Actually, there used to be a small market in Dingshui Village, but it was formed naturally and was only for the convenience of the surrounding residents.
But now that Wei Chengzong has spoken, this market will no longer be limited to the area around Dingshui Village. It will likely extend to the surrounding towns and cities, and it's not impossible that it could become the next economic and trade center of Yongshan County.
In reality, Jiang Qinyu has even greater ambitions, but since nothing is even remotely certain yet, she won't reveal them.
After breakfast, people started arriving one after another.
The first to arrive were naturally the people from Xiahe Village, which was the closest. This time, a total of twelve households were selected from Xiahe Village, while the remaining people were incorporated into other villages because their numbers were too small.
Among the twelve households, the Wu family was one of them.
Because of this incident, Village Chief Wu was attacked by some scheming people in Xiahe Village, who thought he had done something underhanded.
In reality, all twelve households in Xiahe Village were selected by people from Dingshui Village based on their early impressions of each household in Xiahe Village and their previous actions against Dingshui Village. These were households that had not contributed or had only watched from afar.
The Wu family is indeed an exception, but this exception is related to the Wu family's own abilities, and has nothing to do with anything else.
Just like now, thanks to his leadership, the twelve households that moved to Xiahe Village are all in good order, and there have been no panic, stampedes, or collisions.
After the people in Xiahe Village were settled, the arrival of more than a dozen other households made the place lively.
"Ouch, who's got eyes and bumped into me?"
"Hey, hey, hey, where are you taking all that stuff?"
"Hey old man, you don't even know which way your own door opens, do you?"
"..."
After a chaotic half-day, only about thirty households had been settled.
"Big Hammer, how many more people are coming this afternoon?" Village Chief Li asked Li Big Hammer beside him while flipping through his notebook.
"Thirty-six households in the morning, but not so many in the afternoon, only fifteen," Li Dachui replied, while also crossing off the households that had already moved in from his notebook.
Lately, he's practically become the village chief's deputy; he has to go through everything first before reporting to the village chief.
"Fifty-one households came today, almost half. The next few days will be much easier. Okay, Da Chui, keep an eye on things for the next few days. Starting tomorrow, I'll be going to the shop to keep an eye on things, so I'll leave this place to you." Village Chief Li put away his notebook and pen, patted Li Da Chui on the shoulder, and said.
What could Li Dachui say? He was a rough and uncultured man who really didn't want to do this job, but his wife was right. Since the village chief had asked him to do it, it meant that the village trusted him, so he had to do his best to perform well.
"Don't worry, village chief, I'll keep a close eye on things. I'll switch patrol times with Ah Shao and the others these next few days, and I'll take a break once this busy period is over," Li Dachui said with a simple and honest smile.
They agreed that in the afternoon, the people of Dingshui Village would set up a row of everyday items at the village entrance to sell.
"Oh, you sell these baskets in your village? My one just broke. Come on, give me a few!"
"I forgot to bring my water bucket today. I'll buy one to use for now and bring it back tomorrow."
“My mother-in-law said that since we’ve moved to a new house, we should throw away the old things that should be thrown away. We were originally planning to go to the county town to buy new ones tomorrow, but since they’re available in the village, we should definitely buy them from there!”
"I've heard that the people of Dingshui Village are friendly. Look at this, the stuff they're selling us is just as good as what they sell in the county town, and it's even cheaper than the county town in terms of transportation costs!"
"Haha, we made the right move this time!"
"..."
The village entrance was bustling with activity as new villagers came to buy necessities for their homes and chatted with the elderly women and men sunbathing at the village entrance. The villagers quickly became close friends.
However, things often go wrong when things are harmonious, just like now.
"Oh my god, Granny Wang, you're so heartless! I'm still your relative by marriage, how can you charge me five coins for a single basket?" Granny Jin from Xiahe Village shouted.
Gossiping is human nature, and her words immediately drew a crowd.
Jiang Qinyu had just stepped out the door, intending to go to the county to learn about the upcoming policies, but she ended up eating melons as soon as she left.
Granny Wang was no pushover either. With her hands on her hips, she said fiercely, "You old hag, give me a break! I'm selling to you for five coins when we were once in-laws, and you still think it's too expensive? Then I won't sell to you!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly added, "Also, I'm not your in-law now, so don't call me that, lest people misunderstand. My daughter and your son are divorced!"
The people from Xiahe Village tried to rob Dingshui Village twice. Wang Pozi's daughter didn't have a good relationship with her husband's family. Although she initially brought her husband's family over to enjoy the water benefits, the Jin family went too far. There were too many conflicts between the two families living together, so Wang Pozi's daughter simply divorced the Jin family.
Given the circumstances at the time, divorce was a good choice for Wang Jia Nu, since the drought was severe then, while Dingshui Village had water and food, and the Jin family was actually a burden.
"You still dare to talk about divorce?" Granny Jin immediately objected. "Only your Wang family are so blind and contemptible. My son is so good to your daughter, how could you be so heartless as to break them up?"
"Pah!" Granny Wang spat on Granny Jin's face. "Your son dared to hit my daughter when he lived in my house, and you still have the nerve to say that your son is good to my daughter? You filthy, rotten old hag!"
Granny Jin also had her own reasons: "It's only natural for a man to hit a woman! What's wrong with hitting your daughter a couple of times because she's disobedient? Couples quarrel in bed and make up in bed, but you, you troublemaking old hag, insist on making them divorce. Bah! You're the one who should be dragged to the hell of having your tongue cut out!"
"What are you saying? What do you mean 'it's only natural for a man to hit a woman'? We don't have that rule in our village!" Granny Wang exploded upon hearing this. She looked around and spotted Jiang Qinyu. She quickly shouted, "A-Zheng's wife, you be the judge! How did our village include the Jin family? How can she say such things? Don't let her cause trouble for our village in the future!"
Jiang Qinyu was called upon and had no choice but to slowly walk forward.
She glanced at Granny Jin, who looked at her with a somewhat evasive gaze before immediately shrinking back and not daring to utter another sound.
"Uncle Da Chui, is the Jin family from Xiahe Village on the list?" Jiang Qinyu skipped over Granny Jin and Granny Wang and asked Li Da Chui first.
Although there are always conflicts between the old and new villagers, Jiang Qinyu does not want the village to be noisy every day in the future.
"Let me see!" Li Dachui's memory wasn't very good, and he couldn't remember whether the Jin family was there or not, so he quickly took out his notebook to flip through it.
He flipped through it for a while and then exclaimed, "Huh? That's strange..."
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