Broken leg by silly daughter-in-law

Chapter 127

Although these strong men are relatively strong in stature, they are still ordinary people around them, and they are naturally afraid of government servants.

After they heard the warning from the yamen servant, everyone was as obedient as a quail, not daring to act rashly.

A group of people trekked for about two days and two nights before arriving at the first dam.

Thousands of people repair the embankment every year, distributed in different sections of the embankment.

When they arrive, the yamen servants will organize everyone to build a grass shed as a temporary resting place.

But I also know that a bunch of old men do heavy work every day, and the place where they live together smells of sweat and feet, so the smell must not be very strong.

Although Liu Luochen made a tent by himself, with so many people, he couldn't be too independent, and had to play by ear.

After the arbor was set up, perhaps the few taels of silver played a role. The leading yamen servant found Liu Luochen and sent him to the stove to manage the meals.

Qin Rui and Nan Nian were sent to the warehouse as logistics workers due to poor health.

You must know that these two kinds of work are indeed much lighter than those who carried sandbags and stones on the embankment.

Liu Luochen was naturally satisfied in his heart, and took out two taels of silver from his waist, quietly stuffed it into the hands of the leading yamen servant, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sir, I will rely on your care in the future."

The yamen servant shook the money in his hand, and the smile on his face became more real: "It's easy to say, easy to say, you and your family can rest assured and work hard."

After saying that, the yamen servant wandered away.

Nan Nian knew that all the money in the family was earned by the husband, and it was not easy.

Seeing that the vain money was given away for nothing, he was naturally very distressed, stepped forward and put his arms around Liu Luochen's shoulders, and said, "Thank you, Dust, it's all because of that old man."

Nan Nian recalled the gloomy look in Liu Guinian's dark green eyes.

If it wasn't for him, they wouldn't be in this situation.

Liu Luochen reached out and patted Nan Nian's back soothingly, and said softly, "The future is long, there's no need to get angry over such a villain, and he can't run away either."

Before Liu Luochen left, he changed his clothes on purpose, quietly found the family that Liu Guinian had framed before, gave him some money, and let the other party inquire about the accounts and warehouse information of the old Liu family. Get the news he likes to hear.

The weather is very hot now, Liu Luochen was afraid that they would suffer from heat stroke.

I specially found a doctor and prepared some medicinal materials to prevent heatstroke.

As long as you make tea with hot water every day, drinking one or two bowls can also relieve the heat.

Since several people are not working in the same place now, they can only pack these herbal teas into small bags and stuff them quietly to Nan Nian and Qin Rui.

There are hundreds of men on this section of the embankment, their upper body is shirtless, their backs are hunched, and big drops of sweat are dripping down.

They carried mud and rocks on their backs and walked towards the embankment step by step.

The scene of tens of thousands of people on hundreds of miles of river embankment, relying on scooters and manpower to drag sand and stones, really shocked Liu Luochen.

It was the first time for him to face the ancient corvee directly, and everything shocked him.

Every inch of these hundreds of miles of embankment is covered with white silver, thick blood and sweat,

Speaking of which, in this embankment repair, the easiest job is the person in charge of the stove.

Most of the people who can come here are cooks, some craftsmen or people who are quite old can be taken care of.

There were three people in this kitchen, namely Liu Luochen, old man Wang, and a boy who was dry and skinny like a monkey.

Old man Wang used to be the cook in this big restaurant, but he offended the master's family, hurt his tendon, and was cut off from his life.

The yamen servants like the food he cooks, and they always bring good things for him to cook, so they naturally treat him preferentially.

Although he has a bad temper, but his craft is excellent,

And that little boy is called Shouhou. Due to his thin body, he has a big head and a thin neck. He is black and skinny all over. He looks only eleven or twelve years old, but his actual age is already sixteen or seventeen.

The three of them are a combination of the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. Although cooking is not a heavy physical work, it is not easy to cook for hundreds of men with great appetites.

Because old man Wang's hands and tendons were injured, he couldn't do heavy physical work.

And the thin monkey seemed to have only a handful of bones left, so Liu Luochen could only take on the task of a large stove.

Simply, although he looks a little thin, his strength is boundless.

Liu Luochen directly brought a few pieces of granite and piled them up into a simple arrangement.

Finally, I moved the cauldron with a diameter of more than one meter and put it on it.

The size of this iron pot also really shocked Liu Luochen. This big pot can easily hold two grown men without any problem.

Although the imperial court gave subsidies, but after all, there are a lot of them.

There are hundreds of men in their prime of life, all of them have big appetites, so the food is naturally a little rough.

I only eat two meals a day. In the morning, porridge made of millet and beans is served with two fist-sized wild vegetable dumplings.

Due to the heavy physical labor in the morning, there will be more meals at noon.

Mainly brown rice, sweet potatoes, and some fried cabbage, and stir-fried common green leaves.

Fortunately, it is summer, these small green vegetables, as long as the land is fertile enough and watered properly, they can grow very densely in a period of time.To prepare meals for so many people, the main consideration is whether they can satisfy their hunger, and the taste requirements are secondary.

It's just that iron and salt were managed by officials in ancient times, and they were extremely rare things.

Fortunately, they are all working for the imperial court. If you don't eat salt under heavy physical exertion, you will have no strength, so there is enough salt here.

Old man Wang directed Liu Luochen and Shouhou to cut the cabbage and green leafy vegetables and wash them briefly, then stir-fry them with a big shovel, add some salt, and it's ready.

This dish looks like a clear soup with little water, not even a greasy smell, but the portion is quite large.

Seeing that old man Wang's hands had old injuries and he was unable to perform long-term physical labor, Liu Luochen hurriedly stepped forward to take the big shovel, and began to stir fry it in the pot.

Meals for hundreds of people were not so easy to cook, and three large pots of vegetables were stir-fried before giving up. Liu Luochen's arms were a little sore.

The thin monkey also kept bringing firewood to fill the stove to keep the firepower strong.

It was a hot day, and it was even hotter beside the stove.

After a while, Liu Luochen's clothes were soaked with sweat.

After the wind blows again, I feel a little cold, sticky and sticky to my body, very uncomfortable.

When the hill-like brown rice and sweet potatoes came out of the pot, Liu Luochen really didn't feel like eating at all.

He sat down on the grass next to him and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Now his stomach is growling and he is very hungry, but he is a little tired and really can't eat.

As for the food for the yamen servants, they are all cooked in a separate small kitchen, and there is no shortage of chicken, duck and fish.

Old man Wang made small cooking stoves for the yamen servants and sent them over.

As if by magic again, a few plates of delicate side dishes came out from behind.

Stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried cabbage, chicken and potatoes.

A pot of rice smells delicious from afar.

Maybe there were some beans in the rice, it was soft and rotten, and it made the mouth water.

Liu Luochen's eyes lit up instantly when he commented, these were the ingredients brought by those yamen servants in the morning.

Old man Wang: "Come on, come on, hurry up, we're done eating, those people should come over and get their meals."

Liu Luochen smelled the fragrance, smiled and moved closer to old man Wang, gave a thumbs up, and said flatteringly, "Master Wang, your cooking skills are really good, this rice smells really good."

Listening to Liu Luochen's rainbow fart, old man Wang raised his head and laughed.

He had dark wounds on his hands, and Liu Luochen had been helping him with work today, and he didn't take the opportunity to hide from his laziness at all because of his old age.

Old man Wang liked him very much, so naturally he took care of him a little more.

After such a busy day, I am really hungry.

Liu Luochen, She and the old man Wang sat on the ground holding a large coarse porcelain bowl, mixed the vegetables and rice, and began to eat with a snort.

Simply work in the kitchen, that is, two meals a day, plus the preparation of ingredients.

Compared with other people, it is indeed easier, and there is oil and water, at least one's own food can still be guaranteed.

After Liu Luochen was full, he saw that there was still a lot of food left in the small stove.

Ingratiatingly, he took out the dried meat from his bosom, stuffed a small pot of wine into the old man Wang and said, "Master Wang, my brother Qi is right in front, I want to eat the rest of the meal with him, look, I don't know Can you?"

Master Wang took the wine, his eyes were bright, he took a sip happily, chewed the dried meat and said: "Seeing that you are not very old, you are married and still the same man, hahaha, since you have family here, the food is gone But take it, I will make more every day in the future.”

Liu Luochen's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward to thank him.

He didn't favor one over another, and also grabbed a piece of dried meat and gave it to the thin monkey.

Liu Luochen deliberately found two large bowls, put the rice on the bottom and compacted it, and covered the top with vegetables.

Then find a clean cloth to cover it, and quietly walk towards the warehouse.

From a distance, I saw Nan Nian's tall and straight figure, standing outside the warehouse and counting the logs on the ground.

Liu Luochen didn't step forward to disturb him either, he just waited for him to count all the wood.

He put his fingers on his lips and whistled lightly. Seeing Nan Nian looking over, he raised the things in his hand, then turned around and walked towards the shade of the tree next to him.

After a while, Nan Nian ran over sweating profusely, his face was full of joy, and his dark green eyes were full of brilliance: "Ah Chen, you are here."

Liu Luochen was distressed that he was sweating profusely, so he hurriedly dragged him to sit under the shade.

He untied the bag in his hand, took out the large bowl and stuffed it into Nan Nian's hand, and said, "This is a small stove made by our master Wang. The food is very delicious. I specially made some more for you. You can eat more." After speaking, Liu Luochen looked around for Qin Rui, but he didn't see him, so he asked suspiciously, "Where's brother-in-law, is he with you?"

Nan Nian was holding a large bowl, and began to eat it with a snort. She shook her head and said, "My brother-in-law can read and write. Since then, he has been pushed into the back room by the leader to write the account book. I was counting the things in the warehouse just now. I'm afraid it will take a while." I won’t be able to find time.”

Liu Luochen nodded, knowledge can change destiny, it is popular everywhere.

Opened the other one, wrapped it carefully with cloth, put it beside Nan Nian, and said: "Then when you go back later, take this bowl of rice back to him."

There was no incident for several days, but it rained heavily on the seventh day.Correct it later, okay?