Chapter 512 - 510: Breaking Ground
Ever since the wife of Lizheng expressed Lizheng’s stance, no one in Qilidun dared to gossip anymore.
Moreover, this time when asking for help in building, the Wang Family didn’t keep all the benefits to themselves. Besides their own family members, they had invited quite a few from both the Li Family and the Song Family, leaving no room for complaints.
On the day the ground was to be broken for construction, Song Chongjin had driven the horse-drawn carriage early in the morning, towing Master Chiang and his bunch of old brothers, along with their tools and bedding, to the Wang Family’s place.
Before the house was finished, they wouldn’t return home because it was too far of a trip.
The Wang family cleared out the second son’s room that had been used as a storage, barely fitting everyone in; although it was a bit inconvenient, there was no other way and everyone had to put up with it.
The wild goods received over the past few days were temporarily stored in the side room of the main house, luckily not too many, just enough to fit.
The day before, the ladies who had been invited to help cook arrived at the Wang Family’s home, kneading and rolling dough; seven or eight people made several hundred steamed buns in one day.
At the crack of dawn on the construction day, while the men were still sleeping, the women hurriedly got up and came to the Wang Family’s place, washing and picking vegetables, steaming buns, and stewing porridge.
The breakfast was rather simple that morning—steamed buns, porridge, with finely chopped pickles drizzled with fragrant oil. Then they plucked some tender radish sprouts, blanched them with boiling water, chopped them finely, added chili, minced garlic, aromatic vinegar, and finally poured hot oil on top, creating a dish that was both spicy and appetizing.