Chapter 144: Hygiene
Chapter 144: Hygiene
Xiao Cao also knew that Mr. Zheng wanted to eat vermicelli with chili peppers, because he had been drinking porridge for the past two days and was afraid that his mouth was bland.
"Grandpa Zheng, please hold on for a few more days. In your current condition, it is better not to eat chili peppers, because chili peppers will cause a sore throat and may cause a recurrence of throat inflammation." Xiao Cao'er said to Mr. Zheng like a little adult.
"Even if you like spicy food, you shouldn't eat too much. You should eat light food." Xiaocaoer continued.
Mr. Zheng suddenly lost his appetite for future meals.
In the evening, Mr. Zheng looked at the meat and peppers in their bowls. The red and green together looked particularly good and more appetizing.
But there were only vermicelli and vegetables in his bowl. Although this was better than just drinking porridge, he barely ate two bowls, which was more than Xiaocaoer, who only ate one bowl.
The other four people just ate to their heart's content. In the past two days, Zheng Huaming, Qi Xingyun and Damao were worried that Mr. Zheng had not eaten well. Now that his condition was almost recovered and there was fresh food, shouldn't they eat to their heart's content?
After Old Lady Yang finished making the vermicelli, she followed Uncle Quan over and asked them from time to time: "Xingyun, you didn't eat it yesterday, try it quickly, and add more if it's not enough."
"Hua Ming, eat quickly and see if today's food is better than yesterday's."
The two of them just nodded, and then took the time to reply: "Okay, thank you, ma'am, it's delicious."
"Xiao Cao'er, let's not eat too much. Eating too much will cause indigestion. Just a small bowl is enough. We still need to drink milk powder later."
"Mr. Zheng, it's actually delicious even without chili. I also eat light food now. Xiao Cao'er said that we should focus on health preservation."
Mr. Zheng: What you mean by light is what’s in my bowl, right? Why does the vermicelli in your bowl look like it’s added with a big spoonful of chili and a big spoonful of meat?
When it came to Tang Yanshu's place, Old Lady Yang could only ask him to eat and add more if it was not enough.
It's like this is her home ground. Mr. Zheng, the host,
Looking at the others wolfing down the food, it seemed that Old Lady Yang was the most elegant eater.
Mr. Zheng said to Uncle Quan, "Ah Quan, there's no need for you to wait on me. Eat quickly, or these bastards will eat all your food."
"Grandpa, don't worry, there's more, plenty more!" Uncle Quan said with a smile, but after that he quickly walked to the table next to him, sat down, grabbed the chopsticks and started eating. He only ate one bowl yesterday, and one bowl would be enough normally, but for new food, one always has to eat two more bowls to try the flavor, right?
Another meal that made my belly full.
After dinner, everyone sat together and chatted for a while, and then Old Lady Yang took Xiao Cao back to the yard where Damao and the others lived.
"Xiao Cao'er, let's wash up and change clothes first. You must feel uncomfortable because you didn't change clothes yesterday."
Today she brought some clean clothes for Xiaocao'er, and she didn't expect to use them. After washing her face, she washed Xiaocao'er's clothes and hung them in the yard to dry.
Xiaocao is very hygienic. He takes a bath every day at home, even every two days during the coldest time of winter.
Although she didn't take a shower yesterday, Damao helped her wash herself. She didn't change her clothes because she didn't bring any with her and there were no clothes that small enough in the Zheng Mansion, so everyone forgot about her.
Xiaocao is very particular about her hygiene. She must wipe her body and change her underwear every day in winter. She said it is unhygienic for girls not to change their underwear, so she must change it every day. As a result, she feels itchy all over if she doesn't change it for a day.
When Old Lady Yang was at home, she once said to Li Dashan, "Fortunately, our family is well off now. If it were the days of the past few years when we couldn't even get enough to eat and had no money to buy medicine when we were sick, where would we find cloth to make underwear for you?"
Mrs. Li also said, "Yes, fortunately, life is better now. Since Xiaocao was born, our family's life has been getting better and better. This luck is brought by my daughter. If she wants to change clothes every day, she can change them every day. At most, she will just have to wash two more sets of clothes."
"Yes, we can afford to change them every day. It's up to her. I will change them every day too. Xiaocaoer said that girls should pay attention to hygiene. I also change them every day now and I feel much more comfortable." Grandma Yang said generously.
Except in the summer, ancient people did not take a bath every day. One reason was that it was inconvenient to use water, and another reason might be habit.
Xiaocaoer, a modern person, can endure not taking a bath for ten days or half a month?
They took a bath early, talked and laughed for a while, and then went to sleep. However, the lights in the study on the other side were still on.
"As for the sweet potato noodle workshop, the part about people's livelihood is written with emphasis in Yan Shu. How to cooperate with the workshop and how to publicize to the people must be the responsibility of the county government.
Huaming is responsible for the early construction of the workshop, and you are also responsible for the subsequent sales, which are also jobs you are familiar with. Xiaocaoer made a good point about the research and development of new products. You must innovate in everything you do and cannot just follow the old ways, otherwise you will be eliminated.
As for you, Xingyun, think about it. A workshop, oh more than just one workshop, according to Xiaocao'er, if they are built in different places, then there will be several workshops. It will provide employment opportunities for the people and increase their income. What preferential treatment will the county government or the court give to such merchants?"
"Many issues need to be thought about in advance. I think this vermicelli is for all Daxia people, unlike some of your businesses that are only for the rich. This vermicelli is made of sweet potatoes, so the price will definitely not be too high, and ordinary people can afford it."
"Another point is, under whose name is this workshop registered? Now all the business of Dashan's family is in cooperation with Huaming, that is, Xingyun, oh, except for the furniture workshop and the embroidery workshop, which are produced in their village. Huaming, you go to them to buy goods, which is actually the same as cooperating with you.
No one in their family had their own business, and their children grew up day by day. Zhujun (Sanmao) had always said that he wanted to do business since he was a child and realize all his sister's ideas. After the exams, he probably didn't continue his studies, and that happened in the past two years.
Besides, a sweet potato workshop can't be built in a day or two. What do you think about this?"
Mr. Zheng also attaches great importance to Xiaocaoer’s proposal. After all, it is a major matter that affects people’s livelihood.
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