strictlysupreme Chapter 205 Villagers' Expectations
Chapter 205 Villagers' Expectations
Goro took a bowl and scooped up some vegetarian dishes made with kimchi, which his brother introduced as sauerkraut vermicelli soup.
Wu Lang took a sip from the bowl and tasted a sour and refreshing flavor. Then he picked up some vermicelli mixed with golden pickled cabbage, which was indeed sour and delicious.
"Dad, Mom, this pickled cabbage vermicelli soup is really sour and delicious. It tastes very good. You should try it too."
Although there is no meat in it, this sauerkraut vermicelli soup has been unanimously recognized by the Ye family.
Vegetarian dishes cooked with this pickled cabbage are so sour and delicious, so it’s hard to imagine how delicious it would be when used to cook meat.
Mr. Cai is like Lian Xiaolong, a greedy child whose mouth is full of oil.
Liang Jingcheng and Ye Changyan came back from the county town and spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen helping Ye Changyan to light the fire. Although his ability to control the fire was quite limited, under Ye Changyan's command, he finally managed to cook the table of dishes.
When in the kitchen, Liang Jingcheng tasted the delicious pickled cabbage, but Ye Changyan stared at him and didn't let him eat it secretly.
He didn't seem to care too much about his image at the dinner table and ate happily.
Ye Changyan's maternal grandfather's family was a little reserved at first. Although they were at their daughter and son-in-law's home and they were guests after all, they were also very new to the dishes they had never eaten before. After all, the taste was really sour and delicious.
Seeing Zhong Yunfeng picking up a piece of chicken and chewing it slowly, as if pretending to be reserved, Ye Changyan found it funny. He thought that Zhong Yunfeng must want to maintain a good image in front of Erniu and her family.
Ye Changyan chuckled, shook his head, drank the half bowl of sauerkraut vermicelli soup in the bowl, and then looked at Zhong Yunfeng.
"It seems that this first batch of pickled cabbage is a success. You can arrange the cooking in the next two days. I will bring some pickled cabbage and explain it to everyone."
Early the next morning, many girls and women came to the open space in front of the milk processing workshop. Everyone looked excited. Zhang also stood in the crowd, chatting and laughing with the women.
Just after noon, a horse-drawn carriage and several ox-drawn carts appeared on the official road not far away.
Zhong Yunfeng brought the batik fabric to the processing workshop. Ye Changyan took a look at the batik fabric. He did not expect that the craftsmanship of the dyeing workshop was so good. The patterns and handwriting were clearly visible, and the effect exceeded Ye Changyan's expectations.
Under the leadership of Zhang, the girls and women who came to apply for the job began to cut the cloth, thread the needle, and bury the thick cotton thread at the mouth of the cloth bag as required, and then began to sew according to the requirements given by Ye Changyan.
Villagers from surrounding villages also came over to watch. Among the crowd busy sewing bags were many daughters and wives of the villagers, and everyone had a look of anticipation on their faces.
Soon, someone sewed the two cloth bags of different specifications. According to Zhang, the first person to finish sewing them was the daughter-in-law of Luo Sanhong who she had mentioned to Ye Changyan yesterday.
Ye Changyan and Zhong Yunfeng went forward to carefully check the cloth bag sewn by Luo Sanhong's wife. The lines were straight and the stitches were even and fine. Ye Changyan pulled the drawstring at the mouth of the cloth bag and found it very smooth. It seems that the needlework of Luo Sanhong's wife was indeed very good as Zhang said.
Afterwards, Zhong Yunfeng announced that Luo Sanhong's daughter-in-law was selected. The onlookers at the scene cheered. In the crowd, a hunchbacked old woman had a satisfied smile on her old face, and in her arms was a babbling baby.
When Luo Sanhong's daughter-in-law heard that she was selected, her face was full of joy. She ran into the crowd, took the baby from the old woman with a hunched body and a haggard face, and went to a corner to feed the child.
Afterwards, Zhong Yunfeng could be heard announcing the names of the selected candidates one by one.
Zhang really knew the girls and women in the surrounding villages. The needlework skills of the girls and women she had found today were all very good, but there were certain differences in their sewing speed.
However, these needlework needs to be taken home to be done, so the speed is not the most critical factor. The biggest factor that determines how much these girls and women can do is actually how much time they can spare to do needlework after finishing their housework.
After hearing that the last little girl who had finished was also selected, the people watching cheered. The cloth bags sewed by the girls and daughters-in-law that Zhang had found today all met the requirements.
"Dear aunts, sisters, you all have done a great job with your needlework. Today you can register at the processing workshop to receive fabrics, needles and thread and other materials. There are two sizes of cloth bags, cut according to the pattern of the fabrics. This large and two small ones are just right for a set."
Everyone at the scene, including the villagers watching, listened very carefully and seriously.
"No matter who is faster or slower, according to the speed you all sewed just now, it shouldn't be a problem for you to finish four groups in this hour, including cutting and sewing. I plan to give you two cents for each group of three bags of different sizes. In this way, it shouldn't be a problem to earn eight cents in one hour. How much money you can earn in a day depends on how you coordinate with other housework at home. In short, the more you work, the more you earn."
When the people at the scene heard that they could earn eight dollars in an hour, they were very happy. If they worked four hours a day, they could earn more than thirty dollars. You should know that some of the women's husbands and sons at the scene worked in the county town from morning till night and could earn about thirty dollars.
When I find time at home, I do some needlework. Not only can I take care of the family, but I can also earn money. Everyone can't help but smile.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhong Yunfeng continued to speak to everyone.
"Those who have just passed the assessment, if you are willing to do the job of sewing cloth bags, you can go to the material department to line up and receive materials such as cloth and needles and thread. However, in order to allow everyone to get their wages as soon as possible, we will only allow you to receive one piece of cloth at a time. After the sewing of this piece of cloth is completed, you can bring the sewn cloth bags to the processing workshop to redeem your wages and receive a new piece of cloth at the same time."
When everyone heard this, they were all excited and were about to run to line up, but then they heard Zhong Yunfeng hurriedly calling everyone back.
"Dear aunts, sisters, don't worry, I have another piece of news to announce to everyone."
The girls and women who had just run out stopped and turned to look at Zhong Yunfeng.
"I received news from the cattle dealers early this morning that the spotted cattle they brought back from Qiang and Hu have entered the territory of our Yuzhou Prefecture and are expected to arrive at our Shanglin Village as early as tomorrow afternoon."
The crowd watching the scene suddenly became excited. Many of them were villagers from surrounding villages. The last time they rented cattle, because the two mountains for grazing were both in Shanglin Village, they were leased to the villagers of Shanglin Village first.
However, everyone has their own fields and land. Everyone knows that the villagers of Shanglin Village have been able to squeeze out 20 to 30 kilograms of milk a day since they rented a spotted cow last year. The milk can be sent to the processing workshop and immediately exchanged for copper coins, which makes the villagers in the surrounding villages very envious.
Therefore, the crowd of onlookers all looked at Zhong Yunfeng with anticipation, hoping that their family could also rent a spotted cow this time.