After a while, in the main hall of Village Chief Chen’s house.

"Lan girl, his name is Chen Jie, he is 16 years old, and he is the only one in the family."

When Village Chief Chen said this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Li Lan's eyes flickered, and he understood. He shifted his gaze to the tall, strong, dark-skinned boy in front of him, and looked him over.

"Can you hunt?"

Chen Jie, who was originally sitting in the chair feeling a little uncomfortably nervous, paused and nodded heavily when he heard her question.

"Heidan, you can hunt? Who taught you?"

"No one taught me, village chief. I was just so hungry I went to the mountains to find food, and slowly I developed the technique.

The boy scratched his head with his hand and said shyly.

Li Lan was very satisfied looking at this shy yet righteous boy.

"Chen Jie, go find me at Lijia Village at noon tomorrow."

"Okay, Miss Li."

"Grandpa Chen, come on, help me point out the places where we can build workshops."

When Village Chief Chen heard this, he stood up happily and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go, Lan girl. I'll show you."

Half an hour later, Li Lan and his companions appeared in Wangjia Village. Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Li Lan couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hey, Wang Yin, stop taking over my digging space."

"You're the one digging slowly, and you blame me for taking your land. Our village must be selected as an outstanding village to make our village chief happy."

"Bah. Flatterer!" Wang Tie spat on the ground.

"Don't you want it? None of you want it. I heard from our village chief that if we win, Miss Li, the guild leader, will give us a reward of silver."

"Is this true? Wang Yin. You didn't make it up, did you?"

After Wang Tie finished speaking, the other men also looked disbelieving.

"Well, if you don't believe me, forget it. Anyway, the faster we get done, the sooner our village can enjoy it, right? Especially that two-story building... Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's so beautiful just thinking about it."

When everyone heard this, they thought it made sense. Suddenly, the men's thoughts drifted away, and they stood there with bright smiles, and some even laughed out loud.

"Hey, why are you guys just sitting there grinning instead of working?"

A loud shout came from not far away, which scared the men so much that they shook their heads and started working.

"Girl, this guy named Wang Yin is quite funny."

"He's quite funny and a good businessman."

Zhou Da, who was standing aside, curled his lips and disagreed.

"Grandpa Wang."

Village Chief Wang was teaching a few people a lesson when he heard the shouting. He looked in the direction of the sound and immediately smiled. He hurried to greet them. As they watched Village Chief Wang leave, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Yin curled his lips and muttered to himself: The village chief can really change his face.

"Lan girl, why are you here?"

"I came to check on us. Did everyone have lunch?"

"We've eaten. As you said, each family contributed some food, and we all ate together in a big pot."

"Okay. Li Xi."

Li Xi took out 50 taels of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Village Chief Wang.

Village Chief Wang looked at the banknotes in front of him, his eyes widened, and he quickly said, "Lan girl, what are you doing? We are already very grateful that you can help us. Why do you still want your money?"

"Grandpa Wang, take it. Only when everyone is well fed can we have the strength to work. Once everyone has completed the village construction, we can make a profit in three months, and every village will have this. Liujiawan will give more, after all, they have more people."

After hearing her words and seeing her firm attitude, I could only reach out and take it.

"Yes, Liujiawan has a large population and the workload is heavy."

"Grandpa Wang, I came here this time to tell you something."

"Oh? You say. Lan girl."

Li Lan looked at him so seriously and couldn't help but smile, "Grandpa Wang, relax. This is a good thing."

When Village Chief Wang heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly said with a smile, "Tell me quickly, Lan girl."

"Well, I'm going to build a workshop in our village. There shouldn't be any houses around the workshop."

"Build a workshop in our village? Oh, that's great. Yes, there are several places in our village that meet the conditions you mentioned. Come on, I'll take you to see them now."

Seeing his anxious look, Li Lan smiled and said, "Okay, Grandpa Wang."

Watching their receding figures, Wang Tie nudged Wang Yin beside him and said, "Did you see that? That's Miss Li. She's really pretty, and the one standing next to her is pretty too."

Wang Yin compacted the loose soil and said, "Don't even think about it. That's not something we can imagine."

"Hey, let me talk about it, but it's still not working. After all, isn't Miss Li still your niece?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yin paused holding the hoe, his eyes darkened, and he stared at him and warned, "Don't mention this to anyone. Don't cause her any trouble."

"I, I know. But even if I don't say it, the villagers know it." Wang Tie's voice became softer as he spoke.

Wang Yin sighed softly and whispered, "Others knowing is one thing, but being brought up is another."

Seeing Wang Tie's expression of "not understanding", Wang Yin was too lazy to explain and said directly: "You do as I say, and don't mention it in front of outsiders. If my old man finds out, I will be beaten to death. Don't you know that my father loves my aunt the most?"

"Then you are still the youngest son."

Wang Tie muttered.

"You don't understand. Get back to work. You're delaying things again by talking."

Wang Tie curled his lips and raised the hoe in his hand.

Here, Li Lan selected a piece of wasteland to build a workshop, and finalized some details with Village Chief Wang. He told him that someone would come to pick him up tomorrow and go to the county government office with several other village chiefs to handle the sale and transfer procedures.

After the explanation, the three of them rushed to Liujiawan without stopping. As soon as they entered Liujiawan, Li Lan met an unexpected person, Zhang Xuan.

"Miss Li."

"Master Zhang."

Looking at Zhang Xuan in front of him, with blue eyes and trying hard to be energetic, Li Lan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Miss Li, you are truly amazing. Now everyone in Liujiawan is saying that Miss Li is the lucky star of our village."

Li Lan's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "I don't dare to claim the title of lucky star. I just put forward some ideas. The main thing is that the people of Liujiawan are diligent and listen to advice."

After hearing her words, Zhang Xuan was stunned. He smiled bitterly and whispered, "Miss Li, you are right. Only those who listen to advice can walk the right path in the future."

After saying this, he clasped his fists, bowed, and left.

"Girl, what did Zhang Xuan mean by his last words?"

Li Lan chuckled and said, "Who knows? Never mind him. Let's go and find Grandpa Liu."

The three of them found the village chief Liu and explained their purpose. He was very excited. The group then went to choose a place to build a workshop.

Before leaving, Li Lan told Village Chief Liu that someone would pick him up the next day to go to the county government office to handle the land transfer. He also handed him 100 taels of silver and told him to make sure the workers had enough food every day. This gesture moved Village Chief Liu so much that his eyes were filled with tears.

On the way back to Lijia Village, in the carriage.

"Girl, why do you want to build a workshop in every village?"

After hearing her words, Li Lan smiled and said, "Because I want to attract investment."

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