You are my golden finger

It has to be said that the clan leader and elders are all men of action.

The next day, my fifth uncle went out to purchase sand and gravel, and they began to transport them to the road construction site.

Every household in the village also sent out laborers to dig drainage ditches on the roadside. Everyone was particularly motivated. Some families sent almost all the available laborers to dig, and some half-grown children also helped. Those who had construction skills laid stones on the side of the drainage ditch so that the drainage ditch could drain water smoothly and be used for a long time.

The clan leader and elders were quite experienced, and they had arranged in an orderly manner who would bring what tools and be responsible for what work.

The road from Shiziwo to the bordering town is about four miles long. Judging from the number of people involved in the road construction today, it will be completed in more than ten days.

"Aunts, there is something at home that needs your help. Please come back with me." Lin Xijin looked around, nodded to the people who greeted her, and called a few aunts to go home to boil tea and steam buns.

"Girl Jin, it will cost a lot of money to steam buns for so many people every day." Aunt Jianan was worried about her.

Originally, making tea and steaming buns were not in the plan, but Lin Xijin was moved by the lively atmosphere of the construction site and thought it would not be a bad idea to contribute a little more.

The aunts are all good at their work. They boil water, knead the dough, let it rise, and steam it. It only takes a little over an hour before tea and hundreds of steamed buns are ready.

He asked the boys to push the cart and told them to distribute it to the road construction site. Lin Xijin then went to do his own private work.

During lunch, Xihui and Xinfeng reported on the distribution of steamed buns.

"Sister, we gave two steamed buns to each worker. Everyone praised our steamed buns for being delicious!"

"Sister, we were really smart today. We sent Xingwen, Xingwu, and Xingcheng to guard both ends of the construction site first, and not let non-workers in. Then we pushed the tea and steamed buns over to distribute. Those non-workers wanted to sneak in to get the steamed buns, but they had no chance!"

After saying this, the two boys looked at Lin Xijin with expressions that indicated they were asking for praise.

Lin Xijin touched their heads, gave them a thumbs up and said, "Well, you are really capable! You know how to find a solution. Remember, we can be kind to others and help others, but we can't support lazy people."

"We've remembered this, and we'll continue tomorrow," the two said loudly.

Lin Xijin knew that people's abilities were developed through practice, and that children who were spoiled would not become talented. Although the children were not very old, they were just right for doing these jobs. Besides, Xingwen and Xingwu were the same age as her, so she could let them do this job.

In the evening, as the sun set, the road builders returned covered in mud and dust.

Lin Xijin went to the construction site to check the progress of the road construction, but saw that the clan leader and fifth uncle had not returned yet, and seemed to be discussing something.

"Uncle, why haven't you finished your work yet? Are there any problems with the road construction?"

"Jin girl, why are you here? We were just about to go back. The road construction went smoothly, there is no problem."

"Look, the road has been widened, the roadbed has been compacted, and the drainage ditch has been built well. From now on, this road in our village will be the easiest road to travel in the surrounding villages."

"Haha, Jin girl, it's just that buying materials is a bit expensive! Why are you still making tea and steaming buns for everyone? I guess more people will come to work tomorrow just for your tea and buns!"

The clan leader and fifth uncle were chatting animatedly with each other.

Looking at these two strong and healthy old men, Lin Xijin felt a little ashamed. He spent a little money on them and let them work so hard. So he decided to reward them.

"Uncle, I have something to discuss with you. How about you come to my house now?"

When the two heard that something happened, they hurriedly followed Lin Xijin home.

When he got home, he asked Xihui and Xinfeng to make tea and drank tea with the two old people, while he rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen.

Qi Po, Xi Jia and Xin Lan were busy in the kitchen, having already cooked the meals for the family. Lin Xijin took out a few steamed buns to heat up, fried two more side dishes, cut a platter of braised meat that had been stored in the space, and soon dinner was served on the table.

"Uncle, great-uncle, let's have dinner together." The two old men were invited to the table, and when they saw that they still didn't understand something, they quickly declined.

Xihui and Xinfeng tried to stop them, and the aroma of food and wine aroused the appetite of the two old men, so they stayed.

People in the countryside are simple and honest. There are not so many rules about seniority, or about not talking while eating or sleeping. Everyone sits around the table in a lively atmosphere, chatting about today's road paving.

"Not bad for a day. At today's pace, it will be finished in eleven or twelve days."

"Jin girl, if you distribute steamed buns to everyone today, I guess more people will go tomorrow!"

"Hui and his friends are so smart, no one can take advantage of them!"

Xihui and Xinfeng straightened their backs and their appetite increased visibly.

As expected, in an age of material scarcity and hunger, people flocked to a little food.

The next day, even more people participated in the road construction.

Lin Xijin was not stingy, she just asked the aunts to steam more buns, and everyone who participated in the work had some. A few boys registered the personnel, fearing that someone would cheat and not work in the afternoon after receiving the buns, and such a person would not have the opportunity to come back the next day.

The clan leader also announced that anyone who cheated or was dishonest would not be able to send their children to the clan school in the future. This completely eliminated the situation of slacking off for the sake of steamed buns.

The road construction project is in charge of the village head, clan leaders and elders, so you don't have to worry about it.

Lin Xijin thought that it was time to start construction of the winery and the pharmaceutical factory, but considering issues such as the process flow, technical core and stability of product quality, he felt that it was not appropriate to recruit villagers to do the job.

Let's leave the growing of food and herbs to the villagers, and hire people to make wine and medicine. Anyway, the place to live has been built now.