It was already dark by the time the two returned to the village.

"Brother? Why did you come back with Qiao Xuan?"

Xi Yan came out of the house when she heard the noise in the courtyard. When she saw Xi He, she was surprised and happy. The worries in her heart disappeared and she relaxed.

"Miss Qiao and I met in the county and came back together." In order to prevent Xi Yan from worrying, he did not tell the story about how he and Qiao Xuan were embarrassed in the county.

"That's it!" Xi Yan didn't think much and turned around and walked to the kitchen, "I've prepared the meal. You go and wash your faces and get ready to eat!"

The moonlight was cold and bright, and the three of them sat in the yard and had dinner.

"They are not allowed to listen to you," Xi Yan said without thinking after hearing Qiao Xuan say that the village was going to build a road.

She had been in the village for just two days, and she could clearly see the faces of the people in Taoyuan Village.

"As soon as you left this afternoon, people would pass by our courtyard from time to time and peek inside secretly."

"Well, I understand, let's eat first!" Qiao Xuan was a little tired from running around all day and just wanted to eat and rest for a while.

Seeing how tired she was, the Xi siblings stopped talking and ate quietly.

After the meal, Xi Yan took the initiative to wash the dishes, and Qiao Xuan went to rest after washing up.

The next morning, before Qiao Xuan woke up, there was a noise outside.

"Where's Qiao Xuan? Let her come out!"

The courtyard was once again surrounded by Taoyuan Village villagers. Xi Yan had gone from being nervous and scared at the beginning to becoming numb out of habit.

"What did the head of Qingfeng Village do yesterday?"

"Yes! Where did they go yesterday?"

A bunch of people were chattering, while Xi He and Xi Yan stood expressionlessly in front of the door to prevent anyone from rushing in.

Qiao Xuan put on his clothes, washed his face and walked out slowly, holding a wild fruit he picked on the road yesterday.

"Everyone is here just in time, so that I don't have to go door to door to call everyone over later." She stood on a stone slab in front of the door and looked down at everyone.

"Yesterday I went to the county seat with the village chief of the next village. The county magistrate ordered that every village in Gupo County must build roads. Each village is responsible for the road section in each village..."

Before Qiao Xuan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Erniu, who had a quarrel with Li Yue yesterday, "Fuck his grandma!"

"Why repair the roads when they are well built? If you have enough to eat and have nothing to do for a day, then go die. Why bother us people? Bah!"

Qiao Xuan was not angry when his words were interrupted, he took a bite of the fruit and started eating it.

Most of the roads from the village to the town are walked by the villagers. If you are not sure, you can also use horse-drawn carriages or ox-carts.

As I said, usually when it rains or something, the roads are full of potholes, and from time to time there will be one or two big potholes that sink in.

At present, the road construction is indeed a result of the county magistrate's indolence, but in the long run, the villagers will benefit, but they are short-sighted and cannot think of so much at the moment.

"Whoever wants to practice it can do it. I don't have time." After speaking, Li Erniu spat and left.

"Our family is also busy and we have no time."

"The same goes for our family."

"..."

One after another, more than half of the people left. Although the remaining people did not leave, their faces were full of hesitation, as if they would slip away in the next moment.

Qiao Xuan looked at them and guessed some of the reasons why they didn't leave.

Yesterday, the head of the village next door came back earlier than me. It is estimated that the people in their village have been informed about the road construction. It is not difficult for some well-informed people in Taoyuan Village to know in advance.

“Are the people left willing to participate in road construction?”

Li Yue, who was standing at the end, scratched his head and said, "You should be paid for building roads, right?"

Qiao Xuan smiled and said, "Of course it's not for nothing!"

After hearing her words, those who stayed behind were thankful that they had not left impulsively like those brainless people.

"The wages are paid daily, each person earns fifty cents a day. Those who are willing to work can stay, and those who are unwilling to work can leave." Qiao Xuan said with a smile while watching everyone's expressions closely.

Everyone was surprised and happy when they heard that they could earn fifty cash a day. The village next door earned thirty cash a day, but here they got twenty cash more. It was a huge profit.

Xi He glanced at Qiao Xuan quickly. He knew that the county magistrate had given each village fifty taels of silver, which was quite expensive. If Qiao Xuan was so generous, it might not be enough.

"We're willing to do it!"

After the surprise, everyone expressed their opinions actively, fearing that others would take away their place to make money.

"The county magistrate asked the people in the village to build the road, but he didn't say that it must be done by people from the village, so I put my ugly words first.

Anyone who doesn't do a good job should leave as soon as possible. I have no shortage of manpower. There are many people in the town who are willing to be hired by me to work."

Qiao Xuan deliberately made it look like you can do this job, but this job is not something you must be able to do.

She lets everyone know that if they don't do well, they will be replaced by others.

"Don't worry! Village chief, we have to work hard for fifty coins!" Li Yue had a smile on her fleshy face when she wasn't cursing, and she still had a little bit of a pleasant feeling.

"We can do the work! Let the village chief keep his heart in mind," everyone agreed with Li Yue.

Even though they looked down upon Qiao Xuan in every possible way before, now everyone knows how to fawn over him.

"Okay, if you decide to do it, come over and sign and fingerprint it!"

Qiao Xuan and Xi He exchanged a look, and Xi He waved, "Everyone, come to me!"

Xi Yan moved out the small table that had been prepared in the yard and placed it under the shade of the tree at the gate. Xi He took out a pen and paper, and the brother and sister wrote one by one and started to register the list of people who wanted to work.

Li Yue was the tallest and no one could overtake her. She was at the front of the queue. Of course, she was not signing up for herself but for her men. After signing up, she moved next to Qiao Xuan.

"Village Chief, the names have been applied for. When will we start working?" He smiled ingratiatingly, as if he couldn't wait to receive the fifty cents.

Qiao Xuan glanced at her, stepped up and patted her shoulder, "Time is tight and the task is heavy. Of course, the sooner the better!"

Li Yueyi grinned, "Start today?"

"The next village starts today?" Qiao Xuan lowered his voice and looked at Li Yue with a smile on his face.

"I heard it was today." As soon as she finished speaking, she covered her mouth fiercely, her eyes rolling.

Okay, I let it slip. Taoyuan Village and Qingfeng Village have always been at odds with each other, so even people they know in the next village communicate quietly.

"After registering, go back first! I will check the situation later and determine how to repair it, how many lines to repair, and where to go from there."

Qiao Xuan didn't pay attention to Li Yue's little move. When he saw the people who had gone through the process gathered around him, he waved his hands.

"Li Yue stays."
Chapter completed!