In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 219 So beautiful

"Ah."

Chen Dao nodded, then walked over to the group of people next to Liu Qiaoshou and asked, "What are your names?"

"My name is Liu Jiang, and I know how to make bricks."

"My name is Wu Yan, and I'm a bricklayer."

"My name is Zhou Tie, and I'm a blacksmith."

"My name is Wang Yi, and I used to be a brick maker!"

Chen Daoyi wrote down the names of the five craftsmen, a smile appearing on his lips. Among these five craftsmen were a carpenter, a bricklayer, a blacksmith, and a brick-making craftsman. They all belonged to the craftsmen continuing in Chenjia Village. With the addition of these craftsmen, the construction progress of Chenjia Village would be greatly accelerated!

"Don't worry!"

Chen Dao smiled broadly and said to the five men, "I will never break my promise to you. As long as you work hard, you will not only have enough to eat, but you may also receive additional pay in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiaoshou and the others felt somewhat relieved.

Chen Dao continued, "Alright! Now come with me!"

With that, Chen Dao turned around and walked back into the city. Liu Qiaoshou and the others behind him exchanged glances and followed Chen Dao with their families.

Xu Zhiwen stayed outside the city gate, directing government officials to lead the refugees who had finished eating to cultivate the land.

Not long after, Chen Dao led Liu Qiaoshou and a group of craftsmen, along with Chen Cheng and others, to stop outside the Hundred Herbs Hall. After entering the Hundred Herbs Hall for a while, he came out with Su Qiaoxi and Su Shihua.

"This girl is so pretty!"

"Yes! This is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful girl!"

"She's definitely from a wealthy family!"

"..."

As soon as Su Qiaoxi appeared, she immediately attracted the attention of Liu Qiaoshou and other craftsmen. The reason was simple: Su Qiaoxi was too different from the women they usually came into contact with. Whether it was their wives or the women they usually came into contact with, most of them had dark and rough skin.

As for Su Qiaoxi... Although Su Qiaoxi was wearing a thick cotton coat, making her slender figure appear quite bulky, her delicate, snow-white face was still as beautiful as ever, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"Young friend Chen, please wait a moment!"

Su Shihua glanced back at Baicaotang, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes, but he turned back, slowly closed the door of Baicaotang, and then said, "Young friend Chen, let's go!"

"Okay, let's go!"

Chen Dao waved his hand, signaling Chen Cheng, Chen Da, and the others to put everyone's luggage on the donkey cart. After Su Qiaoxi and Su Shihua sat on the donkey cart, the group slowly set off. After leaving the city gate, they walked onto the official road back to Chenjia Village.

Walking beside the donkey cart, Liu Qiaoshou cautiously glanced at the woods on both sides, his expression somewhat uneasy. Having traveled over a hundred miles from Liangzhou to Taiping County, he knew better than anyone the dangers of the official road. He had personally witnessed many young women fleeing from disaster being abducted by bandits...

Chen Da noticed the expression on Liu Qiaoshou's face and asked, "Are you worried about Lin Fei?"

"Yes."

Liu Qiaoshou did not deny it: "I have seen those bandits in the forest. They are all extremely fierce and do all kinds of evil. I am worried that I will be targeted by them!"

"Don't worry!"

Chen laughed and said, "We've killed those forest bandits before, so don't worry. With us here, even if a lot more forest bandits come, we can guarantee your safety!"

"This……"

Liu Qiaoshou glanced at Chen Da, Chen Cheng, and the others who were acting calmly, and then at Chen Dao, who was sitting on the donkey cart chatting and laughing with Su Qiaoxi. She couldn't help but believe what Chen Da had said.

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As the sun rose high in the sky, the donkey cart finally arrived at the entrance of Chenjia Village. Liu Qiaoshou and the other craftsmen breathed a sigh of relief. They had been living in fear the whole way, but thankfully... they had made it through without incident.

"Young Master Chen, is this your village?"

Sitting on the donkey cart, Su Qiaoxi looked at the dilapidated dirt road ahead, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed. She had originally thought that a village that could produce someone like Chen Dao must be a wealthy village, but now it seemed that the situation was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

Whether it was the low wooden houses or the dilapidated dirt roads, they were no different from the villages that Su Qiaoxi had heard about from others before.

"That's right!"

Chen Dao nodded with a smile and said, "Our village is currently undergoing a major construction project, and this road will be completed soon!"

The idea of ​​building a road had actually been planned in Chen Dao's mind for a long time. The road that the donkey cart was on at this time, which extended from the left side of the official road, was the main road of Chenjia Village and also the central axis of Chenjia Village.

This main road stretches all the way to the foot of the Cangmang Mountain. The first half of the main road is lined with forests on both sides, while the second half is lined with the houses of Chenjia Village residents.

At first glance, Chenjia Village seems quite well-planned, but in reality...

The houses in Chenjia Village are completely unplanned. Because the villagers didn't consider this when they built their houses, the distribution of houses in the village is extremely chaotic. Many houses even encroach on the space of the main road. As a result, if you look down from above, you will notice that the main road, which was originally a straight line, looks crooked and has no aesthetic appeal because the houses have taken up a lot of space!

Of course, whether something is aesthetically pleasing or not isn't important; what's important is...

The original main road could accommodate two horse-drawn carriages side by side, but due to the haphazard construction of houses by villagers, many sections of the road can only accommodate one carriage at a time...

This is clearly not conducive to the development of Chenjia Village, nor to the transportation of goods in Chenjia Village, therefore...

Chen Dao had long planned to demolish some of the houses that were taking up space on the main road and then widen the main road to make this vital artery of Chenjia Village run more smoothly.

"That's it!"

Su Qiaoxi nodded. She was willing to believe Chen Dao. In her mind, Chen Dao was an extremely capable person. Since he said he would build a road, it should be true.

At this moment, the donkey cart stopped in front of Chen Dao's house. Upon seeing Li Ping and Ding Xiaohua who came out to greet him, Chen Dao said, "Mother, you take Manager Su and Miss Su to see the new house that was built for them. I will take these craftsmen to the construction site in the back."

"no problem."

Li Ping readily agreed, and then led Su Qiaoxi and Su Shihua toward a newly built house not far away.

As for Chen Dao, he led Liu Qiaoshou and a group of craftsmen to the construction site less than 500 meters away from Chen Dao's home.

At that moment, Chen Hou was leading a group of young men from Chenjia Village in a busy and bustling work at the construction site.

"Brother Dao, you're back?"

Upon seeing Chen Dao arrive, Chen Hou hurriedly put down his work and went to greet him.

At the same time, he glanced at Liu Qiaoshou and the others following behind Chen Dao. These people, with their families, numbered as many as twenty. He wondered what Dao-ge'er was doing bringing so many people back to the village.