I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

In an instant, a cold light flashed, and swords clashed, making a powerful metallic collision sound. Seeing this, the two people on the bed quickly got up and walked to the side.

At this moment, outside the house, the lights suddenly came on, and Li Lan walked in with a torch, illuminating the entire house.

Looking at the three people being held captive, Li Lan walked up and pulled off the black veil of one of them.

"Who are you? Why did you kill Li Youtian and his wife?"

The man didn't say anything, but he looked calm and composed. A scar running from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth made him look like a vicious and evil person.

"Oh, you don't want to talk about it. Let me guess? Hiring someone to kill someone, right? I heard that our Great Qin Dynasty Supervisory History is still in Bozhou Prefecture. You said I hand you all over to him, I wonder if there will be any good results?"

When the three heard her words, their expressions changed. The man with a scar on his face said:

"I don't know who wanted to kill them. I only know that it was an old woman who gave us the money."

"Oh? Where are you from?"

"Bozhou Prefecture."

After hearing what he said, Li Lan pondered for a moment, his eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself: A woman in seclusion? Interesting. So Zhu Qingshan's purpose was to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

"On Friday, knock him out, take him to Bozhou Prefecture, and hand him over to him. By the way, ask about what I told you before."

"Yes."

Looking at the three people being dragged away, Li Lan hurried to Li Youtian and Mrs. Wu.

"Uncle Youtian, Grandma Wu, go and rest quickly. This matter will have a result soon."

"Thank you, Lan. Without you, our whole family would have died tonight." Li Youtian said, holding Mrs. Wu's trembling hand tightly.

After hearing his words, Li Lan reached out and patted his shoulder gently, saying softly:

"Uncle Guangjie and the others have been drugged. They probably won't wake up until tomorrow morning. You should go and get some rest. They won't be coming back from today."

After comforting the two for a while, Li Lan took Zhou Liu and others and walked out of the house.

"Miss, the person His Majesty sent to announce the decree will arrive at Lijia Village the day after tomorrow."

"Okay. Just wait for them to arrive, and don't worry about anything else."

"Yes, girl."

"Li Zhong, Li Liang, you continue to learn your skills here. Come back after this matter is settled."

"Yes, girl."

……

Early the next morning, Li Lan and the village chief, Li Guangnian, Li Feng, and Li Jianping went to the land at the entrance of the village to discuss the details of building a house.

"Uncle Jianping, you can gather the villagers to work today. There will be no wages this time, but for the sake of the children in each village, everyone should come and do their part. Also notify the people in other villages. Those who are willing to work should register and wait for the school to open. They will be able to attend for free in the first year. This also applies to people in our village."

"Okay, Lan girl, I'll go and notify them right away."

"Village Chief, you can start buying bricks and tiles in advance now. For money, just ask Uncle Li Feng for it."

"Okay, Lan girl."

Everything went smoothly at the school. Li Lan returned home, called Wang Pozi and Zhang, and started making soap.

"Girl, here are some ashes."

"Okay, Mom. Put it here first."

"You can make soap out of wood ash, shell powder, lye, salt, and lard?"

"How will you know if you don't try, Mom?"

"But the suet..."

Zhang Shiyi refused to say what she wanted to say. Li Lan couldn't help but chuckle when he saw her hesitant look.

"Mom, we have to spend money before we can make money. Just think about it, if we succeed in making this, at the price of 20 coins a piece, 100 yuan, 1000 yuan, or even more, just imagine how much money we will make."

Zhang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded quickly, "That's right, my daughter is really thoughtful. Come on, teach me how to filter this water made with wood ash and shell powder."

"Okay, mother."

At this time, the two of them were working hard. After a while, Wang Pozi brought a basin of freshly boiled lard from the kitchen to the main hall. Everyone who was helping to build the house could not help but swallow their saliva when they smelled the aroma of meat.

"Big girl, the pork fat is ready."

"Okay, grandma, put it on the table and let it dry for a while."

"Big girl, I think the villagers haven't been helping us with the work for long. It looks like if we build two more houses, everything will be done. I was thinking about whether I should give everyone something as a gift."

When Mrs. Wang mentioned this, Li Lan slapped his head.

"Oh, I've been busy lately and forgot about it. Don't worry, grandma. Tomorrow morning, Zhou Si and the others will go to the mountains to hunt some wild animals and bring them back home for everyone."

"What? Going to the mountains? That's too dangerous."

"Yes, my daughter."

Seeing the worried expressions on their faces, Li Lan smiled and said softly, "Grandma, Mom, you forgot, I was born with supernatural powers. Besides, Zhou Liu and the others are here, so it's okay."

Seeing her insistence, the words of persuasion that the two men wanted to give her turned into sighs.

The three of them worked together for a whole day, and finally poured the mixed liquid into the wooden mold in the evening.

"Wow, that's a lot of work."

"Of course. It's at least 80 yuan."

“When will this be available?”

"Remove the mold after three days, let it air dry for a month, and then you can use it."

“It takes so long.”

Li Lan looked at his mother's painful expression and chuckled.

"Mom, good things are worth waiting for."

What Li Lan didn't know was that for the next month, Wang Po and Zhang looked at these dozens of soaps as if they were treasures and never dared to let them out of their sight.

At dawn the next day, Li Lan called Zhou Liu and Li Yan and they went to the mountains together.

"Madam, this road in the mountains is wider and smoother than before."

"Yes, Uncle Tianhu and the others come here to practice now that they have nothing to do."

Li Lan thought for a moment and said, "On Saturday, when we get back on Friday, you two should divide your time among yourselves and lead the whole village in morning exercises. Especially Uncle Tianhu's team, you must help me train well."

When Zhou Liu heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "Yes, ma'am."

"Li Yan, after we receive the imperial edict tomorrow, you will go to the provincial capital with me the next day."

"Yes, girl."

"Madam, I..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Lan.

"Saturday, your mission is to work with Friday to help me protect them while I'm not in the village."

Looking at Li Lan's serious expression and earnest eyes, Zhou Liu nodded seriously.

"Host, stay alert. Two wild boars are being chased by a black bear and are running towards us. They are now 2 kilometers away from us."

Zhou Liu, Li Yan's ears moved, the two looked at each other, nodded, and used Qinggong to leap forward.

After a moment, the two returned to their original place.

"Madam, here comes a blind bear and two wild boars."

"Okay, let's just watch the fire from the other side of the river. Everyone, hide."

The three of them dispersed, each climbed a big tree, and held their breath.

Soon, the sound of steady, rapid footsteps and the grunting of wild boars came from far away. A moment later, two wild boars stopped not far from Li Lan and his group and turned to confront them.

Suddenly, the black bear reacted first, growling, its massive body tensing instantly as it lunged at one of the wild boars. Seeing the massive bear approaching, the wild boar quickly dodged, deftly avoiding the bear's attack. Meanwhile, the other wild boar, seizing the opportunity, turned and fiercely stabbed the black bear's flank with its sharp tusks.

The pain made the black bear roar repeatedly, and it pounced on the wild boar even more frantically, trying to give it a fatal blow with its sharp claws and powerful bite force.

However, as time went on, the black bear's strength began to gradually deplete, and the two wild boars, through their tireless efforts and tacit cooperation, gained the upper hand. In the end, the black bear was once again stabbed in the vital parts by the two wild boars' tusks. Unable to fight again, its huge body collapsed to the ground.

Li Lan, who watched the entire process, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. The tacit cooperation between the two wild boars in the battle could be said to be perfect.

Just as she was feeling emotional, the two wild boars suddenly turned around and charged straight towards the tree where Li Lan was.

"lady."

"girl."