SFS Chapter 275: Dinner for all villagers in Xiangyun Village
Chapter 275: Dinner for all villagers in Xiangyun Village
Tears welled up in the veterans' cloudy eyes. They had never thought that they would still hear someone say they were heroes in their lifetime. Hearing these words was worth it for them to go to the underground to meet their brothers immediately.
"Okay, if the village chief doesn't mind us, we will be members of Xiangyun Village in the future."
Yun Duo took the lead in applauding: "Welcome to Xiangyun Village?" A burst of applause rang out from behind.
"Welcome to Xiangyun Village."
The two yamen runners were stunned. Why was this different from what they had imagined? Why did it feel like this group of indigenous people were more like the later group?
The old soldier enthusiastically took Yunhe's hand and said, "Village chief, you just came here. You can simply repair the houses over there that haven't collapsed and live there temporarily. Once you are settled, build a new house at the planned address."
The yamen runners escorted people to their destination, and after everything was arranged, they could return to the city.
The yamen runner turned around and saluted to the village chief of Yunhe who was standing beside him, saying: "Village chief, now that everyone has been settled, we will set off to return to the capital city!"
Village Chief Yunhe immediately returned the greeting with an expression of gratitude: "Thank you all for your hard work in escorting us all the way!"
The leading yamen runner smiled slightly and then said, "Village head, tomorrow you can take the village seal issued by the government office and go to the town office to handle the registration of Xiangyun Village. After the registration procedures are completed, the government will allocate corresponding homesteads and subsidies for building houses to everyone according to the population of the village.
In addition, if you are interested in cultivating the land here, you can reclaim the wasteland by yourself. You do not need to pay any taxes in the first three years after the wasteland is reclaimed. After the three years are up, you need to pay taxes according to the standards of sandy land. The tax paid by sandy land is slightly lower than that of good farmland. "
At this point, the yamen runner paused for a moment, and then continued with a serious look, "I would like to remind you all one more thing. Once the wasteland is successfully reclaimed, it is best to observe the harvest in three years, and then decide whether to apply for a land deed. Because once the land deed is processed, even if the harvest is not satisfactory, you must pay taxes according to the law; but if the harvest is not good and the land deed is not processed, then after three years you have the right to choose not to cultivate the land. Therefore, I hope the village chief and villagers will weigh the pros and cons and act prudently!"
"Thank you for your reminder, my two brothers. Yunhe handed the two purses he had prepared in advance to the two yamen runners. Each of them contained five taels of silver."
The yamen runners accepted it with a smile on their faces. They made a profit on this errand. On the way here, they had a meal with Xiangyun Village and spent almost no money. Instead, they received a generous gift of five taels of silver. If they rode fast on their horses, they would arrive in about two hours. In this way, the travel expenses saved this time would all be theirs.
The income from this business trip was almost equal to their monthly salary, so they rode away happily.
"Village chief, my name is Zhou Changfa. Come on, I'll take you over there to have a look. You can first pick a house that can be lived in, clean it up, and stay there temporarily." The old soldier who took the lead introduced himself to Yunhe.
"Brother Zhou, thank you for your hard work!"
"Don't be polite, Village Chief. We are now part of Xiangyun Village. This is what we should do!" Zhou Changfa said with a smile, feeling warm in his heart as he felt valued.
"Okay, okay, we are all from the same village, so you are welcome. Brothers, today we, Xiangyun New Village, will host a party to celebrate our successful arrival here and to celebrate all the brothers joining Xiangyun Village."
Zhou Dafa and his brothers behind him were very embarrassed: "Village Chief! You have come from afar and we should welcome you, but look at us brothers acting like this? It's really..."
"Brother Zhou, we are all from the same village. Let's not make do with that. Anyway, what my little grandson said is right. You are the heroes of Dazhao, and you should be treated by us."
They were all tough guys who had fought in the army before, but even so, when they heard Yunhe's sincere and warm words, the slight embarrassment and inferiority in their hearts only flashed by like a shooting star.
After just that short moment, these emotions melted away as quickly as ice and snow under the warm spring sun, disappearing without a trace.
Immediately afterwards, a hearty and hearty laughter suddenly rang out: "Hahaha...thank you very much, village chief!" The voice was like a loud bell, containing endless joy and gratitude. All the depression and negativity over the years seemed to be dispelled by this laughter.
The villagers, after arriving at the new site, each family had one person responsible for cooking dinner, which was also the last meal they had together since fleeing the famine. Starting tomorrow, each family would cook separately. The rest of the people packed their luggage and moved their belongings into the temporary assigned house.
Since there are only a limited number of intact houses, families with smaller populations live together with people they are familiar with.
This meal was to celebrate the fact that they had finally settled down, and also to celebrate the fact that everyone was a member of Xiangyun Village from now on, so Yun Duo decided to give everyone a good meal.
She provided everyone with fine rice and noodles, and took the special forces to the mountains to capture a group of wild boars, two large and two small, and shot more than ten pheasants and several wild rabbits.
For Yunduo, who has a drone as a cheating tool, hunting is as easy as catching and slaughtering pigs in his own pigpen and chicken coop.
The veterans also sent some vegetables that they grew themselves.
The stove was set up on the side of the village road, and the aroma of stewed meat wafted from far away. The old soldiers could only taste the smell of meat when the imperial court distributed a few pounds of meat to them during the New Year. The old soldiers who had not eaten meat for half a year could not stop swallowing their saliva when they smelled it.
The veterans moved or carried the tables they used for dining and placed them in the middle of the road.
The villagers also brought over the tables, chairs and benches they had brought with them. If there were not enough, they would bring in stones and lay wooden boards on top to make a table. If there were not enough tables and chairs, young people and children would eat standing up.
People sat together, eating meat happily and feeling extremely satisfied. From time to time, the innocent laughter and playfulness of children could be heard.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Sanquan, come and eat some meat. Don't be polite. This is the game that the kids in the village hunted in the mountains." Yunhe picked up a big piece of meat for each of Zhou Dafa and Wu Sanquan who were at the same table with him.
"Second Brother Yun, this meat is so delicious! It's soft and tasty and melts in your mouth. This is the most delicious meat I have ever eaten in my life." Wu Sanquan was the most talkative among this group of veterans. It didn't take long for him to become familiar with Yunhe and the others.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Wu, come and try the pork offal I just braised! It's all carefully cooked using Doctor Yun's unique secret recipe! The taste is simply amazing, I guarantee you two will be full of praise after eating it!"
Chu Liang greeted Zhou Dafa and Wu Sanquan warmly. However, he noticed that the two brothers seemed a little hesitant about the braised pig offal in front of them and were reluctant to eat. After all, the ingredients used in this dish are pig offal, and some people may mind its source.
So, Chu Liang was considerate enough not to pick up food for them, but just smiled and strongly recommended it to them.
Seeing that everyone else was enjoying the meal, they took a small piece and tasted it. Their eyes lit up and they ate several more bites in a row: "Brother Chu, you are right. This is delicious. It is so delicious."
When the veterans at the next table heard that it was delicious, they all picked some up and praised it for being tasty.
Except for the old soldier, the rest of the villagers also ate with intoxicated and enjoyable expressions, but compared with the first time they saw such delicious food, they no longer felt it was so strange. They would occasionally eat such meals during the journey, and they all felt extremely satisfied.
The whole scene was filled with warmth and joy.