Pei Yun had never considered developing down the mountain before. After all, he was a bandit, and everyone down the mountain was afraid of him, scolded him, and avoided him.
But now it is different. He has become a thousand households. Although he has no obligation to seek welfare for the people, so many villagers want to go to the mountains to work. Looking at those pitiful eyes, especially many villagers are pale and thin, and the children are skinny, it makes people feel distressed.
Pei Yun doesn't consider himself a saint, but if he can help within his ability, he will not hesitate to do so.
The buildings in the village have been repaired, but they were built according to the previous population of more than 300 people. Now there are 700 more people, and even if more than ten people squeeze into one room, they cannot accommodate them.
Pei Yun planned to build buildings in Zhongyi Village, and then build a cement road between Zhongyi Village and Yiyun Village, so that even if there was an emergency, support could be provided quickly.
The villagers at the foot of the mountain all have experience in building houses. Although they are not as skilled as bricklayers, they can participate in the construction as long as they are taught.
Two meals are provided every day and the salary is 200.
This made the villagers very excited. They just wanted to learn to stutter, but they didn't expect to be paid. Everyone studied very hard, fearing that they would be eliminated and have no food to eat.
Many women worked as cooks, responsible for all the food in the village. He Niang became the head chef and no longer cooked. She just managed the cooks under her and had very strict requirements. They were not allowed to take anything from the village back without permission. If found out, they would be fired immediately.
Many cooks cherish this hard-earned opportunity and dare not do anything rash. They are only paid 100 yuan a day and are also provided with two meals.
In addition, Pei Yun also found Xue Wenju and bought a piece of wasteland at the foot of the mountain, and then asked the remaining villagers to reclaim the wasteland and grow crops.
When some modern farming tools were taken out, the villagers were extremely shocked. As farmers who have been dealing with the land for many years, although they had never used or seen the tools that Pei Yun took out, they knew at just one glance that these tools were much better than what they were using now.
Pei Yun gave them seeds and fertilizers and asked them to sow the crops. After the harvest, they were to hand over one third of the crops to the village and keep the rest for themselves.
Before the crops are planted, these villagers can go up the mountain to eat, which makes them immediately grateful.
They farmed the land for the gentry, and in addition to paying tribute to the gentry, they also had to pay various taxes.
After a year of hard work, from morning till night, they seldom had enough to eat. But now, Pei Yun only collected one third of the harvest. Even after paying taxes, they could still have a lot left, enough to have enough to eat.
For those who did not get any land, Pei Yun bought piglets for the villagers to raise, and after they grew up they could be sold to the village to earn some income.
At the foot of Qingyan Mountain, villagers from seven or eight nearby villages all set up longevity tablets for Pei Yun at home. They were all very grateful to Pei Yun for giving them enough food to eat.
Many villagers even wanted to give their daughters to Pei Yun for free, to be maids or even servants.
For a time, Ruifeng County, where the Qingyan Mountain Thousand Households were located, became famous.
Many common people wanted to farm for Pei Yun instead of the gentry, but unfortunately there were only so many wastelands and the rest of the land was in the hands of the gentry.
Even if Pei Yun wanted to help, it would be difficult for him to do so. He couldn't just snatch the land from the gentry. He was now a thousand households, not a bandit, and he had to consider the consequences of his actions.
After all, he is not alone anymore, he has more than a thousand brothers behind him.
Everything in the village was thriving, and there was a person responsible for every matter, so Pei Yun didn't have to worry too much. He would just walk around the village every day and then start practicing.
One day, Pei Yun had just finished his training when he saw Xu Zong rushing towards him.
"Brother, Liu Yiyi just sent a message saying that a famous woman was making a scene in front of Jinyunfang. She said she was your adoptive mother and she didn't know what to do. She wanted you to go to the city."
"Adoptive mother?"
Pei Yun frowned, and vague memories of his previous life emerged. He did have an adoptive mother, but didn't that woman run away a long time ago?
"Qingqiu, come down the mountain with me."
Pei Yun spoke, and then he, Leng Qingqiu, took Chang Wei and others to Ruifeng County.
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Jinyunfang.
Bang——!
Yang Wanyi slapped the counter, shaking the silk material. She wore a half-worn dress today on purpose, and pinned her hair with the silver hairpin that Pei Yi gave her. She looked like she was living a hard life.
"My son runs a shop, why can't I, his mother, enter?"
Yang Wanyi's voice rose, attracting many passers-by to stop and look, "God damn it! The son no longer recognizes his mother after he becomes successful!"
Pei Yujiao behind her wiped her tears at the right time. The 17-year-old girl was wearing a patched skirt and looked like she had suffered a lot of injustice.
Eighteen-year-old Pei Mingde clenched his fists, staring at the exquisite silks in the shop, his breathing becoming a little rapid.
Pei Li told him that these were left by Pei Yi, so they should be his.
"Madam Yang, please don't make trouble here. This is my Liu family's shop and has nothing to do with Pei Yun." Liu Yiyi frowned and said.
"Bullshit! Do you think I don't know that Pei Yun is the boss behind Yunci Pavilion and Jinyunfang? You are just a manager. This is Pei's property. How dare you confuse right and wrong here? What are you thinking, you little bastard?"
"Did you seduce Pei Yun and want to take over this shop? I'm telling you, you can't do that as long as I'm here!"
Yang Wanyi started cursing, saying that she had been with a disabled man for so many years, and that he was not good in every aspect, which caused her to enter menopause early and develop a willful temper.
Disgust appeared in Liu Yiyi's eyes. She didn't know anything about Yang Wanyi. As soon as Jinyunfang opened this morning, the other party came into the store and said that she was Pei Yun's adoptive mother and that this was Pei's family's shop, and asked Liu Yiyi to get out.
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