Cheng Xue paused after hearing this, and then spread her hands helplessly.
"My children and I saw him being carried back with our own eyes, and he went out to do things less than ten days before and after... Well, I'm more worried than you."
Sun Dianli opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh and continue to follow the household registration records. When three or five families were crowded into one house, it would take some time, but one page was more than enough to record one household.
Fill in the form according to the content, get twice the result with half the effort and save a lot of time.
An hour later, all records of all the residents they were responsible for were completed.
The two of them strolled toward the village head. Far away, they saw Du Qi, the village head man, leading someone to dig something.
"Oh, they finished it faster than us."
"No." Sun Dianli nodded and responded.
Cheng Xue quickly walked over, but she didn't expect that next to the pit was a stone tablet with the words "Blacksmith Village" engraved on it.
You don't need to ask to know that this is a village monument and it should be erected at the head of the village.
"Ah, Mrs. Li is here. Your young master Xin asked me to tell the official. If the record is ready, bring it into the house and they will compile it now."
Sun Dianli heard this and did not dare to waste time. He bowed to Cheng Xue and left in a hurry. Du Qi and others continued to work, while Cheng Xue stood out of the way and watched them erect the village monument.
The moment it is erected, it means that the blacksmiths will take root in this village soil in the future. They will no longer be imprisoned and will no longer be called around.
In the room, Li Hui has not returned yet, and Yan Yixin is writing at the table, putting together the seven books. Li Heng and Li Yue are supervising to prevent him from making mistakes.
"Madam is back."
"Greetings to Mrs. Li."
"..."
The seven officials saluted one after another, Cheng Xue waved her hands and said:
"You haven't eaten yet. I've asked someone to prepare lunch. Go and have some."
"Thank you, madam." The seven people said their thanks and left the room without being polite.
Firstly, there is really no room in the house, and secondly, since arriving here, people have been working from one house to the next. Those who are polite can get a glass of water to drink, while those who are not polite can only stay thirsty.
As soon as they left, Li Heng happily talked about the news he had heard from the pian.
"Mom, Tiantian is so brave. She actually went to the government office to drag my father home to rest. Zhang Dianli, who was with me, said that Tiantian stood in the lobby with her waist pinched, and that posture made them shudder."
"What happened next?"
"My father must have suppressed me later." Li Heng laughed and scratched his head, "But Tiantian brings food boxes to my father every day. My father is now famous in Fucheng. Even Fan Tongzhi is not as good as my father."
Tongzhi is equivalent to the deputy, and his voice is definitely not as high as that of the top leader. However, Fan Tongzhi is a ground gun in the north, and his foundation is here, so the governors who came here have to give him a bit of a thumbs-down. This time Li Hui succeeded in suppressing the bandits.
This also established his prestige within the government office. Even if Fan Tongzhi no longer wanted to take him seriously, he had to respect him with respect.
While talking, Yan Yixin compiled all the villagers' information, and Li Hui also came in from the outside, followed by Zeng Tiejiang, Du Qi and others.
"Greetings to Mrs. Li."
"I've met Mrs. Li."
Several blacksmiths saluted separately. Cheng Xue nodded dullly and said:
"Why are you so free? Have you had lunch?"
"Go back to Madam, let's go back to eat later and talk to Mr. Li about something."
Cheng Xue heard this and was about to take the children to leave first, but Li Hui gave her a look and motioned for her to continue sitting.
Soon, Li Hui took out a stack of papers from his arms and spread them out on the table.
"This is the house that the government will build for you in the coming spring. You can build more houses according to your own needs, but you will need to spend more money accordingly."
The house was not built in vain. Although they have no money now, they will work in the mountains in the future and they will be paid 500 cash per month. This is not low in the north and even in Liaodong. A house with five mud tiles
A house is conservatively estimated to cost thirty taels. If this amount of money lasts an average of one hundred and twenty months, it will not be much repayment every month.
This was all agreed upon with them at the head of the village just now. Du Qi and others also agreed, so they came over to choose their future house.
Cheng Xue picked up one of the deed papers, which clearly stated various notes and the required monthly repayments.
In the final analysis, it is equivalent to a modern loan to buy a house.
This is also what Cheng Xue advocates in her heart. Otherwise, if she helps with everything, it will really be understood as a due share, but it will actually become their negligence.
Du Qi made a selection and finally decided on the drawings of seven mud-tile houses.
"Are you sure? You have to pay an extra twenty taels of silver to cover the inside and outside." Li Hui reminded.
To be honest, he shouldn't be doing this, but each of the pawnbrokers was more arrogant than the other. He was afraid that his good deeds would be ruined and it would be more difficult to explain, so he might as well do it himself. Fortunately, Xiao Song has a strong receptive ability.
, after listening to his intentions on the mountain, he made the decision without saying a word.
Du Qi now felt confident. Not only had he become the leader of the blacksmith village, he could also work as a steward in the mountains.
Li Waili can earn more than one tael of silver every month, which is more than ten taels a year. He has this strength.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. I have four boys in my family. They will all get married in the future. I think these seven rooms will be a big house. I will save up and build a place for each of them in the future."
Poor parents in the world, Du Qi had a hard time in the past, but now that he has hope, he naturally wants to make more plans for his children.
Li Hui nodded when he heard this and asked Yan Yixin to write down his request in the "notes" at the back of the compiled book.
After he finished selecting the drawings, Blacksmith Zeng also came over to select the drawings.
Who would want to live in an old house if they have a new one, not to mention that you have to pay to live in the old house, so it is better to live in the new one in one step.
Not long after, the few people who came over all selected the drawings, then bowed their hands, thanked them and left.
Cheng Xue looked at the note that Yan Yixin had just written, her mouth twitched fiercely, and she frowned in disbelief as she reminded:
"Master Li, you need money to build a house. Do you think the money comes from the strong wind?"
The current resident population of Blacksmith Village is 273, and this is only temporary. When it stabilizes in a few years, there will definitely be a lot of people getting married and having babies, and the population will have to double by then. But next spring will be
More than 30 houses were built, not counting the cost of repairing other houses.
The northern state capital is already heavily in debt, where will it get the money to build more houses?
Li Hui understood what she meant, sat down next to her intimately, and said:
"Tangtang, would you like to go and have lunch? Dad is hungry."
When the three children heard this, they immediately understood that the two of them had something to say. They got up and left sensibly. In an instant, they were the only two people left in the room, and it was much easier to talk.
"Don't worry, Coach Xiao gave me a generous gift. It's enough to build a house."