Wei and Jin Cooks

Chapter 1236 Chinese New Year

There was a palace banquet in the evening. Zhao Hanzhang was very frugal in hosting it, but it included meat and vegetables, ensuring that everyone was full and tasted good. The most important thing was that the wine she brought out was very good, and she was very considerate of wine lovers.

 It is kindly sponsored by Zhao Hu.

 Because Fu Tinghan helped renovate the brewing equipment, and he was happy to be granted the title of Marquis this year, so he was very generous.

At the banquet, Zhao Hu was very arrogant and invited everyone on the spot to attend the plum blossom appreciation banquet at his house on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. No matter who came, no need to hold a post.

The banquet that was originally not planned was re-planned, and because Zhao Cheng left and returned again, and did not leave until after the Lantern Festival, Zhao Hu felt that his family would be blessed with three blessings this year (excluding Zhao Cheng's resignation), so the re-planned banquet was Make it bigger and more luxurious.

At noon today, all the merchants and helpers received the news, and they were excitedly sharing it with their families. "The Seventh Master of the Zhao family was generous and added another two hundred catties of fish. I will go to the village tomorrow to see if I can make this business a success." If we accept it, we can earn two tons of money by the end of the year."

 The wife was surprised, "So many?"

"If I try to find a way to put you in to help, you can only wash vegetables and dishes in the kitchen, and you can get fifty cash a day. I heard that the banquet will be held for three days in a row, and it will be one hundred and fifty cash for three days."

 The wife hesitated, "That's a place for nobles. I'll go there in case I bump into the nobles..."

"When you work in the kitchen, you won't meet any noble people. The servants you greet in front of you are all girls and boys who have been trained in other people's houses." The businessman said: "In the past, I wouldn't have dared to let you go even in the kitchen, but It's different now. General Zhao loves the people, and no one in the Zhao family dares to be domineering and make trouble. Last time, when the children of the Zhao family rode horses in the street, they were so frightened that one of them fell and injured his leg. He reported it to General Zhao, and General Zhao personally Not only did I whip the dandy, but I also ordered them to pay compensation to the stall owner on the street. The wrestling guy got ten ounces of money in one go."

 From then on, no powerful man dared to ride his horse in the street.

There were also slaves from wealthy families who were unjustly killed and reported to Zhao Hanzhang, and she also dealt with them severely. As a result, the atmosphere in Luoyang was cleared, and the relationship between the common people and the powerful became much harmonious.

 That’s why businessmen dared to send their wives to the homes of powerful people to work as helpers to make quick money.

There were many people who had the same idea as him, especially the cooks and waiters in the restaurants. They had been hired by the Zhao family early in the morning.

 At this time, the banquet will be expanded and the number of people needed will also increase. Naturally, they have to think of their relatives and friends first.

 So on New Year’s Eve, everyone eats New Year’s Eve dinner to stay up late, and at the same time thinks about going out to make money for two days, and is happy.

Beside the Yellow River, the migrant workers and soldiers who finished work early and prepared for the New Year's Eve dinner early were also very happy.

Today is the New Year, so they only work until noon. After noon, the whole camp begins to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner together.

 Fu Tinghan had people prepare the meat and vegetables for the New Year early. He also opened a lot of grain bags for this purpose, used local materials to shell and grind wheat, mixed it with 30% soybean flour, and rolled it into dough to make dumplings.

Meat and noodles were divided into teams. Each team of 100 people had their own cooks. Therefore, the camp looked large and there were many people, but it was not chaotic at all and was orderly.

 Two tall and strong women lifted a large pot and placed it on the stone stove, stepped on the stools, and as soon as the pot was hot, they immediately poured in two tablespoons of soybean oil, and then put the meat slices...

There was a slurp, and a smell of meat overflowed with the sound. Shou Zhu, who was the first to take a bath, passed by. He couldn't help running over and stood on tiptoes to look into the pot. When he saw the slices of meat at the bottom of the pot, he couldn't help but Swallowing, "Do you have so much meat to eat tonight?"

“Go, go, don’t drool into the pot. There’s still some time before dinner. If you have time, go pick up some firewood. We’ll celebrate the New Year around the bonfire in the evening.”

“Sister-in-law Feng, I’m just going to take a look. If I don’t get too close and smell the fragrance, I think I can live ten more years. Besides, where is the firewood nearby? We’ve already asked us to collect all of it.”

"Don't call me sister-in-law Feng, call me Sister Feng. If you call me wrong again, I'll give you a shovel." "Yes, yes, sister Feng."

People came back from bathing one after another and smelled the fragrance. They came over to watch and complained happily, "My husband is very particular. He must make us take a bath. It's not enough if we don't. Alas, I haven't taken a bath in half a year. Now that I'm in, I'm almost gone." Can’t get out.”

"My husband is doing this for our own good, to let us take a hot bath, but he sent people to bring a lot of black lumps from far away, and specially dug a bathtub and built a shed for us to take a bath. I am just eight-year-old." I haven’t had such a comfortable bath in my whole life.”

"Me too. My husband forced us to take a shower before. I was worried that we would catch a cold. I thought about how we could take a shower in such a cold weather. Who knew it would be so comfortable?"

 There are more than 10,000 people in one camp and ten bathhouses, as well as on the other side.

There are twelve such camps going up and down the Yellow River. Fu Tinghan made arrangements early and required strict requirements for each camp. Whether it is a migrant worker camp or a military camp, they all follow the same camp.

 Something from one camp was shared by the other camps, and he ate with the migrant workers.

 Fu Tinghan has a separate tent here. This is not only where he lives, but also where he works. Everyone holds meetings here.

There is a simple bookshelf in the camp. Fu Tinghan found a few wooden boards in the camp and nailed it. It's not that he is poor, but they have too many materials, drawings and other things. The tent is not big. If they don't clean it up, , just piled up with these things.

There are three boxes placed side by side in the corner of the camp. They are full of data on Yellow River observations and various information on the management of the Yellow River over the years.

Fu Tinghan stood in front of the table with his waist pinched and stared at it for a long time, then asked Fu An: "Did the Fifth Battalion send someone to bring today's temperature?"

 Fu An: “We have never.”

 Fu Tinghan remained silent.

Fu An advised: "Mr. Lang, today is the New Year, so it's better to rest for half a day and celebrate the New Year well first."

Fu Tinghan: "Aren't I just waiting for the Chinese New Year? You send people to see how the barracks are prepared. Let's start lunch at Shen Shi and tell them not to be too late."

 After eating and it’s not dark yet, everyone can still talk, sing, dance, etc. In the evening, they can play around the bonfire and watch the New Year’s Eve symbolically before leaving.

Seeing that he didn't feel bored at all, Fu An couldn't help but shook his head and went to inspect the supervisor.

Not long after Fu An left, a soldier came over and reported, "Shang Shu, the temperature of the fifth camp has been sent."

Fu Tinghan immediately took the recording paper and opened it. When he saw the temperature, he couldn't help but frown. The temperature in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River was relatively high this year, so that even now there is only light floating ice on the Yellow River.

 It’s a good thing for them to clean up the blocked rivers, but...

 Comparing the temperatures over the years, I always feel a little uneasy.

 The chapter contains a chapter stating that there will be continuous heavy rains next year. Is this a sign?

 The weather is going to be weird from now on.

Finally, I wish Moyan a happy birthday, see you tomorrow

 (End of this chapter)