At dawn the next day, Huaxing came to the house of the village chief Yong Xingwang.

Village Chief Yong was eating breakfast in the house, and when he saw Huaxing visiting, he immediately invited the other party to the table and served him a big bowl of millet porridge.

Seeing that the other party was so enthusiastic, Huaxing was no longer polite, and sat at the table and drank rice porridge together.

"I don't know what General Hua's visit is today?"

"Oh, I have something I want to discuss with the village chief." Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, Hua Xing wiped his mouth and said:

"Hua used to work in Hongnong, but he doesn't plan to go back now. In the future, I want to stay in our village......"

As soon as he was halfway through the words, he saw Yong Xingwang suddenly look happy, dropped the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, patted Huaxing's arm and said:

"Good, good, good! General Hua's willingness to stay is really a great blessing for our village! ”

Due to the large number of soldiers he brought with him, Hua Xing was worried that the village chief would not welcome them to stay here before he came.

As a result, now that the other party not only did not object, but also was very happy, the big stone in Huaxing's heart was put back in its original place.

"The village chief welcomes us to stay?"

"Of course!" Hearing this, Yong Xingwang said excitedly:

"The old man's greatest wish in this life is to see our village become strong and prosperous, and no longer be bullied. Xiaohua, you have been here for a short time, and there are some things you may not know. In the past few years, either the officers and soldiers have been oppressed, or bandits have looted, and there has not been a year in our village to live a peaceful life, and the residents in the village are getting fewer and fewer. Back then, there were thousands of people in my village, but now there are less than 100 left. Alas! Do you think I, the village chief, can not be cold......" Speaking of the sadness, Yong Xingwang's face couldn't help but show a look of pain.

"Oh, that's right...... So you didn't think about moving somewhere else? ”

As soon as these words came out, I saw Yong Xingwang suddenly pick up his crutches and smash them on the ground, and said emotionally:

"The village is the old man's home! The home is bullied and you don't want to protect it, but you just want to escape? General Hua, do you say that you look down on the old man? ”

Unexpectedly, his casual words actually caused such a big reaction from the other party, Hua Xing hurriedly stuck out his tongue, shook his head and replied:

"Uh, no, no, I lost my words just now, and I hope the village chief is not strange."

Seeing that the other party took the initiative to admit his mistake, Yong Xingwang put down his crutches, and his smile returned to his face again:

"Over the years, the old man has been looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for the general in my twentieth year as the village head! Hehe, I believe that as long as the general is stationed here, my village will be able to return to its former glory! The old man is here to represent the people of the whole village, thank the general first! ”

While speaking, Yong Xingwang ignored Huaxing's dissuasion, had to get up from the chair, and bowed respectfully to Huaxing.

"The village chief is serious, please get up quickly. I can't guarantee whether it will be prosperous or not, but since we stay, we will protect the inhabitants of the village from being harassed by thieves. ”

After helping the village chief back to his seat, he saw Hua Xing frowning slightly:

"However, there are still many problems that need to be solved if you want to stay here for a long time......"

Hearing the word "problem", Yong Xingwang replied categorically without thinking about it:

"No matter what the problem is, the old man will help the general! As long as the general is willing to stay, even if he asks the residents of the village to hand over half of the rations, the old man is willing! ”

"No, no, village chief, you misunderstood!" Huaxing hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"I'm not here to ask you for food, we have enough food to eat for a while. I wanted to ask, is there a place for me to stay? If you're going to be permanent, you can't sleep in a tent all the time, right? ”

"Oh, are you looking for a place to live?"

As soon as he heard that he didn't want food, Yong Xingwang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on his face:

"Is that still easy? The village is vast and sparsely populated, so why don't we find a vacant lot and build a barracks for you? ”

"Build, build barracks?" After listening to the village chief's suggestion, this time it was finally Huaxing's turn to open his mouth: "This project is too big, right?" Will it take a long time? ”

"What's so long about this? Isn't it just to build some big houses? Yong Xingwang said confidently:

"The general has so many soldiers, if they can help, it will take shape in less than a month."

"Can it be covered so quickly? Village chief, you're not lying to me, are you? ”

In Huaxing's impression, it takes half a year to build a house, but the village chief said that the barracks could be built in a month, which made him unbelievable.

Hearing this, Yong Xingwang gradually saw the problem, so he simply said bluntly: "General Hua, you shouldn't have built a house before, right?" ”

"Well, it does." Hua Xing touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, no wonder you don't know the length of the project. To tell you the truth, most of the houses in this village were built by the old man and the residents together. Even the beams of the house you live in now were nailed by the old man himself. ”

Seeing that Huaxing was still suspicious, Yong Xingwang wrote with chopsticks on the spot, wrote and drew on the wooden table, and told the other party about the details of building a house:

"Building a house may seem complicated, but it's actually not a lot of effort. The first step is to build the foundation...... The second step is to select high-quality timber for the columns and beams...... After the frame is erected, the roof is made of thatch and tiles, and the wall is built with ordinary wood or rammed earth, and the doors and windows are left. As long as the materials and manpower are sufficient, ordinary housing can be built in two or three days! ”

Listening to what the other party said, Huaxing reacted that most of the houses they live in now are wooden houses, not built of cement bricks.

So it's really not difficult to build, and it can be done quickly. Hua Xing also nodded with a sudden understanding:

"Oh, I see, I thought it was complicated before. By the way, where do you go to source the materials? ”

"Materials? What material? Yong Xingwang looked confused.

"What kind of wood, thatch, tiles, and rammed earth you just said?"

"Hey! That's all you say? ”

Talking to Huaxing about building a house, Yong Xingwang had a feeling that Xiucai had met a soldier, and shook his head angrily:

"In the woods outside the timber village, there is a handful of thatch in the fields. As for the tiles and rammed earth, I can make them for you by looking for his father and the second child of the Li family, so why do you need to buy them? ”

"Huh? So what do you mean, let's build a barracks without spending money at all? ”

Hua Xing scratched his head and showed a puzzled look. In his opinion, it is a bit unbelievable that he can build a house without spending money.

"Of course!" Yong Xingwang nodded on the spot and replied:

"The general has so much human strength, and the villagers don't need to be paid to help, so the silver taels are not useful. As long as the general tells me how big the barracks you want to build, and what special requirements you have, and the rest is left to my old man! ”