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Village Chief Xu looked at the two people on the side.

It was as if he had heard some great joke: "So you guys have taken all the benefits. Is there any other good thing like this in the world?"

In fact, what Xu Wenyan proposed was just a very normal request, and any normal person would agree to it without hesitation.

But this old village chief Xu is obviously not a normal person.

Xu Wenyan clapped his hands and got down from the table: "If that's the case, then there's nothing to talk about."

Seeing Xu Wenyan pulling Chen Xingjie to leave, Village Chief Xu held his cane in front of the two of them and said, "Wait, young people like you, don't you know how to respect the elderly and love the young?"

Looking at the skinny face of the old village chief Xu, Xu Wenyan was speechless: "Master, we are talking about the important matter concerning the village. Does the emperor want to chop off your head, but he wants to let you go because you are an old man?"

"Hehe, I didn't say that." If he admitted this, he would be charged with a crime of disrespect.

This damn old guy is still a tsundere. He wanted to act cool but failed.

"Then what does Village Chief Xu mean? The three points I mentioned are already the most basic requirements. If you mind, it is better for our Jixiang Village to continue to take the main road."

After weighing the pros and cons, Village Chief Xu finally agreed: "But I also have a condition."

"Tell me about it." Xu Wenyan sat back at the table. This time Chen Xingjie did not rush up to the table again. He stood beside them and waited for Village Chief Xu to speak.

“When reporting to the county magistrate, I must say that I came up with the idea and that it was me who organized the two villages to build the road.”

Xu Wenyan looked at Chen Xingjie: "Brother Xingjie, what do you think?"

After all, the benefits lie with Chen Xingjie, so we have to listen to his opinion.

"Sure, as long as we let the county magistrate know that our two villages are involved together." Chen Xingjie didn't care that much about the benefits.

Now that his wife has given birth to a son and the Chen family has descendants, most of his concerns are gone. This road is also built for the benefit of his future children.

Village Chief Xu slowly stood up and said, "Since we have agreed on this, then it is settled. We can start working in the afternoon."

Chen Xingjie discussed this with the villagers yesterday, and everyone in the village is willing to do so. Except for some people who work in Xu Wenyan's factory, everyone else has time.

To be fair, the geese working in Xu Wenyan's factory need to pay two cents to the village every day until the work is completed.

All the money paid is used for village construction. The money is kept public, so everyone knows where the money goes when it is needed.

Xu Wenyan had no objection to this. Their family was large, so they could be counted as two laborers and pay four cents.

After coming out, Xiaoman wrote a treaty. It was difficult to deal with this since no one in Xujia Village could read.

"I'll go to the county to see this note this afternoon. As long as it's according to what you said, I'll sign it." Village chief Xu put the note away and drove the men out.

In the afternoon, Xujia Village was preparing to send out two hundred people. At this time, Chen Xingjie had to rush back, select two hundred men, have lunch, take some tools and prepare to set off.

After saying goodbye to Chen Xingjie, Xu Wenyan first went to the breeding farm with Xiaoman.

"Brother Xu!" Yu Bai was working with a pitchfork. When he saw the two people coming, he waved enthusiastically.

“How is the milk production of the ewes?”

The store requires two barrels of goat milk, otherwise the dozen or so sheep at home will not be able to keep up.

Xu Wenyan also planned to collect half a bucket of goat milk to make milk tofu. Some people eat this stuff, but not many can afford it. Unless someone else customizes it, Xu Wenyan will just use half a bucket to make a few ounces each time.

Goats have a long lactation period, which can be up to ten months. Xu Wenyan doesn't have to worry about weaning, and the dozen or so sheep at home may not be enough.

When I go to the county tomorrow, I will contact Lao Li and ask him if he still has goats.

Xu Wenyan's breeding volume is not large, as long as it is enough for his own store, Xu Wenyan does not want to be a sucker and pay tribute to the court.

"We have fed them well these past two days. The grass sent by other villagers is pretty good. The sheep eat more and produce more milk." Yuyin smiled gently. She likes small animals very much: "The farm is big enough, the animals get enough exercise every day, and they are in good health."

After getting a general understanding of the situation at the farm, Xu Wenyan took half a bucket of milk and left.

"Xiaoman, go back to the factory and get busy." Xu Wenyan took the bucket from Xiaoman's hand and said.

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

Xu Wenyan nodded, worthy of being the reliable Xiaoman.

The factory can only operate for a month at most. All the potatoes in the village have been collected by Xu Wenyan, and the potato flour produced by these two factories is enough for Manager Su to transport.

The work is expected to be suspended for one month. Xu Wenyan plans to set up a pepper field next to the factory building after the road is repaired. This year, dozens of acres of Xu Wenyan's land are planted with peppers.

When the peppers are harvested, they can be made into chili sauce, chili powder, bean paste, chopped pepper sauce, and pickled peppers. Zheng Liwei's wife's skills are definitely enough to make delicious pickled peppers.

We will sell hotpot in winter. In the middle of winter, it will be more comfortable to light the fireplace and eat hotpot. Tomorrow, in addition to finding a goat, I will also ask Qian Sen to make a double-flavored hotpot.

That thing is simple, Qian Sen will definitely be able to make a pot that will satisfy Xu Wenyan.

Just thinking about it makes me busy.

Xu Wenyan went into the house and lit the fire to prevent the goat milk from fermenting unsuccessfully.

Seeing a large bag of mung beans next to the kitchen, Xu Wenyan prepared to boil several large pots of mung bean soup.

When the men in the village went out at noon, Xu Wenyan saw that most of them did not bring water, and they did not have a container for such a long distance.

Building roads is hard work. If you don’t drink something, you’ll die of thirst.

Soak the mung beans first for about half an hour.

When you see sand coming out of the soup, it's almost done. Xu Wenyan also added some sugar so that you will feel more energetic after drinking it.

The two remaining iron buckets were used by Xu Wenyan to store mung bean soup.

Xu Wenyan cooked the soup in a thinner consistency, after all, there were so many people.

These two buckets might not be enough to drink, so Xu Wenyan filled a bamboo tube with another twenty or thirty.

Only then did they drive the mule cart slowly towards Xujia Village.

The sun in early autumn was still scorching, and Xu Wenyan felt his hair was a little hot even when he was wearing a straw hat.

Under the scorching sun, four hundred men from two villages were working on both sides of the path, waving their tools. In order to distinguish, the people from the two villages worked on each side.

This road construction is to expand the previous small road.

Most of the place is covered with weeds and small trees, and occasionally there is a big tree, which must be cut down, the wood piles dug out, and finally filled with soil.

Xu Wenyan discussed with the old village chief Xu that Jixiang Village would take all the grass that was dug out, and only 40% of the trees would be taken.

He is preparing for winter early.

When Xu Wenyan arrived, it was time for the men to rest.

Hundreds of men sat shirtless on both sides of the path, using their shirts to prop up their buttocks.

Until one of the people in Jixiang Village discovered the mule cart.