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Chapter 52: Shredded Potatoes and Pork and Bone Soup

However, Zhang also understood this logic. Even if they were an independent household this time and had to deal with the people in the village on their own, as long as they were established this time, they would be Li Sanlang's family and Zhang's family, and would be completely distinguished from the old Li family house.

Stir-fried shredded potatoes with meat must have more shredded potatoes. According to Zhang's idea, putting a pound of meat and a little more oil in it would already be a rare and delicious dish. However, Li Mingxia felt that a pound was too little, so he did the same thing as usual. After sending Zhang away, he secretly added two pounds of meat. A total of three pounds of meat looked like a lot even if it was just mixed in the shredded potatoes.

Big bone soup is made by boiling the marrow of the two bones after they are smashed open, and then adding vinegar, chopped green onions and coriander.

By noon, when Li Mingxia's meal was ready, Zhang called a few people in to help serve it.

Niu Dali and a few other young men widened their eyes when they saw the meat in the shredded potatoes and the fragrant soup.

"Move out, it's delicious to eat while it's hot. You guys, try my daughter's cooking. I'm not exaggerating as a mother, it's absolutely delicious!" Zhang is completely different now. She exudes confidence and is filled with pride when talking about her daughter.

"Needless to say?" Uncle Cheng smiled. "Just by smelling this fragrance, I know that Xia girl's cooking skills are absolutely correct!"

He is also among these ten people this time. This is a position specially reserved by Zhang, and he has also informed the village chief's family.

"It smells so good!" Niu Dali stared at the shredded potatoes and big bone soup, thinking that he must eat more later.

"Be steady, don't spill the bone soup. I'll have to drink two more bowls later!"

Zhang followed behind with chopped coriander and green onions and a bottle of vinegar. When she heard this, she said, "Drink as much as you want. There's so much soup, and there's as much vegetables and pancakes as you can eat!"

The food was placed on the table at the entrance of the courtyard so that people coming and going could see it.

Many people in the village knew that the Zhang family was going to renovate their house. At the beginning, the first few people the village chief's wife looked for were not these ten people, but they felt that Zhang had several burdens and could not afford the money, so they refused to take the job. Today, when they heard that the construction had started, they all came to watch the fun.

Putting aside other things, everyone was a little dumbfounded when they saw the meal. There were vegetables, meat, and such a delicious soup? It tasted so good? This meal must be more than the total salary of these people in a day, right?

These people were a little envious of the meat in the shredded potatoes, and seeing that Zhang and Li Mingxia were not around, they wanted to go over and ask around.

"Really ten cents a day? You can't just finish the work without paying me, right?"

"That's right, the food is so good, is it just to shut you up and make you feel embarrassed to make a noise? I don't think I can give you the right amount."

"That's right, just fool around with it, this is all for your own good!"

Before anyone else could say anything, Niu Dali put down the soup bowl in his hand, took out the ten copper coins in his arms and placed them on the table with a bang.

"The boss paid us today's wages before we even started working. What are you talking about when you don't know anything about it?"

Niu Dali had a very loud voice, and those who gathered around to eat melons could hear it clearly. They all fell silent in an instant, and only the sounds of those who worked for Li Mingxia's family eating could be heard.

At this point no one had anything to say. The wages were paid in advance and the food was so good. Those who did not come to work now felt very regretful.

When Li Mingxia came out to clean up the dishes, he took a look at the progress and quality and was very satisfied.

Sure enough, as long as the wages are paid and the food is not stingy, the workers will definitely not slack off.

The next day, Li Mingxia prepared stewed potatoes with pork belly for the workers, and braised eggplant as a vegetarian dish. There was still plenty of bone soup, and because there were some wild vegetables, Li Mingxia also made a cold wild vegetable dish. There was no chili, but plenty of sesame oil. Everyone ate to their heart's content, and went home after receiving their wages in the evening.

In the next few days, people kept coming to ask Zhang if he was still short of people and wanted to come and work, but Zhang refused every time.

When these people saw that they couldn't get any advantage, they became dissatisfied and said behind Zhang's back that she was narrow-minded, unwilling to take care of the people in the village, and unwilling to make money for the people in the village.

Zhang and Li Mingxia did not hear these rumors, but something unexpected still happened on the fourth day.

"You all go back. Our eldest and second oldest brothers and my two grandsons will take your place." Old Mrs. Zheng stood at the door of Li Mingxia's house, pointing at Niu Dali and three others and said with an air of being the boss.

In the past few days, she had heard many people talking about how Zhang hired someone to repair the house and offered him meat, soup, and ten cents as wages. She was so greedy! After enduring for two days, she heard others say that Zhang added sugar to the water prepared for the workers. This time, Mrs. Zheng couldn't bear it anymore and came directly with Li Dalang, Li Erlang, Li Zhengzhan, and Li Zhengzhi.

Niu Dali stared at Old Madam Zheng and wanted to scold her, but he also knew that Old Madam Zheng was Zhang's mother-in-law. For the first time, he controlled his mouth and his face turned red.

"We are working for Zhang's family, not for yours. You told us to leave and we're leaving? Old Madam Zheng, if you want to give orders, go back to your house and don't delay our work!" One of the people who was named by Old Madam Zheng was a little dissatisfied. Who wouldn't want to do such a good job? Why should we give up our position to her family?

Old Mrs. Zheng snorted coldly, blocked the gate tightly, and refused to let them in no matter what.

"Do you know whose family this is? Sister Zhang? Bah! That's our Li family's daughter-in-law! Open your dog eyes and look! I'm her mother-in-law, she has to do whatever I tell her to do! I don't let her use anyone just because I told her not to, so all of you get out of here! Don't delay us from work!" Old Mrs. Zheng put her hands on her waist and looked arrogant like a rooster that had won a battle.

"Mom, it has to be you, otherwise such delicious food and so much money would have gone to someone else!" Li Dalang stood beside Old Lady Zheng and kept flattering her.

After hearing what Old Lady Zheng said, these people became more and more uncertain. The whole village of Qianniu knew that the Zhangs were filial. Although they had separated now, who knew what Zhang was thinking? If Old Lady Zheng got a hold of them again, then this job would really not be done.

When Mrs. Zheng saw that they were silent, she became even more proud. "Hurry up and leave, don't delay the work! You few who are left should not be so tactful. It's just a matter of my words whether I let you do it or not!"

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