When Li Yan returned home, Lin and Li Xiaomei were kneading dough.
Seeing her daughter come back, Mrs. Lin smiled and asked, "How many people are helping today? This way I can have an idea of how many people are cooking!"
Li Yan fetched some water and washed her hands first, then stepped forward to help: "In addition to the food at home, Mom can cook enough food for more than ten people!"
By noon, the steamed buns were ready. Li Xiaomei quickly stewed some tofu and fried some sauerkraut, put them in two large bowls, put them in a lunch box, and took them down the mountain with her niece.
When the two arrived, the grass near the foot of the mountain had been cut, and everyone was busy digging a fire-prevention isolation zone.
Putting down the two large food boxes in her hands, Li Yan invited everyone to come and eat. Old Man Li was the first to put down the farm tools in his hands and led his uncles and aunts over.
The snow-white and soft white flour buns, accompanied by the hot dishes just out of the pot, suddenly whetted the appetites of the people who had been busy for most of the day, and they finished all the food brought by Li Yan in a short while.
Li Wenshan wiped his mouth and stood up. "Thank you for the hospitality, Second Girl. Let's get started quickly and try to burn all the dead grass in this field today!"
Mr. Li: "I just finished my meal. Don't worry. The firebreak will be dug out this afternoon. Sit down for a while!"
While her aunt was clearing away the dishes, Li Yan called Old Man Li aside and said, "Grandpa, please accompany me to the city tomorrow. It happens to be market day tomorrow!"
Old Master Li: "Just let Daya or your aunt go with you to the market. I still have to till the soil!"
Li Yan explained: "Grandpa, you see, we have so much land at home. My uncle needs cattle, and we also need cattle here, so I want to buy another cow. This way, we can move faster and not delay things!"
When Mr. Li heard that his granddaughter wanted to buy a cow, he was a little tempted. He was worried about leaving this matter to others, so he had to go and take a look. So he said to Li Yan, "Okay, I'll go with you to the livestock market tomorrow!"
After sitting and resting for half an hour, the group continued to work. By the time Li Yan came over at noon, the group had already taken isolation measures.
When Mr. Li saw his granddaughter, he waved and said, "You've come just in time. Is this okay now?"
Li Yan went forward to check. All the dead grass near the mountain had been removed, and a barrier strip had been dug on the side close to the mountain. Li Yan looked up at the branches and said to Old Man Li, "Master, look, the branches aren't shaking. Now's a good time to set fire to the grass!"
Mr. Li looked up and saw that the branches and treetops were indeed motionless. "Okay, everyone stand outside the isolation zone. I'm going to set a fire!"
Following Mr. Li's loud shout, everyone quickly ran to a safe area. Mr. Li took out a tinder, blew out sparks, and directed them at the dry grass. In a moment, the dry thatch was instantly ignited when it met the sparks.
The flames spread in the grass and soon became a raging fire. The raging flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire sky red!
Everyone stood at the foot of the mountain, watching the flames instantly devour the weeds, and couldn't help but sigh, "Second girl's idea is still the best, but it took most of the day to remove thirty acres of dead grass. If we waited and cut slowly, it would take at least four or five days!"
As the flames slowly died down, Mr. Li said to everyone, "Everyone, tidy up. I'll bring the cows over tomorrow, and then you can help plow the soil!"
If there is only one ox, it will take seven or eight days to turn over the thirty acres of wasteland. This speed is too slow!
The forsythia on the mountain still needs to be taken care of, and the competitiveness of a single medicinal material is obviously not enough. Li Yan also wants to plant forsythia while intercropping with crops with short growth cycles such as astragalus, licorice, ginger, potatoes, and soybeans.
Combined with Forsythia suspensa, you can use the short to support the long while increasing your family income!
Those low-quality lands that do not produce crops can be used to grow medicinal herbs and dry goods.
When everyone saw that Li Yan did this, not only would there be plenty of food, but the family income would also be increased, over time, Li Yan wouldn't have to spend much time talking, and the villagers would come to her for advice.
Li Yan did this with great care. A single tree cannot make a forest. In this feudal and backward village, if you want to live comfortably in the future, it is very necessary to unite the villagers and develop together!
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