bayedsolid Chapter 113 Discussing the employment of refugees
Chapter 113 Discussing the employment of refugees
Non-Earthlings: Come on, talk! It's so awkward. Also, San Ge, has he become stupid from studying? Why can't he find something to talk about?
Shen Wanning coughed lightly and was about to speak when Lin Jingyou asked first, "By the way, Wanning, do you know this plant? I saw that you seemed very interested in it just now."
"Well, this plant is called chili pepper because it tastes very spicy, even spicier than dogwood and pepper. This plant can be used as a seasoning. Although it is spicy, it is also addictive." Shen Wanning explained.
"Now that Wan Ning mentioned that, I'm actually looking forward to the dishes cooked with chili peppers. After I pass the provincial examination, maybe I can eat the dishes cooked by Wan Ning with chili peppers?" Lin Jingyou suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at Shen Wan Ning.
Shen Wanning avoided his gaze. "I'm not good at cooking, but I can make some other dishes with chili peppers." Then, her eyes lit up again. "If you think it tastes good after trying it, we can open a restaurant."
When it comes to food cooked with chili peppers, the first thing that comes to her mind is hot pot. Hot pot is simple and convenient to make. If you want to open a hot pot restaurant, you don’t even need a chef. You can just wash and cut the vegetables and let the customers cook it themselves.
Or you can open a restaurant. With chili peppers, you can make dishes such as boiled pork slices, spicy grilled fish, mapo tofu, etc.
Lin Jingyou looked at Shen Wanning, whose eyes were shining and she was already daydreaming, and smiled helplessly. She was still a little girl, not yet enlightened. Even if she had some feelings for him, he probably thought it was mostly based on his face.
But it was obvious that Shen Wanning seemed to be more interested in business. When talking about food and business, her eyes lit up.
"Okay, then when we get back, let's try making food with chili peppers. If it works, we can open a restaurant in the future."
Shen Wanning nodded vigorously, as if she had already imagined the day when the restaurant business would be booming in the future.
"Oh, Third Brother, there's one more thing. We bought a farm in the county, and there are more than ten acres of land on it. I want to grow watermelons there, but with so much land, someone needs to weed, plant, water, etc. I saw a lot of refugees on the road. Third Brother, what do you think about me hiring them to do this?"
"The refugees must have gone through a lot of hardships along the way. They have extraordinary temperaments and can endure more hardships than ordinary people. But to survive among so many refugees, they must be quite capable. Some are even extremely vicious. Can Wan Ning be sure to control them?"
"So, Third Brother doesn't agree with me hiring refugees to farm the land?"
Lin Jingyou shook his head. "That's not my intention. I'm just worried that you might mismanage the place and get hurt by the refugees. They kill their companions along the way for food, and many even eat their own children. I'm worried about you being with them."
"Human nature is inherently good. If the world is peaceful and the people have enough food and clothing, who would want to be a refugee? I want to give it a try. These refugees wandering around all the time is not a solution. For ordinary people, those refugees are an uncertain factor. There's no guarantee that they'll start a riot when they get hungry."
When she arrived at the county town before, she didn't look outside and thought that the problem of refugees had been solved after the rain. She didn't expect that there were still so many refugees.
It wasn't that she was overly sympathetic, but she had seen several women holding children outside Fuzhou. The women were emaciated from hunger, but the children in their arms were rosy-cheeked. She believed that while there were ruthless and vicious people like Lin Jingyou described, there were also kind people. She was willing to give them this chance.
"Wan Ning is simple-minded and kind-hearted. If Wan Ning really wants to hire refugees, there is a way. As the saying goes, capture the leader first. Wan Ning just needs to find the most ruthless person in the crowd and subdue him, and the others will naturally be as obedient as rabbits." Lin Jingyou came up with an idea.
"Thank you, Third Brother. Wan Ning understands." Shen Wan Ning nodded.
Speaking of surrender, force was naturally more effective. If he refused to submit, she would beat him until he submitted. After all, her delivery station had tranquilizer guns, tranquilizer needles, pistols, AKs, and so on.
The two chatted for a while, and it was already past five in the afternoon. Shen Wanning had just eaten a bowl of noodles at noon, and after walking for so long in the afternoon, she was a little hungry at this time.
Lin Jingyou suddenly remembered what Yan Hui had just told him about the new chef at Guangjuxuan. He subconsciously said, "I heard there's a new chef at Guangjuxuan. Why don't we go there tonight? Wan Ning, try the Fuzhou dishes."
"Okay, I'll try it and see if there's any difference compared to the one in the county." With that, the two of them walked towards Guangjuxuan.
Shen Wanning prefers sweet and salty dishes, so she ordered a plate of sweet and sour fish, a plate of seasonal vegetables, and Lin Jingyou's favorite stir-fried pork liver.
"Third brother, have you finished the things I gave you when you went to the county town last time? For example, that little green bottle, the stuff that can refresh your mind. And the instant noodles, have you finished them?"
"I never take those things out normally. I keep them well stored away until the exam when I take them out and use them."
Shen Wanning thought about it. Those instant noodles were not vacuum-packed, but just wrapped in oil paper. They must have gone bad long ago. She didn't know why she didn't think of this at the time.
"These noodles have been left for so long, I don't know if they've grown mold or gone bad!" she sighed.
Lin Jingyou chuckled, "Don't worry, Wan Ning. The weather in Fuzhou is dry, so even if the wet noodles are dried, they won't go bad. In fact, they will only become more crispy."
"Okay, then Third Brother, bring more food into the examination room. In case the instant noodles go bad, Third Brother will not eat them, so as to avoid getting a stomachache and affecting your exam." In fact, Shen Wanning wanted to give him a few more packs. Just when she heard her question, netizens in the live broadcast room sent her several large packs.
But now that there were so many people here, it was not convenient for her to take it out directly, so she did not ask.
"Does Third Brother look like a fool? Who would eat spoiled food?" Lin Jingyou couldn't help but rubbed Shen Wanning's hair.
After they finished their meal, they walked towards the inn.
Fuzhou City was full of students coming to take the exams. The good rooms had already been booked, and even the lower-class rooms were hard to find. So that night, Shen Wanning went to Lin Jingyou's room to rest for the night, while Lin Jingyou went to Yan Hui's room to stay with him for the night.
In order to prevent Yan Hui from gossiping about him and Shen Wanning, Lin Jingyou insisted on explaining the policy to him for half the night. Only when he saw Yan Hui's head nodding drowsily did he and Yan Hui return to bed.
Before dawn, Lin Jingyou got up, washed up, and went downstairs for breakfast. Yan Hui realized what Lin Jingyou had done yesterday and deliberately inserted himself between him and Shen Wanning to have breakfast together. They then sent Shen Wanning off together, as if in a fit of spite, not wanting them to be alone.