"Why are you still thinking about Li Qiao's money? Don't you know how to be content and grateful?"
Wang Hongqin was also shocked and couldn't help but said: "We have made a lot of money. It's not like Li Qiao is walking alone. How can we let him pay for it alone?"
She also wanted to get benefits from Li Qiao. Before Li Qiao's family built a house and asked her to make soup, she secretly bought some ingredients.
Although she was later discovered by Zhao Mancang and she did not dare to continue, she still benefited from Li Qiao, and the money she had lent to Li Qiao was not in vain.
As for the vermicelli this time, even Li Liang and Wang Guihua were making vermicelli honestly, so she naturally stopped thinking about other things.
I didn't expect Han Xiaoyan to say such a thing.
It’s so shameless!
…
Li Dazhong's face turned completely dark: "What are you talking about? Go home!"
"Am I wrong?! We work hard every day, are we making money for ourselves? No! We are making money for Li Qiao! We are too tired to lift our arms, but he can make money even while sitting still With a few hundred taels of silver, he asked the whole village to earn money for him. If he didn’t take the money, who would take it?”
"If this road is not repaired well, it will affect him!"
Han Xiaoyan was not afraid of being criticized, she held her neck and said loudly.
Making vermicelli every day is really tiring for her. Why should she donate the money she finally earned to build roads? Compare it to Li Qiao, she is not angry!
"Yes, yes, now he is the one asking the whole village to make money for him."
Li Miao endured it again and again, but still couldn't.
This is so true.
He is as tired as a dog every day, but Li Qiao is so white and clean that he and he don't look like brothers at all.
He is really a brother, how can he be used like this?
So angry.
"So you two don't want to suffer from this, right?"
Zhuang Fengshou stood on the table, looking at Han Xiaoyan and Li Shu expressionlessly.
It was still dark, so Li Shu and Han Xiaoyan couldn't see clearly Zhuang Fengshou's expression, but hearing his cool tone, Han Xiaoyan shrank his neck first.
"It's not that I don't want to be burdened. What I mean is that since Li Qiao asked the whole village to work for him, he should repair this road by himself."
After these words were heard, there was only a "pop" sound, and a loud slap fell on Han Xiaoyan's face.
The slap was so strong that she staggered, and the pottery bowl in her hand fell to the ground as she lost her grip.
With a "bang", the bowl fell to pieces, and the eight-treasure porridge inside also splashed all over the floor.
"Han Xiaoyan, I warned you before. If you miss Li Qiao's things again, then go back to your parents' house!"
Li Dazhong said, grabbing Han Xiaoyan's wrist and pulling her away.
It happened to be at the entrance of the village at this time, so it would save trouble to send her directly to her parents' home.
Wang Guihua looked at this scene with cold eyes and said loudly: "Han Xiaoyan, if you dare to leak the vermicelli recipe to your parents after you return to your parents' home, then your whole family will be imprisoned!"
"Tsk, there's no way to make trouble every day. I don't think we can live with it anymore. I might as well divorce her, so there won't be any more quarrels."
Liu Cui's eyes were twitching fiercely and she shouted loudly towards Li Dazhong.
Last year, her family was unable to work in the sweet potato workshop because they offended Li Qiao.
She apologized to Li Qiao several times this year, and was willing to take care of Old Man Tao, Old Man Tao and Mrs. Tao Shu. Only then did Li Qiao relent and let her family work in the sweet potato workshop.
At this time, looking at this familiar scene, she couldn't help but stand up and give Li Dazhong advice.
Li Dazhong divorced Han Xiaoyan so that her niece could marry him.
Liu Cui's words were originally intended for her own benefit.
But when others heard this, many of them nodded.
No, now everyone can get so much money in one day, which is a good thing that they never dream of, but Han Xiaoyan is still not satisfied. Such a greedy person should be struck by lightning!
Since she is staring at Li Qiao like this, she should go back where she came from so that she can no longer take advantage of Li Qiao!
Besides, well, their family also has relatives who want to marry into Sanliu Village, including girls and boys. Even if Li Dazhong has two children, they don't mind it.
Li Qiao has no objection to Li Dazhong, his cousin. As long as Han Xiaoyan is gone, Li Dazhong will become a celebrity in front of Li Qiao.
Therefore, whether it was for the sake of Li Qiao or their own relatives, it was time for Li Dazhong to divorce Han Xiaoyan.
With this in mind, more and more people persuaded Li Dazhong to divorce his wife.
Li Dazhong said nothing with a sullen face, but just pulled Han Xiaoyan out of the village.
Han Xiaoyan was shocked and angry, and did not bother to scold Li Dazhong. Instead, he scolded Liu Cui and others. For a while, there was a lot of noise and excitement under the willow tree.
Li Qiao's family.
For Laba, Li Qiao’s family also cooked Laba porridge, which contained red dates, specially bought lotus seeds and lilies.
The Laba porridge cooked in this way is sticky and not particularly sweet. Together with the steamed dumplings, the whole family is extremely satisfied.
When we were about to finish eating, it was dawn, and Brother Qiu from Zhang Xiuhua's family came to sell eggs.
In winter, hens don’t lay eggs as much. Even if we raise more chickens this year, it will still take half a month to save a basket of eggs.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I have to keep these eggs for the Chinese New Year, and he won’t sell them this time.
Originally, Brother Qiu was going to come directly to Li Qiao's house with eggs in hand. When he heard the gongs of the manor, he was a little curious and followed him.
Therefore, he witnessed the farce at the entrance of the village.
Now when he came to Li Qiao's house, he couldn't help but tell Li Qiao and others.
After hearing this, Tao Zhu felt a little guilty.
Previously, he thought of scaring Han Xiaoyan, but he felt it was inappropriate, so during the Chinese New Year last year, he specially sent a big red envelope worth the same amount to Han Xiaoyan's two children.
Unexpectedly, the thoughts that had been pinned to death by him for a long time were now the thoughts of many people in the village...
"What happened next?" he couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Dazhong sent Han Xiaoyan back to his parents' home. As for brother Li Shu, the village chief does not allow his family to work in the sweet potato workshop anymore, lest they get tired."
"...What's Li Miao's reaction?" Li Qiao asked.
"I was very angry and wanted to come to make trouble with you, Brother Qiao, but I was stopped by Sister-in-law Guihua, Brother Chunsheng, the village chief and others."
"Then everyone started discussing how much money each family should contribute to build the road, so I came over with eggs. However, I heard Sister-in-law Guihua said that her family was willing to contribute two taels of silver."
Brother Qiu said.
"Two taels?"
Li Qiao was surprised.
Tao Zhu and others were also surprised. They knew that Wang Guihua wanted Li Qiao to save some money, but two taels was too much, so someone must be unwilling.
Not long after Brother Qiu left, Zhuang Fengshou came.
"Slates and blue bricks are too expensive. If we use these two things to build roads, it will cost too much money and we can't afford it. So we decided to use adobe bricks to build roads."
Adobe bricks are much cheaper than blue bricks and stone slabs. If the whole village pools money together, they can still build this road.
Adobe bricks are also very good. Nowadays, most houses in Sanliu Village are built with adobe bricks. There is no problem in living in such adobe houses for decades after they are built.
"...Will adobe bricks work?" Li Qiao was a little doubtful.
"Of course. Although it is not as good as bricks and stone slabs, it is much better than dirt roads and will not cause potholes." Zhuang Fengshou said.
"If I can spare some extra money, why don't I buy green bricks or slates?"
It must be that the blue bricks and slates have been used for a long time.
"No, your money wasn't brought by the strong wind. It's what you deserve upright."
"Although I came up with the idea of vermicelli, I can't make as much money on my own."
"Why can't you make money? If you sell this recipe to traders, the traders will definitely go crazy. You will definitely earn more than you do now, but the villagers will not earn a penny."
"The whole village should thank you."
"That's it. Each family will contribute two taels of silver. If they don't contribute, don't go down that road in the future, and don't work in the sweet potato workshop."
"The same goes for Zhujiacun. As for you, you can just get a hundred taels."
"There is no hope that such a long road can be repaired in a year. Take your time, don't rush. First fill in the places where potholes are prone to appear, and then we will repair it slowly."
Zhuang Fengshou arranged everything clearly.
Li Qiao: "..."
One hundred taels?
Do you plan on repairing it for several years?
In a few years, he might no longer be in Sanliu Village.
So, he used his blustering skills that he didn't dare to use on Jiang Zhixian on Zhuang Fengshou.
He began to settle accounts.
A rough calculation shows that one hundred and thirty bricks can be used to pave one square meter.
The main road from Sanliu Village to the county seat is about three meters wide and about 25 kilometers long. If the road is only paved with a layer of adobe bricks, based on today's money, it will not be able to repair one kilometer.
What can you do in one kilometer?
Tao Zhu listened on the side and joined in to persuade Li Qiao.
So, after a full day of talking, Zhuang Fengshou finally relented.
Because Li Qiao said that he wanted to take the imperial examination, don't wait until he passes the imperial examination and then go to Beijing to take the examination. This road has not been repaired yet.
This is called bragging and shameless, but Zhuang Fengshou is very confident in Li Qiao. His son Zhuang Wen had been studying for thirty years but had not been admitted as a scholar. However, after being nudged by Li Qiao, he was admitted immediately.
Then it was Li Qiao's turn to take the test himself. He had to go through five passes and kill six generals all the way to the capital.
We can't let Li Qiao enter Beijing. The road here hasn't been repaired yet!
So the final decision was made. Each household in Sanliu Village and Zhujia Village donated two taels of silver, and Li Qiao made up for the missing money. The road must be repaired next year.
