I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

When Zhou Yuntian heard the two people's exclamations, his eyes were shocked. He glanced at Li Chunhua who was smiling bitterly, and had a guess in his heart. Then he looked at Li Lan, and when he saw Li Lan nod, he had the answer in his heart.

Li Chunping and Zhang were stunned and swallowed their saliva, not knowing what the two adults meant by "Duke".

Mrs. Wang sighed. After all this time, she had finally figured it out. Although she was reluctant to let Si'er go, she was also happy for him. He could finally return to his biological parents, and in that unattainable position.

Li Lan saw this and said with a smile: "Uncle, uncle, grandma, dad, mom, fourth uncle, please sit down. Let's sit down and talk."

The few people who reacted nodded and said yes. Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin couldn't help but have an answer in their minds, but they were not sure. They suppressed their curiosity and slowly sat down.

"Haven't you introduced me to your uncle yet? This is my fourth uncle, Li Chunhua. He will be attending the imperial examination in Bianjing next year."

The two people who were looking at Li Chunhua were both stunned when they heard this.

"May I ask how old you are this year, Master?"

Li Chunhua understood, sighed softly, and said in a deep voice: "Twenty-nine years are more than enough."

Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin's eyes trembled as they exchanged glances, their answers readily apparent. Then they looked at Li Chunhua with a look of marked respect.

At this moment, they understood even more clearly why His Majesty had angrily criticized the ministers in the court, but had defended Renshan Xiangjun and given her a piece of land to allow her to display her talents. This showed how much trust he had in her. Now, this Xiangjun was considered half a royal relative.

Yuan Zhongxian was speechless at this time. He could only sigh in his heart at Zhou Hanmin's good fortune and thought: It seems that I have to build a good relationship with Lord Zhou in the future.

In fact, Zhou Hanmin's emotions were also surging, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He looked at his son with complicated eyes.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Mrs. Li knew she could no longer hide the truth, so she simply bowed graciously and left. Then, she excitedly went into the private room next door to chat, eat, drink, and have fun with Li Xi and the others.

"Uncle, I'll take you to visit my other workshops tomorrow, okay?"

After hearing this, the two of them were delighted and quickly agreed.

"Lan girl, my uncle's bookstore has recently been running a business that has seen faster printing and cheaper paper. However, due to competition from other bookstores, the revenue hasn't increased in the past few months."

Zhou Hanmin spoke with a hint of sadness on his face.

Li Lan pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I have three ideas. Uncle, would you like to hear them?"

Zhou Hanmin's eyes lit up, and he said quickly, "Hurry up and tell me, hurry up and tell me."

"First, uncle can work with other merchants to do this. This way, our bookstore will quickly become famous, and more and more students will learn about it and come to buy books.

Secondly, our bookstore can post notices, collecting various stories from the public and encouraging readers to write stories. This will not only speed up the publication of books, but also increase the volume of stories. It will also bring income to the people and provide a place for those who like to write stories to display their talents.

Third, we can utilize printing technology to propose to Your Majesty the establishment of a newspaper in the court. What is a newspaper? It should report on the cultural trends of the Great Qin Dynasty, positive events, and the new policies implemented by the court. This will not only allow the common people and students to understand the culture of our Great Qin Dynasty, but also prevent local officials from using the court's policies to deceive the people.

Uncle, do you think these methods are feasible?"

Li Lan couldn't help but frown when he saw the people looking at him in shock.

Zhou Hanmin stood up suddenly and said excitedly, "Good, very good, very good. These methods are very good."

After a moment, he suddenly frowned and asked in confusion: "But how can we cooperate with other merchants?"

"When we were recruiting investors a few days ago, we used a new cooperation method, which I think is very suitable."

Seeing Zhou Hanmin and the others looking at him eagerly, Li Lan rubbed his nose and decided not to keep the secret any longer. He continued, "Franchisee. What is a franchisee? It means using our local bookstore as the main store and inviting other merchants to join us. We provide them with paper and books, and then unify the price and decoration."

But they must use our bookstore's name and pay a certain franchise fee. Therefore, our bookstore's name and logo must be registered with the court. This way, other merchants can't copy it.

Zhou Hanmin's eyes lit up as he listened, and his excitement was indescribable. He understood perfectly well that if this method was used, then filling the national treasury next year would be no problem.

"My daughter-in-law, you are truly talented. If you were a man, your status in the court would definitely not be lower than this boy."

Yuan Zhongxian, who was sitting nearby, also nodded in agreement. Wang Pozi, Li Chunping, and Zhang all smiled at each other, a surge of pride rising in their hearts.

Li Chunhua, sitting across from him, felt a darkening in his eyes, a sudden sense of melancholy welling up in his heart. After a moment, as if something had suddenly dawned on him, his gaze became clear and resolute. Since Xiao Lan was so talented and so dedicated to serving the people, what was wrong with him being a strong supporter?

Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin became more and more excited as they talked with Li Lan.

Zhou Yuntian, who saw Li Lan licking his lips from time to time, suddenly had a dark look in his eyes. He picked up the teapot beside him and added water. He interrupted and said, "Dad and uncle have been talking for a long time. Drink some water too."

When these words were spoken, both of them were stunned. Seeing that Zhou Yuntian's face was a little unhappy, they knew that he had indeed said too much, so they stopped the topic and picked up the teacup to drink a sip of water awkwardly.

When the group returned home, Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin looked at Li Lan with an unsatisfied look in their eyes. They were about to say something when Zhou Yuntian spoke first.

"Uncle, Dad, we're tired after a long day. Go wash up and get some rest."

The two looked at each other, Yuan Zhongxian shook his head, sighed, and walked into the house with a lost look on his face.

Zhou Hanmin looked at his son's expressionless face, his eyes twinkling as he jokingly said, "Lan girl, what do you like about Yuntian? Apart from his good looks, I really can't see what's so good about him."

"Uncle is right, I just fell in love with his face."

After hearing this, Zhou Hanmin was stunned. He looked at his son's worthless smile, smacked his lips, and turned away.

After a while, everyone returned to their respective rooms, leaving only Li Lan, Zhou Yuntian and Li Chunhua in the yard.

Seeing that Li Chunhua wanted to talk to her, Li Lan winked at Zhou Yuntian and told him to go back to the house first. However, Zhou Yuntian seemed to be oblivious and continued to stand there expressionlessly.

Li Lan coughed awkwardly and said softly, "Come in quickly. How about I come to your room later?"

Zhou Yuntian's eyes flashed, he nodded, looked at Li Chunhua deeply, then turned and walked into the house.

"Fourth Uncle, do you have something to tell me?"

Li Lan walked up to him and asked.

Li Chunhua stared at the woman in front of him for a moment, then said softly, "Xiao Lan, you should know my background."

"Well, grandma has already told me."

"So what do you think I should do?"

Seeing the expectation and fleeting hope in Li Chunhua's eyes, Li Lan sighed in his heart and thought: Fourth Uncle, why are you doing this?

"Didn't Fourth Uncle already have the answer in his mind?"

After hearing her words, Li Chunhua chuckled, as if mocking herself, but also as if affirming her words.

"Xiao Lan, if it weren't for Zhou Yuntian, do you think we could..."

"Uncle Si, there are no ifs. And, Uncle Si, since we're all living in this world, besides getting married, we each have our own missions. It's just that the weight we carry is different, some heavier, some lighter.

But if we don’t want the people we love to suffer, then we can only carry the burden for them and spend our entire lives trying to reduce the weight we carry.”

Seeing her eyes so clear, Li Chunhua understood in his heart that he was the one who had been obsessed with it these days and was always entangled in it. Now, his mind suddenly became clear.

Looking at Li Lan, his eyes were full of gentleness, and he said softly: "Xiao Lan is right."

I said with even greater resolve: "Let me carry the weight you carry. I will hold up this world for you, so you can run freely and feel at ease."