I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

"Dad, stop here for a moment. I'll get the things out and put them on the ox cart." Li Lan vaguely saw the outline of the village in the moonlight and called out to Li Chunping who was driving the cart.

"My daughter, there's no place for us to sit. It looks like we're not far from the village. Why don't we pull the cows back?" Li Chunping looked at the car full of things, his face full of heartache, and said while covering his chest.

"Okay, Dad."

As the father and daughter neared the village entrance, they vaguely spotted two figures moving beneath a tree. They exchanged a glance, their nerves growing. Li Lan summoned his hidden arrow with his consciousness and gripped it tightly.

"Could this be a ghost?" Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and Li Lan couldn't help shaking his body.

As I approached slowly, the figure walking back and forth stopped.

"Second brother, eldest girl, you are finally back."

"Second brother, big girl."

"Dad, sister."

Li Chunlei and Li Chunsheng breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over. Li Hang saw his father and sister and ran over happily.

"Uncle, Third Uncle, Erlang." Li Lan called out with a smile when he saw it was them. At the same time, he felt relieved and walked over to hold his brother's hand.

"Oh, second brother, you bought a lot of things?" Li Chunsheng said in surprise.

"Let's go home and talk." Li Chunping said with a smile.

"Yes, go home and tell my mother and sister-in-law that they are still awake and waiting." Li Chunsheng seemed to remember something and patted his head.

After a while, they arrived home. When they heard some noise outside the yard, they immediately came out of the house.

"Why did you come back just now? I've been worried about you all day." Zhang came over and looked Li Lan up and down.

"Yes, your mother has been restless all day. We have been worried all day too." said Wang (eldest aunt).

"You're finally back." Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.

"Grandma, aunt, and third aunt." Li Lan felt happy at heart as he listened to everyone's caring words.

"Wow, they bought a lot of things?" Chen (third aunt) exclaimed when she saw the things on the ox cart.

When several people heard Chen's exclamation, they looked over and gasped.

"Oh my god, this must cost a lot of money, right?" Wang walked around the ox cart, reached out and touched the things on the cart, and sighed.

"Okay, eldest, second, and third brother, quickly unload the things from the car and put them in the house." Mrs. Wang ordered.

"Okay, Mom." Several people responded and took the things back to the main room first.

Several people sat down in the main room.

"Grandma, this time I sold wild boars, rabbits, and pheasants for a total of 5 taels and 300 wen. Then last time I went into the mountains, I happened to pick a hundred-year-old ginseng, which I also sold for some silver." Li Lan didn't dare to directly tell them the money from selling the ginseng, for fear of scaring them.

When everyone heard the 5 taels of silver, they all laughed happily.

Seeing their happy faces, she felt playful. "How much did this ginseng sell for?" she asked mysteriously, scanning everyone's expressions one by one, and they all stared at her.

Li Lan swallowed and paused: "Everyone take a deep breath first." After that, he demonstrated by taking a deep breath and then slowly exhaling.

Li Chunping saw his daughter's expression and knew that she was worried that others would be too surprised if they knew. He almost fainted when he found out how much silver it was.

"Okay, I'll tell you now." Li Lan waved his hand, asking everyone to move their heads closer.

"300 taels, I sold the ginseng for 300 taels," she said softly.

The room was suddenly quiet, and even the sound of breathing was almost inaudible.

"A lot, a lot, how much?" Zhang turned her head in disbelief and asked Li Chunping who was sitting next to her.

Li Chunping looked at his wife, who was almost speechless due to shock. He coughed, cleared his throat, and said calmly, "Yes, you heard it right. 300 taels."

"Oh my goodness, how many years will it take us to earn this much money?" Zhang exclaimed in a low voice.

"This is all thanks to our girl Lan's ability, otherwise we might not be able to see so much money in this lifetime." Aunt Wang praised with a smile.

"Isn't it? We are all benefiting from Miss Lan." Third Aunt Chen also agreed with a smile.

The eldest uncle and third uncle who were sitting next to them also nodded happily in agreement.

Li Lan looked at their expressions, listened to their words, smiled, and didn't respond. But something in his heart moved him: "Money can move people's hearts, and who can tell the truth about human nature? Of course, if there is no money, then everyone will be happy; if there is, then there is nothing to fear."

"Grandma, my fourth uncle has already enrolled in the county school and is preparing to take the exam for the scholar degree next year."

Everyone was delighted when they heard Li Lan's words. Mrs. Wang stood up happily and said hello several times.

"Okay, you are tired from traveling, so go and rest quickly. The eldest, second, and third brothers, move the food to the cellar. Put the meat in the kitchen. We will distribute the other things tomorrow morning." After chatting for a while, Mrs. Wang gave the instructions.

"Okay, Mom." Everyone answered yes and left.

Li Lan watched as everyone left, then pulled Wang Pozi to sit down at the table again.

"Grandma, apart from buying these things, I gave 15 taels to Fourth Uncle, and the rest of the money is here, a total of 225 taels and 530 wen." She took out all the silver and put it on the table.

When Mrs. Wang heard there was so much silver, she exclaimed in surprise.

He sighed and said, "At my age, I never thought I could still see so much silver."

"Grandma, our family will get better and better in the future."

Seeing Li Lan's serious expression, Mrs. Wang's eyes turned red and she gently patted her granddaughter's hand.

He sighed, "Big girl, if we didn't have you, your fourth uncle wouldn't even be able to go to the county school, let alone take the exam. If our village didn't have you, when the water in the back mountain pond dried up, everyone would have to leave Lijia Village and flee. You are the lucky star of our family and village."

"Okay, grandma. I'm here. Please keep this money. Given the current situation in our village, we can't build houses. But grandma, I want to eat my fill and eat meat for every meal from now on." Li Lan said coquettishly.

After hearing her words, Mrs. Wang touched her head lovingly and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I will cook meat for our eldest daughter every day and make sure you are full every meal."

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"Lei Zi, how much silver do you think this eldest girl has left? It's estimated to be 200 taels. Do you think she will give it all to mother? Besides, our Dalang is 15 and almost 16 years old, and he is not young anymore. Now that he has money, he must talk to mother about finding a wife for him." Wang poked Li Chunlei, who was about to fall asleep next to her.

"Oh, what are you doing, woman? You work during the day, aren't you tired? Why do you care how much money the eldest girl has left? She will definitely give it to me. I know everything about Dalang's affairs, so don't worry about it." Li Chunlei said impatiently.

"Oh, you can't say that. My brother-in-law's study expenses over the years were all paid by the public school. Didn't we also pay the money we earned to the public school? Now the eldest girl must also pay the money she earns to the public school. With so much money, who knows if she has embezzled it." Wang said righteously.

After a while, Wang Shi didn't hear Li Chunlei's response. She turned around and saw that he had fallen asleep. Wang Shi kicked him in anger, but he didn't respond. She snorted and went to sleep in anger.

The next morning, Li Lan was awakened by the chatter outside. Glancing over, she saw Zhang was already out of bed. She yawned, sat up, dressed, got off the kang, and left the room.

Everyone was sitting in the main room. The children saw the things on the table and touched them carefully with their hands.

"Sister, sister" Li Run ran over happily and held Li Lan's hand.

"Big sister, big sister." Several children shouted with a smile when they saw Li Lan.

Li Lan saw that everyone was waiting for her and scratched her head embarrassedly.

"Big girl, come here and see how these things are divided." Mrs. Wang waved to Li Lan.

Li Lan walked to the table.

"Grandma, this quilt and mattress are for each room."

When the people in several rooms heard that there was one in every room, they showed happy expressions on their faces.

"These two hair flowers and two hair ties are for Xing'er." Li Lan handed the hair flowers and hair ties to Li Xing.

"Sister, is this for me? This flower and hairband are so beautiful. Thank you, sister." Li Xing happily took the things, walked to the side and started gesturing on her head.

"There are six pieces of coarse cloth in total. I will make a set of clothes for each of you first. You can choose the color you like. After you finish making the remaining cloth, I will give it to grandma. Each person will have a pair of shoes. You can try the size yourself to see if it fits. These cakes are my filial piety to my grandma." As he said this, he handed the cakes to Wang Pozi.

Mrs. Wang took it and laughed happily. She said hello several times and praised her granddaughter for being filial. After that, she opened the paper package, took some out of it, and handed it to the children around her who were looking at the cakes and swallowing their saliva.

At this time, they heard that everyone had a new set of clothes and a new pair of shoes, and everyone laughed even more happily. The children carefully took the cakes and cheered happily.

"I also bought a few silver hairpins as gifts to grandma, aunt, mother and third aunt." Li Lan pretended to take out a cloth bag from his sleeve.

When they saw Li Lan open the cloth bag and find the silver hairpin, their eyes lit up. Li Lan handed the hairpin to them one by one.

"Thank you, big girl."

"Thank you, my daughter."

When she handed it to Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang gave her a look.

"I'm already this old, why should I still wear a silver hairpin?" Although she said this, she carefully took the silver hairpin from Li Lan's hand, touched it, and put it into her sleeve.

Seeing everyone so happy, Mrs. Wang cleared her throat and said seriously, "You can get these now. I won't say anything. You should know what's going on. Last night, the eldest girl gave me all the remaining silver. She earned money for this family and bought so many things for you. You must be grateful to her and remember her kindness. And everyone, keep your mouths shut. If anyone tells others, don't blame me for not giving you face."

"Yes, yes, mother is right, we all remember it." Chen (third aunt) nodded repeatedly.

Wang listened to Chen's words, curled her lips, and echoed: "Mother, I remember everything. From now on, I will definitely treat the eldest girl as my own daughter."

Mrs. Wang glanced at them and said, "Alright, take your things and go back to the house. We've finished sowing the seeds in the fields. Eldest brother, go check on them later. Second and third brother, go get some water from the well and water the vegetable patch at the back of the house. And while you're watering, you sisters-in-law, go and till the vegetable patch at the back of the house."

"Okay, Mom." Several people responded and left with their things.

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"My daughter, why don't you buy yourself some hair ornaments or something?" Zhang said with concern.

"Mom, I don't like wearing those."

Zhang heard her words and thought she was reluctant to buy it. Her previous joy disappeared, she hugged her lovingly, and left with some sadness.

Li Lan watched her walk out and quickly said, "Mom, I really don't like it."

Zhang turned around, forced a smile and said, "Mother knows, mother knows everything." Then she walked out of the house.

"No, Mom, you really don't know." Li Lan watched her walk out of the house, feeling helpless.