Chapter 1961 Busy
Most of the road sections are repaired and filled on the original basis, and some places are slightly widened. It is expected that there will be very few diversions. This job is not difficult as long as you are willing to work hard and don't cheat to save trouble.
When it really came to road construction, the labor problem was easy to solve. All they had to do was to levy labor service. When a section of the road was built, each family living near that section would be asked to provide a strong laborer and provide them with a lunch. This was what the government did in the past whenever it needed labor.
The real difficulty is that building roads requires money.
Silver is needed to buy stones, wood, fine sand, common medicines, especially medicines for external injuries, and other miscellaneous things. Shao Yunduan will provide lunch for the laborers every day. He will never let people work on an empty stomach. Laborers who do manual labor usually have a large appetite. If a person does not have five or six fist-sized steamed buns per meal, he will not be full.
By this calculation, a lot of silver will be needed.
Life in the provincial government was better off than before, but it was still not so rich that they could spend money at will.
Moreover, this is a good thing that will benefit the local people. Once the road is repaired, the major families and big merchants will benefit the most and it will be most convenient for them. Shao Yunduan naturally wants to take some donations from their pockets.
In addition to my daily duties, I have been busy negotiating on this matter recently.
Qiao Xuan is also busy.
Medicinal herbs, star anise, prickly ash and pepper need to be planted in large quantities this year. She also wants to try her best to get the first batch of chicken farms, duck farms, medicinal herbs and fruit trees in Liuhe Village in place. There are also many things that need to be discussed and arranged every day.
The couple's life was busy and fulfilling. When they had some free time, they would either express their love or spend time with An An. They had no idea that rumors were flying around outside.
The most important thing is that Song Shi and others were also busy, and these rumors were basically spread among the major families, and were rarely talked about on the streets, so no one knew about them.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
Five days was enough time for the rumors to take root in the public mind. During these five days, neither Shao Yunduan nor Qiao Xuan came out to "refute the rumors", and even those who originally did not believe the rumors became convinced.
If Shao Yunduan had taken action to refute and stop the rumor when it first started, it would not have escalated to this extent.
That day, Madam Jia came to talk to Qiao Xuan, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After Qiao Xuan took the initiative to ask with a smile, Madam Jia was embarrassed to ask with a smile: "I heard that Lord Shao has taken a fancy to the third daughter of the Lu family. Is he planning to take the third daughter of Lu as a concubine? I heard that the third daughter of Lu is gentle and kind, and she is not a troublemaker. Even if Lord Shao takes her in, even with the Mei family around, he will never dare to disrespect Madam."
Qiao Xuan was stunned and confused: "What is the Third Miss of the Lu family? How is she related to the Mei family again? Is she the one that our master likes? Where did this come from!"
Qiao Xuan definitely doesn’t believe it!
Although it is not certain that men will change their minds after they become powerful and wealthy, there must be some signs, right?
Her husband has been saying sweet words to her these days, and the two of them are getting along very well. They can't say they have fun every night, but they have agreed to take An An out of town for an outing when the weather gets warmer, and to stay in Liuhe Manor for a few days, to hunt leisurely in the mountains near Liuhe Manor, and to look for mountain products together.
(End of this chapter)
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