The little cook in the book has fallen asleep

The people watched the grain transport convoys entering the city one after another, with no end in sight, and were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes, and they spontaneously followed.

The convoy carried the fifty shi of grain donated by Cheng Yu and the fifty shi of grain later gathered by the Yuwen family, as well as the medicinal materials exchanged by Cheng Yu. This was enough to sustain Jianshui Prefecture for a while.

We will definitely be able to wait for rescue from the court.

Some sensible people even thought of returning home after the flood receded. As long as the land and houses were still there, they still had hope.

"Let's store the grain in the granary first." Cheng Yiyu was extremely happy as he looked at the endless grain trucks.

Coincidentally, when Chief He led everyone to check the reserve grain granary two days ago, he threw out all the "rice" bags full of sand and soil, and now the reserve grain granary was empty.

"Okay, sir, please follow me." A guard stepped forward and saluted respectfully, then led the grain-carrying convoy towards the granary.

"Sir, let us help too!" Looking at the full bowls of food in front of them, the faces of the surrounding victims were filled with happy smiles.

"That's right, sir, we're here to help too!" A group of disaster victims with ragged clothes, pale faces and skinny bodies also came forward to help.

"Hmph, let me see, he's an inspector! What trouble can those kids cause? Did they inform the Shen family?" A middle-aged man in brocade clothes and with a big belly sat on the armchair, swinging his legs leisurely, his eyes full of disdain and contempt.

His name was Wu Liang. He was a famous local grain merchant and the mastermind behind this attempt to profit from the national disaster.

"Yes, County Magistrate Shen is useless. He has spent so much of our money but still can't protect us! I will let the three brothers of the Cheng family get the account books if they are still alive, or else they will be handed over to their superiors!" another middle-aged man with a sarcastic look echoed.

His name is He Xin (people in Yunnan have no conscience and would say he is black-hearted and rotten-hearted!), and he is Wu Liang’s brother-in-law. The two of them were in cahoots and made a lot of dirty money.

"Hmph, all the grain is in our hands. Even the grain in Yunnan Province is controlled by us. Let's see what they will feed those poor people!" A white-haired old man also sneered.

He is the head of the He family and a ruthless character. It was his idea to make money from the national disaster this time.

"Yes, yes, ... Patriarch He is right!"

"It's right to listen to Patriarch He!"

...~

They are local tyrants who have been entrenched in Yunnan Province for many years. Relying on the protection of the Shen family, they have been rampant and no one dares to control them.

Now, the three brothers of the Cheng family dared to dictate to them and threaten their interests. Naturally, they would not let it go.

This group of people are the grain merchants who made a fortune from the national disaster. They took advantage of the disaster and food shortage in the country to deliberately hoard grain, raise prices and make huge profits.

Not only did they disregard the lives of the people, they also colluded with the government and oppressed grain merchants who did not listen to them. They were simply a group of heartless and vicious wolves.

Obviously, they have been in this small place for a long time and have become accustomed to acting arrogantly and even regard themselves as the local emperors.

As a result, when Cheng Yiyu and his two companions arrived, they arrested all the leaders of Jianshui Prefecture and promoted the Yu family. They did not make a single cent of the dirty money they wanted to earn, and they also lost the support of the people, so now they hate Cheng Yiyu and his companions.

"Report, Master! Something's wrong with the master!" A servant ran in hurriedly from outside and tripped over the threshold when entering.

"Why are you so rash? Tell me what's going on!" The head of the He family raised his teacup calmly and took a sip.

"The three brothers of the Cheng family have found food, and it seems that there is quite a lot of it. There are more than a hundred carts of food, big and small!" The servant also calmed down and reported to the head of the He family in a clear and orderly manner!

“What…what? Where did they get the food?” There are more than a hundred carts. How could the three brothers of the Cheng family get so much food?

The head of the He family fell to the ground. When there was a natural disaster and food was urgently needed, they held on to the food but did not treat the people. They also maliciously raised the price of food. If they were punished by the court, the Shen family would not be able to protect them!

How could this happen? The three boys from the Cheng family should have come to beg them to buy food!

Only now do they realize that they might have offended the wrong person. Now they are offering it to the three brothers of the Cheng family at the market price. Do the three brothers of the Cheng family still want it?

Cheng Yiyu: Don't get close to me, it's too late! I have something from my sister, I don't want yours!

"Oh, when will this flood recede completely!" The three Cheng Jin brothers watched the flood recede slowly, bit by bit, and they were looking forward to it receding completely.

The three brothers have read a lot about post-flood reconstruction in the past two days. They are just waiting for the flood to recede before they can take action. They also want to plant their seeds as soon as possible, for they are afraid it will be too late!

So they could only wait here and hope for the water to recede.

"Ah! The flood has receded, receded!" A child ran back to the city excitedly.

"The flood has receded! The flood has receded!" A group of children ran towards the city.

"So many fish! So many fish!" A child ran towards the city. He wanted to tell his sister Cheng Yu.

"Let's go back and find Sister Cheng Yu!" Another child pulled him and ran towards the city. The old people who were looking after the children also followed them into the city with a smile.

"Let's go catch some fish!"

"Come on, come on, Miss Cheng said she caught some fish and wants to improve our food!"

"go!"

Whether they had fled to the city to avoid the disaster or were still living in the city, they all began to move to low-lying areas to look for fish.

The day Cheng Yu and his team arrived, the sky had cleared up, so the flood flow rate also slowed down.

Cheng Yu thought that once the water flow slowed down, there must be fish in the river, so he asked people to put some bamboos to block the river downstream, near the west city gate.

Those kids are watching them every day! So they hurried to tell Cheng Yu the news!

The happiest day for the people of Jianshuizhou during this period was today! They took their tools and headed towards the west gate.

When the young and middle-aged people saw the big fish, they jumped into the river. Some children also wanted to go down, but were stopped by Cheng Yiyu and others. They didn’t know how thick the mud was!

Although some silt was washed away during the flood, some silt will definitely remain when the water flow slows down later.

"Sir, there are so many fish!" Sure enough, the mud was as high as an adult's waist. Fortunately, the children did not go down.

Now the young men threw all the fish onto the shore, the women were scraping the scales off the fish with tools, and Cheng Yu, along with Yuwen Jue, Cheng Xiaoba and others, were directing the adults to set up the pot and boil the oil.

"Huh? Aren't you guys going too far?" The escorts from the Sun Family Escort Agency felt distressed to see their own swords being used as fish knives!

The reason was that when Cheng Yiyu and his friends didn't have enough knives to cut so many fish, Cheng Xiaoba hit his eldest brother's sword.

"Brother, brother, just contribute your efforts. You see, we don't have enough knives, and the movements are slow. You are the best brother, right, Xiao Ou?" Cheng Xiaoba's skill in flattery is top-notch.

"Yes, yes, the best big brother!" Xiao Ou also started to coax Cheng Lixiao. There was no way, he had offended Cheng Xiaoba, and now Cheng Xiaoba shouted every day that he wanted to pluck out all his hair.

"Really, big brother, you are the hero in my heart! It is an honor for these fish to be cut by your heroic sword!" Under Cheng Xiaoba's sugar-coated bullet, Cheng Lixiao willingly contributed his sword.

As a result, the situation got out of control. Cheng Xiaoba became familiar with the people from Sun's Escort Agency on the road. According to the personality of each escort, he led his younger brothers (the children from Jianshui Prefecture) to them. It was over. The escorts could no longer keep their daggers or swords.

"Oh, don't worry about the process. You are the best heroes. Look, our speed has increased dramatically with your swords!" Cheng Xiaoba would definitely be an eye-catcher in modern times.

Cheng Yu asked everyone to bring her the chopped fish heads, and took out the tofu made by her brothers. The residents in the city also brought them green onions. She rummaged around and took out all the seasonings.

"Do you need help? Miss Cheng!" An old lady nearby was cooking porridge. Seeing Cheng Yu standing on the bench adding seasonings, she was afraid that Miss Cheng would cook her.

"No need, grandma! Just wait and eat!" Cheng Yu said with a smile.

Liu Hui held on to Cheng Yu's clothes tightly. She was also afraid that Cheng Yu would boil her in such a big pot!

Cheng Yu thought about how to make the fish head and tofu soup. First, cut the fish head and tofu. Well, my brothers had already cut them.

Add a large piece of lard to the pot, put the fish head and tofu in when the oil is hot and fry them, then add the onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add appropriate amount of water.

Cover the pot and simmer for ten minutes, then remove the lid and add some chopped green onions. A big pot of fragrant and delicious fish head and tofu soup is ready.

When Cheng Yu was cooking, there were a few aunties beside him learning to cook together. There were six big pots in total.

So when everyone took a break and came up to have lunch, everyone was given a big bowl of hot fish head and tofu soup, which consisted of half a fish head and two pieces of tofu, and everyone ate it with tears in their eyes.

Their days seem to be getting better!

But when they thought that although the flood had receded, the food had been flooded for so long and definitely could not be saved, and the houses also needed to be rebuilt, they were a little confused!

"Everyone, after lunch, we will continue to look for fish. Starting tomorrow, we will clean up our homes with you and rebuild the collapsed houses. Life will get better!" Cheng Yiyu looked at the crowd whose atmosphere was a little depressed and immediately encouraged everyone.

"Fellow villagers, please believe us, we will grow more food if we run out of food! As long as people are alive, that is our greatest asset!" Cheng Zhiwen also noticed the emotions of the crowd and immediately said to everyone.

"Don't worry, everyone. My eldest brother, third brother and I have discovered an early-maturing aquatic crop. Since we can't recover the loss of grain, we can grow something different!" Cheng Shang also took out the water chestnut and water chestnut seeds given by Cheng Yu. As long as they are the only ones growing them, the harvest in the first year will definitely be high.

"Yes, the most fortunate thing for us is that we are still alive. Look, the neighboring county is already suffering from the plague. Our health and well-being are our greatest asset!" Cheng Liyao said firmly.

General Zhang Meng of Pingxi, who was sent by the emperor to help with post-disaster reconstruction, heard the passionate words of the Cheng family as soon as he entered the door and immediately took a good impression of the Cheng family.

The Cheng family, although born in a humble family, has a greater vision than those brought up in aristocratic families, and they also care about the people, which is truly rare.

Everyone's worries were soon distracted by the aroma of fried fish. Cheng Yu put the processed fish pieces in a large wooden basin, added soy sauce, salt, chili powder, cumin powder, and flour, stirred evenly, and put them into the oil pan one by one.

This time, the aunt was reluctant to let the delicate Miss Cheng do it. If the hot oil got on the little girl's face, she would be disfigured!

This? There's still enough oil to fry fish nuggets after the flood? Are you kidding me?

General Pingxi couldn't believe it. Shouldn't Jianshuizhou be unable to even afford food?

He looked at Cheng Yu, who was squatting on the ground in front of him and directing the ladies to make smoked fish, and he was really shocked!

What surprised him most was the performance of the Cheng family in the next few days!

(Author’s comment: My dad’s fried fish is so delicious. That’s how he fries it. I just didn’t learn the essence of it. Every time I fry fish, it breaks into pieces.

I am still working hard on writing. Friends who like it can add it to the bookshelf. I will update two chapters every day, except when I am on leave! )