Early in the morning of the Laba Festival, a shed was set up on the street near Gu Yu's house and several large pots were set up. The gourd in the pot is steaming, and the aroma spreads far and wide.
Winter is a relatively leisurely season in Japan, and with the continuous snowfall, most people are still in warm quilts at this time, which is why so many people in the picture have not escaped.
However, there are always people who get up early and go out early. They are attracted by the scent and curiously ask: "Is this a new breakfast shop?"
Xiaolian, wearing a thick red coat, smiled and said, "No, our girl lost her cat yesterday. Many neighbors here helped find her. The girl is grateful for everyone's help and decided to give porridge here for four days."
As soon as he heard that it was free, the man's eyes immediately lit up. He stretched his neck and looked into the pot. He saw thick rice porridge in the pot, and there were two large pots stewed with fragrant meat.
"These meats -" the man gulped, his eyes widening.
Xiaolian smiled and said, "These roasted meats, roasted chicken nuggets, and boiled chickens are also given as gifts."
"Really?" the man exclaimed, looking in disbelief.
At this time, several more people came over smelling the fragrance. When they heard this, they asked questions, but no one dared to believe it was true.
In bad years, noble people sometimes give out porridge out of kindness, but I have never seen anyone giving out chicken legs or braised pork!
"Of course it's true, but we girls have a rule-" Xiaolian drawled her tone.
I was so greedy when I smelled the aroma, but I couldn't help it when I heard that I could eat it for free. Several people asked anxiously: "What are the rules?"
Xiaolian looked at Xinyou.
Several people also looked over.
Xin You was wearing a snow fox fur coat today, which was warm and elegant. It was very convincing that this girl was not short of money.
Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, Xin You smiled and said: "These porridge and meat are divided according to the head."
"Pressing on the head?"
Xin You nodded: "Those who come will get a bowl of porridge and a portion of meat, and those who don't come will get nothing."
"Then if there are eight people in a family, can they also receive eight copies?"
"Yes, as long as a family of eight can come." After saying this, Xin You changed her tone, "But the porridge and meat are limited, first come, first served. If they are all divided, they will be gone today——"
Before she could finish speaking, several people ran away, shouting as they ran, "Come out quickly, there is a kind girl giving out rice and meat!"
"First come, first served, if you are late, there will be no more..."
Xiaolian watched the once deserted street become lively and cast an admiring look at Xinyou: "Girl, you still have a way!"
Using the money left by her girl to save these people's lives is also to accumulate blessings for girl Qingqing. Her girl will definitely have a good pregnancy, have healthy and long-lived parents, and will never meet relatives like jackals, tigers and leopards again.
Thinking of this, Xiaolian wiped her eyes and smiled again.
Soon many people came running over with bowls in their hands, and more people didn't take it seriously and ran out empty-handed to watch the fun.
The first person in line handed over the bowl nervously, staring directly at the big pot of stewed meat.
The guard responsible for serving the porridge poured two spoonfuls of porridge into the bowl and handed it to his companion.
The guard held the bowl and asked, "Do you want braised pork or chicken nuggets? Or chicken?"
"The braised pork needs to be fattier!"
The guard nodded, scooped out a piece of shiny roast meat and put it into the bowl: "Here, it's ready."
The man took the bowl, lowered his head and took a deep whiff of the meat, and then he believed it was true.
"There's really meat to eat!"
Following his roar, those who came out empty-handed quickly went back to get their bowls.
"Don't worry, don't worry, everyone, line up." The guard with a loud voice maintained order.
"Hey, aren't you the girl from yesterday?" An aunt recognized Xin You and turned to pull the woman behind her, "Mother Gu Yu, take a look, is this the girl we helped yesterday?" Is that the girl looking for the cat?”
Gu Yuniang took a deep look at Xin You.
Xin You smiled generously: "It's me. I came here to give you porridge today just to thank the neighbors for their help yesterday."
"Girl, have you found your cat?"
"found it."
"That's good, that's good. I said if a girl is so kind-hearted, she will definitely be found."
"What do you call a girl?"
"My surname is Kou and my name is Qingqing. You can call me Miss Kou."
"Thank you, Miss Kou!" Everyone who got the food thanked them one after another.
Listening to these thanks, Xiaolian's eyes turned red again, and she said softly in her heart: Girl, did you hear it? They are all thanking you.
This is what Xin You meant when he announced Kou Qingqing's name in public.
The money belongs to Kou Qingqing, she should be thanked and remembered.
It was a young man's turn to make porridge. The young man took the porridge and handed over another bowl: "My child is still young, and my wife is at home with the child and it is inconvenient to go out. Can you bring it back to her?"
The guard, who had been smiling all the time, became serious after hearing this: "This is not allowed. Seeing people making porridge and serving meat, this is the rule set by our girls."
"Can you please make some changes? It's cold and snowing, so it's really hard to take the kids out."
"Yes, my mother's legs are not good and she can't go out. Can you take her back..."
With the beginning of young people, more and more people said this.
The guard had already warned Xin You that this rule was the bottom line and was never allowed to be broken. His face immediately became darker: "Don't forget, everyone, we are giving away free porridge. It will be gone today. If everyone Saying that there are still people at home who need to be taken away, isn’t it unfair to the people who are waiting in line but missed it?”
As soon as these words came out, the people at the back of the queue started shouting: "That's right, Miss Kou is kind enough to give you porridge, so we can't take advantage of it!"
"That's right. Why do you have so many demands for something that's free? Besides, we all live in this area, so what's the point of coming out?"
The young man left with a blushing face.
Not long after, he came over with his wife and child, and the young woman silently stood at the end of the queue with her child in her arms.
Xin You noticed that the young woman was the neighbor who lived across the street from Gu Yuniang yesterday.
Seeing her holding her child to receive the porridge, Xin You curled her lips.
These porridges are all made of good rice and are thick and fragrant. The roasted meat and chicken nuggets are even more fragrant and make people drool. The chicken is cooked in broth and the taste is not bad. These people have eaten once and will definitely be reluctant to come back in the next few days.
Of course, there are no absolutes, but this is the best result she can achieve. If someone gets into trouble because they stay at home, it can only be said that they will die.
"Hey, why do you look familiar to me? Have you received it just now?" Liu Zhou's sharp eyes spotted a person who was queuing repeatedly.
That was a middle-aged man who refused to acknowledge what he said.
Liu Zhou sneered: "These porridge and meat are all available. If you take more, of course some people will not be able to take it."
When the people at the back heard this, they all criticized the man, but many people had the same idea.
Liu Zhou raised his voice and said: "Please help us keep an eye on it. If there are people queuing again and the neighbors don't notice but I recognize them, then I'm sorry, our porridge donation will be ended immediately."
Upon hearing this, those who wanted to take advantage immediately stopped thinking.
