Chapter 441 I wonder if I can make friends with a girl?

It is precisely because of the simplicity and kindness of the Qiao family that Qiao Ran likes this family so much and likes everyone in the family.

Cao Dashan, who was building a wall, saw Qiao Ran coming and quickly put down his tools and walked over.

"Miss Qiao, the glutinous rice soup is almost gone. Look what's next..."

Qiao Ran said: "Uncle Cao, I have gone to the city today and bought more than a dozen bags of glutinous rice. At noon, I asked my mother to make rice soup and deliver it over."

Cao Dashan nodded, thought for a while and then said: "Boil the glutinous rice into soup and send it here. It's too heavy. Otherwise, just set up a stove here to cook it! This way, you don't have to bother you all the way to send it here."

Qiao Ran thought about it and felt that this suggestion was good.

"It's really a bit troublesome to boil the glutinous rice soup at home and then deliver it. Uncle Cao said this is a good idea. Just bring the glutinous rice and the pot and get water to make the soup here. But I don't have such a big pot at home. !”

There are only casseroles and clay pots at home. If you want to make glutinous rice soup, you have to finish cooking before you can free up the pot to make soup.

Moreover, the casseroles and earthenware pots are too small. It takes a long time to boil the rice soup for building the wall many times.

It would be much more convenient if we could bring a few large pots over and put them here for cooking.

Qiao Ran continued: "When I think of a way, go to the city to build a few big pots and bring them here to make rice soup!"

Mo Beihan, who had just finished talking to the villagers, heard Qiao Ran's words as he walked over.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "You want a big pot? How big a pot do you want? I'll ask the blacksmith in the shop to make a few big iron pots for you and send them over."

The Qiao family were his benefactors, and he had to seize the opportunity to repay his kindness.

If anyone could help, Qiao Ran wouldn't be polite.

She thought for a while and said: "Then thank you Mr. Mo first! Help us build two big pots first! If they are so big... they are enough to make glutinous rice soup."

As she spoke, she compared the size with her hands.

Mo Beihan nodded and responded cheerfully: "Okay, I will ask Uncle Zhou to go to the shop and give instructions to them to build it quickly and deliver it to you in a few days."

Cao Dashan saw that the young man walking over was dressed in luxurious clothes and had an extraordinary temperament, and he talked about making two large iron pots in such an understatement, so he couldn't help but look at the young man a few more times.

You know, iron is strictly controlled in Dai Viet, and the price is also very expensive. Not to mention a big iron pot, even an iron kitchen knife, it usually takes a long time for people to save money to buy it.

It seems that Mr. Mo’s identity must be extraordinary.

Wait, Mo? This young man’s surname is Mo? Isn’t Mo the national surname?

Cao Dashan stared at the graceful Mo Beihan with wide eyes.

He knew that one of the two groups who came to help in Devil's Valley came from Prince Dingbei's Mansion. Could it be that this was Prince Dingbei?

Seeing his doubts and shock, Qiao Ran introduced: "Uncle Cao, this is Mo Shizi."

Cao Dashan was shocked and quickly knelt down: "The common people pay their respects to the Crown Prince!"

When other craftsmen, helpers and villagers heard this, they also came to kneel down and worship.

Mo Beihan waved his hand gently: "No need to be polite, everyone, just go back to work. I'm just here to take a look."

Cao Dashan stood up and stood aside anxiously.

Mo Beihan was also very interested in the glutinous rice mortar that Qiao Ran said. He walked forward, took a shovel from a helper's hand, and stirred the mixed glutinous rice mortar.

After feeling the stickiness of the mortar, and then looking at the neatly laid out green brick wall that looked very solid, Mo Beihan sighed:

"It seems that the Devil's Valley, which used to be so popular, will soon turn into a paradise that everyone envies."

To be able to build such a terrible and desolate place into a beautiful paradise suitable for living and farming, this little girl's contribution is not small.

He knew how miserable these refugees were at the time. Not to mention that they could spend so much money to build large blue brick houses, and even the spacious and comfortable linoleum tents outside the valley could not be afforded.

It seems that this girl not only made a lot of money from herself, but also made a lot of money while leading the villagers to escape from the famine!

He is so smart at such a young age, I am afraid that no one else will be found in the entire capital, no, even in the entire Dai Viet Kingdom, or even in this world.

Qiao Ran had no idea that Young Master Mo had such a high opinion of her. She made an agreement with Cao Dashan to cook glutinous rice soup in the valley, and selected an open space for them to simply build two stoves and cook the rice soup. Cao Dashan assigned two helpers to take charge of the matter.

Although the old village chief was always by his side, he only watched and listened with a smile and did not express any opinions.

Although the position of village chief was not handed over to Ran Yatou, he had released the power. As long as Ran Yatou made the decision on all major matters in the village, everyone in the village had to listen to Ran Yatou.

As for him, he only needs to deal with some trivial conflicts and frictions among the villagers that Ran Yatou is impatient to deal with.

In fact, everyone has been together and helped each other to escape the famine all the way to this point. The remaining people have long been as close as a family. Although there will be small conflicts occasionally, they are all insignificant things and can be discussed as soon as possible. alright.

Mo Beihan looked at this desolate and terrifying miasma forest in the past, and now it has turned into a prosperous and lively scene, and he was quite emotional.

There is no trace of sadness on the faces of the villagers. Everyone has their trouser legs and sleeves rolled up, and they work until they are sweating. There are hard-working figures everywhere who are busy building new homes.

I imagine that in the future this place will become rows of neat brick and tile houses. Every household raises chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep. Men work in the fields, women cook and do needlework at home, and old people enjoy the shade or sunbathe leisurely under the trees. Under the sun, children are chasing and playing...

Mo Beihan, who was used to the life of aristocratic families in the capital that were full of intrigues, comparisons and calculations, suddenly became envious of these simple villagers who didn't have to worry about anything and just focused on farming and harvesting grain, taking good care of the elderly and children, and enjoying family happiness. .

However, no matter how envious he is, his status does not allow him to put down everything and become an ordinary idler who "picks chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and sees the southern mountains leisurely".

Before leaving, Mo Beihan said to Qiao Ran: "Jia Tong has been sentenced to prison. The crimes he committed will make it impossible for him to come out to harm others again. You don't have to worry about anyone making things difficult for you in the future. If there are still If you have the nerve to embarrass you, you can tell me that I am the Crown Prince of Prince Dingbei, but even those people will not dare to risk offending me to bully you."

Hearing this, Qiao Ran thanked him sincerely: "Thank you so much, Mr. Mo! In fact, we have already lost money and goods, so you don't need to help us anymore."

Mo Beihan looked a little hurt when he heard this: "Miss Qiao, we have been eating and living together for a while. Putting aside the life-saving grace, we are destined to be together! I wonder if I can make friends with the girl? In the future. I will protect you, and it will be more convenient for you to act in the capital."