From the city gate to Hutian Village, the team walked for about an hour, passing through four villages, among which Shuangliu Village is the largest and richest, and the location is good, closest to the official road, because there are two century-old ancient willows in the village.

In addition, the market is also open here, every day, the nearby villagers come from all directions, it is very lively, even usually, there are also villagers who come here to set up stalls with things, and those with three melons and two dates can also earn a mouthful to eat.

Moreover, this section of the road is very spacious and flat, the two carriages are not congested in parallel, continue to go in, although the road is slightly narrower, but the road condition is not bad, which is much better than their Xujia Village.

The more the villagers looked, the more satisfied they became, they rushed to this road, they all earned, the road condition is good, they can go in and out conveniently, and they can save a lot of effort when they go to the capital to find work in the future.

Xu Huaiyi was even happier, what he thought was that even if he was admitted to Jingwu Academy in the future, he didn't plan to live on campus, he had a daughter-in-law and a daughter at home, could he not worry? Therefore, he planned to go to school, ride a mule directly when he was in a hurry, and at most sleep less, so for him, a good road is really too important.

When I arrived at Hutian Village, I was not only happy, but also a big surprise.

There are mountains and rivers, quiet and serene, where is there a little cursed look?

What a misguided rumor!

But you have to lose people, otherwise where will it be their turn to pick up the leaks?

This is really the wrong sedan chair to marry the right man!

Other people don't have his realm, and they don't wear filters, so what they see is what, of course it's good to have mountains and water, before they had mountains in Xujia Village, but there was a lack of water, otherwise they wouldn't have left their hometown and came here.

Having water means that there is no longer any fear of drought coming.

This is the most satisfying point for them, and then look at the houses in the village, well, the roof, the fence seems to be quite complete, there is no problem with a rough look, there are adobe thatched roofs, and there are spacious brick houses, so everyone has a lot of room to choose, rich and happy, and those who don't have money can make do with it first, so this is also very good.

Only one thing is wrong.

The villagers have been observing and pondering for a long time while standing at the entrance of the village, but there is still no movement in the village?

It's kind of scary, it's quiet.

Someone muttered to himself, "Where are all the people going?" No matter how old you are, how sick and disabled you are, you can't be blind and deaf, right? ”

Some people speculated, "Is it for us to get off the horse?" Waiting for us to take the initiative to worship the mountain? ”

Some people also said uneasily, "Could it be that there is something going on in this village again?" We won't be so unlucky, just to be a witness, right? ”

The person next to him immediately reprimanded, "Bah, don't talk nonsense, we seem to be dead stars, are there any such self-burials?" It's not too bad to be lucky! ”

The man smiled helplessly, "I don't want to either, but you see...... Hey? Is that someone coming? ”

Finally here.

The person who came had gray hair, was on crutches, and even if he pushed his back harder, his waist could not be straightened, and he would have to be about sixty to say the least.

Sixty years is rare, and in ancient times, it was regarded as an old and long-lived person.

This person walked slowly, as he approached, his expression was also well managed, with a little surprise looking, silent scrutiny, and a little subtle unexpected discovery, in short, his eyes were very rich, but he spoke very calmly, "Dare to ask you where this came from and where is it going?" ”

In the carriage, Gu Huanxi heard this sentence and laughed, this line appeared quite frequently in Journey to the West, and the objects of the questions were basically Tang Seng, and after confirming the identity, he pondered and started eating.

At this moment, the person being asked was naturally not Tang Seng, but Village Chief Xu, on this occasion, no one was more suitable than him to come forward, he stood up, first arched his hand, and many people were not to blame, and then reported to his home, and finally handed the placement certificate written to him by the official politely to the other party, and his posture was very low.

The other party did not come alone, and there were several men behind him, both young and young, all looking at them with a bit of vigilance and defensiveness, as if they were some kind of malicious aggressor.

One of the young men took the note from Village Chief Xu's hand, and did not unfold it, but respectfully handed it to the old man.

The old man casually unfolded and looked at it, his expression did not change, but his cloudy old eyes flashed, it was really the disaster victims who were resettled in their village, thirty-one households, nearly four hundred, three times more than them, if they were all stuffed in, Hutian Village would have to become Xujia Village, right?

But Jingzhao Mansion made a decision, and he had no right to refuse.

He also introduced himself very cooperatively, surnamed Hu, is the village chief of Hutian Village, and generally introduced the current situation in the village, the top priority is not to settle down, but to buy a house and resettle first, so many households, so many people, it is definitely a big project.

Village Chief Xu is a vigorous and resolute person, anxious in his heart, and he can't help but bring out a few points on his face, but fortunately, the other party does not push the ink, and says all the vacant houses in the village, there are no thirty-one sets, but it is not less, the good ones add up, there are twenty-nine yards, in good condition, clean up and clean up the sanitation can live in, almost, you have to change the thatch or tiles on the roof, but for the time being, you can make do with it.

It's already much better than expected.

Village Chief Xu asked about the price again, with a somewhat cautious temptation, and his words showed that they were now the victims of the disaster, and they had left their hometown to stay in the capital, and they were about to run out of food, so they couldn't take out too much silver to buy a house and land, and it was best to be cautious and tolerant at the price, don't open your mouth and rob while the fire is burning.

He deliberately showed weakness and sold miserably, but it was also a half-truth.

Hu village chief didn't know whether to listen to it or not, after a little thought, he gave a few prices, according to the advantages and disadvantages of the house, the size of the foundation, divided into three grades, the worst only one or two silver, the medium one is three taels, the slightly better one has to be eight taels, eight taels is not only the yard is large, the house is still a brick structure, it belongs to the level that can directly receive the package to move in, so it is not a loss to buy.

After hearing this, Village Chief Xu endured the turmoil in his heart, sued him, turned around and returned to the team, summoned the people of each family, and said the news word for word, and finally said, "This is the situation, as for whether you buy it or not, what kind of thing to buy, I can't control it, each family has the final say." ”

When the people heard this, they began to talk enthusiastically, and some said, "The worst is only a tael of silver?" That's cheap enough, let's build the kung fu cover ourselves, and we have to pay at least five taels of silver to lay the foundation. ”

"One or two pieces of silver is a thatched house, and if you are diligent, you can spend not a penny."

"Hey, adobe and thatch don't cost money, but you don't need to buy a foundation to build a house? The homestead in our village costs two taels of silver per acre. ”

"In this way, it is quite cost-effective to buy a house for one or two pieces of silver, and you don't have to bother to make your own efforts."

"Three taels sound good, the yard is big, there are many rooms, the living is spacious, and you can also plant some vegetables in the yard, circle a chicken pen or something."

"Why don't you say that eight taels are better? The brick house is so magnificent, it can be done directly in one step, and if you build it yourself, you can't beat it for twenty taels. ”

Speaking of which, they have earned it.

It is indeed earned, and this price, not to mention in the capital where every inch of land is valuable, is in their Tong County, which is extremely low.

This is all due to the fact that Baihu Tian Village is not treated by the neighboring villages, and there are those fatal rumors.