I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

As we walked inside, we saw the ground covered with green grass, like a green carpet. Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, creating a thriving scene.

"Oh my God, the grass here is not dry at all." A man squatted on the ground, stroking the green grass with trembling hands.

"Really? I must be dreaming." A woman was stunned in disbelief.

"Wow, that's great, there is a way to survive, there really is a way to survive." Old man Li sat down on the ground and started crying.

……

Arrived at the bamboo forest.

Everyone was even more amazed at the scene before them.

"So this is bamboo." Everyone walked forward and touched it involuntarily.

"Do you see this? This is a bamboo shoot. Hurry up and dig it up quickly," Li Lan said, pointing to a bamboo shoot. She then picked up a hoe and demonstrated how to dig it up.

Everyone followed suit and got busy. Some dug carefully, fearing to damage the bamboo shoots, while others dug too hard and broke the shoots.

Li Lan saw everyone's excited expressions and said with a smile, "These bamboo shoots are delicious. Peel off the outer skin and the white part inside is edible. Blanch them in water to remove the astringency before stir-frying. You can also dry them and make dried bamboo shoots!"

After hearing Li Lan's words, everyone roughly understood the method of preparing bamboo shoots, and they sped up their work, their faces filled with happy smiles.

For a moment, the bamboo forest was filled with laughter and joy. Everyone exchanged experiences digging bamboo shoots and shared their discoveries. Before they knew it, everyone's large basket was filled with fresh bamboo shoots.

At this time, Li Lan walked around in the bamboo forest and found a few bamboos with a diameter suitable for making water hammer pump parts. She cut them down and tied them together to take them down the mountain later. After finishing these, she saw that everyone had almost finished digging, so she shouted to everyone.

"It's almost time, let's pack up and go down the mountain quickly."

Everyone looked at their large baskets, then at the bamboo shoots piled high on their coats spread out on the ground, then at the unfinished work ahead. Their faces were etched with pain, and they sighed. They packed up and set off.

Lijia Village. Li Jianan and 15 others entered the village carrying wolves on their shoulders.

"Oh my goodness, there are so many wolves." Aunt Wang, who lives at the end of the village, said in surprise.

"You encountered a wolf in the mountains. Are you all okay?" Mrs. Wang looked at them carrying the wolf, her heart in her throat, and she was very worried about her granddaughter and two sons.

"It's okay, auntie. No one was hurt. Miss Lan asked us to carry the wolf back to the village first." Li Jianan said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're okay." Mrs. Wang and Zhang both breathed a sigh of relief, and even Wang next to them patted her chest and felt relieved.

"Wow, there are so many wolves, so many wolves."

The children in the village ran and shouted excitedly.

"Hang boy, help your uncle call your village chief and ask him to come to the open space at the end of the village." Li Jianan said as he looked at Li Hang who was running over.

"Okay, Uncle Jian'an." Then he ran towards the village entrance.

"Village chief, village chief, Uncle Jian'an and his men have brought back a lot of wolves. We ask you to go to the open space at the end of the village." Li Hang shouted loudly towards the yard.

After a while, an old man came out in a hurry.

"What are you talking about, Hang kid? Are your uncle Jianan and the others back?"

"I'm back, village chief. I brought back a lot of wolves. I told you to go to the open space quickly." After saying that, he ran away.

……

The village chief rushed over and gasped when he saw the 30 wolves lying on the ground.

"You guys did all this?" He couldn't believe it.

"Yes, Dad. Miss Lan asked us to carry the wolf back first, and she took people to dig bamboo shoots." Li Jianan replied with a smile.

"Okay, okay, okay." The village chief said three good words in a row.

Two hours later, in the evening.

"Why haven't they come back yet?"

"Yeah, it's getting dark soon."

"Oh, I hope we don't run into a wild beast again."

"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you talking about, bitch."

……

The hill behind the village was filled with villagers, all waiting for their loved ones to return.

"I'm back, I'm back." a man shouted.

Everyone looked towards the back of the mountain and saw people carrying large baskets on their backs, some holding large baskets in their hands, and some holding cloth bags in their hands, walking down the mountain. Seeing them coming back, everyone was happy and relieved.

"Lan girl, Lan girl." The village chief waved and shouted at them.

Li Lan saw so many people standing at the foot of the mountain and thought they were there to welcome them.

"Village Chief." He said and led everyone downstairs quickly.

When everyone saw what was in their big baskets, they all looked curiously, and some even touched them.

"This is a bamboo shoot, what a rare thing."

"Isn't it? This is the first time I've seen such a thing in my life as an old woman." Mrs. Qiu, the village chief's wife, agreed.

The village chief looked at the chattering crowd, smiled, and then said seriously, "Alright, everyone, take your bamboo shoots home and disperse. Lan, you and the leaders of the six groups will stay."

"Okay, village chief." Everyone listened to his serious words, but didn't care. They happily carried their own bamboo shoots home.

"Okay, Village Chief."

"Okay, Uncle Village Chief."

Li Lan and the six people responded.

"Girl, are you injured?" Mrs. Wang looked at the bloodstains on Li Lan's clothes, walked up to her, pulled her and said worriedly.

"Girl, are you hurt?" Zhang said tremblingly. God knows, if Wang Saozi hadn't helped her up when she saw the blood on Li Lan's body, she would have fallen to the ground.

"Grandma, Mom, I'm fine, don't worry, this is all the wolf's blood." Li Lan looked at Zhang's face which was pale with fear and said softly.

"My daughter is fine. I'm here. I don't think that beast could hurt her." Li Chunping patted Zhang's shoulder.

"Sister, sister." Li Hang and Li Run's eyes were red.

Li Lan looked at his younger brother, reached out and touched their heads, and smiled.

"It's okay, you still don't believe my sister."

"Dad, you and grandma and the others, take these bamboo shoots and go back first." She looked at her uncle's family and the third wife who had already left and said.

"Okay, let's go back first. How about Daddy send these bamboos to Uncle Arita's house for you?"

Li Lan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Dad."

Li Chunping carried a few bamboos, Zhang and Wang Po each carried a basket of bamboo shoots, and they left with Li Hang and Li Run.

Li Lan and the village chief looked at the 30 wolves in front of them.

"Miss Lan, look at these dozens of wolves. What should we do with them?" asked the village chief.

"Village chief, how do you want to deal with this?" Li Lan still respected the village chief's opinion.

The village chief looked at her and said, "There are too many wolves here, and this one weighs quite a bit. We definitely can't eat them all, and they'll go bad if we keep them for too long. I see some of the damage on this wolf hide is quite minor, so I plan to peel it, saltpeter it, and sell it in town. I'll also take out the meat from three wolves. One will be shared among the seven of you, and two will be given to the people in our village."

Li Lan nodded and thought it was a good idea.

"Let's do it this way, but I think we should take the wolf skin and wolf meat to the county town to sell them, so we can get a better price. Let's go to the county town to sell the wolf meat tomorrow, and then go to the county town again when the wolf skin is ready." Li Lan suggested.

The village chief agreed immediately. He asked Li Jianping to find some more people to peel off the wolf skins and clean them up tonight. He went to prepare the tools.

After a while, Li Jianping brought back more than ten young people, and they began to deal with the wolf carcass.

When Li Lan returned home, it was already dark.

"My daughter, eat slowly." Li Chunping felt so distressed when he saw Li Lan wolfing down her food.

Inside the main hall, Wang Pozi, Li Chunping, Zhang, Li Hang, and Li Run sat at the table. The first and third wives had already gone back to their rooms.

"Grandma, today's dinner is so delicious!" Li Lan burped contentedly.

"It's delicious. Grandma will make it for you again tomorrow." Grandma Wang looked at her little granddaughter and said with heartache.

"Child, eat slowly and don't choke." Zhang smiled and handed her a glass of water.

Li Chunping was also very happy when he looked at his daughter. He knew that his daughter must be very tired after hunting many wolves today.

"My daughter, you have made a great contribution this time. Everyone in the village praises you for being so great!" Li Chunping said proudly.

"That's right. You don't care whose daughter I am." Li Lan said proudly.

Zhang couldn't help rolling her eyes at the father and daughter.

"By the way, Dad, tomorrow we are going to the county town to sell wolf meat and wolf skins. You should come with us." Li Lan thought that his father was familiar with Yingchun Tower, and if his father went, she could save some effort.

"Okay." Li Chunping agreed.

At night, Li Lan lay in bed, thinking back on everything that had happened that day. She felt a sense of accomplishment. She believed the days ahead would only get better. As she thought about it, she fell into a deep sleep.

Li Lan slept well that night, but Wang from the first wife and Chen from the third wife did not sleep well.