Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After work in the workshop ended that day, the heads of each family in the village were called to the ancestral hall.

Because Liu Donglai was not at home, but Liu Xu was one of the people in charge, he went there as a representative.

There were dozens of people in the ancestral hall, all of them were men. Although Liu Xu was just a little girl, no one had any objection. Everyone in Liujia Village knew that they were living such a good life now because of this little girl.

Everyone was amazed at the new kinds of crops that Liu Dahai mentioned. The old man was also generous and cooked some of the potatoes that Liu Xu gave him yesterday and let everyone who had never eaten them have a taste.

As expected, these little potatoes received unanimous praise from everyone.

Liu Dahai asked Liu Xu to talk about the yield. Of course, it was not her family's yield. She only said that if the crops were well taken care of, the yield per mu would be at least 1,000 kilograms.

This alone surprised everyone, and they all expressed their willingness to plant it.

Liu Xu also explained why the sentry post and the gate were needed, as well as the benefits of building a pool.

Then, Liu Dahai found that he had nothing to do next. He sat happily in the main seat with the three elders, drinking tea and watching the fun.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around his granddaughter, Liu Dashan hurriedly squeezed over, pulled them behind him, and answered the question himself.

Liu Laishun and Liu Changshun also stepped forward to help and finally rescued Liu Xu.

The second grandfather looked at the little girl surrounded by a group of grandfathers, uncles, and brothers. The wrinkles on his face deepened. His wise eyes were filled with kindness. He smiled at Liu Dahai beside him and said:

"Haizi, our Liu family's ancestral tomb is on fire, and a golden phoenix has been hatched! Follow this girl well, and your future... will be limitless."

Liu Dahai was stunned when he heard this, then looked at Second Grandpa, "Did Second Uncle see anything?"

I heard that people in their eighties can foresee some things.

"Haha, just follow this girl! Okay, that's enough, it's your turn to speak." The old man didn't explain further.

"Ahem, everyone, be quiet, be quiet!" The village chief coughed lightly and said loudly.

The people below soon quieted down, and Liu Xu and others breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Dahai asked everyone to keep their mouths shut once they left the door, even to the wives and children at home, to be on guard against those who coveted the tofu and mushrooms, and to say that they had spotted a sneaky person at night.

When the time comes to plant the seeds, he will hold another meeting to explain the seriousness of the matter, to prevent the women and children in the family from leaking the matter and causing disaster to the whole village.

Everyone nodded carefully.

Liu Xu said that her family would provide the materials, and her uncles, aunts and brothers would just have to contribute.

Liu Dahai said that the clan would provide lunch for everyone while they were working, and would ask the idle women at home to help cook.

"Okay! Don't worry, uncle, we will make sure it is built firmly."

"Yes, those people really covet our mushroom method. Even my five-year-old Lei Zi asked about it."

"Really? So shameless? Lei Zi didn't say anything, did he?"

"No, my wife told me that anyone who asks about our mushrooms is a beggar. So I burst into tears and said the beggars are coming. My wife came out and they ran away, leaving only their backs."

"Hey, sister-in-law, this is a good idea. I'll go back and ask my child's mother to tell her grandchildren the same thing!"

The crowd discussed for a while and felt that the wall, sentry post and gate must be built, even if it was just for the mushroom and tofu shop in their village.

An hour later, everyone went home. Liu Xu immediately asked Uncle He to find Zhu Jiacheng, who was still helping the village build houses, to help buy materials and to talk about building a reception hall.

Zhu Jiacheng was a little surprised that Liujia Village was going to build a wall, but he understood it. However, he still went to the Liu family compound in person.

"Xu girl, how high and thick are you going to build this wall?"

Liu Xu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then seemed to understand something and asked, "Uncle Zhu, do you have any explanation for this?"

Zhu Jiacheng said bluntly: "If we build a house with the width and height used in ordinary homes, it's okay. But if we want to make it thicker and higher, I'm afraid we have to report to the government office."

"Do I need to report the use of my own land?" Liu Xu wondered.

"Of course. If the height exceeds two meters and the thickness exceeds eight feet, it needs to be reported, otherwise it will be regarded as having ulterior motives." He also guessed it after hearing the quantity Uncle He wanted, and was worried that this girl would get into trouble.

"Thank you Uncle Zhu for the reminder. I'll ask the village chief to report it right away." Liu Xu did plan to build a wall six meters high and two meters thick, and also build a sentry post on top. Together, it would almost catch up with the town's city wall.

Zhu Jiacheng's eyebrows tightened when he heard this, and then he asked in a low voice: "Xu girl, what happened? You guys... are almost like a city wall."

It’s no wonder that he asked so many questions. If it was just for the mushrooms and tofu, he thought that Liu Xu wouldn’t undertake such a big project.

Liu Xu's heart skipped a beat. Yes, Zhu Jiacheng would think so. What about other people...

She thought so in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. The relationship between the Zhu family and her family was not enough to expose them. However, if anything really happened, she would help them.

"Ah, I don't know about this. I just want to make it wider so that I can build two small houses on top for the uncles to rest when they are on duty at night. I'll go back and ask. If it doesn't work, see if we can just make the sentry post wider. Otherwise, it will be cold in winter and hot in summer, which is very uncomfortable."

"Oh, so you go and ask first, are they going to need so much material?" Zhu Jiacheng felt relieved after hearing that, and then asked.

"Well, buy it. We need to build a workshop behind, and all the things here will be used." Liu Xu said casually.

Afterwards, Liu Xu asked Zhu Jiacheng if he could help her buy some flowers and plants for all seasons. She was planning to move to the west yard next month and was going to plant all the previously empty flower beds.

Zhu Jiacheng agreed. He asked her what she wanted, took a pen and paper and wrote it down before leaving.

After everyone left, Liu Xu went to the east courtyard to ask Xu Yiru, got her grandfather's answer and advice, and then turned to the village chief's house.

Seeing Liu Xu coming over again, Liu Dahai hurriedly asked someone to come in. Liu Xu was waiting outside the door, and she would remind him when someone came in.

Seeing her like this, Liu Dahai's originally relaxed expression turned serious, "Xu girl, what happened?"

"Grandpa, there's something I forgot to tell you before! My father and second uncle reminded me when they left that the person above was not very good and that there was some instability in the court." He paused and glanced at the old man.

Seeing the old man's frown, he continued, "I asked to build the wall, one is to protect the crops, and the other is to prepare for a rainy day. Originally, I planned to widen and raise the wall, making it seven feet thick and two feet high, but Uncle Zhu and my grandfather said that this violated the rules and needed to be reported."

"Even if you didn't tell me, I would have reported it. After all, it will occupy some land, and I have to tell the mayor about it. But girl, your width and height are almost the same as the town wall, I'm afraid it will be difficult to approve it." Liu Dahai said helplessly.

"Yes, that's what my grandfather said too! However, the rule is that it should not exceed eight feet wide and twenty feet high. We will build a wall that is sixteen feet high and five feet wide, but we may need to build a small house at both ends for the night watchmen to live in."

Liu Xu said, let Liu Dahai report to the town governor, saying that they had no choice, those people had set their sights on the children in the village. Then he mentioned the incident of Liu Xu being kidnapped before, and the same thing happened to the wealthy families in Yongze Prefecture when they built their manors, so that the town governor could come and check it out.

They really didn't do anything anyway.

Liu Dahai remembered what his second grandfather said, and nodded, indicating that he would go there early tomorrow morning.

Only then did Liu Xu and Qiao Yun slowly return home.