Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

Villagers like them know best how expensive crispy candies are. A small piece of crispy candies sold at Babaozhai in the town costs two cents, while the big pieces given to the children by the Li family cost five cents each.

Normally, every household would save the eggs laid by the chickens at home. When a certain number was accumulated, they would take them to the town to sell, but each egg was sold for only one cent.

In other words, the Li family could exchange five eggs for a large piece of crispy candy given to the children. Immediately, an adult tried to coax the crispy candy from the child.

"Son, this piece of candy is too big for you to finish in one go. Eat a little today and I'll put the rest away for you to eat tomorrow."

When the child heard what his mother said and saw the crispy candy that was still not warm yet, he felt reluctant to give it up, but in order to eat it again tomorrow, he took another bite and reluctantly put it in his mother's hands.

However, there are also children who are unwilling to leave it to the adults. The moment they get the food, they hurriedly put it in their mouths and finish it in no time.

But when I saw that other people had not eaten the candies yet, I immediately regretted eating them too quickly. I should have taken small bites.

Putting aside the matter of going up the mountain to find water, some people had a lot of complaints about Li Mengyue. However, at the Li family's groundbreaking ceremony, no one made any sarcastic remarks. Even the poorest people in the village took out a copper coin, which changed Li Mengyue's attitude towards the villagers.

It seems that she has misunderstood everyone. The reason why they oppose her leading the way up the mountain is that they are indeed not clear about their own strength, and it is normal for them to worry about accidents.

After thinking it through, Li Mengyue looked at the sky and went to find the village chief.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I think it's still early, and we can still go up the mountain now."

"Yue girl, really, you are not angry with me."

"Grandpa Village Chief, how could I be angry with you? Besides, you are doing this for the good of everyone."

Seeing that Li Mengyue looked normal, the village chief immediately called the young people who wanted to go with them. Originally, there were sixteen people scheduled to go, but due to the delay, more than a dozen people wanted to go.

Seeing thirty young people standing in front of her, Li Mengyue thought it was nothing, since the destination was the mysterious wonderland she had found before. When they arrived, she asked someone to cut the way back.

That's right, just use an axe or a sickle to forcibly carve out a path. She discovered last time that the water source in that place is very abundant. If it can be used reasonably to build a large reservoir, not only Xinghua Village, but the entire Qingshan Town will no longer be restricted by droughts and floods.

However, although this is a good thing that will benefit future generations, the project is not small, and it will not be completed in a short period of time even if all the manpower and material resources of the surrounding villages are gathered. Therefore, when this idea came to her mind, she did not think much about it.

The most urgent task is to use bamboo pipes to bring water down to temporarily alleviate the drought. No matter what, we must first consider the crops in the fields. The construction of a large reservoir can be discussed later when there is a chance.

Seeing that the thirty people had done as she said, taking handy tools, rolling up their trouser legs, and carrying two days' worth of dry food and water, Li Mengyue nodded with satisfaction and turned around to lead the people up the mountain.

After walking for an hour, Li Mengyue stopped and said seriously, "The inner area is ahead. Let's rest here for a while, eat something, and drink some water. If we can't find a safe place when we set out later, we won't be able to rest anymore."

"Ah! Is this true?"

"Nonsense, didn't you see Li Mengyue's face change? Before, when we were on the periphery, Li Mengyue didn't remind us. Now it seems that everyone should be careful. After all, Li Mengyue doesn't owe us anything. Instead, we are the ones begging her for help. Even if Li Mengyue is very powerful, she can't protect so many people at once. We should all try our best not to hold her back."

After this person finished speaking, many people nodded subconsciously, thinking that it made sense.

How could a group of hot-blooded men like them have the nerve to rely on a little girl? It would be embarrassing to tell others about it.

Li Mengyue was quite satisfied after seeing everyone's reactions. Even if she was fully prepared, if someone refused to cooperate and insisted on seeking death, she would be helpless.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Mengyue started to move, and the others also stood up and followed Li Mengyue without saying a word.

The further you go in, the taller the trees are, and the more weeds there are on the ground, some of which are taller than your knees, making it more difficult to walk.

It wasn't long before someone spoke.

"Fuck, the road in the mountains is so difficult to walk on. My pants were torn into a big hole."

"Who said it wasn't? I just don't know if we can find a water source this time."

"Whether you can find it depends on your luck. After all, it's a big mountain, it's still difficult to find it all at once."

"That's right, but I believe in Li Mengyue. Since she dares to lead people into the mountains, she must be confident."

"Oh, how do you know? Tell me the truth, are you interested in Li Mengyue? Otherwise, why would you speak up for someone else?"

While some people were walking and whispering, Li Yan walked up to the hunter Li Zhuang.

"Uncle Li Zhuang, everyone says that the mountains are dangerous and that if you encounter wolves, tigers or leopards, there is basically no chance of survival. But we have been walking for such a long time, let alone encountering wolves, we haven't even seen a pheasant or a rabbit. Is it not that dangerous?"

Li Zhuang was tense with his whole mind focused on the surroundings. Suddenly he heard what Li Yan said and then he looked at the naive young man. However, he didn't dare to take part of his attention away.

"Li Yan, it's not that the mountains are not dangerous, but your thoughts are more dangerous. You can't even guess what you will encounter in the mountains. Putting aside other things, your uncle Li An went into the mountains some time ago and lost his legs here. If the girl from the Li family hadn't come back, the twins would have been sold for sure."

"Uncle Li Zhuang, I know everything you said, but we haven't encountered any danger since we entered the mountain, it's just that the road is a little difficult to walk on."

In fact, Li Zhuang had already discovered this problem, but although he had doubts in his heart, he did not say it out loud. Seeing Li Mengyue walking leisurely in front of him, he had the illusion that they were not going to the mountains to find water sources, but were just here for fun.

However, he was still shocked by his own thoughts and shook his head violently. How could it be possible? He had followed his father to the mountains since he was a teenager and was very aware of the dangers in the mountains. How could he have such an outrageous idea?

Seeing that Uncle Li Zhuang was still cautious, Li Yan didn't take it seriously. He thought there was no danger at all, it was just that the weeds were too tall and it was difficult to walk.

"Sigh~"

Just as this thought came to mind, Li Yan's hand was cut by some plant, but the bleeding was not much and stopped after a while. Li Yan didn't take it seriously and didn't tell the people around him.

After walking for another quarter of an hour, Li Yan felt cold all over, his head was dizzy, his body was weak, and he had no strength to walk.

"Pfft!"

"Ah! Li Yan, what's wrong with you?"