Early the next morning, the troops were divided into several groups again.
I checked out the house today and took all my luggage to the small courtyard that I just rented last night in Yuqian Hutong. Mian Mian and the others are responsible for cleaning the inside and outside of the courtyard.
Song Qiu and others bought breakfast to eat on the way and rushed to Daxing Yazi.
I got up early and bought a lot of things. By the time I arrived at Daxing Yazi, it was already dawn and the area of grassland was already busy with work. All the grassland had been cleared away.
Song Qiu saw it from a distance and sighed at the simplicity of the villagers.
What if she is a liar? She’s not afraid that she won’t get paid for doing it. She did it before the person came. It’s okay if she did it for nothing, but she’s afraid that the liar will cause trouble and say that they took someone else’s land without permission.
What to do?
These villagers are also too trusting.
The village chief came with his people. When he saw the carriage arrived and it was the girl from yesterday who got off, he felt a little relieved. Although he was good at judging people and didn't think he would be a liar, he still couldn't live without it.
I have been working for almost an hour and I still haven’t seen my master come. I feel unsure, right?
When he saw Song Qiu, he came up to him and said, "Girls, they are all strong laborers in our village. They work very smoothly. Don't worry, I will clear this land for you in two days."
I can't even see a blade of grass."
Song Qiu looked at the lively scene and sighed at the simplicity of the villagers in this village. He smiled and said, "Okay! I'm sure I'm relieved." As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of the group of men working there.
This woman looked familiar. She was the one who led the way yesterday. She had a curious face.
Before she asked, the village chief saw her looking at her and started talking, "It's not easy. If her man wasn't sick, he should have been chosen. But don't worry, she's not lazy at work, and she will definitely not be better than her husband."
Those who have done less work have arrived two-quarters of an hour before others today!"
He was also afraid that Song Qiu would be unhappy that there was a woman among the twenty people. After all, no matter how powerful a woman is, her strength and energy are still a little inferior to those of a strong laborer.
If you don’t want dried tofu pudding......
The village chief thought that he would have to say more nice things, so he tried his best to fight for it.
But unexpectedly, Song Qiu heard what he said and didn't say anything inappropriate. Instead, he nodded.
The village chief immediately breathed a sigh of relief and saw that the mule cart behind him was carrying two large cauldrons (a kind of deep-mouthed cooking utensils with a round bottom in the shape of an altar). They started to set up a stove on the side.
I can't help but wonder, what I said about taking care of a lunch can't be done here?
That's right, it just has to be cooked here. There is a lot of food for twenty people. It was prepared and delivered in the town. It took a lot of trouble to travel more than ten miles. It was cold when it was delivered on this day.
Still troublesome.
There are also drinking water for the people working on the left and right, and boiling water is boiling, so why not cook here too.
It's hard to do the serious cooking and cooking. It's just two meals, and it doesn't involve moving so many things around, so Song Qiu decided to make it simple.
It's still early now, so I set up a simple stove, started the fire, set up a big cauldron, poured in the water brought from Xiaoyao Village, and burned it. There is no need to worry about firewood here, the thatch and dead branches that have been cleared away
, put it under the stove and burned it vigorously.
After the water in the cauldron boiled, he threw a handful of tea leaves into it and put it in a bucket. The breeze blew and the tea was steaming. Yang Dalian shouted to the workers: "Everyone, come here and have a drink."
Tea, take a rest first!"
The villagers came early in the morning. They had been working for an hour without stopping. They were dry and talking, and they were indeed a little tired. As soon as they heard this, they all came here one after another. Come.
When they saw someone coming, Bench and Shunzi took a big bowl, scooped out a bowl of tea and handed it to the person. Each person had half a bowl. After taking it, they sat on the ground to one side and took a breath while blowing on the hot tea and taking a sip.
The village chief also held a bowl of tea, sat on the ground not far from Song Qiu, and chatted with her.
"Girl, I hear your accent is not from our area, right? Why do you think you want to open an inn here?" In fact, he wanted to ask, why do you dare to go out to do business at such a young age when there is no adult to accompany you? , are your family members also relieved?
But first he heard those boys calling this girl. It looked like she was a servant, and she was taking servants with her when she went out. This family was not from an ordinary family, and the little girls from this family were better than them. Farmers are knowledgeable.
Song Qiu didn't have anything he couldn't say, so he was happy to hang out with the village chief. This place was close to Xiaoyao Village, so he would have to trouble the village chief to take care of him in the future.
"No, we came here from Dongling County. Our family's business is to open an inn. It's right next to the official road. We thought it would also provide convenience for people who are on the road. Daxingyazi is a good place. There are many people at both ends, and there is also a branch road leading to Shouzhou, so there will be no shortage of passers-by."
When he heard it was Dongling County, the village chief also felt familiar. After all, although they were not far from Chunlin Town and occasionally went to the market in Chunlin Town, speaking of it, they still fell under the jurisdiction of Qiuling County, and they were all Jingzhou. Where are the people from the government!
Then he heard that Song Qiu said that he was specializing in the inn business and just wanted to open it on the edge of the official road to provide convenience to passers-by. The village chief also secretly sighed that his brain was so good.
He didn't know much about business, but he nodded and said: "Then you chose the right place. There are many people walking on this official road on weekdays, and during New Year's and Eve, there are even more people along the way. It’s over!”
Xiaoyao Village is not far from the official road. The loud roars on the official road can be heard in their village. When the village chief said the same thing, she really chose this place well.
Song Qiu nodded with a smile, and said that he hoped the village chief would take more care of him in the future. He also said that when the inn opened, it would be impossible to hire two hard-working women to do the work.
When the village chief heard this, his brows moved, and naturally he responded repeatedly and said hello. We are so close. As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as near neighbors. If anyone needs their help, they will definitely help.
Even if there is a tacit understanding, once the inn is built, it will be up to the village chief to decide who to hire.
The workers drank tea and rested for less than a quarter of an hour before continuing to work. It was really hard work.
There are no bad intentions among the farm men. They give 100% of their energy when working for others. They would rather be tired themselves and do the work well for their masters.
In particular, when I saw Shunzi setting up his position next to the stove and cutting a large piece of pork on the cutting board, the pork was much fatter and less lean, and looked very oily.
Next to him, the bench was holding a big wooden basin and was rolling up his sleeves and making noodles. His noodles were all white!
Everyone works harder.
We have meat for lunch! We can also eat white noodles!
They usually went to work part-time in the town, and most of them didn't provide rice. Occasionally, when they met those who did, the food was a bit meaty at most, and one person couldn't eat two slices.
But with such a big piece of meat cut out, one person can get seven or eight pieces, right?
And I have never eaten white flour. A pound of white flour is about the same price as polished rice!