The ancestral hall in Bailu Village has begun to be repaired.
With the money and leadership provided by the Bai family and the Lu family, construction started soon.
The people in the village are very active and do not act cunningly when working.
Construction Site.
"My Lu family, like the Bai family, also contributed half of the money to build the ancestral hall!
That Zhou Qiang didn’t pay a penny! "Lu Zilin talks about his money everywhere.
"Not only did Zhou Qiang not pay for it, Bai Jiaxuan paid for the wine and meat he sent."
"Zhou Qiang is a foreigner. The matter of building the ancestral hall depends on our Bailu family."
"I don't know where Zhou Qiang secretly learned the wine-making skills, and the wine he makes tastes terrible."
"The tofu made by Zhou Qiang is not good either. It is far worse than the tofu made in Pangjiacun, Nanyuan."
"Zhou Qiang's braised meat is also very unpalatable."
"Zhou Qiang has a very bad conscience and does all kinds of deception and abduction."
Come on, Lu Zilin started talking bad about Zhou Qiang behind his back.
The relationship between Lu Zilin and Zhou Qiang was finally concluded.
If it hadn't been for Zhou Qiang, the first thing Bai Jiaxuan had to do after becoming the clan leader would have been in vain. No one would have spent money to build the ancestral hall with Bai Jiaxuan.
If it weren't for Zhou Qiang, Bai Jiaxuan wouldn't be able to make the first fire.
If it weren't for Zhou Qiang, Lu Zilin wouldn't have to be so embarrassed.
If it weren't for Zhou Qiang, the Lu family wouldn't have to pay so much.
In short, Zhou Qiang ruined Lu Zilin's affairs, and Lu Zilin hated Zhou Qiang.
This feud is not just once or twice.
Zhou Qiang won Lu Zilin a lot of money in gambling, and Lu Zilin was dissatisfied with Zhou Qiang.
Later, at Lu Taiheng's birthday party, Zhou Qiang interfered with the arrangements.
Now, he slapped the Lu family in the face in public.
There is more and more hatred.
this day.
In front of the ancestral hall.
"That Zhou Qiang is really nothing." Lu Zilin continued to speak ill of Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang came and brought a lot of wine and meat.
"Lu Laoji, are you talking bad about me behind my back again?" Zhou Qiang gave Lu Zilin a nickname.
"No, absolutely not." Lu Zilin hurriedly denied.
Lu Zilin had been beaten by Zhou Qiang before, and a good man would not suffer the immediate consequences. Lu Zilin did not dare to quarrel with Zhou Qiang face to face.
"Really? I heard what Sang Laoba said. Could it be that Sang Laoba deceived me?" Zhou Qiang lied. He didn't listen to what Sang Laoba said, but Lu Zilin must have repeatedly said bad things about Zhou Qiang in front of his friends.
"Sang Laoba must have lied to you!" Lu Zilin ran away in a panic.
Lu Zilin felt guilty as a thief and was afraid that Zhou Qiang would slap him twice again.
At this time, Bai Jiaxuan put down what he was doing and came over.
"Xiao Qiang, have you brought the wine and meat today?" Bai Jiaxuan asked Zhou Qiang to bring the wine and meat every day. Anyway, there was enough money to build the ancestral hall, so there was no need to save money on food, so that the tribesmen would have enough food to have the strength to work.
"Yes, clan leader, I sent a few more kilograms of meat and a jar of wine." Zhou Qiang always gave more wine and meat every time.
Zhou Qiang is not a fussy person, and no one will know if he gives more.
Everyone in the village could see that Zhou Qiang gave him more food and wine.
"Mr. Leng, come and keep the accounts. Xiaoqiang will give you wine and meat. In addition, he will give you more wine and meat." Bai Jiaxuan remembered the accounts clearly.
Bai Jiaxuan's voice was loud.
Everyone working around heard it.
Someone even took a closer look and found that there was indeed more food and wine.
They knew that Lu Zilin had told lies again.
Zhou Qiang Duo sent a lot of wine and meat, which was worth a lot of money, and he sent more food almost every day.
Moreover, Zhou Qiang braised meat is very fragrant and delicious.
Zhou Qiang's wine is still as delicious as before.
Zhou Qiang's tofu is still very smooth and tender, and tastes better than those in other villages.
The food for everyone has been much better these days.
There is oil and water in my stomach.
Justice prevails in people's hearts, and everyone has seen what Zhou Qiang did.
What is right and what is wrong is clear at a glance.
No matter what Lu Zilin told Zhou Qiang's lies, no one would believe it.
The more Lu Zilin talked, the more he slapped Lu Zilin in the face, making everyone look down on Lu Zilin.
Lu Zilin is a gossip.
This morning.
"Xiaoqiang, let's go to the county." Bai Jiaxuan called Zhou Qiang to go to the county to register the land Zhou Qiang wanted to buy.
"Okay, patriarch, I brought some cooked food and wine for us to eat on the road." Zhou Qiang jumped directly into the car driven by Lu San without driving.
"Third brother, let's go!" Bai Jiaxuan greeted, and the three of them set off.
not far away.
Lu Zilin saw it and asked Sang Laoba beside him, "Do you know what they did?"
"It seems that Zhou Qiang wants to buy the land at the east end of the village and build a house." Sang Laoba heard Lu San mention it.
"What? Build a house?" Lu Zilin was a little surprised.
"Yes, it's said that Zhou Qiang wants to build a small courtyard house."
"You want to build a courtyard? Humph, you have the money to burn it." Lu Zilin looked unhappy, "Sang Laoba, did you say something to Zhou Qiang?" Lu Zilin settled the dispute with Sang Laoba.
"What did you say?"
"Did you tell Zhou Qiang what I said?"
"No?"
"No? Then why did Zhou Qiang talk about you?" Lu Zilin said trivial matters every day.
He is a person who likes to fight in the nest. People like him are so common, they can be found everywhere.
county seat.
Where land is managed.
"Sir, let's register." Bai Jiaxuan found the place.
"Go, go, I'm busy." A bald middle-aged man was busy drinking tea and smoking a bag, unwilling to answer Bai Jiaxuan.
Zhou Qiang pulled Bai Jiaxuan behind and asked Bai Jiaxuan to wait nearby.
Zhou Qiang first took out a box of Laodao cigarettes and said, "Brother, would you like a cigarette?"
The bald middle-aged man looked at the cigarette in Zhou Qiang's hand, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to take it.
Zhou Qiang hurriedly lit a cigarette with a match and placed a freshly opened box of Laodao cigarettes on the bald middle-aged man's table.
The bald middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Brother, this is it. I want to buy a piece of land in Bailu Village and build a house." Zhou Qiang said directly.
"Buying land? Now we are not allowed to buy and sell casually." The bald middle-aged man said carefully, smoking, looking troubled.
"Brother, please help me. I built a house to find a wife." Zhou Qiang gently touched the bald middle-aged man's shoulder and secretly put a few ocean dollars into the middle-aged man's pocket.
The bald middle-aged man touched it and knew it well, "I want to build a house and marry a wife. I can't delay this. Let me help you take a look."
At this time, the bald middle-aged man started working.
"Thank you, brother. Thank you very much." Zhou Qiang said in a low voice.
"Easy to say." The bald middle-aged man smiled with satisfaction.
Soon, the map of Bailu Village came out.
"Well, there seems to be a piece of land at the east end of Bailu Village. This piece of land is not small." The bald middle-aged man frowned again. Because the land is indeed not small, selling it to Zhou Qiang will require a lot of 'handling fees'.
"It's not small. Brother, there is a piece of forest land here. Why don't you sell it to me, and I will give you a big red envelope for this amount."
"Oh?" The bald middle-aged man's eyes lit up. This was a big customer. He looked at Zhou Qiang, but he didn't say anything.
"Brother, I opened a wine shop near the Governor's Palace in Chang'an City. You can go there for a drink someday when you are free.
By the way, Captain Zhang from the Governor's Mansion often goes to my place to drink. We have a good relationship. Let me introduce you to him.
The Governor often drinks my wine and praises my wine as good.
Two days ago, when I was delivering wine to the Governor, the Governor told me, "
Okay, Zhou Qiang is pulling the skin of a tiger again.
"That's it." The bald middle-aged man seemed to be a little worried. He originally planned to embarrass Zhou Qiang and make more money, but now he doesn't dare. He just takes the normal 'handling fee'. "Since I want to get married, then I will To give you face, you are like this"
The bald middle-aged man finally agreed to sell the large piece of land to Zhou Qiang.
"Brother, I also want to build a mountain."
"What? The top of the mountain?"
"Yes." Zhou Qiang also planned to build a mountain.
"What can you do on the top of the mountain?"
"I'm going to grow some medicinal materials or something."
Zhou Qiang spent a lot of money to buy and rent land.
In addition, he gave a lot of money to the bald middle-aged man.
Everything I wanted to do was done, I bought a piece of land and rented a hilltop.
Bai Jiaxuan's family.
"Patriarch, let me toast you." After the matter was settled, Zhou Qiang took a lot of wine and meat and came to Bai Jiaxuan's house to have dinner together as a thank you to Bai Jiaxuan.
In addition, grass jelly can be used to make fried noodles.
Zhou Qiang came to eat the fried noodles made from grass jelly.
"No need to be polite. Xiaoqiang, what are you doing on the top of the mountain?"
"I grow some potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes."
"Can it be planted?"
"It should work."
"What are you planting these for?"
"Chief, potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes are easy to grow and don't require much water. We are short of water on the original land, so I can plant them better than others."
"Really? I have a piece of land on the hillside of my house, and I might as well grow potatoes."
"It's fine."
"Xiaoqiang, if you want to build a house, the deer yougen in our village has good skills."
"Yes, I heard about it too. I'll go find him."
At Lu Yougen's house, Zhou Qiang came.
When Lu Yougen saw Zhou Qiang, he didn't look good.
Because Zhou Qiang had scolded all the people with the surname Lu in the ancestral hall.
"Brother Yougen, I want to trouble you with something." Zhou Qiang held wine and meat in his hand and his attitude was very polite.
Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person.
Lu Yougen looked at the meat and wine in Zhou Qiang's hand. His mother-in-law and her baby also saw the meat and wine and made a gulping sound.
"What's the matter?" Lu Yougen let Zhou Qiang into the house.
"I don't want to build a house.
Brother Yougen, when it comes to building houses in our village, you are the one! "Zhou Qiang gave a thumbs up.
"It's not bad." Lu Yougen was a little embarrassed by the praise, "Don't you have a house? Why do you still need to build a house?"
"I have too many things at home and it's a bit crowded. I want to build a small courtyard to live in."
Lu Yougen remembered that Zhou Qiang's family raised pigs, fed chickens, built a cowshed, dug a fish pond, had a vegetable greenhouse, made wine, ground tofu, braised meat, and so on.
In short, Zhou Qiang has done a lot of things.
The house is indeed a bit crowded.
Lu Yougan puffed on his pipe and nodded, "Where do you want to build it?"
"Isn't there an open space at the east end of the village? I bought it, as well as the grove next to it."
"What?" Lu Yougen was shocked when he heard this, "Doesn't this cost a lot of money?"
"That's right, I've used up all my money."
“How big do you want it to be?”
"I want to build a fence to surround that area. The fence should be as high as possible, and I can plant some fruit trees or something inside in the future.
Then, build a courtyard with two entrances and two exits.
It's best to get a granary. I want to make wine and need to put in more grain.
"Also," Zhou Qiang made a lot of requests, including getting a covered hut.
Zhou Qiang didn't use any indoor bathroom.
This is a bit tricky.
"This will cost a lot of money, including bricks, tiles, and wood." Lu Yougen made a preliminary calculation.
"Money is easy to talk about. Brother Yougen, tell me the total amount, materials, etc., and you will buy them all. I will only pay for it." Zhou Qiang looked a bit wealthy.
"That's it." Lu Yougen took a deep breath, with surprise in his eyes.
According to Zhou Qiang's request, Lu Yougen can earn a lot of money.
"Xiaoqiang, let's go take a look. I'll give you an estimate of how much it will cost."
"OK."
The two of them went to the east end of the village.
On the way, I met Lu Zilin and a few other friends.
"Lu Laoji, didn't you go to work in the ancestral hall?"
Lu Zilin looked at Lu Yougen and asked, "Zhou Qiang, what are you doing?"
"What else can I do? I'm going to build a courtyard house.
Originally, the money was used to repair the ancestral hall.
But didn’t your family pay for it?
If I have some money left over, I'll build a courtyard house. "Zhou Qiang smiled, and what he said could make Lu Zilin angry to death.
Lu Zilin suppressed his anger and said, "Building a courtyard? This costs a lot of money."
"Yes, Lu Laoji, I don't have the money, how about you lend me some?"
"No money."
"You have no money? I know that if you are not a family member, you can't take out the family's money." Zhou Qiang looked contemptuous.
"Humph." Lu Zilin was a little angry, but didn't know what to say. Lu Taiheng is still in charge of his family's money.
"Lu Laoji, get out of the way, why are you blocking the way? A good dog doesn't block the way!"
"You" Lu Zilin was about to get angry, but remembered that Zhou Qiang was too fierce in the fight, so he chose to endure it. He and a few friends made way.
Zhou Qiang walked over with an arrogant look.
Lu Zilin glared at Zhou Qiang fiercely and whispered: "Build a courtyard? I'll let you build it!"
Zhou Qiang could not normally hear this sound.
But Zhou Qiang heard it.
Zhou Qiang's first reaction was that Lu Zilin was going to make trouble about building a house.
"Xiaoqiang, why did you provoke Lu Zilin?" Lu Yougen was a little worried. He has been through a lot and knows that it is inappropriate for Zhou Qiang and Lu Zilin to become enemies.
"Brother Yougen, I'm afraid it will be troublesome for my family to build a house."
"You also know?" Lu Yougen seemed to have guessed that Lu Zilin was going to cause trouble.
"Lu Laochao will definitely cause trouble. Brother Yougen, what do you think we should do?"
"What else can I do? After the construction starts, I will find a few people to guard the construction site. I will see who is short-sighted and dares to come and cause trouble on my construction site." Lu Yougen often builds houses and has many helpers around him. Afraid of those Lu Zilin.
"Then it's Brother Yougen's trouble. Don't worry, after work starts, I'll serve you with good wine and meat every day."
"No, no, just have a good meal." Lu Yougen smiled happily.
Within a few days.
Construction on Zhou Qiang's house started.
However, no one came to cause trouble.
It's not that Lu Zilin doesn't want to come.
But, Lu Zilin was not in Yuan Shang.
Tian Fuxian came here before.
When he saw Lu Zilin, he said, "You are a good candidate for an official, you know."
Tian Fuxian asked Lu Zilin to go to the county for training.
Lu Zilin went to participate in training, and when he came back, it was time to make a promise to the village and establish the first security center.
What is a rural covenant?
Zhou Qiang is not sure, he thinks he is just a bitch.
Lu Zilin is not in Yuan Shang.
Zhou Qiang is busy building a house.
Bai Jiaxuan was not idle either.
He and the deer plowed the ground three times and raked it again before digging furrows and planting the small black seeds.
Lu San curiously asked: "Master, what kind of seed is this? Is it so valuable?" (End of Chapter)
