jdhmnovel Chapter 208: Every Family Digs a Well
Chapter 208: Every Family Digs a Well
Village chief Zhu's words silenced everyone present. Although they were from the south, there were also rich and poor people in the south. There were rich people who spent money like water every day, and poor people who could not even get enough to eat.
Their Qingshan Village was not considered poor in the vicinity, but it was certainly not rich. They were just slightly better off than Wuyu Village. Although Shuangguan Village on the other side of the official road was populated by relatives of those wealthy families and outsiders, these people were the ones who had the most money. Those who could come to the south to settle down were all capable.
Take cows and mules for example. There are only five cows in the whole Qingshan Village, and more mules, eight in total. It seems like a lot, but they have more than 73 people, and the newly arrived migrants only have people, and they have more livestock than them.
The strength of the two is already obvious.
Seeing that everyone was stunned, Village Chief Zhu said, "They also have a horse. I went to ask about it and it was sent by the Chen family. I'm sure you all know the reputation of the Chen family. You can't control these people just because you want to. We need to maintain a good relationship so that we can talk about other things later."
After this was said, no one in the room mentioned the tenant anymore. "Okay, now that everyone is clear, go home."
The old men in the house all left obediently. Village chief Zhu sighed after the others had left. He might as well let his eldest son take over tomorrow. These people were all causing trouble.
Su He and others here had no idea about the worries of Village Chief Zhu. They were discussing building houses. They wanted to build 13 houses, and the amount of bricks and tiles required was large, so they needed to be reserved.
Wang Dacheng has been here for a long time and knows that brick kilns in the city have to wait a month for large orders. When his grandfather and others found out, they became a little anxious. Waiting for half a month would be fine, but a month would coincide with the spring plowing season.
Su He immediately decided to go to Zhao's house to meet Chen the next day and ask about the brick kiln.
The task was handed over to Su He, and everyone relaxed and began to study how many bricks and tiles a family would need. This time, everyone wanted to build the house properly, and thatch and mud would not be used. No one in the entire Qingshan Village was seen living in a thatched house.
"Lotus, does your family have a well?"
Wang Laowu asked Su He many questions in the whole afternoon and even asked for the blueprint of Su He's house. He didn't want to think about it and just made some modifications based on Su He's plan.
They have a large family, so they need more rooms in the house.
"Yes, we need a 15-meter well for our house."
"Okay, I'll tell everyone, that means every household will be vaccinated."
This time even Wang Laowu didn't save money. Everyone had experienced drought. Before fleeing the famine, everyone used Su He's well water, so they also tasted the benefits.
Nowadays, every family has at least 20 or taels of silver, so no one is averse to spending taels to dig a well.
After dinner, Su He went back to her room to rest, and everyone gathered in another room to do needlework.
"If you ask me, the South is good, but I'm not used to the beds here. I still like our kang. It's spacious and bright. We can all sit on it."
Ma sat on a small wooden stool making clothes, and her feet would get cold if she didn't move for a while. It would be better if she could lie on the kang, add some firewood when it was cold, lean on the kangqin when she was tired, and fall asleep when she didn't want to work.
"I can't sleep well on this bed either. I always feel like it's unstable."
"When our house is built, we will all do needlework on the kang. I have already planned to clear out a room and build two large kangs so that all the people in our farm can come and visit us."
Zhou followed Su He's example and spent three acres of land to build a house, which was surrounded by a wall. Half of the inside was the house, and the other half was used to grow sweet potatoes.
"I'll build one too, and we'll take turns visiting."
Jin is now rich and confident. After hearing her sister-in-law's idea, she was very tempted and decided to do the same.
The room was filled with laughter, and everyone was looking forward to a better life in the future.
Su He fell asleep peacefully accompanied by the sounds of a lively party next door.
The next day, Su He woke up at dawn and prepared to go to the city again.
Su He sighed as soon as she opened her eyes. She had been running around on the road every day. Now she regretted not choosing a village to visit.
There were fewer people going this time, only Su He, Liu Bai, Wang Bin and Wang Fa Cai. The others were busy building their houses.
Su He looked at the livestock in the temporary stable, was dazzled, and simply shouted.
"Niu Niu! Come out. Come alive!"
No mule responded to her. Su He curled her lips and said to Liu Bai behind her.
"Call your horse, Niu Niu seems to be in no condition."
“Ahhhhhhhhh!!!”
(Who can’t? This master can’t keep it.)
I saw a mule in the middle that was extremely arrogant. It raised its hoof and knocked over its own food bowl. It kept shouting and kicking the mule next to it, looking very arrogant.
Su He crossed his arms and shouted, "Are you going to leave or not? If not, I will find another mule."
Niu Niu was shocked when he heard this. A simple word "sigh" could not perfectly express his mixed feelings.
Wang Bin went to lead them out directly, picked Su He's carriage and harnessed it. Su He drove the mule Niu Niu, and Wang Bin also used his own mule. Liu Bai and Wang Fa Cai drove the rented carriage back to return it.
Because it was an empty car, it only took two and a half hours to arrive.
As soon as they arrived at the place, Su He asked Liu Bai and the other two to return the car first, and then Wang Bin went to the familiar inn to book a room. Wang Bin insisted that a large bunk bed would be enough for three grown men, so this time they didn't book a large bunk bed. He booked a third-class room for Su He, which was enough for one person.
After they finished their meal at a roadside stall, Su He asked Wang Bin to accompany her to Zhao's house.
When talking about the Zhao Mansion, we have to mention the layout of Guangyuan County.
The simple one is six streets and two docks.
Central Street, Yong'an Street, Kuihua Street, Changming Street, Huiyuan Street, and Changshui Street.
Tianshui Wharf, Hengyang Wharf.
The six main streets are interspersed with various small alleys, connecting the two docks and the county government office in the middle, forming Guangyuan County.
The central street is of course where the county government office is located. The area near the dock is a mixed crowd and is not the first choice for the wealthy families.
Except Huiyuan Street and Changshui Street, the other three streets are the residences of local wealthy families. Because the Zhao family has a marriage relationship with the Chen family, they bought a house on Kuihua Street.
Wang Bin drove Su He and asked along the way, and finally found Zhao's house.
But this time they arrived at the main gate, and Su He got out as soon as the car stopped. She was not going to go in right away. The rule of a wealthy family was to hand in a note first, and peasants like them didn't need to write a note specifically. Su He planned to talk to the doorman to see when Chen would be convenient for her to come again.
As soon as Su He went over and announced her name, the concierge was extremely excited and said, "You are Su Hehua. Mother Zhang said that you can come in directly when you come."
It happened so suddenly that Su He turned around to look at her cousin who was still waiting for her and said something to the doorman.
He hurried back and said, "Cousin, the concierge said I can go now. Why don't you go back and have a rest, and wait for Liu Bai and Brother Fa Cai."
Wang Bin thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go back and tell them first, and then I'll wait for you at the door. We're worried about you being alone."
Su He felt like she was back to the old days, and happily made an appointment with her cousin, "Okay, I'll tell the doorman, when you come later, just go inside and wait for me as usual."
Wang Bin looked at his happy cousin with a smile on his face, "Okay, go ahead, I'll see you go in before I leave."
Su He did not refuse, and said goodbye to Wang Bin cheerfully and walked into the door.