Mrs. Liu brought a spoon and started to share the Laba porridge with several children, while saying to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at the locked door of the east room opposite: "It's Laba Festival today, where are grandma and grandma going?"

Mrs. Liu said: "Before you came, Wang Shuanzi came over and said that they were hosting a banquet and would pick up your grandma to have lunch and drink Laba porridge!"

"Oh, that's it!" Yang Ruoqing nodded, turned to leave, but was stopped by Mrs. Liu.

"Qing'er, just leave the share for grandma with me. When your grandma's family comes later, I'll just give it to them for you." Mrs. Liu said.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Mrs. Liu and smiled.

"It's better not to bother my fourth aunt. I happen to be going to my sister-in-law's place to deliver porridge, so we can deliver it together."

Yang Ruoqing knew what Liu was like.

The feather plucking and petty theft of geese have never stopped.

Although I no longer dare to have an affair with Yang Huaan, I can steal some vegetables from the big house and some saponin powder in front of and behind the house.

When she saw Dabao and Mianmian coming out to eat with snacks, she wanted to coax them both to satisfy their cravings.

Would you like her to hand over this bowl of Laba porridge?

Hand over an empty bowl?

Seeing Yang Ruoqing's distrust, Mrs. Liu curled her lips and didn't dare to blame him. She turned around and continued to feed Kang Xiaozi Laba porridge.

…

After the Laba Festival, the Chinese New Year is getting closer.

At this time last year, every household was busy purchasing large quantities of new year's goods and getting new clothes for the children.

This year, due to floods, there was no harvest in the fields, including cotton and everything else.

During this period, the villagers have been relying on the disaster relief food distributed by the court last time.

Many people eat porridge almost twice a day.

Of course, the families on the herb collection team and transportation team had a slightly better life.

Because collecting medicines and escorting goods, there is living money.

This living money can allow them to support their family's mid-winter expenses until the wheat matures in April or May next year.

Therefore, in this twelfth lunar month of this year, although the weather is sunny, people are not as enthusiastic as last year in buying new year's goods.

However, on the hillside by the river behind the village, the construction of the school was in full swing.

Yang Huazhong took the lead, Yang Huaming, Yang Huazhou and Luo Tiejiang helped out.

Chang Geng, Daniu, brothers Baozhu Yuzhu, Baozi brother Wang Liang, and Yu Dafu from Yujiacun all came over to help.

Yang Ruoqing was originally going to settle their wages.

But they don't want to kill him.

There is only one reason: building a school is a major event that benefits future generations.

The villagers who have lived and thrived at the foot of Mianniu Mountain for generations all hope that their children and grandchildren can go to school.

If you can study and do knowledge, you will be able to get an official position in the future and become a great person.

Even if you fail to pass the exam to become an official, if you pass the exam to become a scholar, you can still be exempted from the corvee tax, and you can regularly receive a certain amount of rice from the government!

In addition to the call of Li Zheng and several village elders, many young men who were idle at home also joined the camp to build schools.

Because Li Zheng said that Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang paid for this school.

If you want to enjoy this benefit, you don't have to pay any money, at least you have to make an effort.

Those who have contributed have registered their names with Li Zheng, and their children will have priority in enrolling later, and they will also be given discounts on tuition fees.

As for those who don’t contribute, haha...

In this way, everyone's enthusiasm and enthusiasm for building a school were mobilized, and everyone devoted themselves to the grand cause of building a school.

If you have skills, become a craftsman.

Those who have no skills go to the mountains to dig stones and cut down trees.

In addition, because there were enough manpower, Yang Ruoqing also divided a group of people out and asked them to build the road from the school entrance to the river down the mountain.

Taking advantage of this season, the water level in the river receded, and he led everyone to strengthen the wooden bridge above the river and put iron chains on both sides.

In this way, children's safety is guaranteed when they go to and from school.

There is no salary, it is voluntary labor.

Therefore, Yang Ruoqing didn't waste any money on the food.

Two meals a day, both meat and vegetables, let the people who come to help take care of it!

"Dad, Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, let everyone rest for a while, lunch is here!"

Yang Ruoqing was coming from the bridge carrying two bamboo baskets, which contained several piles of clean bowls and two chopsticks.

Behind them were the Sun family, Da Sun family, Bao Suyun and Guihua Dayun.

Twice a day, Sun and the others prepare the meals and deliver them to the school in person.

Hearing Yang Ruoqing's shout, Yang Huazhong smiled.

The man hurried over and told everyone to take a rest.

Everyone quickly put down their tools, washed their hands, and then gathered around.

At this time, the women who delivered the meals had already placed the meals on a flat place.

There were two wooden basins the size of washbasins. In one wooden basin, there was roasted pork belly with potatoes.

There was also a wooden basin filled with spicy radish.

In addition, there are two pots of rice and a pot of rice soup for soaking crispy rice.

Everyone, who had done a full day's work, was all hungry by now.

The sight of this hot, fragrant and spicy food made even the gluttons come out.

They all took the top of the rice, picked up the vegetables at the top of the rice, and squatted aside to pick it up.

"Everyone eats with an open stomach, and is satisfied with the food. If you don't eat well, you won't have the energy to work!"

Yang Huazhong came over after washing his hands and greeted everyone with a smile.

It is good for everyone.

Yang Ruoqing filled a bowl of rice and vegetables and brought it over to Yang Huazhong.

"Dad, you eat too."

"No hurry, Dad will take a cigarette first."

Yang Huazhong said, then he sat down on a stone next to him and started smoking.

Yang Ruoqing was waiting aside with a bowl.

In her impression, her father never smoked dry cigarettes before.

At that time, he said that smoking is a waste of money. The tobacco leaves grown at home are not as useful as those bought from outside, so this is a waste of money.

However, since the conditions at home improved, my father gradually started to smoke.

However, it's not too much.

Yang Ruoqing knew that he was reluctant to let go in the past.

Now that conditions permit, I want to have some hobbies of my own.

"Qing'er, look at this school, it's more than half built."

Yang Huazhong pointed to the school in front of him and said excitedly to Yang Ruoqing.

"We were still making calculations earlier. As long as it doesn't rain or snow today, according to this progress, it will be completed in another ten days!"

Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded: "There is strength in numbers!"

Yang Huazhong said: "Looking at the situation, once the school is completed and dried for another twenty days, it will be the Lantern Festival."

"After the Lantern Festival, school can start!"

Hearing Yang Huazhong's words, Yang Ruoqing was also looking forward to it.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Mu Zichuan had to go to the capital early.

She and Luo Fengtang discussed it and planned to leave after the Lantern Festival.
Chapter completed!