at home, but where have I ever tasted such a good condiment?
Sometimes I bring a lot of leftovers and give them to the neighbors. As a result, the dozens of families in Wufeng Village feel much better these days.
The people in Wufeng Village are all honest and grateful.
Although it was just leftovers, the innkeeper allowed Liu and Jiang to take it home. He was afraid that it would go rancid when they finished work in the evening, so Liu and Jiang could hang it in the well for stabilization. This is worthy of their gratitude.
They didn't have anything good to offer in return, so they had to ask Liu and Jiang to bring vegetables from their own garden.
More than a dozen families packed together a large basket, enough for the inn to buy vegetables for two days.
Song Qiu couldn't help but admire the simplicity of the villagers in Wufeng Village.
In future generations, all these leftovers would have been dumped into a bucket and taken away to be treated as swill, and no one would come to pack them up and take them back to eat.
To be honest, these leftovers are not valuable, and it is still a hassle to collect them.
But here, life is difficult, what can't you eat?
This oily and flavorful dish is much more delicious than eating bran-fed vegetables.
At the Songshan Inn, people from Shitou Village and Dazao Village across the street often come to pick up some leftovers to go back to, but those people never thought of saying they wanted to send their own things as a token of thanks.
Song Qiu doesn't mean that people have to give something in return for collecting leftovers. She just thinks that the villagers in Wufeng Village are much more likeable.
It was just leftovers. She didn't feel good about always accepting the vegetables sent by Wufeng Village, but after telling her twice, they still wanted to send them.
There is no other way but to do more.
Seeing that the weather was getting serious, Song Qiu asked Liu and Jiang to cover the collected meat and vegetables and put them in ice jars so that they would not spoil even after work ended in the evening.
In addition, occasionally there were mung bean soup, steamed buns, or leftover rice that had not been sold out that day. They couldn't finish it themselves that night, so they asked Liu and Jiang to take it back and distribute it to the villagers.
The weather was so bad that it was hard to keep these things overnight. Besides, it was not possible to sell overnight food to customers. It would be dumped left and right. Bringing it to them would be a return to the vegetables they always bring.
Song Qiu didn't like to owe others, and after careful calculation, the things she raised her hand to return were the leftovers, which were more valuable than the vegetables, but she didn't care too much.
But I never thought that the villagers of Wufeng Village were even more so.
The next day, the village chief came in person with two villagers and presented a basket of peaches and loquats.
They are all trees in their village. The ones Song Qiu saw last time were just at the entrance of the village. There seemed to be only one or two trees, not many. There were more than ten households in the village, and each family could not get much. However, this room directly
I also gave her a large basket, which was also generous.
In addition, there is a small half bucket of loaches with heads wrapped orthogonally and a few eels.
"This is fished by the young man in the village, just for fun. No one in our village knows how to do this. But I heard someone from the whole family mentioned it when they returned to the village. They said that Song Dong's family is good at cooking and can cook anything. This eel is...
We know it's a good thing, so we just wanted to bring it to Song Dong's family for you," the village chief said.
The main thing they gave away were these eels. They all knew that eels were rare.
As for these small loaches with no flesh at all, it is also convenient. They are not easy to catch. They have been fished out. Let’s take them together to see if Song Dong’s family likes them. If they don’t like them, it’s not troublesome to take them back.
Eels are okay, they are often sold in the market, and Song Qiu also bought some.
But that loach was not seen in the market.
They didn't even have it in Songshan Village. Song Qiu had been craving this for a long time, and he was very happy at the moment.
"Oh, this loach is a good thing! There are also eels, can your village catch them?"
The village chief nodded, "There is a mud ditch behind our village, which goes along the paddy field of the village. There are a lot of loaches in it. They cannot be sold at a high price, and we will not get them to eat. However, there are few eels that can be sold for money.
, it’s hard to come across two.”
But they were not easy to catch, so a few boys in the village caught them for two days.
He wondered if the Song Dong family liked it and still wanted it, and thought about going back and meeting the boys to catch some.
Loach is available all year round. It is a good dish. It is not afraid of the cold market when it is served in the inn.
Song Qiu immediately said happily: "This is so kind. I need this loach just now. Village chief, you can catch it and bring it to you. Send as much as you want. You can make it every day. I will pay two cents per catty!"
Eels were sold for five cents per catty, but she paid two cents for the loach, which was not considered an advantage.
Seeing that she liked the loach, the village chief was thinking about catching some more for her, but when he heard that he had to pay for it, he was stunned and said quickly: "No, no, no, there are things in the mud ditch. The big boy in the village
When we have nothing to do, you can just catch it for Song Dong’s family, how can you use the money?"
This worthless thing is just a waste of effort and time, but it is not worth what two people from the whole family bring back to the village every day.
"I want something, and it's not just once or twice. How can I let them work in vain? It's settled, two cents a pound, and I'll try to catch a slightly bigger one." Song Qiu waved his hand with a firm attitude.
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When the village chief saw this, he didn't have much to say. Song Dongjia was kind and willing to give them such a way to get money. They really didn't know what to say.
"Don't worry, Mr. Song, I will tell them to catch them carefully, even the big ones!"
After that, he strongly rejected Song Qiu's remarks about weighing the small half bucket of loach today and hurried back to the village with the villagers.
I went back to the village to gather the villagers and told them that the work in the fields would not be delayed. One member of the family would catch the fish every day, and the money obtained would be divided equally among each family.
There are only a few people in Wufeng Village, but they are like a tightrope. They always follow the arrangements of the village chief.
The village chief said that Song Dong's family was kind and helped them in this way, so they should keep it in mind. When they had free time, they would go for a walk in Crescent Bay to see if there was anything they needed help with.
He also asked the boys to catch the loaches carefully, and then the bucket would be clean, and nothing else muddy and watery would be put in it to fool people.
Everyone responded politely, saying that they would not fool around and remember the Song Dong family's love.