The village held a general meeting
Boom...... Boom...... Boom......
The village chief held a gong and struck it on the barn, and as soon as the gong sounded, the villagers were summoned to gather in the barn.
The village chief stood on the high platform, and when he saw that everyone had almost arrived, he raised his voice and said, "Today I have great good news to announce that our village is going to build a road to the outside!" It is expected to be completed by the end of the year. To build this road, we don't have to pay a penny in our village, and all of it is borne by my fifth brother Xiaocai.
However, each household must take out a laborer, and it does not necessarily have to be an adult man, but everyone should also pay attention to the fact that in a family with an adult man, an adult man must be selected first. If there is no adult man or if there is a physical disability, you can also choose a woman or a half-grown child, and we will arrange for her to do some light work. ”
Someone asked, "Village chief, if our village has such a long road built by such a small number of people, and it will be completed by the end of the year, wouldn't it be exhausting to death, even if it is exhausted, it will not be completed?" ”
The village chief explained, "Don't worry, I also understand that this road can't be repaired before the year before the year is concerned, and my family Xiaocai also said that he is willing to pay to invite more people to other villages, and strive to repair the road before the year."
If there are adult men in the family, they can also come to work, Xiaocai said, he also pays the salary, and ah! Our family is filial piety and generous, he said that during the road construction, a lunch will be included.
However, in order to prevent some people from cheating and cheating, once it is found who it is, that person's lunch is gone, and if the person who invited him is discovered, his salary is gone, and he is no longer used. I hope you will do your own thing and don't do something embarrassing. ”
An elderly man asked aloud, "Why is this road said to be repaired, why haven't we been notified before?" Now that your Chen family is rich and powerful, don't you take the rest of us seriously? ”
His words caused many people below to start talking.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaocai said, "I didn't think about this matter, and I apologize to everyone at this time." But I also really think about building this road for the village, and I know that it is more difficult for everyone, so I bear the hundreds of taels of silver for building the road alone. ”
The middle-aged man who was standing with the old man who spoke just now said, "Don't say it so nicely, who doesn't know that your family bought a mountain." It's all for yourself. ”
The village chief was a little angry when he heard this, "Boss He, you have to speak with your conscience!" How can you say that you are building this road for yourself? Aren't you all leaving? Is it our Chen family's departure? ”
When the people heard this, they were much quieter.
Then Boss He was still not convinced, and said again, "How many times a year can we walk this road?" We don't have cars in and out, so it's good that this road can be walked! ”
The village chief was going to be laughed at by him, and he dared to love that the road can be walked now, don't think about it later, and talk about it after you have a car in the future.
Where there are opposing voices, there are supporting voices.
"I think it's good to build this road, and it will be much easier for everyone's children to get married in the future. Besides, how good is filial piety! We don't have to pay a penny, we can also pack a meal when we build the road, why are we not satisfied. ”
His words drew echoes from the villagers, who nodded their heads and said, "Yes! How wonderful! If filial piety doesn't come up with this money and let us pay for it ourselves, I don't know that it will take the year of the monkey to build this road. ”
Seeing that everyone had no opinions, the village chief asked Boss He, "Boss He, now that everyone wants to build this road, what else do you He have to say?" ”
Boss He saw that everyone was looking at him, and if he dared to say a word of objection again, he could drown him with foaming stars, "Since everyone has no opinion, they all want to build the road, and they will repair it." ”
The matter of building a road is considered to have passed in the village.
Seeing that no one objected, the village chief continued to talk about the plan to build the road, "Eight days after the road construction date is set, the tools, our filial piety is also ready, and we don't need everyone to take the guys."
Come and register with me now, and whoever goes to each family. And then is there anyone in the family who wants to go to work? If you have a salary, don't be lazy at home. ”
Time passed day by day, Yanni didn't expect that Fu Bin and his party would arrive two days early.
Luo Liang asked Chen Xiaocai how big a road he wanted to build? Yanni listened to it and said that it was necessary to build a carriage that could walk three carriages at the same time, and to build a sidewalk.
Luo Liang smiled when he heard this, "Miss Xiaoyan, do you know how much it costs to build such a big road?" Why build a sidewalk when three carriages can walk at the same time? ”
Yanni replied, "No matter how much it costs, this road must be widened, and if there are more cars in the future, there is no need to stop and give way." The sidewalk is for people to walk on the roadway and not be hit by horse-drawn carriages. ”
Luo Liang listened to it and praised, "Hmm! Makes sense. He said to Chen Xiaocai again, "Does Brother Chen also think that he should cultivate like this?" ”
Chen Xiaocai only knows that it is good to be able to pass the carriage, and it doesn't matter if everything else, "Mr. also thinks it's good, so let's fix it like this!" ”
Luo Liang said that he couldn't be here all the time, so let Chen Xiaocai bring some people with some tools such as machetes and axes to survey the route with him, and he would explain clearly where and what was needed.
Fu Bin and his party did not stay at Yanni's house, but on their own boat. Because there was only one empty room in the house, Chen Xiaocai felt that he was not entertaining well, so he asked Yanni's mother and daughter to eat as much as possible.
Well, rich and noble sons, what delicious food haven't you eaten! Yanni had no choice but to tell Li about some of the famous food in her previous life and let Li make it.
Fu Bin raised his eyebrows and looked at a table of sumptuous breakfast, last night's dinner made him unexpected, this morning he not only did not eat this table, but also heard of it, he did not expect that this small peasant life is no worse than that of a rich family.
"Uncle Chen's food is really chic! Even I have never eaten this dish, the filling can be seen in the dumpling skin, the lubrication of the rice rolls is also very good, and this soup dumpling is a must. ”
Chen Xiaocai said modestly beside him, "Where is it, Gongzi Liao praised, these are some snacks, and Gongzi can eat more if he likes it." ”
Luo Liang said, "Brother Chen's food is really delicious, and it makes people have a great appetite just like this. ”
Fu Bin, "My restaurant may not have added new dishes for a long time, is Fifth Uncle Chen willing to sell me these food recipes?" ”
Chen Xiaocai hesitated, "This ......, Fu Gongzi, these foods are made by my wife and daughter, I don't know the recipe, if Gongzi really wants to buy it, you need to ask her two." ”
Luo Liang asked, "Is that your eldest daughter?" ”
"Yes."
Luo Liang smiled at Fu Bin and said, "That little girl is very fine, and the son's money bag is bleeding again." ”