The wealthy merchants and families in Lishi County were not just competing on erecting merit monuments. In order to build this road before the snow fell, they also spent money to hire a lot of civilians.

The section of the road that came from Lishi County was the earliest completed. There are many villages nearby, and many villagers participated in paving the road. The section of the road that went out from Xipo Village was paved relatively quickly, because Luo Yong's disciples and many people from Dinghu went to help.

In addition, although the road sections pledged by the Mawang family were long, they hired the most civilians, and they divided them into several sections to work at the same time. The speed of road construction is also not slow.

By the tenth day of October, most sections of the road have been completed, and only a few places or two are still finishing.

Tiancunzheng led some villagers from Xipo Village in the past two days and ran back and forth on this road. Seeing that there was nothing done, he stopped to help. They rode Yanerfei and rode Yanerfei. The section near Xipo Village had been repaired again. The car was riding on it. It was so fast and steady. The villagers all said that this was the real Yanerfei. In the past, it was at most a bird.

When the villagers in other villages saw them riding Yan'erfei, they were very jealous. Xipo Village has had a good life in the past two years. Every household has made money, and many families have bought Yan'erfei. Now that they have built this road, it will be convenient to enter the city in the future.

So many people also want to buy Yan'erfei. The price of Yan'erfei has not changed. It is only 300 yuan, and it is not as difficult to buy now as before. If you can't afford it, you can also get it by using stone bamboo to make some chains. Some people in their villages also make bamboo chains, but most of them used it to sell it for money.

It’s a pity that it’s about to snow. When it’s snowing, Yan'erfei will not work well. However, with this cement road, whether it’s driving animals to pull a cart or pushing a wheelbarrow by yourself, it will definitely be easier to walk, save labor and stable than before.

Everyone worked together and finally built the road before the snow fell.

It was also God's eyes. The first snow this year came late. It didn't fall until October 13th. This has been relatively late in recent years. For example, last year, snowflakes fell in mid-to-late September.

After the cement road was repaired, their unmarried young men became more popular, especially the young men, who were all over the country, and many families were willing to marry their daughters to their treasure land.

Taking advantage of this east wind, Lin Chunqiu's marriage was finally settled, talking about the little lady of a farmer in the southwest of Lishi County. The other party is sixteen years younger than Lin Chunqiu and the youngest in the family. There are also several older brothers and sisters on it, all of whom are married.

Xipo Village is located in the northwest of Lishi County. There are mountains everywhere on this side and there is no good land. It has always been a poor place. If it weren't for Luo Sanlang, they wouldn't have married girls from the southwest area. The land there is flat, and overall it is relatively richer than Xipo Village.

The old couple in the Lin family have been very happy recently. They are very dedicated to preparing for the marriage and naturally spend a lot of money.

Aunt Luo and his wife worked in the Xu family's guesthouse all day long and didn't know much about the situation at home. The other two rooms were inevitably a little confused.

The weather was good this day, and there was no wind or snow. There was also a big sun. After the sun rose, some villagers took a basket to the entrance of the village to wash their clothes.

One of the young women said to Mrs. Lin: "I heard that your Ah Weng bought a pair of geese in Xiaohe Village two days ago. It's so beautiful. He said that he wanted to give the geese ceremony to the young man at home."

Mrs. Lin naturally knew about this, so she smiled and said, "Liu Lang's wedding date is approaching."

Because the young people on both sides are old enough, the marriage has not been delayed for too long. Lin’s father and mother were anxious to hold a marriage for Lin Chunqiu. They were satisfied with the situation of the Lin family and did not want to miss this good marriage, so they agreed to be ready and just wait to leave everything they should go and get married before the New Year.

The other party was also idle. Seeing that he was flirting with, he couldn't stir up Mrs. Lin's aura, so he said again: "Your wife is willing to give up. I heard that this betrothal gift is more than the first in our village."

Since it was the first time, it naturally passed Lin Dasan and the others. The Lin couple was indeed partial to each other. When Aunt Luo entered the door, they were not even as good as Sister Lin Dasan and Sister Lin. Now they are willing to do so. They don’t know how much money Lin Wulang and Aunt Luo have spent to earn back, so they feel very disappointed.

"I heard that this bride had several cars of dowry this time, which was different from when we were back then."

Mrs. Lin was not stupid after all. At this time, she joined outsiders and said that her sister-in-law who had not passed by her family would do anything to her. It would be better to lift her up first, as she would be shy about her face. After all, she is not a member of the Lin family. A wife with such conditions and a dowry of this specification is the first in their village.

"That's right, the people on their side have always been rich." The man didn't find any breakthrough in Mrs. Lin, so he rested in a daze.

People in small places are watching each other and are competing in secret. This time, the Lin family said that the wife is in good condition and has people with jealousy. What is Lin Chunqiu? It’s just because Ye Niang is in love or climbing to the Luo family’s relative.

There were also a few people in the village who secretly hated the Lin family to climb up to the relatives of the Luo family, but they didn't. They were already sore in their hearts, but the Lin family's behavior was often decent. Lin's sister-in-law Lin Er's wife was angry that the elderly in the family loved Lin Liulang and often went out to complain to others. After a while, there were naturally more gossips about their family in the village.

Many of those words said that Lin Wulang and Aunt Luo were at a disadvantage, and Lin’s father and mother were partial. Although Luo used his previous words to make a statement, Lin’s father and mother did not have much opinion about Aunt Luo, they were inevitably confused. Fortunately, the couple are now outside all day long, and it is rare to meet Lin’s father and mother.

On this side, although Mrs. Lin did not show any dissatisfaction in front of others this time, she complained to her man when she returned home and after a day of busyness.

"Ye Niang is really willing to give up this time. Our family has no gold and silver. We are still making tofu. We worked hard to earn a few dollars, but they didn't feel sorry for spending it."

"They never feel sad when they spend it on Liulang." Lin Dalang did not bother with it and even fanned her.

In fact, he was not dissatisfied with his own brothers, but his marriage was approaching. If the family started to make trouble at this time, he still didn't know how to be laughed at.

"You said, after the marriage is over, let's split with them and make their own money." Mrs. Lin discussed with him.

"You can just divide it?" Lin Dalang sighed. He thought about the separation of the family, but can he decide on it? Although they can save some private houses by themselves, the big head of the family was finally held in the hands of the old couple. He made vinegar and jealous this year, and he had never seen any money he earned in the past few days.

"Oh." Mrs. Lin pushed him and whispered: "Or why don't we talk to Wulang and his wife?"

"Hurry up and let me rest assured, be careful that Luo Sanlang will hold you a grudge at that time." Lin Dalang said quickly.

"Sanlang looks like he is not that kind of person." Sister Lin was still thinking about Lin Wulang and Sister Luo.

"Hmph, do you look at him as a rude and ruthless?" Lin Dalang snorted: "Did you forget the incident between Tian Sheng and his wife?"

"..." Mrs. Lin stopped talking. Although the villagers didn't do much when they were dealing with Tian Sheng and his wife, the scene was not fun. At that time, the children in the village were not allowed to go. Among those present, Luo Yong was the youngest.

Mrs. Lin recalled the expression on Luo Yong's face at that time. After a long time, she couldn't remember it clearly, but she remembered one thing very clearly. Luo Sanlang had no soft-hearted or sympathetic expressions towards Tian Sheng and his wife, and could even be said to be quite indifferent.

"When he asked Wulang and his wife to work in the Xu family's guesthouse, he was willing to give them some money every month, just to pick them out? To put it bluntly, this is just spending money to buy Qingjing, which can be regarded as saving noodles for our family. Do you dare to pull them in and take a look at this time?" Lin Dalang was worried that his wife would do something stupid, so he spread the words to her and said.

"That's all I said." Mrs. Lin hummed. Mrs. Luo had nothing in the past, but now that her brother is promising, she has to be afraid of it everywhere. The two of them work outside all day and don't help at home. She and Mrs. Lin are all doing the work of spinning and weaving.

Some time ago, people from the county came to collect taxes, but Luo Sanlang asked Lin Wulang to bring half a piece of linen cloth back. He said that the couple worked there, which delayed the family's weaving cloth. As a result, Lin's father refused to accept it and asked Lin Wulang to send it back to him, saying that they had already received the wages. If they took the cloth again, others would not know what to say to their Lin family.

"I don't know what the second wife is thinking recently. Today I told her about the betrothal gift, but she didn't even talk about it." Mrs. Lin thought for a while and said again.

"What else can I think? Aye is now working in a cement workshop. She originally thought he was old and refused to accept it. Later, Luo Sanlang said something and asked him to help chop firewood. Judging from the meaning, it seemed that he was planning to let him learn to watch fire. The wages for watching fire are not low. She can get three cents a day and still care about food. She is happy at this moment, and she doesn't want to have any troubles." Lin Dalang explained.

"I haven't heard of this." Sister Lin sighed again. Aunt Luo was missing in the family, and the two sisters-in-law had to do more work than before. They had no time all day. This time, the new wife would come in early, and she could still share some of the burden.

"Go to bed, I'll get up early to make tofu tomorrow." Lin Dalang yawned, turned over again, and then didn't move anymore.

After the autumn harvest, the tofu transactions in Xipo Village became active again. During the previous days, they built roads and made tofu, so busy that they were not touching the ground. Even the Sixth Valley, which was circulating in other places, did not cause any trouble in them.

Although the road has been repaired now, the people in their place are not idle, making tofu, making paper, and working.

After the taxes were paid for this year, the work of officials from various prefectures and counties came to an end. The governor Hao was going to Chang'an City to face the lord's position, and it was three or five days before departure. Luo Yong asked him to bring a pair of boots for the emperor. It was a common style of horse boots nowadays. Only the sole of the shoe was made of Eucommia glue and the upper was made of deer skin.

In addition, Luo Yong also gave Hao a pair. Because he didn't have to ride a horse when he went to Beijing this time, Luo Yong asked Feng Pijiang to make him a pair of soap boots. The similar style was not a white-bottomed black upper, but a nearly black Eucommia rubber sole. The upper was made of a good piece of sheepskin, and the shoe was covered with a layer of cotton. I think he wouldn't be too cold when he took a carriage to Chang'an along the way.

Because the original color of the sheepskin was not good-looking enough, Feng Pijiang took the dye from Luo Yong and spent a lot of effort to dye the sheepskin blue. The cyan upper and black soles, the style of soap boots, and the cloak of the governor Hao, it looked really good. Even if the collar of a turtleneck sweater was exposed inside the cloak, it would not look very abrupt.

Last time, Luo Yong went to Chang'an, thanks to the arrangement of governor Hao. This time, in addition to the pair of boots, Luo Yong also sent the batch of peony cushions to Chang'an City to the city of Chang'an. At that time, the governor Hao would definitely need the help of governor Hao to present it to the palace.

Luo Yong is still very grateful to this governor Hao. Although he does not show special attention to Luo Yong in Lishi County on weekdays, Luo Yong has really caused him a lot of trouble. Recently, many people in Chang'an City have shown hostility towards Luo Yong. I wonder if the governor Hao will be embarrassed by some people when he enters Beijing this time.

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A few days later, in Chang'an City.

The carriage of the governor Hao and his team drove slowly on the street. The weather was cold and snow particles were drizzling in the sky. When they opened the car window and looked outside, they saw the people from Chang'an who were coming and going out, each of them was holding an oil paper umbrella.

When he arrived at the place where he settled, the governor Hao asked someone, "I heard that people in Chang'an don't like to use oil paper umbrellas. Why does it seem like everyone uses it now?"
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