Eating big melon is so refreshing

When the first ray of morning light penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on the land of Shouchun Town, the whole town seemed to wake up from its slumber.

The mountains in the distance are looming in the mist, like an ink painting. The mountains are rolling, some towering into the clouds, and some gently stretching, together forming a natural barrier for the town.

There is a clear river winding through the center of the town, which is the lifeblood of the town. The river water is sparkling, reflecting the weeping willows and ancient houses on the bank. When the breeze blows, the willow branches sway gently, as if nature is dancing.

In the river, small fishes swam happily, sometimes jumping out of the water, sometimes diving into the water, bringing infinite vitality and vigor to the calm river surface. By the river, a group of children were playing by the river, their laughter echoing in the air, making people feel the warmth and tranquility of life.

Fruit trees are planted at the entrance of every household. The peach blossoms are bright red, like the shy face of a young girl, swaying gently in the breeze, exuding a faint fragrance. The pear blossoms are as white as snow, clustered on the branches, like a group of fairies wearing white gauze skirts, dancing gracefully. The apricot blossoms are pink and delicate, with petals slightly opened, revealing tender yellow stamens, like bright pearls embedded in the pink petals.

More than half of the town's able-bodied laborers went to the docks to work on construction, and the other half went to brick kilns and pottery workshops in the suburbs. Large quantities of fruits, pottery, and potatoes were transported out in boatloads, in exchange for boatloads of rice, flour, cloth, and various daily necessities.

Li Guifu, the poorest man in the town, and his three sons worked at the dock for half a year, then demolished his dilapidated thatched house and built five large tiled houses with blue bricks and gray tiles.

The idle Erlaizi was forcibly taken to the dock to work. He learned to be filial to his parents and took the money home to treat his mother's illness. He seemed to have become a different person. (Zhao Silang has many ways to punish people)

Without the construction of Guangning Bridge and the wharf, Shouchun would not be what it is today. Everyone was looking forward to it, and the head of the village even went to the government office every day.

A new mayor has arrived.

"Grandpa!" Tie Niu ran home breathlessly. "Notice from the government office... the new county magistrate..."

"What's his name?" the head asked nervously, his heart in his throat and his voice trembling.

"Bai Li... Bai Li Ming Yue."

It's over! The village head felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Tie Niu hurriedly tried to wake up his unconscious grandfather. His mother and sister dropped their work and ran over.

"Dad!"

"grandfather!"

The village chief woke up slowly, his eyes dull and he looked like he had lost all hope in life. He only uttered two words: "It's over!"

"Grandpa, didn't you say that Master Mingyue is very powerful?" Tie Niu looked puzzled and said, "Wouldn't it be good for him to come to Shouchun and be the county magistrate?"

"His last name is not Zhao..."

"He is the son of Guangning Township Lord, and he is also half a member of Zhao Village." Tie Niu said, "Mingyue came to Shouchun to serve as the county magistrate, the young master of the Zhao family served as the county magistrate, and the young master of the Luo family served as the chief clerk. Shouchun was merged into Guangning County."

The headman jumped up, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and his whole body was full of strength! He felt that his life was not lived in vain because he could see Shouchun Town changed into a county in his lifetime. He felt that he could work for another 20 years!

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On the first day of March, the imperial court issued an imperial decree to merge Shouchun Town, Yangming Mountain, Silin Village, Pengjia Village, and Guangning Town into Guangning County. Even a fool could see that this was the emperor paving the way for Zhao Chunya to be promoted to the Princess of Guangning County. No wonder rumors were flying around that the Princess of Guangning was more favored by the emperor than the princes and princesses. What was the big deal about being promoted to the Princess of County? She would probably be promoted to the Princess of County in the future!

Let alone the rumors outside, even if a meteor collided with the sky and the earth broke apart, Xiao Chunya was too lazy to join in the fun. She made drastic measures to build infrastructure, mobilized talents from all walks of life, and children aged 8 to 12 were able to form boy scouts, let alone women's scouts.

The territory of Shouchun Town has expanded, and the walls have been demolished and rebuilt into the shape of a fortress. The defense project must be in place. If there are not enough people, reinforcements will be sent to Baiguo County, where there are also many idle people.

The reclamation of wasteland in Yangmingshan is also in full swing, the homestay in Silin Village is also booming, and the construction of the castle-like wall in Pengjia Village has just come to an end, and the village has joined the large team of infrastructure construction.

It seemed that overnight, there was a shortage of manpower everywhere and there was always endless work. The village heads encouraged villagers to mobilize their relatives and friends to return to the village to build.

The daily wage of thirty cents also includes two meals. As long as you work for more than half a year, you can apply for a small house, a modern two-story building with a living room and four rooms. It only costs five taels of silver and can be repaid in one year's installment.

Five taels of silver for a small house, and in the small town of Guangning, the news was so intense that people were eager to get it. Working hard for half a year in exchange for a lifetime of peace. In less than half a day, thousands of people signed up!

"The recruitment quota is full. We will only recruit 500 workers this time."

"I thought I was fast enough, but I ended up being ranked 498th. It was so dangerous!"

Those who got a spot are showing off there, and those who didn't get a spot will take other paths. These people have already found out that the new house is located in the vacant land next to Xizhuang in Guangning Town. The line has been marked there, and they will set up tents tomorrow and start construction the day after tomorrow.

"This area is so large that it is more than enough to build 1000 small houses."

"What are you thinking? Guangning Village is going to be built in this area, and there are 500 small houses on both sides. Master Mingyue brought at least 200 people with him. This area is the most powerful. Didn't you see those people fighting for the quota?"

Living next to a big boss is also the safest place. How can those who can't get a spot be willing? Not to mention five taels of silver for a small house, they would be willing to pay fifty taels of silver for a small house.

Zhao Qingshan replied with a smile that the first phase of construction would be to build so many small houses, and he would have to ask Guangning Xiangjun when the second phase would be built, as he wouldn't know the answer even if he asked!

"Brother, let's go to Shouchun!"

"go!"

Waves of people went to Shouchun, and then were kept there for various reasons. Then they didn't want to leave Shouchun. The planning there was no worse than here. The most important thing was that there was an underground palace there. They had to find the underground palace and then build a basement, and safety was greatly guaranteed.

There have been rumors about an abandoned underground palace in Shouchun, but I never thought it was true. So what are you waiting for? Go find it now!

Next year will be the thousand-year catastrophe. It would be a lie to say that I am not nervous. I am not a master of the Gangqi stage, and I am not even in the Anjin stage!