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Chapter 14 Common Prosperity, Xiao'e is Hungry

At dawn, the rooster of the fifth aunt's house next door began to crow, and the hens also started to crow and peck.

There are old ones at the top and young ones at the bottom.

The biggest income of the fifth aunt's family is the chickens laying eggs. It is the job of the fifth aunt's son Han Xin to let the chickens out in the morning and bring them back in the evening.

The fifth aunt's husband's surname is Han, who has the same surname as Han Qiuyun. He also moved here from Hanjiawan earlier, so the two families are closer than other families in Yushu Bay.

"Oh!" Han Qiuyun was used to getting up early to spin thread. After the rooster crows, he had to get up and get dressed, but he almost couldn't get up.

"Does it still hurt?" Wei Shi heard the movement, tightened his arms, and pulled Han Qiuyun back into the warm bed.

This woman is really made of water, she does whatever she is told, and she must be obedient.

Unlike the arrogant and strong feminists of later generations, who were praised to the point of being favored by others. During the day, they were critical of their men, and at night they made sarcastic remarks about sleeping in separate beds.

"It doesn't hurt." Han Qiuyun shrank into the quilt obediently, like a warm kitten.

"Sleep a little longer, it's early." Wei Shi hugged Han Qiuyun's slim waist tightly and said softly.

"No, Xiao'e is about to wake up." Han Qiuyun blushed again. He could just do the embarrassing things at night, but Wei Shi was still thinking about the day.

It's really embarrassing.

"Xiao'e, let her be hungry for a while. I found that she has been too fat recently and needs to lose weight." Wei Shi put his arms around Han Qiuyun reluctantly and was quite dissatisfied with Wei Xiao'e's ability to eat.

"What are you talking about? Children should eat more and not go hungry." Han Qiuyun patted Wei Shi's dishonest hand and said angrily.

Although Wei Xiao'e is small, she eats a lot. If she is hungry, Han Qiuyun will not let her go.

A sister-in-law is like a mother.

Wei Xiao'e has lost her parents, so she and Wei Shi are the closest people to her.

After lying in bed for a while, Han Qiuyun gently lifted the quilt and prepared to get up to cook.

She has been bullied by her brothers and sisters-in-law of the Han family since she was a child, but she doesn't want to become a bad sister-in-law herself.

Wei Shi reluctantly let go of his hand and helped Han Qiuyun up. He was also aware of his girl's foodie attributes.

There is ample time.

He also has important things to do today.

The pedal spinning wheel has been sold to Mi, and now he has agreed to make it for his neighbor. If Mi Zhen and Mi Zhu knew about it, they would definitely feel alienated.

When Fu Wei left, Wei Shi had asked him to bring a message to Mi Zhu, inviting him to go to Yushu Bay. Wei Shi had many ways to make money in his mind, not just spinning wheels.

For example, now, if the villagers have new spinning wheels, the output of spinning threads will be greatly increased. Now that Cai He is no longer able to sell the thread, they can only be sold to the Mi family company.

Following the management methods of one village and one project in later generations and taking the route of large-scale operation, this is the new idea of ​​Wei Shi, the leader of this generation.

In the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, he led a village to achieve common prosperity.

This idea is as crazy as it gets.

But Wei Shi didn't think it was impossible.

During the Five Husties period after the Three Kingdoms, the northern Han people had to rely on Wubao to survive the rounds of massacres by the Hu people.

As far as Wei Shi's life experience is concerned, he is putting a premium on himself by saying that he came from a poor family. To be more precise, he should be a commoner, Luzuo, and commoner at the lowest level.

If Wei Shi wants to rise, develop, and grow in the Three Kingdoms era, he must have trustworthy people around him. Even if he finds relatives of the Wei family in the future, he will not always be loyal to Wei Shi.

In contrast, Fifth Aunt Zi and others who were taken care of by Wei Shi in the same village, although they are not related by blood, can be trusted as long as their interests are tied.

"Qiuyun, I'm going to Zhang Erni's house to talk to her man about making a spinning wheel and building a wooden shed." Wei Shi took two bites of food and hurried out.

Zhang Erni's surname is Zhong, and her name is very common. She comes from Shulin, and she has a relationship with Wei Shi since they were young.

The Zhong family has some mountainous land, where they can grow beans and millet. The Zhong family's parents are still alive, and their lives are better than that of the Wei family. If the Zhong family hadn't helped her from time to time, Wei Xiao'e would have died of hunger long ago.

Upon hearing Wei Shi's arrival, the Zhong family's parents and Zhong Lin rushed to the door to greet him.

When the Cai family gained power, they did not dare to come forward to persuade them, for fear of offending Cai Guang and other scoundrels. Now that the Cai family has lost power and Wei Shi has become acting chief, the two elders of the Zhong family are also very happy.

"Uncle Zhong, next, I will gather people to build a spinning shed. You know many people and have high prestige. Please help me drink a few times in the village."

"Aunt Zhong, I will leave it to you to take care of the food. If you need anything, you can ask Qiu Yun for it."

"Linzi, Erni, you two have the heaviest task. Linzi, take the carpenters from the village to the elm forest to cut down trees and make the frame of the spinning wheel. Erni, go and gather some strong women and let them go first.

Learn how to do it by hand, so that when the spinning wheel is ready, it will not be trampled."

Wei Shi gave orders one by one and sent the four members of the Zhong family around.

However, judging from the excited expressions of Zhong Lin and others, they didn't mind at all. Wei Shi was able to think of the Zhong family in the first place because he thought highly of them.

With the example of the Zhong family and the fifth aunt, almost all the people in Yushuwan village, except for a few die-hard Cai family members, were mobilized.

The men were cutting down trees and building tents, and the women were busy rubbing ropes and spinning threads.

Wei Shi and Han Qiuyun, one in charge of the outside and the other in charge of the house, worked together flawlessly. The fifth aunt, who had always been sharp-eyed, saw that Han Qiuyun had some difficulty walking, so she quickly grabbed the work and got busy.

Wei Shi is not stingy when others come to help.

I got a few hares, pheasants, and half a bag of wheat from hunting a few days ago, and I took them all out.

Considering the large number of people, there may not be enough food.

Wei Shi also bought some bitter vegetables, shepherd's purse and amaranth from the women in the village. These wild vegetables were not uncommon in this era, and the villagers almost vomited after eating them. However, in later generations, after careful cooking, wild vegetables were very valuable.

Rare and rare healthy food.

Simply blanch it in water and serve it on the table.

Such wild vegetables are bitter and astringent, making them difficult to swallow.

Wei Shi put salt in the wild vegetables and added enough oil, then beat the wheat into powder, and tied the two together to make balls of vegetable pancakes.

As soon as the vegetable cake is placed on the hot pan, the fragrant smell wafts out, making people's index fingers move.

"Brother, brother, I want to eat... Xiao'e is going to starve to death." Wei Xiao'e sniffed and rushed into the kitchen smelling the aroma and threw herself at the hot pot. Wei Shi was so surprised that he quickly

Hug her.

"Here, eat slowly and don't burn it."

Wei Shi had no resistance to his own sister, and the first vegetable pancake that came out of the pan fell into Wei Xiao'e's mouth.

"Sister Xiao'e, can you give me a bite?" Behind Wei Xiao'e, there were several village children who followed. After seeing them, their eyes lit up and their saliva kept flowing down.

"Well, here, take a bite, just a small bite!" Wei Xiao'e carefully held the pancake and brought it to the fifth aunt Zi's house, Han Xin, behind her.

Wei Shi looked at Wei Xiao'e who looked reluctant and felt warm in his heart.

Although this girl is a bit greedy, she is kind-hearted and knows how to share good things with her friends. When she grows up, she will be a sensible and grateful person.

The child took the first bite and ran out after he was full.

The villagers, who had been busy for most of the day, gathered around the bamboo baskets containing vegetable cakes, pheasant and hare soup at Han Qiuyun's greeting.

"Brother Shi, Auntie, I have been digging wild vegetables and eating them all my life. I have never tasted anything so delicious. If you have any secret recipe for this pancake, please tell me."

The fifth aunt was so angry that her mouth was full of oil after eating.

"Fifth Aunt, let me tell you. If you are willing to add oil, salt, and flavoring essence, I will ensure that the wild vegetables you cook are delicious."

"Forget it, my family can't afford such wild vegetables." The fifth aunt looked regretful. The men in her family never came back, leaving only two old ones and one young one. She was the only one left in the family.
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