"County Lord." Uncle Jiu Tai and Chief Xiao returned the greeting without restraining themselves as elders.
Minghua nodded, "What do you think these two elders are here for?"
"We came to the county chief to repair the road. We counted the cement you sent and found that there were 250 sacks in total. According to what the guards you sent over said, we can only repair the roads in our village. Road; if you want to build a road along the same road, it may not be enough." Chief Xiao said first.
Uncle Jiu Tai nodded in agreement, "That's true. County Lord, let's see, are we building a highway or a clan road?"
Minghua pondered for a moment, thought about it, and then said: "Let's build the roads in the clan first. The roads outside can be built as much as we can. I will also write a letter and give it to my senior brother, asking him to help dispatch another batch." If you do it, you have to do it well.
Two hundred and fifty bags of cement is indeed not much; even if it is diluted, it is impossible to pave all the roads.
"In this case, you will be in debt again, right?" Chief Xiao asked.
Minghua shook her head, "No, His Majesty has specially ordered the Ji family to produce cement. The Ji family is my senior brother's father's family. As soon as this matter came out, I made an agreement with the first senior brother to use some cement for my own use. This time it is not enough. I will repair the book." One letter will be added naturally."
Patriarch Xiao heard it. Minghua's eldest brother's family was powerful and powerful. It was just some cement, but they didn't take it seriously at all. They agreed to Minghua's request just after they got the order to produce cement. This shows that they didn't pay attention to it at all. Keep this material in mind.
"In this case, please ask the county master; if the money is not enough, our clan will pool it together, and we can't let you go out alone." The first batch relied on her alone to provide the money, which was what Minghua gave back to the clan. , they did not refuse; the latter batch of them had no shame in taking advantage in vain.
"Grandpa, don't worry. The raw materials are not expensive and don't cost much money." What really costs more money is the manpower and material resources for transportation. "You can rest assured about this. Let's build the roads in the clan first and write a book." , it takes more than two months to go back and forth."
It's too long.
Minghua then thought again and said, "Butler."
"County Lord." Xiao Pingfu bowed beside him.
"I will repair a letter right away. You can send it to the inn for haste and give me more money. I hope it can be delivered as soon as possible." The cement business did not reach Xianyun County, not even the state capital; it could only be sent by Ji Jin from the capital. The command was called as soon as possible.
Uncle Jiutai and Chief Xiao heard this and left first.
After Minghua saw them off, she returned to her room, wrote a letter, stuffed it into an envelope, and handed it to Xiao Pingfu.
"We must hurry up."
"Yes, County Lord."
Xiao Pingfu went out to do errands, while Minghua sat at the desk and meditated. Aunt Luo stepped forward and put a thin coat on her, "County Master, the weather is getting colder, be careful of catching a cold."
The weather in Xianyun County in spring is unpredictable, and it can turn cold suddenly from morning to night, and even occasionally.
"Well, Grandma Luo, what if I ask the second senior brother to open the cement business here?" The stall has not been spread out, and now it is only sold around the capital. If you want to spread the stall directly to Xianyun County, there will be Many difficulties.
Aunt Luo smiled slightly and said, "County Master, you have already made a promise in your heart, haven't you?"
Minghua raised his head and glanced at her, nodding lightly. The difficulties involved were not something that Cui Changhe's current power could solve, so just take your time. ….
The Xiao clan leader got Minghua's words and worried about the strong men in the village. Under the guidance of two guards, he started the road construction project in full swing; all the roads that were paved in the clan were required not to be stepped on for three days. Days later, they went up and tried to walk again, and it was as if they were walking on flat ground.
"Clan leader, it's easy to use. It's really easy to use."
Some tribesmen even pulled out the oxcart, but were stopped by the clan leader. "The oxcart cannot be allowed to go up in a short period of time. It will have to wait at least half a month. During this period, straw will be spread every day and water will be sprinkled to make the road more solid." .”
"Oh." The tribesman who led the ox cart was less than excited. However, he turned to look at the flat cement road and became excited again. "The county owner is really a good person. He built such a good road for us for free."
When I touched it with my hand, the cement road was already hard enough.
In just one month, all the roads in and out of the clan have been repaired, including the roads in the village. When you walk out of your house, everything is clean. Even if it rains, your feet are clean.
The tribesmen cherish the cement road very much. After going to the fields and coming back, their feet will be stained with mud. When walking on the cement, they will wipe the mud on the edge of the nearest cement road and try not to bring mud onto the cement road.
The degree of cherishment is beyond Minghua’s understanding.
After the road construction in the clan and village was completed, there were still more than fifty bags of cement left. These dogs built a small section of the road leading to the county town, but the clan leader did not let people continue the construction, but waited for the arrival of the next batch of cement.
After waiting for more than a month, a new batch of cement was finally delivered; the day for Minghua and Xiao Hongkang to participate in the scholar examination was approaching. With Xiao Zhengning as a guarantee and a letter of recommendation, they successfully obtained the reference quota.
People in the clan and village began to build the road leading to the county seat. Minghua and Xiao Hongkang sent each other off to the county seat at home; they checked into an inn first to avoid delaying the exam due to the journey.
Two days later, Minghua and Xiao Hongkang entered the examination room together. When they entered, they were searched and checked on their luggage. This time, Minghua was smarter and brought not only pancakes but also fried noodles. The cooked noodles were cooked with hot water. Just soak it in water and you can eat it.
She thought about making instant noodles, but she was not good at it. She could only make it with the simplest fried noodles, and bring some seasonings, so she could cope with it for a few days.
This time, her luck was as good as ever, and she was assigned a dormitory number in the middle; and Xiao Hongkang...his luck was not sure whether it was good or bad, as the dormitory number he was assigned was only one step away from the toilet. Three room numbers.
Xiao Hongkang endured the smell that occasionally came up. While enduring it, he developed a strong sympathy for the people in the next three houses. Even if he could smell the smell from time to time, he could still comfort himself. At least it was far away, so I didn’t smell much.
The three-day exam is over.
Minghua stretched out comfortably and walked out of the entrance hall with her eldest brother. Seeing her eldest brother's pale and haggard face due to constipation, she asked him puzzledly.
"Brother, did you not sleep well?"
"I couldn't sleep well. I feel like my whole body smells bad."
Minghua understood clearly, "It does smell after not taking a shower for three days."
Xiao Hongkang looked at her with difficulty. This was no longer a matter of not taking a shower for three days. Although the smell only occasionally drifted into the examination room, no one could stand it for three days in a row.
Minghua looked at his expression, an idea flashed through her mind, she pursed her lips and asked uncertainly.
"Brother, aren't you assigned a toilet number?"
"It's a little better than the toilet." It's not that the toilet is better, but it's almost as good as the toilet.
Minghua guessed it, and reached out to pat her brother's arm to express comfort. But thinking that he had been smoked for three days, she couldn't do it anymore, "What about that, brother, let's go home quickly."
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