The carriage sank two feet, and the corn seedlings were still two feet exposed outside. They were simply covered tightly with tarpaulin.
The old man patted his eldest grandson on the shoulder and instructed him, "Take good care of these corn seedlings on the way. When you give them to the general, tell him that this is a gift I carefully prepared. There will be a big surprise in the autumn!"
Tai Yongan looked strange, and mustered up the courage to question, "Grandpa, are these corn stalks too light? Should we add some liquor or cloth, or even pigs or sheep?"
Unfortunately, the old man blew his beard and glared at me when he heard it, cursing, "You idiot, you're just a blockhead! I told you to take this, so just take it honestly. Why are you talking so much? Be obedient when you get to the barracks. If you dare to cause trouble, I'll chase you to the barracks and punish you!"
As he spoke, he raised his pipe.
Tai Yongan immediately ran away in panic, driving the carriage away first.
He was fearless, except for his grandfather's pipe being raised and lowered!
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and they said goodbye to the old man and their families, and set out on the journey to the grassland again!
Hengqi and others followed the team without any complaints.
They had been in the military camp before and were used to the comfortable life. Suddenly they arrived in the village. Although they had food, shelter and warmth, they would occasionally miss the previous time.
This way, I can live in the village for a while and then go to the grassland for a month, rotating between them. It’s just perfect...
As soon as the caravan left, the village became much quieter.
The old man had already said that he would build a house for He Shan and others, but he was delayed because he went to the provincial capital.
He found Master Tai San and started to make arrangements quickly, otherwise he would have to hoe the fields again in half a month and would be too busy to take care of it.
He Shan was called to study the location of the new house. He Shan chose two places. One was not far from the village entrance, so that he could look after the villagers coming in and out and it was convenient to guard the intersection.
The other one is at the foot of the mountain behind the village to prevent wild animals from the mountains from causing trouble.
Mr. Tai San was happy and excited to hear this. These veterans were really not hired in vain. They always considered the interests of the village.
According to He Shan's idea, building three rooms in a house, with each room accommodating five people, would be enough.
But the old man considered more. If these people wanted to settle down and start a family in the village, they would have to build houses at that time, so he might as well do it in one go.
Master Tai San also wanted to keep He Shan and others, and the two old brothers hit it off immediately. In the end, both houses were transformed into row houses, each with eight rooms.
In this way, at least in the next three to five years, even if most of He Shan and his friends get married, they will not have to worry about having no place to live.
Moreover, both houses are built with adobe, which are warm in winter and cool in summer and are cheap to build. It is estimated that the total cost will only be twenty taels.
The craftsman who had helped to renovate the ancestral hall had just returned home a few days before being called back by Tai Jizong to design a new house.
Instead of being bored, they happily went out with their tools.
You know, working for the Tai family is the happiest time for them.
The Tai family is very considerate. Not only do they take care of your food, clothing, and other needs, they also pay you enough wages. If you are lucky, you can even get some extra money.
Who wouldn’t like such a boss and such a job!
When the whole village heard that a house was going to be built for He Shan and others, they went out without the old man even asking them to do anything. Almost everyone who could move came out.
Some were digging, some were carrying water, some were chopping grass roots, and some were making bricks. They were all busy.
In less than half a day, the open space at the entrance of the village was filled with half-dried adobe bricks!
He Shan and others also rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs, busying themselves with everyone else, and they couldn't take the smiles off their faces.
This time when the caravan entered the grassland, Tai Yonglu went with them, and Tai Yongyue stayed behind to help his aunt take care of the workshop's account books and other things.
The embroidery work that Yang Lihua had taken on earlier was about to be delivered, but the progress had been delayed a lot, so she had to make every effort to catch up during this period of time.
At this moment, Tai Yongyue was carrying a teapot in one hand and leading his sister in the other, going to the village entrance to serve tea to everyone.
A few boys were playing around, throwing mud at each other. Suddenly, one of them threw the mud at Zhuzhu without aiming.
Tai Yongyue was quick to block the attack for his sister, then threw down the kettle and went to take revenge.
The naughty boys were in a panic, running away screaming, making everyone laugh.
Grandpa Tai stepped forward, picked up his chubby granddaughter and placed her on his neck, coaxing her while he walked around. Zhuzhu giggled, and the silver bells on her dangling little claws tinkled non-stop, like the prelude to the years and even the joyous song of life!
Zhangjia Village is closer, and seeing that Taijia Village is bustling, Village Chief Zhang brought his son over to chat and walk around. When he heard that the village was going to build houses for the veterans, Zhang Tieniu ran back and called seven or eight people to help.
In the past, when patrolling at night, the patrol teams from the two villages would occasionally meet in the corn fields. They were quite familiar with each other, so it was only natural for them to help each other when there was work to do.
What's more, He Shan and others are retired border soldiers and are real heroes on the battlefield.
If we help out at this time and get closer to each other, in the future, if Zhangjia Village needs help with something big or small, the old man, He Shan and others will definitely not stand by and watch.
The head of Liujia Village also thought so, so when they were working the next day, even more people were working on the adobe bricks...
Without going into details about how busy the village was, let's just say that Tai Jiye led the caravan to the grassland. When they passed by the county town gate, Manager Min was already waiting there.
He has been very busy recently, otherwise when Tai Jiye came back, he would have gone to Tai's house to join in the fun.
This time, he prepared some dry food for Tai Jiye to eat on the road, a dozen roast chickens, and two jars of pickles sold in the city.
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