Start working after the vermicelli is finished.
The news quickly spread throughout the villages, and most of the people who heard the news would say something generous.
Some thoughtful people came to Zhuang Fengshou specifically and expressed that they also wanted to donate money and contribute to this road.
The more you perform, the more you can leave a good impression in front of Li Qiao!
I can't bear to let my children catch the wolf. Look at the current treatment of Zhujiacun. They are going to become the second Zhujiacun!
To be honest, there are quite a few people who are willing to pay this money, not to mention that some people in the family have entered the sweet potato workshop in the county, only talking about this year's sweet potatoes.
There was a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes this year, and they planted a lot of them. Many families could earn thirty or forty taels of silver from sweet potatoes.
Not to mention that there are some lucky families who can earn three hundred cash a day working in a sweet potato workshop.
Therefore, there are really many people who are willing to donate these two taels of silver.
If someone from another village is willing to donate money, Zhuang Fengshou will naturally be happy to accept it. If others donate two taels more, Li Qiao will get two taels less.
Moreover, in order to encourage people in nearby villages to donate more, he said that after the road is repaired, a merit monument will be set up. Anyone who has donated money can leave their name on the merit monument.
As soon as the news came out, people who wanted to donate rushed into Zhuang Fengshou's house. Good guy, this is like appearing on the same rock as Li Qiao. This is a good opportunity to get close to Li Qiao!
Don’t miss it!
But Li Qiao is not money. It is impossible for everyone to have goodwill towards Li Qiao. There are some people, even if they make money from Li Qiao, it still can't stop their eyes from bleeding.
These people thought that Li Qiao should pay for this silver.
If Li Qiao was very wealthy from the beginning and was as aloof as a squire and different from ordinary people, then if he is willing to reach out and give them a hand now, they can only shed tears of gratitude.
But Li Qiao used to be a bad person, but now he has transformed and can earn so much money!
They are dissatisfied, they are jealous!
In addition, Han Xiaoyan's remarks that "Li Qiao is asking the whole village to make money for him" have also spread, so there are quite a few people who are jealous of Li Qiao.
But with Li Qiao's current reputation, they only dared to say such things in private and did not dare to say them in public.
Can't you enter a sweet potato workshop without seeing Li Mi? Let alone them!
In this atmosphere, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went to the county seat again. They went to the county government office to deliver snacks bought by Jiang Zhixian.
This year, Jiangzhi County asked Li Qiao to buy snacks as gifts for the year.
Before leaving, County Magistrate Jiang told his wife that he had sent vermicelli from the county's sweet potato workshop to the capital as a tribute.
He also wrote a detailed excerpt about the birth of vermicelli and the current madness in the county.
According to the normal speed, the Holy Emperor's reaction will reach Pingcheng by the end of the first month.
After Li Qiao heard this, he had an unreal feeling. Did Jiang Zhixian really write his name on the note and send it to the capital?
…
Just write. What he is most concerned about now is the county examination next February.
However, he once again implicitly stated that if officials at the government and provincial levels want to be filial, then he understands the rules.
After Jiang Zhixian heard what he said, he couldn't help but laugh: "Well, I'll tell you the truth. When preparing for the sweet potato workshop this summer, I went to Fucheng specifically to tell the magistrate all about my plan. .”
"Your Excellency is very supportive of this plan and allows me to do it freely, so you don't have to worry."
The prefect holds the power of a prefecture and is in charge of all the counties below it. If he wants to engage in such a big battle, he naturally needs to be in communication with the prefect.
The prefect is neither naive nor stupid. After hearing his plan, he will know what kind of great changes the vermicelli can bring to Pingcheng.
If Pingcheng is really wealthy, then the prefect, as the chief of a prefecture, must have made a contribution.
His political achievements are also those of the prefect.
Moreover, his booklet also clearly stated that the prefect gave him a lot of support and encouragement, so now the prefect is also waiting for the reaction of the Holy Emperor.
Vermicelli can become a specialty of Pingcheng or the entire prefecture. Compared with political achievements, Li Qiao's little money is really nothing and cannot attract the eyes of the prefect.
Dasheng was governed by two sage and Ming emperors, and there were fewer corrupt officials. Although there were still hidden rules, they were not excessive.
One is because officials’ salaries are high enough.
With a higher position, the salary can be much higher, and some can even double or triple. In addition, some money collected during work does not affect the overall situation, so the officials in Dasheng are not short of money.
The second reason is that from the founding of the country to the present, the Supreme Emperor has cut down corrupt officials like melons and vegetables. Therefore, there are very few corrupt officials in Dasheng at present, and it can be said that the official administration is clear.
Li Qiao's worries did not exist.
He originally didn't plan to tell Li Qiao these things, but this young man gave him a second chance in his life, and he also knew how to assess the situation, so he just told him.
The right is to form a good relationship.
As long as this young man doesn't become a monster, his future is really limitless, and he may be the one who reaches the top in the future.
Li Qiao was really relieved after hearing Jiang Zhixian's words.
It turns out that the prefect also likes vermicelli?
He couldn't help but sigh again, Dasheng is really a paradise!
After leaving the county government office, the couple started shopping for new year's goods.
The two of them are not planning to come to the county before the Chinese New Year, so Li Qiao has to concentrate on preparing for the exam.
After a large purchase, it was already dark when the two returned to the village, and the cold wind was blowing. The two of them cuddled together and were about to drive the bullock cart home, when they heard the cry of a woman not far away.
Li Qiao had sensitive ears and quickly understood the reason.
It was Han Xiaoyan who was crying. While crying, he scolded Li Dazhong for finding a new love. But Li Dazhong seemed to be pulling Han Xiaoyan and wanted to send Han Xiaoyan back to her parents' home.
In order to avoid embarrassment and not want to be entangled by Han Xiaoyan, he jumped off the bullock cart and led the cart quickly towards his home.
"What's wrong?" Tao Zhu was a little confused.
"I heard Sister Yan's cry." Li Qiao said.
"..."
Tao Zhu turned sideways and pointed his ears in the direction of Li Dazhong's house. After a few seconds, he actually heard faint crying.
But I couldn’t hear it clearly, so I couldn’t be sure it was Han Xiaoyan.
He looked at Li Qiao, who was holding Xiaoguai, with some surprise. He had very good ears, right?
However, he really didn't want to be entangled by Han Xiaoyan, so he simply got off the ox cart and walked side by side with Li Qiao.
"Actually, Brother Dazhong has no intention of divorcing his wife." He couldn't help but say.
"We can't control it, let's just be bystanders." Li Qiao held his hand through his thick gloves.
Li Qiao only has two words for Han Xiaoyan:
Used to it.
"Go back quickly. Although the clothes on my body are thick, they can't withstand the cold weather. I feel like my clothes are blown through. Are you cold?" Li Qiao changed the subject.
When Tao Zhu heard this, he immediately stopped caring about Han Xiaoyan: "Don't freeze, go back and warm yourself by the fire, and drink something hot."
"Um!"
Li Qiao responded solemnly, and the couple quickly returned home.
After arriving home, they first lit a fire to warm themselves away from the cold, then ate hot food, and then the couple returned to their happy home in the backyard.
I have been running around all day today and will not study anymore.
And with Jiang Zhixian's approval, the big stone weighing on Tao Zhu's heart disappeared. He would naturally be happy tonight.
It’s New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye.
The sweet potato workshop is closed today.
During the Chinese New Year, it doesn’t matter if you take a day off. Anyway, the current starch can be used for another two months.
Moreover, it is really impossible to do a job like killing pigs just by relying on the elderly and children at home.
During the Chinese New Year last year, many chickens, ducks and pigs were raised in Sanliu Village, Zhujia Village and nearby villages. Over the past year, these chickens, ducks and pigs have all grown up.
If we look at previous years, almost no one would be willing to kill pigs for meat. Everyone who raised pigs would sell them for money.
But this year, no one is short of money for a pig, and many families even earn a hundred taels. Under such circumstances, they are naturally willing to kill pigs for meat.
Kill a pig today and celebrate the New Year tomorrow, perfect!
There are many people who want to kill pigs, but Butcher Zheng alone can't do it. So three or five families made an appointment to kill pigs together and help each other.
After these people killed the pigs, without exception, they all came to Li Qiao's house to deliver the meat.
Everyone knows that Li Qiao will not accept the gift of too much, and after observing it for so long, they also know that Li Qiao likes to chew meaty bones and does not like to eat serious fat meat, so these people only give ribs and pig's trotters.
By noon, Li Qiao's family had received a total of hundreds of kilograms of ribs and more than 400 pig's trotters, including those from Zhujiacun.
Li Qiao: "..."
Well, there’s no shortage of pork ribs and pork trotters this New Year.
"Fortunately, it's cold now, otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to let go." Tao Zhu looked at the ribs and pig's trotters with some worry.
Because a few days ago many people from other villages came to deliver meat.
There was no sweet potato factory in the outer village, so the pigs were killed early, and many people also sent meat.
Ordinary pork can be made into bacon, but how to make pork trotters and ribs into bacon?
"Don't worry, tomorrow afternoon we will stew pig's trotters and ribs in all four kitchens, and call a bunch of people over. If they can't finish it all at one time, then we will stew it a few more times, and we will definitely be able to finish it."
Li Qiao said with a smile.
"Alright." Tao Zhu nodded.
If he left it in the past, he would feel distressed.
But now that there are three small boxes containing banknotes at home, he really doesn't feel bad.
During the Chinese New Year, we stew meat together in a lively way.
When Li Dashan heard this, he immediately said: "Then I will tell Brother Qian the good news now."
"Go ahead, go ahead, and make an order for your brother-in-law. Bring Yuyan grilled sausage back, so that the Zheng family won't have to make another trip."
