I, the fox clan, Arita!

Seeing his eldest brother's surprised appearance, Lingshu didn't laugh at him, but said, "Brother, you forgot that I still have three hills. If I don't ask people to help with farming, it would be a waste for me to come to those hills."

Yan Dachuan was speechless: "Could it be that all three mountains must be planted with hawthorn trees?"

"Only one mountain grows hawthorn, and the others are naturally grown for food." Lingshu shook his head and said.

"But there is no way to grow food on the mountain..." Yan Dachuan has never seen anyone grow food on the mountain, but seeing Lingshu's words are so sure, after thinking about it, the younger brother has such a flexible mind, he can grow "green wishful" , Maybe there is a way to farm on the mountain!

Sure enough, Lingshu said: "Of course it can be planted. I'm going to start preparing the land today. I'll go to Uncle Youcai to arrange the building of the house. I'm afraid I don't have time to take care of the bean sprouts at home. Brother." You should wait a little longer."

"Go ahead, don't worry about family affairs," Yan Dachuan agreed, and then urged, "Be careful yourself."

When Lingshu arrived at the house of the village chief Yan Youcai, he happened to meet Ding Junfeng who was also here. Lingshu hurriedly bowed to him and said with a smile, "I'm just going to discuss with Uncle Youcai about choosing an address. Master Ding is here. what for?"

"It's also for this matter that I have chosen the address to build the house, and I have settled my mind," Ding Junfeng said, "I can go back to the county government with peace of mind."

The two had just exchanged a few words, Yan Youcai trotted out wiping his mouth, and said again and again: "Oh, it's all my fault, I ate breakfast late today, and I made you wait so long, I'm sorry I'm sorry, but please don't take offense, my lord."

"We came early," Ding Junfeng nodded slightly, "Let's go."

Lingshu felt that Ding Junfeng, as a county magistrate, really had no airs at all. He didn't know him before, and he didn't know what kind of person he was. It was very difficult for him to go here for these victims. He is still so young, if he is not dragged down by political struggles in the future, he will definitely be a good official.

The three of them, together with a group of victims who stayed at the folks' homes for one night and came out early in the morning, searched for suitable places by the fields and at the foot of the mountains.

After all, the new house I built is related to my future life. At this time, almost all the victims except those who are physically inconvenient and who cannot keep up with the road have come.

After turning around for a long time, everyone talked about it for a long time, and finally decided to choose a high ground near the natural lake.

"It's pretty good here," Ding Junfeng stood on a small soil bag with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance, "There are mountains and lakes, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Although it is not a paradise, it is also a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Brother Ling , this lake is yours now, don't you want to give it a name?"

The land deeds for the three hills and the lake had been completed when he came back, and Lingshu is now a real small landlord.

Lingshu said: "This lake is quite big, and its shape is not regular, but the water quality is very clear. A layman like me can't think of a nice name, otherwise it should be called Jingyue Lake."

"That's right," Ding Junfeng nodded and said, "It's as clear as a mirror that can reflect the moon."

"Hey, after you explain it like this, I feel that this lake has become poetic." Lingshu scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I really didn't think so much when I thought of the name."

"Is there running water on the mountain?" Ding Junfeng asked.

Yan Youcai replied: "Yes, my lord, look, there is a small stream over there! Besides this one, there are two other places."

The creek next to the village is not too small. It flows down from the biggest mountain there, and finally flows into Jingyue Lake. The villagers usually carry water from the creek to cook at home.

A middle-aged man came over from the side, bowed to them and said, "Master Ding, Uncle Cai, my master, then shall we start land preparation now?"

These people will be farming for Lingshu in the future, so they can be regarded as farmers hired by Lingshu, so they are naturally called Lingshu's boss.

This man's name is Zhao Bai'an. He is enthusiastic and has a great sense of responsibility. On the way from Chang'an Mansion to Yanjia Village, Zhao Bai'an is willing to help the victims solve whatever problems they have. Lingshu helps.

After a long period of time, the victims have gained more trust in Zhao Bai'an. If they didn't want to merge with Yanjia Village and set up a new village, Zhao Bai'an would definitely be the candidate for the village head.

Ding Junfeng said: "The construction can start."

It is still necessary to worship the gods to break the ground. The aborigines of Yanjia Village brought over the incense table. Ding Junfeng led the more than 100 people to worship the mountain god and the land god. After offering incense, the ground can be broken.

The house to be built this time is not a small number, but a big project. Farmers like them who only know how to cultivate the land put in a lot of effort, but for the structure of this house, it is necessary to have a master who knows how to do it. Fortunately, in Yanjia Village There is someone who can build a house, that is, Chen Fengshou who built a few houses in the backyard for Lingshu's family last time.

Today, Chen Fengshou also came with a group of young apprentices. He gave a lot of advice on choosing the address.

Lingshu brought a piece of blueprint that he had sorted out before, and he didn't think it was dirty, so he squatted on the ground and made gestures with Chen Fengshou.

"All the houses are built into the courtyard to form a 'well' shape. The road in the middle is wider and separated by a small field. This is a crossroads. There are [-] households with [-] households on each side, and the road is also All paved with stone slabs."

"The road is also paved with stone slabs? This will cost a lot of money!" Chen Fengshou has been to many villages to build houses for others over the years, and has seen the layout Ling Shu mentioned.

But he also thinks this is pretty good, unlike their Yanjia Village, which was not planned at the beginning. It is a few houses here, a few houses in the front, and a few houses in the back, and some are still in front of and behind the house. Vegetables grown in a mess are not good-looking.

This kind of "well" pattern is much better. If someone wants to build a new house in the future, they can just continue to follow this pattern. The land is not next to the house, but the land is very close to the yard. It takes a few steps to get there, but the road is paved with stone slabs, and the soil is not brought into the house, so the yard is much cleaner.

Lingshu said: "The money that will be spent on the road will be mine. You don't need to pay it back. Master Chen, just do it. You are familiar with the materials. You can roughly estimate the amount for me. I will advance some money to you first." , let's sign a contract, the quality must be good, and you can show me the accounts when the time comes, and I won't care about anything else."

This is equivalent to outsourcing the project of building a house to Chen Fengshou. Lingshu wants to be the shopkeeper. Anyway, he doesn't know anything about it. At most, he just comes here every day to check on the progress, but this probably won't be his turn. He was worried that these disaster victims were waiting to live, and they would definitely work hard when they started working.

When Chen Fengshou heard Lingshu's words, his face immediately burst into a smile. They work for others, because they are afraid that some masters will be self-righteous if they feel that they have paid for it. They always point fingers when they don't understand. A little higher, and later said that the wall can be moved, but the steps are easy to change. Is the wall so easy to move? !

Lingshu entrusted everything to him, and he didn't care about it. He was relaxed, and Lingshu was also relaxed. There was no need to change it, and the speed of the cover was fast.

"That's great," Chen Fengshou said with a smile, "it's right to make a deed! Don't worry, I promise I won't cost you half a penny, and the house will be well built! It’s okay to live for 100 years, at least 50 years! I can’t smash my own signboard, can I?”

"Of course I'm relieved," Ling Shu said, "Let's just say that. I'll write a deed for you to sign another day. I'll go to the kiln to pull bricks in the afternoon."

Over there, Chen Fengshou's apprentices have already arranged for the victims to start digging the ground, first to dig out the foundation.

Ding Junfeng and Ling Shu took a general look around, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with them, they left the village chief Yan Youcai here to watch, and asked a few women to go back with him.

"Several sister-in-laws come to my house to help cook for everyone," Lingshu said, "I will take care of everyone's meals during this time, and I will prepare them in a while, and ask the sister-in-laws to bring the meals over."

Four or five women came out of the crowd, with a bit of fear on their faces, they didn't dare to get too close to Ling Shu and Ding Junfeng, only dared to stay far behind.

Ding Junfeng didn't go to Lingshu's house this time, he only gave 50 taels of silver note, took his master and some officials, and parted from Lingshu at the entrance of the village, Cheng Yi also came to see him off.

"I didn't expect to spend a lot of money on this trip. I only brought this amount of money with me, and I will put more money on the rest of my little brother Qian Ling. I am very grateful for my brother." Ding Junfeng cupped his hands at Lingshu.

"You're welcome," Lingshu waved his hand, "I originally asked them to farm the land for me. I should pay the money, and I will have to pay it back in the future. Your salary is not much, so take it all at once. It's not easy!"

Ding Junfeng smiled, "If that's the case, then we will meet later, Brother Cheng, I wish you high school next year!"

"Accept your good words." Cheng Yi also smiled.

Ding Junfeng left, Cheng Yi went back to the village school, Ling Shu went back to his home, and just got bored with Wei Xiuya for a while, when he heard the commotion outside, as if a lot of people had come.

"Brother Wei Jiu must have brought those farmers here!" Ling Shu stood up excitedly and was about to run outside.

Wei Xiuya pulled him and gave him a kiss, then let him go and said, "I'll go and have a look with you."

Lingshu then pushed Wei Xiuya's wheelchair to the outside of the courtyard, and was dumbfounded when he saw that the door was full of people.

He forgot that there are so many people, their house can't accommodate them!

25 households!There are at least three people in one household!

These people are different from the disaster victims who built houses before, these are servants with a bond of sale, and they were sent by Shen Ziyue, even if he wants to destroy the bond of sale and return these people free, Wei Xiuya will not agree in the first place.

Moreover, Lingshu was counting on those five households who knew how to grow fruit trees to help him plant hawthorn trees, and those experts in farming would have to wait two or three years before releasing them.

Therefore, these [-] peasant households can be regarded as servants who are indifferent. Naturally, it is impossible for them to build new houses alone and live in the village independently like the victims of the disaster. The servants usually live in the house provided by the master, or live on the farm. .

Once Lingshu's family entered the yard, how could it accommodate so many people!

You can't use a horse-drawn carriage to work on the mountain every day, and then drive back to Weifu in Dingchun Town at night, right?

There was an old man in this group of farmers, and because he was the oldest of them all, he was elected to talk to Lingshu.

"Master," the old man bowed to Lingshu, "Where is your fruit tree? Where is the land you want to plant? Can you send someone to take us there?"

Lingshu knew this old man because he was the most experienced among the five families who knew how to grow fruit trees. Two sons, four grandchildren, and a large family all came.

At this moment, all the members of Yan's family also came out. Lingshu's parents, brother-in-law and Wan'er little girl looked at these farmers curiously.

Ling Shu didn't answer the old man Guo, turned around and grabbed Wei Xiuya's sleeve, and said loudly, "I want to build a house!"

Wei Xiuya laughed and said, "Then cover it."

Lingshu's eyes widened, and he made a circle with his hands: "The super-big ones!"

"Cover!" Wei Xiuya said, "You can cover as much as you want."

"I have no money!" Ling Shu said confidently.

Wei Xiuya said, "I'll help you out."

"You are so kind!" Lingshu cheered, yay!

He really wanted to take a bite of Wei Xiuya, but there were too many people, so let it go.

A large group of people just looked at Ling Shu and Wei Xiuya, with puzzled expressions on their faces.

Lingshu got Wei Xiuya's guarantee, and then turned around to the old man Guo and said: "The fruit trees and land are on the mountain, the children stay at home first, and then leave a few women to cook at home. Those who can work hard, Bring your tools and follow me up the mountain!"

Hoes and shovels, axes and saws were all bought in the county town. Lingshu didn't bring them when he came back yesterday, but they brought them together when the farmers came today.

Knowing that Lingshu was going to get some kind of "terraced fields", Wei Xiuya naturally went to see it too.

Lingshu has not been to the mountain for a long time. He was picked up by Yan Dachuan in this mountain. After the Yan family woke up and recovered, he went up the mountain to cut firewood for the first time, and found hawthorn fruit and grapes. I came again later, and I picked hawthorns to make hawthorn sauce. After that, I never came again. The hawthorns were all picked by the people in the village.

On these mountains, there are hawthorn trees one by one, the thick ones are as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and the thin ones are as long as corn stalks. Naturally, it is impossible to bear fruit, so there are many hawthorn trees all over the mountains. But it did not bear much fruit.

"I don't know how to plant fruit trees," Lingshu said to the old man Guo, "the mountain on the left is going to be planted with hawthorn trees, and the two trees on the right are the thick ones. If you can keep them, just move them over. I don’t want any trees that are too small, and I will leave the rest of the work to you, and if you want people to work, just ask.”

The twenty households farming are all young and strong, and the heads of the few households who can plant fruit trees are all older. After all, there are some things. It is true that older people are more experienced. It is a very heavy burden for a strong laborer in his early years to maintain the hawthorn trees on these three mountains.

"It's all right, it's all right." Guo Hanyang said repeatedly, "Spring is coming soon, and it's a good time for transplanting. You can protect these good trees first. As for the small ones, you can let people plow the land." It's time to dig it out."

Lingshu nodded and told them to go to work, then turned to see that there were nearly forty people left. Among these people, the men were very strong, and there were ten women who were also tall and big.

"According to this method, the field ridges are cultivated. The field ridges are the most important. They must be strong. Start from the foot of the mountain and go up, and make the first layer first." Lingshu took out a piece of paper from his arms, on which was drawn a picture of terraced fields. Although the picture is only drawn with simple lines, it looks very beautiful when it goes up layer by layer.

The slopes of these two mountains are slightly gentler, and there is still a source of water on the top of the mountain. There is a small stream of water rushing down, but it has not yet reached the foot of the mountain to form a stream.

This kind of terrain is what Lingshu had been optimistic about at the beginning. The mountain is too steep, there are too many rocks on the mountain, and the trees are intertwined. Of course, it is not suitable for terraced fields.

Because there was no measuring tool, Lingshu used the most primitive method. He took two bamboo poles, tied long ropes on the bamboo poles, and asked people to straighten them along the hillside. Make sure that the terraces you dig are flat and not sloped.

After the measurement, it was time to dig the soil. With many people and strong strength, the first layer was dug quickly, and then the ridges were hammered firmly. It must be firm so that the fields can retain water and will not collapse.

This work is very tedious, Ling Shu watched everyone work while talking to Wei Xiuya.

"In the future, we need to build a reservoir above. Let's store some water and make it larger. In case of drought, we don't have to carry water up the mountain from the bottom of the mountain." Lingshu said.

"The method of this kind of land is not bad, so the utilization rate of the mountain is much higher," Wei Xiuya nodded in praise, "The idea of ​​building a reservoir is also good."

"Look over there," Lingshu pointed to the mountain on the left where the hawthorn tree was planted, "I want to build a villa on the mountainside!"

Wei Xiuya raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Lingshu stared at him, and said, "You promised me just now, you will pay for it! Don't go back on your word!"

Wei Xiuya didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he thought that Lingshu just wanted to build a big courtyard, and he could arrange for these two dozen families to live in it, but he didn't know that this little thing had such a big heart.

Lingshu is so smart and capable, Wei Xiuya believes that with his own ability, Lingshu will definitely earn the money to build the villa, it's just a matter of time.

He has nothing to give to Lingshu, neither can he marry him properly, nor can he give him a title he deserves. Apart from these, as long as Lingshu wants, as long as he can afford it, he is willing to give Lingshu everything.

He could even give Lingshu his life, let alone just spending more money?