There is room for the evil peasant woman

Chapter 34 Determining the Number of Numbers
  "If you follow the previous method, you will definitely ask hundreds of people to dig trenches from here to the bottom of the mountain, but... I think we can change the method this time, such as... divide the route to be opened into sections Once it is opened, only two or three people are needed for each section of the road, and it can be connected to the section of the road that another team of people is responsible for in about half an hour, which can save a lot of effort." Shen Yan explained his thoughts.

"Wait, wait, Yan, why don't you make it simpler?" Li Zheng was listening to Shen Yan's explanation, looking confused and half-understood.

Seeing this, Shen Yan directly picked up a tree branch from the ground and first drew a line on the ground, "Look, this is the route we are about to open from here to the bottom of our mountain."

As he said, he divided the line into many small sections, "These small sections can be regarded as divided small sections. If two or three people are arranged on each of these small sections, it can be completed in about half an hour. Connect it with the other two teams in charge -" Shen Yan said while demonstrating, "Like this, I looked at this section, there are about a hundred people, I estimate that it can be completed in a day and a night."

After Shen Yan's explanation, several people present were stunned for a moment. Li Zheng patted Shen Yan on the shoulder excitedly, "Shen Yan, how come you have such a brain? I haven't been able to do this before." I thought, this is a good idea!"

After the decision was made, several people immediately went down the mountain, and Li Zheng was also ready to arrange the matter.

"Chen Yan, you have worked hard today. Go back and rest first. I will go to the village to find someone first." Li Zheng waved to Shen Yan and headed home.

As soon as Li Zheng got home, he immediately called Li Wanniang, "Wanniang, hurry up, bring me my gong!"

"What's wrong?" Li Wanniang was still preparing today's dinner. She came out of the kitchen after hearing this and asked without knowing why.

"Hahaha, we found the water! We found the water! I'm going to the village now to convene a meeting with everyone to confirm the number of people!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wanniang's eyes lit up visibly, "Really? Just wait, I'll get it now!"

Even his walking steps were noticeably brisker.

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"Mother--" As soon as Chen Yuan saw Shen Yan coming back, she put down what she was holding and rushed towards her, "You're back!" Her voice was soft and waxy, and she raised her head to look at Shen Yan.

When I came back and saw such a cute Chen Yuan, I immediately felt relaxed. I pinched Chen Yuan's little face and said, "Well, what are you doing?"

Chen Yuan pointed to Shen Ran, "Brother Shen Ran is teaching me how to write."

Chen Yuan's speech impediment has almost completely healed, and her lively personality is now slowly emerging.

Hearing what Chen Yuan said, Shen Yan remembered that it seemed like there was only one week left, it would be September, and the county school had begun to recruit new students, and they had to prepare to send the two children to the school.

He walked over and took a look at the words written on the ground, and found that Chen Yuan's handwriting was very similar to Shen Ran's now. The handwriting was dignified but still agile. Shen Yan felt that this child's talent was much stronger than his own calligraphy talent back then. , not surprisingly, Chen Yuan should also be on the road to becoming an official in the future.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan asked Chen Yuan, "Yuanzi, your word looks very good. It seems that Brother Shen Ran taught you well. By the way, what do you want to do in the future?"

Hearing this, Chen Yuan replied without hesitation, "Mother, I want to be an official, a high official!" Her eyes were firm, but she couldn't hide the light in them.

Hearing this, Shen Yan was not too surprised by the answer and just asked, "Why does Yuanzi want to be an official?"

Chen Yuan smiled sheepishly and said, "Because Brother Shen Ran told me that if I become an official, I will have a lot of money, a lot of servants, and a nice big house. In this way, I can provide a living for my mother." It’s a life of opening your mouth and reaching out with your clothes!”

In Chen Yuan's eyes now, this mother is very busy. She goes out early and comes back late every day. Every time she eats, she can clearly see the black spots under her eyes and her often frowning brows.

Hearing this, Shen Yan was obviously stunned. He had thought about it a lot, but he did not expect such an answer. A trace of warmth emerged in his heart and his eyes were slightly moist, "Okay, thank you my baby!"

In the previous life, Shen's father's biggest feeling for Shen Yan was that he poured all his hopes into her and had a little love, but it was often hidden under that outer skin. Shen Yan rarely felt the care and love from Shen's father. The elders showed very little care for Shen Yan, and... they always expected to pay more attention to her.

Looking at the cute and well-behaved child in front of him, and remembering Chen Yuan's appearance on the first day he came here, compared with the current one, Shen Yan seemed to know the meaning of his coming here...

"Qiang Qiang Qiang——"

There was the sound of gongs beating outside.

"All the people in Tianshui Village have something big to talk about. Hurry up and gather at the village ancestral hall!" - "All the people in Tianshui Village have something big to talk about here. Hurry up and gather at the village ancestral hall -"

When Shen Yan heard this, he probably knew what Li Zheng was going to say later, so he took Chen Yuan and Shen Ran with him to follow the villagers who came out one after another.

Before going out, Shen Yan thought of something and called Jiujiu; "Jiujiu?"

[Here is the host! 】

"Use the outside view blocking card!"

[Outside view shielding card has been used! After using it, all your changes will be subtle, and no one will doubt it. I wish the host a happy use~] After that, he went offline.

The reason why Shen Yan uses this thing is very simple. There are many people in this village who know Shen Yan, and most of them have a very bad impression of Shen Yan. Shen Yan's appearance has indeed changed a lot during this period, so he can't avoid being said, To avoid this trouble, Shen Yan didn't mind spending something.

"Hey, look, isn't that the second wife of the Chen family?" The person passing by saw Shen Yan and poked the person walking with him.

The person who was poked looked back and saw that it was true, "Why didn't she become a monster during this time, huh? Damn it, look, why did this fat pig bring an extra child?"

The man pointed at Shen Ran, "Hey, it's true. This man looks older than her child. Could it be that he had an affair with another wild man behind his back before she married into the Chen family..."

Although the two of them were whispering together as they walked on the road, their voices were not quiet at all. Even the people passing by noticed this and nodded accordingly.

Shen Yan felt Shen Ran's hand holding his loosen. She looked down and saw that Shen Ran's mouth was pursed tightly and her eyes were a little panicked.

He held the person's little hand tightly and squeezed it twice, signaling him not to worry.

Sensing this move, Shen Ran raised his eyes and looked over. Seeing Shen Yan's comforting eyes, he slowly put his heart back.

Seeing that Shen Ran was no longer so nervous, Shen Yan glanced coldly at the people who were still pointing. Those people could easily catch Shen Yan's eyes, and their voices slowly lowered as they spoke.

I felt a sudden coldness on my back.

Arriving at the ancestral hall, the bustling crowd consciously looked for a place to sit down.

"Hey, you know why Li Zheng asked us to come here? To start such a big battle!"

"I don't know about this. Let's take a look first! There are still some things in my field that are not finished..."

"Qiang——" There was a sound of gong, and the scene that was noisy just now suddenly became quiet.

"Ahem, I called everyone here today to announce good news. We have found water!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd immediately became restless.

"What, Li Zheng, did you find water?"

Li Zheng was standing on a big rock and nodded when he heard the words, "Of course. I lied to you when. The main reason for asking everyone to hold a meeting now is to determine the number of people to dig trenches. This time it is the same as before. No. 110 people, those who participate will be given five more points in the spring next year!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd immediately became noisy.

Some people are blushing with their families because of this, while others are indifferent.

(End of this chapter)