Xu Chunsheng said: "Uncle Dashan, I kowtow this head for the younger generations in the village. Uncle Dashan, you deserve it!"
The old man said: "Okay, don't thank me anymore. You two will have dinner at my house at noon so that you can taste my wine. In addition, we are discussing road construction!"
The village chief agreed.
Mrs. Wang and daughter-in-law knew that the village chief would stay at home for lunch, so they prepared a few more dishes, put them on the table, and the whole family sat down.
The old man sat next to the village chief, took out a jar of wine, and filled the village chief's wine glass. This was the first time the village chief saw that the wine was red, so he asked: "What kind of wine is this? Why is it red in color?"
Qibao answered: "Grandpa Village Chief, this is the wine I told you about last time. It tastes great!"
The village chief was a bit surprised and said: "You really made this wine? I'll have to taste it then."
The old man said: "Didn't this girl has a master? Her master traveled all over the country and had a lot of experience. He just mentioned it to her, and she shouted to learn how to do it. You also know that she is the only precious granddaughter in my family, and I depend on her for everything. I didn't expect that this girl would actually make her do it! "
The village chief was even more surprised and asked: "When did Qibao worship his master? How come I didn't know?"
The old man replied: "At this point we didn't think to publicize it, if it's not you, village chief! We won't hide it, Qibao's master is rather mysterious, and now he's traveling to the four seas, and we don't know when he'll be back!"
The village chief exclaimed: "So that's how it is, I thought that this girl Qibao was different from the girl children in the village, so it turns out that she has an extraordinary master! Then I'll have to taste what this wine is like!"
The reason why the old man told the village chief that Qibao had worshipped a master, he wanted to live in the village. As time went by, others would notice Qibao's differences sooner or later, so he informed the village chief in advance today.
The village chief took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and then said after a long while: "It is indeed a good wine! It also has an indescribable fragrance. The wine is mild in nature. It is really an aftertaste after one sip! I feel that my body feels a lot lighter! Good wine!"
The old man said: "Since the village chief likes to drink, then let the two of us have a good drink!"
Xu Chunsheng said: "Uncle Dashan, Dad, you still have to discuss road construction. You can't discuss anything if you drink too much!"
The old man also gave Xu Chunsheng a glass of wine and said: "Let's just drink and chat, Chunsheng you also taste how this wine tastes!"
Xu Chunsheng looked at the particularly beautiful-colored wine, his throat rolled and he said: "Good, then I'll taste it!" So he picked up the glass and took a sip, his eyes lit up, and said: "It's good, the flavor isn't too strong, just like what my father said!"
The old man returned to the topic and asked: "Village Chief, this is what I think. Now all the strong laborers in the village are working at my house, and there are indispensable people for the vegetables in the greenhouse. As for the people who build the roads, Village Chief, do you know of any suitable ones?"
The village chief pondered for a moment and asked: "Finding is possible, but how much are you going to pay them for their labor?"
The old man said: "This road construction is a laborious job. I plan to pay each person twenty-five cents!"
The village chief was surprised: "Give so much? Then it's a deal, I'll leave this matter to you!"
The old man asked: "Then I'd like to trouble the village chief. I need to buy all the gravel, sand and other stuff. I wonder if the village chief knows where I can pay for these?"
The village chief smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry about it. Your family has spent so much money to build roads in the village, so as the village chief, I will do more, and these things will be taken care of by me."
The old man said: "Okay, I'll leave those things to the village chief. I'll ask my second son to follow you. If you need anything, just give him orders!"
Xu Laoer said: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this!"
The old man nodded and said: "Then when the road gets a little better, we'll start construction, get some more men, and hurry to see if we can get it fixed before then."
The village chief patted his chest and said, "Okay, brother, don't worry, just leave it to me to build the road. I will definitely build the road beautifully!"
The matter has been finalized. After dinner, the village chief was ready to go home. The old man put the prepared jar of wine into the village chief's hand and said: "Village Chief this wine you also like to drink, this altar you take back and drink slowly, and come back after finishing it!"
The village chief was not polite and picked up the wine and exchanged greetings with the Xu family before taking his son home!
After the Xu family had packed up, Mrs. Wang asked worriedly: "Old man, you said that road construction workers earn 25 cents a day, which is five cents more than villagers working in greenhouses. Will the villagers feel uncomfortable?"
The old man said: "I have considered that building roads is indeed much more tiring than working in greenhouses, so it makes sense to pay more. Another point is that greenhouses are long-term jobs, which are different from building roads!"
Xu Dabo said: "Father is right, our villagers won't think much about it, when the time comes, we'll tell them about it, and I guess they won't be happy enough to hear about the road construction!"
The others stopped talking after hearing this. Since the old man has made a decision, they can just support it.
In the afternoon, the four mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law sat together to make cotton coats, Wang's somewhat worried: "I wonder how Wenwu and the others are doing in the town. It's been raining these past few days, and I haven't had a chance to visit the town."
Mrs. Zhang said: "Mom, don't worry. If anything happens, someone from the barbecue restaurant will also report it."
Mrs. Li also comforted: "Yes, mother, they are not young anymore. It's time to let them be more independent. We elders can't take care of them all our lives!"
Mrs. Lin also said: "My sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law are right. Besides, the children are in the academy during the day and at the barbecue restaurant at night. They are not far away, so you don't have to worry!"
Wang said: "I just feel that the children are not used to living in the town after not being able to come home for a few days."
Zhang said: "Wenwu and Zhiyong are older, they will look after their younger brothers!"
After hearing what her three daughters-in-law said, Ms. Wang felt a little relieved. Her grandson, whom she usually saw every day, she missed them after not seeing them for a few days.
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After a few days, the weather was not bad, and the roads could be walked on. The villagers also started to work. After a few days of rest, some weeds had grown in the greenhouse, and the village chief began to work on road construction.
However, the village chief hadn't informed the villagers about the road construction yet, so he thought it would be a good idea to say greet the villagers, so he picked up the gong and started beating it in the village.
The villagers rushed over when they heard the noise, and the men working in the greenhouses also gathered together. They didn't know what was going on, and they were not far away, so they also rushed here.
The old Xu family also knew what was going on, so the old man came as their representative.
The village chief said: "We have gathered everyone here today because there is a great thing that will benefit our Xujia Village and will benefit future generations!"
When the villagers heard that it was a good thing, they all smiled. Xu Daniu asked: "Village chief, what is a good thing? Tell us quickly!"