Li Jianfeng and Wu You went to a mountain gully to fry bamboo shoots. The method was simple: they buried torpedoes under the bamboo, lit the fuse, ran away, and after blasting a big crater, they went back to dig up the bamboo shoots.
Of course, it was Wu Youpao.
Li Jianfeng strolled leisurely through the bamboo forest, a bamboo leaf dangling from his mouth.
Catch a few small bamboo viper snakes, tie them to torpedoes, and blow them to pieces, causing a rain of red to fall from the sky.
But eventually, Li Jianfeng got tired of frying the snakes, so he started frying them while looking for his next target.
Before you know it, you'll see the river across from Xiaojia Village.
He dashed over in one stride and started frying fish.
As Wu You dropped the bamboo shoots scattered on the ground and chased after him, Li Jianfeng had already lit the first bomb and thrown it into the river. The lively fish were blown ashore, flicked their tails twice, and lay dead.
Li Jianfeng put his hands on his hips, looked up at the sky, and laughed loudly.
While laughing, he suddenly caught sight of a group of people coming towards them aggressively upstream across the river.
According to the route, you need to cross the stone bridge connecting the two sides of the river. After crossing the stone bridge, you will reach Xiaojia Village.
"Wu You, what are those bastards?"
Wu You, who was squatting on the grass by the river cleaning up the mess, looked up and suddenly stood up.
"The one leading the group looks like Li Chengbin."
"No!" Wu You stared intently, then became absolutely certain: "It's not just a 'looks,' that guy is Li Chengbin! Li Chengbin's men are mining sand on the other side of the river. They've had conflicts with Xiao Family Village before, and they've come to cause trouble time and time again, but my sister-in-law chased them away each time!"
"Why are you suddenly bringing so many people here? Are you here to cause trouble for your sister-in-law again?"
Li Jianfeng tossed the torpedo in his hand: "How did he know that my sister-in-law was coming to Xiao Family Village today?"
After staying overnight at Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's house on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Jianfeng and Xiao Cheng finalized their cooperation the next morning in the study of Yingkelou.
Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's plan was not kept secret, and the partner who knew about it disclosed it appropriately.
Therefore, Wu You's information gathering became more targeted and accurate: "It's highly likely that Li Chengbin knows that my sister-in-law is going to receive tourism bureau leaders in Xiaojia Village today to secure a tourism support project. In the past, these kinds of projects were always swallowed up by Li Chengbin's father-in-law. Now that my sister-in-law and Brother Cheng have snatched it from their mouths, Li Chengbin must have brought people to sabotage it!"
Li Jianfeng looked at Li Chengbin and the others who had already stepped onto the bridge, and sneered, "A bunch of lackeys."
As Luo Yin's eyes lit up with an excited smile, the largest special torpedo in his hand burst into flames.
It drew a beautiful parabola in the sky.
"Bang!"
One, two, three... "Bang bang bang!"
The stone bridge is in pieces, and dogs that have fallen into the water are howling.
Trying to swim to the shore, all the small and large fish around were splashing and slapping the face of the dog that had fallen into the water.
The dog and the dead fish were swept downstream together.
"Hahaha~ The lackey and the fish have gone on a trip!" Li Jianfeng faced the river, put his hands on his hips, and laughed loudly.
Wu You felt a chill run down his spine and was about to cough to remind his boss...
"Ah Feng," his sister-in-law said.
Li Jianfeng's manic smile vanished instantly, his grin widening halfway back as he turned away with a flourish.
"Sister-in-law."
Bai Lu smiled and asked, "What are you doing?"
Ignoring the stern gaze directed at Bai Lu, Li Jianfeng chuckled and replied, "Digging bamboo shoots on the mountain is too boring, so Wu You and I came to the river to fry some small fish for fun."
Wu You took out a small red plastic bag from his pocket and poured out dozens of firecrackers about the size of a thumb.
Give a White Dew.
Eight were given to Wang Jiangwu and his superiors.
Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying refused to give them any more; giving them any more would make them sweat profusely.
Wu You remained calm and composed as he explained, "These firecrackers were bought from Dafu Firecracker Shop in the city. The owner said they are about as powerful as regular firecrackers, and can blast small fish in the river, but won't blast big fish."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jianfeng lit a firecracker and threw it behind him.
The firecracker sank to the bottom of the river without a single ripple on the surface, yet the sound rose from the depths.
It's quite loud.
However, the difference was obvious compared to the sound that Comrade Wang and others heard when they arrived.
Comrade Wang glanced at the black plastic bag on the ground: "What's inside?"
Wu You emptied the plastic bag, and out rolled dozens of firecrackers tied together, forming a large firecracker the size of a palm, nothing else.
"They're all firecrackers."
"The owner of Dafu Firecrackers Shop said that the more firecrackers you have, the more powerful they are, and you can just tie them all together and light them."
As Wu Yousheng finished speaking, Li Jianfeng grabbed a large firecracker, lit it, and threw it into the river.
"Bang--"
The sound was very loud and clear.
It was exactly the same as the explosion that had just occurred.
Large splashes of water rose from the river, crashing against the broken stone bridge and ruins in the middle of the riverbank.
As soon as Comrade Wang and the others' eyes fell on the broken bridge, Bai Lu explained: "A few days ago, the sand mining permit was about to expire, and the boss on the other side was sifting sand day and night. The sand-carrying boat was in a hurry and hit the only bridge pier in the middle, which had already collapsed by more than half."
"There have been torrential rains these past two days. Last night, the already shaky bridge piers could not withstand the erosion from the mountain floods and collapsed."
Xiao Guofu was stunned, while Li Hongying beside him clenched her fists and echoed, "That's right, that's right!"
“Last night, many villagers in our village heard the sound of a collapse. We could roughly tell that it was coming from the bridge. Ever since a boss contracted to mine sand from this river, he has stopped us from going over there. We can’t even get close to it.”
“They won’t let us pick up the sand on the shallows on this side of the river, or we’ll get beaten up… So even though we heard the collapse last night, we didn’t dare to come out and look.”
"This morning, we went to inspect the villagers who were participating in the bamboo shoot digging competition on the mountain. When we looked down from the top of the mountain, we realized that the bridge was broken. As soon as Afu and I received the news, we told Bailu." ...So Bailu found out.
Bai Lu calmly replied, "We will come up with a renovation plan that will not affect tourists in any way."
Comrade Wang and the others glanced at the rushing river and laughed like a madman, fearless like Li Jianfeng.
As is customary, he gave Bai Lu a few instructions, then returned the way he came. After having the grand banquet with Bai Lu and the others, he set off on his way back.
Bai Lu, Xiao Guofu, Li Hongying, and some villagers escorted her to the village entrance, where Leader Wang gave Bai Lu a clear answer.
The villagers couldn't understand the official jargon, and only after watching the leader's car disappear did they all turn to look at Bailu.
"It's done."
Just those two words were enough to make the villagers cheer with joy.
They may still have doubts about what others say, but what Bailu says is the authority.
Bai Lu always kept her word and never lied to the Xiao family.
Bai Lu, Xiao Guofu, Li Hongying, her grandparents, and several elders from the clan discussed and decided on a plan for the subsequent tourism development at Xiao Guofu's home.
Fruit trees are still planted on the mountain in Xiaojia Village. They bloom and bear fruit all year round, which not only makes it a scenic spot for tourists, but also provides a continuous income during the harvest season.
Dongshan Waterfall and Bibo Lake are both some distance from the villagers' homes and will not disturb them.
With the funding in place, the Xiao family will revive their ancient crafts after the expansion of the old streets and alleys, bringing tourists handcrafted items with rich ethnic characteristics and colorful ethnic costumes.
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