freenovelworld Chapter 219: Family Banquet
Chapter 219: Family Banquet
Ten days later, all the rooms in the courtyard that needed to be lived in had kangs installed. The kangs were burned for a day to dry them and check whether the fire channels were unobstructed to ensure there were no safety issues.
The kang needs to be aired for three days before you can move in.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly and the Peach Blossom Spring was filled with laughter everywhere.
Because they are moving.
Moved from the temporary residence of 11 trees to his own home in the village.
Early in the morning of that day, Silver Fox went up the mountain with three secret guards, Xue Bao, Han Mingjiang, and Shuisheng.
They went hunting and brought back prey for the family dinner in the evening.
For women, this is also the busiest day.
Before this, in addition to the farm work they had to do every day, they were constantly weaving kang mats and straw mattresses of various specifications.
Inspired by their pillow weaving method, Li Lanzhen thought that a good straw mat could be woven in this way and placed on the kang, which would be soft and heat-permeable.
So, the women weaved a lot of these straw mats.
It was Huangshan Hua who led everyone to weave kang mats and various straw mats.
Huang Shanhua has been clever and deft since she was young, but because there were more girls in her family than parents, she was not valued by them.
She has never forgotten the weaving technique she learned from her grandmother. After marrying Han Zhaoxiong, she has also become an expert weaver in Hanjia Village.
Almost all the baskets, baskets, straw mats in their home, including the straw hats on their heads, were woven by her. During the slack season, she would take the woven products to the market to exchange for silver.
So after coming here and seeing the reed marsh, Huangshan flowers were very happy.
Reeds are much more flexible and resilient than grass, so he led the women and started weaving.
Weaving reed mats, cushions, and food containers...
Because the size of the kang in every household is similar, the sizes of the kang mats and straw mats are also similar.
Later they discovered that the windows of every household were just empty with window frames.
Huang Shanhua wanted to use reeds to weave something that could replace window paper.
She experimented several times and finally succeeded in weaving a thin curtain with reeds.
She measured the size first, then stuck the thin reed curtain into the window frame and fixed the window frame around with thin wooden strips.
The beautiful and light-transmitting reed window paper is now ready.
Huang Shanhua then told everyone this method.
There are a lot of plastic films in Li Lanzhen's space, some thin, some thick, some black, and some white.
She originally wanted to take out a batch of plastic film and cover the windows of every household.
Then she realized that there was something else she could do with the plastic film.
So I didn't say anything.
The windows are in a grid shape, which is very beautiful. Now they are covered with this thin reed paper, which is light-transmitting and also beautiful.
If it is cold in winter, you can just block the windows with thick straw curtains at night.
Li Erhan and his colleagues' carpentry workshop initially prepared the beams and frames needed to build the house.
The next step is to make doors and windows for each household.
Later we started to produce furniture.
If Li Erhan and his team wanted to make square tables, they would make enough at one time according to the number of households in the village.
After each household has produced one square table, we can proceed to the next step.
Li Xishui is now a skilled carpenter.
Li Guangyang has learned a lot from his grandfather and father. Now he can make large pieces of furniture independently, but for more delicate furniture, he still needs Li Erhan's guidance.
What Li Lanzhen didn't expect was that Lu Changming really liked carpentry work.
Before fleeing the famine, he liked to think on his own and buy a few pieces of furniture for his home. Although they were rough, as a farmer, they were usable.
At first he followed Li Xishui and helped him.
Later, seeing that he liked carpentry so much and was very talented, Li Xishui carefully taught him some techniques.
Now I can independently make simple furniture such as kitchen cabinets, tables, chairs and stools.
Lu Changming thought to himself that Li Lanzhen was willing to bring him here to enjoy life, so he couldn't hold them back.
Li Lanzhen's family raises cows and pigs, so she can raise them in her free time and then learn carpentry without any delay.
I'm eager to acquire a skill!
When Li Erhan found out, he told Li Lanzhen.
Li Nanzheng agreed very much. As long as he was willing to learn and his father was willing to teach, then he could just learn.
As for who will feed the cows and wild boars at home, we will decide when the time comes.
Speaking of feeding sheep, cows and pigs, it's time to take out the pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese in the space.
When building yards for each household, Han Shunde reserved space for each household to raise pigs, chickens, ducks and geese.
During this period, everyone took time out, even at night, to work hard to build their own pig pens, chicken, duck and goose pens.
Because Li Lanzhen had told them that every family should prepare pens for livestock and poultry.
In a few days, someone will deliver pigs, chickens, ducks and geese, especially chickens, ducks and geese, there will be a lot of them. Each family will get six chickens, four ducks and two geese.
As for pigs, there may not be that many, so take your time.
Li Lanzhen knew that everyone who came to Taohuayuan was hardworking and kind.
She wanted every family to start at the same level, and then each family would gradually become rich based on their own strengths.
For example, every family raises the same number of chickens, ducks and geese at the beginning, but the subsequent feeding and management depends on their own abilities.
The old sow in the space has given birth, but there are only nine piglets.
If you want every family to have a pig, you’ll have to wait until next spring.
Today, the first thing to do is to talk about the banquet for moving into the new house.
After every household has put their house in order, we'll find a night and take out all the livestock and poultry and distribute them to everyone.
Let everyone be happy too.
The chief cook for the family reunion dinner that day was Xue Nizi.
Li Lanzhen placed all the ingredients in the cafeteria in advance.
Silver Fox and the others are back.
Great harvest!
There were two wild boars, many pheasants and rabbits, some of which were still alive.
Xiaowu said that these are all female rabbits and they already have baby rabbits in their bellies.
He gave them to the boys, and asked them to raise them in a pen. When the mother rabbit gave birth to the baby rabbits, they would discuss among themselves how to distribute them.
Han Minghai, Han Zhaoxiong and the children caught dozens of fish in the river.
The children picked up several baskets of wild duck eggs.
In this way, the dishes for the An family dinner are very rich.
In order to bring joy to every family, Xue Nizi first cooked two large pots of braised pork.
Then it was divided into 17 portions and each household was asked to take it home and heat it on their own kitchen stove. The aroma of the braised pork would fill the house and bring some good luck to their home, and it could even be used to warm the pot when they moved into their new home.
The braised pork that was warmed in the pot at home that night should be kept by each person and heated up at home the next day.
Today's staple food is pure cornmeal cakes, fish stewed in an iron pot, and cornmeal cakes stuck on the side.
There is also a cornmeal cake next to the iron pot of braised pork.
Pork ribs stewed with potatoes, and a circle of cornmeal cakes were stuck next to the iron pot.
So, tonight, I have bottles of cornmeal dipped in various vegetable soups, with all kinds of flavors. Both adults and children love it. They say it tastes better than meat.
The first day the big kitchen started cooking, it was very lively and full of oil and water.
The dining room was brightly lit with torches.
The children were extremely excited, but also very well-behaved.
No one was running around or shouting in the dining room. The older ones took care of the younger ones, and they sat in a row, waiting for Rourou.
Li Lanzhen felt very sorry. It would be great if such a beautiful dining room had electric lights.
That night, everyone ate, talked, laughed and made noises.
Li Lianzhen looked at everyone and found that none of them had gained weight, and many of them had even lost a lot of weight.
Although I could eat my fill and have oily meals every day, the labor intensity was too high.
Everyone is working hard to build the house and yard as quickly as possible so that everyone can have a home and feel safe. It's so tiring!
Today this wish finally came true, so I relaxed and ate, drank, talked and laughed to my heart's content...