I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

The next day, at dawn, the few of them had a simple breakfast, took some water and black flour cakes, and went out with their backpacks on.

Walk all the way to the outskirts of Xishan.

"Uncle, fourth uncle, and eldest brother, follow me into the mountains." After Li Lan said this, he took the lead and walked forward.

Several people nodded and followed closely.

This time, the path into the mountains was much easier than before. After walking for over an hour, everyone except Li Lan was stunned by the sight. A sea of ​​green met the eye, and a breeze blew, bringing the scent of green grass to the nose. It had been a long time since I had smelled this refreshing scent.

"Uncle, fourth uncle, big brother, come here quickly. Do you see this? This is a bamboo shoot, let's dig it up quickly." Li Lan walked over and pointed at a bamboo shoot.

"Oh, oh, okay, okay." A few people who reacted quickly walked over and joined the ranks of digging bamboo shoots.

"Fourth Uncle, you guys dig here. I'll just walk around here and be back soon." Li Lan looked around and decided to go deeper.

Li Chunhua, who was squatting there busy, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but don't go too far."

"Okay, Fourth Uncle." After saying that, he walked deeper into the cave.

Coming out from the other side of the bamboo forest, a completely different scene greeted us. Tall, towering trees, emerald green grass on the ground. The entire forest was shaded by dense foliage. Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, dappling the ground and adding a vibrant, sunny vibe to the otherwise dark forest.

"Host, there is a century-old ginseng under the big tree 50 meters in front of you." Xiaobao said excitedly.

"Hundred-year-old ginseng, damn, is this the benefit for time travelers?" Li Lan's eyes lit up, and he walked carefully in the direction Xiaobao said.

Suddenly, Li Lan stopped about 20 meters from the tree. She saw a large snake coiled on the small trunk, its tongue lolling in her direction. Li Lan's scalp tingled.

"Host, hurry up and shoot it with your crossbow. Go 5 meters forward and it will attack you." Xiaobao said anxiously.

"Okay, it's either me or it dies, so let it die." After saying that, he summoned the crossbow and shot.

One arrow, two arrows, three arrows... the snake was nailed to the tree by several arrows.

"Host, you've shot too many arrows." Xiaobao was speechless.

"If I don't shoot a few more arrows, what if I miss and get bitten? The medical technology here is backward, so I'm just waiting to die," Li Lan said confidently. She refused to admit that she was afraid of snakes.

After listening to this, Xiaobao seemed to agree.

Li Lan waited there for a while, but there was no movement, so he hurried over, squatted down, and carefully dug the ginseng.

"This is all silver. We're rich, we're rich." He took the ginseng he had dug out and put it into the storage room. He stood up while humming a song and looked at the arrows nailed to the snake's body, his face full of disgust and resistance.

She suppressed her nausea and walked forward to pull out the arrows. "Damn, it stinks." She held her breath and quickly took the bloody arrows and rubbed them in the grass.

"Hmm, it doesn't stink anymore, it smells like grass." She leaned in and sniffed it, making sure there was no stink, then put the arrows and crossbow into the storage room.

He looked at the snake in the grass and said, "It's impossible for me to pick up a snake, and it's even more impossible for me to eat a snake." He shook his body, turned around and left.

Li Lan wandered around the woods for a while and saw the walnut and hazelnut trees Xiaobao had mentioned, but they weren't ripe yet. He also caught three rabbits and three pheasants, but didn't encounter any large animals like he had the previous two times.

Seeing that it was almost time, Li Lan prepared to head back to the bamboo forest. She took a wild boar from the storage room, thinking of taking it to the county town to sell along with the ginseng. After selling them, she would have the money to send Li Chunhua to the county school.

As soon as I walked into the bamboo forest, I heard my uncle's voice.

"Big girl, big girl."

"Here I am, uncle."

Several people carrying baskets were startled when they saw the wild boar she was carrying and ran over quickly.

"Did you encounter a wild boar? Big girl, are you hurt?" The uncle said with a worried look on his face.

"Big sister, are you okay?" Li Hai walked up to her and took her backpack.

Li Chunhua was relieved when she saw that the only part of her shoulder that had blood on it was the one where she was carrying the wild boar.

Li Lan felt warm inside when he saw the worried looks on everyone's faces and the caring tones in their voices.

"It's okay, Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Big Brother. We have to get down the mountain quickly. The smell of the wild boar's blood will attract large wild animals."

Several people nodded in agreement and quickly followed Li Lan to the periphery.

Took a short break outside.

Li Chunhua glanced at the sky and said, "The villagers should be busy sowing in the fields right now. Let's go back first. Xiaolan, can you still carry it?"

"No problem, Fourth Uncle." As he said that, he picked up the wild boar and stood up.

Several people walked behind her, looking at Li Lan's domineering back as she carried the wild boar on one shoulder, feeling both moved and sad. They were moved by her great strength, and sad that they, a grown man, were useless, and that a little girl like her had to stand up and rush in front.

After walking all the way home and entering the yard, Li Lan put the wild boar down and said, "Uncle, Fourth Uncle, I want to keep a rabbit and a pheasant at home, and take the rest to the county town to sell."

"Go to the county town to sell? It takes more than six hours to get to the county town by ox cart, little girl." said the uncle.

"It's a bit far. But I think we can get a good price in the county town. Besides, in this year of disaster, the restaurants in town probably can't afford such a big wild boar. The farmland is being planted right now, so we don't need an oxcart these days, and we can borrow one."

"Fourth Uncle, what do you think?" Li Lan asked.

Li Chunhua frowned and thought for a moment, then realized she was thinking about him, so he agreed. "Okay, let's carry the wild boar to the cellar first. I'll go to the village chief's house later to borrow an oxcart."

In the evening, after everyone had dinner, Li Chunhua mentioned her plan to go to the county town to sell wild boars the next day. Mrs. Wang didn't object. Things were tough these days, and any more sales would be appreciated. She also wanted to have the money so that Silang could enroll in the county school.

Everyone chatted for a while, looked at the sky, and prepared to go back to their rooms to rest.

"Fourth Uncle, tomorrow you should just bring some clothes and things for the county school. If the price is good, we can go directly to the county school, how about that?" Li Lan walked up to Li Chunhua and said.

Li Chunhua smiled and said, "No rush."

"Why not? Fourth Uncle. Let me tell you something. I found a hundred-year-old ginseng in the forest deep in the mountains. I'll sell it to the pharmacy tomorrow. It will definitely be enough money for you to enter the county school." Li Lan leaned close to him and whispered.

After hearing that she was planning for herself, Li Chunhua stopped being pretentious and sighed. "Okay, Fourth Uncle will take them all."

The next day, before dawn, Li Lan was woken up by Zhang, who said her father and fourth uncle were waiting outside.

They brought some dry food and water, put the wild boar, rabbits, and pheasants on the cart, and covered them with straw raincoats from home. After Li Lan and Li Chunhua got on the oxcart, Li Chunping drove the cart and set off.

The oxcart swayed along like this, and after six hours, they arrived at the county. After asking around, they found out that the largest restaurant in An County was "Chun Man Lou" and the second largest restaurant was "Ying Ke Lou". After a few people discussed it, they went directly to the second largest restaurant, Ying Ke Lou.

After a while, the ox cart stopped in front of the Yingke Building. Compared with the Chunman Building opposite, there were not many guests eating inside.

"Waiter, is the boss here? We have hunted some wild animals and would like to show them to him." Li Chunhua bowed to the waiter who was greeting customers at the door.

The waiter looked at the young man, who was dressed simply but had a handsome appearance and a scholarly air, and said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, I'll ask the shopkeeper."

"Thank you, brother." Li Chunhua bowed again.

After a while, the young man came out and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the backyard. The shopkeeper said he wanted to take a look at the goods first."

"Okay." Li Chunping was very happy.

Li Lan looked at his father's worthless smile and grinned as well.

Several people followed the waiter to the backyard.

A tall, thin, middle-aged man walked over. "I heard you have some wild animals? Let me see what you have."

"Yes, boss, take a look first."

Li Chunping quickly lifted the thatched straw raincoat, revealing a wild boar weighing about 200 kilograms, two rabbits and a pheasant inside.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw such a large wild boar, and he was overjoyed. He had just been thinking of trying to come up with some new dishes to attract customers, and then he unexpectedly saw it.

"I want all these wild boars, rabbits, and pheasants. How much do you want to sell them for?"

"We are not familiar with the prices of wild boars, rabbits and pheasants. Why don't you give us a price? I believe the shopkeeper will not let us suffer a loss." Li Chunhua said slowly.

The shopkeeper looked at the handsome young man who spoke slowly and calmly, his eyes twinkling as he said, "Okay, I'll give you 5 taels for the wild boar, and 300 coins for the two rabbits and two pheasants. Is that okay with you?"

"Yes, this price is already quite high. According to the prices of this era, 1500 wen = 1 tael of silver, and the price of wild boar in the town is at most 25 wen per catty. This is acceptable to the shopkeeper." Li Lan glanced at the shopkeeper without showing any expression.

Li Chunping, who was pulling the ox nearby, was very happy to hear the price, thinking that it was almost as much as their annual income.

"Okay, as the shopkeeper says." Li Chunhua smiled and bowed to the shopkeeper.

Seeing them happy, the shopkeeper felt relieved and went in to get some silver and gave it to them.

"I don't need to tell you my surname is Zhang. If you have these wild animals next time, you can send them directly to my guesthouse."

"Okay, Manager Zhang." Li Chunhua replied with a bow.

After selling the wild boar, the men drove their ox carts straight to Renhetang, the largest medical clinic in the county, where the owner was known to be a kind and righteous man.