175 Grace (Supplement)
He wanted to scream, but he felt as if his throat was being choked by an invisible force, and he couldn't make a sound at all. For this delay, the people of Wushan Village had already kowtowed to Shang Shigong with gratitude, looked at Shang Shigong expectantly, and promised that they were willing to wait for three days.
Although Shang Shigong was a little puzzled by what had suddenly gone well, he was very satisfied with the result, and the only thing he was worried about at this time was, how would he explain to these people after three days? But no matter what, he is willing to believe in his daughter.
So, Shang Shigong personally helped an old man led by him, and said softly: "You have traveled all the way here, you must be hungry, it is better to go to the Shantang for temporary resettlement first, and then talk about eating." ”
A canteen was built in the Shan Tang, and there were many tables and stools for the Eight Immortals in it. The people in charge of cooking are the women who are housed in the good hall. Before Shang Shigong came, he had already sent someone to Shantang to inform him, and he had done an extra thirty people.
There is no need to cook delicacies from the mountains and seas in Shantang, these thirty men, just boil a pot of thick porridge for them and add some side dishes. It's not that the businessmen are stingy, it's just that these people have suffered from hunger for a long time, and they are easy to hurt themselves if they eat others. What's more, the purpose of Shantang is to let people eat their stomachs, not to let people enjoy the delicacies of the mountains and seas.
The thick porridge has already been boiled, and the time has passed just right.
When Shang Shigong took these thirty people to Shantang, the porridge was almost boiled, vegetables and minced meat were added to it, and the fragrance wafted out from afar, making people's appetite move.
As soon as the thirty hungry farmers smelled the food, their eyes glowed green, and their stomachs cried out in loneliness. Voices come and go.
Although they were very hungry, these people did not lose their temper. Opposite. They felt that such fragrant food was definitely not for themselves, but for women and children. Although envy in my heart. But he also admired Shang Shigong and felt that Shang Shigong was really a good official.
Immediately afterward, they were warmly welcomed in. That's an eldest lady, surnamed Guo, just over fifty this year, enthusiastic and hearty, very good at doing things. I heard that when she first came to Shantang, everyone was already hungry. Later, I met Mrs. Du, and Mrs. Du arranged for her to enter the good hall, and she didn't have to go hungry in the good hall, so she gradually gained weight, because she had a good temperament and was assertive, and gradually became the head of the good hall.
At the beginning, when Shang Shigong proposed to improve the church, she and the rest of the church were very worried. Worried that the merchant's skills would be changed indiscriminately, they suffered from the pond fish. But. After learning about Shang Shigong's rectification plan, she no longer objected, but took the lead in supporting and actively cooperating with Shang Shigong's work.
After receiving the news sent by Shang Shigong before. She arranged for a few women to wash rice and vegetables and get busy. Considering that the other party was suffering from hunger, she also deliberately asked people to add minced meat and a few vegetables to the porridge to help digestion.
After the porridge was boiled, she led someone to wipe the table and stools. Then he waited at the door of the good hall.
Seeing that the person arrived, she immediately greeted her. She has a clear eye. With a kind smile, like a lady next door. However, a single photo won the favor of these croppers and flattered them.
Aunt Guo first glanced at them, and saw that although these people were ragged and dusty, it could be seen that they should be wearing clean clothes when they went out, and they were only contaminated with dust by trekking all the way. And although the clothes are ragged, they are also neatly dressed.
So, Aunt Guo had a little more affection for them. She asked the men to wash their hands before leading them into the cafeteria. At this time, the porridge has been served on the table, and the dishes have been put on the table. All the bowls used are large seas, and the amount is very large.
These people were stunned at first, and when Aunt Guo and Shang Shigong invited them to sit down, these people suddenly looked a little at a loss.
One of them, who was relatively thin, looked at the young man and asked, "These...... These are for us to eat? ”
Aunt Guo nodded, and when she spoke, she didn't forget to sell businessmen: "These are all specially instructed by the prefect, and the porridge is filled with vegetables and minced meat, which is the most nourishing for the body, don't dislike it." ”
When the thirty men heard this, they swallowed their saliva in unison, and they still thought that it would be good to have a dry cake or a thick noodle steamed bun, and they could actually eat thick porridge with green vegetables and minced meat in it! The porridge was so thick that I couldn't pour it with chopsticks.
It's just that the next moment, these men's eyes turned red at the same time, and their eyes became moist. It's good that their wives and children can drink rice soup at home, but they can eat such a good thing! If they knew that they should have brought their wives and children with them!
Aunt Guo has been in Shantang for some years and is very experienced, so she can see what these people think at a glance, so she smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's just a few days of hard work, and the prefect is a good official, so he won't let you suffer all the time." ”
But the thirty men knelt on the ground together, first kowtowed to Shang Shigong three times, and then asked if they could replace these porridges with rice noodles, and they took them home for their wives and children to eat.
Shang Shigong saw it in his eyes, sighed silently in his heart, and made up his mind. Although he has always known that the people of Wushan Village in Daodao are living a very hard life, what he can hear and what he sees with his eyes are always incomparable. Looking at these villagers at this time, he could no longer be selfish.
He couldn't help but think that maybe Xiu'er just thought that these people were too pitiful, so she gave him that gesture and asked him to solve it as soon as possible.
Aunt Guo looked at Shang Shigong, she couldn't decide this matter.
Shang Shigong said: "These porridges are for you to eat, if you don't eat them, you will have to waste them." ”
As soon as he said this, the men kneeling on the ground suddenly became anxious, and they opened their mouths to plead again. Shang Shigong raised his hand to interrupt them, and then said, "Don't worry, eat first, I'll have some rice and noodles prepared for you, and you can take them back." ”
The thirty people breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on their faces, and they were more convinced of Shang Shigong in their hearts. The man at the head of the group had a solemn face, and said solemnly: "The adult is really a good official, but there is one thing that the adult must know." We came this time, in fact, someone instructed us. ”
He's fifty-five in forty and he's not a fool. It wasn't that he couldn't see that person's demagogy and ulterior motives, but he saw that there was really no way to live in the village, and it was indeed a way to find a merchant, so he pushed the boat down the river. Now, he found out that Shang Shigong was really a good official, and felt that he would be guaranteed in the future, so he was ready to tell Shang Shigong about it, so as not to be calculated by the villain.
If that is the case, they have just seen hope, and will they not despair again?
Shang Shigong's face changed when he heard this, he glanced at the man deeply, and then asked, "You tell me in detail." ”
The man said, "Just yesterday a stranger suddenly came to the village. Our village is in the mountains, and there are almost no outsiders entering it, so as long as one appears, the people in the village will be very concerned. ”
Shang Shigong understood what he meant, and it was like this in small places. Not to mention a place like Osan Village, where the villagers are probably looking forward day and night for outsiders to come here and bring them hope.
The man continued: "Later, the man took the initiative to find us and told us that the prefect wanted to renovate the hall and open a medical hall so that the poor could see a doctor and take medicine for free. We're really desperate, so we're ...... Here it is. ”
Shang Shigong nodded: "I know your suffering, in fact, even if you don't come this time, I will find a way to help you, but now I have to deal with the affairs of Shantang first, and I can't spare my hands for a while." ”
Hearing this, the thirty men kowtowed for a while. In fact, at the beginning, when the man told them that Shang Shigong was renovating the hall and that the poor could see a doctor for free, although they thought that Shang Shigong was a good official, they were not without resentment in their hearts.
Because Wushan Village is surrounded by Wutu Mountain, it is difficult to enter and exit, and no one has paid attention to this place, as if it has been forgotten by everyone. Although Shang Shigong rectified the church to help the poor, he didn't care about them and let them fend for themselves, how could they not complain?
Now listening to Shang Shigong's words, they understand that Shang Shigong has not forgotten them, but they have not yet had time to make a quick move, they are naturally ashamed in their hearts, and they consciously wronged Shang Shigong, and at the same time, they are also angry with the person with ill intentions.
If it weren't for that person's clever tongue to tell right and wrong, how could they misunderstand Shang Shigong?
Shang Shigong glanced at Aunt Guo, and Aunt Guo immediately said: "Oh, the rice is cold, why are you still kneeling?" Let's eat! ”
Only then did these men stand up with a red face and shyness, and washed their hands again under the warm greeting of Aunt Guo, and then cramped to find a seat to sit down and eat. Shang Shigong symbolically accompanied them to eat a small bowl of porridge, not that he disliked the porridge too bland, but just wanted to leave all the food to these people.
After a stormy meal, the bowl on the table was almost licked clean. After eating, the men asked to go home. They always remember their wives and children at home and want to bring them food back.
Shang Shigong looked up at the sky, the scorching sun was in the sky, and it was not a good time to hurry. Shang Shigong made an excuse and said that he was helping them arrange food, and asked them to wait first.
Shang Shigong was originally kind, thinking of waiting for the sky to get a little darker before letting them go on the road, but these people were very anxious, and they kept looking at Shang Shigong with nervous eyes during the waiting time, as if they were worried that he would change his hexagram. Shang Shigong was also helpless, so he had to arrange an ox cart for them, and considering that they were going up the mountain and the road was not easy to walk, he prepared thirty backpacks, and the things were packed in the baskets.
In addition to rice and noodles, they were also given some cloth and snacks so that they could go back and make new clothes for the children to satisfy their hunger.
These men wept with gratitude, and kowtowed to Shang Shigong three more times before leaving, and then left in an ox cart.
After they left, Shang Shigong found Shang Jinxiu and asked her, "Xiu'er, do you have any plans?" (To be continued......)
PS: This is to make up for yesterday's update, and the customer has not replied yet, so I don't know if I want to change it. After eating, continue to code words, and be sure to make up for all the updates.