"Haha! Master, we, the five hundred farmers in Plum Village, have been waiting for you!"
When the team entered Mei Village, they saw that Mr. Liu and his brother Liu Qingfeng were waiting at the entrance of the village with the young people from Mei Village. There was also a group of people beside them, it was Han Lizheng and the young people from Hanjiazhuang.
The young master of the house wants to build a house (well, for these villagers, building an academy and building a house are the same thing), and they, the villagers, have to come and help even if they don't have any money! Not to mention anything else, the rent reduction policies that Li Zexuan had given them were worth it for them to help Li Zexuan build a house for free.
Now the surrounding villages are jealous of the preferential treatment these two villages have received, and many people outside the village are wondering how to move closer to Hanjiazhuang or Mei Village. It is easier for those who have a daughter. They can just marry their daughter off. But for those who don’t have a daughter, this is very worrying. Isn’t it possible to let one’s own son marry her?
"Haha! Mr. Liu! You are getting more and more energetic!"
Li Zexuan jumped off the horse, walked towards Liu Wanshan, and said with a smile.
His words were not all polite. A few months ago, although Mr. Liu was strong and strong, he could see the vicissitudes of a hero's twilight years. Now, all the vicissitudes of Mr. Liu's body have been washed away and replaced. It's full of vitality, a bit like an old naughty boy.
"Haha~! This is all thanks to the young master~! When Liu Shiren was rampant in the countryside, the old man and I had to think about fighting him to the death every day. Now that the father and son have left, the old man and I no longer have to fight with others. , I wander around the village or go fishing by the river every day, and I don’t have anything to worry about. I naturally feel more energetic as I live more, haha~!”
Mr. Liu opened his clothes and laughed.
"Xiaoxuan, now every household in Han and Mei Villages has enough food and clothing. This is all thanks to you, Xiaoxuan~!"
Han Lizheng stepped forward to stroke his beard and smiled.
Li Zexuan has now become his son-in-law, so of course he can no longer call him young master.
"Haha~! Han Tianhu, you are so lucky to have found such a good home for Girl Han~!"
Mr. Liu pointed at Han Lizheng and joked.
"Haha~! This is all that girl's blessing!"
Li Zexuan saw that they were getting more and more animated as they chatted. The key was that the sun was almost rising above their heads at this time. He quickly interrupted: "Ahem, father-in-law, Second Master Liu, Liu Lizheng, are all the craftsmen and peasants here~? "
As Li Zheng of Plum Village, Liu Qingfeng must bear the main supervision responsibility for this matter. Hearing this, he quickly stepped forward and said:
"Back to the young master, Butler Wang has arrived at Yunshan with more than 13,000 people recruited from other places. The young people from Hanjiazhuang and Meicun have also arrived. The young master's academy is related to the long-term development of our two villages. Everyone volunteered to help the young master build the academy for free~!"
What a simple group of working people at the bottom~!
Although Li Zexuan was moved, he would not let his bankers suffer for no reason. He smiled and said:
"Unpaid labor is not acceptable. I appreciate the kindness of the farmers, but you should not raise such issues in the future. I, Li Zexuan, will not short-change everyone's wages. Besides, why can outsiders get wages? Our own People have to work for nothing? There is no such reason anywhere, right~?"
Yan Lide, who was behind, heard these words and stroked his beard happily, and he admired Li Zexuan even more in his heart.
After hearing this, the two villagers in Zhuangzi had expressions of emotion and regret on their faces.
"Ha~! The young master treats us so kindly and righteously. If any man from Plum Village dares to cheat or do not work well and is caught by me in the future, don't blame me, Liu Wanshan, for being rude to him~!"
Liu Erye knew that what Li Zexuan said was not polite, so he pulled Liu Lizheng's arm and told his brother to stop persuading him. He turned around and shouted loudly at the plum village households behind him.
"What Mr. Liu is saying is that I, Mei Changkong, support me. The young master treats us so well. Who dares not to go to any lengths? I want to see where his conscience is~!"
"Use all your strength! Use all your strength!"
The young men of Plum Village suddenly let out loud roars.
"Ha~! Did the men of Hanjiazhuang hear this~? If you can't compare to the brothers from Plum Village, then I wonder if you still have the face to go back to Hanjiazhuang~!"
Not to be outdone, Han Lizheng shouted at the young and strong group of Hanjiazhuang.
He has no right to control other people's work attitudes, but he must control the people of Hanjiazhuang. Regardless of the fact that Li Zexuan is his son-in-law, the farmers of Hanjiazhuang are also the ones who have received the most favors from the Li family. It is not right not to repay a favor. This is what their bankers should do!
"Haha~! Han Lizheng, I didn't say it before, our men in Hanjiazhuang will not be worse than those in Meicun, and we will try our best!"
Old Hu laughed and agreed.
"Yes, use all your strength! Use all your strength!"
Li Tai, Yan Shaoning and others next to them were shocked and inexplicable when they saw this, but Li Zexuan was a little speechless. It was just an academy groundbreaking ceremony, so why did it look like the army was going out to fight.
He waved his hand, said a few gentle words of comfort to everyone, and then led the large team up to Yunshan Mountain.
............................
Meicun is surrounded by mountains on two sides, water on one side, and Yunshan Mountain to the north. It occupies a vast area. The terrain on the mountain is relatively flat. In the early years, some people planted land on it, but because the harvest was not good, they finally gave up. To the east is Fenglin Mountain, with dense jungle. The terrain is rugged, and some animals often appear there, so it is a good place for villagers to hunt. To the south is the Ba River, and the farmland irrigation in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun all depends on the Ba River.
Along the mountain road, everyone headed up the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, Li Zexuan could hear the roar of people above. It was probably Wang Zhong who was leading the group of people to clean up the mountain road.
When they arrived at the top of the mountain, they saw a crowd of people doing preliminary cleaning on the top of the mountain. Wang Zhong wished he had four legs at the moment. He was needed to command everywhere, and he was very anxious.
Li Zexuan frowned. Although more people can speed up the progress of the project, more people will make it more difficult for the "foreman" to command. If the appropriate tasks cannot be reasonably assigned to each person, then more than 10,000 civilians, It's just a bunch of rabble and will only have the opposite effect.
Thinking of this, he called Wang Zhong over and said, "Uncle Wang, ask everyone to come and gather~!"
Wang Zhong wiped the sweat from his head, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, young master~!"
It took a full quarter of an hour for all the people to gather together. What's even more outrageous is that although these people came to gather, they had no time to talk. They were still chatting in groups! The whole place was noisy.
Many of these peasants are from the same village, and everyone has their own circle, so it is not surprising that they know each other. If there were only one or two hundred people in the venue, maybe no one would dare to chat underneath, but now that there are more than 10,000 people, the scene is not so easy to control.
Seeing this, Li Zexuan's brows couldn't help but frown even deeper!
..................................................
