Chapter 517 - 515: Taking Action
Just as Wang Yongzhu was discussing with Old Granny Zhang, they decided that in addition to the thin porridge and salted vegetables in the morning, each person should also get two steamed buns. Otherwise, with just a bit of porridge in their stomachs, a little work would make them pee everything away. What would be left for them to muster the strength to work?
Old Granny Zhang knew how to do the math too. Although adding steamed buns in the morning meant extra expenses, finishing the work a few days earlier would save quite a bit in wages.
What’s the value of a steamed bun? The wheat and sorghum were from their own home, it just meant using a bit more effort and firewood.
Therefore, she readily agreed.
Originally, it was to save money that they decided to eat steamed buns in the morning, but the people who came to help didn’t know that. They all thought the Old Wang Family was really reliable and generous. They even provided steamed buns in the morning. Soon, everyone was praising the Wang Family for their generosity and kindness, enhancing their reputation immensely.
Before the basin was served, Sun Laoer was the first to act.
He fished out a large bowl and chopsticks from the basket where the utensils were kept and ran to the basin to pour himself a full bowl of thin porridge. He slurped along the rim of the bowl while peeking into the kitchen.
Sun Shitou was busy too, grabbing two bowls and dishing out a bowl of porridge for himself and his wife. He scraped the remaining bit of salted vegetables from the neighboring basin into their bowls, stirring with chopsticks before both he and his wife started eating eagerly.
The women helping in the courtyard were amazed. They had never seen this before, where the son and grandson and his wife started eating before the elders had even picked up their bowls.