The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 40 Just building roads
Lin Hai looked at the woods in front of him and said to everyone: "We have been hunting in the mountains for so long, and we have to walk through the path every time.

This is really inconvenient.

Should there be a main road out from here?
In the future, we can go directly through Beishan and go to other places, which will be more convenient! "

Everyone looked confused after hearing this.

They were obviously here to cut firewood, but why did they suddenly change to building roads?

Wang Dayong persuaded: "Building a road through the mountains is no small matter. I'm afraid it will be difficult to do even with 10,000+ taels of silver."

Lin Hai shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, we just work bit by bit."

"If you want to build a road, you must first clear away the weeds and shrubs blocking the road! Fortunately, there are no trees growing on this road, which is really convenient!"

The people around him stared at Lin Hai with wide eyes and disbelief.

There are obviously trees in front of us, but why do we say there are no trees at all?

Wang Dayong suddenly understood what Lin Hai wanted to do.

He said with a wry smile: "I think you don't want to build a road, but you want to cut down the trees to create a road, right?"

"Look at what you said! There are no trees in front of this place, they are just for us to build roads. And building roads is a good thing that benefits the people.

Even the government will reward and support us.

So from now on, I declare that all these weeds will be cleared away and the roads will be built bit by bit! "

Lin Hai waved his hand and gave the order to take action.

Although they didn't say it clearly, they finally understood what Lin Hai meant.

They refuse to admit that there are trees on the road, and everyone who comes here says they are grass.

Cut down all these trees and bring them back for firewood.

"Are you sure this is really possible?" Wang Dayong asked quietly.

"As long as we all refuse to admit it, the government won't be able to do anything when they come. The worst we can do is spend some money to shut their mouths.

I still don’t believe it. How can these officials not like money?
Cutting all this firewood yourself, even if you spend a little money to establish a relationship, it is still worth it.

What's more, we are still doing it in the name of building roads. The government turns a blind eye and turns a blind eye to benefit from it, while the county magistrate can still get political achievements.

I think someone as smart as him would never object. "

Lin Hai said with a smile.

After hearing the explanation, the hunters couldn't help but extend their thumbs.

"As expected of someone who has read the book, I am really convinced!"

"Did you see that? If we follow Lin Hai, we will get ahead sooner or later."

"Stop being stunned and start building the road quickly. Dig out the roots of the trees below. You must do it cleanly and you must not leave any clues."

"Understood, we promise to dig out all the roots of the tree."

More than 50 people worked together, and the speed was very fast.

Two people had to use the saw, or one person had to use the axe.

It took only half a day to fill the car with firewood.

They all pulled back to the village and went back to cutting wood.

……

Lin Hai handed everything over to Wang Dahai for command.

He took the donkey cart with him and headed to his father-in-law's house.

These days, just making crossbows for them, the carpentry work has never stopped.

In addition, Qiaoer brought five taels of silver last time, which suddenly made life a lot more comfortable.

Seeing Lin Hai and Qiaoer returning home, they quickly put down their work and greeted them warmly.

The attitude was immediately different from before.

"Why are you here at this time?"

"I want to discuss something important with you!" Lin Hai took down a baggage.

Zhou Qiang reached out to take it, but he didn't expect it to be so heavy that he almost fell to the ground.

"What's in the baggage? Why is it so heavy?"

"Go back to the house and open it again!" Lin Hai said with a smile.Seeing Lin Hai's mysterious look, Zhou Tiezhu couldn't help but said: "You don't need to bring any gifts when you come home, as long as you two can live well."

While chattering, he led the two people back to the house to sit down.

Zhou Qiao's mother and sister-in-law also put down their work.

Busy going to boil tea and pour water.

Zhou Qiang put the baggage on the table and opened it.

His eyes suddenly widened and he was stunned.

Zhou Tiezhu turned his head and took a look, and stood up quickly in fright.

As if he remembered something, he quickly ran to the door and closed it.

"Dad, why did you close the door?" Qiaoer asked in confusion.

"Where did you two get so much money? Tell me honestly, did you do anything illegal?"

"Don't worry, this money comes from a very legitimate source!"

Lin Hai explained.

Zhou Tiezhu's eyes widened, "You're still coming from the right place. What's going on?"

"It's okay to tell you, but you must not tell others!"

"It really makes me anxious to death. Please explain clearly quickly!"

Lin Hai saw his mother-in-law and sister-in-law going to boil water, leaving only Zhou Qiang and Zhou Tiezhu.

Tell me about the bandits.

With so much money at once, it was impossible to hide it from them.

Zhou Qiang was even more shocked when he heard this.

"So you and the hunters in the village actually took away the bandits' den and still made so much silver?"

"Yes, that's what happened. Because there is too much food and money in the bandit village. Even if all the bandits are handed over to the government in exchange for bounties, I'm afraid it won't even be enough.

So we simply kept it a secret and divided the money and food in the village.

Then the cottage was burned down. "

"You are so courageous that you even dare to fight bandits!" Zhou Tiezhu asked with his eyes widened.

"It won't work if we don't fight them. The village was looted by bandits and there is no food at all. If we wait until winter, everyone will starve to death.

It's better to fight than to wait for death.

Isn’t this a victory? "

Zhou Qiang and Zhou Tiezhu didn't come back to their senses after listening for a long time.

I heard a knock on the door outside.

"What are you doing with the door closed in broad daylight? The water has been boiled for you!"

"Stop talking and drink later. We have business to discuss!" Zhou Tiezhu scolded.

There was no sound outside.

"Since you have money, you should buy some land. Why do you bring so much money to your home?"

Zhou Tiezhu asked.

"Almost all the fields near our village have been bought. I just have some spare money, and I plan to buy some fields from here.

It just so happens that you and your eldest brother don't have to do carpentry work and can find a few tenants to farm the land for your family.

The money earned from the harvest will be shared equally between our two families! "Lin Hai stated his purpose.

Zhou Qiang's eyes lit up. With so much money, he could buy at least a hundred acres of land.

From now on, he will be a landlord, and he can still live a good life without doing any work.

"Give half to your family? Then you will suffer too much!" Zhou Tiezhu did not agree immediately.

It feels like pie in the sky, and I still feel uneasy.

"You can accept it with confidence. This money is so clean that no one will find it. You helped us a lot in the past. Now that we have money, of course we hope to live a good life!" Lin Hai advised.

"Dad, I think what Lin Hai said makes sense. We are all one family, why should they be so clearly distinguished!" Zhou Qiang said quickly.

(End of this chapter)