After the end of the conscription, the villages began to start the autumn harvest one after another.

The county government also made proper arrangements to go to the countryside to help farmers, and ten cows took the lead in going to the poorest people's homes to start working. Li Mingren led the first batch of farmers to the countryside to go to the divided villages.

This time, it is clearly stipulated that they will only go to the countryside to do farm work, and nothing else will be involved, and during this period, they are not allowed to eat a bite of food at the villagers' homes, nor are they allowed to act as a prestige.

Of course, Li Mingren is not unkind, and the yamen will be responsible for the meals of the day when he goes to the countryside to help farmers, so he specially borrowed He Hua from his own kitchen to help make a box lunch.

Li Mingren knew this word from Zhao Yunlan's mouth, of course, He Hua was not in charge of the box, only responsible for cooking.

On weekdays, these people who work in the yamen have two meals a day, and there is no food provided in the yamen, so they can't find ready-made dishes and chopsticks for everyone to use, and if they let everyone go home to get the bowls and come back, it will delay the official business of the county government. Moreover, some of the errand servants live far away, and the bowls they take out may not all be easy to carry, so the lunch box was customized by Li Mingren at Master Zhang's side.

Li Mingren didn't want to make it difficult for the people below to do things because of his decision, after all, not everyone had superior family conditions, and most of the subordinates on errand were from poor family conditions. If the decision made by himself cannot be carried out properly, but it increases everyone's workload, that is not what Li Mingren wants to see.

To let everyone do their best and be responsible, the first thing is to solve the problem of food and clothing for everyone, so Li Mingren thought about ordering some lunch boxes, whether it was this autumn harvest, and said that he planned to provide lunch in the future.

However, this proposal may be blocked by Chen Yiqing, after all, the county government has no money now, and even Cao Yingfa will oppose it, in Cao Yingfa's inertial thinking, the county order is best to be safe and stable and not have too many ideas, just do things step by step, although Cao Yingfa has been forced to change a lot, but whenever a new decision comes out, he will still subconsciously vote against it first, but he will not say it openly, this person has always been tactful in the entanglement.

Li Mingren can't manage so much, anyway, the wooden barrel lunch box has already been ordered. Because it is the relationship between his own people, Master Zhang's price is also low, almost a free gift, you get what you pay for, these wooden barrel lunch boxes are naturally handed over to their apprentices to take the time to practice their hands, of course, the quality is definitely not bad. So Chen Yiqing didn't react much when he saw this expenditure.

There are several small holes at the bottom of the wooden barrel lunch box, and there is a lid on it, which can ensure that the meal will not leak out, and the rice can be put on the top of the pot to steam it when it is cold, so it is more convenient to go out to work.

He Hua is only responsible for cooking the meals that go to the countryside to help the farmers that day, and the food standard set by Li Mingren is one meat and one vegetable, and the staple grain is coarse grain and fine grain, with a ratio of three to one.

The act of providing meals made the servants who originally didn't understand that they were going to the countryside to help the peasants shut their mouths, and Li Mingren accurately grasped the soul quote: "If you want to capture a person's heart, you must grasp a person's stomach." ”

Especially after the first batch of servants who went to the countryside to help the peasants returned to the county office, they were still talking about the noon meal that day, and some people even said: "It would be good if I could go to the countryside again tomorrow." ”

"I want to go to work in the village every day."

Everyone completely forgot the fatigue of going to the countryside to help the autumn harvest, and thought about eating a boxed lunch again.

At night, in the backyard of the county government, Li Mingren was lying on a rocking chair, relaxing his body.

"Ouch, it's been a long time since I've done farm work, and this body really doesn't need to be tossed. At this time, my calves are sore, my back hurts, and I can't lift my hands. Li Mingren couldn't help but complain to Yunlan beside him.

"You just go and work all day and you are tired like this, and you think about what kind of life those people live every day!" Zhao Yunlan couldn't help rolling her eyes, but the kneading action of helping Li Mingren knead her hand did not stop.

Li Mingren sneered: "Eh, I also know that the people are suffering, don't I complain casually." ”

"Don't let anyone hear your complaint, eh, what is the reaction of those villagers in the countryside today?" Zhao Yunlan felt that her hands were a little sore, so she stopped pressing Li Mingren, sat on the side by herself, and took a sip of tea.

Li Mingren turned over and said: "At first, I was very nervous when I saw us wearing official uniforms, well~ Don't let them wear civilian clothes tomorrow." I've been working for a long time, and my mouth is dry, and the big guys are just starting to harvest in a hurry, and they have to cook for us during this time, and I have to tear up with them for a long time when I am tired. They have adapted to the morning, and our people have also adapted to the morning, and the work has been much smoother this afternoon.

When I was leaving, a few families secretly came to tell me that because we were here this time, the usual people in the village didn't dare to make trouble. ”

Zhao Yunlan: "There are still such unscrupulous people making trouble during the busy farming season? That must not be beaten by the whole village. ”

"Hey, they're all bastards, the family is on their own, one person eats enough for the whole family and is not hungry, it's lazy to do it on weekdays, and they don't have a harvest in the busy farming season to go to other homes, these people don't change their dead nature, and they don't remember to beat, and every time they are punished by the village chief, they start to sprinkle again after a day or two."

Zhao Yunlan: "Then you don't care?" ”

"I'm in charge, I also caught it back and disciplined them strictly for a few days, with little effect, and then as the lady said, find something to do for them, that time was good, but the county government's ability was limited, and after everything was done and put them back, it didn't take a few days to start snorting again."

Zhao Yunlan: "Yes, it's still a problem with your county government." ”

Li Mingren nodded helplessly: "Yes, it is difficult for the county government to cook without rice." ”

"Do you have any complaints after a day's work?" Zhao Yunlan continued to ask.

Speaking of this, Li Mingren couldn't help but show a smug look.

"Hehe, they probably want to go to the countryside for the autumn harvest again! One by one, they are very greedy. ”

"Looks like you're doing a great job of serving meals! Of course, it is also our He Hua's craftsmanship. Zhao Yunlan proudly praised her family.

Li Mingren's eyes lit up when he suddenly thought of something, and said, "Lady, do you think I should organize all those spoily bastards together to help with the autumn harvest." I also provide them with food, after all, they scourge other people's crops in the village for that bite to eat, so that they can help in their work, and they will not be idle in the village every day, and they will not interfere with the villagers' work. ”

"Yes, but can you be sure that you can manage them well and not steal the food of the villagers?"

Li Mingren thought for a while: "This is a problem, and this matter needs to be more cautious." It's not realistic for people to look at them, and now everyone in the county government is too busy, but no one is separated to take care of these people. Well, it is better to have them help when the crops are finished and the fields are about to be ploughed, so as to prevent them from touching the food of the villagers. ”

"Well, you make a careful plan and then try it out, after all, they are not officials. Okay, okay, I'm going to rest, you sleep by yourself tonight, or I won't sleep well at night. Yunlan felt that it was difficult for Li Mingren to turn over now, for fear of affecting her sleep.

"Yes, yes, I'll sleep in my study tonight." Li Mingren was very helpless, but when he wanted to get up, his whole body was sore, and he hummed.