Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 513 Mid-Autumn Festival Gift 1

Zhu Qiang said, "Madam, we don't need to rest. We will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together, so we don't need to prepare anything extra.

We will continue tilling the soil tomorrow morning, and let them help you cook in the afternoon while we, the strong laborers, continue to work."

Li Si also echoed, "Yes, ma'am, we are all used to being busy. Now that we have a break, we don't know what to do. Instead, we will feel idle and bored. We might as well go to work in the fields!"

Mrs. Zhao also said, "Madam, since we all have nothing to do, why don't we take a rest.

Besides, the work in the fields is not hard. Although it is the autumn harvest, there is not much land at home and many people are working. We can take a break at noon every day. We don’t need to rush when working, so it’s not tiring.”

Ma Pozi also said, "Our work now is much easier than before. There is really no need to waste a day to rest."

Seeing that everyone said so, Xu Han didn't want to ask everyone to continue resting, so she nodded in agreement.

At the same time, I am deeply touched by their hard work. I am good to them, and it is enough for them to remember it.

Of course, Xu Han is not the kind of person who exploits labor. They are so sensible and she should be able to see it.

There is no need to give commendation at this moment. If you do, it would seem a bit deliberate. There is still a long time to come, so just remember it.

Of course, no one else had any objection to this matter, so tomorrow's events were confirmed.

When Lu Chuan and Xu Han returned to the room in the evening, Xu Han mentioned the matter of giving out gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival the next day.

Giving out gifts every festival is something the couple had decided long ago. Although the gifts are not much, they are a token of their family’s love.

But these servants don’t know yet. It won’t be too late to send it to them tomorrow. They live nearby anyway, so it would be nice to give them a surprise tomorrow.

Lu Chuan asked, "What are you going to give out? I think it would be good to just give out money. After all, what they lack most right now is probably money."

Xu Han thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, but they are deep in the mountains and can't get out. It would be better to distribute other things to them. Food would be the most appropriate."

Although we cover all their food, clothing, housing and transportation now, everyone eats the same food every day and cannot take it away. Sometimes if they are hungry in the middle of the night, there is nothing to order.

How about giving out some mooncakes? I think they all like them today. And I made some extra ones specially for them.

Lu Chuan continued, "I think it's okay. They don't need clothes or fabrics at the moment. The thin shirts are all newly made this year, and winter clothes are also being prepared. Even if they release the materials now, it won't be of much use. It's better to just give them money and food."

Xu Han looked up at Lu Chuan and asked, "Then how much is appropriate? The fifty coins mentioned before were without food. Now that food is added, how much should we give?"

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and replied, "Why not give them another 50 wen? After all, their current wages are only 100 wen. It doesn't matter if they give them a little more. It's not much anyway."

"Okay, then I'll give them fifty cents, plus four mooncakes, eight pears, eight pomegranates, and a live chicken. I was thinking of making braised chicken for them, but it's too hot now and I can't keep it.

What's more, if we take care of tomorrow's dinner, they won't be able to eat.

It would be better to give them live chickens directly, catch them and let them raise them in the valley, and then they can cook for themselves after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Give them a live chicken, and they can eat it whenever they want. It won’t be wasted.”

After listening to this, Lu Chuan nodded, thinking that Xu Han's arrangements were very good and comprehensive, and he had nothing to say.

"Well, let's do it this way. This gift is already very expensive. Ordinary people don't give such expensive gifts when visiting relatives during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's not a small amount. Prepare it tomorrow morning and give it to them during breakfast."

Xu Han took out the copper coins from the space and said, "I'll string them together first, so I won't be too busy tomorrow."

Lu Chuan took the copper coins that Xu Han took out and said, "I'll help you string them together. It'll be faster if two people string them together. The sooner you finish stringing, the sooner you can go to bed."

The two of them worked quickly, stringing fifty coins into a string, and they made 19 strings in total, which added up to 950 coins, almost one tael of silver, which was not a small amount.

Xu Han put all the strings of copper coins into the box on the dressing table so that they could be taken out tomorrow morning. After seeing Xu Han lying down, Lu Chuan turned around and blew out the light.

Have a good night...

The next morning, the servants got up early and went to work in the fields as usual. No one chose to rest because today was Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xu Han prepared all the things to be distributed today early in the morning. While Ma Po was cleaning, she saw Xu Han sorting things out but did not ask much. Instead, she chose to pause the work at hand and help Xu Han sort them out.

After breakfast, Xu Han saw that they were going to work in the fields again, so she stopped them and said, "Wait a moment. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. I have prepared some gifts for you. You can take them back with you when you leave."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and looked at Xu Han and Lu Chuan in confusion. Lu Chuan said, "The things are all in the main room. Go and help move them out first."

Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to move for a moment. Although they heard what the host said, they still didn't quite understand what he meant.

After all, life is already so good now, no one dares to be extravagant. You know, even the servants in wealthy families don't have the concept of festival gifts.

However, some generous owners will give holiday gifts to people working in the shop.

But the gifts given were very ordinary, at most a dozen coins. But people had only heard of them, but had never seen them. As for those who sold themselves into slavery, they had nothing like these.

Just now, Mrs. Ma was the one who helped Xu Han to prepare the gift, and she knew exactly what was in the gift.

The others could probably guess what would be in the gift. After all, before breakfast, they all went to the orchard to catch a rooster.

Not to mention other things, a chicken alone costs a lot of money. According to the host's temper, since he said he would give a holiday gift, it must not just be a chicken, there must be other things.

That's why everyone just stood there in a daze, not knowing whether they should accept these things. After all, the host had been very good to them.

Seeing that everyone was standing there and not daring to move, Xu Han said, "Why are you just standing there? Hurry up! Don't we still have to go to the field? Don't waste time."