When Zhao Xiaopin and others brought the news of this big deal back to Wangsun Village, almost all men, women and children in the village rushed to tell each other, for fear that one family would miss this good thing.
Almost every household was mobilized, as if preparing for war with the Khitan in the north. Every household brought shovels and shovels for building houses. Carpenters and masons also brought tools such as saws, hammers, axes, planers, and ink fountains, which were used for oxen. Pulled by oxen, carried by mules.
All the pots, pans, bedding, and bedding at home were packed and taken away. Such a big house cannot be completed overnight, and it is inevitable that we will have to set up a meal there and spend the night. The master chef has a young apprentice who takes care of him and helps with cooking and washing. The young master has to be taken care of by his family.
When Zhao Jinyu and others came back, they planned to call a few sensible and flexible young apprentices to start work. As a result, every family did not want to miss this big job. Every household wanted to send someone to work. After counting the heads, there were four Fifty young apprentices wanted to come over, eat from the first family, use the first family's food, and get a share of the money after the house was built. Everyone wanted to come. There is also the Feng Shui master, whose surname is also Zhao. He was also an apprentice at the beginning. He is quite flexible. Seeing that the apprenticeship is not popular anymore, he switched jobs and became a Feng Shui master. This is more mysterious. Except for them, who are from Wangsun Village, the others People are more polite when they see their Feng Shui master's outfit.
There was no other way. In the end, lots were drawn and all kinds of threats were made, but about thirty young apprentices followed. In the history of Wangsun Village, there have never been so many people working outside as there are today. A huge group of people, just like fleeing from famine, prepared torches regardless of the darkness, not wanting to wait until tomorrow, and headed towards Xinghua right now.
What the government is most afraid of are the refugees, because the refugees are quite difficult to manage. They fire off one shot and another, and move to another place after causing trouble in one place. There is no place to arrest people. This is the biggest factor in social instability. The momentum of this group of people was so great that when they passed through Xinghua County, they were stopped and interrogated. Zhao Jinyu and other senior members have to act as the head of the family when Zhao Fafa is away, and act as interlocutors to interact with the gatekeepers. The officers and soldiers guarding the gate only found shovels, hoes and other tools from the luggage based on their descriptions, which were indeed tools used by house builders, but they still dared to be careless. If these tools are used properly, they are no less powerful than swords. The guards at the door do not want to let such a group of refugees in to cause trouble. If the trouble really gets bigger, the magistrate will not let him go. These people will have to get away as far as they can. Far.
The group of people had no choice but to circle around Xinghua County. When they arrived at Xinghua City, it was almost noon the next day. It is rare to see a group of people walking in groups in the countryside. There are several situations. One is refugees. People who fled the north have come down. They are very hateful. They often go to the fields to grab vegetables and food. They can only be sued to the official. What's the use of beating them if they can get everything eaten. The second is when the government comes down to collect taxes. Usually there is a person in official uniform taking the lead, followed by a group of ruffians. This happens only once or twice a year. After summer and autumn, during the autumn harvest, farmers have nothing to harvest until they have grain in their hands. The third one is fighting. Yes, it is fighting. Fighting between villages, and between neighbors. Often a stream, a small piece of land, and a small tree can trigger a large-scale conflict between two villages. fight. Government? The government generally does not come forward, and it is difficult for honest officials to resolve household matters. These are all difficult problems accumulated in history. Just listen to whoever has the toughest fist, the big fish will eat the small fish.
He Lu has not seen this kind of large-scale armed fighting for a long time, because there is no need to fight in He Lu. The land in He Lu is too poor, and large areas of land are abandoned without people. The daughter-in-law who marries outside has little status, and she cannot marry someone from other places. As a daughter-in-law, there are naturally fewer opportunities for conflicts with the outside world. For many years, Helu has been a stable place to a certain extent.
What's going on today? Anyone who sees this group of refugees with inexplicable and frightening evil smiles on their faces will shrink away. Every one of these people is strong and strong, and everyone has either a hoe or an ax in their hand, but not one of them. Empty-handed, the bullock carts and horse-drawn carriages following behind were all loaded with things stolen from unknown places. Walking along the road, there was not even a single insect on the road of Liangan, Xianshui Helu. . They all went into hiding. After annoying these people, are they still alive? .
When they arrived at Helu, Zhao Xiaopin ran out first to report to Liang Chuan and Zhao Fafa. Liang Chuan and Zhao Fafa were quite shocked when they saw this spectacular group of "working people". Not only Liang Chuan, but also Zhao Fafa did not expect that so many people came this time, a total of thirty or forty people, probably all the people in the village. All the strong laborers have come. . Damn it, I finally came across a good job. There are so many people, and a lot of money will be divided by then. How much will be left? .
Liang Chuan could arrange for Zhao Fafa and a few masters to live temporarily in the He family's ancestral hall. After all, a sheltered place was much better than the thatched shed, but it was unrealistic for so many people to live there. After discussing with Zhao Fafa and He Baozheng, how to resettle this group of people, Zhao Fafa said, don’t worry, they always build straw sheds outside when they go to work. They are used to this kind of life, and they have to pick and choose when they come to make a living. Four, it’s a good place to live.
Zhao Fafa led a group of them to the place where Liang Chuan was building a house. Under the command of Zhao Fafa, a group of people quickly unloaded various pots, pans, pans and tools from the ox-cart and carriage. Several people took axes, hatchets and other tools to go up the mountain to cut bamboo, and a few people went to the dry land by the river. When they went to collect thatch, they had a clear division of labor and flexible hands and feet. Although they had to sleep in this broken thatch shed at night, they all had happy smiles on their faces. They finally had something to do, which was better than staying at home all the time.
As expected, these professionals are different from those who have become a monk. Liang Chuan originally built two small shabby huts and built a half-toned one, which was neither fish nor fowl. Looking closely at their thatched houses, they know their own needs better, and they have mastered the construction technology by building houses for others in other places for a long time. Unlike Liang Chuan, they did not cut down these hardwoods to build houses. They used soft and flexible branches to build their houses. Although the north wind still howls from time to time this season, the purlin joints are tied up and the house is still quite strong. Moreover, you will only live in it for a short period of time, so there is no need to spend too much effort on this thatched cottage. Their earthen stoves were built with stones, and some mud was put on them to prevent air leakage. When the fire was raised, they started to boil water.
Liang Chuan and He Baozheng also came over to take a look. There was a lively scene on the building site. He Baozheng looked at the good young people in Luocheng and was filled with emotion. He was the guarantor of this land. Although there were many people older than him in Helu Village, most of these old people were not born. thing. He watched the young people in the village leave one after another over the years. After leaving, there were only a few who really came back to honor their ancestors. Most of them had no news at all. The village was now filled with old people, young people, women and children. How much I hope that the young people in my village can be as down-to-earth as the young people in Luocheng. What a wonderful life like this, it is the duty of farmers! Instead of dreaming about those unrealistic dreams of getting rich every day! He looked at Zhao Fafa, the leader of the group. Even though he was old, he was still leading the villagers to seek livelihood. All the juniors respected him. Unlike him, who only had the reputation of being upright, he only knew how to keep his integrity. Working on a few acres of thin land for food, he also felt very disappointed.
Groundbreaking will begin tomorrow, and Liang Chuan is very excited. Thanks to the group of righteous people in Dafu Mountain who gave him so much gold, silver and jewels. Although there is no particularly reliable way to make money, there is no rush. The most basic living guarantees such as food, clothing, housing and transportation have been achieved. Only then can we consider what is wrong. Besides, although there are a little more people now, we can't live on the stolen gold and silver for ten or eight years, so we should save some money.
It's getting late, Zhaodi and Li Chuyi have also come back. Li Chuyi is full now and has nothing to do, so he wanders around the mountain with a black nose and a hatchet, but it's better to wander around. Come back The backpack will never come back empty. Zhaodi has nothing to do now. Yi Niang saw that Ye Xiaochai and the others were not fully recovered yet, and the medicinal herbs used to treat illnesses were used up very quickly, so she asked Zhaodi to run errands and buy whatever was needed.
When night falls, Helu Village seems to have never been so lively as it is today. This group of Luocheng masters made so much noise today that they made the villagers in several nearby villages panic and thought something was going to happen. Many people couldn't bear their curiosity and secretly followed them to watch from a distance. When they saw this group of people walking behind the inaccessible mountain village in Helu, they stopped and set up camp. There was no excitement to watch, and people came one after another and finally went back.
There was no excitement to see, but they also saw something wrong. These people were wearing ink stone tools. Who would bring these things except the masters who built houses? Is it possible that in Helu, a place so poor that people can afford to hire so many masters to build a house now? How big of a house do you want to build?
At the foot of Helu Mountain, wisps of cooking smoke gradually floated up. Master Luocheng cooked rice in a pot. There was no meat or wine in the pot. The brown rice was left in the pot with some green vegetables stir-fried in lard.
How is life with rice to eat? Liang Chuan recalled the days when he was injured. Yi Niang was afraid that she would not have enough money to treat her injuries and buy medicine, so she just ate millet porridge. How many people in this land did not have enough to eat, so she just ate this white rice. Climbing and rolling, their life could be regarded as happy in the eyes of Helu people and Fengshan people. After all, they had craftsmanship in them, and they were still relatively respected craftsmen in ancient times.
Along this stream, the hardships of life will continue to be faced when I wake up tomorrow.
