After the Chinese New Year, Fengxia Village began to resume work.
The old lady in the village got up before dawn, for whatever reason, she just couldn't sleep.
Mrs. Cao followed Mrs. Yang and muttered: "I can finally make cheese. I have been dreaming about you scolding me several times these days."
Old Mrs. Yang stared: "Why should I scold you?"
Mrs. Cao's smile deepened: "You dislike me for mixing the milk too slowly. What else could it be? I was so anxious that my arm hit Cao Zheng's face."
Cao Zheng is the youngest son of Mrs. Cao. He is the son of Mrs. Cao in her old age. He doesn't talk much on weekdays and just follows his brother around.
Cao Zheng is ugly, I don't know if it is a congenital problem, he is also small, and his body bones are not very useful. Mrs. Cao can only count on him to take care of her in her old age.
Now that the living quarters we were allotted were small, Mrs. Cao couldn't squeeze in with Cao Cheng and his wife, so she slept on the same kang as Cao Zheng.
Old Mrs. Yang thought, no wonder Cao Zheng's eyes were blue, it turned out to be this.
"What does your own anxiety have to do with me?" Old Mrs. Yang asked, "You want to make cheese as soon as possible so that you can produce more whey for your eldest daughter-in-law, right?"
Mrs. Cao was struck by what she said: "I can't hide anything from you."
"No," Old Mrs. Yang said, "If you want whey, give me eggs in exchange."
Mrs. Cao immediately blushed. She had promised to give Mrs. Yang eggs to celebrate, but she never knew she could get them.
When Old Mrs. Yang saw Mrs. Cao's look, she smiled: "Okay, as for that? I don't want your eggs."
When several old ladies were together, it would be boring if they didn't bicker. While the two of them were talking, Mrs. Feng and others also came.
Mrs. Feng was also holding a pot of hot rice porridge in her hand.
Old Mrs. Yang said: "Why did you bring food?"
"I made it," said Mrs. Feng. "My wife in the East Village gave it to me."
Now there are not only sixteen households in Fengxia Village.
There are twenty-three households in the East Village besides the Gao family. Although Gao Lizheng and others were convicted, not all Gao's family members were imprisoned. The seven or eight Gao families were not guilty of serious crimes and would return home after being punished. In this village, there are only ten households with high-ranking officials who are severely punished according to the law, but the female relatives of these families are still here.
After this calculation, there are fifty-seven households under the control of Zhao Xueli.
The burden on Zhao Xueli's shoulders suddenly became heavier. He could not follow everyone to the stockade every day as usual. The person who led everyone to work became Zhao Xuejing.
"It's not easy for anyone, so much food..." Old Mrs. Yang sighed, "Didn't you say you wouldn't accept it?"
Mrs. Feng said: "As I said, the little daughter-in-law put her down and ran away. It's not yet dawn, and I didn't even see who it was. I can only ask Meng Gao's wife tomorrow."
Mrs. Feng was also afraid that Mrs. Yang would be embarrassed: "I will send some things over tomorrow and return them."
Old Mrs. Yang shook her head: "If you go in such a hurry, you will scare others." Sometimes it is good to owe a favor, at least people will feel stable.
Now that Xue Li has done his job, the people in the East Village have been uneasy, fearing that life will be difficult in the future. They all know that what to do in the future cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.
Having more people is a good thing, but it is not easy to get everyone involved quickly.
But Mrs. Yang is not worried. Even if her son is not good, doesn't she still have a granddaughter? What can't the little granddaughter do? Moreover, she found that the little granddaughter is very accurate in judging people, and sincerity and falsehood cannot escape her eyes.
In this case, she was too happy not to think about anything.
but……
Old Mrs. Yang looked into the room. When she came out, her little granddaughter seemed to be sitting up and rubbing her eyes. The little granddaughter loved to sleep the most, especially recently, she seemed to light up the lamp and read a book in the middle of the night, and always in the morning.
If you can't wake me up, something must have happened so early today.
…
Mrs. Yang's guess was correct. Zhao Luoyang washed his face, changed his clothes and went to the East Village.
Meng Gao's wife, Mrs. Zhong, had been waiting for a long time. When she saw Zhao Luoyang, she immediately smiled: "Everyone is here and they are in the house."
It was impossible to take the whole village to work in the stockade at the moment, but the stockade did need manpower. Zhao Luoyang asked Zhong to find a few women in the village who were good at using spinning wheels and looms. They could follow her.
Mom and the widow thanked them for helping.
After such a long time, there must be a lot of work coming to the village. If we have more people today, they will definitely come in handy.
Zhao Luoyang walked into the house and saw eight or nine female family members coming to greet him.
Everyone knows Zhao Luoyang. Although the girl from the Zhao family is young, she has been helping her father take care of the village affairs. She also found the work in the village. The girl from the Zhao family also rescued Mr. Xie. If we talk about it carefully
, this girl has done a lot, which one is not convincing?
But I am convinced. I really don’t know what to call someone at such a young age. I heard that people in the 16th household call them: Sister Luo, but those are all elders. They are older than Zhao Luoyang.
Smaller, but not that big, and no one had the nerve to speak like that.
In private, everyone was thinking randomly, and they also talked together. I was afraid that I would be embarrassed at that time, but when Zhao Luoyang sat down on the chair, all that embarrassment was gone.
Ma, the daughter-in-law of Tian Qing's family, who was standing at the front, spoke first: "We can follow everyone to do work in the village this time, and we have to thank Sister Zhao."
Sister Zhao is a very affectionate name.
Zhao Luoyang smiled and said: "You're welcome, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Zhao Luoyang had to come today. The village promised them to bring more people, but there was something Zhao Luoyang had to say before going. Everyone who went there had to meet him, and nothing else.
, can't bring trouble to the village.
She didn't do this to the 16 households. Everyone had a tacit understanding. But it was different for the newly joined East Village. Since they wanted to eat from the same bowl, they had to follow the same rules.
Zhao Luoyang said: "What are you going to do after following us to the village?"
Several people looked at each other, not knowing how to say this, but Ma said: "Let's... do some work." The simple female family members of the farmers could not say anything else.
Zhao Luoyang said: "We are going to make money."
Zhao Luoyang's words were more straightforward, and several people laughed when they heard it.
Zhao Luoyang continued: "Everyone who makes money based on their ability deserves it, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. I will try my best to give everyone what I can, and will not let everyone waste their efforts. However, there is one thing that should not be taken.
Yes, you can't take it, don't have bad thoughts. I know there are many people outside gossiping about the village. When you go there, talk less and do the work. You can tell people the truth about what you saw, but don't make it up randomly."
"Don't run around in places where you are not allowed to go in the village. If someone comes to our village and looks around, wouldn't everyone be happy? It's not that I don't believe you, but before I say it, I also
I feel relieved.”
"If anything happens in the future, no one will blame me for not warning me first, and no one will show me kindness."
After saying that, Zhao Luoyang showed a smile on her face, revealing her round dimples.
The girl's smile was very friendly, but the Ma family did not dare to laugh with her. The Zhao family's sister made it very clear. If something really happened, the Zhao family's sister would definitely deal with it, and no one could intercede.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Now that the West Village and the East Village move around each other, we will do any work together in the future and help each other when there are difficulties. At the beginning, everyone will be worried, but as time goes by, we will become familiar with each other, and we will not
I ask everyone to be of the same mind, but for some things, just because there are more people, you can make more money. Since you get the benefits, you have to protect them carefully. If there are people with malicious intentions, don't talk about me, and everyone will not let them go."
Everyone nodded when they heard this.
Zhao Luoyang said: "No matter who comes to work together, I say these words, and everyone is the same, regardless of the East and West villages. However, when everyone comes together to work, not all the money is distributed to everyone, some
The money should be kept in the village for public use. A school will be opened in the village in a while, and anyone who works hard together and has suitable children at home can be sent to study."
"There is also whey, which will be cheaper for working people to buy. The only thing that can be bought right now is whey. Maybe there will be others in the future. In short, if everyone works together, life will get better and better."
Ma and others were stunned as they listened, and Zhong had a look of surprise on her face. They did not expect that working with people from the West Village would bring such benefits.