The terraced fields reclaimed by Zhang Deshui sparked a wave of land reclamation in Wangyou Valley.
Five or six days later, they dug a cave more than 100 meters away from the cattle pen and pigsty, and Lu Changming and Lu Huahua moved there.
Han Minghai found a relatively deep hole there.
They started digging it into a cave.
Li Lanzhen asked them to expand the cave a bit, so that it could be divided into two or three rooms with wooden planks, so that Lu Huahua could have a room by herself.
It's not very convenient for a ten-year-old girl to live with her father.
The cave they dug had a large open space in front of it, enough to build a small courtyard. There were three main rooms and one wing room on the east and west sides, which would be enough for the father and daughter to live in.
After several more days of work, they built wooden plank houses inside the cave. Li Erhan and the others helped build heated kang beds in two rooms, each large enough for one person to sleep on.
After the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) had been airing out for a day, Lu Changming and Lu Huahua couldn't wait to move their belongings over.
Anyone with eyes can see that the father and daughter have been staying here for a while, and they're always smiling.
Li Lanzhen asked Han Yuemei to wash all her old clothes and give them to Lu Huahua. She also gave Lu Huahua a piece of coarse cloth with small red flowers, a piece of blue coarse cloth, and a piece of black coarse cloth.
Li Lanzhen looked at the fabric and gave it to Lu Huahua. It was enough for the two of them to make underwear and outerwear.
She was given two old, thin quilts, a small iron pot from the house, and two earthenware jars that reached up to her knees.
Li Guangyang brought them a simple table he made himself out of wood, two small stools, and two small wooden boxes, so that the father and daughter could store clothes or other things.
With these tools, Lu Changming and Lu Huahua's home looked quite presentable.
They were even more motivated, getting up at the crack of dawn to clean the pigsty and cattle pen.
As Zhang Deshui requested, the excrement that had been cleaned up was piled up in a large pit he designated.
Zhang Deshui and his son often went up the mountain to carry fallen leaves and thatch and dumped them in.
The children also often went up the mountain to carry leaves and withered grass, which they then dumped into the latrine.
Li Lanzhen knew that this was composting manure, and that farmyard manure had been used since ancient times; they were doing it very well!
Li Lanzhen looked at the cattle and sheep pens, which were well managed by Lu Changming and his daughter Lu Huahua. They were kept very clean every day, and the stench of manure was almost undetectable.
He was thinking of going up the mountain again, and then bringing back a few sheep, chickens, ducks and geese as well.
The family's cow wasn't pregnant, but the cow in the village was pregnant with a calf. Once the calf was born, there would be milk to drink, but there were also three pregnant women in the village.
So, she wanted to bring the mother goat out of the space so that she could drink it after her grandson was born.
Take out the chickens, ducks, and geese, give some to the village, and keep most of them at home, so that you will have eggs to eat.
Li Lanzhen thought for a moment and decided to go to the space that night to see if there were enough old hens for each family. If there were, she would give one old hen to each family in the village.
Then it was recorded that when the spring came, several families repaired their houses and courtyard walls, and they were allowed to use this as a form of labor payment instead of wages.
After making up her mind, Li Lanzhen quietly started making arrangements and preparations.
After dinner that evening, everyone sat in the courtyard in front of the cave, chatting. Li Lanzhen told everyone that she would go up the mountain early the next morning, and then she made up an excuse for herself.
"I'll go up the mountain before dawn tomorrow to see if there's a road or a village behind it. Forget-Worry Valley belongs to Youzhou City, so there should be a county town or village nearby, right?"
So I thought I'd go up the mountain for a walk and see what's going on.
Han Minghai was the first to object!
"Mom, you can't go up alone, I'll go with you!"
Xue Bao and Han Mingjiang also said, "Yes, we'll go with you!"
Li Lanzhen waved her hand and said, "No! You don't need to go. I'll go by myself. Don't worry, I'm very strong and fast! You'll only slow me down!"
Xue Laohu glanced at her from a distance, lost in thought.
Who knows what this in-law might bring down from the mountain? If they don't want us to go, then so be it. We'll just sneak up the mountain after noon and keep watch from a distance!
So he didn't say anything.
Li Erhan and Ye Shi kept giving Li Lanzhen instructions.
“Girl, no matter how strong you are, you are still a woman. Just stay in this valley, farm, cook, and look after the children. Why do you always run up the mountain? It's too dangerous!”
Didn't you hear Xue Bao say there are large animals in the deep mountains!
Li Lanzhen smiled and patted their hands, comforting them.
"Father, Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If there's any danger, I won't go up; I'll turn around and run back!"
Carrying dry food and water, Li Lanzhen had already reached the mountainside before dawn. This time, she planned to cross the mountain and take a look at the other side.
The reason she gave herself, which was also a thought that had always been in her mind, was that there should be a county town or village nearby.
Even if that's the case, and the new emperor of Li ascends the throne, he will ultimately want to bring peace and stability to the world.
Then they can treat Forget-Worry Valley as a village and register it in the county or town.
This way, they don't have to be scattered across several villages.
This topic is discussed every few days in Forget-Worry Valley. Everyone is afraid that their peaceful and happy life in Forget-Worry Valley will one day be broken, that they will be forcibly sent back to their hometowns, or that they will be scattered to various villages, which is something they do not want.
Li Lanzhen was also unwilling, but she couldn't just live here in isolation from the world. There were so many children who needed to study and broaden their horizons. Moreover, the marriage prospects of the young women and men were also a problem.
They can't just deal with it all by themselves in the Valley of Forgetfulness, can they? If it goes on for too long, wouldn't that just be incestuous marriage?
While Li Lanzhen was thinking about this, she didn't forget to casually put the wild vegetables and familiar herbs she saw into her spatial storage.
The route we took this time was different from the one we took last time.
As she approached the mountaintop, she sat down to drink some water and discovered three jujube trees. The jujubes were already bright red and looked quite beautiful, though they were small.
Li Lanzhen wanted to store all three jujube trees in her spatial dimension and plant them on the mountain inside to see if it could improve the jujube's quality.
Then, using an excuse, they built a house and yard the following year, and planted jujube trees inside the yard wall.
But she didn't know if placing her hand on the tree and silently repeating "go in" would allow her to pull it in.
In front of her were shrubs, thatch, or saplings, which could be stored in her space with their roots intact. She had never tried such a large tree before.
If you haven't tried it, then give it a try. With that thought, Li Lanzhen clapped her hands, stood up, placed her hand on a jujube tree, and silently chanted. Without making a sound, the jujube tree disappeared from the spot, leaving not even a large pit in the ground.
She harvested two more jujube trees using the same method. At this point, Li Lanzhen felt a little dizzy and lightheaded.
Thinking she was hungry, she sat down, took out some flatbread, and ate it while also taking out a bowl of spiritual spring water to drink.
She quickly regained her strength, stood up, and went straight to the top of the mountain. At the top, she looked around and then walked down the mountain along the left side, which was closer to Youzhou City.
This side of the mountain has more fruit trees and medicinal herbs, and there are also many pheasants and rabbits.
Perhaps it's because hunters rarely come to this side.
Li Lanzhen casually collected more than a dozen pheasants and dozens of wild rabbits, including several litters of rabbits cooked together.
She thought that when she got back, she could give one litter to the village and keep one for herself.
Keeping rabbits should allow you to eat freely.
Her purpose in going up the mountain today was not to pick wild fruits or hunt, but simply to walk down and see if she could see any towns or villages, so she walked very fast.
Just as she relaxed, suddenly, there was a loud "crash".
Li Lanzhen was hung upside down, feet up.
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