I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

"Grandpa Li, how about I take you around the village before we leave?"

Li Chun's eyes flashed slightly, and he saw her intention, then smiled and nodded.

"Mom, please help arrange for this mother-in-law and the girl."

"No, young lady. Please give me a name."

The young woman standing next to her saw Liu Chun staring at her fiercely and immediately bowed and said, "Please give me a name, young lady."

"Li Zhen, Li Xi."

"Thank you for the name, young lady."

When the young woman heard her name, her eyes lit up and she thought to herself, "I thought she was a country girl, uneducated, but I didn't expect her to have such a nice name." She immediately shouted happily, "Thank you for the name, young lady."

Li Chun looked at her fiercely and scolded her, "How can you be so ignorant of etiquette?"

"Please forgive me, my lord." Li Xi knelt down quickly and saluted.

This action startled the village chief and the others standing nearby. Feeling the depressing atmosphere, they didn't know what to do.

"Get up, there's no need to be like this. Just call me Miss from now on."

"Yes, girl."

Just as Li Chun turned around, Li Xi raised her head and secretly made a face at his back. This action was caught by Li Lan out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help laughing.

Hearing her laughter, Li Chun looked at her in confusion.

Li Lan coughed lightly and said, "Grandpa Li, I'll show you something good later."

"Oh? Then you better hurry up, my dear. We can't wait any longer."

"Hahaha, okay, let's go quickly."

Soon, they reached the two acres of sweet potato and potato fields. Some time ago, when they were digging potatoes, Wang Pozi and Zhang Shi had witnessed the high yield, so they cleared another acre and planted the sprouted potatoes Li Lan had given them. If Li Lan hadn't stopped them, they would have probably cleared several more acres and planted them.

"Xiangjun, what is this?"

"Grandpa Li, these green seedlings are sweet potatoes. They'll be ready for harvest in about three months. They say the yield per mu is over a thousand kilograms. We'll have to wait until they're ripe and dig them up to find out the exact yield."

"What? The yield per mu is over 1,000 catties. Is what the township lord said true?"

"It should be true. We used to plant potatoes next to it, and we've already harvested half an acre of potatoes, over 1600 kilograms in total."

Li Chun was so shocked by these words that he was trembling with excitement. After a long while, he said in a trembling voice, "Xiang Jun, I must return quickly to tell His Majesty this good news. You have no idea how much energy and effort His Majesty has put into ensuring that all people in the world have enough to eat."

"Don't worry, Grandpa Li. I've already informed Mr. Zhou...Mr. Zhou. He should have already sent a letter to His Majesty. I'm sure the potatoes and sweet potatoes have also been sent back to Bianjing."

"Good good."

"I've also prepared some potatoes for Grandpa Li that I just dug a few days ago. I'll write down the recipe for him when the time comes."

"Okay, okay, the gentleman is so kind." Li Chun smiled happily.

The two of them walked around the farmland together. Seeing the vast expanse of green, Li Chun was overjoyed, his smile never fading. When he saw the water from the well being pumped into the canal via the ram pump, his eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "County Master, I hope we'll see more surprises next time we meet."

"Yes, Grandpa Li."

Li Chun looked at this woman with a smile in her eyes but was extremely confident, his eyes full of admiration.

"My dear, I see a lot of people busy on the land at the entrance of the village. Is some landlord building a house there?"

Hearing his words, Li Lan couldn't help but smile and said, "Our village is building a school."

"Build a school? The school in your village is going to be built with big brick and tile buildings?"

"Yes, Grandpa Li. I believe that in addition to having good teachers, children also need a good learning environment. Only when moral, intellectual and physical development are combined can they grow better, become successful, and better serve their country."

Li Lan saw his frown and knew that he didn't understand, so he continued, "Grandpa Li, I'll be frank with you."

"You say, Mr. Xiang."

"Grandpa Li, tell me, every time we encounter a problem, how many people in the court can truly solve it?"

When these words were spoken, Li Chun's body trembled. After a moment, he couldn't help but sigh and remained silent.

"So after our school is built, I hope that the students who graduate from here will have the ability to identify problems, think independently, and solve problems; not follow the crowd, form cliques, or blindly obey orders. Those in the court will help His Majesty solve problems, and local officials will help the people solve problems. We will utilize the local advantages, develop the local area, and ensure that everyone there has enough food and clothing, and has enough money to spare."

"Okay, okay. Okay, Mr. Xiang. I'm here to thank you on behalf of the people."

As he was about to kneel and kowtow, Li Lan stopped him with one hand and said quickly, "Grandpa Li, you are embarrassing me. Get up quickly. There is no need for this. As His Majesty's subjects, we should share his worries and help him solve his problems."

"Okay, okay, Miss." Li Chun patted her shoulder with a trembling voice, and his eyes could not help but turn red. His trip was a good one, and it was worth it. This woman was truly a top-notch woman.

Not long after, Li Chun left in a carriage. Li Lan returned home, looked at the two people in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what you are good at?"

"My lady, I am good at embroidery."

"Miss, I am good at treating poisons."

Hearing that Li Xi was good at treating poisons, his eyes lit up and he continued, "But he also knows martial arts."

"meeting."

"Okay, Mrs. Li will follow my grandmother. Li Xi will follow me for a while, and then we'll make arrangements."

"Yes, girl."

Li Lan walked out of the main room and looked at the house in front of him, which was only missing a kitchen. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise he really didn't know how to arrange so many people.

Thinking about the 45 taels of silver I got from selling a black bear and a wild boar with Li Yan last Saturday, I couldn't help but sigh. I was really poor. But whether I could become rich depended on the product presentation in the capital in a few days.

"Li Yan, go to town and buy seven quilts and mattresses."

"Okay, girl."

"Here, this is silver." Li Lan handed over 20 taels of silver with a painful feeling.

I thought to myself: Emperor Huide is too stingy. He didn’t even give me a little silver. I’m really short of money.

If the Minister of Revenue Zhou Hanmin, who was far away in Bian Jing and was anxious about the silver, could hear Li Lan's thoughts at this moment, he would definitely point at her nose and say on behalf of Emperor Huide: You don't have any silver, but you have your life.

"Mom, please light up the kangs in the five rooms we just built yesterday, otherwise there won't be enough to live in tonight."

"Okay, girl. I'll go right away."

"Dad, go see other carpenters in our village and see if they have any ready-made low cabinets. We can buy a few and put one in each room. Otherwise, we'll have nowhere to put our clothes and other things. Ask Mom for the money."

"Okay. Dad will go right away."

Li Xi watched Li Lan make the arrangements in an orderly manner, her eyes flickering slightly. Then she looked at the mud and thatched cottage where she would be staying tonight, feeling an indescribable melancholy.

In the evening, Wang Pozi and Zhang prepared a large table of dishes to welcome Li Pozi and Li Xi. Seeing such a large table of dishes and the warm hospitality of the host, the two of them felt very warm in their hearts. Li Xi even lowered her head and shed tears while eating.

"What? The food is so delicious that using chopsticks slows down your eating process, so you just eat directly from the bowl?"

"Li Xi, I made plenty of food today, it's enough for you to eat."

After hearing what Zhang said, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms. Li Lan lay alone on the kang, looking at the empty space on either side. Suddenly, he felt a little dazed and thought to himself: Habits are really hard to change.

At this moment, the sound of a carriage came from far away. Li Lan quickly got up from the kang.

After a while, Zhou Wu drove his carriage to the backyard. As soon as he parked the carriage, he saw Li Lan coming over. He quickly jumped off the carriage and went to meet him.

"lady."

"I'm back. Have you eaten yet?"

"I ate some dry food on the way."

"Come on, ma'am, I'll make you something delicious to eat."

Zhou Wu was about to refuse, but when he saw Li Lan walking away, he shook his head helplessly and followed him.

After a while, seeing a bowl of steaming noodles on the table, Zhou Wu felt warm in his heart.

"Try it now, I guarantee you've never eaten it before."

He picked up the chopsticks and took a small sip. Suddenly his eyes lit up. After a few chopsticks, he drank up the soup in a short while and couldn't help burping.

"Madam, this noodle is so delicious."

Li Lan smiled proudly and thought to himself: Of course, the beef instant noodles I bought for 100 merit points should be delicious.

Friday smacked his lips, unable to help but savor the taste. After a moment, he said seriously:

"Madam, I've handed the men over to the young master. I could have returned yesterday, but the young master asked me to stay another day while he investigated the masters behind those men and told me to bring you the news."

"Oh? How's it going? Have you found out?"