I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village
Chapter 31: Grain Distribution to Households
"Host, I've upgraded, I've upgraded again." Xiaobao shouted excitedly.
"I can identify everything now. The signs for anti-inflammatory drugs, fever reducers, and antibiotics in the medicine section, and rice and flour in the food section are all lit up."
"Host, I want to become the most powerful infrastructure system. You must work harder. We are one."
Li Lan, who was almost asleep on the kang, was startled by Xiao Bao's excited and chattering voice. Inside, he was speechless and rolled his eyes, thinking that the last sentence sounded so familiar.
After thinking about it, he said perfunctorily: "It's good to upgrade, it's good to upgrade."
"Host, host, I have upgraded. Don't you want to ask about your reward? Shouldn't you be very happy?" Xiaobao asked anxiously.
The answer was Li Lan's even breathing.
Xiaobao: "..."
At dawn the next day, Li Lan, carrying a large basket, a hatchet, some dry food and water, set out to meet up with 10 other people at the open space at the end of the village.
"Brother-in-law Tianxian, I brought you breakfast." Li Run walked towards Li Chunhua's house carrying a basket.
Li He, who was feeding chickens in the yard, heard Li Run's shout, sniffed his nose, immediately threw away the insects in his hand, and followed Li Run in.
"Brother-in-law Tianxian, why are you sitting up?" Li Run hurried over, put the basket on the table next to him, and asked worriedly.
Zhou Yuntian looked at his anxious face and felt warm in his heart.
He thought that although he grew up in an aristocratic family with excellent food, clothing, and daily necessities, his father had extremely high expectations of him since childhood and was extremely strict. His mother, under his father's request, had to keep her distance from him. Later, when a younger brother and a younger sister were born, he spent very little time with his mother, and from then on, his mother became cold and indifferent to him. He had always believed that the legitimate sons of aristocratic families like theirs should be cold-hearted and ruthless in order to support the family and bring honor to the family. However, when he was 10 years old, he saw his mother's caring words, gentle tone, and loving smile to his younger siblings, and he knew that he also longed for it.
"Brother-in-law Tianxian, brother-in-law Tianxian." Li Run shouted anxiously.
Zhou Yuntian came back to his senses, smiled gently at him, and said, "It's okay, I feel much better now, and the wound on my chest doesn't hurt that much anymore. This is all thanks to Xiaorun."
Li Run was dazzled by the smile in front of him and stood there in a daze. Although there was a dark face in front of him, for some reason, seeing such a smile, he felt his whole body relaxed and in a wonderful mood.
Li He, who followed Li Run in, was stunned by Zhou Yuntian's smile. He even forgot to sniff his nose. He sighed in his heart: "This dark-skinned brother looks so good when he smiles."
If Li Run could hear Li He's inner thoughts, he would definitely shout: "That's my brother-in-law, call him brother-in-law."
Zhou Yuntian looked at the two little ones, laughed out loud, and shook his head helplessly.
Hearing Zhou Yuntian's laughter, Li Run scratched his head with a silly smile and said embarrassedly: "Brother-in-law Tianxian, you look so beautiful when you laugh."
"Yeah, yes, brother-in-law is really handsome." Li He nodded vigorously in the back, saying with a serious face. He didn't know why he had to call him brother-in-law, but it was right to follow the fifth brother.
"But brother-in-law, don't laugh when you go out in the future. Otherwise, if a girl in the village falls in love with you and wants to marry you, what will happen to my sister then?" Li Run thought for a while, frowned, and said seriously.
"Yes, yes, Big Sister will shoot you with an arrow." Li He nodded his head vigorously in agreement. He still remembered the last time Big Sister demonstrated archery to them. The bow and arrow were very powerful. If his brother-in-law made Big Sister angry and Big Sister shot him with an arrow, then his brother-in-law would not be able to…
Li He couldn't help but shudder as he thought about it, and quickly sniffed the snot that had already flowed to his upper lip.
After hearing what Li He said, Li Run rolled his eyes and said quickly: "Brother-in-law Tianxian, don't listen to Liu Lang. My sister is not that violent, she is very gentle."
As soon as Li Run finished speaking, Zhou Yuntian's mouth twitched. Thinking of the conversation with the woman yesterday, "gentle" seemed a little inappropriate.
At this moment, a woman's vicious voice came from the courtyard, "Liu Lang, Liu Lang, where have you been?"
When Li He heard this, his little body trembled, he sniffed his nose, turned around and ran out quickly.
"Mom, I'm here." Li He said weakly.
When Chen saw Li He coming out of Li Chunhua's room, she seemed to remember something. She pulled Li He's hand hard and said loudly, "Why don't you go to work? Do you think our family is like other families, where there is a capable person and no work to do? Those who lie down lie down, and those who are idle stay idle."
Zhou Yuntian in the room: "..."
Li Run: “…”
Chen scoffed, feeling indignant. "I was originally thinking of marrying this girl off to my nephew. I didn't expect this girl to be so bold and actually bought a son-in-law herself. The old lady didn't object, and was even so happy. Ugh, what a shameless thing."
She glared at Li Chunhua's house and pulled Li He out of the yard.
Not long after Zhou Yuntian finished his meal, a gong sounded from outside the courtyard. Li Run, who was sitting restlessly on a stool, heard the gong sound, his eyes lit up, he looked at Zhou Yuntian, saw Zhou Yuntian nodded to him, and then ran out.
When Li Run arrived at the open space, it was already full of people. He saw Wang Pozi, Li Chunping, Zhang, and Li Hang and quickly ran over.
"Grandma, Dad, Mom, Big Brother."
"You kid, why are you here? You left your brother-in-law alone at home." Zhang patted Li Run's shoulder.
"Ouch!" Li Run cried out in pain, clutching his shoulder. He then gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, be gentle. My brother-in-law said he's fine. He can even sit up with his hands leaned against him."
Zhang looked at her son with disdain and ignored him.
Li Hang gently patted his brother's other shoulder and whispered, "How's that fairy brother-in-law? Is he easy to get along with?"
"Easy to get along with. Brother, let me tell you, our brother-in-law is very amazing. He knows a lot of words and can tell stories." Li Run smiled foolishly as he recalled the time he spent with Zhou Yuntian over the past two days.
Li Hang looked at his brother's silly look, his eyes flashing, and said, "Who is stronger, then me or my sister?"
Li Run thought about it and was about to say something when the village chief's voice rang out.
"Today I have good news to announce. The imperial court has sent us disaster relief grain."
After hearing what the village chief said, everyone cheered in the open space. Everyone was so happy that they couldn't see their eyes because of their wide grins.
"Oh my goodness, this is a great thing."
"Why are there so many happy things lately?"
"Oh, thank you, Your Majesty."
……
"Be quiet. Let me now explain the specific details of the grain distribution." The village chief pressed his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"If the grain is distributed according to household distribution, each family can receive 200 kilograms of brown rice and 100 kilograms of white rice. If it is distributed according to household distribution, each household can receive 150 kilograms of brown rice and 60 kilograms of white rice."
"What? Can you get that much by splitting up your household?"
"Isn't it? Master, why don't we talk to our parents about dividing the family property?"
"Why divide the households? Isn't it enough for the whole family to receive it? Why does the court still encourage the division of households?"
……
A heated discussion erupted in the open space. Some wives' eyes lit up when they heard they could receive a large amount of grain from each household, and they couldn't suppress the smiles that formed on their lips. Some women, however, were displeased when they heard they could receive so much grain from each household, nearly falling over in anger and cursing.
The village chief looked at the crowd and sighed. He felt bad too. It would have been nice for the whole family to receive the food, but when he heard about the separate households, each of which would receive a significant amount, he became a little tempted. It wasn't a disaster year, and no one knew when the disaster would end. With the separate households and the food, perhaps everyone could have a way out.
"Okay, everyone go back and discuss it. After you're done, come directly to my house to register. Let's go to the government office together to file it tomorrow." The village chief shouted.
After saying this, he sighed, put his hands behind his back and walked away. When everyone saw the village chief leave, they all went home to discuss the matter.
That afternoon, the entire Lijia Village was bustling with activity. Either there was chaos in one house or there was a woman threatening to die. The noise and crying continued one after another.
Of course, this situation doesn't exist in Li Lan's family. Everyone in the family does what they're supposed to do.
"Brother-in-law Tianxian, I'm back." Li Run shouted towards the yard while running.
Zhou Yuntian, who was leaning against the wall reading a book, paused. His eyes softened and he smiled helplessly.
After a while, Li Run ran in panting.
"Brother-in-law Tianxian, let me tell you, the court has given us grain." Li Run breathed a sigh of relief and danced with excitement.
Zhou Yuntian smiled and said, "Yeah, that's great."
"Yes, and we get so much food when we divide the family. Now everyone in the village is clamoring for a division. Our family is still better off. We divided the family a few days ago." Li Run said with a smile.
Zhou Yuntian's eyes flashed after hearing Li Run's next words.
"Brother-in-law Tianxian, if everyone divides up the family property, will the food provided by the court be enough?" Li Run asked worriedly, tilting his head.
Zhou Yuntian smiled, touched the pigtail on Li Run's head, and said softly, "That's enough."
Of course it was enough. How could it not be enough? The Qin Dynasty's founding emperor and the second emperor were all engaged in wars, which had already damaged their bones. The entire Qin Dynasty had a small population, let alone the people of the three continents. The grain raised this time was more than enough. But I didn't expect whose interests were affected by this grain raising...
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuntian's eyes flashed.
Such a big thing happened in the village, but Li Lan and others who were far away in the mountains were unaware of it. They were now concentrating on dealing with a full-grown tiger.
Li Lan gestured to the crowd, and they quickly dispersed. Seeing that everyone had dispersed, she pulled the trigger of her crossbow. "Swish, swish, swish!" Three arrows blasted out in quick succession. One struck the tiger squarely in the center of its forehead, penetrating two inches. The other two pierced the tiger's neck and stomach, respectively.
The tiger took a few more steps, tried its best, let out a final roar, and fell to the ground with a bang.
"Xiaobao, how is it?"
"Host, there is no sound."
Li Lan quickly stepped forward and pulled out the arrows. He then gestured to the crowd, who hurried forward, looking at the large tiger lying on the ground. They exchanged glances, smiled broadly, and looked up at Li Lan with admiration.
"Okay, let's go down the mountain quickly." Li Lan ordered.
Everyone said yes. They divided the work and worked together, carrying the three dead wild boars lying on the ground not far away, the newly dead tiger, and three bundles of bamboo, and walked quickly towards the outskirts of West Mountain.
When Li Lan and his group reached the top of the back mountain, it was already dark. They could see a bright light in the distance. Knowing that their families had come to pick them up, they hurried down the mountain.
As they approached, the people waiting at the foot of the mountain gasped when they saw the huge thing they were carrying.
"Girl, are you hurt anywhere?" Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhang hurried forward and pulled Li Lan over to check her from head to toe. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there was no blood on her body.
"Grandma, Mom, I'm fine." Li Lan said with a smile.
After hearing Li Lan's words, Li Chunping and Li Hang who were standing next to him also smiled.
"Why did you kill so many big guys?" the village chief shouted in shock.
The other ten people smiled and looked at Li Lan with admiration.
"Dad, this is all thanks to Lan girl." Li Jianping said happily. He knew that listening to Lan girl would be right.
Everyone looked at the reactions of these ten people. What else could they not understand? They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "Oh my goodness, this Lan girl is really amazing."
Li Chunping and Li Hang puffed out their chests with pride.
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