After everyone finished explaining Shui Qing's meaning, the old village chief's eyes gleamed.
He had always wanted to build a wall, but in the past, even getting enough to eat was difficult, so who would be willing to do such useless things that yielded no results? If people's hearts are not united, it's pointless to bring it up.
Things are different now. Hu Shuiqing brought up things he dared not mention, and things he wanted to do!
Master Fan pondered for a while and then said, "It was not feasible in the past, but it is now. Except for a few families, most people in our village can eat dry food twice a day."
The six or seven households that grew potatoes in the first half of the year can still eat three full meals a day, even during this off-season, and they have no problem with the physical strength to make adobe bricks to build their walls.
The old village chief looked at Master Fan, his tone unusually excited: "Brother, if you also think it's feasible, why don't we discuss the general outline today and start building tomorrow?"
Grandpa Fan was very excited at the thought that his village would soon be protected by a high wall, making his children and grandchildren safer!
"This matter should be settled as soon as possible; let's finalize it today!"
Aunt Zhang chuckled and chimed in, "Yes, the sooner it's finished, the sooner we can have peace of mind."
Wang Guifen's husband's family and her own family both lived in Shanshui Village, so she took it even more seriously and hurriedly said, "I'll go get the gong and call for help!"
Soon after the gong sounded, people from all the villages flocked to the old village chief's house.
Li Wen told everyone about building the wall and asked for their opinions.
Surprisingly, apart from a few companies that murmured their reluctance, the vast majority agreed outright.
Their home is no longer the thatched hut it used to be, nor is it the impoverished place where they would starve to leave if mice came. Of course, they need to take it seriously now.
The village rules of Shanshui Village dictate that the minority must submit to the majority, so the few families naturally disregarded these rules. They began discussing the height of the wall, how to build it, how the front and back gates should be positioned, their width, and what to use for the main gates...
After discussion, it was finally decided that the embankment made of sacks filled with soil would not be demolished, but would be used as part of the wall, with the village entrance serving as the gate.
The back door was placed next to the Ding family's house.
The Ding family was the last to arrive in Shanshui Village. Their house was built at the very back of the village, and since they often went out to collect herbs, the back door was located next to their house for easy access.
The gate, which can accommodate two vehicles at the same time, is made of thick trees tied together, making it heavy and sturdy, so that even bandits cannot easily break it open.
The back door can only accommodate one vehicle at a time, and it is made of thick wooden planks tied together to make it easy to open and close.
A watchtower was built next to the front and back gates to facilitate observation of the situation outside the wall and on the road.
Sharpened wooden and bamboo thorns of varying heights were placed on top of the wall.
The wall was two meters high, enclosing the entire village. However, the terrain on the Shuiqing side was higher, forming a natural barrier, and the area was larger, so the wall only went up to Aunt Zhang's place.
Fan Jin's family doesn't need to participate in building the village's walls, but similarly, if they need to build some protective fences, they are not required to participate; it's up to them whether they want to help.
The sections of the village wall are allocated according to the number of people in the family; the more people in a family, the longer the section they are responsible for, and the fewer people, the shorter the section they are responsible for.
To demonstrate fairness and resolve, the old village chief's family chose the longest and most difficult section of road to repair. This move immediately silenced the objections of the Zhang, Bald, and Fan families.
The whole village was in an uproar.
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