RPAGF Chapter 127: Finally finished digging potatoes
Chapter 127: Finally finished digging potatoes
After the potato purchase was settled, the housekeeper stood up and prepared to leave.
Su Panpan quickly bought a gift box of Longjing tea in the space and gave it to the housekeeper. The ceramic jar was extremely exquisite and it was obvious that it was a good thing.
He picked out another bag of potatoes as samples and asked the housekeeper to take it back to Mr. Wang for review.
The butler looked at Su Panpan with a satisfied smile and got into the carriage.
Watching the carriage gradually go away, Su Panpan's heart was filled with joy.
Su Panpan returned to the potato field and everyone was still busy.
She couldn't wait to shout, "Good news! The potato purchase has been finalized!"
When everyone heard this, they all stopped what they were doing, their faces lit up with delight. "Panpan, you're amazing!"
"That's great." Everyone talked at once, and were very happy for Su Panpan.
Su Panpan continued, "However, they require delivery in three days."
As soon as these words were spoken, the smiles on everyone's faces froze instantly and they became worried.
"What should we do? With so many of us, we haven't even dug up one-tenth of the land yet. We definitely can't finish it in three days. It'll take at least five."
Su Panpan thought for a moment and said decisively, "Then I'll ask some more people to help."
After that, she turned to Erniu and said, "Erniu, go to the village and ask Aunt Liu, Aunt Wang, Aunt Li, Aunt Wang, Lin Yueniang, Xiulan and the others to come and help."
Erniu responded and immediately ran towards the village.
After a while, Daniu and Zhang Fulai also came to help.
Erniu trotted all the way to the village, looking for Aunt Liu, Aunt Wang and others from house to house.
When these people heard that Su Panpan needed help and that the wage was 35 cents a day, including a lunch, they put down their work without saying a word and followed Erniu to the potato field.
After a while, a group of people came to the potato field.
Su Panpan hurried forward and said with gratitude, "Thank you so much, everyone."
Aunt Liu smiled brightly and said, "Panpan, we're all from the same village, so why should we say thank you? Tell us how to do this job."
Others nodded.
Su Panpan quickly assigned tasks to everyone, and everyone started working enthusiastically.
The scene was bustling with activity, with hoes waving and potatoes rolling.
Su Panpan saw this and from time to time she handed everyone a bottle of water so that they could take a break.
To boost morale, Su Panpan said loudly, "Everyone, work harder! Once this batch of potatoes is delivered, I will definitely thank you all. Then I will treat you all to a good meal."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became energized and worked even harder.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the progress of potato digging is accelerating.
At noon, Su Panpan bought dozens of bags of big-name frozen dumplings from her space space. There were dumplings with three fresh fillings, shrimp fillings, celery and meat fillings, and pickled cabbage and meat fillings...
Pour all the water into the pot and boil.
After a while, the dumplings were rolling in the pot, steaming and fragrant.
Su Panpan asked everyone to stop what they were doing and come to the yard to eat dumplings.
Some people found a place to squat, some moved a stool to sit, and some stood, in various postures.
"Panpan is so generous that she treats us with dumplings." Aunt Wang and Aunt Li whispered.
For the villagers, even at this time of year, white flour has to be mixed with coarse grains, not to mention eating dumplings with meat fillings, which is a luxury only available during the Chinese New Year.
Xiulan was even more surprised when she ate several flavors of dumplings. "These dumplings actually come in so many different flavors. Panpan really put a lot of thought into it."
Everyone ate dumplings and chatted lively.
"I don't know what the filling of these dumplings is, but they are so delicious!" Qin Youwen ate a dumpling with three fresh fillings and gave a heartfelt praise.
"That's right, the shrimp filling is also good, with big shrimps, it's really satisfying to eat." Aunt Liu ate one dumpling in one bite.
"I think the one with celery and meat filling is also delicious, refreshing and not greasy." Aunt Wang, who loves to eat melon seeds, continued.
Shen Ru and Lin Yueniang helped in the kitchen to serve dumplings to everyone.
"There are still a lot of dumplings. Come and get some after you finish eating." Su Panpan shouted from the kitchen.
Several children immediately passed the bowls over.
Bao Er, with her pigtails, carefully picked up a dumpling, brought it to her lips, and took a small bite. The soup immediately spilled out, and her eyes widened in surprise. She used her small hands to catch the dripping soup while happily chewing, mumbling, "It's delicious."
Zhang Maitian next to him was not so polite. He reached out and grabbed a big dumpling, not caring whether it was hot or not, and stuffed it into his mouth. As soon as he took a bite, he inhaled with a hissing sound because of the heat, but he was reluctant to spit out the dumpling. He just puffed out his cheeks and kept fanning himself with his hands.
After a while, he felt it was not so hot anymore, so he started eating it in big mouthfuls, his face covered with the juice from the dumplings.
Zhang Laner suddenly found a big shrimp in her dumpling and shouted excitedly, "Look, I have a big shrimp!" The other children all looked at her with envy.
After eating the dumplings, everyone had a satisfied look on their faces.
Su Panpan stood up, clapped her hands and said, "Okay, everyone is full, right? Let's get back to work and try to deliver this batch of potatoes as soon as possible."
People responded quickly, cleaned up their dishes, and returned to their busy work.
The previous fatigue seemed to be swept away, replaced by full of energy.
The men wielded hoes and dug potatoes vigorously. Every time they dug, they brought out full force, and the potatoes were turned out of the soil one by one.
The women were busy picking up potatoes and stacking them neatly in baskets on the side, their movements skillful and quick.
The children were not idle either, and they also helped pick up some scattered potatoes.
The sun was still hot and sweat was dripping from people's foreheads.
The sound of hoes hitting the ground and people shouting were intertwined.
……
It was the third day and it was almost dark.
There was still a large field of potatoes that had not been dug up, and anxiety spread among the crowd.
Although the children were tired, they still moved around the fields sensibly, carefully looking for every scattered potato. Their small figures were running in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The adults swung their hoes more rapidly, the sound of them hitting the ground became louder, and they were racing against time with all their strength.
The night gradually enveloped the earth, and the moon rose quietly, casting a silver glow.
However, people did not stop their work and continued to fight under the moonlight.
Su Panpan found a torch and lit it, and the fields were filled with flickering flames.
Finally, with everyone's unremitting efforts, the potatoes in the last piece of land were dug out.
At that moment, everyone's cheers rang out in the potato field, and relieved smiles appeared on tired faces.
Su Panpan prepared fragrant century egg and lean meat porridge for everyone, and also bought some salt-baked chicken in the space. After opening the package, she gave one to each adult and half a chicken to each child.
Everyone was very happy. After drinking the porridge, they took the salt-baked chicken home.