Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 45 The look of happiness

Early in the morning, Sun Xiangfu did not go to the Yamen, but went to the Qujiangchi wharf not far from home. The entire Qujiangchi is under the jurisdiction of his Fisheries Department, and this wharf is no exception. Therefore, the Sun family's boat Not only is there no charge for docking here, but there are also tax servants from the Fisheries Department who are responsible for taking care of it.

Today, Sun Xiangfu is going back to Xingfu Village, not only to bring his younger siblings to Chang'an, but it's time to get some well-built things.

When the fast boat stopped at the pier of Xiaohe Village, Sun Xiangfu almost didn't recognize the village. He saw hundreds of people busy on the small dirt hillside. The original thatched houses of the villagers had disappeared. They were all replaced by brick houses like village public houses.

"Xiangfu, you are finally willing to come back."

Sun Dali yelled at the bow of the boat, and led his second brother Sun Deshou and younger sister Sun Lili to build a springboard for the bow a little away from the shore. Now that it has entered the winter dry season, the water level of the creek has dropped a lot.

First, he had a big bear hug with the three of them, and then Sun Xiangfu realized that the young man Sun Dali was much stronger, and his younger brothers and sisters had also grown in size.

"Brother, come with us to see our new home." The younger sister happily took Sun Xiangfu's hand, and ran into the village. Uncle De, who followed behind, didn't even notice. They lived in the Qin Mansion for a few days. Naturally he knew Uncle De, only Sun Dali had sharp eyes and went to the boat to help Uncle De onto the gangplank.

"Strength! I'm strong again. From now on, I will be the housekeeper of your village chief. There are some gifts and white stacks on the boat. You can guide the servants and pick them up to your public house!"

In Xingfu Village, people have already followed Sun Xiangfu to call Baidiezi cotton. This year, the whole village has put on sheepskin jackets with cotton. Naturally, they know the beauty of cotton. After the first snowfall in previous years , everyone dare not go out, there is no way, the linen is not warm, and can not resist the cold wind, but now it is different, with this kind of quilted sheepskin jacket, even if the biggest snow in Guanzhong falls, everyone dares to go out and have fun , but Sun Dali still doesn't understand how Uncle De became Sun Xiangfu's housekeeper.

Walking up a big slope, Sun Xiangfu immediately saw a neat row of brick houses, more than 50. The villagers have no design ability. The house is almost a miniature version of the village public house. It is the main room with tables and chairs, the left and right sides are rooms, and behind the main room is the backyard composed of kitchen, woodshed, hut, and barn. The backyard is also opened, leading directly to the dug eel ponds.

Since Sun Xiangfu is the village head, Sun Dali, acting as the head of the village, made his own idea and built his house bigger, with a wide front and back yard, six main rooms, and all the furniture in the house is made of good wood. The walls and floors were painted with cement and lime, clean, tidy and bright, which made Uncle De, who entered this kind of brick and tile house for the first time, feel very tall.

"If all the villages in the world were like Happy Villages, the Tang Dynasty would probably be in chaos."

As Sun Erdi and Sun Xiaomei looked back and forth at the room, Uncle De took the lead in sighing.

Sun Xiangfu also nodded in agreement. Sun Xiangfu just mentioned the matter of building the house before. He did not expect Sun Dali to implement it so well. However, this is the result of more than 500 young and strong craftsmen who spent more than a month, unlike Sun Xiangfu at the beginning. When leading everyone to build the village public house, what they wanted and what they lacked, Xingfu Village now has what it needs.

"There are still a few things to build. After the building is finished, the people in the village will be comfortable in the winter. The first thing is to cook the kang. The second thing is to install the indoor heating pot. I will live in the village for these two days. When you turn back, you will let Wang The rich two brothers, Ma Lin, Zhang Quan and the others come here, make a model first, and then imitate it. Remember, this skill cannot be spread around like building a house. You can ask them to recruit some apprentices among the craftsmen, and rely on making this skill in the future. , they can also bring a lot of income to the village."

As Sun Xiangfu said, Sun Dali nodded and wrote it down. After putting his daily necessities at home, Sun Xiangfu followed Sun Dali to the village public house. It has become a place for more than 500 artisans to rest and eat temporarily. As for the original residents of Xingfu Village, they cook in their new houses, and they have become a superior supervisory class.

"Brother Dali, tell me about the situation in the village first!"

Sun Xiangfu took a look at the overcrowded warehouse, and then refused to go in. There are no other literate people in Xingfu Village, so he didn't do any account books with Ben. This time, not only Uncle De, but also the accountant came with Sun Xiangfu. One of the house slaves in the village is Zhang Hong, and he will be responsible for helping the villagers in Xingfu Village to do the accounts. This is Sun Xiangfu's hometown and workplace.

"According to what you said before, after the warehouses are filled with household utensils and iron utensils, I will build houses for the villagers. I have done both, and Xia Dou, and built two large warehouses behind the public house. , It is estimated that there are six or seven thousand stones.

The fishing team stopped fishing after the imperial court confiscated the boats. Now there are almost [-] tanks of eels and loaches in the cellars of the villagers, and at least [-] to [-] fish weighing more than five catties are stored in the fishing grounds, all of which are separated by fishing nets. Yes, you can pick it up and eat it anytime.As for the situation of the chicken farm and the pig farm, you can look back and see what my mother and Zhao Dahui told you.Also, the wood, cement and bricks and tiles you need are all piled up outside the cave dwelling over there.

By the way, I'm not sure about the vegetables in the shed, but they are still alive now. After it snows, I dare not open the shed, why don't you go and see for yourself! "

Sun Xiangfu nodded when he heard the words. The development of Xingfu Village is basically advancing steadily. Even though he has not given any support for more than a month, it has been maintained by some copper coins and the output of the villagers' own fields. After that, the village will soon start to benefit.

"Well, the basic construction of the village has been completed. When I leave, I will take away all the skilled craftsmen and the rest of the labor. You can ask them to build a cement road around the village, leading directly to the fishing ground and Chaishan, and then take the large area of ​​the fishing ground. The dam is heightened and reinforced. After finishing these, they should call it a day this year.

In addition, in winter, the food of each family must not be short, and there must be fish and meat every day. Later, I will teach you how to make tofu and sprout bean sprouts. If you can’t finish eating, you can sell them in the market. "

After confirming that Sun Dali remembered his words one by one, Sun Xiangfu turned around and said to Uncle De, "Put all the furniture and iron tools made in the warehouse on board and take them home! Just three thousand stones for soybeans, and the rest Leave the rest to the villagers. Dali, send some labor to Uncle De to load the ship."

As for the things Sun Xiangfu said, it is really not enough for one boat and two boats. After all, the small river in front of the village cannot run a thousand-stone boat. After explaining these things, he replaced the leather boots on his feet with wooden clogs , went to the vegetable shed, opened the silk curtain, and saw a lush green inside, Sun Dali was right, these crops were basically alive.

Sun Xiangfu first identified these plants piece by piece according to the records. Some of the seeds could be harvested. He took the seeds himself. This was to compare the difference between the seeds grown out of season and the seeds grown in season. Anyway, these seeds It's not uncommon to buy them all at shops in Chang'an. According to everyone's food intake, Sun Xiangfu picked seven or eight dishes, and he would make them one by one in the kitchen to taste.

After finishing these crops, one morning passed. Sun Xiangfu went home to cook. The younger brothers and sisters finally had a good meal. A big grass carp weighing seven or eight catties was boiled in a hot pot. The staple food was hand-rolled noodles with eggs added by Sun Xiangfu. The side dishes are those that Sun Xiangfu picked in the vegetable shed, except for two that are relatively old, most of them can be eaten.

"Shuang, this is how you should eat in winter."

Uncle De didn't want to go to the table at first, but Sun Xiangfu insisted. In the end, even Zhang Honghe and the two servants brought from home did not escape. In addition to Sun Dali and Sun Xiangfu's three brothers and sisters, eight people sat at the Eight Immortals table in the hall of Sun's house. Sitting around in front of me, I ate upside down.

"Well, it's lively when everyone eats at the same table. This hot pot is the main dish for my relatives and friends when I got married. When the restaurant is built later, this will also be one of the main dishes." Sun Xiangfu took half a fish head and put it in a bowl Meimei took a mouthful of fish brains and said.

"Brother, do you want to get married?" Sun Deshou was taken aback when he heard this, and the younger sister and Sun Dali also looked over at him.

"Well, on the eighth day of next month, Brother Dali will take the whole village to Chang'an by boat to have a wedding. If you get drunk, you will live there. Don't worry, our place is big enough." Sun Xiangfu said beamingly to the others.

Hearing that Sun Dali nodded fiercely, his brother is promising, he naturally has a good face, scratched his head, and stammered, "My mother has been telling me these days, it's better these days People who come to work in the village want to marry their daughters to me, that is, that is..."

"What is it?"

Sun Xiangfu said with a smile when he heard the words, Xingfu Village is now very rich for the surrounding villages, and those who came to work in the village after Sun Xiangfu left, intuitively thought that Sun Dali was a member of this village. The person who is in charge here naturally wants to cling to him.

"It's just that the girls from several families are all handsome, Brother Dali doesn't know how to choose." Second younger brother Sun Deshou spoke out of Sun Dali's dilemma.

"Hahaha, what's there to think about, marry them all! Those daughters of farmers and craftsmen, why are they calling for wives and concubines? If they become wives in other people's homes, they may not be as strong as you, Brother Dali." , Marry a few more, have a few more children, we will have people in Xingfu Village in the future, right?"

Sun Xiangfu laughed loudly and patted Sun Dali on the shoulder and said, this guy is in his 20s now, it's time to get married and have children, he went to the chicken farm in the afternoon, and he had to talk to his wife, and said, "I'm not afraid of having many wives, but I'm afraid of marrying no.

After eating a meal for several people, it was not over. After looking at several construction sites in the village in the afternoon, Sun Xiangfu headed towards the fishing ground.

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