Li Lanzhen turned around and saw the people from Hanjiacun Village, and suddenly burst out laughing.
Regardless of age or gender, everyone's face and body were covered in mud and were wet, probably from dew or rain.
But they were all overjoyed because they had harvested so much food that it would last them for a few more days.
Looking at his four grandsons surrounding him, who were covered in mud, he took out a handkerchief and wiped Miaomiao and his three grandsons' faces clean.
"Look, Grandma will wipe you clean, you're all covered in mud! Come on, let's hurry up and catch up!" The children chattered as they ran ahead.
After walking for about another hour, Li Lanzhen saw the mountain stream Hukou that her in-law Xue Laohu had mentioned.
Actually, it looks more like an archway spanning the middle of a valley, except that the archway is broken in the middle. It looks quite majestic from a distance.
The floodwaters in the valley form a small waterfall as they pass through, making a loud noise; you can hear the rushing water from there.
Li Lanzhen thought to herself, even if a wooden bridge were built, I doubt that children or timid women would dare to cross it.
After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at this place.
This formed a large, flat plaza, which was strange, and there wasn't much rainwater accumulating on it; the rainwater all flowed along the edges into the valley.
It seemed like a plaza that had been artificially created. Li Nanzheng was a little puzzled, but after walking around it for a while, he realized that it was a masterpiece of nature.
No longer hesitating, she said to her two sons, "Eldest son, second son, let's set up the shed. It probably won't be open for a while."
The people of Hanjiacun all wanted to live in this square, but they couldn't figure out how to build a shed. Some of them came up with a solution: they moved three stones to make a pillar, moved three stones to make a pillar, and then added another ring of stones around the edge of the shed after it was built.
Some people find it too troublesome and simply find three or five trees in the woods next to the square, enough to build a shack for their family. Then they use a shovel or other tools to level the ground and lay down straw mats. That's all they can do.
The thatched shed here by Li Lanzhen is larger than the shed below.
Han Mingde and his son were also setting up a shed here. The village chief stood on the perimeter of the square and shouted, "Eldest son, you unfilial son, hurry up and set up a shed for your parents. You've grown wings and now you only think about your own little family."
Li Shunde, having no other choice, told his son to continue working there, and he went over to help his father set up the shed.
The village chief glanced at Li Lanzhen, but Li Lanzhen didn't even look at him. "Old fox, so cunning. You think you can bring your three troublemakers in to live here? Pah! You're dreaming."
Li Lanzhen then said to Li Shunde, "In-law, you go ahead. There are so many people here. It won't take up much space if it's just your family."
The village chief sighed inwardly. It seemed that Li Lanzhen had feelings for him; otherwise, she would have asked him to live with them in the shed set up in the square long ago.
Many hands make light work. The shed at Li Lanzhen's house was quickly set up, and it was even more spacious and sturdy than the one built last time.
Because there were many dead trees and broken branches in this forest, everyone used what they had on hand and weighed down the branches with stones on both sides, making them more secure.
It was covered with a layer of dry branches, arranged densely, then a layer of wet pine needles was placed on top, followed by some large-leaved branches, and then a few slightly thicker wooden frames were thrown on top to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.
After all this was done, Li Lanzhen came to the mountain stream.
This place is indeed very suitable for building a bridge. Li Lanzhen even suspects that there should have been a stone arch bridge here originally. Perhaps it was also built by someone who traveled through time. There is also a relatively flat square on the other side.
Could it be that a time traveler really lived here, or that some reclusive master cultivated immortality here? Perhaps there are treasures hidden here. Just as she finished thinking this, the system, which had been silent for a long time, mocked, "What are you thinking? You're always dreaming about getting something for nothing. Host, you are seriously warned not to think like this."
"You're the one who's dreaming! How could I be thinking of getting something for nothing? Even if I found out, so what? If I didn't find out, it would just be buried here, never to be seen by anyone again."
Everything is about fate. Fate, do you understand? Fate is about destiny. If there really is treasure, and I find it, then it means that treasure and I are destined to meet. Hmph, you're just a lump of iron, a heartless fellow. You know nothing!
The system was once again rendered speechless by Li Lanzhen's sharp retort, rolling its eyes and remaining silent.
Li Lanzhen estimated that the distance from one side to the other was about five meters, and the edges on both sides were wide.
She was considering whether to dig a groove in this area to hold the wood in place, which might make it more sturdy, but regardless, she would still need rope.
When she looked at her shop again, someone had already put up ropes. There were three large rolls of rope, and three types of ropes. One type was the thick hemp rope used for tug-of-war in later generations. Another type was a hemp rope that was half the size of the one used for tug-of-war. The third type was a green steel wire rope.
Moreover, the amount of grain needed for exchange was not much, so Li Lianzhen decisively exchanged it with them using cornmeal and put all three types of hemp rope into her personal space.
Once you have it, exchange it and save it. You'll need it eventually.
Li Lanzhen stood there thinking about how to build the log bridge when the village chief walked over from behind and said, "Lanzhen, it won't be easy for us to build a bridge here. How do we put the logs on top?"
"It's alright, many hands make light work. Three cobblers can outwit Zhuge Liang. Let's discuss how to do it."
After lunch, each family sent a man to the square to discuss how to cut down trees and build a bridge. In Li Lanzhen's thatched hut, they started to talk about how to cut down trees and build a bridge.
Li Lanzhen said, "I have ropes here. They can be used to transport large trees. You can discuss what else they can be used for."
Xue Laohu spoke first, "We shouldn't cut this tree too big. If it's too big, it will take more effort to transport it here, and we'll also have to put another one on top of it, which is also a hassle."
Han Shunde also said, "Yes, it should be about the thickness of an adult man's thigh. Three of them placed side by side should be fine."
After everyone agreed, they discussed who would cut down the trees, how to transport them, who would scout the terrain at the tiger's mouth, and whether they needed to dig a trough to store the trees.
Li Lanzhen will no longer participate; let the men handle it.
She threw the rope, which was as thick as a child's arm, on the ground and said to Li Mingjiang, "Second son, keep an eye on the rope, and tell your father-in-law how to use it."
Then he called over Xue Nizi, the two families of in-laws, and his sister-in-law to discuss how to prepare the dry rations.
While everyone was busy building the bridge, one person was also busy looking around, wandering around looking for an opportunity.
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