flstandardbreds Chapter 324 Envy
Chapter 324 Envy
Who else could this mule cart belong to other than Xu Wenyan?
"Brother Xu!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and the people from Jixiang Village stood up and walked towards the mule cart.
In fact, from Xu Wenyan's perspective, it was still quite terrifying. Two hundred naked men with their shirts off walking towards you were a bit scary.
"Hehe, I'm here to bring you something to drink." It had been two hours since they came to work, and they would go home after working for another half an hour.
Looking at the sweat flowing on their bodies, Xu Wenyan also remembered his own working days.
"Brother Xu, you are so kind to us!"
These men have never been treated like this before. Apart from their wives, who would run so far just to bring them a sip of water?
Two hundred men surrounded Xu Wenyan. Looking at the barrels on the mule cart, their eyes were slightly red.
"Okay, hurry up and line up to drink water."
Under Xu Wenyan's command, they formed two long queues. Xu Wenyan was afraid that the water he brought would not be enough, so only two people could have one cup.
But we are all grown men and no one looks down on anyone.
A man took the bamboo tube and each drank half of it. Everyone was very measured. The sweet water flowed into their throats like a river washing a dry field.
"It's actually mung bean soup, and it has sugar in it, so it's sweet!"
"Brother Xu, this is too expensive."
"Yeah yeah."
Xu Wenyan's vanity was aroused when he heard other people's praise. He quite enjoyed the feeling of being praised. Perhaps it was because he had never been praised when he was a child.
"It's a waste of money. I worked so hard to bring this here. Drink it all up."
Compared to the lively atmosphere here, Xujia Village is much more bleak. The excavation has just begun and it is actually not far from my home.
Not to mention that the village chief didn't arrange for water to be delivered, even the woman at home didn't come to bring a sip of water.
Who is this young man from Jixiang Village that makes these two hundred men willingly call him "Brother Xu"?
Moreover, the man's skin looked very white and tender, and it was obvious that he had not worked much.
It is really rare for such a person to come all the way from Jixiang Village to deliver water to the people in their village.
It also shows the unity of their village.
Looking back at my own village, the farm work at home has not been finished yet. It’s not that I really blame my wife for not coming to bring water, because all the housework is done by my wife.
It’s just that they saw that the people of Jixiang Village could have water at this time and were remembered by others, and they truly had a village and a family.
Moreover, after chatting, they learned from Jixiang Village that among the nearly 100 people who were originally transferred from Guihua Village, only a single digit number died.
These people were poisoned to death because of eating the wrong food.
You have to know that at that time, at least hundreds of people died in Xujia Village, and even several people died during the rainstorm.
Moreover, their sweet potatoes were not destroyed by rats. During that period, rats were not only found in Jixiang Village, but also in Xujia Village.
At that time, everyone in the village was busy with their own things, and the sweet potatoes were almost eaten up by rats.
I also learned from the men in Xujia Village that the entire village worked together to exterminate rats, and there was basically no loss of sweet potatoes.
At first, the people in Xujia Village were a little bit unconvinced and thought that the people in Jixiang Village were bragging.
Now when I see someone bringing them water while they are working, I can’t help but start to believe what they say.
This is the gap. Even though they are two different villages, there can be such a big gap between them.
Soon the two buckets of mung bean soup were almost divided, and after everyone drank half a bowl, there was still some left.
"I'll leave some of this here for you. When you go home, everyone can take a bundle of grass back." Xu Wenyan got out of the car and put the pile of grass on the car.
Xu Wenyan did not take the grass for free. He would pay for it no matter how much. Compared to buying fodder, buying this kind of pig grass from the villagers could save more than half of the money.
After loading the fodder, Xu Wenyan got on the mule cart and prepared to leave: "Bring some water for me tomorrow. You'll die of thirst in this hot day."
"Got it, Brother Xu!"
"Brother Xu, don't worry."
It will take at least two or three months to build this road, so Xu Wenyan is not in a hurry. He just hopes everyone can get busy with their own things when the autumn harvest comes.
For farmers, land is the most important thing in everything.
As he was heading home, Xu Wenyan heard the sound of a carriage approaching.
"Brother Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Sanlin got out of the car and carried Xu Wenyan out: "I'm worried about you."
"Haha, I'm already an adult, what am I worried about?"
"Just...worry."
Are you kidding? There are hundreds of strong men over there.
If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid that thieves will miss you!
Building the road is a small matter, but if my wife was abducted, that would be a big deal.
Chen Sanlin carried Xu Wenyan to the carriage and tied the reins of the mule cart to the carriage.
"How's things going in the shop?" Xu Wenyan leaned against Chen Sanlin and asked with his legs crossed.
"It's all good. Today someone came to ask if we still have milk tofu. Zheng Liwei and his friends didn't know what to say. Will we still sell it in the future?"
Chen Sanlin held the reins in his right hand and was squeezing Xu Wenyan's hand gently with his left hand.
"Yes, this thing is expensive to sell, so it can be considered profitable." Xu Wenyan clenched his hands and said, "By the way, I will go to deliver milk tomorrow and bring Li Dezhu with me.
I think he's a pretty honest guy, helping us deliver milk and bringing back buckets in the evening. If he wants, I'll let him do odd jobs in the shop."
Because there is a lot to do, but it is not tiring at all, Xu Wenyan plans to pay one or two taels of silver a month to compensate for the running back and forth.
"All right, then what should I do tomorrow?"
"Go hunting. Qing'an Pavilion needs a lot of game. You're itching to hunt." Xu Wenyan replied, "It's better not to throw away this skill. It might be useful."
Yes, in ancient times, we really didn’t know when war or natural disasters would occur.
Learning to survive is the most important thing. Besides, the family business is developing slowly now, and there is no need for Chen Sanlin to follow him around.
Before meeting Xu Wenyan, Chen Sanlin lived in the wild almost every day.
Sometimes he would track prey for three to five days. He had rich experience in surviving in the wild, so he usually planned to spend the night outside when he went out.
Ever since he married Xu Wenyan, he has never gone out hunting for so long.
At first, I only considered my old mother's will.
But slowly, slowly, I really fell in love with Xu Wenyan.
"Damn it, why are you staring at me?" Xu Wenyan rested his head on Chen Sanlin's legs. Seeing that Chen Sanlin was waiting for him to keep staring at him, he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Chen Sanlin's eyes: "Brother Chen, you look really ugly from this angle, haha."
"Ah?" Chen Sanlin was so scared that he quickly raised his head: "Is it ugly? Do you want you to change your posture?"
"Posture? What posture do you want?" Xu Wenyan put his hand into Chen Sanlin's clothes with a wicked smile.
Chen Sanlin just snorted, "Stop making trouble."
"Oh."
Xu Wenyan just reached out his hand but was stopped by Chen Sanlin.
Looking at him, he didn't say anything, and the blush on his face gradually faded.
"Virtue."