Yang Liufang, who had no ability to drink at all, fell drunk without seeing any hot dishes at Wang Shan's banquet. When they woke up, Wang Shan and Li Tongfu had already gone to the countryside, and there was a rustling sound from the next room. It was the village chief Shitou polishing the newly made furniture. Wang Shan climbed up to look for water, but accidentally touched the bowl placed at the end of the kang. Fortunately, there was little water in it, otherwise the quilt would have been wet.
After hearing this, the head of Shitou Village stopped polishing and hurried over to take a look. Seeing that Yang Liufang was getting up with a grin on his face and a "suck", the head of Shitou Village lowered his head to pick up the bowl, boiled it with hot water in the teapot, poured half a bowl of water for him, and Yang Liufang took it and took a sip. After that, go out for convenience. In the northwest in November, although there was sunshine outside, it was bitingly cold. Yang Liufang was trembling, and he was completely sober from the wine. After finishing his toilet, shivering, he ran back to the room without even having time to wash his hands, and found a towel soaked in hot water. I wiped it and wanted to heat something to eat.
"Brother, are you okay?"
"Brother Shitou, my head still hurts, but it doesn't hurt anymore because of the cold when I pee outside. Is there anything else to eat?"
"Can I heat up the potatoes and vegetables left over from this morning?"
"Oh, you're busy, Brother Shitou, I'll do it myself." Yang Liufang turned on the fire, added water to the pot, sat on it, and then went to watch the village chief Shitou polish it.
"Brother, there is something I have never been embarrassed to say."
"What's the matter, Brother Shitou, are you still polite to us brothers?"
"You see our place is getting busier and busier. Could you please call two more capable people from the village to help? Their wages will be deducted from here."
"Oh, Brother Shitou, that's a good thing. I've had this idea for a long time. When we came back from being poisoned, I wanted to discuss it with you to see if you could find two capable relatives and friends. We are too tired. Look at me. I haven't straightened my waist every day. Fortunately, there is this fire kang, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get up. But I will pay the wages separately, but the place where I live is not convenient, so they can only build a floor bed."
"That's great. Let me thank you first for everyone. Those who suffer, just have a place to live."
"Stop asking for two, come four. Each person will start with 3 yuan a day. If he is capable, it will be increased to 5 yuan in a month. If he is as capable as you, the increase will continue in the future. Do you think it will work?" Yang Liufang thought. I thought about it and told the village chief Shitou.
"Is four too many?"
"No more, no more, that's what I think. Spraying is left to two people, and cutting and moving are left to two people. If you can write and communicate, you can usually follow me to do joinery and other tasks. Yes, this way you can still go back to the village to fetch water from time to time."
"Okay, then I listen to you. Do you think the two people in the village can be rotated around so that the villagers can have some income?"
"Yes, you can make arrangements as you see fit. Just be diligent and practical and don't delay our progress." Yang Liufang was moved by the kindness and responsibility of the village chief, and readily agreed.
"Okay, thank you, good brother, I will go back and select someone for you after receiving my quota today." Village Chief Shitou was particularly excited, and he worked even harder and more meticulously.
Yang Liufang finished eating and continued his carpentry work. From time to time, he asked the village chief Shitou to help him carry the food. The day passed quickly. The work ended in the afternoon, but before Li Tongfu and Wang Shan came back from their trip to the countryside, the head of Shitou Village caught the donkey cart and went back to the village to recruit people.
When the three of them were having dinner in the evening, Yang Liufang mentioned this matter, and Li Tongfu was also very happy.
"Haha, brother, now you have five workers, and our place has become a small processing factory."
"It's okay, brother, not only have you expanded, you have also solved some income problems for the people in Brother Er's village. Your friendship is not in vain, but drinking is not enough." Wang Shan said jokingly.
"Oh, you guys are drinking too much here. I didn't even get hot food. I still ate your leftovers after I woke up in the morning."
"Hahaha, everyone invited by Yinhua's family is drinkable. The key point is to greet people like Emeng's husband. They will not come back until they are drunk. Because as the old saying goes, Emeng has to drink all the wine he brings."
"Then what should you do if you are drunk or not?"
"What should I do? Relatives and friends, it's really not possible for the whole village to come. This will show that the woman's family has high prestige and is popular!"
"Oh, that's it."
Two days later, Village Chief Shitou and his people arrived at the door of the carpentry courtyard before five o'clock. Afraid of disturbing their sleep, several people squatted outside the door and waited until Yang Liufang got up to wash up before knocking on the door. Yang Liufang opened the door and found that several people's faces were livid with cold, and their noses were dripping with water and runny noses. Quickly invite them in, grill them in front of the stove, and ask the village chief Shitou to bring a bowl to pour water for everyone.
After Yang Liufang washed up, he turned on the lantern and saw clearly that they were two young people and two middle-aged people. The head of Shitou Village introduced them. They were all named Shi, the two young ones were named Gawa, and the middle-aged one was named Wa. When Yang Liufang heard another person's name, he burst into laughter.
"Brother, this is called digging the sky!"
"What?"
"Digging the sky."
"Oh my God, how can he be so powerful! Dig the sky! Hahaha..."
Wang Shan and Li Tongfu were also awakened by Yang Liufang's laughter. They got up and asked him what he was laughing at. Yang Liufang explained breathlessly: "This big brother's name is... ouch, hahaha , called...digging the sky! Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..." After hearing this, they both laughed so much that they rolled on the kang.
"Ouch, don't laugh! Buddha (said) to you, Mu (has no) culture!"
It took several people a long time to hold back. Yang Liufang asked two young people named Gawa: "Which one of you is older?"
"Uh, uh, four months older than him."
"Oh, then I'll call you Daga." He turned to the other one and said, "From now on, I'll call you Xiaoga. Brother Shitou, how did you arrange their work?"
"Letting two young children spray paint in our place can be regarded as letting the children learn a craft. Children, let's work hard with Boss Yang and learn the craft well in the future. Your parents' jobs will depend on you (you). "
"I know, Old Man Shitou."
"Okay, then Brother Shitou, you teach them how to polish first. When the sun comes out in the morning, I will teach you how to putty."
"You two, come with me." Yang Liufang said to the two middle-aged men, fearing that he would not be able to hold back his laughter, so he deliberately did not call them by name.
He asked the two men to bring over the planks, measure them with measuring tapes, and then pull the wires, preparing to cut the materials after breakfast. Li Tongfu laughed so hard that his stomach hurt and he couldn't sleep anymore. He got up and prepared breakfast for everyone. He cooked half a pot of rice porridge, steamed a dozen potatoes, and fried cabbage, potatoes, and pork belly for half a wok, but it was not enough.
Seeing the four newcomers devouring their food, Yang Liufang and the others could only silently reduce their portion and give it to them. When Yang Liufang saw Brother Afu who had been busy all morning, he felt bad and thought that he should find a woman to cook. In the past, when there were few people, it was okay for Brother Afu to help with the cooking. But now that there are more people, Brother Afu, who brought him into the mall, could not be allowed to be his chef anymore.
After Li Tongfu and Wang Shan left for the countryside, Yang Liufang told the head of Shitou Village his idea. Village Chief Shitou made sense after thinking about it, but he was also very embarrassed.
"It always felt too awkward for a few of the old men in Ermeng (us) to bring a woman out from the village. In addition, people here are not so open-minded and unwilling to come. Also, we don't know the people here in Ermeng (us). Are you used to cooking?"
"Can't we ask Village Chief Zhao to find one in the village first?"
"That's fine, I'm just here to cook."
"Then wait until the third brother comes back and let him talk to his father-in-law."
For lunch, Yang Liufang cooked it himself. He steamed a pot of rice, and the amount of food was even more than that in the morning. In the end, he still ate it all. Yang Liufang sighed in his heart, these people have such a big appetite. If they eat like this, Brother Afu must have bought it. The rice and vegetables were quickly eaten, and it was time to buy some vegetables.
When I think of buying vegetables, I think of the vegetable farmer. I haven’t seen him for almost two months and I miss him very much. It would be nice if he could deliver food to himself once a week, but the distance is too far and I don’t know if it’s appropriate. Yang Liufang felt his scalp numb after thinking about it. It turned out that having too many people was not a good thing. Eating, drinking and defecating was a big problem.
When Wang Shan and Li Tongfu returned to the courtyard in the evening, Yang Liufang called them together to discuss.
"It's easy to find someone to cook for you. I'll go talk to Eda Buddha tomorrow."
"Then pay five yuan a day and have three meals a day. Look for something delicious."
"In addition, I have an idea about delivering vegetables. I know an uncle who grows vegetables in Yantan. I stay with him every time I come back to buy food. I want him to come and deliver vegetables once a week. You see, How about it?"
"It's more than twenty kilometers away. Are you willing to come?"
"How do you calculate the serving size?"
"Let Zhang Feng drive him?"
"It's better to buy it from Xizhou. It's convenient for him."
Several people raised their questions and discussed them heatedly.
