Chapter 112 Arrangement
The matter was quickly discussed and implemented as soon as this year is over.

Uncle Xu and the others also came back in the afternoon. They made a carriage trip. They were cold and tired. After dinner, they boiled some hot water and washed themselves before going to bed.

In the past few days, people in the village have been sending some New Year gifts to the Xu family. Although they are not expensive things, they are all the villagers' sincere thoughts, and the Xu family has accepted them.

Soon it will be the Lantern Festival, and after this festival it will be a new beginning for the new year.

For this festival, the Xu family made a sumptuous lunch today.

The old man said: "After this month, the weather will get warm soon. Qibao has discussed it with me. Tomorrow I will go to the village chief and buy the vacant land at the foot of Daqing Mountain. I plan to build the workshop there and return it." We need to plant some grapes for wine making, and everyone will be busy starting tomorrow!”

The others nodded in agreement and were very happy. Their family business was getting bigger and bigger now. Although it was all due to Qibao, they also contributed what they could, so they felt full of accomplishment.

Xu Wenwu said at this time: "Grandpa, starting from tomorrow, I will rest at the barbecue restaurant in the evening and will not come back. After spring, I will take the child examination. Living in the town is not only convenient, but also gives me more time." Come and learn.”

The old man nodded and asked the other children, "What are your plans?"

Xu Zhiyong said: "I live in the town with my eldest brother. There are still many things to do at home, so dad doesn't have to pick us up every day."

Several other boys saw that the eldest brother and the second brother wanted to live in the town. They didn't want to be separated from the eldest brother and the second brother. They all wanted to stay in the town.

The old man nodded and said: "You and Zhiyong are both 11 years old, and you know how to take good care of yourself and your younger brothers. Grandpa won't worry about you anymore. But don't lose sight of your health just because you study, you know?" ?”

Xu Wenwu nodded and agreed.

"Tomorrow, boss, you will send the children to the academy. Remember to bring a few more clothes for them, buy more pens, inks, paper and inkstones for preparation. In addition, give the civil and military forces five taels of silver to take with them so that they can respond to emergencies."

"Yes, my son knows." Uncle Xu agreed.

At night, Qibao entered the space and specially found some books, poems, scriptures, etc. that were useful to him at the moment.

After delivering the book to his eldest brother's room, Xu Wenwu opened it and looked at it, his eyes lit up, and he said: "Thank you, sister, I like these books very much. The knowledge is more comprehensive than the books we are learning now, and there are also annotations. It’s a good book.”

Qibao said: "Brother, don't bring this book into school, and don't stay up late just to read. It's not good for your health and can even damage your liver."

Xu Wenwu smiled gently and said, "I know, sister, I am free to exercise discretion. Brother will definitely get a good result in the exam this time!"

"I believe brother, then I will go back first. Brother, please go to bed early! Don't read too late."

Watching his sister enter the house, Xu Wenwu's eyes were always gentle.

The next day, the Xu family became busy again. Uncle Xu sent several children to the town, and the old man took Old Lin and Qibao to the village chief's house.

The village chief knew Old Man Lin, and the two greeted him politely. The village chief asked, "I wonder why I came here today?"

When the old man told the village chief about his future purpose, the village chief's eyes lit up after hearing it, and he said: "This is a good thing. Don't worry, brother. I will go to the Yamen to get the land deed today. It's just the Chinese New Year." Workers are the best to find. There are a lot of people in these ten miles and eight towns, so just leave it to me. I would also like to congratulate you in advance, brother, your family has acquired a new property. This wine will definitely be a big seller in the future!"

The old man laughed and said: "Thank you to the village chief. I plan to let my brother-in-law help me manage this workshop, and I will live in Xujia Village from now on." The village chief had already guessed it, and he quickly said to Lin The old man said: "On behalf of our village, I welcome Brother Lin. From now on, you can live here with peace of mind. If you have any questions, you can come to me. I will never refuse if I can help."

Old man Lin also smiled and said: "Okay, thank you very much to the village chief. I will ask the village chief to take care of you in the future."

The village chief said: "Why are you saying polite words? From now on, you can call me brother. It sounds more intimate, so don't call me village chief. From now on, everyone will be in the same village. From now on, if you have nothing to do, you can come to my house and sit down." .”

Old man Lin said: "Then I would like to thank you, brother. If we have a chance, let's sit down and have a drink together?"

The village chief said: "Okay, then it's settled!"

After bidding farewell to the village chief, the old man and Mr. Lin went back. The village chief sighed: "I didn't expect that our village would have a better life because of the Xu family. The Xu family, with more than a dozen people, has the largest number of children in the village. I didn't expect that there would be so many children in the village." Open your mouth to eat, and your life will become richer and richer."

The village chief's wife said: "Perhaps this really means more children and more blessings. Look at their grandchildren, they look different from the children in the village. I heard from Shitou that Wenwu's performance in school has always been very good, very good. If you are valued by the dean and the master, you may actually be listed on the list in the future.”

The village chief said: "Those boys are all good, but I think that little girl is the most extraordinary."

The village chief's wife was confused and asked: "That girl is indeed good-looking and round, but when it comes to being extraordinary, isn't she a little too much?"

The village chief said meaningfully: "If you don't believe it, just watch it!"

After the Xu family had dinner, the old man began to teach Old Man Lin some simple words, and even used branches to let him practice on the ground. Old Man Lin also studied very seriously and learned many simple words in the afternoon.

Before dinner, the village chief came to Xu's house with the land deed and handed it over to the old man.

The old man collected the land deed and said, "I'd like to ask the village chief to make a special trip. I'll stay at home for dinner tonight. I'll ask the village chief to help me find someone to build a workshop tomorrow."

The village chief didn't refuse and stayed at Xu's house for dinner.

At the dinner table, the village chief asked: "I wonder how much I will pay you this time? If someone asks you tomorrow, I can answer it easily."

The old man said: "It's the same as when my family built a house. Each person has twenty coins a day and a meal at noon. He also asked the village chief to find a few women to cook in the village. They are the same as those who cook in the greenhouse. wages.”

The village chief agreed and asked: "Brother, when will the greenhouse be started? Chun Sheng is still waiting at home!"

The old man said: "We will start work tomorrow. The village chief will go back and tell Chunsheng that he will take the villagers directly to work in the greenhouse tomorrow. I am very relieved about Chunsheng, but I plan to build a well in the workshop. It also makes cleaning easier.”

The village chief patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me, brother. I was the one who found someone to dig the well in our village back then. I'll find it tomorrow too!"

When the village chief left, the old man specially packed a jar of wine and two packets of vermicelli as a thank you gift to the village chief. After all, the village chief traveled a lot because of his family and also helped a lot and gave him some things. It should be.

The old man also asked Uncle Xu to drive a carriage and go with the village chief tomorrow.

The next day was the day when the greenhouse was started. The old man took a look and saw that there was nothing wrong. He said a few polite words and went back.

(End of this chapter)

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