When attacked and worn as a farmer's daughter-in-law

This New Year's Eve is not like when Fang Tianlin and the others first came here, they didn't even have any firecrackers, only the simplest firecrackers.Now that there are too many people in Huanggu, the guards have completely withdrawn from labor and are only responsible for protecting the Shen family. Escorting people out of the valley is one of their responsibilities.

Fang Tianlin didn't have a lot of money because he bought the land in the mountains and forests around Xiaoqing Mountain Pass.Originally, he planned to put aside the construction of the village first, and wait for him to sell some goods and collect some funds before starting to build the village.

After Mr. Shen and Shen Jiahai learned about this, after discussion, each family contributed part of the money except for the two elders, pooling 5000 taels to Shen Jiahe.

Don't think that this money is not much, it has already occupied nearly half of the funds of the three Shen Jiahai families.They are not like the Shenjiahe family, who make money like picking up money. They can earn tens of thousands of taels in the first year. The three of them only guard two barbecue restaurants. If it is not for the unique seasoning formula, they may earn a few taels a month. Twelve taels is the top of the sky, how can it be possible that each family's annual income can reach nearly a thousand taels?Coupled with the profits from Fang Tianlin's family's potato chip business, after deducting all the expenses, each family can still save 3000 taels.To put it aside, this is something they dare not even think about.

When Fang Tianlin learned about this from the mouth of the Shen family and saw the money in the warehouse, a smile appeared on his face inadvertently.He doesn't insist on the other things, as long as it is not a white-eyed wolf, it will prove that there is a big problem with his vision of people. The wooden house has too many disadvantages. It is okay in the barren valley. Everyone will pay attention, and no one can sneak in and set fire. It is obviously not possible to do this outside, and the minimum requirement must be a thatched house with mud walls.

The bricks and tiles of the Shen family can be fired by themselves, but there is such a large mountain road in the middle, and the transportation is inconvenient. Fang Tianlin asked Shen Jiahai to lead the brick-burning masters to build a small kiln on the edge of the village established by Xiaoqingshankou. The bricks and tiles produced are not sold outside, but only used for village construction.

Recently, Fang Tianlin has been staying at home and hasn't gone anywhere. He doesn't know the progress of the construction at Xiaoqingshan Pass, but he has a good idea of ​​the general situation. Shen Jiahe will find time to talk to him about the affairs inside and outside the valley every day.Besides, the design drawings of the village were still made by him. Once Shen Jiahe said it, Fang Tianlin could understand it all.

The village must have a name, otherwise the village called Xiaoqingshankou would be troublesome to talk about, and it would be awkward for others to hear. A village without a village name is really a bit outrageous.

Mr. Shen gathered the Shen family to discuss, and finally named the village "Xinghuo Village".

At present, Xinghuo Village is still in the first phase of the project. The main buildings are row houses. This type of apartment is chosen to save trouble. With the same manpower and material resources, more buildings can be built this way.

As for the people who built the village, most of them were hired local villagers, and very few were assigned from the Shen family.There are many things in Huanggu that cannot be known to outsiders. Those who are sent out need to go through layers of screening, and not everyone can go out.

This is why Fang Tianlin needs a large sum of money, otherwise, with the existing resources and manpower in the barren valley, he can settle a village without spending much money.

The Yuan family in Linshan County.

"Master, according to the report below, the entire Xiaoqingshankou area was bought by the Shen family, and now the village is being built under the leadership of Mr. Shen. I went there to see it in person, and Xinghuo Village has already built a row of small courtyards with walls connected to each other. , all green brick and tile houses, all of which are made by the Shen family themselves. I have had contact with Mr. Shen, and he revealed that the Shen family may open a trading market in Xinghuo Village in the future, and the Shen family’s goods will There will be transit or even direct shipment.”

"Master Shen? I've never heard of such a person before."

"I just arrived a few years ago. Didn't there be a subordinate clerk surnamed Shen in the yamen military room a while ago? That person is the fourth master of the Shen family. According to the information heard by the people below, it should be Master Fang Tuomozhi County Relationships bring people in, and our people can only pry into it, how can we not pry into it.”

"What is the origin of the Shen family, and there is still no more news?"

Manager Shen shook his head: "It's still the same. I only know that the Shen family is from the hinterland, which is far away from Linshan County. I can't find out more."

"Our Yuan family has done business with the Shen family a few times, and we have some friendship with Mr. Fang. If you go to Xinghuo Village more, Mr. Shen should give you some face. If the other party needs anything, our Yuan family can do it. It's convenient, when the Shen family wants to buy or sell goods, the first thing the Shen family thinks of will not be other merchants, but our Yuan family." Yuan Chengan's eyes flashed, and the Shen family finally made a big move.

In the previous year, although there were several transactions between the two families, the amount of transactions, not to mention the wealthy businessmen in Linshan County, even the Yuan family didn't pay much attention to them.Then why did he still insist on making good friends with the Shen family, trying every means to get closer?Isn't it because the Shen family is an external force and is not under the control of the local gentry in Linshan County, so they are currently the only candidates who can break the inherent pattern of Linshan County.Otherwise, do you think Yuan Chengan would really be so kind?

Which one of the landlords and squires who can gain a foothold in a place like Linshan County is a good stubble?If this was the case, I'm afraid it would have been swallowed to the bone and scum left.

"Yes, master." Steward Shen listened carefully and wrote down Yuan Chengan's instructions one by one.

"By the way, you just said that the Shen family might build a trading market in Xinghuo Village?" Yuan Cheng'an was just about to wave people away when he suddenly remembered something.

"Yes, sir."

"After the next year, go and find out about Mr. Shen and ask him if the Yuan family can open a shop in the village. Well, a stall is also fine."

"Master, are you?"

"The Shen family is an outside force. Their best strategy is to take root in Huanggu. The new Xinghuo Village at Xiaoqingshan Pass is just a bridge to the outside world. If I were the head of the Shen family, I would not leave my family behind Pull them all to Xinghuo Village, otherwise, the Shen family would be too stupid, if any family goes to lure some bandits over, the Shen family will be doomed." What Yuan Chengan said was the truth, Xinghuo Village was just a village without city walls to protect it. Being watched is really a troublesome thing.

Even Shen Jiaxi, who was working in the yamen, had four guards to protect him. Shen Jiahai's side would only have more guards. Fang Tianlin knew the fate of underestimating the enemy.

From Fang Tianlin's point of view, he holds technology far beyond this world, and everything else can be discarded, except for people, not only the Shen family, but even the servants who sheltered in the Shen family, unless it is a last resort, he will not will give up.

The Shen family has a natural advantage. Fang Tianlin has many investigative methods, such as binoculars, hounds, and carrier pigeons. It is not so easy for the bandits to make a surprise attack.

But just like what Yuan Chengan said, before the defense measures of the village were completed, Fang Tianlin would not let other Shen family members appear there at all. Swords have no eyes, and when there are too many people, he really can't guarantee that everyone will be intact. lossless.

"In this case, they need a lot of supplies to live in the barren valley, right? The servants don't pay much attention to hiring workers, just let them have enough food and clothing. Shen's family is definitely not satisfied with these things. We have a lot of room for fuss. They used to go to the city to buy. If we open the store in Xinghuo Village, even if the price is the same, do you think they bought it from us, or did they take a long way to buy it in the city?" Yuan Chengan paused, and then said , "Not only that, the Shen family's goods will be transferred in Xinghuo Village, and we will send people there to give priority to selection. In this way, the price difference earned is not small."

"Master, I understand." Steward Shen stood with his hands down, "Master, are you really so optimistic about the Shen family?"

After all, Yuan Chengan has a premise for doing this, that is, the Shen family must be a big consumer and be able to sell a lot of supplies, otherwise the transaction volume will not increase. Although doing so can make more money, it is not meaningful in essence. not big.

"We are not well-informed. We can only judge from the information we have received. Mr. Shen and the others should have come with the soldiers who delivered the rations last time. There is no way to deduce the exact number of people they brought in. If you count at a lower level, how can you tell?" There must be a number of one or two hundred, plus the previous ones, seven or eight hundred people cannot escape. With so many people, the daily consumption of supplies is not a small amount. If you look at what they buy, it is seriously lower than the needs of so many people. Do you think Does the Shen family have no money to buy them, or do they not need to buy them?" Yuan Chengan half-closed his eyes, and when he thought of these, the light in his eyes became even brighter.

"Master, do you think... that the Shen family has come prepared to relocate, so they wouldn't be fleeing too?"

"Who knows. When you go to Xinghuo Village to do business, remember to restrain the people below, and don't let them conflict with the Shen family. There are too many things that people can't understand about the Shen family. Don't talk about our Yuan family. Even the rich households above us who have been oppressing us are on the sidelines, no one wants to test the bottom line of the Shen family first. Those guards of the Shen family are not decorations, they are all well-trained, just looking at them is very scary, It’s really hard to say if we’re going to match up.”

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At the end of the new year, work on Xinghuo Village had stopped. Since most of the houses were empty, there was nothing to steal except bricks, tiles and wood. Except for some guards left to guard, the rest of the people all retreated to the barren valley.After a busy year, let everyone take a good rest during the Chinese New Year, so as not to suffer from exhaustion.

Fang Tianlin has been thinking about environmental protection cement recently, and Shen Jiahe is taking care of all the affairs of Huanggu.On the day of the shutdown, Shen Jiahe did what Fang Tianlin had mentioned, according to everyone's positions and performances, distributed some rice noodles, meat and eggs to each of them, which was regarded as an affirmation and reward for working for the Shen family for a whole year.

Those who received extra rewards were all overjoyed. Although everyone is not short of food and clothing now, it is really impossible to say how rich they are.You must know that whether you are a hired worker or a servant, you basically have no family background when you enter the valley, so you won't have empty sleeves, but it is true that you don't have a few taels of silver.

They want to save money to buy a house, saying that a daughter-in-law needs too much money to marry a daughter, no matter how kind the Shen family is, it won't take a year for those who work for the Shen family to make a lot of money.Otherwise, it's time for the Shen family to cry without tears.