The matter was quickly discussed and implemented as soon as this year is over.
In the afternoon, Xu Dabo also came back, done all the road carriage, cold and tired, had dinner, boiled some hot water to wash and go to bed.
In the past few days, people in the village have been sending some New Year gifts to the Xu family. Although they are not expensive things, they are all the villagers' sincere thoughts, and the Xu family has accepted them.
Soon it will be the Lantern Festival, and after this festival it will be a new beginning for the new year.
For this festival, the Xu family made a sumptuous lunch today.
The old man said: "It's almost getting warm after this month. Qibao has discussed it with me. Tomorrow I will go to the village chief and buy the vacant land at the foot of Daqing Mountain. We plan to build a workshop there and plant some grapes for winemaking. Everyone will be busy starting tomorrow!"
The others nodded in agreement and were very happy. Their family business was getting bigger and bigger now. Although it was all due to Qibao, they also contributed what they could, so they felt full of accomplishment.
Xu Wenwu said at this time: "Grandpa, starting from tomorrow I will rest at the barbecue restaurant in the evening and will not come back. I will be taking the Examination in spring. Living in the town is not only convenient, but also gives me more time to study."
The old man nodded and asked the other children: "What are your plans?"
Xu Zhiyong said: "I live in the town with my eldest brother. There are still many things to do at home, so dad doesn't have to pick us up every day."
When the other boys saw that their big brother and second brother were going to stay in town, they didn't want to be separated from their big brother and second brother, and they all wanted to stay in town.
The old man nodded and said: "You and Zhiyong are both eleven years old, and you know how to take good care of yourself and your younger brothers. Grandpa won't worry about you anymore. But don't lose sight of your health just because you study, understand?"
Xu Wenwu nodded in agreement.
"Tomorrow, eldest, you will send the children to the academy, remember to bring a few more pieces of their clothes, buy more brushes, ink, paper and inkstones to keep on hand, and in addition, give Wenwu five taels of silver to take with him, so that if something happens, he can still deal with the emergency."
"Yes, son knows." Xu Dabo answered with an agreement.
At night, Qibao entered the space and specially found some books, poems, scriptures, etc. that were useful to him at the moment.
After sending the book to her eldest brother's room, Xu Wenwu opened it and read it, his eyes lit up and he said: "Thank you, sister. I like these books very much. The knowledge is more comprehensive than the books we are learning now. There are also annotations. They are good books."
Qibao said: "Brother, don't bring this book into school, and don't stay up late just to read. It's not good for your health and can even damage your liver."
Xu Wenwu smiled gently and said: "I know sister, I'm self-managed, this time, big brother will definitely get a good grade out of the exam!"
"I believe brother, then I will go back first. Brother, please go to bed early! Don't read too late."
Witnessing his sister enter the house, Xu Wenwu's gaze remained gentle.
The next day, the Xu family was busy again, Xu Dabo sent the children to the town, and the old man took Old Man Lin and also Qibao to the village chief's house.
The village chief knew Old Man Lin, and the two greeted him politely. The village chief asked: "I wonder why you're here today, senior brother?"
The old man told the village chief about his future purpose. After hearing this, the village chief's eyes lit up and he said: "This is a good thing. Don't worry, brother. I will go to the Yamen to get the land deed today. Workers are the best to find after the Chinese New Year. There are so many people in these ten miles and eight towns. Just leave it to me. I also want to congratulate you in advance, brother, your family has added a new property, this wine will definitely be a big seller in the future!"
The old man laughed and said: "Then thank you, Village Chief, I intend to let this in-laws old brother of mine help me manage this workshop, and in the future, he'll be staying in the Xujia Village."
The village chief had already guessed it and quickly said to Old Man Lin: "On behalf of our village, I welcome Mr. Lin. From now on, you can live here with peace of mind. If you have any questions, you can come to me. I will never refuse if I can help."
Old man Lin also smiled and said: "Okay, thank you very much to the village chief. I will ask the village chief to take care of me in the future."
The village chief said: "What is the point of saying polite words, in the future, just call me brother, it sounds more intimate, don't call the village chief. From now on, we'll all be in the same village, so come and sit at my house if you have nothing to do."
Old man Lin said: "Then I would like to thank you, brother. If we have a chance, let's sit down and have a drink together?"
The village chief replied: "Okay, then it's settled!"
After bidding farewell to the village chief, Old Man Xu and Old Man Lin went back. The village chief sighed: "I didn't expect that life in our village would be better because of the Xu family. The Xu family, with more than a dozen children, is the family with the most children in the village. I didn't expect that with so many mouths open to eat, life would become richer and richer."
The village chief's wife said: "Perhaps this is really a case of many children and many blessings, look at those grandchildren of their family, they look just different from the children in the village. I heard from Shitou that Wenwu's performance in the academy has always been very good, and is very much valued by the dean and the master of the academy, so perhaps they will really be on the top of the list in the future!"
The village chief said: "Those boys are all good, but I think that little girl is the most extraordinary."
The village chief's wife was confused and asked: "That girl is indeed nice, good-looking and round, but when it comes to being extraordinary, isn't it a bit too much?"
The village chief said meaningfully: "If you don't believe it, just watch it!"
After the Xu family had dinner, the old man began to teach Old Man Lin some simple words, and even used branches to let him practice on the ground. Old Man Lin also studied very seriously and learned many simple words in the afternoon.
Before dinner, the village chief came to Xu's house with the land deed and handed it over to the old man.
The old man collected the land deed and said, "I'd like to ask the village chief to make a special trip. I'll stay at home for dinner tonight. I'll ask the village chief to help me find someone to build a workshop tomorrow."
The village chief didn't refuse and stayed at Xu's house for dinner.
At the dinner table, the village chief asked: "I wonder how much elder brother will pay for the labor this time? I'll be able to answer when others ask tomorrow."
The old man replied: "It's the same as when my family built the house, twenty wen a day per person, with a meal at noon, and I also ask the village chief to find a few women in the village who cook. The wages are the same as those who cook in the greenhouse."
The village chief agreed and asked: "Brother, when will the greenhouse be started? Chun Sheng is still waiting at home!"
The old man said: "Tomorrow will start to work, when the village chief goes back to talk to Chunsheng, tomorrow let him take the villagers directly to the greenhouse field to work on it, I am very assured of Chunsheng, but I plan to build a well in the workshop, so that it is also convenient to clean."
The village chief patted his chest and said: "Leave it to me, brother. I was the one who found someone to dig the well in our village back then. I'll find it tomorrow too!"
When the village chief left, the old man specially packed a jar of wine and two packets of vermicelli. It was a thank you gift to the village chief. After all, the village chief traveled a lot and helped his family a lot, so it was appropriate to give him something.
The old man also instructed Xu Dabo to drive a carriage and go with the village chief tomorrow.
The next day was the day when the greenhouse was started. The old man took a look and saw that there was nothing wrong. He said a few polite words and went back.