frightfiction Chapter 248: Earth-shaking changes in the mountain village
Chapter 248: Earth-shaking changes in the mountain village
When we woke up the next day, we smiled at each other and started to get busy again. Liu Niang went into the embroidery room, and I started my cement plan again.
The road into the mountain is too difficult to walk on, so I decided to pave it with cement first, so that the carriage can move faster. That's good, I can finish the granary business as soon as possible.
The people who paved the road were the same people who built the mansion when Dazhu and Erzhu were there. They were already familiar with the job, and once I told them, they knew what to make it look like. This saved me a lot of trouble.
Dazhu and Erzhu recruited more than 30 people from those who came to cause trouble, adding the officers and soldiers who were sent to transport goods from the Weibei granary.
It was a huge effort and it only took a few days to complete the paving of the road. However, as a result, most of the grain in my granary quickly emptied out.
I felt a little sad, but when I thought of the silver notes Jiangchuan gave me, I felt satisfied again. I sold the grain to the court and used the money to build roads.
After the repair, the road was stopped for two more days to allow the water condensate to maintain it, and the road hardening was finally completed.
The land in the village has been expropriated. The road has been rerouted, and I bought all the land about ten meters away from the fence. I opened a door on the fence, and built sheds on the open space outside the fence, turning it into a shop.
Some capable villagers, seeing my transformation, immediately thought of these things and opened shops on their own land.
The people who came to perform corvée labor had already begun to build roads under the arrangement of the county magistrate. As the roads became better and better, more and more people came to haul materials, and more and more people came to eat, live, drink tea, and so on.
I opened a tea shop next to the wall. Tea was sold very cheaply, one penny per bowl. Anyone who was thirsty could come and have a big bowl.
Next to the tea shop is a breakfast shop that sells steamed buns, porridge, pancakes, and noodles. They are not expensive and the main feature is the affordable prices.
There is also a restaurant, which is a little more upscale. Its main customers are people from the granary. The food is a little more expensive, but you can get whatever you want.
The last one is selling clothes. I use the simplest method to make clothes with the cheap cloth I found. I sell them at the lowest price. Basically, apart from the money for sewing the clothes, I make 30 coins for each set of clothes. The main purpose is to let these people buy a new set of clothes when their clothes are worn out.
To put it bluntly, I just earn rent money. It can also be considered as a convenience for these people.
The road became better and wider, and two carriages could run side by side without any problems. All the potholes were filled.
Every day, the roads are full of vehicles, and some people in the village have started a business of preparing fried food for cattle and horses. Not to mention that the business is quite good.
Even the Xiao family had two stalls of moderate size, and Zhang Yue'er could be seen shouting inside every day.
I'm too lazy to deal with these things. As long as you don't bother me and everyone is well, that's all that's good.
Shopkeeper Su was so busy every day that even I, the owner, couldn't stand it anymore, so I asked Zi Su to call him over and give him a lecture.
Let him pick two people he likes and take them with him as his assistants. It's ok to run errands, and if there are some small things, just ask them to do it. Don't hurt his old arms and legs. When Su Lai returns home, he will have to take care of him, which will be troublesome.
Shopkeeper Su agreed with a smile, turned around and brought Xiao Si to his side, and also handed over Xiao Si's indenture contract.
In this way, he probably planned to train Xiao Si to be the successor in the future, but he was afraid that I would not be at ease, so he made Xiao Si sign the indenture.
But this is also good, it is indeed much safer to use.
I also sent Uncle Mo and Uncle Five to work with Manager Su. While they were in charge of the courtyard, Manager Su was free to take charge of the external affairs.
In this way, Shopkeeper Su felt much more relaxed and no longer under so much pressure.
The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.
The sweet potato seeds have been transported away by the government, and the roads have been completely repaired. Cars come and go every day, and the small mountain village no longer has the tranquility of the past.
But it was a little more prosperous than usual, and the wallets of everyone in the village were unknowingly bulging.
Everyone in the village is busy making money and wants to walk faster. There are no more quarrels, fights, and gossips as before. They are afraid of wasting their time making money.
People seem to be more harmonious with each other.
This change made the village head and the clan leader smile every day, walk with a breeze, and look much younger.
Every time she sees me, she always says, "Yun Niang, all this is thanks to you. You are the lucky star of our village!"
Many times, I would avoid these two old men when I saw them. I really didn't know what to say to them. I would just stay away from them to avoid embarrassment.