Shen looked at Sheng Guo'er with a helpless expression and said, "You, you're just a worrying life!" After finishing speaking, Shen lifted the curtain and took a look out, but saw that the green mountains outside were covered with greenery, heavy mountains, clouds and mist, and the verdant mountains had arrived.

"Sister, aunt, Verdant Mountain has arrived, it's time to get off!" Iron Bull reminded loudly outside.

After a while, the carriage creaked to the foot of the mountain, and Tie Niu said, "Sister, there is a woodcutter in front, let me inquire!" ”

After saying that, Tie Niu jumped out of the car and stepped forward to inquire with the old man who was chopping wood about the location of the mining area.

After inquiring clearly, Tie Niu returned to the side of the car and said, "Sister, I have inquired clearly, there is a mountain road here, and we will go all the way to the mining shed, let's take a carriage over." ”

Sheng Guo'er lifted the curtain and walked out at this time, jumped out of the carriage, and Tie Niu helped Shen to get out of the carriage.

"Don't take the carriage, it's too dazzling, after all, I was punished on the surface." Sheng Guo'er said, "Besides, this is an investigation, and it's not easy to do an investigation if it makes too much fanfare." ”

Tie Niu nodded and said, "Although I don't know much about what investigation and investigation are, but my sister will do what she says!" ”

Sheng Guo'er patted Tie Niu's shoulder and said, "You go back first, and come to pick us up when you get off work in the afternoon." ”

Iron Bull nodded, said careful, turned to get into the car, and rode away.

Sheng Guo'er and Shen helped each other to the mining shed, this way was already a late autumn scenery, the weather was getting cold, the bleak autumn wind swept the fallen leaves towards the faces of the two mothers, and people in some places in the north had begun to put on cotton clothes in this season.

After Sheng Guo'er had money, she also bought some clothes for her family, although it was not very luxurious, but it could keep out the wind and cold, and this time she and Shen each wore a small jacket.

"Mother, fortunately, you are careful and add this little jacket, who would have thought that this place is so cold!" Sheng Guo'er took Shen's arm and said.

"But no, then when you came, you said that this jacket was too bloated, and ten layers of cotton are not as good as one layer of cotton." Shen said with a little disgust.

Sheng Guo'er thought to herself that what she said was not bad, this jacket design is covered with a thick cotton quilt on the upper body, which does not reflect the woman's exquisite figure at all, and it is really incomparable with modern slim down jackets.

Sheng Guo'er thought that if she made some more money, she must find a tailor to make a cotton suit according to her own requirements.

"In such a cold weather, if you can eat a mouthful of hot red soup Malatang, how good do you think!" Sheng Guo'er muttered to herself.

"Malatang?" Shen asked, "What is this?" ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "Mother, this is a delicacy, wow, it's really delicious, I'll make it for you when I find time!" ”

I just don't know if I can find the best pepper here.

While talking, the two came to the mining area.

There are two barracks on the left and right of the mining area, and there are two tall arrow towers and iron gates in the mining area, and the two soldiers handle the door, Sheng Guo'er handed over the warrant given by his government office, and the soldiers let him go.

As soon as he arrived inside, Sheng Guo'er saw a group of sturdy men, and it was really firepower that often did physical work.

As soon as those miners saw the beautiful Shengguo'er, their eyes were immediately attracted.

"What a peugeot little lady!" The miners all said roughly: "Hey, little lady, my brothers are waiting for you!" ”

"Yes, little lady, what do you need to find your brothers!"

Hahahaha, bursts of laughter rang out in the mine.

"What are you doing, you eat too much salt and are idle!" A stout snort came, and a young man in a black robe walked out.

This man is tall and big, extremely strong, and has a beard on his face, but this man has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a rectangular face, and a windy and frosty color, and he is very powerful when he looks forward to it.

The man turned around and looked at Sheng Guo'er with his eyes like electricity, the heroic spirit came to his face, Sheng Guo'er's heart tightened, this person was full of domineering, which made people daunting.

"You're Sheng Guo'er!" The man's voice was so loud that it made Sheng Guo'er's eardrums buzz, as if a big drum had been pounded heavily in his ears.

"I am, this is my mother!" Sheng Guo'er replied calmly on the surface.

The man arched his hand towards the Shen family, this was the usual salute to the elders, but this man made a salute like a martial arts move.

Shen subconsciously dodged back.

The man said, "I'm Qiao Yuanshan, and I'm the foreman here. As explained above, you're here to help cook, right? The stove room is over there, go for it! Remember, it's almost noon, you only have one hour to finish, and on such a cold day, we have to have a hot meal when we come back from the mountain! ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "How can this be in time! ”

Qiao Yuanshan said coldly: "This old man doesn't care, if you delay the start of work, I will ask you!" ”

After finishing speaking, Qiao Yuanshan turned to the miners and shouted, "The mountain has opened!" ”

The miners shouted in unison: "Walk! ”

This loud shout in unison startled Sheng Guo'er.

Then Qiao Yuanshan took the miners away without looking back.

Shen looked at Qiao Yuanshan's back and said, "This foreman looks quite terrible, Guo'er, stay away from them later." ”

Sheng Guo'er nodded, this Qiao Yuanshan gave people a daunting feeling, like a volcano that could erupt at any time.

Shen Shi pulled Lasheng Guo'er's clothes and said, "Hurry up and go to work, let's not mess with him!" Do whatever you can! ”

Sheng Guo'er nodded and went to the stove room.

In fact, the stove room in the mining area of Qingcui Mountain is very simple, a large pot, a few big spoons, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are all put aside, messy, and it is a typical life pattern of rough old men.

Grain and vegetables are piled up in one place, but fortunately the weather is cold now, otherwise the vegetables will definitely spoil if they are piled up like this.

Looking at the kitchen environment in front of her, Sheng Guo'er smiled helplessly.

Shen was also speechless and said, "Let's clean up first." ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "Mother, let's just have an hour!" ”

Shen suddenly realized and said: "Yes, yes, my God, if that living Hades comes back and can't eat, we will be finished!" ”

But what to do in an hour, and how to do it?

Sheng Guo'er was also a little embarrassed, and at this moment, suddenly Sheng Guo'er saw a small golden carp jumping up in the cauldron, this little carp first jumped from the pot into the rice pot, then jumped from the rice pot to the sauce jar, and finally skimmed the water tank and disappeared into the vegetable pile.

"Mother, did you see a little golden carp just now?" Sheng Guo'er asked.

Shen was now anxious to figure out what to do, and when he heard Sheng Guo'er say these nonsensical words, he roared and said, "What kind of little carp, we can't think of anything to do, the living Hades can stew us as fish!" ”

What kind of dishes do you make, what kind of steamed buns, rice, and what kind of dishes? I don't have time to cook, so I don't have time to make so many dishes when I choose and wash vegetables and add hot oil to stir-fry!

These problems made the Shen family want to break their heads.

When Sheng Guo'er looked at the vegetables and sauces and rice, an idea suddenly popped into her head.

She smiled and said, "Mother, there is a way, let's have a soup and rice!" ”

Soup and rice? The first time Shen heard of this practice, she said: "Soup is soup, rice is rice, how to soak it!" ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "Come, mother, help me!" Cook the rice first! ”

Cooking rice is easy for the Shen family, washing rice and water, burning the fire and steaming is a smooth trip, Sheng Guo'er saw that her mother was so skilled, and thought that this time the speed would be even faster.

Sheng Guoer then prepared the sauce, pepper, chili, fragrant powder, nutmeg, and bay leaves, then cut the green onions, ginger and garlic and put them in the hot oil and stir-fried the fryer, then added these sauces and continued with water, then beat in five eggs and stirred, and boiled together with some chopped cabbage leaves, and finally added salt, soy sauce, and a little old vinegar to taste, cover the pot and simmer.

Gradually, the fragrance spread, and many miners came down from the mountain one after another, and they smelled the fragrance from afar.

"What's it, it's so fragrant!"

"Ouch, you've got my gluttony!"

After a commotion, Qiao Yuanshan came to the stove room with doubts, and at this moment the soup was cooked and the rice was simmered.

"Let's all come to dinner, it's hot enough!" Sheng Guo'er looked at Qiao Yuanshan with a smile, with three points of smugness in her eyes.

Qiao Yuanshan took the lead in stepping forward and serving a bowl of soup and rice, tasted it, and instantly showed a look of surprise on his face, then took two mouthfuls of rice in a row, and said, "It's delicious, how did you do it!" ”

As soon as they heard that it was delicious, the workers hurriedly stepped forward to serve rice and scoop up the soup, and then began to feast on the spot or squatting or standing.

"Oh, it's delicious, it's fresh and spicy, it's really delicious!"

"On such a cold day, eating soup and water is so comfortable and hot!"

"Miss Guo'er, you have to be here all the time!"

Although the praise of the workers is very unpretentious and even a little vulgar, they all contain a piece of sincerity.

Qiao Yuanshan's face also softened a lot, and said, "Miss Guo'er, she is really witty and skillful. ”

Sheng Guo'er said, "How about this big pot of rice? Joe's head? ”

Qiao Yuanshan gave a thumbs up and said, "This big pot of rice is fragrant!" ”

Hahahaha.

The sound of laughter from inside and outside the stove room could be heard.

After eating enough, the workers started their work in the afternoon to share the labor. Sheng Guo'er felt that these workers were not easy, so she and Shen boiled some ginger soup for these working men.

"Brothers, drink ginger soup to warm up!" Sheng Guo'er and Shen walked to the construction site with a bucket of ginger soup.

The two miners hurriedly greeted him, took the ginger soup in Sheng Guo'er's hand, and said, "Miss Guo'er, what is this good for us to say, your heart is so good!" ”

Shen took a sip and joked: "I'm not upset?" ”

The two miners hurriedly said: "Auntie, your heart is good, your heart is good!" ”

After saying that, he laughed innocently.

Shen smiled: "These stinky boys, go drink it!" ”

All this that Sheng Guo'er did was seen by Qiao Yuanshan.

After drinking ginger soup, the workers became warmer and worked harder, and it didn't take long for them to complete today's mining work.

When it was time for dinner, Sheng Guo'er had time at this time, so he made some stir-fried vegetables for everyone, although it was also a big pot of rice, but everyone was very happy to eat.

During the meal, Sheng Guo'er asked the workers about the situation here.

Although the mining area is in the mountains, there is another side of this mountain road, and the other side leads to the official road, so some caravans will also pass through here, but the mining area here is heavily guarded, and no one dares to come forward.

The food of these soldiers was actually similar to that of the workers, and they were all made by themselves, and the passing caravans sometimes went hungry when they rested, and they could only eat the dry food they had brought with them, and the workers would sometimes sell them some vegetables, which they cooked and ate, but there were very few of them.

Moreover, the living conditions in the mining area are very poor, with wind leaking in winter and rain in summer, and no one washes the workers' clothes, and they can't take a shower every once in a while.

Sheng Guo'er groaned for a moment, and suddenly an idea came to mind.

She found Qiao Yuanshan.

"Brother Yuanshan, I want to ask you, where do the dishes of our workers come from?" Sheng Guo'er asked.

"Oh, it's all bought and sent to us by the local government, and it's included in our wages, so we have to deduct the food money every month." Qiao Yuanshan was still a little indignant when he talked about this.

Sheng Guo'er pondered for a moment and said, "Since we can't save the money for raw materials, then we can make more money from the outside." ”

Qiao Yuanshan looked at Sheng Guo'er a little strangely and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "Brother Yuanshan, I have seen it here, the living conditions are too poor, if this continues, will the workers often get sick!" ”

Qiao Yuanshan said: "Miss Guo'er, what you said is right, there are often people who are sick. ”

Sheng Guo'er asked with concern, "Then how do you deal with sick people?" ”

Qiao Yuanshan said helplessly: "Those who are seriously ill and die are buried on the spot, and those with mild symptoms can be carried, or they can be treated with herbs on the mountain." ”

Sheng Guo'er said with some distress; "No matter how this works, they are all human beings, why should we treat you like this! Can't the government send some Langzhong? ”

Qiao Yuanshan said with some anger in his tone: "Those who are officials all value the status of the gate valve, where can they care about our life or death!" ”

Sheng Guoer also knew some things about Qiao Yuanshan from the mouths of his co-workers, he was originally a captain in the army, but later because he hated officialdom, he came back and became a coach, because he was too upright to offend the government, and was punished as the head of the mining area here.

In fact, although Qiao Yuanshan has a hot temper, he is straightforward, dares to speak, and dares to fight for the workers, so he has also won the trust of the workers.

Sheng Guo'er smiled and persuaded: "Brother Yuanshan, if I have a way to keep you fed and clothed, without violating the rules and laws, and allowing you to improve your conditions, are you willing to do it?" ”

Hearing this, Qiao Yuanshan's eyes lit up and said, "What's the way?" ”