"No matter, let's settle down this winter.

Brother Hong followed and ran again, bringing more needlework and thread back. ”

Ziyu, who explained the matter, gave Hong Feiyang two hundred taels of golden tickets, and led Xiao Luo to trot back to the wooden house.

In the mountains after nightfall, the coolness is getting stronger, and the temperature is often as low as zero degrees in the middle of the night.

Half of the first batch of cotton purchased was used to make quilts, and a set of cotton clothes was added to each person, and there was not much cotton left.

The cotton that Hong Feiyang bought back in time happened to be in handy.

Ziyu didn't expect the low temperature in the mountains to come so early, and now that there is enough cloth and cotton, it is time for the embroidery girl and Yahuan to come in handy.

…

Ten days later, a light snow fell on the mountain, and as soon as it fell, it dissolved into the ground and disappeared.

The attics of the twelve sets of courtyards in the valley were all completed, and the smell of tung oil was cleared.

The fire pit and fireplace in the house were also built according to Ziyu's requirements.

Wisps of cooking smoke rose day and night in this valley.

Ziyu took a group of subordinates and moved into the new courtyard.

Because there was only one circle outside and more than 30 houses, Ziyu took Xiao Luo to live in the back cover room.

Yahuan, mother-in-law, cook and embroidery girl took Cheng Yuanshu and lived in the three ear rooms on the right side.

Xiao Zhu took Cheng Yuanju to live, and the left ear room near the inverted seat room, as well as a few men who did not return to the valley, were also assigned to the three ear rooms on the left side.

The inverted seat suite is divided into two families, Shengxing and Chenda, who are dragging their families.

The single rooms of the residents have ondols, tin chimneys for heating, and two fireplaces from the inverted room to the ear rooms on both sides.

The temperature inside the house was not disturbed by the snowflakes outside the window at all, which made everyone happy.

Such a house, which even the descendants of the rich and noble, did not enjoy, but they enjoyed in this isolated place.

A circular corridor with a width of one foot and five widths connects the courtyard into one.

The windows are bright and clean, and each room is equipped with four-panel glass windows, and the furniture in the house is relatively simple and can only be used temporarily.

The contents of the cave and the wooden house are sorted and stored in the left transept of the rear cover room.

Internal affairs are all in charge of Liu Ye, and Shengxing is only responsible for external affairs.

After moving into a new courtyard, Ziyu and Xiao Luo didn't eat a big pot of rice with everyone anymore.

Since the chef opened a small stove alone, the exquisite food made the two of them appetize.

…

The people who went to help in Kan'er Village all returned to the valley when the first snow fell, along with the four of Sha Dalang.

The changes in the valley naturally attracted everyone's amazement, and Tie Dan and Sha Dalang only had time to look at it twice before they found Ziyu to report.

"Little brother, Sha Dalang, they have settled down in Kan'er Village.

Half of the land was reclaimed, and we built a wall at the junction out of the mountain......"

As soon as Tie Dan saw Ziyu, he hurriedly told him what he had done during this time.

He was still wearing a single coat when he left, and it snowed in a blink of an eye, which was half a month earlier than he knew it would snow.

"Little brother, put a cotton coat on, it's too cold!" Tie Dan, who was wearing two single clothes, rubbed his hands with a blue face and a red nose.

"Uncle Tie, the second yard behind you is the one for you.

The clothes and quilts inside are ready, and the key goes to Steward Sheng to get it. ”

As soon as Ziyu's words fell, she saw Tie Dan shouting at the top of his voice.

"Shengxing, Shengxing, Shengxing!"

Sha Dalang looked enviously at the sturdy, tall yard and thought about the house they had built.

Compared with the houses in the valley, the mud walls and grass roofs are not as good as the treatment of mules and calves.

"Young master, the house here is so good!" Sha Dalang envied the authentic.

"The two families left behind in Kan'er are very poor, and they haven't been out of the mountains for five years.

They are willing to be tenant farmers, as long as they are given stuttering......"

"Sha Dalang, I have only one request for Kan'er Village.

After the beginning of spring next year, the valley will provide the seeds of the first crop, and you will have to take care of the rations for the future.

Twenty percent of the rent is paid to the valley every year, and the necessities of life are to be exchanged for grain, or other things of corresponding value.

Great Summer Castle does not raise useless people! "Ziyu is colorful.

She can provide the daily necessities and food needed in the early stage.

But if you want her to keep it for nothing, it doesn't make any sense to buy these people.

It's better to leave it to fend for itself.

"Young master, the little one understands!

Don't dare to slack off, the current life is a rich and peaceful life for the small.

The little one will take care of Kan'er Village and will never drag the young master back.

Please give the young ones some time, they don't want to go back to their old lives. ”

Sha Dalang heard the meaning of the words, and hurriedly expressed his mind, his life now is far greater than when the dock was still there.

"Remember what you said, Young Master Ben won't say it a second time.

And I will give you ten horses of coarse cloth and two bags of cotton, which will be enough for you to survive the winter.

Dried fish and coarse salt, take as much as you want! If you have time, you can also come to catch the sea. Ziyu saw that Shanzi was standing not far away and did not move, so she beckoned to him.

"Shanzi, take Sha Dalang to Steward Sheng to get something, do you hear clearly?"

"Young master, the little one heard clearly!" Shanzi endured the chill and said.

"Go ahead, Steward Sheng will have arrangements for you."

Ziyu saw that the group was too cold, so she asked them to find Liu Ye and Sheng Xing.

The general construction in the valley has been completed, and the construction of wooden buildings and furniture can only be done in the following year.

The reclaimed land has been carefully turned over for the second time, and the roots of the grass that have been turned out have been dried and burned in the fields.

Wang Xingwang's boat to Dujiangfu had not yet returned, and the people who had been idle for a while, under the signal of Ziyu, went into the mountains in groups to pick up dead branches and broken trees.

After half a day's work, the dead branches in the valley are piled up like hills, and one winter is enough.

Old man Hu saw that the snow was earlier than usual, and Gu Zhong had no work for a while, so he took the initiative to find Ziyu and talk about it.

"Little boy, it's been almost two months since we came out, and everyone is worried about their family.

The snow in the mountains will not stop, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to walk on the road when it is late.

Next year, we won't need to hire so many people, just carpenters and builders. ”

"Lao Hu is right, you are still responsible for building houses and furniture after the beginning of spring next year.

When the purchased ship comes back, I will send you back to Xin'an County.

Less than two months, it is still calculated according to two months' wages, and the dried fish is still issued! ”

Ziyu knows these people's minds too well, and she will definitely not lose her words.

"Thanks to the fact that the son can afford the craftsmanship of the little old man, then I should go down.

See you at the Yamen of Kaichun County next year, and the little old man will go there every day to wait for the arrival of the son. ”

The old man with a wrinkled smile on his face said something full of affection, and those who didn't know thought it was dating or something.

Thinking of Ziyu at this point all of a sudden, he rubbed the goosebumps on his arms.

The next day, the purchased boats returned to Daxia Bay, and the people who were looking for fish in the bay waved excitedly.

After lunch, the people on the boat carry a large rattan basket on their backs and a small basket of fresh fish in their hands.

The big rattan baskets are sharp about their clothes and bedding, and below are dried fish or whales, and more people choose dried whales.

Because the real meat is more attractive to them.

(End of chapter)