“You can line up to get your meals!”
With a shout, all the victims became excited.
Dahe Town has prepared a large pot of rice many times. There are enough bowls and plates in the village. They are all placed in a few oversized dustpans and you can collect them by yourself.
Although the sizes of bowls and plates are different, the spoons used for cooking rice and cooking are all of the same size.
A large spoonful of dry rice, half a spoonful of braised pork, half a spoonful of red soup, a spoonful of winter melon and a spoonful of wild vegetables, the plate was piled high.
The first person to receive the meal looked in disbelief.
"Oh my god, there is really meat, fat pork, full of oil, Dahe Town is so generous."
"Get out of the way, it's my turn... Oh my god, it's really pork, it smells so good, so fragrant!"
"If my parents were still alive, they would be able to eat meat..."
Some emotional men started wiping away tears. If one person cried, a group of people would start sobbing softly.
"Why are you crying? What are you crying for?" Old Mrs. Zhao shouted angrily, "What's wrong? I'm wronging you by asking you to eat meat. Let me tell you, we didn't include meals in the first place. It was us Suigong people who said you were suffering from the disaster. It's too miserable. Drinking porridge every day in Nanyang won't do anything. I want you to have a full stomach so you can work better, so I finally decided to provide three meals a day. It's your blessing to meet such a kind person like Sui Gongren. , If you don’t want this blessing, leave as soon as possible. Who are you crying for here?”
"We are crying not out of grievance, but out of joy. We are so happy to be able to eat meat."
"We all remember Sui Gongren's kindness in our hearts. Even if we don't have enough to eat, we will work hard."
"We, the entire people of Nanyang City, will always remember Suigong's kindness..."
Everyone expressed their sincerity, and Mrs. Zhao was very satisfied: "Those who have received the meal should quickly find a place to sit and eat."
With more than 10,000 disaster victims, Dahe Town naturally couldn't prepare tables and chairs. These people took their rice bowls and found a clean ground to sit down and eat.
When the first bite of rice was put into their lips and tongues, the eyes of those people were moved and turned red again.
It's really meat, genuine pork. One bite will make your mouth full of sweetness. The white rice soaked in soup is so plump that you can't stop eating it. The wild vegetables and lard residue are fried together, and every leaf is stained with oil. The taste is very delicious. The stir-fried winter melon is soft, fragrant and tender, and those who eat it can't stop... Suddenly, there is the sound of eating rice.
After finishing the meal, I went to get a bowl of soup, bone and jade bamboo shoot soup, which is called delicious.
Even when they were not affected by the disaster, these victims had never eaten such a sumptuous meal. They all felt their swollen bellies and were very satisfied.
After everyone had eaten and drank enough, it was already dark. More than 3,000 victims stayed in Dahe Town to sleep on the spot. Others followed Wang Yongcheng and set off for the other two resettlement sites.
The victims also slept on the ground in Nanyang City. They didn't think it was very hard. They each found a place to sleep with a sense of security.
The next day, the roosters crowed one after another, and the victims woke up early.
Magistrate Wei is the person in charge of this canal incident. His task is to control the overall situation. The three resettlement sites are assigned masters, chief clerks, and Zhao County Magistrate to look after the victims. The victims in each settlement site are divided into hundreds of people. The group is divided into more than thirty groups, and the leader of each group is selected based on the performance on the first day.
In addition, special people will be selected to take care of the tools, and someone will have to supervise the work on site and register for attendance. The logistics department also needs someone to take charge of coordination...
In short, as long as those who perform well will be promoted, not only will the work content be easier, but the daily salary will also be increased by ten cents.
Because of this incentive policy, Nanyang people work harder.
After Cheng Wanwan put the matter aside, she stopped caring about it. She believed that Magistrate Wei would definitely hand over a satisfactory answer.
Her focus now is on crayfish.
After summer, these crayfish seem to have taken hormones and grow very fast. Standing on the edge of the pond, you can see countless crayfish swimming around arrogantly waving their claws.
"Little Hammer." She ordered, "Have someone grab about twenty pounds and send it to my house. Let's try to make some delicious food tonight."
Wu Xiaochui's expression was hard to describe.
In the spring, he brought small crayfish seedlings to Lijiagou for breeding. The small crayfish were still a bit cute, but when they grew up, they became weird. They had a hard shell and two large pincers. It doesn't look like a dish at all... He has been worrying about how to deal with the crayfish in the fifty-acre pond, which is about 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms, probably hundreds of thousands.
Unexpectedly, today I heard from my aunt that she wanted to make it into delicious food.
Is this thing really edible?
Although his heart was full of all kinds of doubts, Wu Xiaochui still obeyed and called people to help catch lobsters.
Catching lobsters is not difficult. In less than half an hour, I caught more than 30 kilograms and sent them all to Suigong’s house in Dahe Town.
Even though Madam Ma was well-informed, she was frightened by so many lobsters and had no idea where to start.
Cheng Wanwan knew very well that modern crayfish is popular with countless people and can be made into a variety of dishes, such as braised prawns, spicy crayfish, delicious braised shrimps, and steamed shrimps with garlic paste. Let’s try this first today. Four methods to see which one is most popular among people of this era.
She asked the maids and boys in the yard to come over and help wash the lobsters. At first, they were a little afraid of being caught by the pliers, but after they found the trick, they washed the shrimps faster.
At the same time, Cheng Wanwan, Wu Huiniang and Madam Ma were preparing cooking ingredients in the kitchen.
Garlic Steamed Shrimp is mainly steamed, and the main seasoning is garlic. This dish is relatively easy to cook, and Ma Pozi will understand it after listening to it.
The most important thing is braised prawns and spicy crayfish, both of which require various ingredients, such as peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, fennel, bay leaves, grass fruits, dried chilies... These ingredients are exploded in a pot according to a certain proportion. Special sauce for crayfish is made by frying and boiling. After it is made, the four flavors of fresh, fragrant, sweet and salty are fully integrated into the shrimp meat, giving people the ultimate enjoyment.
There is also a delicious braised shrimp, which is similar to the previous braised shrimp cooking process and is mainly operated by Wu Huiniang.
After a while, a tangy fragrance came from the kitchen, and the seduced person kept secreting saliva.
Zhao Sidan was obediently writing and reading in the study, but he was so tempted that he couldn't help following the smell and came over. At this time, many people were already surrounding the kitchen.
Even Zhao Dashan, who has always had no appetite for food, used excuses to do some odd jobs here.
Cheng Wanwan walked out of the kitchen: "Da Shan, your injuries haven't fully healed yet. I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy this dish today."
Zhao Dashan smiled naively: "Then I'll eat it next time."
Cheng Wanwan called the maids and boys in the yard and asked them to give the lobsters of various flavors to other people in the village for a taste, because it was only thirty kilograms, not too much, so they gave it to Lao Zhao's family , Li Zheng's family, Master Yu's family, Aunt Wang's family, Mrs. Zhu's family... The main thing is to let everyone eat and see which flavor they like more.
After sending it out, the family sat down around the table.
