The silver ingots placed on the red lacquer tray brought out this time were much smaller, but the visual effect was equally shocking. There were two hundred taels of silver ingots, ten taels per ingot, a total of twenty ingots, neatly stacked in two piles.

At this time, the eyes of the whole village were almost on fire, especially the village chief and Li Zheng. They were so shocked that they couldn't open their mouths for a long time. They stiffly stepped forward and took the white silver from the hands of the Yamen servant. Their eyes were on

It couldn't be moved for a long time.

These two hundred taels of silver belong to the whole village, and everyone has a share! Even if they are all used to buy food, every household can get it. Thinking of this, some villagers who are really poor have shed tears of excitement.

With this money, no one in Linjia Village will starve to death this winter...

County Magistrate Li said: "The village chief He Lizheng did a great job regarding the farm tools and late rice this time. You have managed Linjia Village in an orderly manner. If your whole village can unite as one, things will only get better and better in the future."

The better, if there are other matters in the future, you can go to the Yamen and inform me. Anything that is beneficial to the imperial court, the country, and the people's well-being will be rewarded heavily."

Jiang Yan also nodded secretly. The village chief and Li Zheng of Linjia Village are indeed good people. They only care about the villagers. When it comes to farm tools and late rice, without them reporting it to the Yamen, County Magistrate Li would not know so quickly.

Not to mention that the imperial court would reward him with this thousand taels of silver.

"County Magistrate Li, although several children contributed to the improvement of farm tools this time, but without the village chief and Li Zheng reporting to the government officials, and without magistrate Li who is considerate of the people and reporting to the court, we ordinary people would not be able to do it."

You may be rewarded by the Heavenly Family, so everyone has a share of this thousand taels of silver."

County Magistrate Li looked at Jiang Yan carefully, and he was even more fond of Jiang Yan. He was really surprised that a village woman could think so deeply.

After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If he was more evil-hearted and swallowed this thousand taels of silver reward without conscience, they would have nothing to do.

However, this would go against his original intention of becoming an official. Magistrate Li said loudly: "Aunt Jiang, you don't have to worry about me. These things are my official duties. You can arrange the rest by yourself.

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Hearing this, Jiang Yan nodded and said to the village chief: "Village Chief, I will allocate two hundred taels of these one thousand taels to our village as village development funds. In the future, any construction and development in the village can be funded from this village fund.

Appropriation, for example, the previous guard team was given food, and some money can also be given appropriately."

"What? Pay money?"

The onlookers were stunned. Previously, when the village convened a watch team, each household would take turns arranging for the participation of strong men in the family every day. As long as they participated, they would be rewarded with the food raised by the whole village.

Everyone is satisfied when they can get food. Who would have thought that now they can also get money?

Such a great thing is not available in other villages!

Li Zheng was so excited that he was a little incoherent: "Xiao Jiang! Are you telling the truth? Do you really give money to the village? That is a reward for your family. The village chief and I didn't do anything..."

Jiang Yan waved her hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Li Zheng, don't say that. Without you, I wouldn't necessarily have this reward. Besides, this money is not for you, but for the village fund. If the village needs it in the future, it will be

It’s not like I can’t get the money out.”

The village chief and Li Zheng didn't say much after hearing this. Although these few hundred taels were a huge sum of money, it would be a drop in the bucket if used for the construction of the village.

He cleared his throat and said: "Since this money is used as the village fund of our village, it is the money of our entire village. I make the decision. From now on, the guard team will be paid daily wages, as well as the elderly people in the village who make their own living."

For children, the village will provide more subsidies as appropriate."

After hearing this, the villagers nodded in agreement, and Jiang Yan couldn't help but praise the village chief. There are many elderly empty-nesters and orphans in Linjia Village who are struggling to save lives.

Because of the wars in the past few years, there were many strong men who went to the battlefield like the original owner's husband and did not return. Most of them had parents and children. Once they died in the war, life would be very difficult for the elderly parents and young children.

For example, the eldest child and the second child who rented a house to Jiang Yan, their father died in the war and never came back, and their mother ran away with them, leaving them alone to depend on each other.

"The threshing floor in the village also needs to be renovated, and the bad road in our village..."

The village chief mentioned several places that cost money, especially the road from the village to Guandao. During this period, there were frequent vehicles and horses, and the already narrow and rocky road created two depressions. The last time he went

A bullock cart was overturned in the town, and people fell to their feet.

Jiang Yan immediately nodded in agreement when she heard the road was being built. She originally planned to repair the road while building a house. There is a saying that if you want to be rich, build the road first. If the village repairs the road, she can save a fortune.

overhead.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Yan also spoke: "Village Chief, I just want to take this opportunity to say something. I plan to build a house. With this money, all the late rice in the village has been planted. Next,

When everyone has some free time, I would like to ask the village chief uncle and Li Zheng uncle to help me look around the village to see if there is anyone who is willing to help build a house. The wages will be calculated according to the people in the town."

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, the people who were most shocked were not the people in Linjia Village, but Liu Xiaoyue's family, especially Liu Xiaoyue. Everyone's pupils were dilated in shock, and she said in an erratic tone: "Aunt Jiang..."

The village chief interrupted her directly: "Don't worry about this, I will check it carefully for you and find people who are honest and willing to work."

"Yes, Aunt Jiang, we are all willing to do it."

"Whenever the work starts, ask your second and third sons to say hello, and we will go there ourselves carrying the tools."

"That's right, as long as you take care of the meal as before!"

"..."

The people who spoke were all the people who built the factory buildings for the Lin family before, and some of them worked in the soap factory. The wages of the Lin family were high, the food was good, and it was close to home, so people in the village were eager to go to the Lin family to help.

For them, being able to work as a waiter for the Lin family, even for one day, is a good thing that they can brag about in other villages for several days.

The more we talked, the more excited we became. Everyone was chatting in a lively manner, and even started to spontaneously sign up and nominate themselves, completely forgetting about the county magistrate who was still standing by.

Jiang Yan said loudly: "The date hasn't been set yet, don't worry, second brother, you will follow the village chief during this period. If anyone signs up, you can register first. When the date is set, we can start work again."

Farmers don’t just pick a time to build a house. In addition to the preliminary preparation work, when the actual construction starts, it is also necessary to find a gentleman who understands Feng Shui to check the location and time.
Chapter completed!