Chapter 765: Building the Road (2)
Mrs. Lin's tomb is built of green bricks, and the tomb made of several adobe bricks around it looks very magnificent.
Mrs. Lin died after the flood, and the funeral was simple. When Lin Chengyu came back, he saw that the tomb was too shabby, so he asked someone to repair it again.
Placing the food and fruit snacks in front of the grave, Lin Chengzhi handed her a cup of lit incense.
After burning the money paper with incense, An An said that he would go down the mountain without waiting for Lin Chengzhi to speak.
When he went down the mountain and saw Lin Chengzhi and he wanted to go to the village, An An said: "I should go back after coming out for so long, otherwise my grandmother will be in a hurry." ”
Lin Chengzhi hesitated a little and said, "An An, you haven't seen your grandfather yet!" ”
An An shook his head and said, "When the third uncle sees my grandfather next time, say sorry for me." ”
What Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin did to Qingshu and Gu Xian, she heard Mother Chen and Mother Hua tell her. So, she was particularly disgusted with both of them. The old lady died, and for the sake of fame, she endured her grievances and went to the grave. But she really didn't want to see the disgusting and hypocritical old lady Lin. She was afraid that she would not be able to control it in a fit of anger and would turn her face on the spot.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Lin Chengzhi nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go back to the county seat." ”
Back in the county seat, An An handed over two silver tickets of two hundred taels to Lin Chengzhi: "Third uncle, if it's not enough, you can tell me." ”
Lin Chengzhi didn't expect her to be so neat, shook his head and said, "It doesn't take so much money to build a road." ”
An An said: "Build a green brick road!" In this way, it is convenient for everyone to go up the mountain, if it is not enough, you can write to me. ”
Lin Chengzhi said with a smile: "Okay, then let's build a brick road, and I'll go out if it's not enough." ”
Old lady Lin waited left and right, and didn't see Lin Chengzhi come back with An An: "Why haven't you come down for so long?" Promise, go and see what they are doing on the mountain? ”
A round trip doesn't take long, three quarters of an hour is enough. Lin Chengyun said: "Dad, I didn't see the third brother and An An. ”
Old Mrs. Lin's face changed: "It's not on the mountain, so where did they go?" ”
Lin Chengyun glanced at him and whispered, "I just went to the dock to ask, and the third uncle and An An have already taken a boat back to the county seat." ”
"What? This son of a, I haven't even seen An An, he actually took the child back. ”
As soon as these words fell, an eerie voice sounded outside: "Who are you scolding?" ”
Looking at Lin Chengzhi, who suddenly appeared in front of him, Mrs. Lin was stunned: "I thought you had returned to the county seat." ”
Seeing that there was no one next to him, Old Lady Lin raised his voice and said, "What about An An? ”
Lin Chengzhi said lightly: "She didn't walk the mountain road, she accidentally twisted her foot, and I sent her back to the county seat." ”
Old lady Lin immediately changed her face: "Why is this kid so careless?" How about now? ”
Lin Chengzhi said: "After applying the medicine, it doesn't hurt anymore." ”
"Then I'll go to the county seat to see her."
Lin Chengzhi shook his head and said, "No need, you go with me to find the patriarch to discuss the matter of building the road." ”
"Build a road, what kind of road?"
Lin Chengzhi said: "An An said that this road is too difficult to walk and easy to fall, and told me that he wants to build this road." ”
Old lady Lin jumped up quickly: "This kid really doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, and this road construction is for fun?" That's a lot of silver. ”
Lin Chengzhi said lightly: "An An said that she and Qingshu each gave four hundred taels of silver, and I paid if it was not enough." ”
Old lady Lin almost died of anger, he had money to use to build roads, but he didn't even give him a gift. It's really like what the dead old woman said, these two children are white-eyed wolves.
"If you don't go, if you don't go, I'll go to the patriarch by myself."
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she hurriedly said, "Go, go, go, let's go now." ”
How can you not go to such a showy thing.
Hearing that An An was willing to pay for the road construction, the patriarch was very happy: "Good boy, really good boy." ”
Lin Chengzhi just made money, but donated money to build the Lin family's ancestral hall. It's just that later, there were more and more children in the family, and the expenses became bigger and bigger, so I didn't donate money anymore.
Old lady Lin said: "Chengzhi, it doesn't take four hundred taels of silver to repair from the foot of the mountain to your mother's grave. With the rest of the money, build the road in the village! ”
"The roads in the village are full of potholes when it rains, and it is very inconvenient to get dirty on your clothes, shoes and socks when you go out."
Lin Chengzhi shook his head and said: "An An said that he would build a blue brick road uphill, and I am afraid that four hundred taels of silver will not be enough." ”
Old lady Lin felt that An An was too loser: "What kind of blue brick road to build up the mountain, it is enough to build a stone road." On the contrary, the roads in the village can be paved with green bricks, so that the clothes, shoes and socks will not be sludge on rainy days. ”
The patriarch nodded and said, "Chengzhi, your father is right. People don't go up the mountain very often, and it's too wasteful to build a green brick road. On the contrary, the road in the village is that everyone has to walk every day, and it is more appropriate to build a green brick road. ”
Lin Chengzhi hesitated and asked, "I have to ask An An about this." She told me that she wanted to build a brick road, and I couldn't change it without permission. ”
The patriarch smiled and said, "I'll go with you to find her." ”
"I'll go too."
Lin Chengzhi politely refused: "You are all elders, and it will make this child feel pressured to go to her on purpose." ”
If the two of them really went to find An An, wouldn't the excuse he had given before be exposed.
The patriarch smiled and said, "You have thought it through, then this matter will be left to you." ”
Lin Chengzhi went to the county seat to find An An again.
An An thought about the dirt road in the village, such a road is really difficult to walk on a rainy day: "If you want to repair it, don't just build the road, pave the roads in the village with green bricks!" ”
There are more than 80 people from the Lin clan in Linjia Village, plus more than 20 foreign surnames, the village is not small. To build a brick road for the entire village, four hundred taels of silver is far from enough.
Seeing his hesitation, An An said: "Is it not enough money, if it is not enough, I can give it out." ”
Shen'er interjected at this time: "Second girl, before the eldest girl came, she told me that she wanted to build a women's private school in Linjia Village, and after the construction was completed, she invited a female gentleman to sit in the hall, so that the girls of the Lin family could also study." ”
Although An An was a little surprised, why did her sister tell Lin Fei about such a big thing, instead of telling her!
With Lin Chengzhi in her, she didn't want to ask, but asked: "Third uncle, if a women's private school is built, will someone send their own girls to study in the school?" ”
Lin Chengzhi nodded and said, "If you don't want money, there will be." ”
An An said: "Then this matter will be handed over to you." Since my sister spoke, then we will pay the money. Third uncle, is five hundred taels of silver enough? ”
This kid is really generous. Lin Chengzhi hurriedly said: "It doesn't need so much, it's enough to build two rooms as a women's private school for twenty or thirty silver." As for the remuneration of the female gentleman, I will pay for it. ”
An An thought for a while and said: "You can use the extra money to buy a property, two-thirds of the annual income will be used to buy books, and one-third will be used to improve food." ”
Lin Chengzhi was taken aback: "Do you also provide three meals?" ”
An An shook his head and said, "No, only Chinese food is served." There are also students between the ages of four and eight, and they are not accepted when they are younger or older. By the way, only the girls of the Lin family study for free, and other girls have to be restrained when they go to private schools. ”
Lin Chengzhi nodded and said, "Okay." ”