"Sister, when do you think my mother will wake up?" Lin Zhiyan asked Yun Fangyi, who was sitting next to her, in a childish voice.

Yun Fangyi rested her chin on her hands and shook her head vigorously.

"Mother said that once the baby in Third Aunt's belly has slept enough, Third Aunt will naturally wake up."

Lin Zhiyan touched the egg pancake her grandmother had given her and sighed deeply.

"Mother isn't awake, the pancakes are getting cold."

"Yan Yan, let's go out and play!"

Yun Fangyi felt a bit bored staying here.

"No, I'll wait for Mother to wake up."

Seeing her hand pressed against her chest, Yun Fangyi asked curiously, "What are you hiding under your clothes?"

Lin Zhiyan let go of her hand and honestly said, "I'll give the pancake to my mother."

Remembering what her father had taught her grandmother that morning, she only understood that her father said her mother had lost weight and needed to eat more.

Yun Fangyi licked her lips, "Grandma's pancakes are so delicious!"

Seeing her expression, Lin Zhiyan felt a little reluctant, but she still generously took out the pancake and said, "Sister, would you like to eat some? I'll give you a bite."

Although Yun Fangyi really wanted to eat it, she waved her hand and refused, "I won't eat it. This is what Yan Yan left for Third Aunt and the baby."

Lin Yinan was awakened by the voices of the two little ones. Turning her head, she saw the two sitting on the footrest by the bed, whispering to each other.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the cracks in the roof, bathing the children in a golden glow. They looked like little fairies who had descended to earth, as if the whole world was basking in warmth and tranquility.

She turned her head and watched quietly.

Yunmu pushed open the door and came in. Seeing this scene, she said with a smile, "How did you two sneak off here? I've been looking for you everywhere."

Yun Fangyi gestured for Yun to be quiet and whispered, "Grandmother, we are waiting for Third Aunt and the baby to wake up."

Yunmu smiled at Lin Yinan on the bed and went into the room.

"Wake up, I left some rice for you in the pot."

Lin Yinan sat up on the bed, and the two children turned around when they heard the noise.

Lin Zhiyan stood up, took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, took out the biscuit wrapped in a small handkerchief from her bosom, and handed it to Lin Yinan.

"Mom, eat up! I saved these pancakes for you. Grandma made them. They're delicious, and they have eggs in them."

Lin Yinan took the pancake and kissed her on the cheek.

Yunmu stepped forward and picked up Lin Zhiyan, helping her put on her shoes as she said, "It's good that you're awake. Your mother and sister-in-law wanted to ask you whether the rice seeds still need to be soaked in water."

Lin Yinan finished the pancake in a few bites, got out of bed and put on her shoes. "I'll talk to them about this."

Remembering that Yun Mo said he was going out today, she turned to look at her mother, "Mother, has Yun Mo gone out?"

Mica, holding the hands of her two children, followed behind her and said, "They left before dawn."

Yun's mother was genuinely happy that her third daughter-in-law had taken the initiative to ask about her third son, and the two seemed to have a better relationship than before.

After Lin Yinan finished explaining the rice seed matter to Li Shulan and her sister-in-law, she washed up and sat down at the table to eat breakfast. Lin Yiheng came to find her with several booklets in his hands.

"Anan, this is the number of people who registered today and went out to work."

Lin Yinan opened the booklet and exclaimed, "Huh, there are so many more people?"

"This is all thanks to the two meals yesterday. Some of the women who were still hesitant couldn't sit still anymore and came today all asking to go to the fields to work. Will there be enough food? Should we ask Second Aunt and the others to make some thinner food for lunch and dinner?"

It's no wonder Lin Yiheng is worried. Even when there was no shortage of food, the villagers would still dare to eat such a good meal at night.

"No need, you don't need to worry about the food. Everyone is doing manual labor. I'm even thinking of starting to provide breakfast for everyone from tomorrow."

Lin Yinan put down the booklet and pondered in her heart that she had heard some villagers say yesterday that they went to the fields without eating breakfast in order to save food for their families. She thought that this would not work and would ruin their health.

This group of people followed them all the way to Nanman Prefecture, and they will be the backbone of the team if Nanman Prefecture is to develop in the future.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yiheng said, "I'll have the team leaders in charge of each group supervise the work to prevent any attempts to take advantage of the situation."

"I'll come up with an incentive policy later; those who perform well will receive a year-end bonus."

"The suggestion team has been clearing out the hope areas in the county town these past few days. They've demolished everything that's too dangerous and kept the usable bricks. The team responsible for repairing the city wall is doing the same. In a few more days, the weeds around the city wall should be cleared away. Once the purchased bricks and tiles arrive, construction can begin."

Lin Yiheng reported to him one by one.

Indeed, many hands make light work. Lin Yinan was very satisfied with the results. "That's how we do it. We assign tasks, pool our wisdom and efforts, and work together to build Longtan County."

Lin Yiheng: "In some families, all the adults go to work in the fields, and the children have nothing to do and no one to look after them. It's not okay for them to play outside all day. When their family members come back from working in the fields, they still have to cook for them separately. Is there any way to solve this problem?"

After he finished speaking, he handed it to her. The registered children were all under ten years old, numbering as many as thirty or forty.

Lin Yinan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, let the children over five years old be responsible for cutting grass or digging wild vegetables. Give them a small task, and let each person complete a certain amount each day. Those who cut grass that meets the standard can eat in the canteen. As for the children under five years old, the canteen will provide them with free meals."

"Let's finish spring planting first. After the houses and city walls are repaired, we still need to build the academy. The children's education cannot be neglected."

“I’ll have someone set up a room in the county government office and have the Taoist priest and the village elders take turns looking after the children under five.”

Lin Yiheng clapped his hands after hearing this, "That's a great idea, how come I didn't think of that?"

"Brother, write a red notice and post it on the bulletin board outside the county government office so that everyone can see it."

The brother and sister chatted about some precautions and details, and then Lin Yiheng took his notebook and went out.

Before lunch, post the transcribed red notice.

When we finished work at noon, the notice board was surrounded by people in three or four circles.

Of Wu Xu's team of over a hundred people, almost none were literate.

They squeezed to the very back, scratching their heads in front of the red list, and shamelessly asked the villagers of Linjia Village.

"Brother, what does it say on it?"

Lin Qingxiang glanced at the man who was older than him but called him brother, but didn't mind, and loudly read out the contents of the red list.

The onlookers cheered and couldn't help but start discussing it.

"That's great, now we don't have to worry about the kids running around anymore."

"He can still read books?!"

"What? Adults need to learn to read too?"

"Oh dear, I feel so embarrassed. At my age, I have to learn to read with little kids."

After dinner, Lin Yiheng gathered the leaders of each team together, and Lin Yinan explained in detail to them the incentive policies to be implemented in the future.

Hearing this, everyone became even more enthusiastic, knowing that in the near future, their children would be able to study at the academy again.

There will be food and housing distributed this year.