Unexpectedly, his words caused the entire scene to pause for a moment. Master Huang hurriedly ran over and said with a hurried expression,"Young Master Peng, you can't do that. We're just laborers. How can we eat such expensive food?”
"So what? You work for me, so how can I mistreat you? Shouldn't we eat mutton?" Peng Yu had a disapproving look on her face.
"Young Master, we've already taken your salary, but you still let us eat mutton. We can't afford it!”After hearing Peng Yu's words, Master Huang became even more anxious.
Craftsmen like them had no status in the Great Tang. They were far inferior to farmers, let alone scholars.
After all, the Tang Dynasty was still a feudal era. Agriculture was not developed, and social productivity was shockingly poor. The entire social economy was mainly based on farmland, which meant that food was dug from farmland.
A year's income from agriculture determined a year's financial income, so the entire Great Tang placed great importance on agriculture.
Li Cuihua quietly pulled Peng Yu aside and whispered,""Yu 'er, are you out of your mind? We've already paid for it, so why are you still giving people mutton? Isn't that what we earned with a penny?”
"Mother, it's nothing. I'm just eating mutton. This master is also very hard working. Just treat it as a good deed." Peng Yu smiled and didn't think much of it.
In his previous life, he had worked in engineering, so he had a special feeling about these workers. The work was tiring and dangerous, and the salary was not high. Most importantly, their status in society was not high.
He used to bring workers to work, and he had been treated like this many times. In a stormy day, the client would leave after saying a word, and the rest could only be handled by them. If they did not handle it well, they would be deducted.
Now that he had the ability to help these craftsmen, he naturally could not let go of this opportunity.
"Alright, Master Huang, it's settled. The salary is not a small sum. I'll treat everyone to the mutton.”Peng Yu patted Master Huang's hand.
"This, Young Master Peng, you value us craftsmen so much. If we don't do well, then I won't be able to live in the future." Master Huang was obviously a little excited. His hands trembled slightly as he said this heroically. Then, he turned around and went back to work.
"Brothers, work harder. Young Master Peng treats us like this. If we don't do our best, we'll be letting him down.”Master Huang walked to the group of masters and shouted.
Peng Yu nodded when he saw the enthusiasm of these masters. He now had a basic understanding of Tang society.
The commoners at the bottom were still very simple and honest. There were not as many tricks and tricks as in the later generations. Some simple Confucian moral values still firmly supported the framework of this society.
At noon, the brick beds in the bedrooms were basically set up. Black One and Black Two washed their hands and walked into the courtyard.
Although Master Huang had told them several times to be polite and not to look around, and that wealthy families had many rules, when the rich fragrance of the mutton soup wafted out, a few people still craned their necks to look in the direction of the kitchen.
"Master Huang, please." Peng Yu handed a big bowl of fragrant mutton stewed noodles to Master Huang.
White noodles, red soup, brown mutton slices, and green vegetable leaves. Master Huang held the bowl of stewed noodles with trembling hands. This was the first time he had eaten such exquisite noodles in his life.
"Master Huang, why don't you come to the table and eat?”Peng Yu pointed at the table that was specially moved to the courtyard.
"No, that's good enough." Master Huang squatted in the courtyard and touched the corner of his eye with his right hand.
Black Big and Black Two were also squatting with them, looking at the noodles in their mouths. These two fellows were eating very happily.
Peng Yu realized that these two seemed to like the Great Tang more than she did, and were more familiar with it.
It was as if he had been squatting like this ever since he learned to walk, and it seemed like he would be squatting forever.
There was basically nothing to do in the afternoon. He could use it after the soil dried up.
The Peng family surrounded the new brick bed and pointed at it curiously.
"Brother, can this fire bed really keep you warm at night?”Peng Xiaolin blinked her big eyes and asked Peng Yu curiously.
The Peng Sisters also looked at Peng Yu curiously. Their curiosity towards Peng Yu had reached its peak.
She did not get close to women, had a good character, and was highly knowledgeable. One hat after another flew towards Peng Yu. If Peng Yu knew that this was her image in the eyes of these two beautiful girls, she would definitely die of shame.
It's not that I don't get close to women, but I have the heart to steal but don't have the guts to do so. How can there be so many people with good morals in this world? It's just that your temptation isn't big enough.
"Of course, the thing that I made is naturally a scorpion eating poop-the only one!”Peng Yu saw the admiration in the eyes of the two little girls and quickly raised her head to make a proud pose.
"That's great. I don't have to be cold anymore. Brother, you don't know how cold I've been for the past two days." Peng Xiaolin clapped her hands when she heard Peng Yu's affirmative answer.
"Young Master Peng, you can start the fire now." Master Huang, who was standing at the side, looked at the sky and the color of the soil around the green brick. He walked over and said to Peng Yu.
"Alright, Big Black, Second Black, light the fire." Peng Yu said to Hei Da and Hei Er who were watching the show.
The two of them went to the firewood pile, grabbed a handful of firewood and stuffed it into the firewood stove on the fire bed. After a while, thick smoke poured out from the chimney.
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