Rebirth of a Farmhouse with Space

"Li Zheng, the village chief asked me to call you back to the village!" Hu Tiezi's youngest son Hu Manliang ran into the cement factory's office and said breathlessly.

Nan Chen was writing a work plan. When he heard that the village chief wanted to see him, he didn't hesitate any longer. He put down his work, got up, and followed Hu Manliang to the village committee office! "Okay, I'll go with you. Did the village chief tell me what he wanted to see me about?"

"Oh, it's like this. A new group of people came to the village. They said they were arranged by the court. The village chief asked you to go back and figure out how to arrange for these people!"

"understood!"

Nanchen left the cement factory and went directly to the village committee office. This village committee office was proposed by Nanchen. He said that people should not be asked to go to his home for everything, life and work should not be mixed together, and office hours should be controlled. The office hours are from 8 am to 5 pm, that is, from the middle of Chenshi to the end of Shenshi. After this time, even if there is something, you have to wait until the next day to go to work.

The village chief asked at the beginning, "What if the villagers have an emergency? What should we do?"

Nan Chen replied, "Special situations require special treatment. Let the villagers develop a habit. If it's not a serious matter, we can wait until the next day when we go to work!"

The village chief thought that this plan was a good one. Even as village officials, they also needed their own free time, so the Village Committee Office was established!

Nan Chen asked, "Village Chief, what does the document from the court say?"

The village chief sat at an ancient wooden desk, or bookcase, and took out a document from the imperial court and said, "Look, the county magistrate said that our village has a large territory but a small population. Since Xiangyang Village has been established, we should accept more villagers. This time, the county government has allocated 224 refugees, a total of 35 families. Nanchen, what do you think!"

Nan Chen took the imperial approval document and took a look at it. It was roughly what the village chief had said. Nan Chen handed the approval document back to the village chief. "There are still 15 vacant houses in the newly built residential area, but they have more than 30 households. They just arrived and we are not familiar with anyone. We can't let them live in the house we worked hard to build for free. So, we can sell the house to them through auction. If they don't have money, they can live in the thatched house we lived in before. But it's almost August now. The weather will turn cold in a month or two. The thatched house can't be lived in for long!"

The village chief asked, "Well, what if they want to build their own houses?"

Nan Chen continued, "The land in Xiangyang Village is not open to the public for the time being. Once the second batch of main residential areas are planned and there are village-run shops and schools, the remaining wasteland will be sold to the public.

"But those truly penniless refugees can't afford to buy residential housing!"

"That's not difficult. If they don't have money, they can use labor to pay for it. Young people always have the physical strength. If there is not even one laborer in the family, then we can arrange for them to live in special treatment rooms. Special treatment rooms have everything you need. The only drawback is that they are small. There are two rooms at most and one room at least. It is enough for families in need to get through the difficult times!"

Nan Chen felt satisfied after hearing what he said, "By the way, what about the money from the auction of the house?"

Nan Chen said, "Of course it's under the jurisdiction of the village committee. The village needs to be developed and promoted, and there are also elderly people and children who are unable to work who need assistance. All these things will cost money. Village chief, just remember one thing: the more money the village committee has, the better the future of Xiangyang Village will be. Just wait, our village will sooner or later become Xiangyang Town or even Xiangyang County!"

When Nan Chen started to make big promises, others could not catch up even if they flattered him. However, the village chief was very happy to eat the big cakes. "Nan Chen, you are really capable. Originally, you should have been the village chief. I deserve it!"

"Hey, village chief, you are wrong. I am just giving an example. Don't take it seriously. For example, if a family can live better and better, it must be that the male owner of the family is good at managing things, and his business or career outside must be smooth. Then here comes the point. The reason why this male owner can be so smooth and everything goes smoothly is that he must have a good wife who can give advice and suggestions. Between us, I am the good wife, and you are the head of the family. However, I am not without selfishness. Being in charge of government can give me time to do my own things, so you don't have to feel any burden!"

This analogy made the village chief feel comfortable. At home, he was the head of the family, and here he was the village chief. That was good, very good. "I will arrange it according to your request! However, there is one more thing. If some of these people are penniless, they can live in thatched huts for the time being, but what about food? What do you want?"

Nan Chen replied without thinking, "Let's see how they arrange it first. The old people and women in our village can all go up the mountain to find food and make a living. There's no reason for them to compete with each other and help him deliver food to him!"

The village chief nodded. "That makes sense. Okay, I know how to arrange it!"

"Now that I'm back, let's go and take a look!" Now that I'm here, let's go and see what's going on with these refugees!

At present, there are not many people in the village, because some men have gone to work at the Nanchen Cement Factory, and some women have followed Ms. Dong to the mountains to find mountain products to sell. Only some elderly people who can't do heavy work and children under ten years old are left at home. Even these people have endless work to do all day long. In the past, they only ate wild vegetables. Now, many families can go to the county town to buy some coarse grains. Since the cement factory opened in Nanchen, many families have even eaten white rice porridge and coarse grain steamed buns! For example, Sister Hua, Hu Tiezi's family and Han Dazhuang's family are now considered rich families in the village. They can eat white rice with meat slices and eggs once every ten days or half a month!

This is a qualitative change, so the villagers treat Nanchen's family as their benefactors. Nanchen created employment opportunities for them. Ms. Dong led the women in the village to support themselves, proving the truth that women can hold up half the sky!

There is an open space at the east end of the village where more than 30 families are accommodated. Nanchen walked in and found that there are many children among these people. There are more than a dozen children as old as his Xiaobao, and many are in their arms. These are the hope of the village's future.

Seeing the village chief and Nanchen coming, Fenfen stood up and wanted to ask the village chief how to arrange them!

Zhao Yunchuan raised his hand to signal for silence, "Everyone, don't be anxious, be quiet, and listen to me first!"

Everyone then shut up and became quiet. Zhao Yunchuan said, "You must be quite valuable to be arranged here, otherwise you wouldn't be arranged here by the imperial court."

This is true. Generally, refugees who have no money and no connections would be assigned by the court to do hard labor and corvee labor. Those who are slightly better off would become military households. Those who can be arranged to be farmers definitely have connections and connections, and at the very least, they are very rich.

The village chief continued, "It's like this, as you can see, the main houses and high-quality houses in our Xiangyang Village are all planned. We can't just build them however we want, no matter how rich we are.

At present, there are 15 vacant high-quality houses in Xiangyang Village. These houses are the result of the hard work of the original residents of our village, so we can’t give them to you for free. You have to spend money to buy them first! "

Words like "This is how it should be" were heard from the crowd.

Zhao Yunchuan continued, "We will use auction to purchase this batch of high-quality houses. The one with the highest bid will win. Do you understand? If you have any questions, you can ask them now. You can't ask any more questions when the auction starts!"

One of the families thought they were much richer than the others, so he boldly asked, "Village Chief, if a family has the financial resources, can they buy multiple houses?"

The village chief replied, "Not for now. You can build the Lord of the Rings in the second batch of main houses and then buy another one."