Started as a poor little girl

After saying this, Li Qingsong hurriedly summoned the villagers to go to the private school to discuss the matter.

After everyone was present, he explained the cause and effect of the incident one by one:

“Everyone, after some investigation, we have confirmed that there is sufficient water in our village and the river will not dry up.

At present, we have found a good solution to the problem of everyone's daily hard work of fetching water. In the future, everyone will no longer have to go to the river to fetch water." Li Qingsong said in a loud voice.

The villagers began to whisper and discuss:

"What method?"

"Li Zheng, please tell me what's going on!"

"That's great. If I use this method, I won't have to carry water anymore?"

"Alright, folks, be quiet. This was the idea of ​​our Lu girl, and she was the one who found the water source."

Li Qingsong was not greedy for credit. He waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then asked Li Lulu to come forward and explain everything to everyone.

Li Lulu stood beside Li Qingsong with ease and dignity, and spoke out loudly and calmly about the water source problem she had discovered and the plan for digging a canal, and also explained in detail the benefits that the canal could bring.

After hearing this, the villagers all thought that this method was feasible. They had long since given up wanting to fetch water. It was exhausting to carry several loads of water a day, and they also had to do other farm work. They really couldn't handle it in both tasks!

The matter was settled, as if it was finalized, and they all felt that they could start digging the canal tomorrow.

The next day, as soon as the sun showed a smile from the horizon, Li Qingsong led the men in the village to gather at the entrance of the village.

Some of them held shovels, some held hoes, like a group of soldiers about to go to war.

The women were busy at home, cooking for the men and taking care of the logistics.

They are like a symphony orchestra with tacit understanding, each playing their own role.

All the men were in high spirits, rubbing their hands, ready to show their skills.

Under the leadership of Li Qingsong, they marched with firm steps, like a well-disciplined army, into the fields and began the journey of digging canals.

Digging a canal is not easy. As the excavation work progressed, the canal became longer and wider, like a winding dragon.

After half a month of hard work, the canal was finally opened.

The clear river water rushes into the fields like a group of happy children.

The villagers were ecstatic. Some of them hugged each other tightly and cried with joy; some jumped and danced for joy on the ridges of the fields, and their cheers resounded through the sky.

Everyone was immersed in this hard-earned joy.

The women standing not far away saw this scene and danced with joy.

"Lulu, thank you." Aunt Zhang's face was full of gratitude, like a blooming flower.

"That's right, Lulu, you are the lucky star of our village!" Aunt Li also echoed, her voice as clear as an oriole.

Afterwards, a group of people surrounded Li Lulu and started praising her, making so much noise that her head was about to explode.

"Hurry up and go back to cook. The men are about to come back." Zhou Xiaoshu squeezed in and yelled at them like a strict commander.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the sun was still bright and warm.

The women were busy cooking, and the kitchen was filled with tempting aromas.

These delicious dishes are specially prepared for the men who have worked hard all day to reward their dedication and hard work.

Li Lulu looked at everyone busy working and couldn't help but feel an urge to help.

However, when she approached the kitchen, the kind and considerate women dissuaded her, saying, "Little Deer, please stop working! We can do the work. Just take a good rest and wait for dinner."

Hearing this, Li Lulu felt extremely happy. She knew that this was everyone's care and love for her, so she gladly accepted this kindness.

Find a comfortable seat and sit down leisurely, looking forward to the upcoming sumptuous dinner with joy.

At this time, the sun had not yet completely set, it was around four or five o'clock.

The banquet officially began, and the women sat together and chatted about family matters with great interest.

The topic revolved around children, and they shared parenting experiences, educational insights and interesting things in life; while the men sat opposite each other and talked about their career development and life ideals.

For a moment, laughter and joy filled the entire yard, and the atmosphere was particularly harmonious.

At this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps.

Li Fugui ran up to Li Qingping and Li Dashan breathlessly, and said breathlessly:

"Second brother, something bad has happened! A group of people have come to your door. They all look like officials!"

When Li Qingping and Li Dashan heard this, their faces instantly became solemn.

They looked at each other, then hurriedly got up and rushed home.

As they reached the door, they caught a glimpse of a familiar figure standing in the front of the group from afar.

"Dad, please go open the door for Xiaojin. I'll go call Lulu over."

Li Qingping instructed Li Dashan that he knew he was not good at socializing, especially since the other party was his daughter's good friend, so he thought it would be more appropriate to greet her first.

At this time, Li Qingping was already running out of breath and sweating profusely. After all, it took him a lot of effort to find his wife and daughter.

"Lulu, Prince Jin is here to visit." Li Qingping approached his daughter and spoke in a low voice, fearing that others would hear.

When Li Lulu heard this, she was stunned at first, but then she was filled with joy. She nodded slightly, then quickly stood up and rushed towards the door of her house.

"Brother Jinnian!" Before she even got close, Li Lulu couldn't wait to shout his name loudly.

The young man in the distance slowly turned around after hearing the call, with a smile as bright and warm as the sun on his lips.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, this elegant young man seemed to have descended from fairyland to earth, appearing particularly extraordinary and with outstanding temperament.

Li Lulu was even more ecstatic when she saw this, and she ran towards him like a happy little bird.

Without hesitation, she threw herself into his broad, strong arms and hugged him tightly, as if she wanted to convey to him all the longing she had felt since they separated through this hug.

After Li Lulu invited him into the house with a little nervousness, her eyes fell on the dark, crowded crowd behind Xiao Jinnian, and she couldn't help feeling panic-stricken.

She subconsciously reached out and scratched her hair, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

After she calmed down a little, she lowered her voice and said to Xiao Jinnian, "Brother Jinnian, so many people have come at once, our house really can't accommodate them! What should we do?"

The corners of Xiao Jinnian's mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.

He waved his right hand lightly and replied in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, Lulu. They will stay at a nearby inn. These people came here just to give you a special gift."

When she heard the word "gift", a hint of doubt appeared on Li Lulu's face.

She thought to herself: [These gifts were actually sent by Brother Jinnian? And there are so many! He is indeed a member of the royal family, so generous and magnanimous! ] She sighed in her heart.

"Actually, these are not gifts from me to you, but specially prepared by my brother and sister-in-law! Don't you remember?

They know that you have always been low-key, so they did not issue an imperial decree to officially announce the matter, and only sent me here to convey the message. "Xiao Jinnian raised his eyebrows and explained with a smile.

He knew exactly what the little girl in front of him was thinking.

Then they went to the yard and sat down together.

Li Lulu skillfully filled a cup of fragrant tea for Xiao Jinnian, then sat quietly on a stone bench beside her, watching the guards busy moving various items.

At this moment, the two began to chat and share each other's recent life conditions and experiences...

When Xiao Jinnian said goodbye to Li Lulu, he did not feel sad at all.

After all, according to the original plan, he would set out to find her right away, so he was quite calm and composed.

Unexpectedly, things went against our wishes and some unexpected circumstances occurred along the way, causing a slight delay in the trip.

Not only that, this huge reward-giving team unfortunately encountered severe drought and locust plagues on their way.

Faced with such a dilemma, Xiao Jinnian had no choice but to put aside the search for people and devote himself to fighting the locust plague.

After a period of hard work, the matter was finally properly resolved, and then he rushed here at full speed.

"I wonder, Lulu, have you ever suffered from a locust plague?" When Xiao Jinnian just arrived at the village, he saw that the village was peaceful and quiet, and it seemed that it was not affected by the locust plague, but he still asked out of caution.

"It hasn't been hit by a disaster yet. Could it be that a locust plague has already broken out in other places?" Li Lulu understood. Drought and locust plagues often go hand in hand.

Due to the dry climate, the grass and trees in the mountains could not feed the locusts, so they flew into the farmlands and devoured the crops that the people had grown with hard work.

"It's good that nothing happened, but don't take it lightly. You need to take precautionary measures in advance." Xiao Jinnian did not forget to remind carefully.