This land was contracted by me [farming]

The county government plays martial arts field.

The guards who had trained for a long time were already sweating profusely, and everyone was wondering where that ghost-faced Yan Luo came from.Why are there so many ways to torture people?Every time they train, they can lose half their lives, but they have to admit that their current skills are really amazing.

"The training is over, let's go eat." Huo Yuan gave an order, and the guards immediately came to life, and walked towards the cafeteria in groups of three or four, shoulder to shoulder.

Going to the cafeteria to eat every day is what they look forward to most, which can eliminate the fatigue and pain caused by the whole day of training.

Since the recruitment of guards, that is, security guards, all fifteen of them lived in the county government office for the convenience of training.The dormitories and canteens of the officials of the county government have also been used due to the overcrowding.

Zhao Keran hurried back to the county office before the cafeteria opened. He looked at the menu, and today the cafeteria had red oil tofu puffs.

The method of making tofu puffs is very simple, but it consumes oil.The soaked beans are ground for three times, and the second and third times of slurry are mixed and cooked together.It cannot be boiled. The boiling point of soybean milk is lower than that of water. If it bubbles, stop heating and leave the pot.Then mix the thick uncooked soy milk from the first pass with the boiled soy milk, mix well and add gypsum water.

After the tofu is solidified, it should be left to stand. This process is also called squatting.Squat for about 15 minutes and put it into the mold. After putting it into the mold, press it down by about half. The water content of fried tofu is more than that of tofu.If the water content is less than that of tofu, if you press it down a little more, it can be made into dried tofu.

The pepper used in this red oil is Jingyang's specialty red thread pepper, which is about half a foot long and slender in shape.Because there are irregular lines after ripening and the skin is wrinkled after drying, people in Jingyang also call it "wrinkled pepper".

The spiciness is not very high, but the aroma is overbearing.As soon as the hot oil was poured on it, the hooked people and worms came out.Zhao Keran smelled the aroma, and felt that the wrinkled pepper was very suitable as a base for hot pot and skewers.

In the hot noodles, pour a spoonful of red oil tofu puff and add a poached egg.The people who eat it are warm.

"The county magistrate would eat this. Who would have thought that the wrinkled peppers would be so fragrant when poured with hot oil?" Fang Zhongyuan can't eat spicy food, even though the wrinkled peppers are relatively low in spiciness. But he was still sweating hotly on his forehead.

Wu Jiu buried her head in eating the noodles, sucking in a big mouthful, and didn't even have the time to talk.At that time, Sun Ying had nothing to say, and said: "This red oil and tofu puff are made of lard, how can it not be delicious?" Then he sighed: "If you can eat such a bowl in the cold winter, it will be dead." It's worth it."

"Where do you get so much oil for you to eat!" Wu Jiu took a bite of the poached egg with a satisfied expression on his face.

Zhao Keran smiled, "Yes, after our oil press is built, we can press the oil."

About the matter of oil extraction from flax, several servants in the yamen knew that they were all arrested by Pan Dahai and worked as coolies.Everyone is happy to be able to eat cheap oil, looking forward to the construction of the oil press soon, and hope that the flax will mature soon.

Zhao Keran and the others were not at the same table as the dozen or so guards.Huo Yuan sat with the guards for management.

This is a meal full of oil and eggs. The guards had never eaten it before they came to the county government for training.Every time they eat, they eat with their stomachs open, and they are not afraid of being hungry again. For this full meal, they feel it is worth it no matter how tired they are.

"You will be on duty tomorrow. You may not be home for a long time. After lunch today, go home and have a look. Remember to come to work tomorrow." After Huo Yuan explained, he left.

Ge Laoer packed his bags and set foot on the road back to Hexi Village. He now feels that he is dreaming, and feels that these days are not real at all.If it wasn't for the slightly spicy taste on his lips, he might have really thought that all this was just his own fantasy.

On the day he entered the county government office, he was unloading goods for the master's house.Ten bags of goods for a penny, all you earn is hard-working money.He was too tired that day and couldn't eat enough on weekdays, but it took strength to unload the goods.Due to lack of strength, he fell down, including the goods on his back.

He was whipped several times by the foreman with a whip, and he was fined two days' wages.Pain and helplessness swept over his body, but he could only clenched his teeth and persisted, humbly kowtowing to the foreman and apologizing, as long as he didn't fire him.

Huo Yuan appeared at that time, and the other party ignored the foreman's ferocious expression, and said directly in front of the foreman that he wanted to recruit people.Fifteen Wen is paid for an hour, and they work four hours a day.But for training, there is no money during training, but food and housing can be provided.

Maybe it was because unloading was too tiring, or maybe the whips from the foreman were too painful.The painful Ge Laoer was delirious, he forgot what he had asked the foreman not to fire him before, and followed Huo Yuan.

Before leaving, he greeted Liu Da, who came with him from the same village, and asked him to bring a message to the Ge family so that they should not worry.

It was not easy for Liu Da to get the unloading job. He didn't believe that there would be pies in the sky, so he didn't go with Ge Laoer.

Huo Yuan ran to several places, but in the end only eight people were willing to go with him. Including those recruited before, there were fifteen people in total.

Ge Laoer hurried on the road, the shoes on his feet were very light.In order for them to work better, the county magistrate not only equipped them with clothes but also shoes.It was the first time he wore such nice clothes, and it was also the first time he wore cloth shoes.Before, I either didn't wear shoes, or I only wore straw sandals.

Hexi Village is [-] miles away from Jingyang Town. He walked quickly and arrived at the entrance of the village in about an hour.

Liu Si was holding a boat and preparing to cross the river when he saw a person walking quickly not far away, and it took him a long time to recognize it as Ge Laoer.

Let me be good, where did Ge Er Er get rich?No one in the town could dress better than him with this outfit!He still wanted to call Ge Laoer to ask questions, but the people on the boat urged him, so he had no choice but to give up this idea.

There was a wind blowing under Ge Laoer's feet, and many people in the village saw him.Quite a few girls gathered together to discuss who this person was, and why they hadn't seen him before.

"Father! Mother! Big brother! I'm back!" Ge Lao Er shouted loudly when he entered the fenced yard.The thatched houses in Hexi Village have now been replaced with earthen houses, and they have followed the example of Hedong Village and built a small yard with a fence. They are happy to live in this house.

After hearing the sound, Mother Ge immediately put down what she was doing and went out to have a look.Liu Da came back half a month ago and said that his second child went to work in the Yamen with a nobleman, and it took half a month after he left.I'm afraid that the second child will accidentally offend the officials and family members, and if it doesn't work out, it will be a matter of losing his head.

Think about those officials and lords I met before, all of them are vicious, and the knives in their waists have no eyes, and they can scare people to death.

"I'm back! I'm back!" Mother Ge muttered happily. When she saw the person standing outside the door, Mother Ge froze and couldn't believe her eyes.

This heroic and neatly dressed young man in front of him is really his second child?

Mother Ge gently touched Ge Laoer's clothes with calloused hands.As if he was afraid that he would touch it, he withdrew his hand as soon as he touched it, "Second boy, you, what are you doing? Where did you get such good clothes and shoes? Didn't you do it? Good deal, right?"

Ge Laoer smiled and shook his head, "Mother, what are you talking about! This is guarded by the county magistrate. I will officially start work tomorrow, and I can get money after I start work." Let’s take the lead today and let us go home and have a look and report that we’re safe.”

"The clothes are good, but you have to be careful. If they are torn or dirty, they are not easy to deal with. If the official wants us to pay for it, we won't be able to afford it." Looking around at her second son, Ge's mother said He smiled inwardly and said, "My son looks really handsome. When he earns money, he will definitely be able to talk about marriage."

Ge Laoer rubbed his head, and couldn't help but blush at the thought of marrying a daughter-in-law, and said shamelessly, "Brother hasn't gotten married yet, so how can it be my turn? Don't worry, I will talk about my daughter-in-law when I have a sister-in-law. By the way, brother and dad Woolen cloth?"

Speaking of Boss Ge not yet married, Mother Ge felt uncomfortable, "Your father is wandering around the village, and your brother is now helping to farm in Hedong Village, and it seems that the land in Hedong Village can't be planted anyway. It’s over. But it’s a good thing, you can have a full meal every day, and every now and then you will bring back a tofu roll for me and your father to have a meaty meal.” Speaking of tofu rolls, Mother Ge couldn’t hold back her saliva , looked at the second son, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that you didn't eat it. You didn't come back the day your brother brought it for the first time."

Tofu rolls?He often eats it in the county government office, it is indeed delicious.

"I ate it when I was training in the yamen. It was delicious. Today at noon we ate noodles with red oil tofu and an egg on it." Ge Laoer pursed his lips subconsciously, as if Aftertaste.

Mother Ge smiled kindly, happy for her second son from the bottom of her heart, "Hey, where are the eggs? The county magistrate is really willing to do it. You have to work hard now, you can't be lazy."

"I said that there is no one else, no one else, why don't you old women listen!" Father Ge was dragged by several women to question him, and no one believed him after he explained for a long time.

Aunt Niu put her hands on her hips, "Old man Ge, are you a cheater at your age? We all saw it, so why is there no one else when a tall guy enters your house?"

Father Ge was so entangled that he had no choice but to drive them away angrily, "You shameless, gossip about this old man! Be careful, I'll let your man beat you!"

Aunt Niu is not afraid, her man is notoriously timid and fearful.But on the outside, it was more or less concerned about face, so he didn't make any more entanglements.

It's just that the eldest daughter of her family is about to become an old girl and she didn't say anything about her, she was worried.When the young man looked at him from a distance, she immediately fell in love with him.That figure, that vigor, and that attire made it look like he came from a wealthy family in the town.

There is no girl in this Ge family, and they don't know what old man Ge is doing.

When Father Ge returned home, he was still sullen.He said that he didn't lie to others, so he didn't lie to others, so why did he wrong people wrongly? !

"Father, you're back!" Ge Lao Er happened to be carrying a shoulder pole and was about to go out to fetch water.

Father Ge stared at his cloudy eyes and asked, "Who are you?" Did someone really come to his house?Why is this so familiar?

"Father, I'm the second child, don't you recognize me?" The second child Ge put down the pole and turned around to let Father Ge take a closer look.

Second child?This is his family's disheveled second son who picks his feet in the vegetable fields?

After carefully looking at it, he found that it was really the second child. Father Ge said in surprise, "Why did you become like this, second child?"

Ge Laoer spoke again, and Ge's father nodded again and again, and asked, "How much is the monthly salary for working now?"

Ge Laoer thought for a while and said, "The county magistrate said that it is calculated by the hour. One hour is paid fifteen yuan, and one day works four hours. One month is more than one or two." He added: "For overtime work, one hour I also gave an extra fifteen Wen, and working overtime means continuing to work after work every day.”

Father Ge couldn't believe his ears, "One or two more? My son, are you being cheated?" How can there be such a good job in this world!

"No, what kind of contract did the county magistrate sign with us, so we won't be cheated." Ge Laoer couldn't write, so he pressed his fingerprints in duplicate.He took it out of his pocket and took out a piece of cloth, "This is it. The county magistrate said that this is the labor guarantee for both parties."

Father Ge took the cloth tremblingly, "This... you actually have a contract? This must be kept well, don't lose it!" Father Ge walked towards the house with the contract, looking for it everywhere. He didn't feel safe anywhere if he didn't hide the contract in a suitable place.

There is a new shop in Jingyang Town, which has been renovated for a long time.Every day, you can hear movement from inside, but the opening has never been seen.

Everyone only knew that the shop was opened by their new county magistrate.

On the opening day, a plaque covered with a red cloth revealed its face, with the words "Huimin Supermarket" written on it.

The word Cangqiu is powerful, and the turning point of the pen carries a killing force.

Originally, Zhao Keran wanted Fang Zhongyuan to write the inscription on this plaque, but after seeing Huo Yuan's handwriting, he immediately fell in love with this good handwriting.

The supermarket was originally two stores connected together. After Zhao Keran made the space planning, the space inside seemed bigger.

Placed in the middle is a wooden grid divided into two parts, and wooden stakes are placed under the wooden grid, which is half the height of a person.There is white salt in the grid, coarse salt on the left and fine salt on the right.There is a wooden sign nailed to the side of the salt grid with the price written on it.

Coarse salt costs two Wen a catty, and fine salt costs ten Wen a catty.

On the container on the left side of the door are white and tender tofu, fried golden tofu puffs, light yellow whole sheets of tofu skin falling together, yuba made of soy milk film dried with bamboo sticks, tofu nao Thousands of sheets pressed into thin sheets with a mold.

Except for tofu puffs, which cost five cents per catty, the others are priced at one penny per catty.Those with the same price can be mixed together for a pound.

Going further inside, there is a round table, and a smaller one is placed on top of the big round table.Put your hand on the small one, and it can turn!

Putting several together, the scene amazes those who have never seen it.

Originally, everyone was afraid to come in. There were two big men who looked like door gods standing at the entrance of the supermarket, and the same was inside.The place that sells salt, the place that sells unheard of tofu, and the table that can turn are all standing two by one.

Moreover, this is a shop run by the county lord, how dare they common people come in!

Zhao Keran saw that no one dared to enter, so he asked Shumo to hang up the sign that sells salt at a low price for a limited time.Fearing that people would not know how to read, Shumo stood at the door and shouted for a while.

Finally a brave man entered the supermarket. Mo Laosan was a street vendor selling vegetables.He gets up very early every day to pick up vegetables from the village and sell them in the town. His family has not eaten salt for many days.This salt is not much cheaper than oil, and I dare not buy it. The family members feel that they can't use much strength recently.

He has never heard of fine salt, but he knows coarse salt.On weekdays, a small jar the size of a fist costs about eighteen yuan a jar.These two pennies can buy a catty of coarse salt. Even if there is a sea of ​​swords and fires ahead, he has to go for the salt for his family!

Zhao Keran smiled and handed the salt jar to the first customer in the supermarket, "Chenghui Liangwen, welcome to visit next time! Next time you come to the supermarket to buy salt, remember to bring the crock pot, otherwise you will have to spend extra money to buy salt in a crock pot oh."

Mo Laosan took the salt jar and nodded again and again, looking at the men in black bunts around him, he was still a little scared.He quickly ran out of the supermarket, holding a crock pot in his hand, the heavy weight reminded him that he was not dreaming.

People surrounded him, wondering if the salt was the same as the ones he usually bought.Under the urging of everyone, Mo Laosan couldn't help opening the cloth that sealed the mouth of the jar.The inside is the same as the rough salt he ate before, he exclaimed ecstatically, "It's the same! This salt is really worth two cents for a catty!"