Chapter 5654 Immeasurable Merits
She came to Sun's side, and Sun had already stood up and poured tea for her and handed it to her. He grabbed several handfuls of melon seeds, peanuts and broad beans and put them in front of her: "When did you come back? "
Yang Ruoqing peeled off a peanut, "In less than half an hour, mother, Uncle Changgen's house is hosting a treat at night, and we are told not to cook dinner for the night, you know, right? "
Mrs. Sun said: "I was cleaning up the pigsty in the backyard, and I seemed to hear someone calling me. When I came to the front yard, I didn't see anyone. Maybe it was your uncle Chang Gen who came in to say hello but didn't see him. He left first and will probably come back later."
Yang Ruoqing nodded and looked around: "Where is my dad?"
Sun said: "No, Yongxian invited the opera troupe to come back to sing a big opera, and your father came back with him. Yongxian came over earlier and invited your father to come and talk. He said that the village elders had also invited you. Your father is here. He hasn’t come back yet.”
Hearing that it was related to Yang Yongxian again, and that his father was speaking as Li Zheng this time, Yang Ruoqing couldn’t help but become curious.
"Mom, what's going on? Why did the cousin come back to sit with the money-losing boy?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Sun shook her head: "I don't know either. They came back yesterday. The news was released yesterday. The theater troupe came today morning. It was so lively that all the old men and women from the villages ten miles away rushed there. Come and eat fried dough sticks and twists, and eat pancakes and fruits.”
“In addition to creating these benefits for everyone, does he have any other requirements?” Yang Ruoqing asked again.
Yang Yongxian's behavior made her immediately think of the scammers who go to the countryside to bring warmth in modern society.
First, we inquired about villages with many left-behind elderly people, and brought small household appliances from unknown manufacturers such as rice cookers and electric kettles to the villages.
The first three days after entering the village are free lectures and small gifts.
Scammers have taken advantage of the mentality of old men and women who like to take advantage of small things. They will give away things for two days first, and then wait until three days later to trick the old men and women into buying small household appliances.
The slogan is, if you eat the rice cooked by this rice cooker, you will have headaches, brain fever, rheumatism and leg pain.
If you drink tea boiled in this electric kettle, you can stand up if you are paralyzed, and you can be cured of cancer.
The market price is 1,800 yuan. Now the manufacturer is holding a promotion. Instead of 1,800 yuan, only 1,800 yuan is required. 180 yuan, buy it home healthily!
As a result, old men and women took out their subsistence allowance and pension money to buy rice cookers and electric kettles that were said to last forever. The scammers counted the money until their hands cramped.
For some reason, when Yang Ruoqing saw the big stage at the entrance of the village, the first reaction in her mind was that Yang Yongxian was up to something. How could he spend money unnecessarily with his stubbornness?
Sun thought about it carefully, "I haven't heard anything else yet. I just know that he said that he made some money outside and used it to give back to the folks in his hometown."
Yang Ruoqing nodded, there must be a follow-up, she will find out later when her father comes back.
The mother and daughter talked about other things for a while. When it was almost dark, Yang Huazhong finally came back.
After entering the door, Yang Huazhong was not surprised to see Yang Ruoqing there. Obviously, he already knew the news of their return.
"I met Changgen on the road earlier. Let's go over to have dinner with the Luo family at night. My dear, you don't have to cook tonight." Yang Huazhong said to Sun when he entered the door.
Ms. Sun nodded: "Qingcai Qing'er told me just now, let's go there together after you take a break."
Yang Huazhong said: "Why don't you light the lamp? It's already dark!"
He drew a fire stick and lit the oil lamp on the table, and the hall became bright instantly.
Yang Ruoqing saw that her father had a good look on his face, and he looked very happy. According to past experience, whenever I come back from talking to my cousin, my father's face will be frighteningly dull. Today... the sun is coming out from the west?
Sun also noticed this and glanced at Yang Ruoqing quietly.
So, Yang Ruoqing cleared her throat and asked Yang Huazhong: "Dad, why did my cousin make such a big fuss when he came back?"
Yang Huazhong grabbed a handful of peanuts and peeled them. Hearing this, he laughed and said: "I was just about to tell you about this, hey, this Yongxian, This trip to Baie Town to do business seemed to have enlightened everyone. When I came back this time, not only did he invite the villagers to watch a show and eat free fried dough sticks and twists, he also invited me and several village elders to discuss paving the way. It’s about building bridges!”
Paving roads and building bridges?
The Luo family also did this ten years ago, led by Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang.
"Several bluestone roads in our village, as well as the one at the entrance of the village, were built with money from Qing'er and Tang Yazi a few years ago. They are all in good condition, so why do they need to be paved? asked Sun in confusion.
Yang Huazhong was a little excited. He took a few peanuts and put them on the table to look like a road.
"Qing'er and Tangyazi built these roads back then. Now Yongxian wants to build this main road, the one leading directly to Qingshui Town." He said.
"Huh? That road is so long, dozens of miles long!" said Sun.
Yang Huazhong said: "Nearly thirty miles, Yongxian said that he plans to build ten miles first, starting from the entrance of our village, so that these ten miles can be easily traveled by the villagers in our village. , otherwise the road will be muddy and slippery on rainy days.”
Yang Ruoqing made some calculations in her mind and decided to spend at least two hundred taels of silver to build a ten-mile road.
Even though she had a transport team in hand, she never thought about repairing the thirty-mile stretch of land.
Why?
The cost of building roads is high, but this is not the main reason. The main reason is that it is unnecessary.
In this era, there are no highways and no asphalt. The so-called road construction is actually re-paving stones and mud.
Being crushed by countless carriages and horses, and washed away by several rains, it quickly deformed and was of little significance.
Even if we build the thirty miles of land in front of our house, the transportation team will have to cover most of the country. We can't build roads everywhere, right?
So she added the cost of road construction to modifying the wheels of the carriages and horses of the transportation team, creating a wheel that could roll over flat ground or potholes and muddy ground. She modified this The carriages and horses are called 'cross country'.
"It will cost a lot to build a ten-mile road, right?" Mrs. Sun looked surprised.
"Two hundred taels of silver from ten miles away." Yang Ruoqing said.
“This is just using ordinary sand and gravel. If we use thick bluestone slabs to pave the road, the cost will triple.”
Hearing what Yang Ruoqing said, Mrs. Sun counted on her fingers and was shocked: "Ah, according to this, repairing ten miles of land will cost two hundred taels less, and it will cost six hundred taels more!"< br>
Yang Huazhong narrowed his eyes: "Yongxian promised in front of us that he would build ten miles first, then build back, and finally open up the connection with Qingshui Town. On this road, a monument will be erected every ten miles. The inscription must be clearly engraved on it. On a certain day, month, and year, so-and-so spent money to build the road. If this road is really built successfully, the inscription must be clearly written. , in the future people will see that Yongxian’s merits are immeasurable.”
(End of this chapter)