The son-in-law of a prosperous family

Several respected elders looked at each other and felt that Zhao Yunchuan's worries were not unreasonable.

Chief Tian spoke first: "Besides the big locust tree at the head of the village, is there any other place suitable for digging a well?"

The village chief shook his head and said, "Yes, that is also around the big locust tree. The well digging team said that there is water around the big locust tree."

"Where else?"

"It's a little difficult. The water sources around the locust trees are the most abundant."

It is precisely because of the water source that the locust trees can grow so lush.

The village chief looked at Zhao Yunchuan again: "What do you mean? If it really doesn't work, I will ask them to re-survey."

Zhao Yunchuan shook his head, indicating that it was not necessary.

Even if we re-survey, the results should be roughly the same.

Everyone was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.

Zhao Yunchuan smiled and said, "Why do you all look so bitter and resentful? Since there is no other place, let's choose the big locust tree."

But you just expressed your objection.

Fang Huai spoke at the right time: "My husband's worry is groundless."

What are you talking about? Are you two just joking?

“But there are solutions.”

"What's the solution?" The village chief said anxiously, "Brother Huai, stop keeping us in suspense."

Fang Huai glanced at Zhao Yunchuan, who responded with a big smile.

Fang Huai retracted his gaze, pursed his lips nervously, and told his plan: "It's not difficult to solve this problem. We just need to build a fence around the well."

Zhao Yunchuan secretly pulled Fang Huai's little hand, and they understood each other's thoughts.

Chief Tian said: "But this way... the cost of digging a well will increase again."

The Fang family donated the well with good intentions, but they need to have a conscience and not just take advantage of a sheep.

Fang Huai thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let's build it. Build a fence around the two wells."

This means that they also pay for the guardrail.

It was a good thing for them to donate a well to the village, but if a child really fell into the well by accident, it would be a waste of time.

No one said anything, just looked at Zhao Yunchuan.

Zhao Yunchuan spread his hands, looking puzzled: "Why are you all looking at me? Huai Ge'er is the head of our family, and I listen to him."

After saying that, he smiled at Fang Huai obediently again.

If they were not outside now, he would have wanted to bury his face in Fang Huai's chest and rub it.

Everyone: It’s simply unbearable to watch.

Fang Huai also blushed. He coughed lightly, pretending nothing had happened, and continued, "That's not enough. Then I'll have to trouble the village chief to notify each family and ask them to keep an eye on their children and try not to play around the well."

In this way, the guardrails have been repaired and people have been reminded, so if someone falls into the well again, they can't be blamed.

The village chief didn't expect Fang Huai to be so thoughtful, and nodded quickly: "These are all small matters, I will definitely notify each household one by one when the time comes."

They also discussed some specific matters, such as the location of the well, the craftsmen to be found, the craftsmen's price, the start time, etc. It was half an hour later when everything was settled.

The group worked together to formulate a charter, Zhao Yunchuan provided the funds, and the village chief implemented it.

The village chief clapped his legs excitedly. He called Tian Xiangwen over and said, "Go, have each family send one person to the big locust tree at twilight hour. I have something important to announce."

Tian Xiangwen nodded and went to run errands.

"Zhao boy, Huai brother, you two get it too."

"it is good!"

Before leaving, several elders thanked them both again, which made Fang Huai feel embarrassed.

In fact, their purpose of donating the well was not pure. On the one hand, it was to do good deeds. On the other hand, the tallest tree in the forest will be blown down by the wind. Their family was too conspicuous some time ago, and they had made a lot of money from the bounty on wanted criminals, so they had to give some of it away to ward off other people's ill intentions.

Human beings are both simple and complex.

As for human nature, that is what cannot stand the test.

Before leaving, Zhao Yunchuan asked, "Village Chief, do you know where I can catch turtles?"

Village chief: “What?”

"Turtle is a soft-shell turtle."

The village chief shook his head in confusion: "There are not many turtles here. We can only catch one or two in the river occasionally."

The last time the villagers caught a turtle was probably the year before last. They accidentally caught a turtle in a net, but it was hard and had little meat, so it wasn't very tasty.

“Is there anyone selling it nearby?”

"If we can't catch anything, what can we sell? If you want to eat fish, you can eat grass carp or crucian carp, which are easy to catch."

Zhao Yunchuan nodded, said goodbye and left with Fang Huai.

Looking at the backs of the two, Chief Tian said leisurely, "This young man Zhao is really good. If Huai'er and he hadn't already achieved a happy ending, I would have to match him with my little granddaughter."

"Yeah, the way he looks at Fang Huai is like looking at his eyeballs."

"Isn't he stronger than Chen Xu?"

The person who said this was immediately glared at: "You can't say that. Chen Xu is a scholar. When he passes the exam, he will bring honor to our village, right?"

If the village has a good reputation, other villages will naturally rush to form marriage alliances with them. If anything happens, their village has enough prestige and will not be easily bullied by others.

When it comes to this, the village chief has something to say, and the smile on his face never fades: "Our village is now well-known in front of the village. It is the first one in the surrounding villages. Haven't you noticed that the girls and boys in our village are more popular now than before?"

indeed so.

Now many people from other villages want to marry in their village. If nothing else, at least it is safe.

Selling eggs too.

The Zhao family’s preserved eggs and salted duck eggs are not only supplied to Lai Yue Lou, but also to some caravans traveling for business and sold to other places, so the quantity of eggs collected is also large.

In addition to selling eggs themselves, the young wives will also notify their parents' family.

"This is all thanks to Zhao brat." The village chief snorted, "Zhao brat is no worse than Chen Xu."

"We didn't say that Zhao is worse than Chen Xu. They are both good. They each have their own merits."

The village chief doesn't think so. He still thinks Zhao is the best.

Since I didn’t buy the turtle, there would be no turtle soup in the evening. I cooked a pot of porridge with white osmanthus and added some purslane as a cold dish. It was delicious, but there was a very important problem.

Purslane, it clears away heat and relieves fire!

In this case, wouldn't Huai Ge'er need him less and less?

Under Zhao Yunchuan's resentful eyes, Fang Huai took one bite after another. Bai Guihua was very happy: "Is it delicious? There are a lot of purslane on the mountain these days. I will pick some more tomorrow and fry them to eat with rice."

"Then I'll go dig some with mom tomorrow. The vegetable pancakes cooked with purslane are also delicious."

Zhao Yunchuan didn't want to talk anymore, he just wanted to be emo alone.

But Bai Guihua still came to provoke him: "Son-in-law, do you think this dish is delicious?"

Zhao Yunchuan showed a smile that was uglier than crying: "...It smells good!"

Seeing this, Fang Huai shook his shoulders and tried hard to hold back his laughter.