Chapter 167: The Village Head is a Fox!

cottage needs mosquito repellent, the courtyard needs clean water, and by the pond, we need tea.Jiā'ān, Jiāxǐ and the other mischievous youngsters, having gone from watching the old farmer grow gourd...Spring rain is as precious as oil, especially when preparing for spring plowing. A downpour is the best signal for planting.

Every household was delighted with last night's rain, but the residents of Suijin Beach were suffering.

All the animal shelters were temporary constructions, designed to keep out wind and snow. But they couldn't withstand the gentle yet penetrating rain of spring.

Mid-sleep, the bedding in each household became damp, and the fire was extinguished.

The elderly and children were crowded in a small, dry place. They couldn't sleep because it was damp and cold. When they woke up, they all had runny noses, sneezed, and had a fever. They all showed symptoms of catching a cold.

Zhang Shenyi was tending a large pot, brewing medicine for the crowd while urging the village head and others.

"We should hurry up and build a house. It will probably rain more and more in the future. The elderly and children have weak bodies, and if they sleep outdoors, they will definitely get sick."

The village head quickly called upon Li Lao'er and also invited Master Yan.

Young Master Yan was like a rooster that had been injected with chicken blood, determined to finish the Hot Spring Villa as soon as possible.

It is said that the villagers are trying to finish building their houses so they can move in soon and settle down.

He waved his hand grandly and said, "No problem, I'll take care of finding the craftsmen. You just need to find more laborers. After all, there are over twenty courtyards. This isn't a small job."

Hearing him say this, everyone felt reassured.

After breakfast, some people from Big Banyan Tree and Little Wang Village came to work.

The village head asked Li Laoer a few simple questions, then, with him, set off in the mule cart.

The village head of Da Huai Shu and the village head of Xiao Wang, upon hearing that someone from Suijin Tan had come to visit, were both astonished.

As a result, when they heard that Suijin Beach was looking for laborers, they arranged it for them, and both of them readily agreed with great enthusiasm.

Privately, they even praised the people of Suijin Beach for being meticulous and courteous in their actions.

Actually, this matter is enough if people who had worked before came back to shout a bit.

At home, there's no rush for spring planting. Those with spare hands are naturally eager to earn extra money.

But they didn't do that. Instead, they went to visit them first and say hello, as a sign of respect.

Two people acted reciprocally, and soon gathered villagers to talk about this matter, personally overseeing the situation and eliminating those who wanted to take advantage.

Actually, with those ruffians from Suijin Beach gone, the others wouldn't be able to take advantage of the situation.

But people trust them, and they also want to keep their face valuable. From the beginning, don't let Laizi embarrass them.

Soon, twenty-five people from the Great Cypress Tree and thirty from Xiao Wang Village joined the ranks of construction at Suijin Beach.

More timber and stone, also like water, flowed in.

The village head left two side dishes for the guests to take home, but the two officials declined. After all, there wasn't even a decent house in Suijin Beach, inside or outside!

But the village head was enthusiastic and insisted on keeping them.

Though they were not truly in love, they still decided to fight for each other. Whether it was delicious or not, it was all the heartfelt wishes of the people at Suijin Beach.

As a result, the dinner table was unexpectedly abundant.

The braised rabbit meat with dried vegetables, the wild chicken stewed with mushrooms, the shredded sweet potato, and a small plate of scallions scrambled eggs, paired with a bowl of white glutinous rice, are simply perfectly arranged.

It can be said that they don't usually have this many good dishes when hosting guests at home.

Especially that shredded sweet potato, the sweet potato is fragrant, after being fried it's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, coated with syrup, pick up a piece, the sugar threads can be pulled out several feet long, too novel.

The village chief seemed not to notice the two people's surprise, and invited them to have a meal, still "humbly" speaking.

"We're new here and don't have much to offer. We can only prepare a few simple dishes to entertain our two elder brothers. Please don't mind them, when our village is built, we'll have a proper feast."

Two of them could only stammer, "It's nothing, brother."

Taking advantage of her young age, Jia Yin sat close to the commotion, wanting to hear the excitement.

The village elder of Da Rongshu Village, mistaking the child's hunger, thought he had come to beg for some food and drink.

But before he could speak, Jia Yin appeared with half a box of pastries in her hand. The box was engraved with a lotus flower, and inside were horseshoe cakes, walnut cakes, plum blossom cakes...

He immediately swallowed his words. This was the most famous dim sum shop in town, and a box of treats from Jiu Lian Zhai cost at least two ounces of silver, even the cheapest ones.

What on earth are these people from Suijin Tan They're actually willing to spend so much money on snacks for their kids!

Both of them had something on their minds. After eating only seven points full, they politely bid farewell.

After leaving Suijin Beach, the two people gathered together and discussed for a long time.

"These people are truly not to be offended, they have too deep of a background."

"Yes, he even said he was from a family of refugees. Where would a refugee have such good food and drink"

They must have lived well before, having backers. Perhaps they knew about the hot springs on Broken Gold Beach beforehand, otherwise, in such a barren place, how could they have lived comfortably

"That makes sense. From now on, we should remind the villagers that when they take people's money, they need to work hard. At least don't make enemies, and in the future, let's move around more often. Who knows, maybe we can all benefit from this."

Without saying the two were stunned, just say that as soon as they left, the village head quickly called the women, "Come on, quickly divide these dishes among the children."

A group of mischievous boys pretending to play in the distance immediately ran up, grinning.

Their mouths were watering rivers of drool.

The village head patted their heads and chuckled, "Not bad, you're all sensible children. You didn't come running for sweets earlier, or else outsiders would have laughed at us."

"Don't worry, Village Head. My mother said that as educated people, we must understand propriety."

“Yeah, my father said I wanted to eat rabbit, so he went hunting after work. But we can’t drool in front of outsiders, it would be embarrassing for the village.”

The mischievous boys left the meat broth for their younger siblings to have with their rice, they only kept a few bones to gnaw on.

Jiā'ān Jiāxǐ held his little sister in his arms, took off the rabbit meat and chicken, and fed it into her mouth.

The remaining bones and scraps of meat were gnawed with a sickening crunch, devoured with utter satisfaction.

A melodious sound approaches, and the little mouth munches happily.

Jia An Jia Xi was overjoyed, happier than if she herself had eaten it.

Last time, I almost roasted my sister as meat. Although they also got a foot injury, they still feel guilty inside.

I've wanted to hug and play with my little sister so many times, but I haven't dared to go up to her.

This time, little sister is sitting in their arms eating meat, eating so deliciously, she must have forgiven them!

As expected, that evening the whole family huddled together in their small hut, chatting idly. Sister’s chubby little hands kept making sugar balls and shoving them into their mouths.

It's so sweet, it's too sweet!

Jia Yin twisted her little toes and, fighting off sleepiness, yawned repeatedly.

But even being tired couldn't make her sleep, she still had to cause trouble tonight.

After dozing off countless times, she finally made it until dawn was about to break. She crawled over and hugged Dongmei.

Winter Plum understood and immediately quietly got up and left the shed with her.

The elderly slept little. In the valley, almost every day it was the village head and Uncle Zhao who got up first, walking around everywhere. They needed to know how many days’ work they could do before they could rest easy.

But on this day, when the village head and Zhao Shu, who walked with a cane, just stepped out of their hut, they saw Dongmei standing at the entrance of the granary.

Curious, the two of them walked over.

"Ye Saozi, you haven't slept all night"

Ye Saozi's expression held a hint of strangeness as she replied, "He's asleep. It's just that our general sent someone to deliver some things, so I stayed up a while longer."

Remembering the fruit trees that Master Ye had given last time, both the village head and Zhao Shu brightened their eyes.

"Young Master Ye, have you found something good again" who suffers the most wouldn't be you, but many more good men.”“No, I won’t…” Young Master Yan was about to retort, but the Marquis waved his hand. “We set out tomorrow. You still have a day to consi...