23, and the whole village
A large bowl of bean curd, stewed chicken soup with yams, fried duck with green peppers, braised fish, and some side dishes were set on two large tables. When eating, there is no division between the host and the guest, but a table for men and women.
Zhou Caifu and Mo Shifu accompanied Daniel Zhang, Liu Yanping and the two old men also sat here, and Tian Xiangjun and Liu Mingyuan's wives both took their children to sit at another table, because the two children were only about ten years old, and they fought with Mo Changfeng.
"Brother Zhang, Mr. Tian, Bureau Liu, don't dislike it, it's just some ordinary farm dishes." Mo Changfeng beckoned everyone to sit down and said with a smile.
"Now, farmhouse food is what everyone is most willing to eat, because it is environmentally friendly." Liu Mingyuan said with a smile.
"That's right, I think the farmhouse food is good, much better than any big fish, big meat, and delicacies from the mountains and seas." Tian Xiangjun also nodded and said.
"Let me introduce you, this is the Zhou branch secretary of our village, and it is also my future father-in-law." Mo Changfeng first introduced Zhou Caifu, and his relationship with Zhou Wanrong is getting better and better, and the parents of both sides naturally know about it.
Because the parents of both sides are very concerned about their lifelong events, after the two discussed, they simply told them, including the preparation for marriage at the end of the year, so the relationship between the two families has also improved.
"Secretary Zhou is good."
"Hello Uncle Zhou."
The three of them greeted Zhou Caifu one after another, and Tian Xiangjun also took out Huazi to give him a cigarette, because of Daniel Zhang, they didn't have a shelf, and they seemed very easygoing.
Of course, usually they are not like this to everyone, but because Daniel Zhang admires Mo Changfeng very much, plus when they came to the Mo family today, whether it was the fruit they ate or the tea they drank, they were shocked, so they were like this.
"This is my dad, his name is Mo Shifu." Subsequently, Mo Changfeng introduced his father.
"Uncle Mo is good."
"Uncle Mo has time to come to the city to play."
The three of them greeted Mo Shifu one after another, looking very enthusiastic.
"Dad, Uncle Zhou, this is Brother Zhang, the big boss; This is Director Liu, a leader in the city; This is Mr. Tian, and he is also the big boss. Subsequently, Mo Changfeng introduced a few more people, and Mo Shifu and Zhou Caifu also greeted them.
Especially when he heard that Liu Mingyuan was a leader in the urban area, Zhou Caifu was even more shocked, he didn't expect that his cheap son-in-law still knew the relationship in the city, and he couldn't help but look at Mo Changfeng a few times.
When Zhou Wanrong helped bring the food out, Mo Changfeng also took her hand and introduced it to everyone: "This is my girlfriend Zhou Wanrong, who is now an excellent teacher in Luchuan Middle School, teaching the sharp knife class." ”
"How can anyone praise themselves for being excellent teachers?" Zhou Wanrong smiled and said with a blank look at Mo Changfeng.
"How can my girlfriend not be good? In my heart, you are the best. Mo Changfeng said in public without embarrassment, which made Zhou Wanrong's face blush, but Zhou Caifu was very happy to hear it.
Seeing that Mo Changfeng was so good to his daughter, and his daughter's eyes were full of happy expressions, Zhou Caifu felt that he could rest assured.
"Brother Mo, when will you and your younger brother and sister get married, but you must inform my brother." Daniel Zhang patted Mo Changfeng's shoulder and said.
"Brother Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely inform you. It is probably set around the Spring Festival at the end of the year, but the specific day will have to wait for the elderly on both sides to discuss. Mo Changfeng nodded.
"Let's try it, I am the peach blossom wine brewed by our parents, and the taste is acceptable." At this time, Mo Shifu, as the head of the family, took the initiative to bring a glass of wine.
"Wow, this wine tastes really good, and it also has the aroma of peach blossoms." Liu Mingyuan exclaimed after tasting it.
"That's right, it's much better than the fruit wine launched by the famous wine in our city, which makes me feel like I have seen a strange scene of peach blossoms flying in the sky." Tian Xiangjun said in surprise after taking a sip.
"It's the second time I've drunk Brother Mo's own peach blossom wine, I didn't expect it to be so delicious, no, it should be even better than the first time." Daniel Zhang said with a smile.
"Mom, I like to eat this dish, it's delicious."
"That's it, I think every dish is delicious, no worse than citrus."
At the next table, two children also began to eat, they were originally a bit picky eaters, neither fruit nor food eaten.
But after coming to Mo's house today, I ate one or two citrus in front of me, and now after tasting the dishes on the table, I have a great appetite, and I have eaten every dish, and I call it delicious.
"Well, these dishes are not only good in material, but also in good craftsmanship, so you can eat more." Liu Mingyuan's wife said to the two children.
"That's right, I've been a little indigestible for a while, but I didn't expect that after eating a citrus first, I suddenly had an appetite, and now I think these dishes are very delicious." Tian Xiangjun's wife also said.
"These hard dishes are my brother's handiwork, and the dishes he makes are delicious." Mo Changfeng didn't forget to give his brother a credit.
"Yes, yes, Changfeng's craftsmanship is so good, no wonder you have gained a little weight recently." Liu Yuehua smiled and said to her daughter, the more she looks at this son-in-law, the more she likes it.
"Mom, am I really fat? So what to do? I eat every meal Changfeng cooks, how can I not get fat? No, I'll have to cook for myself in the future, or I'll grow into a bucket waist one day. Zhou Wanrong said nervously after hearing this.
"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, my brother said that eating our family's fruits will help you eliminate food, and you will eat more fruits in the future, and then you won't gain weight if you eat more meals." Mo Changfeng hurriedly said to her.
"Really? Then I'm not afraid. Zhou Wanrong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
"My brother also said that our fruits, if eaten for a long time, can also beautify and nourish the skin, treat minor gastrointestinal diseases and some minor problems, enhance physical fitness, and basically will not catch a cold." Mo Changfeng continued to babble as he spoke, all of which were some things that Mo Changfeng told her when he was chatting.
Today's life of the Mo family office is very devoid of big fish and meat, just some home-cooked food, but it eats to the satisfaction of both the guests and the guests, both the host and the guests are very satisfied.
After lunch, the three families who originally planned to go back finally decided to play for another half a day, and with the Mo family retaining, they were ready to eat dinner early and go back.
When the children were tired of playing, they let them go to the house to take a nap and rest, Mo Changfeng took a few people to drink tea and chat in the gazebo, and Zhou Wanrong and Mo Changfeng took their three sisters-in-law to go around and visit the fruits planted by the eldest brother.
Soon, another guest came to pick citrus, Mo Changfeng asked his father and Zhou Caifu to chat with them, and he went to Zhang Luo to greet the guests, and sold more than 100 catties of citrus in one afternoon.
"Zhou Zhishu, Uncle Mo, seriously, the scenery of your village is really beautiful." Tian Xiangjun looked at the green mountains in the distance and said with a sigh.
"Our village is located in the hinterland of Wuxian Mountain, surrounded by five peaks, the environment is good, but there are not many paddy fields, many mountains and forests, and the traffic is not very convenient, there are only two cement roads in the village at present. Moreover, most of the villagers have gone out to work to earn money, and there are still many poor villagers. Zhou Caifu said.
"Now that the state is engaged in poverty alleviation work, there will be more and more policies of all kinds, and the improvement of rural infrastructure will become more and more vigorous. Liu Mingyuan is a city leader and knows a lot about policies.
"Bureau Liu, let's see if there are any small projects suitable for Zhou Zhishu and their village, and help them get some funds to improve the transportation conditions." Daniel Zhang said directly.
"Recently, there are documents in the province, specifically for some projects in the area of rural basic transportation, and you can report it through the county, and I will approve a special fund for your village, which can be used to repair bridges and roads." Liu Mingyuan nodded and said.
If it weren't for Daniel Zhang's relationship, he would definitely not say this, plus he really likes this place, and I feel that Mo Changfeng's family and others are more angry with him, so it is not illegal to be able to help within the scope of his authority.
"Then thank you so much Director Liu, on behalf of the people in the village, I will toast you with tea instead of wine." After hearing this, Zhou Caifu picked up the teacup very happily and said.
"Zhou Zhishu is polite, your village will be built well, it can indeed be developed into a tourist village in the future, and we want to bring our children over to play often." Liu Mingyuan touched the teacup with him and said.
"I heard from the leaders of the town that the county has already held a meeting, and next year the first secretary will be sent to our village to be responsible for the work of poverty alleviation, and everyone's life will definitely get better and better in the future." Zhou Caifu sat down and said.
Subsequently, everyone talked about the poverty alleviation policies of the Great Han Kingdom and some of the difficulties in the rural areas today, but they were full of hope for the future of the rural areas.
After dinner, when Daniel Zhang and his party left, Mo Changfeng resolutely refused to accept his money, but Daniel Zhang asked his wife to use the excuse of going to the bathroom and quietly put the money on the coffee table of the Mo family.
"Hey, how can there be so much money here?" It wasn't until later when she cleaned up the living room at night that Wang Juhua found this stack of money.
"It should be the curly-haired sister-in-law who put it here, and I saw her come in and go to the bathroom, and she got a tissue here, and no one else came." Mo Changfeng said.
"So much money, how many thousands. They also give too much. Changfeng, what do you say? Wang Juhua asked her son.
Mo Changfeng swept through and found that there were three thousand yuan, and Daniel Zhang and the three of them picked more than a hundred pounds of citrus, plus lunch and dinner, he could only say that he was unwilling to lose the Mo family.
"Take it. Today is Brother Zhang's treat, if we don't accept the money, the favor is ours, so he insists on giving the money, then we will accept it. "Mo Changfeng thinks clearly, and Daniel Zhang's business is not small, I don't want to lose the Mo family, but it's up to him."
In the following half a month, the Mo family was very busy, and there were more citrus picks in the days of the National Day, almost half of the citrus was sold, and the rest was picked every day to be sold at the intersection of Yulong Lake, and it was all sold out in about half a month, leaving only a few trees to eat for their families.
In mid-October, the Mo family also harvested nearly 3,000 kilograms of late rice, and the grains of the late rice were all very full, which was no worse than the early rice of some villagers.
Not only Mo Changfeng's family, but also the second uncle Mo Shilu's family also harvested 2,000 kilograms of late rice, and the ninth uncle Mo Shiqing's family also harvested more than 2,000 kilograms of late rice.
"Eldest brother, sister-in-law, Changfeng, come to the house for dinner at night. Our family's late rice has been dried, and there are more than 4,800 catties, which is enough for us to eat for a year. Mo Shilu came over and called Mo Changfeng's family to come over for dinner, and said happily.
"In the future, we can harvest so much more late rice every year, which is enough to eat, which is equivalent to picking up." Mo Shifu also said happily.
For these old farmers, food is the best gift, as long as there is food in their hands, they will not panic, so there will be a saying that the people take food as the sky, even if it is a famine year, as long as there is food at home, the people will not be chaotic.
Since ancient times, many times of chaos in all dynasties and dynasties have been caused by various reasons that the common people have no food in their hands, and even all kinds of things that can be eaten and cannot be eaten have been eaten, and then they will become chaotic.
"Old Seventeen, your family will come over for dinner at noon tomorrow, our family has harvested 4,500 catties of late rice today, and it all depends on Changfeng's help, I have to thank you."
The next day, Ninth Uncle Mo Shiqing also came to invite him to dinner, with a thick smile on his face, and even the wrinkles seemed to be much less. Now that his son and daughter-in-law have returned, the family of six is almost enough to eat for a year.
"Okay, okay, in the future, let's try to harvest so many late rice every year." Mo Shifu smiled and gossiped with him, feeling very proud in his heart, because his son had helped him do it.
"Changfeng, can you help the whole village harvest some late rice next year, it is not easy for everyone to farm, if you can harvest three or four thousand catties of late rice every year, then life will be much better." That night, Mo Shifu said to his son.
He now believes in his son's ability, and it has only been half a year since his son returned home, and the family has not only built a new house, but also has more than 100,000 yuan in savings and tens of thousands of catties of food.
Today's life is completely different from half a year ago, but the simple old man thinks of other villagers, and there are still many who are as poor as their own family used to be.
"Dad, don't worry, after the Spring Festival, I can help the whole village prepare nutritious water, and in the future, every family's fruits can be sold at a high price."
As for the late rice, there will be no problem next year, as long as the whole village is willing to keep the late rice, it is guaranteed to have a good harvest. Mo Changfeng said with a smile.
Mo Changfeng is not a virgin, but he was born in this village, the head of this village is in this village, and he has feelings for this village, the villagers are all simple, and some did not lend money to the Mo family, not because they are unwilling, but because they are also poor.
The ancients once said: If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world. Although Mo Changfeng does not have the feelings of helping the world, he can still help the whole village.
Moreover, as the influence of the Spirit Gathering Array became greater and greater, even if he didn't need to do anything, the fruits of the whole village would become spirit fruits in the future, and all kinds of crops planted could become spirit plants, so Mo Changfeng was just a gesture.