Another year of spring plowing has begun. This year, Cheng Xue’s family is farming the same people as last year.
Due to the increase in paddy fields, ten more were found. Li Qingchun bought a lot of wasteland this year and had no time to take care of their family's paddy fields.
All the roads in Wanghe Village have been paved, and the stone tables, stone chairs, wooden chairs, etc. under the willow trees in the west of the village are also in place. However, no villagers have come to chat recently, and they are all busy with spring plowing in the fields.
Since there is no off-season for the workshop, we have no choice but to go back on our promised vacation, but we will arrange for everyone to take a break, trying to give each person two or three days off so that he can help with the family work.
Yu Zhao and his wife are very busy, so this year's spring plowing and autumn harvest will be left to Li Zhong, and they will pay the amount. Cheng Xue helped them calculate, so that not only can they earn wages, but the food in the field will not be delayed, killing two birds with one stone.<
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Take Yu Niang for a stroll to the west of the village.
Walking on the flat village road, Yu Niang was extremely emotional.
"I have never seen such generous people as Master and Madam. They directly paved roads in the village, and all roads are paved. It is much better than official roads."
It's okay if it's a small village. Wanghe Village is a big village with three main roads, five branch roads, and many side roads and small roads. The narrow roads have also been dug and paved, so you can imagine how big the project is.
Although there is no labor cost, the money spent just to buy materials can make people old and young.
"I can't bear to leave my children without trapping the wolf. Although paving the road is expensive, it will be a good thing for the family once and for all. At least in the future, when I go to high school, the share will not be divided among the clans, and no one can say that I am stingy?"
Putting the village road, stone table and other things here seems to cost a lot, but you don't have to pay for it in the future. Once the tax-free acres are allocated to the clan, there is no chance of getting them back for at least two or thirty years. 2.
, Thirty years of rent converted into money can be enough to build ten villages of this size.
Yuniang thought about it carefully and suddenly realized it.
"My wife is wise, my master is wise, and I am convinced."
"Don't wear a high hat, we are just saving money in a small way."
"Madam, you are so humble. I would never have thought that you could be a slave with such an instinct for saving money." Yu Niang sighed.
Everyone can calculate accounts, but not everyone has the courage. Most people can’t bear to spend so much money at once.
While talking, I came to the house in the west of the village. Although there are many people here, the progress of building houses is not very fast.
Many details of the house must be dug out in advance, just like changing the water and electricity before installing the house. But this detail is more troublesome and cumbersome than changing the water and electricity.
For this reason, Master Gong helped find a famous house-building master in the town. He made a living by building houses and had many people under his command, including carpenters and bricklayers, providing one-stop service.
It is said that these people have built many houses in the town, and occasionally go to neighboring towns and counties. The work is fast and saves materials. In the past two years, they have not built small houses, but large yards with two or three entrances.
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Of course, the price is not cheap either. A house like Cheng Xue’s requires a lot of labor alone, not counting materials.
The villagers came over to help a while ago, but now they can’t come for spring plowing.
Yu Niang suddenly remembered and reminded softly:
"Madam, Dong Cheng and the others are busy farming their own land, can we give them the things we got a while ago?"
If you give money to a few people, you will give them materials if they don't want them. Three feet of cotton and silk cloth are just enough for the Gu family men in the village to take back and sew clothes for their children. Those like Jiang Liqiang who have no children will keep it for the time being and use it later.
Far away, you can see a house that has been built upwards. The walls are not too high, but the early details should be completed.
If you lay bricks quickly, you should be able to move in in another three months.
Master Wu's sharp eyes saw the master and servant, and he hurriedly came over and bowed their hands in salute.
"Mrs. Li is here, please be careful where you step."
"Thank you." Cheng Xue nodded, "Is everything going well? Do you need to add anything else?"
"We don't need it for the time being." Master Wu shook his head, "You have enough supplies at home. As long as God gives you some help, we will definitely be able to finish the work before the Dragon Boat Festival."
Anyone who builds a house hopes to move in as soon as possible. It is precisely because of this that he has become famous in this circle.
"Thank you for your hard work. If you need anything, just ask Li Zhong. The door and beams have been set. If you tell me to send them off beforehand, I'll have them set up. I won't set up a table here for the beams, so it's just convenient."<
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"Okay, I've written it down."
Cheng Xue smiled and took Yu Niang around inside. It is now late February and the work will be completed before the Dragon Boat Festival, which means that we can move in two months.
The time card is pretty good. If nothing goes wrong, Li Hui and others will have to leave for the capital after they come back. The date of the test is scheduled for March 3rd next year, but they have to leave early. If nothing goes wrong, they will have to spend the New Year here.
Set off.
She felt comfortable living in the new house for a while before leaving. As for setting the table and setting the beam, she didn't want to accept the gift, let alone waste her time.
"Madam, once the work is done here, I will bring the two girls over here every day to light the fire."
If you want to live in it as soon as possible, you can't dry it naturally, you have to do it simply and crudely.
"Okay, you can make arrangements when the time comes. There are still a lot of wooden plows left in the winter. They are burning hard and there is not enough to go to the forest farm."
"Got it, ma'am."
The rockery and pond in the backyard have been completed. The water is from the river at the foot of the back mountain, which is clear and clean.
After walking around, Cheng Xue began to look forward to the days after moving here.
If you are content with the status quo, it would be best to stop now and enjoy it. It's a pity that neither of them has this kind of character, not to mention that Li Hui's big things have not been accomplished yet, so they have to continue to struggle.
When I came out, I saw you holding the fence, like a crab, moving sideways step by step. Trini followed behind, with her hands open, forming a posture of constant protection.
It is not new in the village for the boss to look after the second and third children. Especially Trini is five years old and can stand up to half an adult.
A while ago, the child fell ill, and Guo Sizhu's daughter-in-law was very frightened. Cheng Xue crushed the medicine into flour, mixed it with rice wine into a paste, and applied it to the child. It lasted three days.
It is said that children develop their abilities after being sick. Now, after ten months of treatment, he can hold things and move around. I think this is the ability that he developed after his illness.
"Where is Trini taking care of her brother? Have you eaten?"
"Have eaten Li Boniang." Trini called out quietly, her eyes never leaving her brother.
It is more difficult for Guo Dake's family to farm this year than in previous years. Although they have more Yunni and Mianni on hand, they are missing the Yang family, and they have gained an additional ten acres of land, seven of which are still wasteland.
Every day, Guo Dake took his two younger siblings, two sons, and two nieces to the fields. After lunch break, Yang went home to cook and send them to the fields. Originally, Cheng Xue wanted her to rest, but she refused to agree to anything, and a while ago
I returned two taels of silver.
It doesn't take long to think that Yan Yixin's thirty acres of land will be taken back and planted by himself. Needless to say, the couple is really capable, knows how to live, and is a good money saver...