Wei Chi said: "We can't take it for granted just because we have a map in our hands, let's stay here for the time being and I'll investigate." When the terrain and customs are familiar, let the owner decide where to go. ”

Dong Xiaoman nodded, what people said is indeed the truth. Wei Chi was very neat, and he went to Erdaowan to investigate first.

The people here make a living, and the customs and customs of food and consumption are all explored one by one.

Dong Xiaoman pulled Erya up, and the two of them strolled around Liaozhou City. I have long practiced the ability to go shopping and check, but I can walk around this small border town in one day.

"Although it is a small city, the people's living standards are still too poor, and there are many things. There are too few people, and the city is not big, and the three streets in front and back are finished. There are no taverns and restaurants, and there are few teahouses. It's no different from Zhangjiagou, I don't think the villagers there have a rich life. ”

Jiro served in this place, and the possibility of dying was too great. Dong Xiaoman was very worried, but fortunately, there was a way to make Erlang reduce the danger.

"Erdaowan is about two hours away from Sidaogou, and it is not far away, but it is not close. The official road from Sidaogou to Liaozhou City must pass through here. The traffic in this place is not particularly convenient, and there is a mountain in the south, that is, the Black Tiger Mountain that is connected to the four ditches. There are no people living in the west near the sea, Liaozhou City is next to the north, and Tongzhou City is behind a big mountain in the east. ”

Wei Chi spent three days wandering around Erdaowan, and when he came back, he carefully said to Dong Xiaoman: "It's a small town, and there are more than 100 families living in the town. The place is wide. It is mainly based on farming, hunting and fishing. ”

Dong Xiaoman frowned: "So." In fact, the state guards in the city may not know what is going on in the mine. If you want to find an easy job for Jiro. You'll have to go to the prison. ”

Wei Chi nodded: "In order to ensure the output of the gold mine, the miners are directly managed by the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry. I don't have anything to do with the local officials, so I still have to live closer. ”

Erya said worriedly: "I think it's okay, there's nothing in this town." We can't sit back and eat empty, if we pick up our old business, we will lose our lives. Living in the countryside may be better, but Young Master Wei'er will be delayed. ”

Dong Xiaoman sighed: "Don't worry, Wei'er naturally doesn't like to read and likes to practice martial arts." In the past two years, let him lay a good foundation, and it is important to hone his temperament. ”

In the end, everyone decided to go to Erdaowan. Wei Chi went to Erdaowan to find the village chief there, wanting to buy a house or rent a house.

The old village chief Zou is a tall and sturdy man, and he is very curious about outsiders. Wei Chi handed two boxes of pastries to the old Zou village chief, which were newly made by Dong Xiaoman.

pretended to sigh and said his origin: "We are honest ordinary people, and we opened a pastry shop and sold quite well. Later, I didn't know that Lu Dao offended the bullies, occupied the shop, and cut off our way of life. Only then did he flee to Liaodong and wanted to make a living. ”

Old Village Chief Zou nodded: "It's quite pitiful, it's just that no one in our place is rich enough to rent a few houses." However, there is a vacant house in the village, and no one has taken care of it in the village, so you can buy it and clean it up yourself. ”

It's not bad for Wei Chi to hear this. So he went with the chief of the village to see the house. It's amazing at first glance, it's completely different from the pattern of my hometown.

The houses in my hometown are all quadrangle houses with two or three entrances. It's very square and it's a rule. The inhabitants here are like one family in the east and one family in the west. In terms of layout, it is a row of south-facing main houses, with a horse shed on the left, a chicken coop, and a kitchen and warehouse on the right. Some people's conditions are good, and it is enough to have a vegetable garden in front and back to grow vegetables.

Wei Chi looked around the house, and in addition to being a little dirty, the biggest problem was that there was a stagnant ditch not far from the door. There was garbage and dust, black and dirty water, and black, green, and black and green plants that smelled of foul odor.

Seeing that Wei Chi frowned and looked at the black water ditch, the old Zou village chief said embarrassedly: "This water was originally dug by this family to pave the yard." You can see that this yard is so flat, and when it rains, water accumulates here, and then it becomes a stinky ditch. The neighbors in the neighborhood are all trying to make it easy to pour all the swill into here. ”

"If we move in and want to clean up this stinky gutter, will it cause dissatisfaction among others? You see, if you live here, it doesn't smell good in summer. Comprehending the meaning of Wei Chi's words, the old village chief Zou immediately laughed and said, "Look at it, who will say this gossip." Everyone has long hated this stinky ditch, but no one has been willing to clean it up. If you are willing to clean up, you have done a great thing for the village. ”

Wei Chi replied to Dong Xiaoman, wanting to ask Dong Xiaoman to take a look before making a decision. Dong Xiaoman believed in Wei Chi's appearance very much, and directly gave Wei Chi ten taels of silver: "Although the house is only two taels, it is very cheap, but it must be cleaned up well." You take the title deed first, and then find someone to clean up the place. Everything is ready, and after inviting the neighbors to eat and drink, we will move over. ”

The so-called distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and when they go to a strange place, what they eat and what they use is different from before. Dong Xiaoman can't make sure that he understands everything, what if he can learn some usable information from the neighbor's mouth?

Besides, this house only cost a total of two taels of silver with the land, and Dong Xiaoman felt that it was really cheap.

Wei Chi did not show that he was very rich, although he did not understand it, but listened to Dong Xiaoman's fallacy. gave the village chief Zou three taels of silver and asked him to find some neighbors to clean up and repair the house for him. Of course, lunch is naturally made by someone, and I dare not say that the delicacies of the mountains and seas are enough.

The old village chief Zou accepted the money and sighed secretly: In the end, it is a person who has seen the world in the south, although this village says that it is his own words, there is also an account book to explain to the people in the village and the elders. Wei Chi gave three taels of silver, doesn't this mean that two taels are recorded in the account book, and one or two goes into his family's pocket?

So in the days when he was cleaning up and repairing the house, the old Zou village chief was full of energy to give them Zhang Luo. The lunch and evening meals are eaten at the village chief's house, which is naturally cooked by the village chief's daughter-in-law, who is full of meat, rice, fish and eggs.

It's long past the time of farming, and anyone is willing to come to have a good meal, and it's also a save for the village chief.

I haven't lived for many years, and the roof of the house has long been out of order, and the roof needs to be repaired; If you don't live all year round, the kang has collapsed and you need to rebuild the kang; Tables, chairs, benches and benches are repaired; The fence wall is well trimmed; All the weeds in the yard were pulled clean; In the end, everyone actually cleaned up the stinky ditch that had affected people's lives for several years.

After the house was repaired, Wei Chi opened two tables and asked the villagers and neighbors who helped him to come over for dinner, and the people around him said that this Dong family was really sensible.

Ready together, Wei Chi went to pick up Dong Xiaoman's mother and son back to Erdaowan Town. Dong Xiaoman, who got out of the carriage, helped Erya and stood in the courtyard and didn't speak to the house for a long time.

"What's wrong? But don't like it? Erya asked softly.

"It's all here, what can I find fault with! Besides, I really can't find a mistake in what Wei Chi did, I just remembered a lot of past events. Dong Xiaoman thought of the scene when he first came to this world and married Erlang.

When he ripped off his hijab and walked out of the new house, he also looked at the old house of the Zhang family like this. It's a pity that it's only been a few years, and things and people can't go back to the past.

This house is very simple, with three main rooms and two partial rooms. When you enter the gate, you can directly see the bright courtyard, which is different from the other people's houses in the front yard, and there is no vegetable in the front yard.

The old village chief Zou also said that the original owner of this house is very strange, and he likes to be spacious and bright, so the yard is all paved with soil pads, which is very bright.

On the left is the stable, and it just so happens that Dong Xiaoman and his party have two carriages that can be unloaded for the horses to rest. Next to the stable was the chicken coop, which was also empty and clean.

On the right, there are two wings facing west of the main house, which were originally people's kitchens and warehouses. Wei Chi considered that although these people were hiding their eyes and ears and becoming a family, they still had to abide by the rules, so he took the initiative to change the two side rooms into living rooms.

In addition, a thatched shed was built next to the main house on the west side, and a thatched kitchen was erected. There were two large stoves, boards, cabinets, and even pots and pans.

As soon as you enter the main room, there is a front hall, and against the wall is a half-old table of eight immortals and two chairs. The west room is the master bedroom, a kang that can lie down for four people, and there is a half-person high kang cabinet on the kang. There was a small table on the floor next to a closet one person high, and a tea set was placed on the table.

This master bedroom is connected to the front hall, and the only partition is that there is a multi-treasure lattice on the kang to separate the space.

The other room was independent, still with a small ondol, a kang cabinet, a standing cabinet, a table by the window, and a chair.

The main room is so simple, not to mention the other two wings, and it is already good to have such an effect in this barren place in a short period of time.

Dong Xiaoman had nothing to be picky about, and beckoned Erya to tidy up the daily necessities on the carriage and prepare to start living.

Time is pressing, and in the past few days, Dong Xiaoman and Erya have hurried and slowed to make five futons. It turned out that it was no longer possible to use it in the carriage, so I dismantled the quilt and took out the cotton, and bought some fur to make five beds.

Because this place is very cold, Dong Xiaoman is worried that everyone will be frostbitten in the first winter, so he doesn't dare to slack off.

Erya and Dong Xiaoman live in the west of the main house, Wei'er lives in the east house of the main house, and the two wings live in Da Ma and Wei Chi respectively.

This family is still named Dong, because of the inquiry of the previous people, this time everyone is cautious, and even Wei'er knows that they need to lie to hide their eyes.

Dong Xiaoman is still called Dong Xiaoman, but Wei Chi is called Dong Xiao, and he and Erya play a couple. Wei'er is still Dong Xiaoman's child, and Da Ma is a distant relative of their family...... (To be continued.) )