"That's good enough. If there are more honey worms, we can only endure it." Zhang Xiaobao was relieved when he saw the servants help to water all the cabbages.
The servants didn't know what was the use of doing that. Since the son of a good official asked them to do it, they just did it. They didn't work for nothing. When they left, they brought some chives and egg stuffing. They could eat whatever they wanted when they got home. They could stir-fry or wrap the stuffing. If they didn't have noodles, they could stir-fry it.
After Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan cut so many chives, they felt that they didn't need to mash the chives and soak them in water. The water that flowed out when they were chopped into stuffing was enough. Therefore, they asked the servants to bring more than 100 scrambled eggs and mix them together. That was their pay.
After that, the two of them made pies with three delicacies stuffing at noon.
While some people were full, others were hungry. In order to get as many shrimps as possible to make shrimp sauce, Liu Shaoqing adopted some methods that he thought were reasonable. Those who couldn't catch enough shrimps didn't get to eat. He told them to wait and see at night, but his servants started to carry out the plan at noon.
Last night and during the day today, these servants had just learned how to catch shrimps. To be precise, they cast the net. They couldn't judge where there were more shrimps and could only rely on their luck.
Liu Shaoqing's servants were required to catch according to the total number of shrimps. Didn't he say that one person could catch a jar of shrimps at night? Then he should have half a jar at noon. Even some things that Liu Shaoqing didn't consider were thought out by his servants.
A jar of fresh shrimps couldn't make a jar of shrimp sauce. After mashing the shrimps, it would probably take three times as many shrimps to fill a jar. That was to say, these servants had to catch at least half a jar of fresh shrimps in the morning. It was indeed a bit too much.
In the past, these servants relied on the master's family to bully the common people outside. Now that they couldn't bully the common people, they began to bully the people around them. The servants of the three families were under the control of one family. Liu Shaoqing's servants naturally did what they did in the past.
When the others were working, they would watch from the side. If anyone didn't do a good job, they would go over and scold them. They didn't go to the point of beating them. However, when the master's words came, these people found a way. When they were scolded, if they didn't listen, they wouldn't give them anything to eat at noon.
The servants of the three families were already dissatisfied with Liu Shaoqing's family. At first, they thought it was a joke to scare them. Who knew that at noon, Liu Shaoqing's family really only prepared food for them, and no one cared about them.
When the servants of Liu Shaoqing's family began to eat, the servants of the three families knew that this matter was true. Immediately, they could not accept it. They were here to help, and their masters did not write any receipts. Not only did they give money, but they also sent them over.
In the end, the people who should be in a hurry to do things were given food to eat, while the people who helped were given nothing and were even reprimanded. This was not treating them as humans at all.
"I'm not doing this anymore. You guys can catch your own prawns. Take a rest and look at the sea." A servant of Fan Jianxi's family threw away the net in his hand and sat on the wooden raft. Looking at the sky and the sea in the distance, he stopped moving.
The others followed him. They threw away the things in their hands and waited there. Let's see who could outlast the other.
When the people eating on the shore saw others stop, they were not willing to continue. Their thoughts were simple. "You guys came here because your master promised our master. Since you are here, you should be obedient. How dare you stop?"
"Hurry up and eat. Teach them a lesson after you finish eating. Our master is so anxious. How dare they not work? Not to mention lunch, they won't even have dinner. Let's see how long they can endure. Hurry up and eat."
A servant of Liu Shaoqing's family glanced at the sea. He took another mouthful of rice in his mouth and swallowed it.
When the conflict was about to break out, Cao Herui's family came over. He asked his family members to go to the Zhang family's place to catch shrimps so that they could help Liu Shaoqing get through the crisis. When he arrived, he saw that there were only about 30 people eating and about 90 people sitting on the raft doing nothing. He couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Before he could ask the person who was eating, a wooden raft on the surface of the sea quickly moved towards this side. On it were several servants of Cao Herui's family. This person just stood there and waited.
As soon as the raft reached the shore, the people on the raft jumped down and ran to this person and said, "They don't do anything. They just look at us and say that we must catch at least one and a half jars of prawns in the morning. Otherwise, they won't give us any food. Go back and tell our master that we quit. We are here to help, but we still have to endure this."
After one of them spoke, the others began to speak as well. The more Cao Herui's family member heard, the uglier his expression became. He had been discussing with his master how to help, but now it seemed that there was no need for that.
They didn't give them food, they didn't work, and they made the helpers work. Were the people of the Cao family so easy to bully?
He was angry. He was going to go there and complain. He didn't need to complain. He could just take them away. The people of the Cao family didn't need to be controlled by the Liu family.
He wanted to leave, but some people came to the seaside. Some people of the Zhang family rushed over. As soon as they arrived, they set up a pot and prepared firewood. Under everyone's curiosity, a person came over and said to Cao Herui's people,
"Our master said that since the written agreement is written, we should start working. It's noon. According to the custom of the Zhang family, the food of the people who work will be provided by the Zhang family. We came in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. Eat something."
The person in charge of Cao Herui's family was very surprised. He didn't expect the Zhang family to come. They really provided food according to the written agreement. It happened that his family members hadn't eaten yet. It was fine as long as they could eat. He quickly said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
"It's no trouble. It's no trouble at all. The Zhang family has always done things this way. Wait a moment. When the water boils, you can eat after a few scoops." The people of the Zhang family said politely and went back to work.
"Brother Ziyu, are they people of the Zhang family? Do we have any business with them? " The servant of Cao Herui's family who spoke first listened to the two people talking and looked at the busy work over there. "Yes, there is business.
From now on, you will work in the fishing house of the Zhang family. They will provide you with three meals a day and make new clothes for each of you. They will also pay you. When we came here, Master wanted to change it into shrimp and give it to Lord Liu. I don't know now. I have to go back and ask Master. You can learn from him first. The more fish you catch, the more money you will get. "
The small steward of the Cao family didn't hide it. Although he didn't get along well with the Zhang family, he naturally had to put down some of his hatred for the time being if he could make money.
The people of the Zhang family worked quickly and didn't have too many dishes to make. One dumpling, two cold dishes, one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and some wine. Usually, when other people worked at the beach, they didn't give wine at noon because it would affect their work in the afternoon. However, these people didn't care. Zhang Xiaobao didn't plan to let them do any work.
Although there weren't many dishes, these dishes were like the New Year for the servants of the Cao Herui's family. They could only eat some salted vegetables these days to save money and repay their debts. The dumplings with three delicacies were very normal. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan both ate this at noon. Naturally, others couldn't change it.
The cold dish was cucumber mixed with tofu. The meat dish was pig head meat, which was cut and piled in a bowl. Beside it, there was a big bowl of garlic sauce and coriander. The wine was ordinary rice wine with some aged vinegar for people who were willing to drink.
The people of the Cao Herui's family were looking forward to it. The people of the Liu family were curious. The people of the other two families were also puzzled. They didn't know what was going on with the Zhang family and the Cao family.
While they were thinking, the dumplings were ready. The people of the Zhang family called the people of the Cao family over. The servants of the Cao Herui's family didn't refuse. Since they made the dumplings, they dared to eat. They didn't believe that there would be poison in the dumplings.
There were no tables or stools, so they put the food in a bowl and placed it on the sand. The people of the Zhang family didn't eat the food cooked by them. Those who were not busy ate with work ate with the people of the Cao family. There were no plates, only a wooden bowl. He poured some soy sauce and vinegar into it, picked up a dumpling, dipped it in it, and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed hard and breathed out hot air.
He said to the people of the Cao family, "Eat, there are more dumplings over there. You have a good time today. Do you know who made the filling for these dumplings? Young master and young lady, in order to make dumplings for you, the young master and young lady went to the chive field early in the morning. This may be the only time you can eat dumplings in your life. "
The people of the Cao family didn't know how good the dumplings made by the young master and young lady were. They were relieved when they saw that the person who made the food was also eating. They all picked up their chopsticks and began to eat. When they ate, they found that the dumplings were indeed different. They tasted better than the best dumplings they had ever eaten before.
In addition, there were two cold dishes and wine. They ate happily, which attracted the people of the Liu family. The people of the Liu family didn't know what was going on. When they arrived, they saw dumplings, two cold dishes, and wine. One person who was stupid thought that if the Cao family could eat, they could also eat.
She looked around and saw that the chopsticks were on the table. She didn't pick them up and directly reached for the bowl of dumplings. She picked up a dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth. She chewed twice, but before she swallowed, she felt a pain in her stomach and her body flew backward. She couldn't hold the dumpling in her mouth anymore and spat it out.
"Who allowed you to eat? Are you from the Liu family? Don't you know the rules? The Zhang family didn't say that they would give you the food, but you dared to eat by yourselves. This is the first time. Spit out the dumplings. If there's another time, I'm telling you, it won't be just dumplings. I'll make you vomit blood. "
The guards of the Zhang family also came. When they came, they had been told to take action when there was an opportunity. They would let one side eat well and the other side couldn't. This was an opportunity. They kicked the people of the Zhang family away and threatened them. Their goal was achieved.
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