After noon, there was still no smoke from the stove.
Nie Yunlong, encouraged by his brothers, came to Xie Fan and asked, "Master, is it time to eat at this hour?"
Do you know how to eat his grandma’s food? Xie Fan pouted angrily, "How is the thing I asked you to do?"
"Go back to the young master, there are twenty people who are willing to work, and the rest..."
Most people want to get something for nothing.
Xie Fan thought for a moment and said, "Starting this afternoon, you will take these twenty people to cut down trees. First cut down the trees near the stockade, and then cut down the thick ones in the mountains. The cut wood will be piled outside the stockade. I it works."
"Master, what about dinner?"
Xie Fan glared and said angrily, "No work was done all morning, everyone ate solid food!"
Nie Yunlong shrank his neck and retreated. It was better to have food than to be hungry.
Seeing that the outsider had left, Hui'er came to Xie Fan with a bowl of fragrant pork belly and said, "Master, this is specially prepared for you!"
"Prepare it for me? You are obviously greedy, right?" Xie Fan rolled his eyes at the other party, picked a piece of fat and put it in his mouth, "Go down and eat, don't let others see it!"
Hui'er smiled as brightly as a flower, hid the bowl in her arms, and left.
Xie Fan got up and came outside the village.
The stockade was built on the mountainside, with some flat land around it. If it was all sorted out, it would be easy to accommodate a thousand people.
Looking down from here, you can have a panoramic view of Fengxian County, but it is only a small area.
Next to the village, there is a clear spring. Where there is water, everything can be nourished.
I just don’t know whether Ah Fu’s trip goes smoothly, which will be the key to success or failure.
As soon as he thought of this, Xie Fan saw a dozen carriages heading towards Taiyin Mountain.
Xie Fan's face finally relaxed a little.
"Master, what would you like to eat?"
Xie Fan turned around and saw oil stains on Hui'er's mouth. He took out his handkerchief and wiped it with the other person, "Hui'er, you should also learn from Miss, and behave generously and decently!"
"The lady said she still wants to be like me!"
The lady is Xie Fan's cousin, named Xie Yao. She was visiting relatives in her hometown when something happened at home.
The exchange of letters was slow, and that silly girl didn’t know when she would be able to return home.
Xie Fan handed the handkerchief to the other party, "It's dirty, take it and wash it!"
"Okay, okay!" Hui'er cooed and held up the handkerchief, "From now on, I will wash all your things!"
Xie Fan trembled unconsciously and looked at the motorcade in the distance, "Hui'er, when the lady comes back, go and serve her!"
"The lady said, I will never give up until I achieve my goal!"
"I'm doing this for your own good too!"
"The lady said, you have to decide your own affairs!"
"Does this girl talk so much on weekdays?"
While the two were chatting, Xie Fan's aunt Bai Shi appeared.
"Fan'er, I have something to discuss with you!"
Xie Fan saluted respectfully, "Aunt, please give me some advice!"
"Fan'er, the Xie family doesn't have much money left. You have to give me an idea, how long can we hold on? If it doesn't work, it would be better for everyone if we divide the family!"
The Bai family has a strange and arrogant attitude.
Xie Fan knew that Xie Ziming had a lot of encouragement from the Bai family. He stood up straight and said humbly, "Leave this mountain to me and I will give my aunt a hundred taels of silver. Is your aunt happy?"
"One hundred taels?" Ms. Bai thought for a while, could the Xie family really afford so much money?
She looked back at the lazy men in the village and gritted her teeth, "Two hundred taels, that's it!"
Xie Fan bent down, "It's all up to my aunt! Today's events need to be written down, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the ancestors of the Xie family!"
Hui'er quickly got a pen and paper, and Xie Fan immediately signed and signed for fear that the other party would regret it.
Bai put down the pen and said mercilessly, "Where's the money? Why don't you go get it quickly?"
Suddenly, there was a sound of horses neighing behind them.
Ah Fu ran to Xie Fan in a few steps, "Master, we are back!"
"Do you have any money?"
"Yes! A full two hundred taels!"
"Get them all!"
Xie Fan handed the box containing the silver to Bai, "Auntie, please check it!"
Bai was doubtful and opened the box, and it turned out to be true. She looked at the convoy brought by Ah Fu with confusion. They were all filled with boxes, and she didn’t know what they were.
However, the separation of the families has become a foregone conclusion, so it is inconvenient to say anything more.
Xie Fan took Ah Fu back to the village.
Everyone was amazed when they saw this lively scene.
At the end of the motorcade, a man who looked like a scholar was walking gracefully.
Xie Fan's face was full of joy and he greeted him, "Brother Dong Zhong, thank you for your help!"
Dong Zhong raised his neck and said with great air, "I have said it long ago, thank you, brother, for the creations of heaven, and they are not just for idleness! This time, I didn't take any money, it's all here!"
Xie Fan leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "Brother Wen, the geese plucked their feathers when they passed by, and the wind left their marks! Why did you change your original intention?"
"Brother Xie has a sharp eye. I am here to defect to you, and I hope it will come true!"
Xie Fan took two steps back and said, "I have Brother Dong Zhong, it's like the rain comes after a drought, it's a blessing indeed!"
Bang!
All they could hear was the kitchen knife hitting the cutting board, and the Wang couple mumbling something unknown.
Xie Fan took Dong Zhong to the house and ordered Zhang Chao not to let anyone in.
Dong Zhong walked around wantonly, admiring the dilapidation of the house.
"Dong Zhong, don't be restrained. Are you a literary person?"
"Grandma, my life is so happy!"
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me how you gained?"
"Fifteen carriages, ten carts of grain, two carts of tools, three carts of cloth, and two hundred taels of silver!"
Xie Fan knew the other party well, concealed his inner joy, and asked tentatively, "That's all?"
"Of course there are more, but we can only bring back so much. I will pick up the rest another day!"
Xie Fan was overjoyed and punched the opponent firmly, "I really belong to you! Tell me, why did you think of coming to me?"
"However, I am the third eldest child in the family, and I can't get any oil or water into my belly! It's only a matter of time for me to follow Brother Xie and become a successful person!"
"Stop dragging these useless things, get to the point!"
Dong Zhong immediately changed his face and held Xie Fan's arm flatteringly, "Brother Xie, you know, I have twenty wives and concubines, and I need money!"
"Spring Festival travel is not as busy as you!"
"What is Spring Festival travel?"
"Don't mention that! I have to slow down about the money, but I will never treat you badly!"
"In heaven and on earth, from ancient times to the present, Brother Xie is my reborn parent!"
Xie Fan doesn't refuse anyone who comes. What he needs is people. With people, he has unlimited possibilities. He sat on the main seat and looked at the other party, "You kid, don't you think about moving those twenty wives and concubines to the mountain?"
"Those who know me, thank you brother!"
"Your uncle! I'm warning you, you won't be able to marry anyone in the future!"
"Brother Xie, you don't need to tell me about this. I have made up my mind to spend this life with only these twenty beauties!"
