The road construction is in full swing. Originally planned to start building the workshop in September, Chen Chen had to suspend the plan. He planned to buy the land first and start building the workshop after the road was completed. By then, it would be more convenient to transport the materials.
More than 100 people worked hard for almost a month and finally completed the construction of the road in early October.
"Ashu, let's walk faster." Chen Chen urged He Jinshu.
The road was completed, and the two villages were going to hold a celebration ceremony today. All the villagers would go to join in the fun, and Chen Chen naturally wanted to go too.
There were a lot of people here today, and He Jinshu was afraid of any accidents, so he held his hand and walked slowly towards the village entrance.
Everyone else was running, even Grandma He had walked ahead of them, so they were the slowest, so Chen Chen urged He Jinshu to walk faster.
He Jinshu did not change his pace after hearing this, and said calmly to Chen Chen: "Don't worry, they will start the ceremony after we arrive."
He Jinshu was not in a hurry, but Chen Chen was. They were walking too slowly. Children of the same age could walk faster than them. So he didn't care about anything else and just pulled He Jinshu and strode forward.
He Jinshu was not as strong as him, so he had to be dragged forward by him.
At the intersection of the two villages, Village Chief Wu and Village Chief Shen stood side by side, surrounded by people from their respective villages.
Everyone looked at the newly built, wide and flat road, with smiles of accomplishment on their faces.
Village Chief Shen bowed to Village Chief Wu and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Wu."
Village Chief Wu also bowed to Village Chief Shen and said with a smile: "Brother Shen has worked hard too."
After saying this, the two of them smiled at each other. This was the first time in so many years that the relationship between the two villages had been so harmonious, and they had also accomplished a great thing together.
After laughing, Village Chief Wu asked the people in Wujia Village behind him: "Have Mr. He and Mr. Shen arrived?"
"Here they come." Chen Chen shouted from behind the crowd after hearing what Village Chief Wu said.
Everyone in Wujia Village who heard the sound consciously made way for the two people. Now their prestige in the village is no longer what it used to be. Wherever they go, people will greet them warmly and praise them from time to time.
Chen Chen took He Jinshu's hand and walked through the crowd, then came to the side of Village Chief Wu.
When Village Chief Wu saw the two men coming, he made way for them and let them stand in the middle. He then said to them, "Now that the road has been built, we are waiting for you to hold the ceremony. Mr. He, Brother Shen, shall we begin?"
Today, to celebrate the completion of the road, the two villages not only held a banquet on the road, but also invited a circus troupe to perform here.
The ceremony was not very complicated. After He Jinshu and Shen Zhen lit the firecrackers together, the celebration ceremony officially began.
The circus troupe performed on a temporary stage built in the middle of the road. People from both villages sat at tables on both sides, eating and drinking while watching their performance. When they saw the exciting parts, they would cheer from time to time.
Today, in addition to the people from the two villages, many people from other villages also came to watch their celebration ceremony. Some even the village chiefs came to watch. After all, they have been working on it for a month, and all the villages in the surrounding area know that they are building a road, and they also want to see what the completed road looks like.
The villagers were amazed at the food and performances from both villages, while the village chiefs were impressed by the excellent road! It was straight, clean, flat, and wide. Walking on it was comfortable, and the oxen and horse carts didn't bump. It was much faster than the old, bumpy road.
It would be great if there was a road like this in their village. The village heads all thought so.
However, they can only think about it for now. After all, building this road is not an easy task. First of all, it requires the high cooperation of the villagers, and secondly, it requires a certain amount of financial support.
Although stones and soil can be obtained from the mountains, lime still needs to be purchased. Without a certain amount of money, it is really impossible to organize the villagers to build the road.
The excitement in the two villages started at 9:00 PM and lasted until noon, when everyone started to pack up and leave.
On the way back, Grandma He said to Chen Chen happily, "I haven't seen acrobatics in many years. Today's performance was really good."
Grandpa He, who was walking with the help of his servants, also smiled and said, "It's really wonderful. I see that everyone has forgotten to eat and is just focused on watching the acrobatics."
"If grandpa and grandma think it's nice, we can invite them to perform for us again during the next holiday." Chen Chen said proudly.
"Okay," Grandma He said happily, "We can invite them over again during the Chinese New Year. It will be more lively when we see this during the Chinese New Year."
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen nodded and said, "No problem, then I'll invite you again during the Chinese New Year."
The day after the celebration ceremony, Wujia Village held another meeting. Village Chief Wu planned to distribute the profits of the past few months to everyone.
It was originally said that we would get one cent per quarter. Now that September has just passed, it is time to get the share.
Under the guidance of He Jinshu, Village Chief Wu not only sold vinegar to the restaurant, but also told them some benefits of eating vinegar, and even told them that drinking a small bowl of vinegar every day is very good for the body.
The restaurant was also very supportive, with excellent publicity, and the chefs were also very clever. In addition to using vinegar to make cold dishes, they also invented many other foods made with vinegar.
Although those foods seemed a little hard to describe to Shen Zhen, vinegar was a new thing and people heard that it was good for the body, so many people still flocked to buy them, which also increased the sales of vinegar in Wujia Village.
This time, each household received 200 coins. Originally, they would not have received so much, but everyone had worked hard to build the road this month, so Village Chief Wu and He Jinshu discussed it and decided to give each household 200 coins so that they could buy some meat to replenish their bodies.
In addition, those who contributed more to the road construction were given an additional reward ranging from 50 to 100 coins.
As for He Jinshu and the others’ share, we will still keep a record of it first and give it to them all at the end of the year.
After receiving the money, the villagers were all very happy. They stayed at home and earned 300 coins after working in the village for only two months. This was something they had never dared to imagine before.
Therefore, the status of He Jinshu and Shen Zhen in the hearts of the villagers of Wujia Village has been further improved, and at the same time, the status of the boys and girls in the village has also been greatly improved.
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