The cauldron that Zhou Wulang brought was quite big, and it was originally kept at home for boiling water for bathing.
The other soup one is smaller.
Wu Wulang started a fire, knowing that it would take a long time for the bones to smell, but it was still early and it was still long before dinner, so he was not in a hurry.
So as soon as the fire started, he asked Lao Liu to watch the fire, and he went to the opposite side to find firewood.
It costs firewood to cook soup, and if they find a lot, they can save some here for tomorrow, or take it home directly, anyway, there is not too much.
Man Bao was also curious about this one, and that one too, because of Keke’s urging, he followed Wu Wulang to the forest, dug up some unfamiliar plants and threw them to Keke, regardless of whether they were already included in the system .
The water boiled, and the bones were rolled, slowly boiling out the oil and water inside.
Wu Wulang cut the catty of fat with a bit of lean meat into slices and threw it into the pot until the fragrance wafted out, and the faint smell of meat wafted in the air. Then he threw the cut radish Go in, close the lid and continue to boil.
Lao Ding, who had already left Lu Ke out slowly, smelled the smell of meat slowly wafting over, and their stomachs growled intermittently.
The official flicked his whip and shouted: "Hurry up and work, there is still a long time to leave for dinner, hurry up!"
In fact, it’s not too long. Everyone only eats two meals on weekdays, but the work to be done in the military service is very heavy, and three time slots are given every day to eat.
The breakfast food basically depends on the dry food I bring from home, and the noon and later dinners are provided by the Yamen, but the portions are very small, and most of them still have to eat the dry food brought from home.
Some people can't bring so much at one time. Every ten days, the yamen will take half a day off to let people go home to get dry food. The county yamen doesn't want Lao Ding to die on the way.
The decrease in the local population will also affect the county magistrate's performance appraisal.
The laborers tried their best to make another wave of effort. Finally, the person who delivered the food arrived, and the messenger was already hungry. He knocked on the gong and asked people to bring their own bowls and chopsticks to receive the buns.
Everyone broke up with a whoosh, and ran a little faster than usual.
After receiving the steamed buns, everyone walked back, heading towards Wu Wulang's stove, not to mention whether to buy it or not, at least the cold steamed buns tasted better if they smelled it.
Zhou Zhoulang also wanted to leave, but he ran a little slower. When it was his turn to get the buns, the workers had already run ahead.
After receiving a bun, he ran over there too.
The messenger stood aside with a sullen face and supervised everyone to get the buns. After receiving one, he would tick off a person's sign. Only in this way would they not get mixed up, and the remaining buns belonged to them.
The official who came to deliver the meal also smelled the smell of meat in the air and asked, "Where is this coming from?"
The official said: "There is a family member of Lao Ding who is worried about his hardship, so he did it specially."
The official sneered, "This is too much money and no place to spend it? If you have this money, it's better to pay for it."
"How about five taels of silver, is it not a rich family who can afford this money?" The official said in a rare way: "That is also a poor family, it's just that the family members are more caring about others."
The officer who asked the question didn't ask any more questions, and just told them: "Keep an eye on them, and don't cause trouble. The county next door served in the army last year. It is said that Lao Ding couldn't bear it and wanted to flee privately. Humph, it's all famous and famous people recorded in the book. A person with the surname can run away as a monk, and even run away from the temple? As a result, two yamen servants were injured, so don’t let the people under your hands rebel.”
"Don't worry, no, they are all very honest."
After the messenger finished explaining, he watched the food deliverer go away, then he took the remaining cold buns and touched his own bowl.
Although they are servants, they actually eat the same food as the laborers. The only difference is that the laborers have to bring dry food from their own homes to barely fill their stomachs, but they don’t. .
The same is cold bun and cold water.
Only the two groups of officials who were assigned to the county and the town were treated better, and some colleagues from richer families would bring some meat buns with them.
Man Bao had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as the gong sounded, she asked Wu Wulang to make a bowl of the thickest soup, which contained several slices of meat and radishes.
Then she put it aside, intending to keep it for her favorite third brother.
As soon as she put the bowls on the donkey cart, Lauding rushed over there, very fast, but they all just stretched their necks and looked around when they reached the stove, without buying.
Wu Wulang had sold things in the county, so he had the cheek to greet them, "Brothers, would you like to buy a bowl?"
One Lauding said loudly: "Is there real meat, or is there fake meat? Don't lie to us."
But his nose inhaled the strong smell of meat in the air, and he couldn't help swallowing.
One simply squeezed forward, wanting to see the meat in the cauldron with his own eyes, but he acted rudely, and knocked Liu Liulang who was standing beside him staggeringly, and almost fell to the ground.
Looking at this scene, Man Bao suddenly felt a little scared for some reason.
Keke also clanged in her mind, warning: "Host, you have to calm down."
A group of hungry Lao Ding behind the man saw that he had knocked him down, and his hands were about to touch the spoon, so they could not help but take two steps forward agitatedly, and squeezed forward.
Zhou Wulang's face changed slightly, he didn't care about helping his younger brother, he grabbed the big spoon that Lao Ding was holding, and didn't let him do it.
Man Bao had already rushed over from the donkey cart like a calf, but after a few steps, she rushed to Lao Ding's legs and looked up at him, "Brother Lu, do you want to buy broth? Two cents A bowl, it's hot."
Bai Shanbao, who had just learned how to make a fire and was squatting in front of the cauldron, stood at Zhou Wulang's feet at some point, raised his cat-like face and looked at Lao Ding, showing a row of small teeth, "Brother Lu, this broth is so delicious. We cooked it ourselves, it is delicious, you must have never drunk it before, and when you go home after serving in the army, you can bring back a bowl for your son."
Man Bao said: "There are also your father and your mother."
The two children happened to interview him, and they both have good memories, so they remembered his name and his family situation.
Lu Da lowered his head to look at the two children. The two children looked at him with pure eyes, and their eyeballs were dark. Suddenly, a feeling of panic rose in his heart. He subconsciously fumbled in his pocket, took out two pennies, and said: : "Then, then I'll buy a bowl and try it."
Yes, he was here to buy soup. In such a cold day, it would be nice to have a sip of hot soup, and it's not expensive for two cents.
Man Bao took the money, raised his head and smiled sweetly at him, and asked Fifth Brother to serve him soup.
Wu Wulang's palms were a little sweaty, but now he took Lu Da's bowl with a smile on his face, stirred the soup, and gave him a bowl.
When everyone saw that someone bought it, they immediately stopped pushing forward. Of course, they were not in a hurry to buy, but looked at Lu Da eagerly, hoping to hear his evaluation.
Although two pennies are not a lot and everyone can afford it, it has to be worth it.
Lu Xiao took a sip carefully, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said with a smile: "It's quite delicious."
Those who knew him well squeezed to his side and saw that there were oily flakes and a piece of meat in the soup, their eyes lit up immediately, and they rushed forward to beat him.