The departure of Wang Qiuju and her family did not affect the lives of the villagers.
Some gossipy villagers gathered together and discussed the reasons why Wang Qiuju's family left before throwing themselves back into the fervent construction work.
Seeing the fates of the second and fourth wives, the members of the first and third branches of the Fang family became increasingly obedient.
Grandma Fang cried for a while, but she had no choice but to join in the labor.
There's nothing I can do!
If you don't work, you won't get to eat.
The brick kilns and water conservancy projects managed by the Lu family required workers to be paid for their food.
If they didn't work at the brick kiln and dig irrigation ditches, they wouldn't get any food. Most families in the village had no surplus grain. If they didn't go out to earn food, they could only dig for wild vegetables in the wasteland or hunt in the mountains.
Compared to digging for wild vegetables or hunting in the wasteland, the villagers felt that working for the Lu family would be more lucrative.
The Lu family distributed rice and grains, which are much more nourishing than wild vegetables.
As for prey, not everyone has the same skill level as Lu Shiyan, so they can hunt it as soon as they enter the mountains.
Therefore, apart from the children, almost everyone in the village worked for the Lu family.
Many hands make light work. By now, the brick kiln had been built according to Jiang Tangtang's requirements, and many brick blanks had been made and were being dried under the shade of trees.
Village Chief Song found Jiang Tangtang and said, "Sanlang's wife, why don't you go and take a look at the brick kiln? The villagers are all roughnecks, and we don't know if they're doing it right."
In fact, Jiang Tangtang had already taught the villagers how to make bricks.
And she chose the simplest and easiest method to teach at the time.
But for the honest, simple villagers who only knew how to farm, brick-making was too high-class.
Even though Jiang Tangtang had explained it many times, the villagers were still unsure. They were worried about making mistakes, worried that they wouldn't be able to fire any bricks in the end.
Not to mention the villagers of Dawancun, even the Jiang family was incredibly surprised. Because Jiang's father was a butcher, the Jiang family used to be considered to be living a slightly better life in Jiangjia Village.
The Jiang brothers often accompanied their father on outings. Unlike some people in the village who had never been to the county town in their entire lives.
But it was precisely because the brothers often traveled around that they became increasingly aware that brick-making was a skill possessed only by wealthy families.
When the Jiang brothers saw Village Chief Song come to invite Jiang Tangtang to oversee the brick kiln, they were all filled with questions.
Some people wondered how Dawan Village had such great capabilities, managing to build its own brick kiln and fire bricks. Others wondered why Village Chief Song had invited Jiang Tangtang to oversee the process.
Meeting the questioning looks from her father and brothers, Jiang Tangtang smiled and said, "Dad, eldest brother, you should come with me too! I'll explain everything to you on the way."
Yesterday was rushed, and she hadn't had time to talk to the Jiang family much. So there were many things she hadn't said.
But since the Jiang family wants to live in the valley, it's best to make things clear as soon as possible.
So Jiang Tangtang, just like she had fooled the Lu family before, started talking about how she had been enlightened by a deity.
As Jiang Tangtang expected, the Jiang brothers widened their eyes, looking completely bewildered.
But soon, the brothers all nodded in unison, "I told you my youngest sister is lucky, and look, her luck has come!"
“Now we can rest assured. When your parents came to invite your father-in-law to flee with us, he refused and wanted to go with the villagers. We were worried about you all the way, afraid that you would suffer on the road. Now that we see that you not only did not suffer, but also had a great opportunity, we brothers can finally relax.”
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Everyone was happy for Jiang Tangtang and had no doubt about what she said.
Jiang Tangtang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, her parents and brothers loved her dearly and trusted her unconditionally.
Jiang Tangtang felt much more at ease because of the unconditional trust that her father and brothers placed in her. She then talked to them about making bricks.
Jiang Tangtang was even more meticulous when talking to her own family. She didn't hide anything, not even the most crucial techniques, such as controlling the temperature during brick firing.
Due to manpower constraints, Jiang Tangtang chose to make the brick-making technique public and led the entire village in making bricks together.
This not only solved the problem that the Lu family alone did not have enough manpower to quickly build a brick kiln and make brick blanks, but also improved their image among the villagers and made the villagers in the whole valley more cohesive.
However, she still intended to entrust the most core technology to the people she trusted most. The arrival of the Jiang family perfectly solved her problem.
Moreover, Jiang Tangtang discovered that her brothers were not only physically strong, but also incredibly intelligent. They could grasp many things instantly.
He was practically her great helper.
She couldn't help but ponder in her heart whether, in addition to firing bricks, she should also have her brothers fire some earthenware pots and other utensils for their own use.
Settling in the valley, they escaped the wars outside, but they had to make many of their own tools and equipment.
Especially for things like earthenware pots, which are indispensable in daily life and difficult to transport from other places, it would be ideal to fire them ourselves in the valley.
However, the Jiang family had just arrived and hadn't settled in yet, so Jiang Tangtang put this matter aside for the time being.
After visiting the brick kiln and explaining the village's water conservancy, as well as some basic people and events, he led the Jiang family to select wasteland and a foundation.
After Wang Qiuju's family was evicted, the land and foundation that had been allocated to them were left vacant. Jiang Tangtang took it upon herself to allocate the foundation and wasteland to the Jiang family.
The valley is large, and in order to live more harmoniously and comfortably, each household has a considerable land area, and there is a certain distance between each household.
There was absolutely no problem for the Jiang family to use the Wang Qiuju family's land directly.
However, the best land is allocated according to population. Wang Qiuju's family is small, but the Jiang family is large, so the land is definitely not enough for the Jiang family.
So she took it upon herself to give the Jiang family some more land.
These lands, of course, refer to areas near the river that can be irrigated after water conservancy projects are built.
This is the most fertile farmland that Jiang Tangtang detected using the system.
There are many other wastelands in the valley that haven't been allocated by lottery. Those wastelands are simply cultivated by whoever has the most land. Anyway, there's plenty of wasteland in the valley. As long as you're diligent, you'll never lack land to cultivate.
However, no one is currently free to expand the wasteland. That's a matter for the future.
As for the foundation for the Jiang family's house, Jiang Tangtang naturally arranged it to be located next to the Lu family's house.
And so, the Jiang family settled down in the valley for the time being.
During the day, the Jiang family members, like the other villagers, went to work to earn food. After work, the Jiang brothers didn't rest either. They went up the mountain to cut bamboo and made two bamboo beds.
One was sent to Jiang Tangtang, and the other was left for Wei Ying, who had just given birth.
After receiving the bamboo bed, Jiang Tangtang happily thanked her brothers. Then she took a small porcelain bottle, took some honey from the large earthenware jar, and handed it to Jiang Laosi, saying, "Fourth Brother, take this back to Fourth Sister-in-law to eat."
Perhaps because Wei Ying had been fleeing with the enemy since becoming pregnant, and later gave birth prematurely, she was very weak after delivery and had no breast milk. Fortunately, the baby was very well-behaved, drinking only rice porridge quietly without fussing.
It evokes a sense of affection and pity in those who see it.
In addition, since the Jiang family treated her very well, Jiang Tangtang thought of sharing some honey with Wei Ying to help her recover.
Looking at the exquisite porcelain bottle, Jiang Laosi repeatedly refused, saying, "Little sister, this is a rare thing. You should keep it for yourself. Besides, everyone in the family is rough and uncouth. This bottle is so beautiful; don't let it get broken."
Not to mention that honey itself is a precious commodity, even the porcelain jars used to hold it are quite valuable!
He absolutely refused to accept it.
Jiang Tangtang noticed his worry and explained, "I found this honey on a cliff and asked your brother-in-law to get it."
Don't worry, I have plenty more here. I'm giving this to my fourth sister-in-law to help her recover. Fourth brother, please don't refuse.
"This porcelain vase was something your brother-in-law brought back when he killed some Western Rong people. It didn't cost him much, so it's okay that it's broken."
Seeing that his sister was sincere, Jiang Laosi reluctantly accepted the honey.
Although he accepted the honey, he thought to himself that he would give it to his wife first. He planned to go to the mountains to find more honey and give it to his younger sister when he had some free time.
As an older brother, he had no reason to ask his younger sister to help support his wife and daughters.
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