Going down to the dam, we didn't get a place to live that afternoon, and it took a whole day to build a simple house for everyone the next day. Zhao Chuanyi, the uncle in the next room, also counted the people who came to work in several villages, plus a total of 223 people in Zhaojiazhuang, including 156 people who were working and 67 people who were half-laborers.

Zhao Yuan didn't expect so many people to come to work, originally Zhao Yuan thought that it would take about two months to develop the land, but now that there are so many people, even if only 30 acres are opened a day, it will only take more than half a month to reclaim.

And not all of these ten hectares of land need to be reclaimed, along the direction of the river, a five-meter-wide section does not need to be reclaimed for the time being, and Zhao Yuan plans to leave more than an acre to dig a fish pond and leave one or two acres of land to build a fence for raising livestock and poultry, and there is a slightly higher place more than ten meters away from the foot of the mountain, where Zhao Yuan plans to build a house.

The reclamation of the river dam is not like other wasteland, mainly some shrubs and pebbles, after cutting the shrubs and digging off the roots, clean up the pebbles in the field, and pick up the edge of the land planned into a piece of about two acres.

"Atom, I'm worried that you can earn back the cost of hiring someone to clear the wasteland?" Uncle Zhao looked at the reclaimed land full of small stones, and asked worriedly, in the past two days, just the cost of everyone's meal made Zhao Chuanyi tremble, and the food prepared by Zhao Yuan was too good, and there was a meal of meat every day.

"Don't worry, uncle, I know it." Zhao Yuan said indifferently.

In fact, Zhao Yuan has already calculated an account in his heart, he now has more than 1,200 copper coins in hand, and the cost of everyone's meal is completed in more than 20 days, which will cost almost 200 yuan, and the salary is also counted as more than 20 days, almost 600 yuan, and the money on hand is completely enough.

"You just have to know it in your heart, your land, when the time comes, you have to dig a little deeper, turn up the soil under these small stones, and raise it for a few years, it is good land." Uncle Zhao nodded and said, in his opinion, Zhao Yuan is very courageous, he is a person who does great things, there are several villages within a radius, and for many years, no one has ever been able to buy such a large piece of land.

"Brother Yuan, Luoluo's hand was hit by a stone, I heard what Bozi said, come with me to take a look." Zhao Yuan was chatting with Uncle Zhao, and suddenly Meng Ying ran over in a hurry and said.

"What's wrong, Xiaoying, where's Bozi?" Zhao Yuan said anxiously.

In the past two days, Zhao Yuan has also followed everyone to reclaim the wasteland, and Luoluo has followed Meng Ying, but it is almost noon, and Meng Ying wants to help cook, so he asked Zhao Bo and Zhao Xiantie to take Zhao Luo, and by the way, take care of the two pigs and the little donkey that are now in a free-range state.

"Atom, don't worry, I'll go with you to see." Uncle Zhao also put down the hoe in his hand and said.

"Well, Xiaoying, where is Luoluo?" Zhao Yuan looked around and didn't see the little guy.

"They're by the river, and Bozi told me and ran over first."

"Let's get over here!" Zhao Yuan said, and ran towards the river.

Uncle Zhao and Meng Ying also ran over, especially Uncle Zhao, he could see how much Zhao Yuanxiao and his wife spoiled the little girl these days.

When he came to the river, Zhao Yuan saw Luoluo holding her fingers and crying, and Zhao Bo and Zhao Xiantie comforted the little girl on the side.

"Luoluo, what's wrong, show Uncle quickly, are your fingers okay?" Zhao Yuan ran to Luoluo and squatted down and whispered.

"Woo woo, uncle, it hurts!" When the little girl saw Zhao Yuan coming, she cried even louder.

"What's the matter, Bozi, you say." Zhao Yuan took a look at Luoluo's hand, there was no bleeding, and it could bend and stretch normally, and the bones should be fine.

"Second brother, my brother and I are driving pigs over there, and Luoluo is herding donkeys here, and we don't know what's wrong, I heard Luoluo suddenly crying that her hand was smashed by a stone, and then I rushed back to call my second sister-in-law." Zhao Bo said.

"Luoluo, don't cry, uncle blow it for you, tell uncle why your hand was hit by a stone?" Zhao Yuan comforted the little girl and said.

"Atom, how is it, is Luoluo okay?"

"Brother Yuan?"

Uncle Zhao and Meng Ying, who ran over, asked.

"It's okay, it's just that my finger was hit by a stone, and it's fine." Zhao Yuan said.

"Luoluo, why was it stoned?" Meng Ying hugged Luoluo, who was still crying, and asked in a low voice.

"Auntie, woo woo ......, I just saw one woo woo...... Crab, I just want to move the stone away and see, woo...... Then the stone fell and hit my hand. Luoluo cried and said intermittently.

"Luoluo, show grandpa if his hand is hurt." Uncle Zhao said softly.

"Uncle, I saw it, there is no major incident, it should be that the nail of the index finger was smashed, it is no major incident, it will be fine in a few days." Zhao Yuan touched the little girl's hair, and when he heard that the little guy was injured, he was in a hurry.

"I watched, it's nothing, Luoluo, you have to be careful when you play by yourself." Uncle Zhao said with a smile.

"Woo...... I know, grandpa, woo woo......" Luoluo cried sadly, her fingers hurt so much.

"Bozi, Tiezi, you two brothers want to look for more Luoluo, or elders!" Uncle Zhao reprimanded the two brothers.

"Got it, uncle." The two brothers said with their heads bowed.

"Okay, uncle, Luoluo is fine, Bozi, Tiezi, you don't have to blame yourself." Zhao Yuan said comfortingly.

"Uncle, auntie, I want to go home." Under the comfort of Zhao Yuan and Meng Ying, Luo Luo stopped crying and whispered in Zhao Yuan and Meng Ying's ears.

"We can't go back yet, Luoluo, we still have to be here for a while, and we have to reclaim the whole land, grow a lot of food and raise a lot of small animals in the future." Zhao Yuan comforted and said, these days, he and Meng Ying have been too busy to take care of the little girl, and now Luoluo misses the days when she always had herself and Meng Ying with her at home some time ago.

"Oh, I know, uncle, I also know Uncle Bozi and Uncle Tiezi, but Uncle Tiezi is so stupid, I can't remember the words I taught him to recognize." Luoluo looked at the two Bozi brothers on the side and said.

"That's Luoluo, you're too smart!" Tiezi touched the back of his head and said with a smile.

"You guys, it's good to know more words, this time is too busy, I'll tell you to read in the future." Zhao Yuan saw that Luoluo stopped crying, he was relieved, and said with a smile.

"Atom, when will you be able to read, I remember that your two brothers have never read?" Uncle Zhao on the side saw that it was okay and asked suspiciously.

"Uncle, you know that I am more curious, I am self-taught, I have no problem with literacy, but I can't write." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

"It's a pity that you were delayed, otherwise you might have been more productive in reading." Uncle Zhao sighed.

"It's fine now, uncle. Bozi, Tiezi, it's all right, let's go back first, you take care of the pig and the donkey, and then come back for dinner, and we'll take Luoluo back. Zhao Yuan said to the two brothers.

"Okay, second brother."

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Luoluo's finger was pressed by the stone is just a small episode, and then the reclamation of the wasteland is on the right track, there are many people, more than 30 acres of land are cleared out every day, half a month has passed, and the land of Xiaheba Zhaoyuan has basically been reclaimed. The square plots of land were separated by cleared pebbles, and there was not a single large stone in the field, revealing the sand below, just waiting for the seeds to be planted tomorrow spring.