Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 150 Shared Suffering

   Zhao Hanzhang glanced at Geng Rong and smiled slightly. If Geng Rong was so literate, capable, and thoughtful that people were on her side, would ordinary people still have doubts?

   Zhao Hanzhang looked at the smoke from each house and knocked on the door of each house.

  The man who was cooking in the kitchen ran out to open the door. Seeing Zhao Hanzhang, he was a little excited and a little timid, "Why is the girl here?"

   Wouldn't he be taking the house back and driving him away?

   Zhao Hanzhang said: "I'm here to see how you guys are living here, are you still used to it?"

The    man breathed a sigh of relief and immediately replied: "I'm used to it, I'm used to it, I'm very used to it."

   "How many people live here?"

   "Five, one for each house," the man said with a pleasing smile, "We have taken care of the house well, and there is no mess."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded and went to the kitchen. The person who was burning the fire in the kitchen was stunned for a moment.

   Zhao Hanzhang stepped forward to help the person up, "Don't be too polite."

   She glanced at the kettle and asked, "Why are there only two of you and the other three?"

  The two hurriedly replied: "They went to fetch water and firewood."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded in appreciation, "The division of labor is clear. If you can live together like family, your life will be easier."

   She stared at the kettle and asked, "What do you eat?"

   The two replied honestly, "Bean rice."

   Zhao Hanzhang saw that they didn't intend to leave her to eat, so he could only speak cheekily, "I've never eaten dinner before, don't you mind if I stay and use some later?"

   The faces of the two suddenly appeared embarrassed, and one of them hesitated for a while before saying, "That girl will have to wait."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "I can wait."

   He immediately went into the house, and soon came out with two bowls of white noodles.

   Zhao Hanzhang saw it and reached out his hand to stop it, "Didn't you say you eat bean rice, why did you take out the white noodles?"

   "Soybean rice is eaten by people like us, girls are delicate, how can we eat such rough food?"

   Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "I'm not that delicate, I'll eat whatever you eat."

   The other party resolutely refused, "No, your honored guests are coming, if we serve them with bean rice, we won't mess around in this area from tomorrow."

   Zhao Hanzhang: "It's not so serious, I'm just here to taste the bean rice you eat every day."

   They obviously didn't expect that there would be people who didn't eat good white flour and white rice and came to eat bean rice.

   But Zhao Hanzhang insisted that they could only take the white noodles back.

   Zhao Hanzhang squatted in front of the stove to watch the fire with them. By the way, he talked about their recent life and future plans, "Is the land allotted to you by the yamen finished?"

   "After harvesting, 60% of the grain is handed over, and the remaining 40% is ours." One person said: "The beans have been dried and taken home, and the rice is still drying."

   Zhao Hanzhang asked, "Is there enough to eat until May next year?"

"It should be okay to save some food. The yamen said that there is still a work-for-work job. We plan to tidy up the land and go to the yamen to get workers. The white flour and white rice we earn can be exchanged for wheat and beans. Come out a lot."

  Zhao Hanzhang: "Then you don't eat any refined grains, and eat whole grains?"

  The man smiled indifferently and said, "It's good now. I didn't even have coarse grains before. Now I not only have a house to live in, but I can also satisfy my stomach. That's enough."

While    was talking, the other three also returned with water and firewood.

   This house is only for them to live in temporarily, no rent is required, and one person lives in one room.

   Of course, if you can’t go to one place, please come forward. They can also build another stove and live on their own.

  These five people knew each other when they were in the slum, so they just lived together, taking turns to cook and fetch water and firewood every day, which was pretty decent.

  The amount of rice to be steamed every day is fixed. Zhao Hanzhang brought so many people here, and the bean rice is not enough.

   So the five of them didn't do anything, but took out the bowls and chopsticks, and immediately filled a big bowl for everyone, thinking about eating closely to Zhao Hanzhang and the others.

   Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the boiled beans, which were crowded together, thanked him quickly, took only one bowl, and gave some to Professor Fu and Geng Rong.

   The three of them shared a bowl of bean rice. Not to mention, it smelled quite fragrant, but it was not tasty, it had no taste, and there was a smell of beans.

   Fu Tinghan took a bite and looked at Zhao Hanzhang.

   Zhao Hanzhang also thought it was not delicious, but she still endured the meal, and she asked, "Do you just eat bean rice instead of vegetables?"

   The five people saw that Zhao Hanzhang didn't dislike it, and laughed happily, "No dishes."

   Zhao Hanzhang: "I still want to grow some vegetables. Do you have vegetable plots? If not, I'll share some for you?"

   The eyes of the five people suddenly lit up, "Can you do that?"

   "Okay," Zhao Hanzhang asked Fu Tinghan after thinking for a while, "I remember that there are many abandoned fields not far from the western suburbs of the city. It has been determined that there is no owner there, right?"

  Fu Tinghan nodded, "If you have been in the desert for more than five years, you can count as no owner."

   Zhao Hanzhang said to them: "You go to the west of the city, you can open two cents of vegetable fields in one house, and they will be yours."

  Five people: ... the west of the city is too far away, and they even went to the outskirts.

   The five felt that it was nothing to eat without food.

   Geng Rong thought for a while and said, "Girl, there are some wasteland not far from here, just behind a few rows of houses, but the land there is very fragmented and the soil quality is not good."

   Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the five people and waved to them: "Then you can choose a piece and open it. If the soil quality is not good, go out and dig it and fill it up."

   After Zhao Hanzhang finished eating, seeing that Fu Tinghan still had a lot left, he reached out to take it and poured all the bean rice into his bowl to eat for him.

   "You still have to eat some vegetables, otherwise people will get sick easily."

  Fu Tinghan's face was a little red, and he hurriedly took the bowl back, "I'll do it myself."

   Zhao Hanzhang held his hand, "I'm hungry, give me something to eat."

   When the five people saw this, they immediately got up and said enthusiastically: "There is more here, there is more here."

   Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan were shocked and shook their hands quickly, "No need, no need, this is enough, you can eat."

   Geng Rong lowered his head and tried to swallow the bean rice stuck in his neck. Tears were about to come out. It was really unpalatable.

   He glanced at Zhao Hanzhang and saw that she had eaten the bean rice in Fu Tinghan's bowl, and he immediately admired her. He underestimated her.

   Zhao Hanzhang exhaled, put down the bowl, and asked, "What else do you usually eat besides beans and rice?"

   "Wheat rice, and steamed buns."

   Zhao Hanzhang asked, "Is it white flour steamed buns?"

   The five laughed and said, "Where can we afford all-white flour, steamed bread mixed with bran. Although it is gray and black, it is also very delicious, even better than wheat rice."

   Zhao Hanzhang touched his stomach and finally decided to experience it.

   So she took Fu Tinghan to leave, found the next house, and as soon as the door opened, she asked if they were eating wheat rice or steamed buns tonight.

   When you know it is wheat rice or steamed buns, go in.

   In this lane, most people eat bean rice, only a small number of people eat wheat rice and steamed buns.

   (end of this chapter)