On the other side, the village entrance.
Liu Laosi looked at the yellow porridge in the pot and almost vomited.
Dadao cursed even more, "Ma Laoer, is this the thick porridge you mentioned? Let me see who pooped it."
Rice bran becomes a paste when cooked, and it is mixed with a lot of black pickled vegetables and a little corn, which is almost like diarrhea.
It makes me lose my appetite just looking at it.
Ma Dazhu asked, "Isn't this porridge thick and creamy? Isn't there any corn in it?"
Dadao was speechless.
Zhao Yi scolded, "You could at least add some corn. It's mostly just rice bran and wild vegetables. How can we eat it?"
"Eat it if you want or not, that's fine. I emptied my family's savings to get this much food. If I eat it all by myself, I can last until next year." Ma Dazhu was also full of grievances. "These days, it's good enough to have porridge. You don't really think I can cook you a big pot of thick corn porridge, do you?"
Xu Dashan said, "That's enough. Dazhu has done his best. Who would look down on anyone these days? I don't believe you can eat better than this when you return home!"
Xu Youde also spoke up, "The Ma family has suffered, and Dazhu has done well to this extent. Don't be picky, just eat."
Dadao curled his lips and whispered, "If I had known earlier, why would I have bothered to come here? I might as well have stayed at Old Zhao's house."
"That's right, maybe Old Zhao wouldn't be so stingy!"
Hearing this, Ma Dazhu almost collapsed, "You still have time to leave now. I don't believe that Zhao Laokou can be more generous than me!"
Zhao Yi said with a dark face: "Ma Lao Er, who the hell are you calling Zhao Lao Kou? You scolded my third brother in front of me, aren't you feeling uncomfortable?"
Zhao Dabao and his two brothers also came along. As the old lady of the Zhao family said, it would be a waste not to eat.
If Ma Dazhu dared not to give them porridge, he would let his brothers overturn the pot.
The three of them also looked at Ma Dazhu with unfriendly eyes.
Ma Dazhu was about to lose his temper, but seeing that the three brothers had subsided, he ignored him with a sullen face and changed the subject, "If you think I'm not generous enough, you don't have to eat. You can go to Zhao Laosan's house to eat."
As he said this, he poured himself a large bowl of the thickest porridge and started eating.
Seeing this, Dadao also hurried forward and said, "I've been in the mountains for a day and a night, why shouldn't I eat!"
As he spoke, he quickly scooped it into his own bowl.
Others also hurried forward.
He said he was disgusted, but he made slurping sounds while drinking.
This porridge looks disgusting, but it will make your stomach feel full and comfortable when you eat it!
Li Erdan also came over with a bowl in his hand, "Ma Dabai, can you give me a bowl?"
Ma Dazhu patted Erdan's head. He liked this kid very much and pulled him to sit down. "Eat your fill first. I'll make you some porridge."
"Thank you, Ma Dabai!"
"Erdan, let me ask you, has your mother been to Zhao Laosan's house recently?" Ma Dazhu asked in a low voice.
"No."
Ma Dazhu nodded, "Is your mother angry with me?"
"Probably not." Li Erdan thought for a moment and shook his head. "Ma Dabai, when are you going to teach Zhao Laokou a lesson for me?"
"It's almost done." Ma Dazhu hated Zhao Zheng in his heart, but after being tricked by him, he lost his captaincy and his family fortune was emptied, so he felt a little afraid.
"Oh." Li Erdan didn't think much about it. He just knew that his Ma Dabai would definitely not lie to him. He immediately said, "Ma Dabai, when are you coming to my house? I secretly overheard my grandma talking to my mom last night. She said she wanted you to come to my house!"
"Really?" Ma Dazhu was delighted. "Did your grandma really say that to your mom?"
"Of course, how could I lie to you?" Li Erdan whispered, "Come to my house. When my mother and I have another brother or sister, I'll take them to set traps!"
Ma Dazhu touched Erdan's head with a doting look on his face, "It's not in vain that Dabai loves you so much."
"Then you better hurry up." After eating and drinking his fill, Li Erdan ran away with the bowl in his hand.
Ma Dazhu's mind became active. This was definitely the best news he had heard in the past few days.
"I forgot to tell this kid to call Chunmei out. Forget it, I'll go find Chunmei in two days!"
Whenever he thought of Zheng Chunmei, Ma Dazhu felt full of motivation. He would be the boss from now on, and no one would dare to bully them.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they patted their butts and left. No one said anything good about Ma Dazhu.
He always complains about this or that.
Ma Dazhu was almost angry to death, but at least he fulfilled his promise, and he was definitely more generous than Zhao Laosan.
After Niu Dalei and his people finish their meal, everyone will know who is better by comparing the two sides.
He was fantasizing while cleaning up the dishes.
However, before he had finished clearing away the dishes, he heard the old ladies at the village entrance gathered together and chatting.
"Did you hear that Zhao Laosan prepared a hearty meal for the people who were going to raise the beams?"
"How hard?"
"Corn rice, and a pot of meat and vegetables, do you think it's hard?"
The old wives were stunned. "Is this true? Didn't Zhao Laosan scam all his money? Where did he get the money to sell meat?"
"That's right, these days, meat is very expensive!"
Everyone was full of disbelief.
It was not until someone said that Zhao Zheng had taken the old lady of the Zhou family as his godmother and was doing business with Yao Youjiao that people realized the situation.
For a moment, I was amazed and envious.
Ma Dazhu who was standing by was almost stunned.
"Zhao Laosan has taken the old lady of the Zhou family as his godmother? And he's also doing business with Yao Youjiao from Fugui Township?"
"Bullshit, that's absolutely impossible!"
Ma Dazhu's face was gloomy and uncertain.
The former is still possible, after all, so many people heard the old lady of the Zhou family admit it.
But he would never believe the latter even if he was beaten to death.
He, Zhao Laosan, is nothing.
How dare you try to associate yourself with Yao Youjiao?
You're dreaming!
"Wait, Zhao Laosan is bragging about trying to establish a relationship with Yao Youjiao. If this gets out and the real owner finds out, what will happen if he uses Yao Youjiao's name to ruin the Yao family's reputation?"
"The Yao family will definitely not let him go, and might even kill him!"
Thinking of this, Ma Dazhu became excited, "But how should I file a complaint?"
Just as I was thinking about it, there was suddenly a loud noise coming from the village entrance.
"Someone's coming on horseback!"
"Could it be that bandits are coming?"
The old lady at the entrance of the village was startled.
A sharp-eyed young wife said, "They're not bandits. They could be carrying the village flag!"
In order to distinguish between local officials and bandits, they would carry specific flags.
"Someone from the township is coming, go and inform the village elders." A young man said as he ran towards Xu Youde's house.
Ma Dazhu was also a little nervous, but when he saw the person riding the horse clearly, he became excited.
"It's Yao Youjiao!"
"Haha, Zhao Laokou, God is helping me, you are doomed now!"
Just as he was thinking about how to file a complaint, Yao Youjiao arrived. Isn't this God helping him?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly threw away the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and ran towards the village entrance.
When Xu Youde learned that Yao Yingxiong had arrived, he hurriedly took his son out. Seeing Yao Yingxiong, he smiled flatteringly, "Yao Youjiao's presence has brought honor to our small village!"