The people that the village chief had found for Xin Guoguo were all there by mid-afternoon.

Xin Guoguo didn't need many people.

Just three or four.

Her yard is quite big, but the only part of it that can be used is the small piece next to the vegetable garden.

That area was previously filled with various miscellaneous items.

When someone came, Xin Guoguo asked them to collect the sundries and put them in the other corner.

It took nearly half an hour to move it back and forth.

The village chief looked here for a while and then left.

Seeing Yao Niang washing vegetables in the yard, he didn't think much about it and just said hello.

After leaving the Song family yard, the village chief heard the baby voices of two little kids reading behind him again. He couldn't help but look back with envy in his eyes.

When will the children in their village have the opportunity to read books?

This wish was passed down from his grandfather to his father, and then from his father to him.

He didn't want to pass this wish on to his son.

When he was young, he was also ambitious and wanted to help the whole village get rich.

Now that he is old and about to retire, the lives of the villagers remain the same.

As he walked along, looking at the smoke rising from the stoves of each household, the village chief's back bent down little by little.

This wish probably needs to be passed down...

Xin Guoguo had no idea what the village chief was thinking.

She had already moved a recliner over and was sitting there, directing people to work.

They were all from the same village. Seeing her so leisurely, several men wiped the sweat off their heads and couldn't help but tease her:

"Gui Chen, you are too relaxed. If the village chief sees you outside, he will scold you!"

Xin Guoguo was not afraid of them and ate melon seeds with a smile:

"So, when the village chief was here, I was still standing!"

"Hahahaha! We thought you were not afraid!"

"Hey! Who in our village is not afraid of the village chief's lion roar? Aren't you afraid?"

Several grown men laughed even more wantonly:

"Afraid! How could I not be afraid? You women are fine, most of you are from other villages, and the village chief doesn't say much to you girls. But we have been scolded since we were little!"

As soon as these words came out, Xin Guoguo couldn't help laughing: "The village chief uncle seems to be less talkative in the past two years."

I don't like to talk much anymore.

The three men paused, and one of them stood up with his hand on the hoe, with helplessness in his eyes:

"Because he found that no matter how much he talked, life would not change."

The other two also sighed when they heard this.

Xin Guoguo was curious: "What do you mean?"

"You know, the village chief of our village has always been inherited by the village chief's uncle's family. It's different from other villages. What's the reason?"

"why?"

Xin Guoguo now sat up straight.

She had been curious about this question before.

But no one in the village mentioned it, and she didn't dare to ask, as it would seem like she was coveting that position.

The original owner didn’t have it in his memory either.

"Our village didn't have this tradition a long time ago. Like other villages, it was all assigned by the higher authorities. Later, a person who could read emerged from the village chief's branch..."

At this point, the man sighed.

The other two also sighed.

Xin Guoguo became more and more curious: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

The other two also stood up straight.

Talking about this, there is regret on his face:

"He is the only scholar in our village in the past hundred years. The village chief's family did their best to support him. But we are a poor family. Even if the child is very talented, if he has no books to read, there is no hope.

"That child worked hard and passed the exam to become a scholar. But later, for some unknown reason, he disappeared inexplicably when he was going to the provincial capital to take the exam.

"At that time, the village chief uncle's great grandfather personally sent people to the capital. After returning, he never mentioned the matter again. He only asked the village chief uncle's grandfather to do everything he could to let the children in the village go to school."

"But our village is remote. It looks like it's not far from the town, but in fact there are not many educated people in the town."

Another person added,

"If the children in the village want to go to school, they have to cross the river to go to the county. The tuition alone costs five taels of silver every year. This does not include the cost of books, paper, pens and ink."

"We are a poor family, how can we afford it?"

"This matter became a thorn in the side of the village chief's family. Later, when choosing a village chief, even if the higher authorities appointed someone else, the village would not care and would only default to the village chief's family. After the higher authorities knew about this matter, they did not bother to do anything and simply let the village chief's family pass it down."

"When the children in our village can go to school, this position will be reassigned by the county."

The three of them spoke one after another, and explained the cause and effect of the matter clearly.

Xin Guoguo felt deeply moved when he heard this.

Working hard for the village, generation after generation, this is the meaning of ancient clans, right?

This is easier to say in person.

Little Song Juhan can come in handy.

But books and writings...

Xin Guoguo's mind was spinning with all kinds of ideas popping up, but she decisively rejected them.

The interests of the aristocratic families cannot be directly touched.

Their small village could not withstand the power of those people.

If someone just moves his finger casually, all the people in this village will be in danger.

Then we can only look at it from other aspects...

Her eyes fell on the clearing that was now being reclaimed by three people.

No matter what happens in the future, she has no intention of leaving the village.

Since you want to be the world's number one royal merchant, although this novel thing can be exclusive to one family, it must be developed into a characteristic industry for the entire village.

Just like the Xinghua Village in later generations.

As long as Xinghua Village is mentioned, everyone knows Fenjiu.

"I asked where the tavern was, and the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village in the distance."

I wonder if there is Xinghua Village in this dimension.

But now we can build a wine village.

With an idea in mind, Xin Guoguo lay back on the recliner.

She was too tired from thinking just now, she needed to take a break.

Besides, everything is just an idea now. We have to produce something to make people feel at ease.

Besides, the family doesn’t have enough food to eat now. If they use the food to make wine, all the people in the village will starve to death.

Three grown men were working, and it was farm work that they were familiar with, and their speed was amazing.

By the time the sun was about to set, this small piece of land had been turned over three times, the seeds had been sown, and water had been poured.

After Xin Guoguo and the others finished their work, they finally got up.

She walked up to the three of them:

"Three brothers, there are orphans and widows in our courtyard, so we won't invite you to eat. This is today's wages, you three brothers can go back and divide it among yourselves."

The three of them waved their hands and said, "No, no, we're just helping you. How can we get paid for it? You're from the Guichen family, please don't embarrass us! We'll go back first. Call us when you need help."

The three of them were about to leave as they spoke.

Xin Guoguo hurriedly threw the purse into one of the men's arms:

"Don't refuse, brothers. I've wasted your whole afternoon! Since the work has been done, how can we not get paid? Besides, this work will not be done in a day or two. Let's not push it back and forth. It will not look good if others see us. Okay, I won't see you off. Go home and have dinner."

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