Unlike those who went home happily with their money, those who were notified of an emergency meeting had pride on their faces. Speaking of which, Chen Jifa will always inform them to discuss the big and small affairs in the village.

It's an honor in a sense.

Because of the large number of people and the dispersion of the dwellings, it was only about half an hour after the notice was sent that everyone gathered. Ye Feng saw that Fan Jifei was also among them, so he looked at it twice for a while.

Speaking of which, he and the other party are not familiar with each other, and they do not have much intersection. If it weren't for the recent "scandal" between him and Chen Wumei, Ye Feng wouldn't have bothered to see him.

To say that this young man is not bad-looking, with thick eyebrows and starry eyes, thin lips, and looks quite resolute. At the moment, I don't know what task I received, and I looked resolute. Seeing this, Ye Feng felt a pity in his heart.

If Chen Wumei didn't marry Wu Xuanhua's scum, but married Fan Jifei, it would be great.

It's just a pity that this is some kind of afterthought. After all, if it weren't for Wu Xuanhua, no one in the Chen family would think that Fan Jifei was good. If they really married Fan Jifei, they would only feel regret in their hearts, regretting that they were not able to marry the Wu family and become a young grandmother.

But after all, it is said that this Fan Jifei is good at arithmetic, and this time the amount of silver obtained by each villager is said to be calculated by him. Ye Feng was silent in his heart about the number of heads and 30,000 taels of silver reported by Chen Ji, and knew that the number calculated by Fan Jifei was correct, so he didn't say anything.

This kid is a good scorer.

Seeing that everyone was coming, Chen Jifa beckoned everyone to sit down. After a few clan elders sat on the top seat, Chen Jifa followed, and Ye Feng and Fan Jifei sat at the bottom.

Looking around, I saw that the three old heroes were all together, Chen Jifa hadn't spoken yet, but asked anxiously: "Village chief, what is the matter with you gathering everyone?" In such a hurry, I want to go home and count the silver! ”

Hearing this, Chen Jixing said: "Haha, no, I also want to go home and count the silver." It's just that it's not me who gathered everyone this time. Ye Feng, what are you asking me to call everyone to come to? Now that everyone is here, you can say it, right? ”

Hearing this, everyone was a little surprised, and they all looked at Ye Feng for a while.

Seeing this, Ye Feng hurriedly stood up and said unhurriedly: "Except for me and Fan Jifei, the rest of you are elders, so it stands to reason that you shouldn't be so busy and everyone should go on a trip." But this is related to the development and future of our Chenjia Village and the well-being of the villagers. ”

Hearing this, Chen Yingming, who was the oldest and the most far-sighted among the elders, said: "Since it is about the future and fate of our Chenjia Village, why bother? It's just that now that the people have arrived, you can tell me what is going on, and we can discuss it. ”

For Ye Feng to lead the villagers to grow peanuts and get rich without concealment, Chen Yingming admired it very much. To say that Ye Feng is young, but he has such a mind, it is indeed the blessing of Chenjia Village.

If you change to someone else, you may not know how rampant it will be. But Ye Feng was as low-key as ever, living how he lived, as if nothing had happened.

It's just a pity why his surname is Ye and not Chen.

Ye Feng said, "Then I'll say it directly." Right now, the village has just sold the longevity fruit, divided the silver, and has more than 7,000 taels left in the ancestral hall to pay for the public middle school. In my opinion, we might as well start building a school right away. In this way, not only the children of our Chenjia Village, but also the students from the nearby villages can come and study if they want to, but they have to pay a fee. The second is to renovate the ancestral hall with silver. ”

"What you said has been discussed before, is there anything else? If so, just say so. Chen Jifa knew in his heart that Ye Feng must have more important things to say.

"That's true. The third thing I'm going to talk about, and that's the point I'm going to talk about today. After a pause, Ye Feng continued: "Now, every family has some silver, and there will be a lot of things to marry a daughter-in-law and a daughter in the future, and there will be more people building new houses." Therefore, I would like to ask you to come forward and give the villagers a unified style, that is, the new houses built in Chenjia Village in the future will have the same appearance. As for the interior arrangement, there is no need to force it. ”

Listening to Ye Feng's words, Chen Yingming chuckled in his heart, he vaguely felt that he understood something, but it was very unclear, so he hurriedly interrupted Ye Feng's words and asked, "The appearance of the house is exactly the same, but why is this?" ”

To say that he had been to many places when he was young, he had never seen any place where the houses were exactly the same.

Except for the government offices.

In response to this question, Ye Feng said: "This is to be uniform and standardized. Think about it, when the houses in our Chenjia Village are renovated, and the appearance is all the same, when someone comes here to take a look, isn't it shocking? ”

Everyone thought in their hearts, it is true, if the houses in the whole village are the same appearance, how neat and tidy it should look.

Seeing that everyone was immersed in imagination, Ye Feng continued: "Not only the houses, I suggest that we repair all the roads in the village and pave them all with stone slabs. In this way, it is also very convenient for everyone to walk. I did a little calculation before, from the entrance of the village to the ancestral hall, if all the stone slabs are paved, it will actually cost more than 2,000 taels of silver at most. ”

"Also, the big lake at the entrance of the village, the scenery by the lake is very good, we can also take out a sum of money to build some accommodation by the lake......

"You want to, you want to ......" Chen Yingming suddenly understood.

If Ye Feng only suggested building a school and building a road, he just felt that Ye Feng wanted to change the appearance of Chenjia Village. However, now Ye Feng still wants to take out the silver to build a house by the big lake, which is naturally for people from outside to live.

But who will come?

Seeing Chen Yingming smile for a while, Ye Feng continued.

"I'll tell you the truth, I already have a detailed plan. However, this also requires the support of the prefectural magistrate. If you don't have any opinions, I'll take the time to go to the city and talk to the county magistrate. ”

Everyone was taken aback by the blueprint that Ye Feng envisioned, they thought that it would be the best to live a well-off life with silver. However, according to what Ye Feng said, Chenjia Village is actually going to be developed into a place for people from other places to play and watch.

"What you say is good, but why are people here? We don't have much to see here. Chen Jifa said as if talking to himself. In fact, he was a little unwilling to say such things, the blueprint described by Ye Feng was really beautiful.

It would be wonderful if it did.

"You can rest assured, we can start repairing the shops from the entrance of the village and the official road, repair them in rows, and then rent them out on a monthly basis. If anyone in the village has good craftsmanship, they can naturally rent the shop and make some food, as long as it tastes good, someone will definitely buy it. Of course, a buyout is also possible. ”

"As for the view, one is that I have a lot of bonsai at home to watch, which can be done all year round. The second is that in a few years, Chen Wumei's orchard will also bear fruit, and you can watch the orchard taste the fruit when the time comes. Also, our big lake can be planted with lotus flowers and invite tourists to enjoy the lotus. Besides, the apricot blossoms in our Chenjia Village are among the best in a radius of dozens of miles, and we can make an apricot blossom festival or plant some more. Also, that wild rhododendron forest is so beautiful, you can also watch it......"

Every time Ye Feng said something, everyone's confidence increased greatly, it is true, there are so many resources in Chenjia Village, when the road here is smooth, it is better than the official road, there are food, drink, play, and housing, there must be a lot of people who come.

"As far as I'm concerned, it's just ready-made. In order to attract tourists, we can also creatively organize some attractions. ”

"Then for what reason do we invite others to play, or rather, how do others know about our Chenjia Village?"

"That's why I have to discuss it with the prefectural magistrate. In fact, I have thought of a method, that is, to hold a national family search conference. ”

"Family tracing conference?"

"Everyone knows that my sister's eldest daughter was once abducted by Hanako, and I saw that she was very unhappy in those years. To put it mildly, she and my brother-in-law have little motivation to live. The last time I went to the city, I accidentally learned that there was a Salesian bureau in the city, and most of the babies in it were abducted by Hanako. In addition, I have a brother-in-law whose family is in the suburbs of Beijing, and according to him, many children in Beijing have also been abducted. ”

As soon as Ye Feng said, everyone understood a little.

"If only we could sort out the information of these abducted children and hold a national family search conference in our village. No matter how far away it is, the parents who have lost their children will definitely come here. Of course, our main thing is not to make money from them, we just attract the attention of other people in this way. When the fame goes out, someone will naturally come. You see, we can sell bonsai, we can sell longevity, we can sell porcelain, we can sell bamboo, and so on. ”

Ye Feng said this for a long time, Chen Yingming now understands all this, Ye Feng has actually started planning a long time ago. I have to say, this plan is very feasible.

If that's the case, Chenjia Village will definitely become the number one village in the country, and then they will not be uncommon for the Yingchuan Chen family to admit it. Maybe they'll catch up with it themselves.

Thinking of this, Chen Yingming patted his thigh and said, "Okay, very good, I think this thing is feasible, what do you think?" ”

Naturally, the others didn't have any opinions, only Fan Jifei asked a little timidly: "Does that take many years to complete?" ”

Ye Feng smiled and said, "Yes, this matter needs to be done step by step. What I'm talking about is one step at a time. ”

Hearing this, Chen Jifa hurriedly said: "What is this, as long as there is a direction, I am not afraid of not being able to finish it." I'm going to tell everyone in a moment that the people who want to build a house must have a uniform style. If you want me to say, the appearance of your house and Qianshan's house is good, by the way, it seems that your second uncle's house is also the same style. You kid, haven't you thought about it a long time ago? ”

This is really a coincidence, everyone just thinks that the white walls and tiles are beautiful.

After discussing it again, Chen Yingming personally made the decision, first built the school and renovated the ancestral hall. When this is done, the road will be built.

After the discussion, everyone left very happy.

After the meeting, Chen Jifa returned home and sat down, but he was obviously in a daze and motionless.

Chen Qianfan is also at home these days, and he is ready to go to the academy in the state to study, and strive to go further. As soon as he got out of the back room, he saw Chen Ji in a daze.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Is there something difficult about it? ”

To be honest, Chen Qianfan didn't want Chen Jifa to be the village head, not to mention the miscellaneous things, and it was easy to put himself in. Take yesterday's silver distribution as an example, although the Ye family didn't let him go out to mix, he heard some news.

To say that these villagers are too greedy, they are not satisfied with sharing so much silver for no reason. Forty taels for one person, even if there are only three people in the family, there are one hundred and twenty taels. Speaking of which, even if you eat white noodles every day and save a little, this is enough income for everyone to have for ten years without eating or drinking.

However, Chen Wumei was divided into forty taels, and there are still so many people who have opinions. She is said to be a unmarried woman, and she cannot share the money.

But let's not say whether there really is such a provision in the law. Even if there is, this rule is set by man. They talk about right and wrong like this, do they really think that Chen Jixing and Ye Feng are dead people?

Fortunately, he is now a lifter, and as long as it is not a matter of principle, he can still help with these problems in the village.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jifa suddenly came to his senses, not at all as if he was stumped by something difficult, pulled Chen Qianfan and asked him to sit down, and then said excitedly: "I do have something to ask you, you can listen well." ”

Ye was helping Chen Qianfan pack his clothes in the back room, and naturally heard the conversation between father and son. When she heard Chen Jifa repeat Ye Feng's words, she immediately felt that this was a rare opportunity.

If all of this can be achieved, then the son's face will also shine, and it will also help him in the future. However, Chen Qianfan has not yet expressed her opinion, and she does not dare to speak out rashly, after all, she is just eavesdropping.

As soon as Chen Jifa finished speaking, Chen Qianfan was infected by this beautiful blueprint.

To say that Chen Qianfan's biggest advantage is that he does not discriminate against poverty, which is very rare among students.

His years of life in Chenjia Village made him very familiar with the life at the bottom, so when he encountered questions about agriculture and people's livelihood when he answered the paper, all the candidates had a headache, but he was the only one who answered the question.

There is still a big difference between what you have experienced in your own life and what you only stay at the theoretical level.

What's more, he knows very well in his heart that Bai Zhi County is now at a critical juncture. Not to mention that I was ginseng in the last big exam, in the final analysis, I really didn't make any big achievements.

But this time, the Gu family did their best, that is, to ensure that Bai Zhi County must be on top.

However, the results received were very small, which made Bai Zhixian very frustrated. And Ye Feng's proposal, no matter whether it can be realized in the end or not, can help Baizhi County build momentum to the greatest extent.

If a large-scale family search activity can really be held, it will inevitably spread to the capital. You must know that Bai Zhixian was originally ginseng but still standing, in addition to the support of the Gu family, he also punished a group of Huazi with a heavy fist, and for this reason, he also killed a flower in public, which greatly improved his status in the hearts of the people.

If he can make a match, leave a good impression on Ye Feng, and leave a name in Baizhi County, it will always be beneficial in the future.

Thinking of this, Chen Qianfan said: "Dad, this is a good idea, very good." You go and tell Ye Feng that I can take the lead in Bai Zhi County, and if he needs anything, just come to me directly. ”

"Do you think this plan is feasible too?"

"Well, this plan is to put it bluntly, it needs silver, and now the village just has such a large amount of silver. To be honest, after two or three years of hard work, it should be achievable. You know, if this thing is done, I believe that the county will send people to visit. At that time, Dad, your reputation will naturally rise to a higher level, and it will be good for me. What's more, our village will definitely go down in history. ”

As he spoke, Chen Qianfan became excited.

"Since you think it's feasible, I'll just do it. I wish that day would have come sooner. ”

In the evening, while Chen Jifa was still on the rise, Ye said his opinion. When Chen Jifa heard this, this was indeed the truth, so he became more and more happy.

He now feels that he is full of energy, don't come to him in the future, he only wants to do big things now.

The next day, Chen Jifa announced several major events, and everyone was very excited when they heard it. The first is to build a school and renovate the ancestral hall, and the second is to build roads.

I have to say that no matter what it is, it is a happy thing, so I heard that every household has to send someone to participate, and everyone has no opinion. Anyway, the money is paid by the government, and the daily meals are also made by the little daughter-in-law.

I just got such a large sum of money, and the quality of my daily meals will not be bad. As for the ingredients, they are naturally bought by the public with money. At that time, everyone will work together and eat together, and it will be very lively to think about.

The ancestral hall is just a renovation. As soon as the school and road are paved, the environment of Chenjia Village will definitely take on a new look.

Ye Feng's swineherd Chen Jitang's mood in the past two days has really been a bit up and down. Without him, there are too many matchmakers who come to him.

This time, the village sold peanuts and divided the silver, as a native of Chenjia Village, he naturally shared it. Although he was alone in the family, he also divided forty taels.

In addition, when he went to the field to turn peanuts, he got Ye Feng's guidance, but he got more than two catties in an hour. If he hadn't hurried back to fetch pigweed and feed the pigs, he would have been able to turn over more.

However, although it was only more than two catties, he was also very content, and he was not willing to sell it, but washed it and dried it on the bamboo mat.

As a result, as soon as he was drying peanuts, someone came to his door.

Hearing the banging knock on the door, Chen Jitang was very surprised, who was looking for him. To say that since he took over the job of Ye Feng's family, there are indeed many people who have come to chat with him, but there are really no people who bang on the door fiercely like this.

Listen, seem like you're excited?

As a result, as soon as Chen Jitang opened the door, he saw an old woman leaning against the door and fanning the wind with a fan. This image is like a matchmaker.

Matchmaker?

Chen Jitang was first taken aback by his own thoughts. To say that in his past life, there were several things he couldn't think about, one was his mother-in-law and children, and the other was a matchmaker.

Seeing Chen Jitang open the door, he saw that he was not covered with patches and leprosy sores, in fact, in addition to being a little older, judging from his appearance alone, he was born more thoughtfully. Seeing this, the matchmaker was very satisfied.

first praised Chen Jitang for a while, and praised Chen Jitang until Chen Jitang felt that this was not him, which explained the intention. It turned out that a yellow flower girl had taken a fancy to him and asked herself to kiss him.

"Got a crush on me?" Chen Jitang stammered, "Don't coax me. Besides, I feed the pigs at home every day, but I don't know her. ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't know, as long as you answer, my aunt will go and talk to you. I can tell you, this girl is one in a hundred, with a good figure, a big buttocks, and white skin, and she is easy to raise at first glance. ”

Hearing this, Chen Jitang blushed rarely.

"Well, she...... What kind of girl is she? ”

"It's from Lijia Village, the village next door. This girl is the eldest in the family, and there are several younger siblings below. It was also her eldest daughter who was tortured too much at home, leaving her at home to take care of her younger siblings, and she refused to let her out. No, now that I'm older, I'm almost twenty years old, so I'm starting to get anxious. ”

If you want to change to someone else, this matchmaker naturally doesn't speak so smoothly, especially when it comes to the girl's age, she doesn't dare to talk nonsense. However, in Chen Jitang, an old bachelor, she dared to say it.

One is almost forty and the other is twenty, isn't it a perfect match!

"Let me tell you, this girl is a good worker, and she can do everything in the field. Otherwise, her family would not have kept her until now. As for age, it's worthy of you. ”

"I don't even have a place to live now, will people dislike me?"

He now lives and eats in a pigsty, and his dwelling is too open to live in. You can't get married, so let people live in the pigsty.

"You both have special circumstances, and they are a perfect match, and there is no reason for anyone to dislike anyone. It's just that her family asked for twenty taels of silver as a dowry. ”

After saying that, my heart chuckled.

To say that this Li family is really not a thing, he treats his eldest daughter as a nanny, does cattle and horses, and takes care of the second child and takes care of the third and fourth children.

That's fine.

Generally speaking, an old girl who is delayed in becoming twenty years old will not be able to marry at all unless she is born well. If you want a dowry of twenty taels, isn't it harmful? If you want to say that people really have twenty taels of silver, they would have married a young and beautiful woman a long time ago, who would wait for this old girl.

What's more, she has seen it, this girl is not beautiful at all, at first glance she is a typical peasant girl, at most she can be regarded as thoughtful, not that enchanting.

"Then, then bother my aunt to reply and say that I agree to give a dowry of twenty taels, but I have no place to live at present, so naturally I can only live with me in this place where pigs are raised. My family only has two acres of land, and I don't have much work, so she only needs to follow me every day to beat pigweed and feed the pigs. ”

This matchmaker originally came with the attitude of giving it a try, but she never thought that she could do it. After all, the dowry of twenty taels of silver is indeed a bit high. As soon as he heard that Chen Jitang actually agreed, he suddenly became happy, complimented him again, and asked for Chen Jitang's birthday, and then left happily.

Who knows, as soon as this matchmaker left, several matchmakers came, all of whom said goodbye to Chen Jitang without exception, and they were all Huanghua daughters, unlike the widows who told him to kiss before were all widows who dragged their children and daughters.

The families mentioned by these matchmakers are basically better than the girl in Lijia Village. But basically, they all hope that the other party can build a house after they are married, and they will get married after they build a house.

Therefore, after a comprehensive comparison, Chen Jitang chose the Li family girl in his heart. First, the difference between the two is more than ten years, and the distance is smaller than others, and the most important thing is that the girl of the Li family did not mention the construction of a house, which made him feel very down-to-earth.

If he wants to build a house or something, he can actually afford this money, Ye Feng has already told him that if he is not used to living here, he can advance this year's salary in advance. He divided forty taels of silver, and it was enough to build a new house of uniform style as the village chief said.

It's just that he wants to save a little more silver, and if he wants to build a house, he must build a better one.

He didn't want to spend time with his new wife at the pigsty.