Chapter 589 The cost of free meals is too high
Use a hoe to pry a stone at your feet and push it to the side of the road. It may be useful later.

A few people teased him.

In the past, the man who loved his wife the most in the village was Master Jiang, but I’m afraid he will be defeated by Chen Hui in the future.

While we were chatting and laughing, we cleared away the larger stones on the road that would obviously hit the soles of our feet when we walked.

An Wenjing cooked the vermicelli.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and went to Chen Hui's house to have some snacks.

He also dug a few baskets of soil from the mountain behind Chen Hui and covered the area where the tiles were laid.

All the preparations have been done, and the village road looks much better now.

"We can't let down our guard yet!"

"Looking at the weather today, it might rain tomorrow."

"The planks must be laid densely, at least so that people and the planks cannot slide into the river when they step on them." Chen Kaiming said with full energy.

"Oh my God." Chen Xiaoqiao wailed.

"What's up? I didn't even call your dad, how dare you do that?"

"You don't have the spirit of hard work that we had back then. Come on! Let's get started!"

Chen Kaiming glared at him, rubbed his hands and started to take the lead in the work.

For wooden boards of varying sizes, if there are gaps on steep slopes or large gaps between wooden boards, stones should be stuffed in to secure them.

When Chen Kaiming and his companions were working just now, they attracted the attention of the villagers.

It's curious to see the wooden boards being laid out.

The women who were looking after children in the village or who did not go up the mountain because they were doing other work came over curiously to ask.

Those who can spare some time will stay and help.

There is strength in numbers.

The wooden planks from Chen Hui's house to the bridge were laid before dark.

When the people who worked in the mountains returned to the village and saw what was happening, they were stunned.

Someone noticed Chen Kaiming.

He shouted at the top of his voice: "Village Chief! Can we pass this road?"

Chen Kaiming looked in the direction of the sound and waved twice to ask him to come over.

Seeing that the man still didn't dare, he waved and shouted, "Come here!"

"Village Chief, then I stepped over here?"

The few wooden boards at the intersection are the best. Even though Chen Kaiming called out so, he still felt a little uneasy.

As he spoke, he carefully stepped down.

Seeing that Chen Kaiming didn't say anything, he trotted over and said, "Village Chief, what happened? Why did the village suddenly improve the road so much?"

A man came down.

The people who were stuck at the intersection with him also came down one after another.

Stepping on the wooden boards on the ground, his face showed curiosity and joy.

Only one villager came over and asked, not quite understanding, "Village chief, it's good to have wooden planks on the road, but they rot after a short while."

"Yeah! Cement floor is better."

"It's not slippery when it rains, and it's safe to walk on." Chen Kaiming nodded.

"The cement road in Dasa Village has been paved for several years. When will it be our turn?" the villagers said enviously.

Speaking of Dasa Village, several people nearby couldn't help but reveal envious expressions.

"The road in Dasha Village was built with money raised by the villagers themselves and organized by the village cadres."

"How about we all get together and repair the roads in the village?" Chen Kaiming asked with a smile.

The weather was good a few days ago and the villagers had a good harvest.

Chen Kaiming thought about following the example of Dasa Village, where everyone could pool together half of the project funds.

After we had the foundation, we asked the county committee for some support and the road was built.

Tried twice but failed.

"Hey, village chief, where is the money?"

"The conditions in Dasha Village are still better, and life is much better than ours."

"Yes, the fishing boats go out empty and come back full, and when they come back there is money."

"I still have things to do at home, so I'll leave first." Several people who originally surrounded Chen Kaiming said.

Those who cried poor cried poor, those who had things to do had things to do, and they all left in a hurry.

"These people just take advantage of a ready-made meeting, and then they act stupid when asked to pay." The clerk shook his head.

"Stop complaining. It's indeed a bit difficult in our village."

"Everyone is already living a tight life."

Chen Kaiming had figured it out and comforted the clerk at the same time.

"Clerk, don't even think about paying for it."

"If the road is really changed by then, I will be thankful if no one comes to make a fortune from it." Chen Hui said with a smile.

The clerk shook his head. "That won't happen! Changing the road for the village is a great thing. Are you out of your mind looking for trouble?"

Chen Hui smiled and didn't say much.

I hope not this time!
"Dad! It's time for dinner!"

The clerk's wife cooked dinner and called her son to come and wake him up.

The sun had already set and smoke was wafting from every chimney.

"Let's go, everyone go home and have dinner!" Chen Guobiao said, handing the hoe to Chen Hui.

"Uncle Guo Biao, tell Aunt Hongxia that she will be here to work tomorrow morning."

"Come and plant at around five or six o'clock." Chen Hui said as he took the hoe.

"okay, I get it."

Chen Guobiao nodded and motioned Chen Kaiming to go with him.

Chen Kaiming handed the hoe in his hand to Xiaoqiao and said casually: "You and Chen Hui, take the hoe back to Guogang, and then come back to eat."

"I do not!"

"I went to Sister Lin Jiao's house for dinner today. They cooked mutton today."

"I have just told Wenjing to let them cook my meal," said Chen Xiaoqiao.

"Even if you're not there for work, you're always there for meals," Chen Kaiming complained.

"Dad, I worked here all afternoon!"

"Even if my elder brother comes back, he can't say that to me!" Chen Xiaoqiao was not convinced.

Chen Kaiming was speechless after being criticized.

She glared at him and left with Chen Guobiao.

"Hey, let's go! Let's eat mutton!" After saying this, Chen Xiaoqiao turned and walked towards Chen Guogang's house.

The hoes were returned to Wu Jinhua and Chen Guogang's homes.

Chen Hui also put the two hoes back home, and the two went to Lin Jiao's house together.

It was not easy at all for Chen Xiaoqiao to have this meal.

There is a lot to do tomorrow morning, and I have to do everything in the kitchen myself.

After dinner, Chen Hui assigned two tasks to Chen Xiaoqiao.

Get up at 5:30 tomorrow and go to the county town to bring back the frozen octopus.

On his way back, he passed by the town and went to the butcher's house to ask him to come and kill the deer.

"Ah?! How can I do this?"

"I don't even know where the home of the person you are talking about is." Chen Xiaoqiao said with a bitter face.

"I'll write the address down for you and tell you everything. Just follow the address."

"That thing needs to be thawed, so it has to be done very early." Chen Hui said.

"Help! Half past five! Just kill me!"

"It's so early, the butcher hasn't gotten up yet, right?"

Probably the thing that Chen Xiaoqiao and Chen Hui have in common is that they both like to sleep in.

"The butchers usually work in the middle of the night. They've probably finished their work and gone home by now."

"You know where his house is, just go and call for help!"

"Buy a pack of cigarettes from the store later and bring it with you to avoid being scolded!"

"Tell the master to work overtime, and then I'll give him the same wages as slaughtering a pig for a young deer."

(End of this chapter)