boyutpedia Chapter 245 Forestry Workers
Chapter 245 Forestry Workers
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I've been busy for most of the day and I'm really hungry. Let's wash our hands and eat."
There is one more person at the dinner table today, Yang Liuqing.
He came over early this morning to help kill the ducks.
The three of them have killed more than twenty of them this morning.
One more person means a little more effort, and everyone won’t be so tired.
Zhou Mingshu brought the remaining duck into the kitchen, picked out some of the ones they liked and put them on plates, so that everyone could have some.
Boss Zhou brought some beer, and the men sat together eating and drinking, looking very happy.
Towards evening, two horses appeared in front of Lao Zhou's house.
The man on horseback brought a piece of paper and a wooden board.
To be precise, it should be a plaque.
It says 'Liang Lin Roast Duck'.
Zhou Mingshu knew at first glance that it was the work of the county magistrate.
She didn't have to worry about the reward money, as Mrs. Zhou was already familiar with the process.
After taking the money, he packed some duck food and gave it to the two adults, and then let them go.
"Grandma, uncle, this is a gift from the county magistrate. We'll hang it on our stall tomorrow to show them how famous our roast duck is. Even the county magistrate has eaten it and awarded a plaque!"
"Well, hang it up, it has to be hung up, this is an honor, hang it somewhere conspicuous, haha."
Old Mrs. Zhou was so happy that she went to the woodshed to get a hammer and nails.
Zhou Laosan laughed, took the tools from my mother's hand, and demonstrated with Liu Qing on the cart.
"How about this location? Is it conspicuous enough?"
"No, what if someone bumps into me? Make it higher."
After changing several locations, they finally decided to put up a wooden frame on one side of the stall and hang the plaque on it.
"This is good, conspicuous and safe."
"It will definitely sell like hot cakes tomorrow!"
"Hahaha, yes. It will definitely sell well."
Under Zhou Mingshu's careful care, the legs and wings of the quails gradually became stronger.
Whenever Zhou Mingshu came back to the house for something, they all opened their mouths wide and asked for food.
Fortunately, there is enough corn and rice worms at home.
Otherwise, these little guys would be really hard to raise.
With the plaque of the county magistrate, the Zhou family's business became more and more successful.
Forty or fifty ducks were not enough to sell, so Mrs. Zhou called two more people to help.
One is Uncle Zhou Er, and the other is Wang Youcai. They earn ten cents a day and help the Zhou family kill ducks together with Yang Liuqing.
After killing the duck, you also have to help clean the duck's internal organs, and you can also take some of the duck intestines and duck blood home as a snack.
The autumn wind is getting colder.
Zhou Mingshu took out the duck down he had prepared early in the morning and asked everyone to hurry up and make winter clothes and quilts.
Boss Zhou and Mrs. Liu got up early in the morning to set up stalls in the town, and they had to wear several layers to keep out the cold.
Winter came too early this year.
However, the colder the weather, the better the sales of Lao Zhou’s roast duck.
The hot roast duck is fragrant and crispy, and everyone will pick one up and put it in their arms.
Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan set up a simple tent next to the yard and covered the outside with thick corn stalks, which made it a little warmer.
Hot water is needed to kill the ducks, so the grown men were not too cold.
Zhou Mingshu replaced Zhou Mingqin and asked her to follow Old Lady Zhou to sew winter clothes and quilts.
"Big sister, you've worked so hard. I didn't expect it to get cold so early in our place. It's only October."
"Nothing, just a few winter clothes, they can be sewn quickly, but I am very worried, the weather is getting cold too early, I am afraid there will be a snowstorm this year."
"Snowstorm?!"
Zhou Mingshu was shocked.
If what Zhou Mingqin said is true, then many people will have difficulty enduring this winter.
There are several very poor families in the village. I wonder if the village chief will take care of them.
At noon, the village chief came over puffing on his pipe.
Listening to his conversation with Old Mrs. Zhou, Zhou Mingshu vaguely heard the name Wang Dahai.
Huh?! She hadn't paid attention to his family's affairs for a long time, why did she suddenly visit?
"Grandma, what's going on?"
"It's nothing. The village chief said that Dahai bought some land and wanted to build a house. He asked if it was okay to build it next to ours. What's wrong with that? The land next to ours is not ours anyway. Whoever wants to build it can do so."
"So that's how it is. Then we will have neighbors in the future."
"Yes."
To the east of Lao Zhou's house is a vegetable garden and several acres of flower garden as well as spare wasteland, so Wang Dahai's house should be built on the west side.
But it doesn’t matter, they will have neighbors sooner or later.
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"Mr. County Magistrate, people from the provincial capital have arrived. They are less than two miles away from the gate of Sanshui County." The lawyer came in at a trot.
"Okay, then let's go and welcome him quickly." County Magistrate Niu tidied up his desk simply, put on his black hat and went to the city gate.
It has been more than a month since the report was submitted, and the time it took to go back and forth was just right.
The person who came was Lord Lin, the Minister of Justice of the prefecture. He came here at full speed. His main purpose was to investigate the iron mine. If it was true, Lord Lin would immediately submit a report to the court.
"Master Niu, the memorial from the governor has been drafted, and we are just waiting for a letter from Lin. Without further ado, let's go explore the iron ore first."
"Master Lin, you've been exhausted from the journey. It won't be too late for us to welcome you back first!"
"No need, no need. Let's take care of the important things first. Winter came very early this year. Everyone is worried about the foreigners... Tsk... It's just a trivial matter."
Those who understand know that Chengzhou is adjacent to foreign countries and is often troubled by them. When the weather gets cold, the foreigners attack fiercely.
"Okay, okay, Master Lin, let's go have some tea first. I'll have someone arrange it right away."
Magistrate Niu gave the order and quickly found the few young officials who had gone to explore the mountain together, as well as several fast horses.
"Master Lin, these people are very familiar with the route to the mine that I went with. Let them take you there. My master and I are old and can't ride horses. It would only delay things if we followed them..."
"Okay, Lord Niu, please wait for us at the county government office. We'll be there soon."
Zhang Gong and several others went with us. It’s good to be young, as they can even ride horses and climb mountains.
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Zhou Mingshu didn't know what was happening in the county. She was sitting in front of the stove, burning a fire. The kitchen was warm and comfortable.
Everything at home was on track, and she had nothing to worry about, except thinking about the kudzu roots and acorns in the mountains.
Once this batch of soap is ready, she will call her brothers and sisters to dig it up.
If she didn't go into the mountains, she was really afraid that it would snow.
Engineer Lin took a look at the ore here and was extremely surprised. Based on his experience, there must be more than what appeared on the surface.
We don’t know how much minerals there are deep in this mountain.
Engineer Zhang and a few others followed behind, and they all laughed when they saw the excited Engineer Lin.
"What are you laughing at?" Mr. Lin said with a smile. Perhaps he was so surprised that he lost his composure.
"When we first came here, we were just like Mr. Lin. In addition to being surprised, we also had a heartfelt respect for the wonders of nature."
"Yes, I am so excited that I am about to cry. There is no need to delve into it any further. Let's go back now."
He already had an idea in his mind, so he took his men back home.