By the time the two returned to the village, it was already dark.

"Brother? Why did you come back with Qiao Xuan? ”

Hearing the sound of the courtyard, Xi Yan came out of the house, and when she saw Xi He, she was surprised and happy, and the worry in her heart dissipated, and the whole person relaxed.

"I met Miss Qiao in the county and came back together," in order not to worry Xi Yan, he didn't talk about the embarrassment he had with Qiao Xuan in the county.

"That's it!" Xi Yan didn't think much about it, turned her head and walked to the kitchen, "I'm ready to eat, you guys go wash your face and get ready to eat!" ”

The moonlight was cold and bright, and the three of them sat in the courtyard eating dinner.

"They can't listen to you," Xi Yan said without thinking after hearing Qiao Xuan say that the village was going to build roads.

She came to the village for just two days, and the faces of the people of Taoyuan Village could be seen clearly.

"As soon as you left this afternoon, people passed by in front of our courtyard from time to time and looked inside secretly."

"Well, I see, let's eat first!" Qiao Xuan was a little tired from running around all day, and he just wanted to eat and rest for a while.

Seeing her tiredness, the Xi brothers and sisters stopped talking and ate quietly.

After the meal, Xi Yan took the initiative to take on the task of washing the dishes, and Qiao Xuan went to rest after washing up.

The next morning, before Qiao Xuan woke up, there was a noisy sound outside.

"What about Qiao Xuan? Let her out! ”

The courtyard was once again surrounded by the villagers of Taoyuan Village, and Xi Yan had gone from being nervous and scared at the beginning to being accustomed and numb now.

"What was the village chief of Qingfeng Village doing yesterday?"

"That's right! Where did they go yesterday? ”

A bunch of people were chattering, and Xi He and Xi Yan stood in front of the door expressionlessly to prevent anyone from rushing in.

Qiao Xuan got dressed, washed his face and walked out slowly, holding a wild fruit he picked on the road yesterday in his hand.

"Everyone is here just in time, lest I have to go from house to house to call everyone to come later," she said, standing on a stone slab in front of the door, looking at the crowd condescendingly.

"Yesterday I went to the county seat with the village chief of the next village, and the county magistrate ordered every village in Gupo County to build roads, and each village is responsible for the road section of each village......"

Before Qiao Xuan's words were finished, he was interrupted by Li Erniu, who had quarreled with Li Yue yesterday, "Let go of his grandma's shit!" ”

"What are the roads repaired? When you have nothing to do after a day, you will die, what are you doing to toss us people? Phew! ”

Qiao Xuan, who was interrupted, was not angry, and took a bite of the fruit and ate it.

Most of the roads from the village to the town are walked by the villagers with one foot, and if they can't speak well, they can also take horse-drawn carts and ox carts.

If you say yes, it usually rains or something, and the road is full of potholes, and from time to time there are one or two big potholes that sink in.

At present, it is true that the county order does not make people, but in the long run, it is these villagers who will benefit, but they are short-sighted and can't think so much for the time being.

"Whoever likes to repair will repair, Lao Tzu is not available," Li Erniu took a sip and left.

"Our family is also busy, and we don't have time."

"So is our family."

“……”

One after another, more than half of the people left, and the rest of the people did not leave, but their faces were full of hesitation, as if they would also slip away in the next moment.

Qiao Xuan looked at them and guessed some of the reasons why they didn't leave.

Yesterday, the village chief of the next village came back earlier than himself, and it is estimated that the road construction has been told to the people of their village, and it is not difficult for some well-informed people in Taoyuan Village to know in advance.

"Are the people who stay willing to participate in the construction of the road?"

Li Yue, who was standing at the end, scratched her head, "There should be wages for road repairs, right?" ”

Qiao Xuanwan smiled, "Naturally, it's not for nothing!" ”

Hearing her words, the people who stayed were glad that they didn't leave as impulsively as those who had no brains.

"The salary is paid daily, fifty yuan a day per person, those who are willing to do it stay, and those who are unwilling to do it can leave" Qiao Xuan said with a smile while staring at everyone's expressions.

Everyone was surprised and delighted to hear that there was fifty wen a day, and the next village was thirty wen a day, and this side was twenty wen more than them, which was a lot of money.

Xi He glanced at Qiao Xuan quickly, he knew that the county magistrate gave fifty taels of silver to each village, which could be said to be quite a search, and Qiao Xuan's generous words were not enough.

"We're willing to do it!"

After the surprise, everyone actively expressed their attitudes, for fear that the money-making quota would be snatched away by others.

"The county magistrate asked the road to be repaired, but he didn't say that it had to be for the people in the village to build the road, so I put my ugly words in front.

Anyone who doesn't do a good job should leave as soon as possible, I don't lack manpower, and there are many people in the town who are willing to be hired by me to do the work. ”

Qiao Xuan deliberately made it look like you can do this job, but this job doesn't have to be done by you.

She lets everyone know that if you don't do it well, you will be replaced.

"Don't worry! Village chief, we have to work hard for fifty wen! When Li Yue didn't scold, there was a smile on her fleshy face, and there was a little bit of a pleasing feeling.

"Let's do the work! The village chief's heart is in his stomach," everyone echoed Li Yue.

Although he didn't look down on Qiao Xuan in every way before, everyone knew it at this time, and he had to stutter a little.

"Okay, if you decide to do it, then come and sign and press your handprint!"

Qiao Xuan and Xi He exchanged a look, and Xi He beckoned, "Everyone come to me!" ”

Xi Yan moved out of the small table that had been prepared in the yard and put it in the shade of the tree at the gate, Xi He took out a pen and paper, and the brother and sister grinded and wrote one by one, and began to register the list of people to work.

Li Yue is the biggest, no one has robbed her, and she is at the front, of course, not for herself, but for her man, and after registering, she moved to Qiao Xuan's side.

"Village chief, the name is all reported, when will we start working?" He smiled flatteringly, as if he couldn't wait to get the fifty cents.

Qiao Xuan glanced at her, stepped on her foot and patted her shoulder, "Time is tight and the task is heavy, of course, the sooner the better!" ”

Li Yueyi grinned, "Start today?" ”

"The next village starts today?" Qiao Xuan's voice lowered, and he looked at Li Yue with a smile on his eyebrows.

"I heard it's today," she covered her mouth as soon as she finished speaking, and her eyes rolled.

It's over, it's over, Taoyuan Village and Qingfeng Village have always been at odds, so even if there are people who know each other in the next village, they are quietly in contact.

"Let's go back first after registering! I'll go and see how to fix it, how many to fix it, and where to get there. ”

Qiao Xuan didn't care about Li Yue's small movements, and saw that the people who had completed the process were all around him and waved his hand.

"Li Yue stayed."

Li Yue was in the crowd and hadn't walked a few steps before he heard Qiao Xuan's words, so he could only turn around and go back.