Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

After Xia Shengsheng returned, he didn't even bother to eat. He went straight to the village chief to decide who would work the next day.

A total of 35 people were selected this time, all of whom had built houses here in Xia Shengsheng before.

The wage is still 25 cents a day as before, with one meal provided at noon.

I also asked two women to help with cooking.

Chen Siyao will also go to help.

Because the house was being built during the height of summer, both the workers who were building the house and the workers who were making vermicelli suffered a lot.

Xia Shengsheng would have someone cook several large pots of mung bean soup every morning, with a lot of sugar in it.

After boiling, put it in the well to cool.

Because the well is deep enough, it forms a natural refrigerator.

After the mung bean soup has cooled down, it is distributed to everyone.

"It's delicious. I've been sweating all over, and after drinking this bowl of mung bean soup, I feel better."

"Yeah! Mung bean soup is so sweet! Xiao Xia is really willing to put sugar in it."

"That's also out of kindness. They pay us such a high salary, and the meals are so good every day at noon. Now they provide us with green bean soup, and sometimes they even let us cut watermelon to eat. You can't find such a good employer anywhere else."

"I am so lucky that I live in Kaoshan Village. I have made a lot of money this year. My wife also took home more than 800 coins in wages last month! This was unimaginable in previous years."

"Since we dare not even think about it, then let's just work hard to deserve the salary. Don't be ungrateful for what you have..."

Xia Shengsheng has a very good reputation in the village. From being an unknown person to now, he has almost become the God of Wealth in every household.

There is almost no family that does not say good things about Xia Shengsheng.

But there is one thing that Xia Shengsheng can be thankful for.

The people in the village are not bad. No one is jealous of Xia Shengsheng's family and is trying to do bad things against her.

It seems that this is an ancient rural area, and most people are simple and honest.

Except for that one special case.

And that special case has long left the village, returning a quiet and peaceful atmosphere to Kaoshan Village.

After more than a month of intensive work, everyone finally built Xia Shengsheng's factory.

Because when the new house was built, Xia Shengsheng did not invite the whole village to a dinner to celebrate.

This time, it was just before the peppers were harvested.

Xia Shengsheng sold another batch of vermicelli, so he decided to treat the villagers to a good celebration and also to wish good luck to the new factory.

Shanshan and Yiyi also happened to be returning from the provincial capital, and Ercheng and Ye Chao were also on vacation, so it was a good opportunity for the kids to help out and have some fun together.

"Uncle Chen, Brother Erhe, remember to come over for dinner tomorrow!"

"Okay! We will definitely come over tomorrow!"

After craftsman Chen finished his work, he took Erhe back to town.

He originally wanted to take Chen Siyao with him. After all, his work period had been completed, and it would not be good to let his daughter be bothered by someone else's home.

But when she heard that Xia Shengsheng was going to hold a banquet, she thought that she would be busy preparing for so many people, so she asked Chen Siyao to stay with Xia Shengsheng for two more days to help with the banquet and clean up before returning to town.

Xia Shengsheng never thought of letting Chen Siyao go back so early.

With such a big incident happening, it’s impossible for all those rumors to disappear in just one month.

Besides, the family of the man Chen Siyao was engaged to often went there to cause trouble.

Knowing that no one was at Craftsman Chen's house during the day, they waited until Craftsman Chen returned home at night and went to his house to make trouble.

In this case, how could Xia Shengsheng feel at ease letting Chen Siyao return to town?

It would be better to live in the village for a year or two.

Wait until things have calmed down before going back.

Besides, Chen Siyao is only 15 this year, so she is not that old.

Although men and women in this era get married early, there are still many who get engaged at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

So don't rush at this moment.

We can only calm Chen Siyao and Chen Gongjiang down temporarily.

When the villagers knew that Xia Shengsheng was going to hold a banquet, they all came to help.

Xia Shengsheng's family only has two sets of tables and chairs, and the rest were borrowed from villagers.

Ma Kui was also asked to drive the donkey cart to help pull the tables, chairs and benches. Ye Chao and Er Cheng followed behind. The two of them helped to lift the table, and there was no problem at all with the chairs.

As for bowls and chopsticks, no matter how many bowls and chopsticks Xia Shengsheng has, it is impossible for him to have hundreds of sets, so he can only borrow them from each family.

This is how most villagers get things done. If they lack something, they borrow a little from the east and a little from the west, and then they get enough.

There will be their own markings on each item, so it is easy to distinguish the number of marks when borrowing.

In addition to Chen Siyao, those who helped with cooking included Ma Er's family, Old Lady Zheng, Aunt Liu San, and Yu Xiuhua.

With the addition of Xia Shengsheng and Yiyi Shanshan, there are more than enough people.

The day before, Xia Shengsheng went to the town and bought half a pig. He also bought a lot of meat, ribs and other things from Qiqi, which was more than enough to entertain the villagers.

There is an unwritten rule in the village that no matter who is doing the service, it is not right to go there empty-handed. No matter how much or how little you give, it is a token of your thoughtfulness.

And because there are hundreds of people in the village, when you go to someone's house for a drink, you will appoint two people from the family as representatives.

It is unlikely that all the dozen or so members of the family will come out. If that were the case, even the largest yard would not be able to accommodate the banquet.

Also, because there are many people working here at Xia Shengsheng's place, whether they are building houses or working in factories, they must have the banquet here.

By this calculation, some families have at least two or three people coming, which adds up to more than two hundred people.

Xia Shengsheng asked the helpers to borrow twenty sets of tables and chairs.

The front and back yards are full, so it's quite spacious.

The vermicelli factory will have a day off. We will have a banquet in the morning and move everything to the new factory in the afternoon. We will officially start work tomorrow.

"Xia! I don't know what you need. I brought some freshly picked cucumbers and beans. Please don't be disgusted."

Xia Shengsheng's family has already received a lot of vegetables, eggs, cloth and other things.

"How could I dislike it? I am so happy that Auntie can come to help me! She also brought me so many dishes, which is just right. I was worried that the dishes prepared at home would not be enough! Auntie's bringing these things really touched my heart."

"That's good, that's good. Just tell us what dishes we're going to make today. We'll be there to help you! We guarantee nothing will go wrong!"

The woman who helped with cooking also arrived at Xia Shengsheng's place very early.

"I really have to trouble my aunts and sisters-in-law today. I have prepared all the ingredients. There are many pots in the front yard, so I just put all the prepared ingredients in the front yard.

We are going to cook eight dishes today. We don’t ask for a lot of variety, but just a large quantity so that everyone can eat well and be full…”

Xia Shengsheng prepared eight dishes: pork ribs stewed with beans, braised pork, scrambled eggs with cucumber, stir-fried vegetables, spicy rabbit, chicken stewed with mushrooms, sugar-coated tomatoes, and boiled pork slices.

There is also a dish of crispy pork, which is not prepared to be served on the table. The plan is to wait until everyone has finished the banquet, and everyone will take a bowl back home to give to the elderly and children at home, so that everyone can be happy.

I have chickens at home! I have rabbits and sheep.

Rabbits give birth to babies in litters, and their growth period is short. The first batch of rabbits have grown up and can be slaughtered for meat.

But the lamb is not big enough yet, so if you want to eat it, you will probably have to wait three or four months. By then it will be winter, and you can eat lamb hotpot, which is both warm and delicious.

"I can cook the boiled pork slices and crispy pork myself. The other dishes are home-cooked. I'll trouble the aunts and sisters-in-law. Yaoyao can also help with everyone."

Chen Siyao has lived with Xia Shengsheng for more than a month, and the villagers have long been familiar with her.