The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family

Yan Yu held a meeting with the adults at the quarry in the evening.

The location was chosen at the head of Luo Village, and several village elders were also there.

 She didn’t talk much and went straight to the topic.

"I think all your grandfathers and uncles have heard that our village wants to build a waterwheel by the river. It not only needs to be able to divert water, but also be connected to the mill. It would be even better if it can also pound rice. We have the drawings and we have confirmed them many times. , can be built, but each village has different conditions, and copying others may not be suitable for our Xiao'an village, so I want my grandfather and uncles to help give advice."

“There are also water canals in the village, and I want to plan them as well. It is best to have them open throughout the village, so that there is no need to go to the river to carry water in the future.”

Yan Yu looked at Grandpa Luo.

Village Chief Luo cleared his throat and said: "Why did you come to Guanzhou? I won't ask. Our great scholar, Yan, said that those of you who are officials are not necessarily bad people. You may be confused when you are in a hurry." If you do something wrong, the court will sentence you and punish you. You suffered a lot in the quarry, but in our case, let’s not mention the first one.

Our village is full of honest country people who can see one-third of an acre of their own land with their eyes. Anyone who can help us work and help us make the village better is a good person, and we will definitely want it. favor.

"We only came to our village last year, so we have little foundation, so we have assigned work points. You will help us with the work, and we will mark it down for you. We will teach our children how to read, build walls, work in the fields, help us dig canals, and build water trucks. Herding cattle and sheep, chopping trees and wood, cutting grass, starching hides..."

Village Chief Luo spoke very slowly, thinking carefully for fear that he would say something wrong. When it came to the work in the village, the fast-talking man opened his mouth without thinking.

"...These jobs are all given points. If you want to exchange these work points for food, you can get it. You can also get it for cloth, leather, needles, thread, brains. If you want to raise a living animal, you can exchange it for rabbits and chickens. As long as our village has it, you can exchange it for whatever you want. What to change?"

Yan Yu silently answered in his heart: As long as there is a share.

 The people below were not surprised.

Mr. Kang has told them all.

And not only that, the work points in Xiaoan Village can also be exchanged for bricks and stones to build a house.

 The more work points, the greater the contribution to the village. The Yan great scholar in the mouth of the village chief, that is, the current Huju Yan Hushu, still controls their most important matter, the redemption and release of registration.

Compared with the life in the quarry, the life in Xiao'an Village is like heaven and earth. Seeing it is worse than hearing it a hundred times. After witnessing the life of the Kang family, how can they not be distracted.

After working for a day today, they can see clearly what kind of people are in this village.

 Several village elders have the unique life wisdom of farmers.

They can't make any great sense, but they can see the truth in things.

 There are no rules and regulations, it all depends on the scale of your heart.

 Try to be as fair and impartial as possible.

The people in this village, probably because of their experience of escaping from famine, particularly cherish their current stable life, and regard the current spring plowing as a top priority. Because their families are involved in the same place, you help me and I help you, each performing his own duties. Farming is very efficient.

Men, women, old and young all have a sense of joy and vitality, which is completely different from those of them who climbed out of the quarry.

Of course, I have to mention the Yan family, which has three talented people.

 The child who just spoke is the second son of the Yan family and the only male member of the Yan family in the village.

The Yan family occupies an absolute leadership position in Xiao'an Village.

No one in this village has anything bad to say about the Yan family, and they highly respect them.

The Yan family has a deep network of connections and can talk to the King of England. Moreover, the general banner of Yan Er Xiucai was personally given by the King of England.

When Xiaoan Village called for troops, General Yan responded to the call and took away hundreds of strong men in the village.

If it weren't for the severe shortage of people to work, they might still be unable to get out of the dark quarry.

 In short, we must pay special attention to the Yan family.

 Even in front of this young child of the Yan family, one should not look down upon him.

 People can always unleash their infinite potential in adversity.

　No, the first self-recommended person has appeared! “My ancestor worked as a carpenter. He also liked to play with some exquisite creations. He could read pictures and was also involved in courtyard construction.”

 “This uncle is a talented man, please come over here!” Yan Yu happily asked the person aside.

 Grandpa Kang was responsible for the construction of the waterwheel, and this person would be under his control in the future.

 Old man Kang was talking to people with a smile. It was obvious that the two had known each other before.

 Several more people came forward soon, all of whom were the talents that Old Man Kang had mentioned before who could contribute to the waterwheel project.

Yan Yu made a gesture to Brother Er Tie in the corner.

  Ertie was walking by.

Yan Yu whispered a few words.

Ertie nodded and walked out of the main room.

 After a while he turned back and brought back a large wooden board and a wooden frame.

 The wooden frame is set up, and the big wooden board is put up.

The layout map of Xiaoan Village brought by Yan Yu has a place to put it.

 As soon as the paper is unfolded.

 Everyone involuntarily stretched their heads forward to take a closer look.

 At a few glances, I can tell that this is a map of this village.

 A few attentive prisoners also paid more attention to the texture of the paper.

fine.

 It is not a paper commonly used in government offices.

That is not the fish scale picture of the official government.

Yan Yu let them all see it before he said:

“Our village is surrounded by mountains to the north, rivers to the east, dense forests to the south, and my father’s new military camp to the west.”

“We plan to grow rice on these pieces of land near the river, and the rest will be dry fields.”

"Here, here, and here are all unowned wastelands. Rent is free for three years. We want to open up as much land as possible. Therefore, we will not say that after we finish this, we will be busy with that. We must allocate our time reasonably. , go hand in hand.”

"This is the cattle and sheep pen of our village. At present, cattle and sheep are raised together. Some of the cattle of each family are rented out, and some are kept at home to feed themselves. The sheep are all mixed together. Each family has its own mark. , cattle and sheep have to be let out to graze every day. Our initial idea is to find several suitable pastures for grazing, not limited to inside and outside the pass, and to graze cattle and sheep in four seasons. In this way, the pressure on us to store grass in winter will be greatly reduced. "

"There are currently no wells in our village. We are close to the river. We carry water from the river for drinking and irrigation. If we can find out the water veins, it would be better to dig a few wells. Of course, we must first follow the canals and dig the wells. There’s no rush, we can discuss it slowly.”

"There are several tall buildings in the village, which can also be called arrow towers. They were built at that time to prevent the Beirong from entering the village and looting. Most of our village's meritorious killings relied on these arrow towers. Now, although the Beirong were destroyed by the Guanzhou army, we are If we want to live here for a long time, no one can say what will happen in the future. It is certain to build a high wall around the village. Whether the arrow tower should be added, and if it is built, whether it needs to be raised higher, we are not sure. We are counting on all the grandfathers and uncles. Let’s help us think about it carefully.”

 The village elders nodded their heads.

Beirong entering the village is so scary!

 At that time, being able to keep it was like dreaming.

But now Hu Da and Hu Er, who are the best at archery, are no longer in the village. Only Xiao Er's mother is still there. If anything happens, we can't blame Yan Er and his wife.

 No, she is Mr. Yan’s daughter-in-law.

 Tell me, she is an official’s wife, how can she order people like this?

 The waiter is right, who knows what will happen in the future. The high wall will still have to be erected, and it will be erected after the farm work is done.

 Living inside the wall, they feel at ease! (End of chapter)