kingnovel Chapter 202 Wang Fugui is happy to be a father
Chapter 202 Wang Fugui is happy to be a father
Two and a half hours later, Wang Fugui saw a child crying on the ground in front of him, "Hehua, there is no one around, I wonder if this kid is injured."
Su He looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there was no one around, he stopped the vehicle behind him.
"I'll go down and take a look, Lotus, you stay in the car."
Wang Fugui got off the carriage as soon as it stopped. Su He watched the little guy reaching out to hug his uncle. Hey, this kid is not shy at all.
After a while, Wang Fugui came with the little guy in his arms. Su He looked at the child's face full of snot and gave him the nickname "Slug".
"Lotus, he's from Wuyu Village, so we can just send him back on the way."
The child was wearing an indigo-colored cotton jacket, which was obviously an adult's jacket that had been altered to a smaller size. The stitching was very rough. The little guy was held in Wang Fugui's arms, still sobbing softly.
Su He took out a towel from his arms and said, "Uncle, wipe this slug."
Wang Fugui took it with a smile and rubbed it all over the little guy's face. After wiping, the little guy looked much better. The more Su He looked at it, the more he liked it.
"Thank you dad."
Slug raised his head and thanked Wang Fugui in a flattering manner, but unfortunately Wang Fugui didn't buy it.
"Kid, don't talk nonsense. I'm not your father."
The slug pouted and stayed close to Wang Fugui without saying a word. Su He laughed when he saw it.
"Aren't you from Wuyu Village? Qingshan Village is right next door. Do you know where it is? We'll take you back."
Slug pointed his finger in the direction of the right side of the official road and said, "Turn right ahead, then turn left at the intersection."
Wang Fugui immediately drove the mule off, and the carriage behind followed quietly.
After 20 minutes, we arrived at Qingshan Village.
"Dad, when will you come home with me?"
Wang Fugui knocked on the slug's head and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Wait until we find the village chief to do business. I'll find someone to take you back."
Slug subconsciously hugged Wang Fugui tightly, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Su He looked at him strangely and was about to ask a few more questions, but unexpectedly someone from the village had already come out.
I saw an old man and a young man coming forward to ask questions.
"What brings you to Qingshan Village?"
"We are farmers who were arranged by the county magistrate to settle in Qingshan Village. There are 73 people in these eight cars. Is your village chief here?"
The old man was very surprised, because their village had never accepted dozens of people settling together, and the government would never arrange so many people to their village.
Where do these people come from?
"I am the village chief. Do you have the proof of settlement?"
Wang Fugui took out a note from the government office that everyone had received. It clearly stated on it how much land each family had purchased and that the money had been paid, and it was also stamped.
The village chief was even more shocked when he saw it. How could so much land be sold?
"The chief clerk told us to ask the village chief to measure the land and then go directly to the government office to get the deed. When do you think we should start?"
The old man looked at each list carefully and found that they were all true. He knew in his heart that this group of people must have a background.
Wang Fugui found that the village chief became more polite after reading the list, and was now smiling and inviting everyone to enter the village.
"Let's go into the village and talk. I wonder where you moved from? Haha, I saw that you bought a total of 406 acres of land. I estimate that it will take at least an afternoon to measure the land. Are you going to rush back to the county town overnight?"
Wang Fugui followed the old village chief into the village. Su He took over and drove the mule to catch up slowly. The convoy behind also started to move.
Slug was originally sitting in the car, but when he saw Wang Fugui getting off and not getting up, he slid down, ran to Wang Fugui, grabbed his hand and followed him.
Wang Fugui was chatting with the village chief, and when he looked down, he saw that it was Slug. He suddenly asked, "Village Chief Zhu, is Wuyu Village next door to us? We found this child on the road, and he said he was from Wuyu Village. I'll find someone to take him back later."
Village Chief Zhu squinted his eyes and looked carefully, then shook his head, "There are too many children in Wuyu Village. I am too old to recognize them all. Go to the right of the fork you came in from and take a bus in 25 minutes."
Wang Fugui nodded and decided to find time to deliver it later.
"Village chief, can we speed up? We want to finish all the measurements before the beginning of the afternoon. We looked at the layout map and found that there are many places at the foot of the mountain. Let's go there to measure and see the overall situation of the fields. We can then divide them up ourselves."
When he heard that the chief clerk had even given him the layout map, Village Chief Zhu was even more certain that this group of people were not ordinary. You know, the layout map was also considered a military secret. The fact that the chief clerk dared to give it to him showed that this group of people had more than just a little background.
In fact, the chief clerk of the county government did not think that it was that complicated. He did it purely because the county magistrate asked him to help Su He and his gang choose the land. He also heard that it was introduced by Chen Shi, so he directly threw out the layout map and let these people choose for themselves.
The magistrate would of course take care of them because Chen Shi's letter said that these people were good at farming. Since they were good at farming, he would give them some benefits on the land. If they really achieved results as Chen Shi said, it would also be a political achievement.
Wang Fugui politely handed over five taels of silver to the village chief.
"Village Chief Zhu, I hope you will take good care of us new villagers in the future."
After Village Chief Zhu had some random thoughts in his mind, he took the silver and agreed with a smile.
"Of course. I've been the village chief for more than 30 years and I'm a very fair person. Since you're in a hurry, I'll ask a few people from the village to help. It's a good opportunity for you to get to know each other. The people in our village are the easiest to get along with, haha."
Village chief Zhu became more polite. He turned around and whispered a few words to his grandson beside him, and the young man in the long gown ran away.
Wang Fugui saw that the village chief had no one to support him, so he walked over to invite him.
"Village head, the foot of the mountain is still far away. Why don't we take a carriage and you can rest for a while."
When Su He heard this, he stopped the car immediately and got into the car.
Seeing that all the seats were vacant, Village Chief Zhu did not refuse and readily agreed.
"Haha, thank you very much. I'm old now and it's really hard for me to walk to the foot of the mountain. My son will be the village chief next year."
Miaomiao came close to Su He and whispered, "Sister, why are all the village chiefs here from the same family? Does our uncle still have a chance to become the village chief?"
"There's nothing good about being a village chief. It's better for us to live our lives quietly."
Su He signaled to her sister not to say anything more, as Village Chief Zhu had already gotten into the car and anyone would hear her if she continued.
"There are more than 930 people in Qingshan Village, and with you, it's exactly people. Because our village is close to the mountain, it is named Qingshan Village. There are a lot of open space at the foot of the mountain. There are few residents here, just the hunter Jin Dachuan's family and the carpenter Lao Li's family. Both of them make a living by their craftsmanship, and they don't have many fields, so it's convenient to measure the land."
Wang Fugui drove the cart while holding Slug in his arms, and at the same time listened attentively to Village Chief Zhu's introduction to the situation in the village.
"Most people in our village are engaged in farming. The people in Wuyu Village next door make a living by fishing, except during the fishing ban period. During the fishing ban period, they will choose to go out to work part-time or come to our village to farm for others, and share some food when the harvest comes."
"In our village, there are plenty of wild vegetables and mushrooms on the mountain in spring, as well as a lot of wild fruits. If you're lucky, you can even find ginseng. Hehe, you can definitely make a right choice if you settle down in our Qingshan Village."
Wang Fugui was quite satisfied. "We are indeed lucky to be able to come to Qingshan Village. The place chosen by the county magistrate is really different. Hehehe."
The two of them chatted until they reached the foot of the mountain.
Village Chief Zhu landed on the ground with the help of Wang Fugui.
"This is the foot of the mountain. There are open spaces on both sides. Just now we passed by Hunter Jin's house and Carpenter Li's house. You know that there are still two hundred acres of land left on both sides. There are also fields further away. How do you plan to measure it?"
Wang Fugui saw that he was going to get down to business, so he waved towards Su He and said, "He Hua, bring the picture here."
Su He trotted over and reached into his sleeve to take out the distribution map he had drawn long ago.
How the land is distributed to each household is detailed down to how many acres of land to build a house, how many acres to grow crops, and the name of the owner of the land.
Every place has been allocated.
Village chief Zhu was stunned. If he had known they knew so much, he wouldn't have had to waste his breath introducing them.
This person must have seen the layout diagram. Fortunately, he didn't play tricks.
"This allocation map is very well drawn. With this map, we can finish the measurement faster. When my grandson comes, he will take everyone for a walk and show us our own land. If there is no problem, we will follow this map. I will just write a note when I go back."