Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Chapter 136 Let’s have dinner——

Seeing Chen Changfan return safely, Shen Cuiyun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then quickly reported to him the progress of the manor.

"Erlang, all the new villagers who arrived today have been settled in. Several villagers who know how to build have already started to build houses on their own initiative, and the rest of the people have also started to work."

She learned the word "work" from Chen Changfan, and now she can say it fluently.

Chen Changfan saw a few men building houses not far away. They looked quite well-organized and it seemed that the people they recruited were all experts in the industry.

The militiamen who had just entered the village were just watching with their eyes wide open. It was obvious that they were not good at building houses.

"Gentlemen, you should be from the bandit suppression team, right? Once this house is built, let you stay there first, and we will build another one."

A middle-aged man standing on the beam said cheerfully.

This made the group of big and strong men feel embarrassed. Yansong blushed slightly and said, "I'll go move the wood."

The guard also rolled up his sleeves, "I've dug trenches before, I'll dig the foundation!"

A group of men got busy and the construction progress was greatly accelerated.

Seeing this harmonious scene, Chen Changfan expressed great satisfaction.

It seems that strict screening is effective. At least for now, most of the people added are of good character.

"Aunt Liu."

After a while, Aunt Liu came hurriedly, wearing an apron and holding a wok, with a smell of chopped green onions on her body.

"There are so many people in our village, is there enough food?"

Today, the village directly added 30 more people, and he was really a little worried that Aunt Liu would be too busy to handle it.

"Mrs. Shen has already told me that there are suddenly thirty more people in the manor. I have already made arrangements. Now there are two people helping in the kitchen, so you can put your mind at ease."

After asking about the progress of food consumption, Chen Changfan breathed a sigh of relief.

When preparing the shelter, Chen Changfan was also actively stockpiling food.

There is still enough food in the village now, and meat can be replenished and stored by hunting. Even if the population doubles, it will not be a big problem.

In the evening, two simple houses were finally built, and the militiamen finally felt relieved.

Now at least I have a place to live and I don’t have to worry about being taken away by wolves at night.

In fact, Chen Changfan had almost killed all the wolves in the nearby mountains.

In order to maintain ecological balance, he also organized young and strong people to hunt rabbits and pheasants.

Of course, these meats eventually turned into spicy rabbit heads and braised chicken.

"It's time for dinner—"

As Aunt Liu's melodious voice fell, several women wearing aprons came out carrying several large pots and began to distribute food to everyone.

In addition to being responsible for the three meals a day in the village, these women also have to do laundry and other tasks, so they are quite busy.

But these women were full of gratitude to Chen Changfan, saying that they could live such a good life thanks to the care of their employer.

Before dinner, Hu the bricklayer led the other craftsmen to carry up a large pile of wooden utensils.

In addition to being able to recognize bowls and chopsticks, people are quite curious about the utensil called "dinner plate".

This dinner plate is neither too big nor too small, with grids of different sizes, and looks very unique.

"Everyone line up. Each person will receive a plate, wooden bowl, and chopsticks. After you finish eating at the long table over there, place the plates, bowls, and chopsticks in the wooden barrel over there."

Aunt Liu called out, and everyone immediately lined up.

Those who had eaten in the village were already familiar with this novel way of serving food, and they lined up quietly one by one. However, the 20 new militiamen were a little worried.

"Isn't it just a steamed bun? Why are there so many rules..."

Someone muttered unhappily.

Yansong couldn't help but frown, feeling that this Lord Chen seemed to have too many rules.

It’s only the first day and they’re already being given rules. There are so many rules even for eating. How can their lives be good in the future?

"When I was in the army, the food was served the same way. It's just that the food in the army was better. I'm afraid the food here doesn't meet the military standards."

The guard standing aside was the calmest among the crowd. His eyes were slightly blank, as if he was reminiscing about his military career.

"Brother Wei, what did you eat when you were in the army?"

Wei Jun had the longest seniority, so he still had some prestige among the crowd, and someone immediately asked curiously.

The guard's lips curled up slightly. "Back then, the food was really good. The staple food was usually steamed bread or flatbread, and we could also have a bowl of porridge. After a battle, the general would cook the dead horses and eat the meat as a reward for the soldiers. Although there wasn't much meat, at least we could get a piece of meat to eat."

Wei Jun couldn't help smacking his lips, but he still couldn't recall the taste of it. He suddenly remembered, how long had it been since he had eaten meat?

When the other people heard the words "eat meat", they couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and their faces were full of envy.

Meat, that's so rare! Not to mention eating it, just smelling it will make you dizzy.

"Hey, you know what, I seem to smell the aroma of meat..."

"I think you're just confused because of hunger. Hiss...it smells so good!"

The men sniffed hard, trying to find the source of the fragrance.

"Hey, what are you guys doing standing there? Come over here and get some food!"

Aunt Liu raised the big iron spoon in her hand and shouted at them impatiently.

Everyone then realized that the team in front had already finished their food, and only their group was left.

"coming!"

The guard strode forward and picked up the plates and bowls with some unskillfulness.

"This plate is so cleverly designed. A wooden bowl fits neatly into the round groove, and chopsticks fit neatly into the long groove on the side."

Wei Jun was sighing in his heart when he suddenly saw Aunt Liu pick up a spoon and serve him two large spoonfuls of food. "Help yourselves with the staple food and rice porridge. Take as much as you want. Next one."

The guard nodded in thanks and was about to move forward when he suddenly looked down at the food on the plate and stopped in his tracks.

"Hiss... Is this, braised pork? And scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"

Looking at the greasy pieces of meat on the plate, with fat and lean parts, and the aroma, it makes people's mouths water.

"one two Three……"

Wei Jun clumsily counted the pieces of meat on the plate. There were eight pieces of braised pork!

He had no idea about cooking, but he felt that this plate of meat would require at least two taels of pork. How much would that cost?

Moreover, dozens of people in the entire villa have the same food standard. Even the landlords don’t dare to eat like this.

What's this boss doing? Is he not going to celebrate?

"Why are you standing there motionless? Is it because you don't have enough food? Give me another spoonful!"

When Aunt Liu saw that the man suddenly stood still, she thought he was dissatisfied with the lack of food, so she scooped another spoonful of braised pork and put it on Wei Jun's plate.

Wei Jun finally came to his senses and quickly thanked Aunt Liu, "That's enough, thank you, Aunt Liu!"

He walked quickly forward. Another woman had been waiting there for a long time with a rice shovel in her hand.

"Three ounces of rice and two steamed buns. If it's not enough, you can add more."

As the woman spoke, she quickly served the main course to the guards.

Wei Jun looked at the full plate of food and felt tears welling up in his eyes.