She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

However, Lian Chengmo felt that he was keeping his promise, which left Banxia completely stunned.

She knew that some scholars and literati in ancient times were a bit dull, but she didn't expect them to be this dull.

Lian Chengmo usually seems quite clever, doesn't he know that his two siblings are a burden, just a nuisance?

Who would raise three children from another family, especially two of them boys? What will happen if they fight over the inheritance in the future?

Hmm, something seems off.

Never mind, Banxia just couldn't quite understand Lian Chengmo's thought process.

But since they meant well, she put down the spatula, thought about it seriously, and then spoke solemnly.

"Lian Chengmo, I know you meant well. We agreed to travel together, and you would do your best to protect us. You deserve a lot of credit for our survival here."

"Now that I'm in a safe place, and I have hands and feet, I think I can support myself and my two younger brothers."

"But we've been through thick and thin together. Even though we're raising our own younger siblings separately, our bond remains the same, right?"

After Banxia finished speaking, she looked steadily at Lian Chengmo. Seeing that he had no objections, she continued.

"Besides, you can support me and my brothers, but even if you're amazing, you'll get tired, and I also want to develop my own abilities."

“It’s my own brother. I’m confident I can support them. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll ask you for help. You can’t refuse then, okay?”

After saying all that, Banxia gave herself a thumbs up.

Tsk tsk, she really thought this little stick-in-the-mud was very smart, and the people of Yao Li Village trusted him a lot, so she didn't want to have any disputes or estrangement with him.

However, in ancient times, women were merely appendages to men, living off men. Banxia did not want to be kept by Lian Chengmo and eventually become his appendage, only able to obey his commands.

So separating was necessary, but Banxia didn't want to displease Lian Chengmo, since he now had a lot of influence in the valley.

As a modern person with refined egoism, Banxia has integrated somewhat into the Yaoli Village community, and has mostly followed Lianchengmo's arrangements during this period.

But once she's in a safe place, she's no longer willing to be a subordinate. She doesn't like to bother others with things she can do herself, which is a basic requirement for an independent woman.

Banxia spoke sincerely and politely. Lian Chengmo remained silent for a while, and seeing that she had no intention of changing her mind, he finally nodded in agreement.

It's not a bad thing for a young girl to want to start her own business. In any case, with him watching over her, she won't suffer.

Therefore, Lin Chun's original plan to be neighbors with Banxia fell through, because Lian Chengmo wanted to live next door to Banxia, ​​and Banxia insisted on the land on the very edge. Lin Chun had no choice but to settle for living across the street from Banxia.

After the house was built, Lin Chun experienced the various conveniences of living on the edge and then understood why Banxia insisted on living on the very edge, but that's another story.

After lunch, Lian Chengmo didn't have time to rest and immediately took Yao Daniu and about ten other people to measure the land in the residential area he had his eye on.

Each household was allocated a plot of land, with a fixed horizontal area of ​​about 20 meters. A front yard of the same size was left, and each household could define its own backyard according to its own capabilities.

If there are many people, just build a larger plot of land and build more houses to live in, with a front yard and a back yard. In this way, a wide road is left in the middle, and a dozen or so households are divided on each side. The basic division of the homestead is then completed.

However, although the terrain here is flat, there are still many weeds, but they are not as deep as in other places. This is why Lian Chengmo chose to live here, as the land here is not as fertile as other places in the valley.

Fertile land should naturally be reserved for cultivation, while infertile land should be used for building houses and living quarters, which is just right.

After working with a dozen or so people all afternoon, we finally cleared the planned road and roughly drew the lines for the residential land. That was the end of the job.

As for the weeds on the homestead, each family should deal with their own. There are still many things to do, and Lian Chengmo cannot waste any manpower.

Because of the continuous work over the past few days, the temporary campsite has been cleared out to a large enough area.

So once the land for building houses was designated, Yao Daniu assigned half of his people to dig soil and make mud bricks, while the other half were to cultivate the land in the area that Lian Chengmo had chosen.

When Lian Chengmo returned with the rowers to pick up the people, only a few older women in poor health remained in the camp to help look after the children and do some chores.

Everyone else who had reached the valley was working hard for a peaceful future.

Banxia still asked someone to help watch over the two little ones, while she continued making mud bricks with the two older ones, which made Yao Daniu frown deeply.

"Banxia, ​​didn't I say you weren't supposed to do these things?" Yao Daniu strode over, trying to shoo Banxia back.

Although he had previously felt that it was inappropriate for a young girl like Banxia to do such heavy physical work, he could understand her desire to support her younger brothers as the eldest child in the family.

In addition, Yao Daniu was also busy with many things, so he didn't pay much attention to Banxia making mud bricks. He only knew that Banxia was working hard to build the house.

Everyone in the village was saying how capable Banxia was, how wonderful it would be if she were their child, and so on, showering her with praise.

It wasn't until yesterday, when the young master came to see Yao Daniu, that he realized they shouldn't have watched Banxia, ​​a little girl, do such heavy work without doing anything about it.

The young master is right. Banxia is still so young. Doing such heavy physical work will hurt her health. She has a long life ahead of her. It wouldn't be worth it if she really got hurt.

“Brother Da Niu, I’m strong, I can do this myself.” With a little effort, Ban Xia snatched the wooden hammer back from Yao Da Niu.

Yao Daniu fell silent instantly; this kid was really strong.

However, even though the child was strong, this was still not a job she should do, Yao Daniu insisted.

"Banxia, ​​look around the village, who else of your age does such heavy work?"

"And what about your two younger brothers? Can you bear to see them suffer like this at such a young age?"

"In that case, you and your younger brothers will help cut grass, and I'll have someone do the mud-brick making for you. I know you don't like to bother people, and they're not helping for free; the young master paid them."

Yao Dazhuang reached out again and, taking advantage of Banxia's inattention, confiscated her tools.

"..." Banxia knew that the old-fashioned guy must have kept a backup plan.

Sigh, I can't refuse this favor.

"Thank you, Brother Da Niu. But I need a lot of mud bricks. Will that cause any delays for everyone?" Banxia asked with a smile, still good-natured.

Unlike other families who just planned to build a room to make do, she insisted on having her own room since she had finally settled down, even if it was small.