Changping Village sent Mrs. Sun to the pasture to help Xiaoduo and the others take care of their children. After returning, Yang Huazhong immediately threw himself into the busy work of paving roads and building bridges.

Yang Yongxian was serious. That night, he invited several village elders to come to Yang Huazhong's house, accompanied by a master craftsman under him. They all agreed on specific regulations for this time's bridge repair and road paving.

Finalize the details.

Mrs. Sun was not at home, so Yang Ruoqing came over to make tea and water for everyone, and also sat aside to listen.

Yang Yongxian plans to build a main road from the entrance of the village, extending ten miles toward Qingshui Town.

Then build a new bridge over the river behind the village. The width of the new bridge should be enough to allow two carriages to travel side by side.

An inscription should be erected at the intersection, and some matters related to paving roads and building bridges should be engraved on it. From Yang Ruoqing's understanding, he wanted to write down his merits and deeds on the inscription one by one, so that future generations and the villagers who come and go can all know.

Can see clearly.

There is nothing wrong with these requirements. Anyone who spends his own money to do good deeds also wants to be heard.

"Third Uncle, these are the specific regulations about building roads and bridges. Since we have agreed upon it, from tomorrow onwards I will trouble you to act as the official and call on the enthusiastic villagers to help dig stones and quarry in the mountains.

Soil, cut wood."

Regarding this, Yang Huazhong did not nod immediately, but said: "Yongxian, let me put it bluntly. It stands to reason that you pay to build roads and bridges in the village. This is a great thing for the benefit of the village. It is also true that the villagers spontaneously come to help.

It should be."

"But because it is just in time for spring plowing, every household is busy and there is no manpower available, and digging rocks and cutting trees happens to require strong labor."

"So it is difficult to recruit people for this unpaid work. If you handed over the road construction and bridge building project to the village craftsmen team, then there would be no problem. You used the craftsmen from Baie Town yourself.

The team of craftsmen brought here, the busy farming, and the resistance of some villagers, it is definitely not feasible to recruit people to dig stones and cut trees for free. It would be good to have three or five relatives who come to help for a few days out of face.

Already."

Regarding the situation Yang Huazhong mentioned, Yang Yongxian actually took it into consideration.

Of course he knew that leaving this business to outside craftsmen would easily offend the village craftsmen.

However, he is not simply paving roads and building bridges. There will be some ceremonies when laying the foundation, and he doesn't want the villagers to know about those ceremonies, so it is better to use outside craftsmen to cultivate them himself.

"Third uncle, I have spent my own money to benefit the villagers. For this small matter of preparing materials, you guys should have the consciousness to reach out, right? It's like opening your mouth when you have clothes, food, and hands. You have to stretch and open.

, otherwise, wouldn’t it make me, a person who makes money and returns to my hometown to do good deeds, feel cold?” Yang Yongxian asked.

Yang Huazhong nodded, it was indeed true.

Yang Yongxian continued: "For example, when Qing'er and the others built a school on the hillside behind the mountain, it was also to benefit the village. I remember that everyone was very excited at the time, and they all dropped their jobs to help build the school."

"It's also a matter of benefiting the villagers and benefiting future generations. Why can they be called upon to build a school, but they can't help me dig stones and cut trees? At this point, I think it should be a test for you and the village elders.
Chapter completed!