kvmb Chapter 226 Yearning
Chapter 226 Yearning
The next day.
Li Qiang led fifty able-bodied men into Chenjia Village all at once. After giving them a hearty meal at his home, Chen Dao immediately began assigning them tasks: widening and compacting the main road of Chenjia Village!
Many houses belonging to Chenjia Village residents encroached on the space of the main road, so it was inevitable that some houses would need to be demolished when the road was widened.
As for the families living in these houses, Chen Dao would give them some silver or grain as compensation, so that they could use the money and grain to find another place to build houses.
"Village Chief Li."
Chen Dao led the villagers of Xiahe Village to stand on the main road, pointing to the potholed road and saying, "What you need to do is widen this road, and then compact it to make it flat and wide. Can you do that?"
"can!"
Li Qiang nodded without hesitation. These days, building dirt roads wasn't difficult; it was mainly just physical labor, which was exactly what farmers were good at.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you."
Chen Dao said, "Get the village roads repaired as soon as possible, and I promise I won't treat you unfairly!"
"Don't worry, Brother Dao! We'll definitely make sure the road looks beautiful for you."
“That’s right! We’ve done road repair work during our corvée labor service before, so this is something we’re good at!”
"Don't worry, Brother Dao, we'll definitely handle this without any problems."
"..."
Soon, the people of Xiahe Village sprang into action, while on the other side, the able-bodied men of Chenjia Village were building chicken farms, new houses, and other structures. The entire Chenjia Village seemed to have transformed into a giant construction site, with construction booming everywhere.
Su Qiaoxi stood at her front door, looking at the villagers of Xiaohe Village who were busy working on the road outside. A smile appeared on her lips. Whether it was the villagers of Chenjia Village or these villagers of Xiaohe Village, everyone was so hardworking, and they always had smiles on their faces while working, as if they were full of hope for tomorrow.
This was a scene that Su Qiaoxi rarely saw when she lived in Taiping County. It seemed that for these people, working was not a tiring thing, but rather a happy thing.
"This Chenjia Village is truly extraordinary!"
Standing next to Su Qiaoxi, Su Shihua couldn't help but sigh. Since arriving in Xiahe Village, he had seen so many unusual things. Whether it was the villagers who always had smiles on their faces or the wheat growing in the cold winter, everything made him feel quite novel and made him like this village more and more.
In this village, there isn't much scheming and backstabbing; there's only a group of hardworking, simple villagers and...
The smiles on their faces reflected their longing for a better life.
"Yes!"
Su Qiaoxi nodded slightly, "Young Master Chen is truly an amazing person!"
Even the magistrate of Taiping County couldn't feed the people of Taiping County, but Chen Dao, a boy from a farming family, was able to feed all the villagers of Chenjia Village. This was undoubtedly an extraordinary achievement, and it aroused a sense of admiration in Su Qiaoxi.
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Two days later.
While the villagers of Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village were having breakfast in front of Chen Dao's house, Chen Dao was leading the village chief's donkey cart, preparing to go to Taiping County with Chen Cheng.
His purpose in going to Taiping County was, of course, to travel to Ding'an County with Xu Zhiwen.
Chen Dao didn't plan to bring too many people with him on this trip to Ding'an County. He only brought Chen Cheng, his personal bodyguard, with him. As for Chen Da, Chen Jiang, and others who had accompanied him in the past, Chen Dao didn't plan to bring them along.
Since Chen Da and his group were not martial artists, and Ding'an County was a long way away, taking them along would inevitably require taking care of them.
"Rice Brother".
As Li Ping placed the bag of dry rations on the donkey cart frame, she reminded him, "Be careful on the road, and don't go hungry."
A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles. Ever since she learned that Chen Dao was going to Ding'an County, Li Ping had been concerned about this matter. In those days, even the ten-odd miles from Chenjia Village to Taiping County was full of danger for the people, let alone the more than one hundred miles to Ding'an County.
Therefore, even though she knew Chen Dao's abilities, Li Ping couldn't help but worry, fearing that something might happen to him.
Chen Dao is now the pillar of his family and the anchor of the entire Chenjia Village. If something were to happen to Chen Dao, Li Ping doesn't even dare to imagine what would happen to her family or even the entire Chenjia Village.
"Don't worry, Mother!"
Noticing the worry on Li Ping's face, Chen Dao quickly reassured her, "With Cheng-ge'er and Xiao Yuan protecting me, nothing will happen to me."
Chen Cheng also assured her, "Auntie, don't worry, even if it costs me my life, I will protect Daoge'er!"
Hearing this, Li Ping felt a little relieved and said no more.
Meanwhile, the other villagers from Chenjia Village spoke up one after another.
"Brother Dao, please be careful on your journey!"
"Brother Dao, you must come back safely!"
"Brother Dao, have a safe journey!"
"..."
At this moment, every villager from Chenjia Village, every young adult from Xiaohe Village, and every craftsman who came to Chenjia Village offered their most sincere blessings to Chen Dao.
Chen Dao is far too important to this village. It's no exaggeration to say that they owe their good life to Chen Dao alone!
Therefore, everyone's blessings for Chen Dao came from the bottom of their hearts. No one wanted anything to happen to Chen Dao, not even the newly arrived craftsmen like Liu Qiaoshou.
"Everyone, don't worry!"
Chen Dao smiled and waved to everyone, saying, "Work hard in the village, and I hope that when I come back, I will see a brand new Chenjia Village!"
"Haha! Don't worry, Brother Dao! When you come back, we'll definitely give you a big surprise!"
"Now that our village is undergoing road repairs and new house construction, when Daoge comes back, he might not even recognize our village!"
"Yes, yes! When Brother Dao comes back, our village will definitely be a completely different place!"
"..."
Amidst the villagers' hearty laughter, Chen Dao sat on the donkey cart, which Chen Cheng drove slowly out of Chenjia Village.
Su Qiaoxi watched Chen Dao's figure gradually disappear from sight and murmured, "Young Master Chen, have a safe journey!"
Seemingly hearing his daughter's murmurs, Su Shihua glanced at Su Qiaoxi and smiled, "Don't worry, Qiaoxi! Young friend Chen is a seventh-grade martial artist, and with Chen Cheng protecting him, nothing unexpected will happen!"
Martial artists are synonymous with power. Even a low-level ninth-rank martial artist wouldn't be in much danger traveling alone in the wild, let alone a seventh-rank martial artist like Chen Dao. Therefore, Su Shihua wasn't worried about Chen Dao's safety.
It's just that sensitive girls like Su Qiaoxi would feel a little uneasy.
"I hope so!"
Su Qiaoxi couldn't help but pray and hope that Chen Dao would return safely.