Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Chapter 201 The Liveliness of Taohua Village

In Taohua Village, Jia He Sungui led the people in haste to build houses, burning bricks and lime, and even going to the city to order blue bricks and tiles. Jia Le led a group of children deep in the woods, setting up tents with thick straw fans outside. Veterans were scrambling to build houses for the children. There were now nearly two thousand more children. The veterans were keeping their mouths shut, which was appropriate. Only those who had served in the military could understand the importance of top-secret matters.

The Chai family's courtyard was renovated with a glass greenhouse covering eight acres. Even the backyard vegetable patch was enclosed. To ensure the children had vegetables to eat, the veterans' workload was significantly increased. Sun Gui often brought people to help with the vegetable planting.

Guoguo's letter arrived, and the whole village, young and old, men and women, joined in the action, building houses, and the old blacksmith forged iron pots for braising. They worked hard. This winter, everyone was busy. After the hemp stalks were cut, the hemp skins were pulled out, and some ropes were folded. The remaining hemp skins were kept, waiting for Guoguo to teach them how to weave linen cloth. Every household had surplus cotton, which was well preserved. The children were dressed warmly, and the elderly were not cold. The whole village wore cotton clothes and cotton shoes. No one got frostbite anymore. Zhang Qingshan was preparing for next spring, when the whole county would plant cotton and the wasteland would grow. Zhang Qingshan collected a lot of cotton seeds in the village and prepared to distribute them to other villages. The people did not ask for money, and volunteered to help the people of the county. The veterans in the north lived in a house with many people. This winter was not bad. They did not suffer from the cold, had enough food and clothes, and lived well. He felt very comforted.

Zhang Qingshan deeply understood why this village was a model village.

The Hexi farm had plenty of pigs, cows, and sheep. On the 26th day of the 12th lunar month, the whole village slaughtered pigs and sheep, and every household received a generous share of the meat. It was time to rest, prepare food for the New Year, and take a day off. Eggs were free, distributed by the village, and the meat was distributed by the village. The vegetables were provided by the Chai family, and several families also shared in greenhouse vegetable farming, and everyone who grew any profited greatly. Chai Xin and Chai Dong had all received their annual income, and on the evening of the 26th, the villagers received five taels of silver per person. Everyone received a share, even newborns. It was distributed per head. Even the veterans received a share. The whole village was filled with joy. Everyone smiled, and everyone looked several years younger.

On the 27th, the entire village sent 25 horse-drawn carriages to the county to buy goods. The old soldier's carriages did not charge a penny, just to make things convenient for the villagers. The cotton-padded jackets, trousers, and shoes they wore were all made by the women of the village.

Zhang Yingjuan from the Chai family cooks, He from the family cuts wood, Li Jingwen takes care of the children, and Xiao Ming. They all eat at Chai's house.

The Chai family is still very lively.

On the 28th, all the men and women in the Chai family started cooking. Li Jingwen even started making dumplings. Everyone had a reunion dinner.

Sun Gui, Li Jingwen, Zhang Qingshan, He Shouyi, and a few other elderly people discussed what to do after the New Year and made arrangements for the coming year.

The veterans have cleared a lot of wasteland this year and are waiting for spring planting. They actively participate in meetings.

Behind the Chai Mansion in the capital, a black man entered

The tents behind the mansion were dismantled and put into the mansion's warehouse. The ground was cleaned, and the men in black moved to the mountains to build a college and cultivate the land. During these days of rest, they cooked their own food and could make clothes, but they were not as good as women. At the Chai Mansion, Xiao Naibao asked the female workers to make them a set of good clothes to wear on holidays. All the custom clothes made before the New Year in the shop have been delivered. The ones being made are custom clothes made after the New Year. Xiao Naibao also gave subsidies to the female workers from the palace, 50 taels of silver each. The female workers in his own mansion received 100 taels of silver each. The holiday lasted until the seventh day of the first lunar month, and then work started on the seventh day because the goods had to be delivered on the fifteenth day.

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