Cui Hongyu shouted from afar, "Brother Xiaobei, sister Xiaoyue is here."
"He said he would help me cook lunch."
Chen Xiaobei suddenly remembered that Cui Hongyu had mentioned to him on the way back that he planned to set up a canteen in the village. It was when I went to the county town to buy groceries that I was tricked by the thief Chen Sanqiu.
But to be honest, he didn't have any good opinions on this, because he had never done this in his previous life. Can it be profitable? He didn't know how much profit he would make, but he felt at ease after seeing Feng Xiaoyue.
After Feng Xiaoyue said hello to Chen Xiaobei, she stood next to Cui Hongyu without saying a word. Cui Hongyu certainly understood what she meant. She raised her voice and said to the busy people, "Brothers, a few days ago Something has delayed us. As we said a few days ago, I organized people to cook for you. Do you still want to eat?"
Upon hearing that this was the case, everyone immediately started shouting.
"Eat, of course I've been looking forward to your return for a long time."
"Oh, if you don't come back these days, I have to drink cold water every day. Oh my, my stomach can't bear it."
"I just want to go home and eat something hot, but I still have to work for a long time."
Cui Hongyu was secretly happy after listening to everyone's discussions.
At this time, a person who was leading the soldiers to work also spoke up, "Miss Hongyu, please do it for us too. We also told Butler Liu two days ago, and he said it's okay."
After hearing this, Cui Hongyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, since Butler Liu agrees, then of course there is no problem with me. By the way, you can just report the number of people."
"We are the only ones there. Those who have more people have gone into the mountains."
Liu Ce only arranged for about fifty people to help Chen Xiaobei and others build houses, and the rest focused on transporting supplies down the mountain.
Cui Hongyu counted more than 50 villagers and 30 or 40 village team members in a circle.
That's more than ninety people.
Adding in Chen Xiaobei, Shen Ziyan, Huang Ying and others, there are nearly a hundred and ten people.
Making food for a hundred and ten people was a big project in this era. As soon as he returned to the yard, Cui Hongyu started to recruit people, and Feng Xiaoyue was obviously more familiar with the business.
She divided the people into several groups, some started to cook, some started to boil hot water, and some started to cook rice.
Feng Xiaoyue directed people to chop up several large winter melons and put them directly into the large pot, add water and salt and boil them directly.
Cui Hongyu was stunned by this scene. He pointed at the big iron pot and asked, "Don't you put some meat in this? It's tasteless when cooked like this."
Feng Xiaoyue smiled and stepped forward to take out a wooden box from the carriage. The wooden box was filled with bottles and cans, large and small.
Feng Xiaoyue stepped forward and brought down a large porcelain jar.
As soon as he opened the jar, a burst of aroma hit his nostrils, and Cui Hongyu couldn't help but take a second look. The plate was filled with white lard.
Lard is also mixed with meat residue left over from oil refining.
Seeing this thing, Cui Hongyu was stunned, "Sister Xiaoyue, where did you get so many..."
Feng Xiaoyue chuckled, "I'm specially preparing it for you this month."
"By the way, I also brought two pounds of pork."
To be honest, Feng Xiaoyue took out a large piece of meat from the wooden box again.
He then gave the meat to the women of the village. Told them to cut it into thin slices and bigger ones.
It looks like there are big pieces of meat in the dish.
Seeing this, Cui Hongyu also secretly lamented that he really didn't understand these so-called insider tricks.
Soon it was noon.
Chen Xiaobei came back with everyone talking and laughing.
Chen Xiaobei first called the villagers aside and let the soldiers who were working eat first.
In the new home, the table used for the wedding banquet was placed again, and the soldiers crowded together, making it look full.
Following the method taught by Feng Xiaoyue, Liu Rumei and the women in the village filled the stewed winter melon in a large basin and placed a basin next to it on the table to serve with cold pickles.
Although the one-inch wide and two-inch long piece of meat was very thin, it still had a great visual impact and made everyone cheer.
The soldiers ate in the yard, while Chen Xiaobei and the villagers set up several tables in the alley outside the yard.
While eating, Chen Dayong also came. Chen Dayong led the villagers to burn charcoal, but today he accepted a temporary task to make wooden cages.
"Brother Xiaobei, the cage is ready. Let's see when we sink those three bastards into the river."
After hearing what he said, Chen Xiaobei thought for a moment, "Since it is the rule set by our ancestors, let's go ask him together later."
After saying this, he asked Chen Dayong to sit down and eat together.
Looking at the fragrant meat slices stewed with winter melon, Chen Dayong also developed an appetite.
"I was going to go home to eat today, so I'll have a meal at your place first."
Before I even picked up the bowl, I saw the ancestor coming from a distance with a cane. He smiled and said from a distance, "I can smell the fragrance at home. Come over and see what's delicious."
Chen Xiaobei hurriedly put down his chopsticks and greeted him, "Our ancestors are here, so we can eat together."
The ancestor found a place to sit down and said with a smile, "I have already eaten. I heard that you have to pay money to eat at your place."
After saying this, he reached into his arms with slightly trembling hands and took out a piece of silver, ten taels.
"This is my coffin book. I am giving it to you today."
Chen Xiaobei looked at him in surprise, "Ancestor, what do you mean?"
"Xiaobei, I know you have to spend real money to do this, and no one can get it for free, but in our Hetou village, there are still more than a dozen childless old people. I'm here I wonder if you can let them come to your place for a couple of meals, and I’ll pay for their meals.”
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei was still a little shocked. The ancestor's vision was really higher than his own, and he could think of problems that he had not thought of.
But if I really ask my ancestors to pay for this money, I will feel uneasy.
"Ancestor, you are right, I didn't think well, but you can't take out this money." After Chen Xiaobei said this, he picked up the money on the table and stuffed it back into his ancestor's hands.
"Let them come over for dinner starting tonight."
The ancestor waved his hand, "How can that be done? There are more than a dozen mouths."
Chen Xiaobei smiled calmly, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll tell you about it later. I believe everyone can understand."
After speaking, he turned to look at Chen Dayong, "What do you think about Brother Dayong?"
Chen Dayong smiled and nodded, "Everyone gets old. I don't have any objections. I will do as you say."
Chen Xiaobei asked everyone present one by one, and everyone responded in support of Chen Xiaobei.
