Early the next morning, Lu Qiqi had Lu Da lead a group of people to load more than a dozen cartloads of firewood and head to the mountainside of Tianshui Village.

This cliff has a nickname: "A Line of Sky".

The narrow pass is a narrow mountain wall; at its widest point, it can only accommodate two people at a time, and at its narrowest point, only one person can pass at a time.

If there were venomous snakes hanging on the mountainside, escaping would be extremely difficult.

This place has been the site of many deaths caused by venomous snakes, so everyone is afraid to go there.

Fortunately, the cliff face is not long, only about ten meters long; otherwise, no one would walk in such a dangerous place.

What Lu Qiqi couldn't understand was why the villagers of Tianshui Village, when they went to mine, never thought of quarrying the rocks.

Her question was quickly answered in the conversation between Zhao Xiaodong and Lu Da.

"Brother, this mountain wall is so hard, how much firewood will we need to burn to build a road?"

Zhao Xiaodong walked on the mountain road, looking up at the dozen or so trucks piled up like small mountains of firewood ahead.

Lu Da seemed to recall something and asked, "Wasn't Tian Shui Village a place where the mountainside was carved out before?"

Lu Da was away from Tianxin Village for many years and couldn't remember many things, but he still had some impression of this matter.

After all, it happened the last time he left home.

In just one year, Tianshui Village was destroyed, and now everything has changed beyond recognition.

Zhao Xiaodong pondered for a moment, as if recalling a trace of the past, and said, "Yes, it was carved, but later the government conscripted more and more soldiers, who had time to open up mountains and carve rocks?"

After saying that, Zhao Xiaodong became indignant again, "It's all that corrupt official's fault! This cannibalistic world makes it impossible for people to live. That corrupt official is even worse than an animal."

“Xiao Dong,” Lu Da said, pursing his lips, seemingly somewhat displeased.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Xiaodong dared not curse anymore, afraid of causing his older brother unnecessary trouble.

Lu Dahai drove the oxcart, and Lu Qiqi and Zhou San sat on the oxcart behind them, listening to the whole conversation.

After a good night's rest, Wednesday was in high spirits and spent the whole way telling Lu Qiqi about what had happened during her time away from home.

"Aunt Zeng's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and Uncle Hu protects her like she's protecting his own eyes. Auntie always makes fun of the two of them."

Lu Qiqi recalled how affectionate Lu Shi and Li Qingshan were when they were together, and she didn't know how she had made fun of Zeng Shi.

“A few days ago, my uncle somehow offended my aunt, and she punished him by not letting him eat,” Zhou San said mysteriously in a low voice. “I woke up in the middle of the night and saw my aunt cooking noodles for my uncle.”

Hearing this, Lu Qiqi smiled, understanding in her heart that her aunt still couldn't bear to let her uncle go hungry.

"In the two days after Sister Lu left, Lu Yao cried every day, her eyes were red, like a little rabbit."

My aunt said she was made of water, and if there was too much water, she would let some out, so we shouldn't mess with her.

When Lu Yao was mentioned, Lu Qiqi's lips pursed.

She had no choice but to come to Heshun Prefecture. At that time, several villages were ravaged by plague, and she was lucky to be able to protect herself. She was really worried about taking Lu Yao with her into dangerous territory.

Hearing Zhou San talk about Lu Yao now, saying that he cries every day, makes me feel terrible.

She had promised Lu Yao that she would take her everywhere she went, but in the end she broke her promise.

"And then?" Lu Qiqi asked.

She said she cried when she left on Wednesday, but she can't keep crying until now.

Those eyes will go blind from crying!

On Wednesday, she said with a grin, "Aunt Zeng came up with a good idea. She had Lu Yao write you a letter, saying it would give her something to look forward to."

No wonder when he went back last night, he handed her a stack of letters on Wednesday. The sheer number of them startled Lu Qiqi; there probably weren't even as many love letters as there were.

Recalling the letter Lu Yao wrote made Lu Qiqi both laugh and cry.

The initial letters were all asking her if she was tired and reminding her to be careful so that the villagers wouldn't get infected.

Then I asked her when she was going back.

The later letters were probably written after a long period of not receiving a reply from her, so she started writing about her daily life.

It's very ordinary; it records everything I did each day, down to the smallest detail, even how many bowls of rice I ate.

The only constant is that every single word he utters expresses his hope for her early return.

If she hadn't known it was a letter Lu Yao wrote to her, she would have thought it was a love letter. Not a single sentence mentioned missing her, yet it revealed her longing for her in every line.

With Zhou San around, there was no way to be bored. As they talked, the group drove the oxcart to the 'One Line Sky'.

Zhao Xiaodong called a halt and then expertly distributed snake repellent kits to the villagers.

Hang snake repellent on your waist; venomous snakes will smell the scent and stay away.

The medicine has a mild and pleasant smell, and it is harmless to the body.

When the villagers first crossed the narrow pass, they used this medicine, and even poisonous snakes would run away when they saw them.

Therefore, the villagers cherished this medicine packet very much.

When Zhao Xiaodong distributes medicine kits to the villagers, he always gives them special instructions, just in case some villagers don't know how to use them and get bitten by venomous snakes.

Lu Qiqi took the medicine packet and tied it around her waist. She had specially developed this medicine packet.

She surveyed the location of the narrow passage. The surrounding area was dense forest with tangled weeds and damp moss on the rocks, making it a favorite habitat for snakes and insects.

Having to pass through such places every day to make a living, it's no wonder that the villagers of Tianshui Village would rather go to work in iron mines or carry heavy loads than go to this place.

The villagers of Tianxin Village tied on their medicine pouches and began unloading the firewood.

Lu Qiqi instructed Zhao Xiaodong, "Apply the ointment to the ox's limbs as well, to prevent it from being bitten by snakes and insects."

Previously, when Zhao Xiaodong and his group came here, they always carried a sickle or a hoe; they never even thought of cattle.

Luckily, Lu Qiqi reminded them, otherwise, if they had come to Yixiantian and lost a few cows, they would have suffered a huge loss.

After instructing Zhao Xiaodong, Lu Qiqi then told Lu Dahai, "Third Uncle, be careful when you're carrying firewood, and don't get bitten by snakes or insects."

After giving the two instructions, Lu Qiqi walked towards the cliff face of the narrow passage.

Upon entering, Lu Qiqi discovered traces of carving on the mountainside.

It was very shallow; you could even say it only damaged the surface of the mountainside.

Even with just this small detail, Lu Qiqi could clearly see what kind of rock the mountain wall was made of.

Lu Qiqi's hand covered the rock. The carved area, washed by the rain, was surprisingly free of moss, but it was still rough and even felt a bit uncomfortable to touch.

The grayish-white rocks delighted Lu Qiqi; these were definitely not two mountains blocking her wealth!

This is clearly a mountain that can help the villagers get rich!

For no other reason than that these two mountains are made of limestone.

You should know that lime is made by burning lime as a raw material.

The limestone extracted from these two mountains alone is enough to sustain the people of Tianshui Village.

Unfortunately, the villagers of Tianshui Village never knew this until their deaths.