"Boss, where do you want to build it and how big do you want it to be?"
Chunxiao asked them to wait and said they would talk together when the person arrived.
When the 19th arrived, all the bricklaying team members had arrived.
Chunxiao took them to choose a place and marked the approximate location. She left the rest to Nineteen and drove the carriage back to the town. She had another important matter to do: find a well digger and collect fertilizer.
She posted another notice. The top part was looking for a well digger, and the bottom part was asking for cow dung and bean dregs. Those items had to be delivered to the edge of Fangjia Village. When they arrived, they would naturally ask the person in charge for payment.
Chunxiao feels a little sorry for herself as she is already nineteen years old. I am afraid she must be very busy over there.
This time we hired more bricklaying teams, with a total of eighty to ninety craftsmen and laborers. Several teams divided the work and cooperated with each other, so the house was built very quickly. Basically, it looked different every time Chunxiao went there.
The carpenters were also in place. A large number of vehicles entered and exited Fangjia Village every day, and the area seemed very lively. People from distant villages heard about it and came here specifically to see it.
Fu Zongming also came once during the journey, but he did not meet Chunxiao. He left a letter for Chunxiao, saying that their farm was located in Qianjia Village, Guangming Town, and they were welcome to come over for tea when they were free.
As expected, the hillside was fully developed in just over ten days, and it looked quite nice after it was completed.
The firewood that was sorted out was piled aside for future use. Now there were no cows and the road was not repaired, so the cows would not go up. They could only rely on manual fertilization. Chunxiao's fertilizer had already begun to ferment, and an indescribable smell could be smelled from a long distance away. She organized the villagers to start preparing the land and fertilizing. Although it was much slower than using cows, fortunately there were many people, and children around 10 years old could also help. Chunxiao paid them all for their work, and the parents not only did not dislike it, but were very happy.
A yard has been completed, and it is almost the same as Ruyun's yard. The stone slabs have been laid, and the carpenters are now working inside. Many people in the village are curious about their houses. Some people came over to see it after finishing work. It was the first time they saw such a small yard surrounded by houses on all sides. The interior was very well built, and many people were envious.
Nineteen was extremely exhausted. He was the first one to move into the yard. Recently, everyone had to look after him for everything, and he almost wished he could do the work of ten people.
Chunxiao felt deeply sympathetic about this, but she could not help at all because she was also very busy. Fortunately, in early February, support finally arrived and her large force arrived.
When Nineteen saw the men from Xia Yuan, she wanted to hug them and cry, "You guys are finally here. I've been waiting for you for so long I'm almost going crazy."
The number of people Meiman arranged was just enough to live in one courtyard, so Shijiu had to pack up and move to another courtyard that was almost completed, because Chunxiao told him that he would live in the main courtyard after it was built.
Although the journey had been arduous, everyone was excited. Now, looking at the house under construction and the hillside in the distance, knowing that this was where they would live from now on, they couldn't help but want to see more. However, their luggage hadn't been packed yet, and they still had cotton seeds in the car. They didn't dare delay any longer and hurriedly unloaded everything from the car. After finding their own rooms and packing them up, they all ran to Nineteen to ask about the situation.
Nineteen was surrounded by them and had to deal with all their problems.
"Yes, that piece of sloping land is being fertilized. It was bought by the owner. The 300-plus acres of land here was also bought by the owner."
"That sloping land is so huge! Our boss keeps buying bigger and bigger plots of land."
"Of course, it's over 1,700 acres."
"Oh my goodness, how much cotton will be produced? It's already February, why haven't they seen any seedlings being grown?"
"My boss said it's too cold here to grow seedlings, so I can only apply more base fertilizer and plant directly at the end of February. The yield will be slightly affected, but it should be fine."
"Brother Nineteen, you are really amazing. You manage so many things by yourself."
"What's so great about that? You're just forcing me. If you don't come, I won't be able to hold on any longer."
"Okay, stop crowding around Nineteen." Chunxiao walked over happily. "We've been waiting for you for so long, and finally you're here. Nineteen and I are exhausted. You guys should rest today. Tomorrow we'll all take over. Don't even think about slacking off."
Everyone laughed.
"Boss, we are ready to work. We will do it even if you ask us to do it now."
"Boss, you guys can just take a rest while we're here. Just tell us what to do."
"Everyone is tired from traveling, so take a day off. If you don't want to rest, just look around. If you want to go to the town, you can go there. There are two carriages over there. Ask the villagers if they want to go to the town, and ask them to show you the way and give them a ride. But Nineteen said that all the people who can work are working here, so it might be difficult to find people."
She looked at Nineteen again and said, "Nineteen, just work hard for a few more days, and everything will be fine in a few days. Tomorrow, find ten people and go to the county town to buy ten cows and ten ox carts. Bring back all the tools from the iron shop, and buy 1,000 kilograms of grain from the various grain shops. You can buy vegetables from the villagers."
"I understand, boss." After saying that, he led everyone to the yard.
There were a few women who couldn't sit still, so when they saw him going up the mountain, they wanted to follow him to take a look. So dozens of people followed him up the mountain, and on the way they asked about the things happening in Fangzhou.
"Nineteen, is the boss still buying people?"
"The boss hasn't mentioned it yet, but you see, we've built two small courtyards, so I'm afraid we'll have to buy some. Although there are two villages nearby, many men have been killed in the villages, and there are less than 400 children who can work. We have about 2,000 acres of land here."
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