Why doesn't the village chief care about the people in his village at all?
Tang Li ignored him and looked at the person who had just spoken: "Is it a big project to build this road?"
"If all the laborers in the village come forward, ten days or so will be enough. Ten days or so will not affect the work in the fields," the man said.
The villagers were all excited about what they heard.
Once this road is built, we won't be restricted by Caojia Village anymore.
Now all we need is someone to take the lead.
"My labor force is not at home. I am willing to pay ten taels of silver and pay for the meals of all the road builders for the next ten days." Tang Li said.
"Sister-in-law Wei is so righteous! I can go to work, and I'll go with my wife!" The person who just spoke immediately echoed.
"My family will provide one tael of silver and two laborers!" Li Dashan also echoed.
"My family needs a job!"
"My family's coming out too!"
Everyone agreed and signed up their family members, and finally gathered more than 60 laborers.
Li Fugui was completely pushed aside and had no chance to make sarcastic remarks.
Finally, everyone elected a more prestigious person in the village to be the person in charge, and the road construction was decided.
Everyone left one after another.
Aunt Gao took Lanhua'er and walked in front of Tangli. Her eyes were red: "Xiaotang, I don't know what to say."
If Tangli hadn't stepped forward and found a solution today, her family would definitely not be able to stay in the village!
"What? You don't have to say anything. This is not your fault. Lanhua'er, the people who should be ashamed are the ones who did bad things. You are a good girl. Don't be affected by this incident. Keep holding your head high and behave yourself, okay?" Tang Li pinched Lanhua'er's face and said.
Lanhua nodded vigorously. She had felt too embarrassed to face people these days. After hearing Tangli's words, she immediately raised her head and chest, with a light shining in her eyes.
It was getting late, so Tangli took the two babies home.
Aunt Gao stood there with Lanhua, watching the figures of the three of them, mother and son, getting farther and farther away.
"Lanhua'er, Xiaotang is our benefactor. If we have the chance in the future, we must repay her!"
Lanhua nodded heavily.
She will never forget this kindness in her life!
…
The next day.
The villagers carried their tools and went out to work in a hurry.
The work at the medicine sachet factory also came to a temporary halt, and Tangli brought a few women to cook for the villagers.
The meal was ready, and Tangli, along with a group of women, pulled a cart full of food and headed to the construction site.
When Tangli arrived, he saw everyone busy as hell.
"I smell the aroma of food! It's Sister-in-law Wei! Everyone, come and eat."
Someone yelled, and everyone gathered around.
"Sister Wei, a few people went out this morning to explore the road. The condition of the road is better than we thought. Although it hasn't been walked on for a few years and is covered with tall grass, it took three hours to walk there and back. It's narrow, too narrow for an oxcart to pass."
"This section is the one that collapsed. Repair it and widen it. This road will be much better than the one in Caojia Village!"
"We were really fooled by Caojia Village! We thought we could save time, but now they're using that road to blackmail us! We should have built this road earlier!"
They consciously regarded Tangli as one of the backbones and reported to her.
Tangli nodded. This was indeed good news.
She looked at the villagers who were working hard and sweating, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's take a break and have a meal."
"Wow, there's bacon, it smells so good, this meal is much better than what my wife cooks!"
"Sister Wei, after eating your meal, I feel more motivated to work!"
"Wei Qing is so lucky! When I first passed by Sister Wei's house, I was drooling over the delicious food. Now I can finally eat it!"
The men ate their rice in a few big mouthfuls and then started working again.
Tangli saw a familiar figure among a group of men.
"Zhu Cheng, why are you here?"
Zhu Cheng is a clerk in the pharmacy. He usually looks clean, but now he is carrying stones, with mud all over his face and body. I can hardly recognize him.
"I met someone from the village this morning. He said they were repairing the road. I happened to have nothing to do today, so I came to help." Zhu Cheng smiled innocently.
But his eyes glanced at Lanhuaer behind Tangli.
"Lanhua'er's grandparents are old, so I can come and help out."
Lanhua twisted her hands together, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and poured a glass of water for Zhu Cheng.
Tangli covered her lips and smiled. Zhu Cheng was a good guy, and Lanhuaer was taking the initiative now. That was good.
Why did she feel a sense of relief as an old mother when she saw that they were doing well?
The villagers were working hard.
However, some people are not so happy.
Li Fugui sat on the threshold of his house, smoking a pipe with a depressed look on his face.
He had put a lot of effort into negotiating with the people in Caojia Village regarding Gao Cuihong's case, and had finally managed to reduce the price from 200 taels of silver to 100. He had thought the matter was resolved, but Tangli had to intervene and demand the road be built...
If this road is built, he, the village chief, will lose all his prestige in the village.
No, this road must not be built!
Li Fugui stood up and walked towards the west of the village.
Caojia Village is just west of Lijia Village...
…
It was a sunny day, and Tangli led everyone to cook a big pot of mung bean soup.
In the afternoon, Tangli led everyone to deliver the sweet soup.
The villagers were all delighted.
“This sugar water is so delicious!”
"If I could eat the food cooked by Sister Wei and drink her sweet soup, I would be willing to work here every day to build roads!"
"If your wife heard you say this, she would pull your ears!"
"Hey, Uncle San, keep it a secret! If my wife finds out, she'll beat me to death! You don't want my father to have no descendants, do you?"
When everyone was having fun, a group of people suddenly came.
There were more than twenty people in the group, all of them were young and strong. The leader had a face full of flesh and looked extremely ferocious.
When the people in Lijia Village saw the newcomers, their faces all changed.
Tang Li also looked at that person.
"Sister-in-law Wei, this guy, Cao Laoer, the younger brother of the Caojia Village chief, is very arrogant. It's because of Cao Laoer that Caojia Village is so arrogant. We're in trouble now, Sister-in-law Wei, please stay behind us."
As the villager spoke, he stood in front of Tangli. The villagers all had a tacit understanding and blocked Tangli and the women behind them.
Cao Laoer kicked a villager who was carrying stones on a shoulder pole, causing the villager to fall to the ground and the stones to fall all over the floor.
"Cao Laoer, what are you doing?" A villager from Lijia Village immediately shouted.
"What are you doing? What do you mean by building the road behind our backs? Didn't we agree to share the same road?" Cao Laoer said fiercely.
"There's only one road, but you have to let us walk on it!" said the people from Lijia Village.
"Who told the people from your village to beat up the people from my village?"
"It was Yu Chunying and Cao Xiaogui from your village who bullied others first!"
"I don't care! Anyway, this road is not allowed to be repaired. No matter how much you repair, I will destroy it!" Cao Laoer said, picked up a hammer and smashed it on the ground.
With a loud 'boom', the road that had just been filled was smashed!
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