As soon as Bai Manshan entered the village, he paused, uncertainly pulled on the horse's reins, and looked up at Wu Gousheng, who was on duty at the watchtower, asking, "Gousheng, when did your village get bigger?"
Originally, when you entered the village gate, you would see the school on the right and the wall in front of you. Now, when you look to the right, it seems like there's no end in sight, and you can already see several houses there!
It's still a brick and tile house!
The wall between the two areas has been demolished, and there is also a sturdy wall surrounding the new land on the right.
What month did he leave? It seems like it was spring, but now it's autumn. How come Shanshui Village has changed so much in just one summer?
Wu Gousheng loudly recounted in detail what had happened in the village.
Upon hearing that Hu Wenhua and Ding Jiajia had gotten married, Bai Manshan's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg!
When did this happen? How come he doesn't know?
Then he realized it was normal that he didn't know. His family of three was scattered in the north and south, and there was chaos and war outside, so it was impossible to send letters. Not only did he not know, but Ziqian and Huyu probably didn't know either.
It's not anyone else's fault, it's just the state of the world.
Moreover, Da Jiang, Wen Hua's nephew, couldn't attend Wen Hua's wedding and didn't even know about it, making him even worse off than Wen Hua.
He looked around the village and found it quiet except for the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves. Normally, it would be fine if no one came out to chat because of the hot weather, but it was already October, and the autumn air was crisp and cool. In the past, there would always be two or three women chatting under the big tree at the entrance of the village while doing needlework. Why were they gone today?
This is unusual.
Bai Manshan looked up and asked Wu Gousheng again, "Gousheng, where are the people from your village? Are they all still in the fields before the autumn harvest is over?"
That shouldn't be the case. Didn't the people in Shanshui Village not plant potatoes in the spring? Besides, even if they did plant potatoes, they should have already harvested them. He came from Baijiazhuang, where not only had the potatoes been harvested long ago, but the potatoes in Zhulin Village had also been harvested in the fall, and the potatoes for the next season had already been planted.
Oh, I remember now, Shanshui Village has switched to growing medicinal herbs, so the harvest time for the herbs might be different.
"The autumn harvest will be over long ago, but it will only take about an hour in the morning. The rest of the time will be spent making toothbrush handles in everyone's yard," Wu Gousheng said, explaining in detail with a sense of pride.
Previously, the people from the herbal medicine workshop all worked at the toothbrush workshop. Now that the herbal medicine harvest is bountiful, they also need people to process the herbs, so they have to recruit people from the village.
The men had to go to the fields to collect medicinal herbs and also go out to deliver them, so most of the recruits were women. Even women of Li Da Niang and Zhang Shu Ai were recruited. Those who stayed at home making toothbrush handles had to work even harder.
Baek Man-seon's mouth remained open, and she forgot to close it.
He thought he was busy enough, but he didn't expect the people in Shanshui Village to be even busier than him!
After climbing the hill, I passed the toothbrush shop and saw that it had been turned back into a medicinal herb shop. A new courtyard had been built next to it, which must be the new toothbrush shop.
Before this, he met with Ziqian Huyu and discussed the toothbrush situation. He was going to come and order another batch of goods. He was originally worried that the toothbrush production speed would not be fast enough, but he did not expect that Shuiqing would come up with the idea of outsourcing!
The people of Shanshui Village are becoming increasingly diligent, doing everything from working in the fields and at home to their workshops.
It will likely become one of the wealthiest villages in the entire Great Ming Kingdom...
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