Chapter 3099 Surprise
He pointed at a car in front of him and lowered his voice, "Did you see your two brothers? County Magistrate Bai said that if they make great contributions in the future and develop their skills, the county government will allocate houses to them."
Mrs. Pan asked quickly, "How big is the house? Does it have three rooms?"
"Three?" Veterinarian Pan raised his chin and snorted, "You'll know when you get there. There are more than three."
"That's... five rooms?" Mrs. Pan's eyes lit up. If there were five rooms, then each of their family members would have one, and they wouldn't have to worry about buying a house when their three sons got married.
When they arrived in Beihai County, Veterinarian Pan still knew the way, so he took them straight to the east of the city. After finding the second yard, he took out the key to open the door. After pushing the door open, he asked his two sons to remove the threshold and pull the car in.
He said to his stunned wife, children and five others, "See? This will be our home from now on."
Madam Pan walked in blankly. When she saw the spacious courtyard inside, her legs went weak and she leaned against the door, speechless.
The four children screamed "Ahhh!" and the youngest girl jumped up and rushed in, shouting, "It's so big, so big, so big..."
Pan Dalang led his three younger brothers and sisters and ran to the back, pushing open all the doors. He counted them, but became so confused that he simply gave up counting. He turned around and ran out, asking, "Dad, can I have a room by myself?"
"Sure," said Veterinarian Pan, waving his hand. "Except for the main room, you can choose any room you want. If you don't mind the hassle, no one will say anything if you change rooms at night."
Pan Xiaotao, who was only seven years old, also ran out from the backyard, hugged her mother's waist, and asked, "Mom, can I have my own room too?"
She also doesn't want to live with her parents anymore.
Madam Pan touched her head and said, "Okay, go choose a room."
Pan Xiaotao became happy and rushed back to the backyard.
Veterinarian Pan's two apprentices and the car dealer pulled the two cars in and started unloading their belongings. Veterinarian Pan then turned to his two apprentices and said, "You guys should also choose a room in the front yard to stay in."
The two apprentices happily agreed.
Madam Pan left the three of them, the master and his disciples, and went into the back with excitement. The house in the back was also well built. The most important thing was that there was a yard at the back. There was only a kitchen and a woodshed in the yard, and the rest of the land was empty. She thought she could clean it up and pile up some soil to grow some vegetables.
Mrs. Pan leaned against the door and wiped her tears, feeling that she had finally made it.
The four children opened every door and walked around. When their excitement subsided a little, they remembered the most important thing, "Dad, Mom, there is no bed——"
Veterinarian Pan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Let's stay at the post station first. Then we'll go look in the pawnshop and see if there are any ready-made beds, tables and chairs. We can buy a few sets and put them up there and live here."
As for daily necessities such as quilts, they brought them all from home, even things like wooden barrels and basins. If they were not difficult to carry, they actually wanted to divide the bowls, chopsticks and pots at home.
Madam Pan also came to her senses. Although there were many things that needed to be purchased, this was her own home, a home where she had complete control over herself!
Madam Pan became ambitious and waved to Pan the veterinarian, saying, "Don't worry about these things. Dalang and I can handle it. Just go to the yamen and work hard for County Magistrate Bai!"
At this moment, the image of County Magistrate Bai in her mind was extremely tall, so tall that no one could compare to him.
Because there was no bed, Veterinarian Pan and his colleagues packed up a little and went to the post station. They also had to pay for the car and asked the waiter to drive back.
As soon as Veterinarian Pan and his companions checked into the post station, Bai Shan knew they had returned. He immediately stood up to look for Zhou Man, but just as he was about to step out of the door, County Magistrate Fang rushed in. "Sir, several people have come from Qingzhou City, saying they want to buy land from our county government."
Bai Shan stopped and asked, "Which land do they want to buy? The court has issued a decree that wasteland in all places can no longer be bought and sold at will."
County Magistrate Fang said, "What they want to buy is open land, which is not suitable for farming."
"oh?"
County Magistrate Fang then said, "It's the land around Longchi."
Bai Shan understood what was going on and smiled, saying, "Then you should entertain them first and ask them if they came on their own or through Magistrate Lu's connections."
County Magistrate Fang was stunned and asked, "County Magistrate Lu?"
Bai Shan nodded, rubbed his hands, and said, "We can show them something. We need to unify the construction of houses and streets in Longchi. We haven't decided yet whether to sell the land or have the county government build it."
County Magistrate Fang hesitated, "Sir, do we have any extra money to build a house now?"
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who would know that our county government has no money?"
"Besides, Longchi's situation is different from other places. Think about the small town outside Laizhou Wharf right now. It's as prosperous as the state capital. Longchi Wharf is even further away from our Beihai County. In the future, it will surely rival the county town, or even be more prosperous than Laizhou City. How can housing there still be cheap?"
County Magistrate Fang seemed to be thinking about something.
Bai Shan patted his shoulder and said, "Go ahead. We sold a lot of official salt in Beihai County this year. If you don't tell us, outsiders won't know how poor we are. Think about the courtyards we built in the east of the city. They are gifts for the talented people who are willing to come to our Beihai County. Looking at the courtyards on that street, will outsiders still think that our Beihai County is short of money?"
Speaking of this, County Magistrate Fang couldn't help but say, "Sir, we have to save money from now on. If you hadn't wanted to build a yard and spent money lavishly before, we might have been able to build the house in Longchi."
Bai Shan felt a little guilty: "...some money can be saved, but some money is not easy to save. For example, when recruiting talents, you can't be too stingy."
The house was already built, and County Magistrate Fang couldn't say anything, so he only asked, "Your Excellency should be more frugal in the future."
Bai Shan agreed straightforwardly, "Okay."
"By the way, why does the lord want to hire a veterinarian?" He even gave her a house for this purpose.
Bai Shan said, "Veterinarians are very important. Building the docks and the town will definitely take up a lot of manpower. I'm planning to buy more oxen. I'm also planning to raise a large number of pigs, and all of these will require veterinarians."
County Magistrate Fang opened his mouth but ultimately did not object. Many of the things Bai Shan did seemed bold and unnecessary to him, but when they were actually done, he would find that they had a far-reaching impact on the county.
For example, Dajiawa Salt Field and Longchi Wharf. Who could have imagined last year that Beihai County would be like this today?
County Magistrate Fang could only check for him and fill in the gaps, "Master Song should also know something, what if they find Master Song."
Bai Shan said straightforwardly, "Let's have Chief Secretary Song go to the countryside to inspect the official farmland and farmhands. The New Year is almost here, and we need to ensure everyone has a good year."
County Magistrate Fang thought about it for a moment and nodded. This is a good idea. It’s good for everyone, except for Chief Clerk Song.
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I have been in poor health for the past two months. I have allergies. It was better in the middle, but it came back after a few days. In July, I did autohemotherapy for a month. It was effective in the early stage, but later on, the allergic reaction on my arm got better, but it reappeared on my neck. In the meantime, I also received the first shot of the vaccine.
A couple of days ago, I felt better, and since the second shot had been delayed for several days, I was urged to get it, so I went to get it. As a result, my back started to feel allergic again...
This recurring illness has exhausted me. The doctor said that autohemotherapy will not have much effect on me and asked me to go to bed early, get up early and exercise more, but... it's really difficult.
I am a little disappointed in myself, but I also want to cheer up and adjust myself. I feel very depressed over and over again, and I don’t want to write, so my updates have been very unstable recently.
But I will adjust as soon as possible. This difficulty seems to be a small one, so please wait for me, my fellow book lovers.
Good night, let’s look forward to tomorrow’s sun together.
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