bayedsolid Chapter 334: Construction of Daqing Town
Chapter 334: Construction of Daqing Town
Several members of the Lin family received rewards, and the family returned home happily. They even cooked a few more dishes at noon to celebrate everyone's promotion.
At the dinner table, Lin Dashan waited until now to ask, "Wan Ning, what official positions did the emperor bestow upon Xiao Jiang and me? The imperial edict doesn't even mention our ranks!"
Shen Wanning thought for a moment and replied, "You and Xiao Jiang are the same. You both rose half a level. Now you are from the eighth rank, and Xiao Jiang is from the seventh rank."
"Oh, Xiao Jiang is already a seventh-rank official? Doesn't that mean that if the emperor rewards him again, he can catch up with the county magistrate?" Lin Dashan exclaimed.
Mrs. Xu yelled even more, "Oh, then I'm the mother of a seventh-rank official! No, when Xiao Jiang comes back, I must make him some more food to nourish him and reward him well."
Having said that, Xu couldn't sit still anymore and kept moving her butt.
Aunt Zhang turned the chopsticks upside down and tapped her arm. "Just eat your meal, why are you moving? I think you should make more delicious food, but it should be for Wan Ning. Without Wan Ning's book, could Xiao Jiang have made these things?"
Xu sat up straight and chuckled, "Yes, speaking of this, it's all thanks to Wan Ning. Wan Ning, what do you want to eat? I'll go to town to buy it tomorrow."
Shen Wanning smiled and shook her head. "No, these dishes at home are already very good. Thank you, sister-in-law. Xiao Jiang was able to receive the emperor's reward because of his hard work. He should be rewarded."
After dinner, the family went to the storehouse to check out the gifts bestowed upon them by the Emperor. The imperial robes for a fourth-rank princess, bestowed upon them by the Emperor, were particularly eye-catching, and they looked at them several times, not daring to touch them.
As for other gold, silver, and jewelry, they had seen them many times in the previous two rewards, so they didn't react much this time.
Speaking of Daqing Town, since the village head's suggestion, families who previously sold sweet potatoes and cotton seeds have started building houses.
Even Grandma Qin and Lin Dashun's family, who work in the city, chose to build brick houses in Daqing Village.
When every household in Daqing Village was planting sweet potatoes and cotton, Shen Wanning also helped them plant some, but she hired the new villagers to help with the planting.
Finally, after agreeing with Grandma Qin and Lin Dashun's family, he deducted the cost of hiring people to farm the land and gave the remaining money to them.
Of course, they also entrusted the Lin family to help build the house this time, but they would come back to take a look occasionally.
I saw that every household had built a brick and tile house. This kind of brick and tile house is cheaper than the blue brick and tile house, but it is stronger than the thatched house and mud house, and it is much more imposing.
Since there were many families building houses, many craftsmen were hired from several nearby villages.
The head of the village said that now everyone is from the same town, and if this money is earned by people from other villages, it will also help to build relationships among the villages more quickly.
Not only did they build houses, they also started to build roads, which were also done by hiring people from several surrounding villages.
In addition, they also built a special road in the middle of the village, which is much wider than ordinary roads.
This avenue will become the main street of the town. People from Daqing Village and other villages can come here and take a spot to sell their goods.
There were even some smart people who bought some land nearby and built a few more houses, planning to rent them out to others for business later.
From this perspective, although the houses have not been built yet, the scale of the town can already be seen.
Another month and a half has passed in a busy manner.
Today, Daqing Village, or more precisely, Daqing Town, has been completely transformed. Most of the houses in the village are brick and tile, with only a few stone or mud houses.
One of them belongs to Chen the Hunter. He had already bought a house in the county town, and he planned to settle down there in the future, so he did not come back to build a house this time.
The village head walked around Daqing Town with his hands behind his back, unable to hide the smile on his face. He nodded as he walked, "Well, not bad, really not bad, our Daqing Town is really good."
Someone came forward and asked, "Uncle Village Chief, Daqing Town is so magnificently built. Shouldn't we have a good meal to celebrate?"
The village head rubbed his chin, thinking that this was feasible, but he still wanted to ask Shen Wanning for her opinion.
When they arrived at the Lin family, the village head explained their purpose.
Shen Wanning immediately agreed, "Of course. This is the first Lunar New Year in Daqing Town, so we should celebrate it with great fanfare! Since the whole village is having a good meal together, why not have a reunion dinner with the whole village in a few days, before Lunar New Year? What do you think, Uncle Village Head?"
Aunt Zhang happened to pass by and clapped her hands. "This is great! The whole village can enjoy a meal together and welcome the New Year with great fanfare. This year is a bumper harvest year. Every household has earned money and built a new house. We should have a good meal to celebrate."
"Hey, since you two think it's feasible, I'll gather all the villagers and talk to everyone about this!" said the village head happily.
"Okay, if the village head uncle has confirmed the time, please tell me. I can tell Grandma Qin and the others and ask them to come back for dinner together. By the way, the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month is Uncle Chen's big wedding day, and everyone in our village must go to have a drink at the wedding." Shen Wanning said.
The 18th day of the twelfth lunar month is three days away. A few days ago, Hunter Chen came back specially and asked Aunt Zhang to help with the wedding.
Shen Wanning and Aunt Zhang had been busy in the county town for a few days and had just returned today. The village head came to talk to them about the whole village having a meal together.
"Hey, don't worry, we all remember it! Didn't Hunter Chen come back a few days ago? He specially asked us to attend the wedding! By the way, there are so many people in our village, so there will need to be at least a dozen carriages, right?" Speaking of this, the headman suddenly remembered that he seemed to have not hired a carriage yet.
"Uncle Village Head, don't worry. Uncle Chen has already prepared everything. On the morning of the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, Uncle Chen will send a carriage to pick us up early. We have already discussed this with the owner of the carriage shop." Shen Wanning said.
"Oh, Hunter Chen is so well prepared? Then we will wait in the village." The head of the village said with a big laugh.
"When the time comes, please ask Uncle Lizheng to tell everyone to get up early that day because we need to go to the county town early."
"Don't worry, everyone is rushing to attend such a big event, there will be no delay." The head of the village waved his hand.
After they had agreed on this matter, the village head left and immediately gathered everyone together to talk about going to the county town to attend the wedding banquet and having a reunion dinner with the whole village.
The final reunion dinner was set on the 24th day of the 12th lunar month, which is the Little New Year in the south.