Chapter 188: Building a Bamboo House in Baijia Village
Li Gouduo sniffed his red, frozen nose and smiled awkwardly, "It's not even March yet, and we live in the mountains. We don't have enough clothes to wear, so most people are staying at home and can't go out."
The young wives of the He family curled their lips in disdain.
Li Gouduo looked at them with a rather unkind look. "Ladies and girls, if you are kind enough, please give us some food."
The mountain people in the village followed suit and lifted it up.
"Give us some help. A copper coin is not too little, and an ounce of silver is not too much."
"You guys from the capital, even a single hair plucking out of it is thicker than our waists. At least give us a few copper coins."
A woman from the He family spat.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Pah. What the hell are you dreaming of? Do we have enough money to live like this?"
The hard-to-provoke villagers sneered:
"You're living worse than us? Then stop acting like you have your eyes on the top of your heads."
"In our Baijia Village, I advise everyone to curb their local tycoon ways."
"Why do you come here if you look down on us?"
"Go back to the capital if you have the guts."
Every word from those villagers was like a knife cutting into everyone's heart.
It's so heartbreaking.
What if I could return to the capital?
How could it be here?
Zhou Damu didn't say anything either, but just let the villagers talk without stopping with a grin.
The woman from the He family lowered her head.
He twisted the corners of his clothes tightly with his hands, secretly resentful that he was bullied by other exiles and mediators on the way to exile.
Now that you're here, are you still being bullied by the people of Shihanzhou?
Seeing that the villagers had almost finished speaking, Zhou Damu deliberately cleared his throat to stop them.
"We are all from the same village, and we will all be the same from now on."
Someone muttered loudly: "What's the difference? If I had money, I could send my son Tudou to a college to study for the imperial examination. Can their children take the imperial examination?"
The He family:……
Lu family:……
The Shen family: .... We are offended. This is a big blow.
Zhou Damu waved his hands impatiently, "Alright, stop talking about that. You are the only one who is honest and sincere, and you are saying things that offend others.
Li Gouduo, take them to the foot of the mountain and tell them where they can live.
After saying that.
Zhou Lizheng sighed and turned to leave. These people were useless and couldn't do any work.
Can't you tell what your future situation will be?
Everyone was silent and followed Li Gouduo to the back mountain.
Some people sigh and complain about the unfairness of fate.
The Shen family remained silent.
They were also very uneasy, but when they thought about the whole family being together, hope arose in their hearts.
It’s better than traveling all day.
Along the way.
Shen Yunyue looked at the sparse crops in the field.
Understand that the land here is not fertile.
She didn't study agriculture, so naturally she didn't know how to farm. However, she had a few plots of land in her space, and the seeds she planted were high-quality and had a high yield.
There are also books about agriculture in the space.
When the time comes, I'll discuss with Xiao Dagua about opening a modern window first. We can use things from this era to exchange for modern grain seeds.
Shen Yunyue's heart was filled with ambition and fighting spirit. Looking at the wasteland covered with weeds, she imagined owning a large tract of farmland in the future.
Be a free and easy farmer.
The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
Fu Xuanheng whispered softly:
"Yunyue. Don't worry, I'm here with you."
Shen Yunyue glanced at him sideways and said, "I'm not worried."
"Um."
Fu Xuanheng felt extremely relaxed and comfortable, as he now had a lot of things to plan.
Another cup of tea passed.
Just arrived at the foot of the mountain.
There is so much land at the foot of the mountain.
Along the mountain range, from north to south, there is a long strip of wasteland, covering dozens of acres.
There is a clear stream winding from north to south in the middle of the river. There are small stones visible to the naked eye everywhere in the stream. Occasionally one or two small fish swim by, and there is the sound of water flowing over the small stones.
The stream flows into a small ditch not far away.
Then continue to flow south.
Various wild flowers and weeds grow on both sides of the stream, and occasionally yellow, white, and colorful butterflies can be seen briefly stopping on them.
The scenery is so beautiful.
No one was in the mood to appreciate this beautiful picture.
The land becomes worse the further north you go.
There are wild weeds growing everywhere in the south, and many of them are taller than half-grown boys.
Li Gouduo brought everyone here and pointed to the south and said:
"The south has lush vegetation and is a favorite spot for wild animals and venomous snakes. The north has more gravel and fewer wild animals, snakes, and poisonous insects."
"You divide the land among yourselves and build houses. If you want to grow food, you must reclaim the land yourself.
We have a lot of wasteland near our mountains, and we don’t have to pay taxes on the reclaimed land for the first three years.”
Li Gouduo put his hands behind his back, told everyone, and then slowly moved towards the small path in the village.
His steps were a bit slow as he waited for people to call him for paid help.
Fu Xuanheng squinted his eyes and looked at the bamboo forest on the mountain.
March is almost here.
Build a few bamboo houses for temporary living.
As for the future house, I will plan it slowly.
He shouted to Li Gouduo, who was moving onto the side road and becoming increasingly disappointed:
"Li Gouduo. I need your help in building a house. How much is the price?"
Li Gouduo was overjoyed and instantly felt that Fu Xuanheng was the most charming young man among the group.
He turned around and said with a smile:
"Ten copper coins a day, or two pounds of coarse flour will do."
"How many people do you want?"
Fu Xuanheng looked at the Shen family and realized that since there were so many people there, they had to get a few houses to live in. He exchanged a glance with Shen Yunyue before saying slowly:
"Call eleven or twelve men over here. Let's build a few bamboo houses first."
Li Gouduo frowned, "The bamboo house is not warm. It won't work in winter. It's not as warm as a thatched house."
"We'll build a house later. We can't sleep outdoors these days. It's early spring, and winter is still a long way off."
"Okay. I'll call someone for you right now."
"Call a few more women to cut the weeds in this area. Five copper coins a day." Fu Xuanheng said, pointing to the south side of the stream.
Li Gouduo agreed without saying a word.
For them, this was a blessing from heaven.
It is not easy for people in Baijia Village to find odd jobs.
People in Yonghe Town like to find people from the villages at the foot of the mountain to work, and they all despise mountain people like them.
For the same work, the price paid to the mountain people is half that of the villagers.
They, the mountain people, are at the bottom of the contempt chain.
The He family and the Lu family also hurried to look for Li Gouduo.
Li Gouduo narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I did take the job. Otherwise, you can send someone to follow me to the village. It's the same if you find someone else to do the work."
"Okay. Find us a few more people, but can you offer a cheaper price?" Madam He Er thought for a moment and said, "You know how difficult our situation is."
Li Gouduo's face turned cold.
"Ten copper coins a day, and you call that poor?"
"Then don't hire anyone to do the work. You can save ten coppers by doing it yourself."
Old Madam He Er felt bitter in her mouth. If Feng Bu was here, why would she have to spend so much money?
Feng Bu will first build two bamboo houses for the elderly and children. Don't worry about the others, we can build houses for them later.
Thinking of Fengbu’s tragic death.
Old Madam He Er looked at Fu Xuanheng with a poisonous gaze, wishing she could strangle this vicious guy to death.
"Young man, let us go with you to the village. If someone agrees to a cheaper price, we can save a few coppers."
Li Gouduo snorted coldly, "You're dreaming. Don't even think about disrupting the market."
He looked at Patriarch Lu impatiently, his tone hard. "How many copper coins do you plan to pay per day?"
Old Master Lu stepped forward and said, "We'll do the same as the Shen family, ten copper coins a day. We'll also find some women to help us cut the grass."
He had just decided with the head of the Lu family that the house would be built not far from the Shen family.
When the He family heard this, they wondered why it was built on the south side.
Xiaotian Village is in the north, where there are fewer wild animals and venomous snakes. "Old Man Lu, why don't you build a house in the north? Then our He family plans to fence off all the wasteland in the north."
The head of the Lu family took a sidelong glance and saw that there were dozens of acres of land.
"If you have the guts, surround it. We in the Lu family don't care."
As he was speaking, he sent someone to the village with Li Gouduo to call for help.
Mr. He and his brother also went to the village. They both knew the importance of where to live.
You can't really rely on the only follower in the family to do the work, right?
Besides, he has already said that he will leave here once the He family members are settled.
Old Master He Er knew that all this was caused by Feng Bu’s death.
He bitterly blamed Fu Xuanheng for being so unkind and killing Feng Bu, such a loyal servant.
It’s different from the thoughts of each member of the He family.
Everyone in the Shen family is united.
Shen Ma hurriedly took out some silver coins from her bag and walked to Shen Yunyue's side in two or three steps.
"Yunyue, here are five taels of silver for you to take. Our three houses are next to each other, so all expenses will be paid from here first."
Shen Ma was grateful that she had benefited from Shen Yunyue along the way.
"Grandmother, this is a bit too much silver."
Ma Shen deliberately put on a fierce face, "How much? I relied on you during the exile, but now that I'm in Baijia Village, I can't rely on you for everything."
"That's outrageous."
She put the silver in Shen Yunyue's hand and turned to greet her daughter-in-law and wife.
"Hurry up and take your tools to cut the grass. Yunfei, you and Yunhai take sticks and beat the grass. Even if there is a snake, it will be scared away." Mrs. Shen Ma asked Liu Feifei to sit aside and rest with the child in her arms.
She quickly began to arrange people to do the work.
Madam Shen was not to be outdone, "Yunyue, you and Xuanheng, don't move. We'll mow the grass."
Shen Yunyue:……
Fu Xuanheng:……
"Grandma, I've asked the villagers from Baijia Village to come over and cut the grass."
"With such a large area, who knows how long it will take them to finish?" Old Madam Shen went to tidy up the luggage.
Ah Si and Ying Feng took knives and went to the forest to cut bamboo.
Da Niu and Er Niu began to look for a place to build a stove.
At the foot of the mountain, things got busy.
Not far away, Li Gouduo and a group of people came over. Seeing the exiles working on their own, the villagers ran away in fear of not earning any money.
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