Chapter 176: Laba
Early in the morning of the Laba Festival, a shed was built on the street near Gu Yu's house and a few cauldrons were erected. The pot was steaming hot, and the fragrance spread far and wide.
Winter in Japan is a relatively quiet season, and with the continuous snowfall, most people are still in the warm bed at this time, which is why so many people in the picture have not escaped.
However, there are always people who get up early and go out, lured by the scent, and ask curiously, "Is this a new breakfast shop?"
Xiaolian wore a thick red jacket and said with a smile: "No, it was our girl who lost her cat yesterday, and many neighbors here helped to find it, and the girl was grateful for everyone's help and decided to give porridge here for four days."
As soon as he heard that it was free, the man's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stretched his neck to look into the pot, and saw that the rice porridge in the pot was thick, and there were two large pots of fragrant meat stewed.
"The meat—" The man snorted, his eyes wide.
Xiao Lian smiled: "These roast meat, roast chicken nuggets, and boiled chickens are also gifts."
"Really?" The man exclaimed, incredulous.
At this time, a few more people came over smelling the fragrance, and when they heard this, they asked one after another, but no one dared to believe that it was true.
In a bad year, there are also nobles who give kind soup porridge, but they have never encountered chicken legs and braised pork!
"Of course it's true, but our girl has a rule—" Xiaolian elongated.
Originally, I couldn't get enough of it when I smelled the fragrance, but I couldn't help it when I heard that I could eat it for free, and several people asked anxiously, "What are the rules?"
Xiaolian looked at Xin Yu.
Several people followed suit.
Xin Yu is wearing a snow fox coat today, which is warm and extravagant, which is very convincing that this girl is not bad for money.
Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, Xin Yu smiled, "These porridge and meat are divided according to the head."
"By head?"
Xin Yu bowed his head: "Those who come have a bowl of porridge and a piece of meat, but those who don't come don't."
"Then if there are eight people in a family, you can also get eight portions?"
"Yes, as long as eight people can come." Speaking of this, Xin Yu's tone changed, "But these porridges and meat are limited, first come, first served, and after they are gone, they will not be available today-"
Before she could finish speaking, several people ran away, shouting as they ran, "Come out quickly, there is a great good girl who is giving soup and meat!"
"First come, first served, if it's late, there will be no ......."
Xiaolian watched the originally deserted street become lively, and cast an admiring look at Xin Yu: "Girl, you still have a way!"
Using the money left by her girl to save these people's lives is also to accumulate good fortune for the young girl, her girl will definitely have a good baby, have healthy and long-lived parents, and never meet the relatives of jackals, tigers and leopards again.
Thinking of this, Xiaolian wiped her eyes and smiled again.
Soon many people came running over with bowls, and more people didn't take it seriously and ran out empty-handed to see the excitement.
The man at the first of the line apprehensively handed the bowl over, his eyes fixed on the cauldron of stewed meat.
The guard in charge of serving the porridge poured two spoonfuls of porridge into the bowl and handed them to his companion on the side.
The guard held the bowl and asked, "Do you want braised pork or chicken nuggets?" Or chickens?"
"Braised pork, fatten!"
The guard nodded, scooped a piece of shiny roast pork and put it in the bowl, "Oh, take it."
The man took the bowl, lowered his head and sniffed the meat fiercely, only then did he believe that it was true.
"There's really meat to eat!"
With a snort, those who came out empty-handed hurried back to get the bowls.
"Don't worry, don't worry, everyone line up." The loud-voiced guards maintained order.
"Hey, aren't you the girl from yesterday?" An aunt recognized Xin Yu, turned her head and pulled the woman in the back row, "Gu Yu, take a look, is this the girl we helped find the cat yesterday?"
Gu Yuniang glanced at Xin Yu deeply.
Xin Yu smiled generously, "It's me. I came here today to give porridge to thank the neighbors for their help yesterday."
"Girl, did you find your cat?"
"Found it."
"That's good, that's good. I said that the girl is so kind-hearted, she will definitely find it."
"What do you call a girl?"
"My surname is Kou, my name is Qingqing, you can call me Miss Kou."
"Thank you, Miss Cole!" Those who received the food thanked them one after another.
Listening to these thanks, Xiaolian's eyes turned red again, and she said softly in her heart: Girl, did you hear that? They're all thanking you.
Xin Yu reported Kou Qingqing's name in public, which is also what it meant.
The money belongs to Kou Qingqing, and she should be thanked and remembered.
It was a young man's turn to make porridge, and the young man took the beaten porridge and handed over the other bowl: "My child is still young, and it is inconvenient for my daughter-in-law to go out with her child at home, can you bring her back?"
The guard, who had been smiling, made a face when he heard this: "This can't be done, seeing people make porridge and serve meat, this is the rule set by our girl."
"Can you be flexible, it's cold and snowing, it's really hard to take the child out."
"Yes, my mother's legs are not good and it is not easy to go out, can you bring it back......
With the beginning of the young man, the number of people who said this suddenly increased.
The guards had already been told by Xin Yu that this rule was the bottom line, and it was never allowed to be broken, and his face immediately sank: "Don't forget, everyone, this is a free porridge, and it will be gone today after giving it today." If everyone says that there are still people in the family to take away, isn't it unfair to the people who line up at the back but don't get hit?"
As soon as these words came out, the people at the back of the queue shouted: "That's right, Miss Kou is kind to give porridge, we can't get an inch!"
"That's right, why do you have so many requirements for free? Besides, we all live in this area, what's the problem when we come out?"
The young man walked away with a red face.
Not long after, he came over with his daughter-in-law and child, and the young woman silently lined up at the end of the line with the child in her arms.
Xin Yu noticed that the young woman was the neighbor who lived across the door from Gu Yuniang yesterday.
Seeing her holding the child to receive the porridge, Xinyu curled her lips.
These porridges are made of good rice, boiled thick and fragrant, and the roast meat and chicken nuggets are even more fragrant to drool, and the chicken is cooked in broth, and the taste is not bad. These people ate once, and they would have to come in the next few days.
Of course, there are no absolutes, but this is the best result she can do, and if someone has an accident because of staying at home, it can only be said that it is fate.
"Hey, why do I look familiar to you? You just received it, didn't you?" Liu Zhou's eyes were sharp, and he pulled out a person who was queuing up repeatedly.
It was a middle-aged man, and he didn't admit it when he heard it.
Liu Zhou sneered: "These porridges and meat are counted, if you receive more, naturally some people can't get them."
When the people in the back heard this, they blamed the man, but many people had the same thoughts.
Liu Zhou raised his voice and said: "Please help us keep an eye on it, if there are any more people who queue up repeatedly, and the neighbors don't find it but I recognize it, then I'm sorry, our porridge donation will end directly."
As soon as they heard this, those who wanted to take advantage of it immediately stopped thinking.