I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Liujia Village threshing ground

Li Lan took a look at the registration booklet from Saturday and found that there were 42 households left, with a total of 460 people.

She pondered for a moment, then looked at the crowd standing below. She spoke with deep emotion and earnestness, "Family members of Liujia Village, we've already counted the number of people and households. A flood is imminent in a day, but thanks to some heartless people in our village, we've barely got time to protect our homes and families. Family members, time is running out."

When everyone heard her words, their hearts skipped a beat and their faces were filled with worry.

"Miss Li, just tell us what we should do? That's what we should do. We will never do this again." A man who had stolen things before shouted with red eyes and choked with sobs.

After hearing what the man said, the other 15 people also lowered their heads and felt remorseful.

"Bah, it's all your fault. If it weren't for you, the village chief wouldn't have been injured. We wouldn't have stopped working. If we hadn't stopped working, there would definitely be hope. Now, even hope is gone. How can we survive?" An old woman cursed at them and cried.

When other mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law heard her crying, they couldn't help but have red eyes and shed tears.

"Hey."

Waves of sighs were heard on the field.

Looking at the dejected and worried crowd below, Li Lan waited for a moment before speaking in a resounding voice, "If there's still a chance to remedy the situation, I ask everyone, will you all work together to overcome this flood? Will you all work together to protect your homes and families? Will you all work together to confront the outside world? Let those who would destroy our homes and harm our families not succeed."

When everyone heard these heart-piercing words, their deepest desires were revealed on their faces. The brave men took the lead and shouted loudly:

"Yes, we all do."

"Yes, we all do."

"Yes, we all do."

……

There were bursts of deafening cheers coming from the field.

Li Lan looked at the people below who were as powerful as bamboo, smiled, nodded with satisfaction, and said seriously: "Okay, I will start making arrangements now..."

……

Half an hour later.

Everything was arranged properly. Li Lan once again spoke loudly to the people below: "Family members, the fruits of our labor are hard-earned. Therefore, we must not let our guard down while working. If anything goes wrong, you must promptly inform your supervisor or tell me directly. Everyone, do you understand?"

Everyone looked at each other, nodded firmly, and shouted, "Understood."

"Okay, let's get started." Li Lan waved his hand, and everyone began to leave in groups.

Seeing everyone walking away, Li Lan's eyes flickered slightly, and he retracted his gaze and said, "Let's go up the mountain and take a walk."

……

By the Chu River.

After three years of drought, the Chu River has become shallower, and the areas that once rushed rapidly have become shallows. Looking out, the shimmering river surface is so clear that you can see the bottom at a glance.

On the river bank, a burly man with a full beard was leading a dozen other men to carry sandbags down from a three-foot-high protective wall.

This burly man was none other than the one who had instigated others in the threshing ground before, Zhang Quan, the eldest son of the Zhang clan.

Liu Fengshou, who had just arrived with his men, saw the scene and was so angry that his eyes turned red. He quickly stepped forward and cursed, "Zhang Quan, you bastard, what do you want to do?" (Liu Fengshou was the third brother of Village Chief Liu.)

The people who were moving bags were frightened by the loud shout and immediately stopped what they were doing. They looked up and saw Liu Fengshou bringing so many people over. They were a little nervous at first, but when they turned around and saw Zhang Quan standing calmly beside them, they stood up straight and puffed out their chests.

"Oh, Uncle Fengshou is here. Why does he bring so many people with him?" Zhang Quan glanced behind him, pretending to know nothing, and said in surprise.

"Why are we here? Who asked you to come here to move sandbags? Do you have any humanity? This is the life-saving thing for our entire village." Liu Fengshou looked at his nonchalant and confused appearance, and was really angry and sad.

The 50 villagers behind him all stared at Zhang Quan with hatred, wishing they could eat him alive. They all thought to themselves: Miss Li is right, some people are inhumane.

"Haha," Zhang Quan sneered, staring at Liu Fengshou fearlessly and said, "Whether it will rain or not is another matter. If there is another flood, I think that girl is just daydreaming, but you are really stupid enough to listen to her and build a protective wall here. But..."

At this point, he looked at Li Fengshou and said with a smile: "But Uncle Fengshou, we don't want to be fools like you. Besides, it's been a severe drought, and there's only so much water left in the Chu River. We still have plenty of places to use water. If you've surrounded them all, where are we going to get water?"

"Who are you calling stupid?"

After hearing this, Liu Song wanted to go up and fight him. But Liu Fengshou stopped him with a single hand, glanced at him, and retreated unwillingly. (Liu Song is Liu Fengshou's son.)

After Zhang Quan finished speaking, his eyes flashed and he looked at Liu Fengshou with a smile, thinking to himself: Get angry quickly, get furious.

Liu Fengshou, standing opposite him, listened to his words and instead of yelling at him, he smiled calmly and said, "Alright, then you can unload. But you can only unload eastwards, not westwards. This east is where your Zhang family lives. Believe it or not, whether you build a protective wall or not is none of our business. But don't even think about touching our side."

When he said the last sentence, his smile disappeared and his eyes became fierce.

Seeing Zhang Quan's face frozen before he could even put away his smile, he felt a deep sense of satisfaction. He cursed inwardly, "You idiot! You were so stupid back then, not building a protective wall, and now you want to take ours away? That's a nice thought. Just go east and take it away! I'll teach you a lesson."

Seeing Liu Fengshou looking at him with a smile in his eyes, Zhang Quan gritted his teeth. But he couldn't just ignore it. If a fight really broke out, they would be the ones who suffered.

After thinking about it, he rolled his eyes and immediately softened his attitude: "That's right, that's right."

After saying that, he shouted to the dozen or so men who had already unloaded their earth bags, "Let's go."

"Well, Uncle Fengshou, I wish you all the best." He looked at Li Fengshou deeply, and left with a group of people, laughing loudly, looking extremely arrogant.

Liu Fengshou watched Zhang Quan and the others leave, uttering a "Pah" sound. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "This Miss Li is truly a master of predictions. Looking at Zhang Quan... oh, there's something interesting to watch."

Thinking about it, he said excitedly: "Everyone hurry up and get to work. Just build it according to the drawings Miss Li gave us."

……

At the hour of Chou, everyone who had worked all day was so tired that they fell asleep. The only sounds in the entire Liujiawan were the occasional barking of dogs.

On the banks of the Chu River, a large, round moon hung in the sky as a group of about 20 people quietly approached the protective wall.

"Fuck." A man muttered.

This low cry stood out particularly in the quiet night.

"What's wrong?" The other man next to him was startled and asked nervously in a low voice.

After hearing his shout, the others dared not move their legs and quickly bent down.

The man who had just groaned raised his right foot, endured the nausea and discomfort, and cursed: "Damn it, how unlucky." After that, he rubbed his foot on the ground.

The man standing next to him pinched his nose and said with disgust, "Alright, get back to work. Otherwise, the shift changers will be here soon."

After hearing his words, the 20 people began to work efficiently. After a while, they had removed one third of the three-foot-high protective wall.

Just when they were working hard, a sneer was heard, which seemed particularly abrupt and creepy in the lonely night.

Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked around. No one was there. They wondered: Did they hear it wrong?

When they turned around and prepared to continue working, they suddenly heard another sneer. This time everyone heard it clearly and they couldn't help but be frightened and stood there, trembling.

"Who, who is laughing there? Come out, come out for me, grandpa." The man who had just stepped on shit shouted loudly.

Hearing his loud shout, the burly man with a bearded face was filled with gloom and his eyes were full of cruelty. He thought to himself: What an idiot.

Just as he was about to shout to the man, he saw a large light appearing not far away.

Looking at the light slowly gathering towards them, Zhang Quan felt a chill in his heart. He thought, "It's over."