After farming, I opened a family tree

The enthusiasm at the table suddenly returned and it was even more lively than before.

Old Mrs. Shen said that they were trying to curry favor with Shen Tang, and that was what they were doing!

They opened a workshop to recruit workers, providing them with opportunities to make money, and allowed them to take the lard scraps from the workshop back home as benefits.

We distributed work clothes to everyone a while ago, and now we have to repair the road.

Everyone thought that if they could curry favor with someone, they would get such good things, and they would curry favor with him for the rest of their lives!

After hearing what Shen Tang said, the people who were happiest were Shen Lizheng and the village elders.

Building bridges and roads is a great thing that will benefit future generations.

In front of everyone, Shen Lizheng lowered his head and whispered something with several elders of the clan.

I saw several elders frowning, discussing something, and finally nodding frequently.

"Okay! It's settled then!"

After Shen Lizheng stopped communicating with several elders, he suddenly stood up and slammed the table.

"Shen Tang, if you really build this road for Shenjia Village, the Shen family tree will include you in the family tree as a male."

Shen Lizheng spoke very seriously, and the elders also looked solemn.

It is a big deal for a woman to be included in the family tree as a man.

In general families, only women who have made great contributions to the family can be recorded.

When a woman is born, only one name will be recorded in her family, nothing else.

After marrying into her husband's family, she was given her husband's surname and no longer had her own name.

I don’t know anything else, but if Shen Tang is included in the family tree, she will be the first daughter of the Shen family to be included in the family tree like the male members of the Shen family.

This incident was also quite unexpected for Shen Tang.

As long as she is included in the family tree, there will be a record of her existence in this non-existent era.

Shen Tang clenched his hands into fists.

She has entered into a state of meditation on this family tree!

After the banquet, Shen Tang kept the head of the village and the elders of the village to discuss the road construction.

Shen Tang said that Tangji would bear all expenses for purchasing bluestone slabs and other materials, and provide meals for the young men who were building the road.

When Shen Tang suggested paying the road construction workers their wages, he was stopped by the village head Shen.

"Building the road is a big deal for the whole village. You've already spent so much money, how dare you still ask for more?"

Shen Lizheng's words were unanimously agreed upon by the elders of the clan.

"Once this road is completed, it will benefit everyone in Shenjia Village and even our descendants for generations to come."

"I suggest that we don't ask for wages. We've already provided food, which is excellent. Building roads is such a good thing, I'm sure everyone will be happy to come."

An elder proposed, and everyone agreed.

Nowadays, young and middle-aged people have big appetites, so as long as they are provided with food, many people are willing to come and work.

"In that case, let the village head and the elders take the lead on this matter. Choose an auspicious day as soon as possible, ask for the land, and we can start construction."

Shen Dashan spoke in time.

The decision to build a road in Shenjia Village was finalized on the day Shen Tang came of age.

The entire Shenjia Village was in ecstasy. If this road was completed, it would be the best in the surrounding area!

Before Shen Lizheng, a young and middle-aged villager, started visiting, someone had already taken the initiative to go to his home to sign up.

April 25th is a good day to start construction.

Early in the morning, villagers gathered in front of the Shen family ancestral hall.

After worshipping the land and paying homage to the ancestors, Shen Tang stood at the entrance of the village. With the sound of gongs and drums, he swung a hoe into the soil.

It was the villagers' spontaneous suggestion that Shen Tang be the first worker to start the project.

Then everyone brought their shovels and hoes to turn the soil, and even children came with baskets to pull out weeds.

Nowadays, there is no idle household in the entire Shenjia Village.

Some people work in workshops, some are repairing roads at the village entrance, and others are busy growing vegetables and cooking.

Road construction is a very physically demanding job, so Shen Tang has oil in every meal.

To prepare so many meals, it is far from enough to rely on just a few cooks in the cafeteria.

Therefore, Shen Tang specially recruited the remaining women in the village to cook.

Tangji buys the vegetables from the villagers every day and settles the bill on a per-order basis according to the market price.

Therefore, the elderly and children also had more tasks, such as catching insects and watering the vegetable fields every day, and taking care of chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep.

The news of the road construction in Shenjia Village naturally spread to other villages, and some even came to see it in person.

Some even found workshops and wanted to join the road construction team, just to have a full meal.

This road worker eats so well!

There was meat at every meal and we only ate rice, even during the Chinese New Year holidays.

Originally, the population of Shenjia Village was not large. If the villagers worked at the rate they were supposed to, it would probably take at least a year to build this road.

Shen Tang thought about it for a while, and then asked Shen Lizheng to discuss with other village chiefs to recruit a group of young and strong people from neighboring villages who were quick and skillful.

The money for both sides is paid by Tangji, so it’s the same for everyone. It will be a good thing for the workshop if it is repaired as soon as possible.

After Village Chief Shen announced the recruitment of workers for road construction in Shenjia Village, Shen Tang saw that the village chief was smiling every day.

Before, the two neighboring villages bullied him because he was a small village chief. He had no say in anything that happened in the past.

Things are different now. A few days ago, the people from Lijia Village even came to secretly inquire whether Shen Tang had a boyfriend.

It's so funny. Even if they didn't promise anyone, Shen Tang would look down on that lazy kid in your family!

In a short while, Shen Lizheng's house was crowded with people.

They all begged Shen Lizheng to recruit their sons or husbands.

Once they get in, at least they will have a relationship, and Shenjia Village is about to rise.

We had to seize the opportunity at that time and get as much exposure as possible.

"Brother Shen, our two villages are brother villages, close to each other, and there are many relatives in the village. Now that your village has such a good thing, how can you not bring us along!"

The head of Lijia Village personally lit a pipe for Shen Lizheng.

Shen Li didn't show it on the outside, but he was already very happy in his heart.

"We are indeed hiring, but you know, this is road construction after all, so we are definitely looking for young and strong men. Those who are already grandfathers will be directly exempted."

Although he was proud in his heart, Shen Lizheng still spoke seriously.

"I saved this. The men in our village are famous for being strong!"

Within two days, there were more people working on the road.

The aunties who were cooking were swinging their spatulas until they were smoking, but the results were satisfactory.

Originally, only two miles of road could be repaired a day, but now, the number has doubled. If we come to a place with good road conditions, it can even be more.

At lunchtime, the people of Shenjia Village lined up neatly and in an orderly manner, each holding a bowl and chopstick to get their food.

No one was vying for the first spot, and this kind of workshop made several people from neighboring villages who wanted to cut in line silently step back.

"Aren't you in a hurry to eat?"

"Well, it's not like we don't have food to eat, so it's okay to wait in line for a while. This way it will actually be faster."

Today's meat dish is braised lion's head.

The lion's head, as big as a fist, is pressed on the rice, and a lot of soup seeps into the rice.

The people from the neighboring village took a bite and thought it tasted really good.

Shen Tang specially contributed thirteen spices, how could it not be delicious!

What should I do? I really hope that the road can be built in Shenjia Village forever!

The people in Shenjia Village live such a good life!