flstandardbreds Chapter 496: Not in the Wrong Place
Chapter 496: Not in the Wrong Place
The next morning, when the sun came out, Uncle Wang, Uncle Liu and Liu Yuelai walked towards Xu Yuan's home.
Village chief Gu specially gave the children in the school a day off today and also came to Xuyuan's house to help.
But in just one night, a lot of water had gushed out of the well. Although there was water, the well was still not deep enough, so they had to continue digging.
Xu Yuan got up early in the morning and pumped up the water gushing out from the bottom of the well. By the time they arrived, the water was almost visible to the bottom.
It was Uncle Wang and Village Chief Gu who continued to dig. Yesterday afternoon, they just stopped at the water outlet and had to dig further down.
After a night's rest, the two men were full of energy. Before long, buckets of mud and water were lifted up by the windlass.
Xu Yuan was unable to help much, so he went into the utility room, took out the dried lotus roots that were to be dried, and continued to dry them.
No matter how chaotic the situation outside is, we still have to live our lives.
Li Juanhua and Zhu Xiaoque also came over to help. They had lived here for nearly a year without realizing it. Abandoning their old homes, they really liked this place. Now Uncle Liu and Uncle Ashan were not at home, and the eldest grandfather and the second grandfather were old. They wanted to be able to support this family like Sister Xuyuan.
The dried lotus roots had just been dried over here, and the bottom of the well over there had been almost dug, with a few piles of soil piled up on the ground. Xu Yuan even saw the existence of sand.
Xu Yuan quickly asked Guozi to carry a basket of pebbles that he had picked up from the river, and let it go down to the bottom of the well via the windlass, and asked Village Chief Gu and Uncle Wang to lay them at the bottom of the well.
"Okay." The reply came from Village Chief Gu.
Not long after, the two men walked up the wooden ladder.
Take the windlass on the wellhead, then place the ceramic well ring, and the well is done.
Taking advantage of this time, Xu Yuan went into the kitchen and cooked some mung bean soup.
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Fumanlou, it was dinner time and the lobby on the first floor of the restaurant was filled with guests.
At this time, three or four carriages stopped at the gate of Fumanlou. As soon as they stopped, a dishevelled servant ran down from one of the carriages and shouted "Boss, Boss" as soon as he entered the door.
The loud shouting not only scared the waiter who was about to come forward to greet him, but also frightened the guests who were dining in the lobby.
Hu Zhanggui, who was sitting in front of the counter and calculating on an abacus, stopped what he was doing, stood up quickly and looked outside the door.
This was a shocking sight. "Dongqing, it's you. Is your young master here?"
Hu Zhanggui immediately went to meet him.
"Boss, the young master, the young lady, and the lady are all here. We have been traveling for several days and have very little dry food left. Boss, please open a private room and prepare some food quickly."
"Okay, the second private room upstairs is empty. I'll go arrange it right away."
After Hu Zhanggui finished speaking, he sent a waiter and Dong Qing to help park the carriage, and then he ran to the kitchen to arrange the dishes.
A quarter of an hour later, An Zeyu came in, supporting a gentle woman, accompanied by a pretty girl with a veil. Several people dressed as servants followed behind the three of them.
Shopkeeper Hu greeted them respectfully, and then invited them to go up to the private room on the second floor.
"What a posture these people have. This is the first time I see the shopkeeper coming out to entertain guests."
"I'm afraid it's not some wealthy family."
The guests in the lobby were puzzled when they saw Manager Hu's behavior.
"Waiter, do you know whose family this is? I think the young man there is quite handsome." asked a middle-aged man in fancy clothes.
"Sir, I'm very sorry, I don't know." The waiter who was questioned was stunned for a moment and apologized to the middle-aged man who asked the question.
The middle-aged man saw that the waiter was sincere and did not make things difficult for him.
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Private room on the second floor
The three of them sat down, and after Hu Zhanggui had made all the arrangements, he left with his staff, and the maids and servants who followed them also left.
"I didn't expect that Lin'an could withstand those strange things." An Zeyun sat down and took off her veil.
"I heard that Magistrate Wu of Lin'an County is good at governing and cares for the people. I believe he has found a way to control the situation." An Zeyu said as he scooped a spoonful of pork rib soup into everyone's bowl.
The North City was in chaos some time ago, and the situation was only brought under control recently. However, there are still hidden dangers in secret, so his father asked him to take his sister and mother to the farther Lin'an County to take refuge. After all, there is also a mansion here. He was originally very worried about the situation here, but when he entered the city gate, he saw several strict inspections and soldiers guarding strictly, and he knew that he had not come to the wrong place.
"Let's eat first." said An's mother.
Thinking back to the days of traveling non-stop and having to keep an eye out for mad people on the road, she had been living in fear for the past few days. Now that they had finally arrived at a safe place, Mother An's heart finally settled down. She had lost her appetite for the past few days and now she felt hungry, which was rare for her.
"Come here, come here, eat some, mother. This egg custard is delicious." An Zeyun scooped a spoonful of egg custard and put it in the bowl in front of An's mother.
The dishes in front of me included fish, meat, and some dishes I had never seen before, especially the stir-fried chicken offal with sour beans, which was sour and spicy and very appetizing.
With delicious food in front of them and their stomachs full of hunger, the three of them stopped talking and started picking up their chopsticks.
While people were enjoying the delicious food here, in the kitchen, the two chefs had some free time and were sitting at the doorstep chatting.
"I don't know if my grandson has arrived yet. I heard the situation outside is quite dangerous."
"Don't even mention your grandson. I'm also worried about my nephew. I have a baby at home. I hope he will be safe and sound during his trip."
"How come this happened so suddenly? When the world is in chaos, we ordinary people suffer the most."
Suddenly a little boy ran to Chef Yang in a hurry and said anxiously, "Chef, your menu is here."
Chef Yang quickly responded, "Okay, okay, I'll be right there."
After saying that, he drank the tea in his hand, stood up and walked into the kitchen.
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Hsinchu Village
After Village Chief Gu and his men helped Xu Yuan to dig the well circle, Xu Yuan invited a few others to drink some sugar water. After a simple lunch, everyone left. The moment they saw the well was dug by their own hands, they felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
There is a new facility in the yard. Xu Yuan looks at the house being built step by step and then improved, with a slight smile on his face.
Manyu Heguozi's faces were full of excitement and their eyes were full of curiosity about the well. They touched here and there. Xuyuan specially raised the mouth of the well a little to prevent the two kids from falling into the well if they were not paying attention.
After lunch, Xu Yuan took his three siblings up the mountain.