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Following the sound of the village chief's gong, all the adults and children in the village gathered in the open space at the end of the village.

"Okay, everyone is here. Let me start talking." The village chief cleared his throat and shouted to the villagers below.

"Recently, Lan found something edible deep in the mountains. It's called bamboo shoots."

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, there were bursts of exclamations from below.

"What are these bamboo shoots? I've never heard of them." Villager A

"Yes, what is that? Can it be eaten? Village chief." Villager B shouted loudly.

……

"Quiet." The village chief looked at the villagers discussing heatedly below. He put his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet. Then he continued.

"Of course it can be eaten. If it can't be eaten, why would I ask you to come here? Each household must send two people, one of whom must be a strong laborer. If there is no strong laborer, it's okay, just send one person to follow. However, going into the mountains, although it is for food, is also dangerous."

"Yes, village chief, there is only one hunter family in our village, Li Bao. If we encounter a large wild beast in the deep mountains, won't we be asking for our lives?" Li Dali, the son of Li the butcher in the village, shouted.

"Yes, yes," the other villagers echoed, their faces full of worry.

Li Lan, who was standing next to the village chief, looked at the man who had just spoken.

"Oh my god, he's over 1 meters tall and has a strong body. He's worthy of being a butcher's son. If he's well trained, he can kill wild boars in the mountains instead of domestic pigs." Li Lan thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to his mind that could encourage everyone to eat meat.

"Yes, Dali from Butcher Li's family is right. There are wild beasts in the deep mountains, and there is definitely danger. So if you want to go, come to me to register later. Those who go, as long as you follow the arrangements of Miss Lan, nothing will happen. But if you are disobedient and something happens, don't blame others." The village chief said in a loud voice.

"What the hell? You want us to listen to this little girl? Village chief, are you sure?" Widow Chen looked at Li Lan beside the village chief with disdain, her eyes as if filled with poison.

Li Lan looked at her like that, sneered, rolled his eyes and ignored her.

The village chief looked at Widow Chen and felt very annoyed. He was about to scold her when another voice came from the crowd.

"What's wrong with that little girl? The little girl ate your rice. Without this little girl, can you drink water now? Can the farmland be irrigated and the seeds be sown? Besides, the bamboo shoots in the deep mountains were discovered by my daughter. If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, get out. Don't talk nonsense here. I am not a pushover." Zhang yelled at Widow Chen on the other side.

Widow Chen looked at Zhang's strong frame, heard her fierce and abusive tone, and saw the people standing beside her glaring at her. She immediately stopped talking. Her 15-year-old son, standing next to her, also cowered like a quail, his head drooping.

Seeing her cowering, Zhang pouted at the ground and thought to herself, "You're scolding my daughter. I didn't catch you last time, but if I catch you this time, I'll let you go."

Li Lan praised Zhang in her heart. "My mother is amazing."

"I know everyone has some thoughts about me leading the team into the mountains. They are mainly worried about their own safety. This is understandable. But who am I, Li Lan? I am born with great strength. As long as I want to protect someone, I will definitely be able to protect them." She said in a firm voice, full of confidence.

Everyone's eyes changed when they saw Li Lan so high and proud. Zhang and the others were especially proud, saying, "This is my granddaughter/daughter/sister."

"I believe in Lan girl," Aunt Wang from next door shouted.

"I believe in Miss Lan too." Aunt Qiu from the village chief's family.

"I believe in Lan girl too."

……

Li Lan was moved by the resolute voices that echoed from below.

"Okay, since everyone trusts me, I will definitely keep everyone safe. But I have one request, that is, those who follow me into the mountains must obey, unconditionally obey." Her tone was irresistible, and her eyes suddenly became sharp.

Li Lan looked at the quiet place and felt that everything was almost settled. He turned around and nodded to the village chief.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, then come and register with me now." The village chief's son Li Jianping shouted.

As he spoke, he pulled out a yellowed booklet and a charcoal pencil from his shirt. Li Jianping had attended school for several years.

"Village chief, I'm going there tomorrow. If I don't come back, can you help me look after my pillar?" A skinny old man who looked to be about 60 years old walked over with a 10-year-old boy. His tone was sad.

The village chief looked at them and sighed in his heart: "This old man Li is also pitiful. Last year, his two sons went into the mountains to find food, but they encountered wild beasts and did not survive. One of his sons did not even marry a wife. His wife could not bear the blow and died of depression. His daughter-in-law also ran away with someone, leaving behind such a year-old child. Alas, it's all because of this disaster year."

"Old man Li, why do you act like you are entrusting an orphan to someone else? Just go without worry, we have girl Lan here," the village chief consoled.

Old man Li's eyes were red. He touched his grandson's head and choked up, saying, "Village Chief, you know our family situation. It's not that I don't trust that girl Li Lan, I'm just afraid of what might happen."

"Grandpa, I want you to come back. I will go with you tomorrow. Please don't leave me, okay? Grandpa. Grandpa, you are the only one I have." Zhuzi hugged Old Man Li's hand tightly and cried.

After hearing what the child said, Old Man Li also burst into tears.

"Look how scared you have made the child. Alas." The village chief said with a heavy sigh.

Li Lan felt uncomfortable and his throat was a little tight when he saw the grandfather and grandson crying.

After thinking for a while, she walked to Zhuzi and stood in front of him. She squatted down, took Zhuzi's black little hand, looked him in the eyes, and said firmly: "Zhuzi, my name is Li Lan. Believe in me, I will bring your grandfather back tomorrow."

Zhuzi looked at the determined sister in front of him with tears in his eyes. She said her name was Li Lan. For some reason, he believed that this sister would be able to bring his grandfather back alive.

He nodded, with a thick nasal voice: "I believe Sister Lan."

"Okay." Li Lan looked at him with a smile, stood up, and gently rubbed his hair.

Li Zhuzi, who would later become one of Li Lan's key generals, would recall this moment whenever he encountered a difficult problem. That sincere and resolute look always filled him with strength and determination to overcome difficulties. Thus, he made a significant contribution to Li Lan's future business empire. But that's a story for another time.

half an hour later

"Dad, everyone's registered," Li Jianping said, walking over with a booklet. "Every household in the village has someone going, a total of 55 people. 34 of them are able-bodied laborers."

"Okay, let me take a look." The village chief took the booklet, took a look at it, and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as someone from every household in the village went, it would be fine.

"Village chief, now that the registration is completed, let the 34 strong laborers stay here. I want to divide them into groups," said Li Lan.

The village chief nodded and said to the crowd below, "The 34 strong laborers who have just registered will stay. The others will disperse. Gather at the open space at : AM tomorrow. We won't wait any longer."

Li Lan scanned the 34 strong laborers one by one. The shortest was about 1 meters tall, and they were all wearing coarse cloth shorts. Suddenly, he was startled.

"Fuck, isn't that my dad?"

Li Chunping saw Li Lan looking at him and smiled at her with his mouth bared.

Li Lan shook his head helplessly and smiled.

He scanned the last one and said, "Isn't this that coward Li Laizi? Why is he here too? He's the only able-bodied laborer in the family."

Li Lan sneered inwardly, his expression changing: "You're quite courageous. But you'd better not cause any trouble for me, otherwise, haha, don't blame me."

"All 34 brothers on the field, please report your names one by one." Li Lan shouted.

Xiaobao (system): "It's over, the host has gone crazy again. He's even calling his uncles and fathers brothers."

The 34 people below couldn't help but twitch their lips after hearing what Li Lan said. Even the village chief beside her couldn't help but glance at Li Lan and said, "This girl has been a little arrogant lately."

"I'm Li Jianping." (The eldest son of the village chief)

"I'm Li Jianan." (Second son of the village chief)

"I am Li Chunping." (Li Lan's father)

"I am Li Tianhu." (The eldest son of the Li Hunter family)

"I am Li Tianlu." (The second son of Li Hunter)

"I am Li Yun." (The eldest son of Li Youtian)

"I'm Zhou Xiaoshu." (Aunt Wang's eldest son)

"I'm Zhou Xiaolin." (Aunt Wang's youngest son)

……

"I'm Li Laizi."

After the last name was announced, Li Lan had an idea.

"Okay, then I'll call out your name now, please take a step forward."

The uncles and aunts below looked at the energetic little girl standing above, smiled, but didn't say anything.

"Li Jianping, Li Tianhu, Li Tianlu, Li Dali, Zhou Xiaoshu, Li Yun".

When these people heard their names being called, they took a step forward.

"Okay, first of all, congratulations to those whose names have been called. You will become the team leaders of this mountain expedition team. Let's applaud." Li Lan clapped his hands excitedly.

When Li Chunping heard Li Lan's words, he also clapped his hands vigorously, his palms turned red. The others were a little confused, but when they saw Li Chunping clapping, they all followed suit.

"Tomorrow, there will be 56 people including me going into the mountains. The 56 people will be divided into 7 groups. I will lead one group, and the 6 people whose names were just read will lead a group each. These 6 people will stay now, and the others can disperse. Gather in this open space at the hour of Mao tomorrow, and no one will be waited for after the time." Li Lan said loudly.

The six people who stayed behind and Li Lan formed a circle.

"This is the list of people who will go into the mountains tomorrow. Each of you will select 7 people, 4 strong laborers, and 3 elderly, weak, women and children." Li Lan opened the list and placed it in the middle. Several people looked at the list and slowly selected the people they wanted.

The remaining people are: Li Chunping, Li Chunlei, Li Laizi, Old Man Li, Widow Chen, and Liu Xiaohua.

Li Lan looked at the remaining names, his head buzzing.

The uncles and brothers looked at her and smiled sheepishly.

"Now that everything has been chosen, I will begin to put forward my requirements. First, you must obey me unconditionally; second, everyone in the group must obey you unconditionally. If anyone disobeys, just beat him up until he submits. Do you understand?" Li Lan's expression was serious, his eyes were sharp, and his words were loud and clear.

The powerful aura stunned everyone. After reacting, they looked at each other, and the look in their eyes towards Li Lan changed. They couldn't help but stand up straight and answered seriously, "Yes."

"Louder, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Yes." The voices were uniform and loud.

"Okay, dismissed. See you tomorrow at 5:00 AM."