Last night, the dumpling soup and scrambled eggs with green onions had already made them feel that the food was good.
What was in front of them now?
The farmer next to him introduced to the employees around him, "We are still busy today, so we didn't make many main dishes. There is only porridge, soy milk, tofu pudding, and egg soup.
The main dishes are hot pancakes and fried dough sticks. There are no steamed buns. It takes time to make the dough. We were all tired yesterday.
However, we brought some side dishes, such as fermented bean curd, radish sticks, cucumbers soaked in the sauce jar, pickles brought by Zhuangzi, and shredded cabbage with garlic.
In addition, we didn't have time to cook the tea eggs. There are only fried eggs. You can choose whether to add salt or sugar. I prefer to eat with sauce. "
The farmers kept saying that they were busy and didn't have time.
The hired people finally understood that the farmer was telling the truth last night. There was actually so much delicious food this morning.
"The sun isn't high yet. Is it too early to eat?" Someone asked.
"No, it's not early. There are three meals a day. Oh, sorry for the inconvenience. Wait for a few days. There will be food 24 hours a day. "The farmer still told the truth.
"Yes, let's eat. Open up your stomach, but it's best not to eat too much and delay work." Fan Fan chose to eat porridge and hot pancakes.
Then he picked up five fried eggs. He didn't care how many eggs were suitable for the human body to absorb.
Anyway, as a soldier, he ate as much as he could and had the strength to fight.
Those who were responsible for cooking early in the morning would eat a little, lie down, and sleep again. When they woke up again, they would be busy for lunch.
The Winged Knights who got up in the middle of the night to feed Ma Jia did the same. After they slept well, they would take over the night shift.
Everyone was adjusting to the time difference. After that, they would rotate 24 hours a day. There would always be people.
Even if the rest people were resting, they could still get up in an emergency and go back to work or fight.
This was the normal mode of the Li Family Zhuangzi. They were always ready.
The hired people had never been shocked like this. They ate stupidly and felt like they were dreaming. It was so unreal.
The only thing they were sure of was that the young man from Chang 'an, Dongzhu, was too rich. He was so good to the farmers.
When eating, he didn't care whether the farmers were tired or not. If he asked them to cook, they had to cook.
When it came to food, there were so many pancakes baked in oil, fried things, and many side dishes. Do you know that you have a lot of chickens and ducks? Eggs are not money?
"I'm afraid your owner isn't someone important, right? Give you all good food to eat and clothes to wear. How much property is enough for you to ruin? "Someone was honest and directly asked the villager.
The villager glared at him. "You're the one who's stupid. Do you know how much the fermented bean curd you're eating costs? Do you know how expensive it is to pour soy sauce on a fried egg?
Do you know how much the tooth powder and soap you use are worth? Do you know who made the soybean oil?
Our Dongzhu is good at making money. Only when we are full and well fed can we have the energy to do things for the Dongzhu. "
"If I were your Dongzhu, I wouldn't give it to you." The man understood, but he still felt distressed.
"That's why you'll never become a Dongzhu. At least, you won't be able to become our Dongzhu," the villager said bluntly.
"Other Zhuangzi aren't like this," the man muttered.
"Other Zhuangzi villagers would risk their lives for the Dongzhu? We can. "The villager puffed out his chest.
The person who was hired and the villager seemed to be in two different time and space. Each had their own reasons and thoughts.
They finally finished their breakfast after communicating across time and space. They continued to work.
A few villagers drove their carriages out to the city to find the broker.
The brokers of the Tang Dynasty were not as good as those of the Song Dynasty. There were more brokers in the Song Dynasty and they were more formal.
However, there were still people in charge. They found the brokers and asked them to help find people who raised silkworms.
They told the brokers that as long as someone caught a catty of grasshoppers, they could go to the mulberry forest and pick a basket of mulberry leaves.
For every catty of grasshoppers they caught, the broker would get a duck egg.
The brokers went outside to look for grasshoppers and found that there were so many of them this year. They could be seen everywhere and could be caught.
They felt that it was profitable, so they agreed and went to find people to catch them.
However, they made a new request. If the other party was not willing to take the mulberry leaves, they had to give an egg in exchange.
The villager agreed. A catty of grasshoppers could lay several eggs. Chickens and ducks loved to eat them.
*
While Li Yi was busy setting up the camp, Wei Zhigu sent out many supervisors.
The first well construction tender of the Tang Dynasty was finally over. When no one else was qualified to participate, it was divided by Li Chengqi's three craftsmen alliance.
Everyone divided the area, proposed the price, the quality, and the speed of the project, and then took out a part of the money as the deposit.
The deposit was in Li Longji's hands and no one else was allowed to touch it. If the deposit was given to another department and was misappropriated, the person would not be able to get it back even if he was killed.
This kind of thing happened very easily. The project payment was not given, and the deposit was not given. The person who did the project had to pay for it.
Then, the person could ask for a salary, give gifts, and bribe. When the leader had enough achievements and was promoted, the new person would continue to give gifts …
Therefore, Li Longji did not give the money he used to build the well to others. He waited for the Ministry of Works to accept the project and then gave the money for the well.
Other people did not have such a strong capital. They could not take out enough deposit, let alone enough money for the well to be built.
Wei Zhigu was depressed that he could not get the money.
At night, he went to Earthly Paradise to eat. Eating here was' free ', so he wanted to drink a few more cups. Tomorrow was the end of the month, so he would be on holiday.
When he went up to the third floor, he found that one of the three 'private rooms' reserved for the prime ministers was occupied.
"Who is it?" Wei Zhigu asked Xiaoyun.
Xiaoyun raised three fingers.
Wei Zhigu understood. They were all here. You guys were too outrageous, always freeloading at Earthly Paradise.
In order to put an end to this kind of unhealthy practice, he decided to go in.
When he pushed the door open, there were only cold dishes on the table of the three people inside. The wine was still warm.
"I'm worried about building a well to deal with the drought, but you guys are eating and drinking." Wei Zhigu was the first to accuse them.
Zhang Shuo was the youngest. He stood up and helped Wei Zhigu up. "Sit down. We'll drink three cups as punishment."
Wei Zhigu did not sit down. He went to the basin next to him and washed his hands first. Then, he found a place to sit down and grabbed half a braised pig trotter from the cold dishes.
He took a bite and said in a muffled voice, "I understand now. What fair bidding? A deposit is enough to stop others outside. In the end, it's just His Majesty and King Song playing."
"What if others don't take the deposit and don't do a good job?" Lu Huaishen defended. The idea was Li Yi's.
The renovation of the new house was done. They were putting in charcoal and drying the air. Once the smell dissipated, they could move in.
"What do you think of my Ministry of Works?" Wei Zhigu was still unhappy. He felt that he had become a decoration.
"Are you doing this for power or for the people? Isn't the well already built? It's expanding rapidly, and the technology has also been spread out.
We can only build a portion of it this year, but it should be drier next year. By then, there will be more wells. "
Zhang Shuo persuaded. He had already talked to Earthly Paradise. When the weather warmed up, his house would be renovated too.
Wei Zhigu looked at Yao Chong.
Yao Chong hesitated for a moment and said, "Li Yi went out personally for this matter. He's lazy and doesn't want to go out. Zhigu, is your house renovated?"
"You … how can you … just ask Xiaoyun to renovate it? I'm just a minister. I can't compare to the Prime Minister. "
Wei Zhigu felt that it was fine to renovate it, but at the same time, he was jealous. He was mainly targeting Yao Chong. He was also the Prime Minister.
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