"Sister, you haven't even raised your temper yet, so the food won't be ready for a while." Huang Ying said with a smile.
Cui Hongyu was a little embarrassed when Huang Ying revealed the truth all of a sudden.
"I just finished embroidering, and I immediately forgot about the time."
Huang Ying came forward and took her hand, "Let's go, Du Juan, the meal is already ready."
Cui Hongyu waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I'll be fine in a moment."
Huang Ying once again stretched out her hand to pull Chen Qiaoer up, "Okay, since the two of us are still having such affairs, wouldn't it be the same eating over there?"
After saying that, the two people looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Cui Hongyu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll be more respectful than obey your orders. I'll eat yours today."
Huang Ying responded with a smile, "What's mine and yours? Aren't all the things we eat belong to Brother Xiaobei?"
After saying that, the two laughed again.
"Sister Hongyu, let Dujuan cook at noon from now on. Qiao'er will follow me over there and you can go over and eat together. It's not worth it for you to cook at home alone."
Cui Hongyu didn't refuse, they were a family anyway.
As expected, Du Juan made a sumptuous lunch, with three or four dishes. The four of them were talking and laughing, and had a great time eating.
Before he could finish eating, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and Chen Xiaowen hurried in.
"Sister-in-law Hongyu, go and take a look. Brother Dachun is injured."
As soon as he heard this, Cui Hongyu stood up, put down his chopsticks, and ran out.
As they walked, Chen Xiaowen quickly explained the situation briefly. It turned out that Chen Dachun and his people were building a house, but because he was in a hurry, the scaffolding he built was not fixed properly, and Chen Dachun accidentally fell from it.
Seeing him lying there unable to move, no one dared to move, so they had to send someone to call Cui Hongyu.
When Cui Hongyu arrived at the scene, she could hear Chen Dachun shouting in pain through the crowd.
Seeing Cui Hongyu coming, everyone automatically moved out of the way to let her in.
Chen Dachun lay on the ground, covering his waist and eyes with his hands, and kept wailing.
"It hurts, it hurts me so much."
Cui Hongyu came forward, knelt down, and patted Chen Dachun's shoulder gently, "Brother Dachun, don't be afraid. Let me ask you, where does it hurt you?"
Chen Dachun pointed to his waist, "It's right here, this, waist, my waist hurts."
Cui Hongyu frowned and felt secretly nervous.
She pointed at Chen Dachun's left leg, "Try to see if this leg can be curled up."
Chen Dachun tried it and shook his head slightly.
"Then try your right leg again."
Chen Dachun tried hard for a while, but still shook his head.
See this scene.
Cui Hongyu's heart skipped a beat, and she secretly thought it was not good.
I fell, and it seemed that my waist was broken. I couldn't move my legs. If I couldn't recover from this, I would have to lie in bed for the rest of my life.
But she dare not say these words now, because maybe after this time, the control of her lower limbs can be restored.
So she could only turn to the village guard next to her and said, "Maybe he fell too hard. Let's make a stretcher out of some branches and carry him back to let him rest."
Everyone began to shake their heads and sigh, "Oh, it's such a big spring. I'm so anxious to go home for dinner that I didn't put my feet firmly on the ground."
"Oh, I can still have hot food when I go home in spring, but I have to boil water for cooking when I go home. Some people can't help but complain."
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. Cui Hongyu frowned.
Yes, many people in the village have not yet married.
She had to cook her own meals when she got home. She suddenly remembered something. A few days ago, she proposed to Chen Xiaobei that she organize all the women in the village to form a mutual aid group.
While men go out to work, most of the women in the village stay idle at home. Isn't this a good opportunity? Women can go out and earn some money by themselves while they are idle at home.
Thinking of this, Cui Hongyu stood up and said to everyone present, "Okay, don't complain, I have an idea."
"We women can help you cook, but it won't be for free. You have to be paid."
"Here, give, of course I have to give it. Sister Hongyu, just tell me how much money you want."
"As long as you agree to give, it's easy. As for whether to give more or less, we have to discuss it."
"I'm thinking that after we have cooked the meal, you can go directly to eat after work, and then come back and continue working. As for you, you don't have to buy vegetables or rice, nor do you have to wash the dishes and pots. What do you think?"
Of course the bachelors were happy to hear this, but it would be more troublesome for them to wash the dishes and pots after eating alone.
"Okay, okay, then I'll be one too." The tough guys responded one after another.
Even some soldiers working nearby came over to join in the fun.
Although they have a professional Huotou Army, because they were disrupted and reorganized, the Huotou Army's equipment is naturally not that complete. Therefore, for them, eating a hot meal is a luxury.
Of course, Cui Hongyu was still very cautious in handling these soldiers.
"Dear officers and soldiers, if you want to eat, I have to discuss it with your leader. If you also want us to help you cook, the money will be given."
After hearing this, everyone laughed.
Soon Chen Dachun was carried back home. Second aunt Xiumei and Cuihua cried when they saw Chen Dachun being carried back, with tears in their eyes.
Cui Hongyu couldn't help but sigh, and secretly prayed in her heart that Chen Dachun could escape this disaster and overcome this difficulty.
The most important thing is that Chen Dachun does not have a son and a half daughters yet, and a while ago he was planning to marry a second wife. If he becomes disabled all of a sudden, then this matter will be over.
Back home, Cui Hongyu wrote a prescription and asked Chen Xiaowen to go to the county town to grab some medicine and bring it back. The most important thing was not how effective it would be, the main thing was to give some psychological comfort to her second aunt Xiumei, Cuihua and Chen Dachun.
After arranging to remove Chen Xiaowen, Cui Hongyu began to contact the women in the village door to door to see how many people were willing to cook for them.
Of course, this is not just cooking, but setting up a canteen. After all, Cui Hongyu and the others have to be responsible for even buying the raw materials.
The women in the village are anxious. Seeing that winter is coming, it’s okay to stay at home. Those who go up the mountain to transport supplies are soldiers. It has nothing to do with them. Women can’t do the work of burning charcoal and building houses. Except for you at home.
Just cook some food for the man and take care of the children, so there is nothing else to do.
Some people even asked if they could cook their own meals and let their men and children come here to eat, and they could use their wages to offset part of the meal.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Cui Hongyu was secretly happy. A few days ago, Chen Xiaobei and Huang Ying held a wedding, and the stoves were still there. Especially those two big pots, which were very powerful whether they were making porridge or cooking.
After some statistics, there were more than thirty people in the village willing to work with her.