After handing over the people and grain seeds to Tian An and Daniu, the county magistrate left behind three yamen runners and took his men away.
Tian An, Daniu and the village chief had to divide the work and cooperate.
The village chief took fifty people who could farm to identify the land and started plowing the soil.
It must be said that although the county magistrate had plotted against Tian An, he was still quite kind. He had prepared the farm tools in advance and brought them with him. Otherwise, he would have had to buy them now, which would have wasted a lot of time and money.
Daniu also led fifty people to cut down trees in the woods that covered the twenty mu of land owned by Tian An's family. Building a house takes time, so until it was completed, they had to build some straw huts to live in.
Tian An took the rest of the people to settle down in the newly purchased residential land.
First, they found a few wives of farmhands and asked the village chief's wife to take them to the villagers' homes to buy some old pots, old bowls, chopsticks, and coarse grains at low prices.
They found some women and asked Qiushanniang to take them to buy some straw to make a roof later. They also had them weave some straw mats to hang around the hut to block the wind and provide a partition. They could also use them to make beds once the house was finished.
The adults would take the children to the woods to collect some firewood to use for cooking.
In short, everything is put to good use and no one is idle.
Tian An also had Xiaokang take Mangzhong to supervise the construction. He recorded the families that performed well and those that were dishonest. When the houses were finished, the good ones would be allowed to move in first. The dishonest ones would be sent back by the yamen runners and replaced with new families.
Tian An told Xiaokang in front of everyone. So when everyone heard this, they immediately notified their families and asked them to behave well and move into the house as soon as possible.
Suddenly, everyone was very enthusiastic and even the three-year-old child was busy and having fun.
The masons arrived just in time for dinner, and five more families, totaling twenty people, arrived. The county magistrate was so desperate to send them in a carriage so that they could arrive in time for dinner.
After dinner, everyone rested for quarter of an hour and then started to get busy again.
Because he needed to discuss the construction method of the house with the two master masons, he asked Chen Feng to take over Daniu's work, and Chunxi would watch over it for him.
After an hour's discussion, they finally decided to build 26 brick and tile houses in a row, a large canteen, two warehouses, and a workshop. Since they were going to build it, they had to build it all at once.
After the masters calculated the quantity of materials, Da Niu took one of the masters and a yamen runner to the town to buy materials.
Bringing a master along will help you identify the quality of materials, and bringing a yamen runner will help you bargain. Under the banner of the county yamen, you can get things done easily: the price is low, the product is good, and the process is fast.
And sure enough, the goods were delivered that afternoon.
He immediately selected a group of strong laborers to help and began to measure the land and build the house.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner, but some people are like fleas, they are born to jump around.
Tian An and Daniu planned to take this opportunity to build their own courtyard as well. They were discussing the layout...
Girl, Miss An An... Miss An An...
Just then I heard a little girl's voice coming from the door! The person ran over.
Seeing that Da Niu was there, he was stunned for a moment, and then he gasped, "An An...Miss, it's bad, Chun Xi...Sister Chun Xi...is arguing with...someone."
Tian An picked up the kettle on the table, poured a glass of water and handed it to her: "Drink some water first and talk slowly."
The little girl hesitated for a moment before taking the water with both hands and drinking it in one gulp.
After taking a breath, he said, "Girl, there was an aunt who came over and said that she is your aunt and your things are her things.
She then ordered everyone to help her with the work. When Sister Chunxi found out, she tried to stop them. The aunt started arguing with her and even beat Sister Chunxi.
Tian An frowned and said, "Brother Daniu, you think about it first, I'll go over and take a look."
Danniu thought that there were so many people around! Tian An couldn't afford to lose, so he nodded in agreement.
When Tian An arrived, a large group of people were surrounding a few people. Chunxi's face was reflected with a clear palm print, and her hands were open to protect Xiaokang and Mangzhong.
Across from them, Qian and her eldest daughter Li Chunmei were pointing at the three people and cursing at them arrogantly.
Looking at the people watching the show, Tian An was burning with anger.
"Aunt Qian, you're so impressive! You even came to my territory to show off your power! I heard you even beat up one of my people."
Qian Shi was a little nervous when she saw Tian An coming, but seeing that everyone around was watching the show and no one was saying anything, she became bolder and said with her hands on her hips:
"So what if I hit you? Can you hit me back? I'm your elder. Besides, isn't she a servant you bought? She's just a lowly maid, so you can just hit her if you want."
Tian An looked at her and smiled: "Really? So you hit her?"
Qian looked at Tian An's smile and felt that it was a little creepy. She looked around and felt that she couldn't lose her composure and let others laugh at her. So she straightened her back and said to Tian An with a smug look on her face, "That's right, I'll hit him then."
Tian An walked up to Qian with a smile, looked at her for a few seconds, then turned and walked away.
Just when Qian thought Tian An was afraid of her and was thinking about how to control her.
Everyone only heard a "...pop..." sound.
Then Li Chunmei screamed "...ah..." and fell to the ground.
Li Chunmei was stunned and covered her face for a long time.
...ah...ah...ah...she was crying and throwing a tantrum on the ground.
When Qian saw her daughter being beaten, she was stunned. After a while, she came to her senses and rushed towards Tian An, screaming.
Tian An did nothing but stood there quietly waiting for Qian to pounce on him, and watched everyone's reactions.
Xiaokang and the other two were scared to death and shouted at Tian An to run away, but unfortunately they were standing too far away and had no time to help.
The people watching the show remained indifferent. The girl who had called out to her earlier, however, looked anxious. Hastily, she picked up a stone and tried to rush forward, but several people were blocking her way. She was too small to squeeze in for a long time.
Seeing Tian An not dodging or dodging, Qian thought she was frightened and grabbed the broom on the ground and rushed towards her. "Humph! You have come to this day, so I will let you have a taste of the broom."
Just when Qian was about to touch Tian An, a yamen runner rushed out from the side and kicked Qian in front of Li Chunmei.
Yamen runner: Huh! He was so scared! This girl was personally appointed by the county magistrate! If something happened, how would he report back? He was just delayed for a while because of a stomachache. This thief is really trying to find trouble for him.
Qian was kicked and curled up on the ground, unable to move. Li Chunmei wanted to get up and fight back when she saw her mother being beaten.
As soon as she got up, the yamen runner raised his sword and held it across his body, frightening her so much that she fell flat on the ground. He acted like an ostrich, not caring whether it was embarrassing or not.
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