Lin Shucheng cooked a lot of food. Jiang Yun kept an eye on the food the wives were cooking, afraid that they would be reluctant to part with the food.
There's plenty of food today; it's the first day of celebrating moving into a new home, so we can't be careless with the meals.
Lin Jinyue also secretly took out two rabbits from her spatial storage and made them into spicy rabbit meat.
That flavor, one bite and it's bursting with aroma.
After finishing their meal, Lu Yaoguang and the others immediately stood up. "Er Ya, you can't send us away. We brothers may not have much else, but we have plenty of strength."
They insisted on staying to help, and Lu Yaoguang even told his men, "Xu Lao Er, go to Shawan County and buy some meat. Er Ya, is there anything you need to bring back? We'll buy it for you."
Lin Jinyue hurriedly said, "Oh, no, no, no, if you really want to stay, you must rest well and not tire yourself out. Also, your shipping has been a great help to us this time. If you are willing to stay, you can take a boat to the city to buy anything you need tomorrow. Don't tire yourself out."
Lu Guangyao was overjoyed to see that Lin Shucheng was willing to let them stay.
They weren't in a hurry to cut down the trees; they wanted to see what they could do to help.
Lin Jinyue then gathered everyone in the village together: "Hey, everyone, don't go. Let's clean up these dishes first and then talk about our plans for the future."
The table they ate at was borrowed from the boat; several tables were put together, and more than seventy people sat there. It didn't matter whether they arrived first or later, or whether they had the surname Lin or not; in short, from now on, everyone would be one family.
This includes Li the blacksmith and Tan Xue, who arrived later.
Everyone agreed with what Lin Jinyue said.
Looking at each other, there is only trust, only a bond forged through life and death. What more is there to say?
Lin Jinyue continued, "I'm thinking that the woodlands and mountains here add up to a fairly large area. If we develop it properly, no matter how chaotic things get outside, we can be self-sufficient. So we need to plan how to develop it from the very beginning."
The dozens of people were completely confused. What development? What plan? What was that?
Lin Youcai: "I'll do whatever Er Ya says."
The villagers all chimed in.
Lin Jinyue:......
She continued, "My initial plan is that all of us will build our houses together in one comfortable spot, preferably near the river. There are ten households in total, and many of them have large families, so building houses will take up a lot of space. We also need to build a school. We can lack many things, but we can't lack education. There's also a clinic where my mother teaches the girls medicine..."
Lin Jinyue listed them one by one. In addition to the residence, clinic, and school, there was also a place for everyone to have activities together. This was mainly for everyone to relax and have fun, such as reading or playing chess. You can't just sleep and work all day long, right?
That's not all; there are exercise areas, livestock sheds, watchtowers, and rest pavilions...
In short, everything was readily available, and they even had a plan for what kind of road to build.
Of course, these are just plans; it will take a lot of time to build them all.
But right now, the main construction is on housing and schools for children; even the watchtower has been moved back.
Lin Jinyue offered an explanation for this.
She said earnestly, "The sooner you start reading, the sooner you'll understand the principles."
However, what she was thinking was that these naughty kids were running around the village, and even cats and dogs disliked them. The adults all had their own things to do, so how could they have the time to keep an eye on them? If Chen Da and the others hurt these kids, it would be a real disaster.
Moreover, Lin Jinyue was also afraid of the screaming chickens, so she simply assigned them learning tasks.
Of course, there are also factors that are for the good of the children. In modern times, children have to go to kindergarten at the age of three and start first grade at the age of six. Some of these children are already seven or eight years old, and there are too many to count. I hope they won't get scammed when they go out into the world.
Lin Jinyue also took out the drawings she had squeezed out of her time to draw in the system space over the past few days, "This kind of bamboo house, with poultry raised underneath, saves space."
Everyone crowded around to take a look, and they saw that the painting was incredibly lifelike, depicting a bamboo house with exquisite detail.
Lin Jinyue really liked this kind of house; it could be made of bamboo, with the space underneath to prevent moisture and insects.
Lin Jinyue: "This house is quite economical for us. After all, we don't have to spend money to buy bricks and tiles. We just need to put in some effort to cut bamboo. It's also easy to build."
Everyone was excited when they heard that no bricks or tiles were needed.
That's great, they may not have money, but they have plenty of strength.
Lin Jinyue immediately poured cold water on their enthusiasm: "But, this bamboo house has a problem. It's not as sturdy as a stone or brick house. We have tornadoes here, which are super strong winds that can uproot trees and blow people away."
Lin Youcai grew anxious: "Then we still need to buy bricks and tiles, there are so many people..."
They have no money.
Although Gu Shao gave them five hundred taels of silver, it was definitely not enough to build a house, and they were too embarrassed to use it.
It was Jiang Yun who gave them the prescription, and it was also the reason why their whole family stayed up the latest.
If it weren't for Lin Jinyue's family, it's questionable whether they could even make it to Yunhe Village alive. How could they accept money from them at this time?
Lin Jinyue didn't argue with them about the money; she figured she'd definitely use it to buy some things in the next few days anyway.
The problem to worry about right now is something else entirely.
She told the villagers, "We can build houses here, but we need a windbreak forest."
Lin Jinyue pointed to a wooded area not far away, "I think that place is pretty good. There's no one around anyway, and it's right next to the river. I think it's a good option."
At this moment, Lin Youcai hesitated, "This...this isn't a good idea, is it?"
Lin Youcai pointed to the hemp rope on the ground, "Er Ya, look, this is the rope that those people from Yunhe Village came to pull. They said we can only use this piece of land in the enclosure. If it really doesn't work out, we'll build a house in the mountains."
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