What the villagers are most concerned about right now is the ownership of the cattle and sheep they brought back.
The topic cannot avoid these.
Li Xuemei followed and talked about how she wanted those women and children to help take care of the cattle and sheep for a while.
Ms. Luo Sanniang agreed very much: "My two sisters-in-law and I are still worried. You know the situation of our family. If we divide the cattle and sheep, it is really difficult to find a place for them. It would be great if we can mix and raise them together.
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The Luo family had a large population, and Luo Er's father-in-law also moved in, making the house very crowded. The Luo family did not build a new house like the Hu family, but built two additional rooms in the backyard.
Luo San's mobile butcher stall has a good business, so naturally he has to use the knife every now and then to carve out a special area in the yard, plus a vegetable garden, a shed for stacking firewood, a chicken coop... there are not many places where he can get down.
"Your second brother Yan may have to go to the quarry in a while. Ask Luo San to follow him and bring back some stone slabs, spread them on the ground, and then use plaster to find cracks. This will save a lot of trouble in the yard in the future.
." Li Xuemei said.
Mrs. Luo Sanniang was extremely grateful, "Sister-in-law, thank you for thinking of me."
"No need to be polite, I'm not an outsider."
"Then... I won't be polite to my sister-in-law anymore. When will Brother Yan come over and call us?"
Luo San slaughtered pigs and sheep in the courtyard. There used to be a plastered area, which was easier to flush and clean. When Luo Erzhang's family came, they built two rooms that occupied the area, so Luo San had to change it.
If you buy a piece of land, the land is land, it costs water, and you have to make two trips to the river.
There wasn't much material left for making plaster in the village, and they didn't want to touch the finished cement bricks, so they just kept making do with them.
Li Xuemei said: "What are you and Luo San planning? Don't rush to build the house. Decide on the homestead first. If you decide now, you can still choose a place."
Ever since Uncle Hu planned to divide the houses between his two sons, many elderly people in the village started to think about it. Many of the extra homesteads that were initially drawn have already been occupied.
"Sister-in-law, to tell you the truth, we have spotted a good place." Luo Sanniang's face turned slightly red, "The head of the family said that we should find a place close to the water, so as to save me the trouble of carrying water..."
"Is there any open space near the river?" Li Xuemei remembered that there were many open spaces at the west and north ends of the village.
"Dad said that we can probably draw a piece of land against the reed beach, but I don't know if the water will rise that far in the future. I'm a little worried. I want to wait until the snow melts to take a closer look. Uncle Kang said that we should use wood
He propped up the house and said that there was a house like this in the south, and even drew it for us to see. It looked weird. In fact, we didn’t want to move out, but the second brother and sister-in-law said we wanted to move. It seemed bad if we didn’t move..."
Li Xuemei nodded clearly: "Then wait a moment. Speaking of which, Mr. Kang is really a capable man. I see that the children in the village have grown a lot after following him for a few days.
Xiao Er's father said that if he wanted to take a few boys to Huju, he didn't have to do anything. He just followed Xiao Er's father, her uncle, and Heng'er. They were called Shutong as scholars call them. They would change every ten days and take turns.
, we are also thinking about letting the children in our village go out and see the world. We won’t give them much money, but we will take care of their food and accommodation..."
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As soon as Li Xuemei left, Mrs. Luo Sanniang hurried out the door, not even having time to close the courtyard door.
I quickly walked to the wasteland at the north end in one breath.
"Dad! Dad! I have something to tell you."
Village Chief Luo was surprised to see her coming. He took a few steps closer and asked loudly: "What's going on?"
Mrs. Luo Sanniang glanced around and took two steps back.
Village Chief Luo knew that something was going on here and it was not easy to talk to outsiders, so he walked closer.
"Dad, Second Sister-in-law Yan came home just now. She said that Brother Yan wanted to find some bookboys to take to Huju, live in the government office, eat and drink at his house, and pay wages!" Mrs. Luo Sanniang spoke a little faster because of her excitement.
quick.
When Village Chief Luo heard this, he hurriedly said: "Slow down and say it again."
Mrs. Luo Sanniang repeated it again.
Village Chief Luo lowered his voice and said: "Is this a matter of wages or not? We would rather not have any money and bring our own food rations. As long as we can go with us, we can live in a shack! This is a great thing for children to gain experience!"
"That's right!" Mrs. Luo Sanniang said hurriedly: "The second sister-in-law Yan also said the same thing, take the children out to see the world, come back in ten days, and then change people and go again, so that all the children in the village can take turns."
Village Chief Luo felt a little disappointed.
Oh, it turns out that I am not interested in the few members of his family.
But it would be a good thing if all the children in the village could go out for a walk.
"What else did the Yan family say?" Village Chief Luo asked.
"They also said that before the matter was settled, the second brother Yan said this at home. By the way, the second sister-in-law Yan also said that since she was going to be a book boy, not only that she could write, but she should at least know a few more words, Dad.
Do you think we have a few small ones?"
Village Chief Luo’s eyebrows tightened and unclenched.
Of his five grandsons, they are only good at triathlon. Old Kangtou has never said a word about the others. That means they didn’t learn well...
Fortunately, the waiter and his mother were given some ventilation in advance, and she forced them to learn hard when they got back.
Children in the village take turns to be book boys, but don't ask if one of them can't write or if two of them don't know each other, it won't be a shame to be thrown into Huju City.
No, you have to learn everything.
By the way, the school, the school must be built quickly.
Mrs. Luo Sanniang thought this was a good thing and was very happy. When she saw that her eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law told her not to talk about the book boy for the time being, they did not stop gossiping at all.
While Yan Laoer and Yan Yu were still sleeping hahahaha, word had spread in Xiaoan Village.
Those foreign ladies will take care of the cattle and sheep, we cannot let them go, they have to be kept...
Mrs. Cui always said to everyone she met, "We don't know how to raise cattle and sheep in Beirong. We want to learn from others' skills. How can we let people live in tents? It just so happens that a school is going to be built in the village. Get up quickly. The children have a place to study during the day."
I wandered around outside, and the ladies stayed there at night. It was better than a tent, and it was a serious house, right?
Although the ladies of the Luo family cannot say that the waiter's mother came specifically to take care of his family, they must give their full support to the building of a school.
One lady is the godmother of the Yan family, and the three ladies are the village chief's daughters-in-law. The four ladies work together and have great influence.
When Yan Laoer rubbed his eyes and got up to eat lunch, he heard someone talking in the courtyard. He was too lazy to get down. After waiting for a while, his wife came into the house and asked, "Who is here?"
"It's a big iron."
"His father sent him to inquire about cattle and sheep? Are you so anxious?"
Li Xuemei shook her head: "No, I'm here to borrow a car. I want to go to the brick factory in the afternoon to haul bricks to build a school."
Yan Laoer's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, and he turned his head, his eyes full of surprise: "In such a hurry? You just got home and didn't take a rest before you got out of the house?"
"I can't wait any longer. If you didn't go to the other side of the mountain, this school would have been built a long time ago." Li Xuemei said with a half-smile, "Now that's good, the children will have somewhere to study, so they won't have to wander around here and there."
They always change places, I think our daughter should follow suit."
"What am I hearing?" Yan Yu asked drowsily with her eyes closed.
"Listen to the class." Li Xuemei's voice was very soft.
Yan Yu didn't hear it at all, turned over and continued to snort.
"Our daughter... is going?" Yan Laoer pointed at Yan Yu.
"Let her be busy and stop thinking about climbing over the mountain." Li Xuemei picked up a chopstick of sausage and stuffed it into Yan Laoer's mouth.
