Villager of Daming

Chapter 636: Pay for the project first and talk later

"Hanhan, you go and light the lamp, and we'll talk to the ancestors." The village chief took Hanhan to the sacrificial hall and asked him to light the oil lamp.

According to the tradition of Xiaqiu Village, the sacrificial hall follows the villagers.

Zhu Wentian went over and lit the oil lamp first, then lit three sticks of incense, knelt down and kowtowed. This was to invite the ancestors of Xiaqiu Village back.

People from other Xiaqiu Village came forward to kowtow. Everyone believed this.

The village chief was the last one to kneel down: "Actually, it's nothing. His Majesty is coming to the village again. He will probably stay for a while and bring the ancestors here. Don't worry, we won't cry today. We'll wait for the New Year."

Hanhan, do you want to say a few words?Forget it, your ancestors don’t like to hear you speak with difficulty, so just..."

'Crack~~' There was a sudden thunder in the sky outside, a bolt from the blue.

"You~~just~~say~~a few~~sentences~~uh~~~" Li Chang's voice was trembling.

Zhu Wentian: "..."

He wanted to explain to the chief how the bolt from the blue came about. It was sunny and there were clouds nearby, and the electric current on the clouds ran out laterally and then fell down again.

He stepped forward without kneeling: "The mayor has no other intention. We can have another drought thunder, and we have a whole village to testify. In fact..."

'Crack~~~' Another thunder sound came.

"Actually, that's it. Let's go! If you kill a sheep, you have to cook it quickly, otherwise there will be no sheep soup to drink." Zhu Wentian didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

"Hanhan, when I talked to you before, was there anything that made you unhappy?" Li Chang was afraid.

"No, kill the sheep! Collect the sheep's blood and let's go! What? Did you spank me when you brought me back?" Zhu Wentian was confused.

"No, it's nothing, let's go, let's go! Are you staying here tonight?" The head of the house was really afraid.

"Yeah! I'm guarding the sacrificial hall, and there's also a lamp at the mountain temple. There's no shortage of oil now."

"Lamps are always lit there, but not here, because we can't have double sacrificial halls. When we went to Helin, they didn't worship ancestors during the Chinese New Year, and all the sacrificial halls were dark. It will be fine this year. Where are you? Where is the light?"

When everyone comes out, the door of the sacrificial hall is open, facing the patio. If there is a moon at night and the moonlight shines down from the patio, usually only Zhu Wentian can sleep soundly.

Otherwise, the moonlight from the patio and the oil lamp in the ancestral hall would be combined, making the surrounding houses dark and empty, and the memorial tablets in the front hall...

This sacrificial hall is a large courtyard with five entrances, and there are two floors above it. At night, everyone's words are echoed.

……

When Feng Gui, the head of Xihe Village, saw the slaughter of sheep, he immediately sent someone back to collect the sheep. He was afraid that there would not be enough sheep in Xiaqiu Village.

The other two nearby villages also asked people to go back. Everyone raised a lot of sheep, and now they are bringing them to eat without feeling any distress.

The other village chiefs told the three nearby villages to get more, and they would compensate them in return, so that everyone would share the money equally.

Xiaqiu Village did not refuse, and always refused to let others pay, which would turn a favor into an enemy.

However, problems are prone to arise when it comes to giving and taking, including rushing to pay for meals.

Normally, anyone should marry whoever wants to, and please come back next time.

"Beautiful, the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed as he stood at the highest place, which is the location of the mountain temple in Xiaqiu Village, which is the highest.

In front of him was a patch of golden and an intertwined patch of yellow and green. The golden part was soybeans, and the other part was where indica rice, japonica rice and jute were interplanted.

The sheep are also here, and they are brought in by cart. If the sheep run away on their own, they will make a mess.

"Feng Gui, are there many sheep in the village?" Zhu Yuanzhang finished sighing and asked Feng Laosi.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's hard to buy large livestock, so the village began to buy more lambs and ewes, soybean straw and silage, just in time to feed the sheep. Now the family property in Xihe Village has increased more than a hundred times. It's the same as in Xiaqiu Like the village, it has two floors and a brick-concrete structure.

There is no water supply, and a sewage treatment plant needs to be built. Everyone said that they will discuss with Xiaqiu Village next year and use the money saved this year. "

Feng Gui replied and said that the village had ideas and would do what Xiaqiu Village did.

"Let's do it this year! You can pay the debt first, and install the boiler for you, and then connect the heating. It will keep you warm in winter, so you don't need to burn the kang."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard what the other party said, so what if it was a year in advance?I don’t have any money right now, so I’ll pay it back slowly. The village has the ability to repay.

As soon as he agreed, all 21 villages went to the head of the village to discuss the matter. If the money was not enough, they could pay it back with interest.

The villagers had no other expenses, so Li Chang did not dare to agree for a while. He told everyone that it would be in two days, so there was no rush.

……

After a lot of busy work, everyone was able to drink the mutton soup at [-]:[-] noon.

Mutton soup was also sold at the pier at cost price plus [-]% profit. When the ships passing by saw the price, they were tempted and paid for it, but there was no pepper, only Sichuan peppercorns.

"We want to see the real situation of the people, and we are willing to see the reality here. There will be no surprises in drinking mutton soup."

While Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to Queen Ma, other palace women and children went to eat where the women's children of Xiaqiu Village were, except for Queen Ma and Sun Guifei.

Concubine Sun's status is based on her appearance, but she cannot rule the entire harem. She also has abilities, but abilities can be cultivated unless she is too stupid.

"There are 22 villages in Xuancheng County, not counting Xiaqiu Village. All 21 villages are wealthy, and it is normal to drink mutton soup.

All the soldiers in the team we led came back from the Northland, which is a pastoral area. In winter, sheep are not as valuable as cucumbers of the same weight.

Other craftsmen also followed to the Northland. In the end, among the people in the palace, who among them still lacked a mouthful of mutton soup?
The officials in one government and six counties are very wealthy!Why do we have to look at what people in poor places do? "

Queen Ma understands her man's thoughts. A few years ago, who wouldn't be poor?Including officials.

"Taiping Mansion is about the same, right? Shall we go to Taiping Mansion when we go back?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly had an idea.

"Are the officials ready?" Queen Ma asked.

"Let's look at the people first. The people's lives are easy, and then we can talk about the rest. We are rushing forward in a life-and-death fight, but are we still afraid that we won't be able to deal with the officials when we see them making mistakes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked nonchalant. He had heard that officials in Taiping Mansion also benefited from it.

If you reap the benefits, you will reap the benefits. If the people's life is not good, they should be killed when they should be killed, and they cannot be tolerated.

Concubine Sun thought for a while: "Your Majesty, why not let the news out first and let the officials take out the money? After all, they are familiar with the local situation, otherwise they will not be able to make money."

"No, what we give them belongs to them. If we don't give it to them, they can't reach out. If there is a problem, we will send them and their families to the mine."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not compromise, and the rules must be maintained first, otherwise it would be over.

If there is corruption, it will be different from when Xuancheng County officials came to Xiaqiu Village, where they would be given food.

Being greedy now is no longer greedy for food, it is guaranteed to be money.

"We'll talk about it then." Empress Ma didn't want to say more on this topic. Now was a happy moment.

"Yes, let's have a quickie. This thing is said to have no nutritional value, but I prefer to eat it. It's more expensive now, and it's all made by Xiaqiu Village."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the table in front of him and asked for food.

(End of this chapter)