Take the mall to Datang

After receiving the mutton burrito, Yan Bei took a bite and exclaimed, "Lotus leaf, what kind of food is this, how can it be so delicious!"

Tian Da's mouth is full of greasy food at the moment, it's all bitter haha, it's rare to eat such food in one meal.

"Wow!" The earthen wall of Yuan's house collapsed, startling Yanbei and the others to jump and look again, three or four and a half children climbed the top of the wall and directly collapsed the entire earthen wall on one side.

Yuan Shan immediately came out to watch such a big commotion. At this time, he saw a few children being reprimanded by Gao Wang. When he saw those children looking at the burrito in Yan Bei's hand, he knew that they were still swallowing. What's the matter.

"Master!" Yan Bei was a little embarrassed at this time, he was a guard, wouldn't it be embarrassing to let a few boys bring down the wall of his house?

"Needless to say, if the wall collapses, it will collapse. Whose family do these boys belong to?" Yuan Shan asked.

When he came out, he had already heard Yan Bei asking about the children, so he asked casually.

"I found out that this is Gao Wang's youngest son, these two are the children of Gao Wang's neighbor's family, and the older one is the grandson of Lizheng Old Liutou." Yan Bei said in detail.

"Did you guys come here to smell the scent?" Yuan Shan asked after thinking for a while.

"Ah."

"He is holding mutton burritos, do you want to eat them?" Yuan Shan asked seductively.

"Mmmm..." The children in Zhuangshang were very honest and simple.

"He Ye, go to the kitchen and distribute the remaining burritos to these boys." Yuan Shan ordered.

When the burrito was brought closer and the aroma became stronger and stronger, none of these children dared to take it.

Seeing that the children are relatively thin and weak, they are not tempted by the delicious food, even if their saliva is about to flow out.

"Help me with something, just say that the Yuan family needs to find a helper to build a house, and five cents a day will take care of the food. If you want to work, you can gather here. This burrito is your reward, take it."

It was only after Yuan Shan said this that he settled down with the boys, and then he saw that the food the boys ate was delicious, so much so that he wanted to eat another portion.

Chapter 10 Enclosure

Yanbei's task today is to buy iron hoes, pottery bowls, porcelain lamps and other utensils, because the East and West Market only opens in the afternoon, and it is still early, so he began to wait for the arrival of the helpers.

Tian Da and He Ye also wandered around the village, also for the purpose of issuing notices.

The Liu family boy, that is, the oldest boy, did not run from house to house like the other children, but went home and told the matter to Lizheng old head Liu in the village before he went to inform the others.

It is a big deal for the helper to take care of the meal and return the money. A snake has no head. As Lizheng, he always has to do practical things for the farmers. Old Liu head hurried to Yuan's house.

Everyone knew the identity of Marquis Yuanshan last night. After all, there was a lot of movement in those convoys.

"Master Hou, this is Lizheng from the village. Do you want to hire a helper to take care of a few meals a day?" The old Liu headman seemed quite shrewd, Lizheng, he felt similar to the captain of the production team.

"I'm planning to hire a helper to take care of two meals a day, middle-aged men (over 16 years old), middle-aged men (over 21 years old) five coins a day, old men (over 60 years old) and women three coins a day, if it is possible Please Liu Lizheng take more trouble." Yuan Shan said patiently.

"Master Hou is benevolent and righteous, I'm going to discuss this matter right now." Liu Lizheng was very happy. He never thought that Master Hou of the Yuan family would be so benevolent and just. He would pay back the money for two meals. A meal of wheat would be fine.

Unexpectedly, the effect of You Lizheng's arrangement is extraordinary. After a while, all the hundred farmers, big and small, old and young, all came over.

Seeing this efficiency, Yuan Shan felt that he might still have a lot to learn. He said in his heart that he specialized in the ancients, so don’t lie to me. In the end, Tian Da and He Ye came back without success, but they didn’t give up. Because there are four adjacent Zhuangzi.

"Master Hou, there are 170 people from one hundred families in the village, 30 middle-aged people, 60 young men, 30 old men, and 50 women." Liu Lizheng said to Yuanshan after counting.

"Well, I didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic. There are so many people here. Before starting the construction, I have to say something. Since I asked everyone to help me, Yuanshan will not treat everyone badly. I take care of the meals every day... and don't want money. It can also be exchanged for rice noodles, this is up to you to decide, now that there are too many people, it may be a bit troublesome to settle every day, so I ask for everyone's opinions, how about once every three days." Yuan Shan asked.

"Listen to the young master!"

"..." They all agreed.

"Oh, by the way, Liu Lizheng, I will entrust you with the task of supervising the work, and you will be paid ten renminbi a day, okay?" Yuan Shan asked.

"Master Hou, don't worry, my old head Liu will handle things well." Liu Lizheng was even happier now.

Yuan Shan didn't expect so many people to come, so he simply calculated that the labor cost of these 170 people was only [-] Wen per day, and the daily grain (rice) was only [-] Wen, which is not expensive at all. .

But do we need so many people to build a house? This is a new problem that Yuanshan has encountered, but before building a house, he still needs to go to the county magistrate to report to him. The newly inherited title should be officially certified, right?

At this moment, Yuan Shan saw that a team of many people had arrived at the village. Yuan Shan could see that it was the newly recruited housekeeper, Zhou Wen, who was behind a group of people slowly pushing dozens of carts of building materials.

Why don't you take a horse-drawn carriage? Don't be kidding. It's very expensive to take a horse-drawn carriage at this time, not to mention there are so many goods. Yan Bei shouted and greeted him from a long distance away. He had seen Zhou Shan yesterday and knew that it was The new butler.

Seeing this scene reminded Yuan Shan of a witty saying that had been circulated for a while: Traffic basically depends on walking, communication basically depends on shouting, heating basically depends on shaking, and entertainment basically does not exist.

"Young master, there are 40 craftsmen in total, including five blacksmiths, each of whom costs [-] yuan a day, and [-] carts of bricks, stones and rubble for building the house. This is a small part of the first delivery. All the materials are expected to be delivered within five days. , I only bought one thousand catties of iron ore for fifty guan, and the rest of the money was used to buy materials." Zhou Dao told Yuan Shan the detailed amount of the purchased items.

"You've done a good job, now I'll give you a more important thing, come over with your ears."

After explaining to the housekeeper, Yuan Shan took Liu Lizheng in a carriage to the Lantian county government office to visit the county magistrate before Yan Bei left.

Now that the number of people in front of the Yuan family has suddenly increased from 170 to 210, and now they can only let the housekeeper arrange specific matters, and the hostess Dugu Ruolan is in charge, Yuan Shan is still very relieved.

After entering the county office, Liu Li was familiar with the road and quickly found the county magistrate. The magistrate of Lantian County was named Guo Shouyi. He was very enthusiastic about Yuan Shan and explained his intentions.

"Magistrate Guo, Lord Ben Hou wants to build a house. I don't know if there is a suitable place. The key is to have a large place and a good environment. It is best to be near the old house of Yuan's family. If there is no other place, it is fine." Yuan Good to sum up.

"Hold on, Lord Hou, I'll go find a map."

Guo Shouyi is a man of action, and he quickly found several suitable places. This was thanks to Liu Lizheng's whispering with the county magistrate, but Yuan Shan didn't know about it. There was a world of difference.

"Look, Lord Hou. This wasteland is big enough. There are no houses around, so it's a bit remote, but the price is relatively cheap. What do you think, Lord Hou?" Guo Shouyi said, pointing to the map.

"The place is big enough, but there is really only wasteland, and it's a little far away from the Yuan family's old house. Let's look at another place." Yuan Shan said, and then consciously pushed the county magistrate aside, and began to look on the map.

After a long time, Yuan Shan said: "Magistrate Guo, this place has mountains and rivers, and it's relatively close to the Yuan family's old house, so let's go here."

"Master Hou has good eyesight. The environment here is good. The place is big and uphill. It is less than two miles away from the Yuan family's old house. It's just that the price is more expensive." Guo Shouyi said.

"The price is easy to talk about, just as long as it is fair. There is also this piece of wasteland next to it, and the two mountains behind. By the way, I also want the wasteland near the old house of Yuan's family. County Magistrate Guo, please tell me the price." Yuan Shan said very proudly.

I said in my heart that a house in a good location in Chang'an City only costs 50 taels of gold. I can build at least a dozen mansions around the land I fancy, and the wasteland next to it is ridiculously large. , there is mountain spring water flowing, and there is a small river on the other side.

Guo Shouyi didn't say anything for a long time, but kept looking through an account book. After searching for a while, he calculated repeatedly, and then said: "A thousand guan, with ten miles of land around the old house of the Yuan family, can just buy it from Lord Hou." The land is connected."

"Okay, this is 100 taels of gold." Yuan Shan readily took out ten gold ingots from the cloth bag Yan Bei was carrying.

At this time, Guo Shouyi could see that the Lord Hou in front of him was really a rich master, and he said with a smile, "Haha, then let's go through the formalities immediately and sign and deposit."

"it is good!"

Chapter 11 Luban Banquet

After going through various formalities at Magistrate Guo's place, he rushed back to Yuan's house. At this time, the crowd of helpers in the village dispersed, and they will be notified when the start date is set.

Come and go faster, Liu Lizheng did not leave, but took Yuan Shan to see the newly purchased land according to the procedures. What Yuan Shan did not expect was that the purchased place was not very big from the map, but in reality When I saw it, I was immediately dumbfounded. This is not big, but it is still very big. Let alone building ten mansions, building thirty would be more than a mistake. The main reason is that the wasteland is relatively large.