Obviously, Lu Jin was talking about the 'stubborn old man'. Lin Xiaoman completely understood Lu Jin's feelings towards that man this time. It was really a mixture of love and hate.

At this point, Lin Xiaoman could no longer refuse and could only accept it with a sigh.

Fortunately, Lu Jin also arranged for people from the government office to look after these people, so Lin Xiaoman and Lin Daqiang didn't have to worry too much.

Before leaving, Qingshu called Lin Xiaoman aside and told him, "Little shopkeeper, don't worry about the people around these people. If anyone dares to cause trouble, just find an official to deal with it. Only the man named Xu Qiuliang, if possible, will

Please ask the shopkeeper to take care of me."

Lin Xiaoman guessed that Xu Qiuliang was the man Lu Jin cared about, and pretended to be surprised and asked: "Who is this man? Why do you want to take care of him?"

Qingshu hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "He is my master's mentor. My master came here to serve as county magistrate this time because of him. I hope the shopkeeper will keep this matter secret."

Lin Xiaoman suddenly realized that this time it was Lu Jin who told her to teach Xu Qiuliang, and she had to understand whether what he said was irony.

"Don't worry, Brother Qingshu, I will take care of Mr. Xu if I have the chance."

After Lu Jin and others left, Lin Xiaoman told Lin Daqiang what Lu Jin said and had nothing to do with Xu Qiuliang. Hearing that these people were under the control of officials, Lin Daqiang felt relieved. As for letting those people settle in the west of the village.

He didn’t dare to say no.

But obviously, the scowl that had just subsided has returned to his face, and his brows are so furrowed that they could kill a fly.

A day of renovation is needed to clear out the habitable house for people to live in.

Early on the next morning, the official sent out more than a hundred young men and asked them to follow Lin Xiaoman to open up wasteland. At the same time, they also obtained three oxen from the county town to pull the plow.

Among the more than 100 people, Xu Qiuliang was included. Lin Xiaoman divided half of them out to pull weeds, and the other half followed the cattle to pick up stones from the field.

When they encounter big rocks and the oxen cannot pull the plow, they have to dig them out of the ground.

They brought all the farm tools from the county. Lin Xiaoman led the people to the fields, and she didn't have to worry about the rest.

Lin Xiaoman paid special attention to Xu Qiuliang. Although he had experienced the pain of exile for several months, he was frail and frail. At first glance, he looked like a frail scholar. He fell several times without pulling out a few grasses. If it weren't for the people next to him,

If you protect me, your head will be broken.

Lin Xiaoman had no choice but to go home and dismantle the tattered bedding that he had received when the family was separated. He tore it into strips and used them to wrap the hands of these people. After wrapping the cloth strips and pulling weeds, it turned out that it was no longer so abrasive.

Xu Qiuliang nodded towards Lin Xiaoman, and the people protecting him thanked him profusely, "Thank you so much, boss, thank you so much, boss."

"No need to thank you, you are also opening up wasteland for my family, you should do it!" Lin Xiaoman waved his hand. After all, he is a role model for others, and it is pitiful to end up in this situation.

Those who stayed in the West Village repaired the houses that were not seriously collapsed under the leadership of craftsmen. There were craftsmen, men, women, old and young working together, and they did a decent job.

When Lin Xiaoman's family passed away, Lu Jin came with Qingshu to congratulate him and gave him a generous gift, which made Old Lin and Old Mrs. Lin's eyes red with envy.

Later, Lu Jin also asked the craftsmen he brought from the city to take over the work of painting the inner and outer walls.

I have to say that the craftsmanship of these craftsmen is better than those in the village. The exterior walls are all made of yellow mud, but they just painted it to give it an aesthetic feel. The interior of the house was also painted with white ash. Even without bright glass windows, the interior was much brighter.

Lin Xiaoman made an appointment with these people. After the wasteland is cleared in a few days, she will build a house by the river, and she also asked them to help.

When the craftsmen saw the county magistrate, they all came to congratulate him in person. How could they dare not agree? Besides, Lin Xiaoman’s salary was also generous. The wine was also very abundant today. Three sheep were slaughtered. It was spicy and delicious.

The lamb is paired with big steamed buns, and even if they don't pay them, they think it's worth it.

Before Lu Jin returned to the city, Lin Xiaoman gave Qing Shu a jar of mutton left for him and asked them to take it back to the city to eat.

Qingshu was beaming with joy, "The little shopkeeper really cares about people. Those people just toasted, and the adults in my family didn't even enjoy the meal today."

Lin Xiaoman wanted to say that she didn't feel sorry for Lu Jin. She was busy greeting the guests and didn't even notice Lu Jin.

But Qingshu had already jumped a few feet away with the jar of mutton in his arms, and she couldn't shout out what was in her heart. She could only shake her head and think: How did the county magistrate's family choose the book boy for him? It was too out of the ordinary.

Lin Daqiang watched the village for a few days and saw that the officials were keeping the people in check and did not see any trouble, so he felt relieved and ran away from the city to the village.

The Chuan Chuan shop opposite the hot pot restaurant also opened. It used the large nine-square iron pot that Lin Xiaoman made before, but the supply was really in short supply. Lin Daqiang went to the blacksmith shop and ordered two more large pots. The business was booming.

Lin Xiaoman has bought bamboo sticks that can be used repeatedly.

When Lu Jin returned to the county town, he also brought a few people who knew how to make hot pots, and led the county government officials to spend three days putting hot pots on all the occupied houses.

After people from the county government publicized it, many people came to the county government to find out what a fire kang was.

When I heard that in addition to preparing the materials for a fire bed, I would have to pay an additional 300 Wen, many families were reluctant to do so.

But there are still many people who are willing to give it up. After learning from the county government that you can go to a newly opened hot pot restaurant to discuss the time for the hot pot table, there have been more and more people in front of the hot pot restaurant in the past few days. In addition to those who come to eat hot pot, there are also

Some are here to invite people to go home and have a bed.

Seeing the endless stream of people coming to ask for a bed, Lin Daqiang mentally calculated how much money the clan could make this time.

He had previously made an agreement with the people who were learning how to make a kang, and the clan would take over the work. They would receive 300 fen for each kang, 200 fen for the tribe, and 100 fen for those who worked.

One hundred liters a day was something that was unimaginable in the past, so the people in the clan naturally agreed.

Lin Daqiang did not swallow up the two hundred coins left by the clan. For example, the lonely old people and those without labor in the clan received all their food from the clan for a year. With these people, they would not freeze to death and starve. Die.

However, the price of 300 Wenpan per Kang can only be earned this year. When more people learn to play Kang next year, the Lin clan will no longer have to think about making money from playing Kang.

Of course, at that time, most of the people who could make a kang had finished doing so. It was okay to make a small amount of money, but don’t expect to make big money anymore.

After half a busy month, the kangs at the east end of the village were all set up, the houses at the west end of the village were also repaired, and the people who went to the county town to make money by setting up kangs were also rotated there.

News also came from Shen Guihua. She finally persuaded her husband Lin Youfu to find a shop in the city. She looked at several shops in the past few days and finally chose one not far from the hot pot restaurant opened by Lin Xiaoman and the others. A store.

The store's facade is not big, and there are only three tables in the room, but there are two rooms for people to live in at the back.

For example, the meat skewers Lin Xiaoman taught her before could be eaten on the go. She rented a shop like this because she thought the family could live there.
Chapter completed!