Although Li Yi was the leader, he did not just give orders, but did the hardest and most tiring work himself.

When cutting down trees, it would take a quarter of an hour for others to chop down a tree in a group of three, but it would only take half a quarter of an hour for him alone. If he didn't want to damage the tools, he would be able to do it faster.

It would take two people to carry a log on their backs to move it, but he could easily lift the two logs onto his shoulders by himself, and walk as fast as he could, as if there was no weight at all.

When he was plowing the fields, everyone was watching. He was seen holding a plow in each hand, and he completed turning the soil very quickly. Such an incredible scene made everyone feel excited for their own work.

The benefactor was shouting and cheering, and the scene was extremely lively.

The power of role models is huge. When they see their benefactor working with all his strength, the rest of the people will feel full of strength and work even harder.

Building houses is a top priority, because the refugees have been homeless for too long, their bodies are generally invaded by yin energy, and their ability to resist diseases is very weak, so they are in urgent need of houses that can protect them from wind and rain.

The conditions were not enough, so they had no choice but to use local materials, mixing silt from the river with hay to make raw materials, erecting mud into walls and supporting wood as beams. If there were no tiles, they would use grass as a roof.

In this fiery anger, young men cut trees, old men mixed water, women carried mud, and children helped. In just four or five days, nearly a hundred thatched mud houses in the first row were erected, and some furniture was built.

Once the soil dries, people can live there.

Although these houses are a bit rough, they are able to shelter from wind and rain and live in peace, and everyone is very satisfied.

With the house in hand, Li Yi asked Zhang San to lead the people to unload all the grain from the car and load it into a specially made granary to prevent the grain from getting damp.

All the people were divided into families. For those who had no relatives, in order to avoid suspicion, men and women lived separately. It was completely orderly and no trouble occurred.

Night is always the best time to think about things. Li Yi sat by the river and looked at the dark river in front of him. Occasionally, he could hear the splashing sounds of river fish jumping out of the water and diving into the water again.

This feeling is very strange, especially after experiencing fighting and hard work, a moment of silence feels so happy.

Things are developing in a good direction. I have family, friends, and many people who care about me. These are exactly what I longed for before.

This made him feel very satisfied and fulfilled, even like a dream.

"Stone, stone..." The old patriarch called Li Yi's nickname and walked over from the camp.

He was followed by Yu'er, who seemed to have something to discuss with Li Yi.

Li Yi quickly stood up and responded, stepping forward to help the old patriarch sit on the withered grass by the river.

"Stone, this land is three times more fertile than ours in Yan'an. It is such a good place. As long as we wait until the autumn harvest, we will be able to settle here, and none of us will have to live a hungry and wandering life."

The old patriarch said happily, with a smile on his face like dry tree bark.

"Stone, can we last until the autumn harvest?" The smile on his face paused for a moment, and the old patriarch said in a low voice.

Li Yi nodded vigorously and said with a smile: "Yes, of course we can. We will settle down here in the future. In the future, everyone will build comfortable houses, have food to eat, and land to grow, and all these will be realized."

"But the refugees are coming tomorrow. I heard that there are more of them than us. The governor didn't know what he was thinking. He drove all the refugees over, but the cattle and farm tools that were given to us were nowhere to be seen. We

The food is only enough for me for half a month." The old patriarch said worriedly, looking up at Li Yi who was looking up at the night sky, with hope and a bit of unbearability in his eyes.

Although he is now the head of Anxinli, Li Yi is the most tiring person these days. He not only has to make decisions and practice bravery, but also does the hardest and most tiring work.

These things, whether it is the old patriarch or everyone, all see it in their eyes, and they only have gratitude and guilt in their hearts, and do not have so many thoughts about future generations.

And because of this, Li Yi feels that these days are his happiest times.

Everyone likes and supports him from the bottom of their hearts, and he is able to do things for everyone wholeheartedly. Everyone lives in harmony like a family, caring and helping each other. This feeling and atmosphere are really happy.

Li Yi had known about the refugees for a long time. Although his heart was a little heavy, he still comforted him and said: "Grandpa, you don't have to worry too much about these things. We were refugees before, and we know that the refugees are not bad. They just want to have a mouth."

Food to eat. As long as we give them food to eat and sincerely care about them, they will not cause trouble."

"Sincerely care about them?" The old patriarch said with a wry smile: "You child is really different from ordinary people in your speech. Even if we sincerely care about them and treat them as a family, we don't have enough food. In this way

, we will also become refugees again."

The old patriarch knows the pity of the refugees and wants to accept them. But things are not that simple. It is not very difficult for the refugees to settle down, but the important thing is to have food.

Otherwise, when these refugees feel desperate, they will go crazy, just like themselves on the river bank.

Of course Li Yi knew the old patriarch's worries and said: "Grandpa patriarch, don't worry about this. I already have a solution. No matter what, I must let everyone live well, whether it is ourselves or the next

Arriving refugees.”

Hearing Li Yi's confident answer, the wrinkles on the old patriarch's face relaxed a little. He chatted for a few words and then went back to arrange tomorrow's farming.

Now he is in charge of Anxin's farming affairs, a job that makes him very happy.

According to the old patriarch, he likes farming because he believes that as long as people work hard, God will give them a bumper harvest and fill their stomachs.

This sentence is not only recognized by the old patriarch, but also by everyone around him, including Li Yi, who also likes this sentence.

God will never let down those who work hard. This kind of thinking makes people feel happy no matter what they do.

After calming down, Li Yi returned to his thatched house.

His house, located close to the old patriarch, is the most beautiful and sturdy of all the huts, and has the best lighting.

But that was not what made him happy, because the wooden house was always a wooden house, not a magnificent palace. Compared to the cold palace, the love that everyone poured into this wooden house really made Li Yi feel warm and happy.

Pushing open the hut, a petite girl pushed the door open and came out, bumping into Li Yi.

"It's you. Why are you blocking the door? Didn't you see that I was taking care of my aunt?" Xiaoyu pouted, with an unhappy look on her face, but her eyes were a little wandering.

Li Yi opened his mouth and looked at Xiaoyu's face. He didn't know why she pouted again and looked at him with an unhappy face.

Xiaoyu was very unhappy when she saw that Li Yi didn't answer her and kept looking at her face. She kicked him in the leg and was about to leave.

But Li Yi was born with great strength, and she couldn't push him at all. Instead, she pressed her whole body against his body, as if she was throwing herself into his arms.

"What are you doing? I'm leaving. If you don't get out of the way, I'll tell grandpa that you bullied me." Xiaoyu shouted with blushing cheeks.

"Of course you can get out of the way, but you have to tell me why you pout and look unhappy every time you see me." Li Yi said.

"Who told you to stare at me every time?" Xiaoyu said angrily.

"Shouldn't I look at you when I'm talking to you?" Li Yi asked some of the second monks confused.

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Xiaoyu didn't know what to say for a while, she clasped her fingers and said in a voice that was about to cry: "Deng Tuzi, you must be bullying me on purpose. There are differences between men and women, how can a man keep staring at a woman's face?

I want to tell grandpa that you teased me."

With that said, he squeezed out and ran back to his home.

Li Yi looked at Xiaoyu's back, but still had a dull expression. How did I know that even looking at a person has to be so particular?

Knowing why Xiaoyu was dissatisfied with herself over and over again, Li Yi could only smile bitterly and walked into the house.

There were only simple tables and beds in the adobe house. Wang was lying on the bed, her originally pale face turning a little red, breathing slowly, as if she was extremely tired and had been sleeping for several days.

At this time, Li Yi suddenly realized that his mother turned out to be so weak.

Walking over gently, Li Yi gently tucked his mother into bed, blew out the candles, and stood quietly for a moment before going back to his bed to sleep.

One night passed, and early the next morning, the sound of people fetching water for washing could be heard outside.

Li Yi simply rinsed his mouth with water, washed his face, and then took the time to work in the fields with the old patriarch and others.

Until noon, Zhang Mingde rode his horse to the field, jumped off the horse and said hurriedly: "My dear benefactor, the refugees are already less than ten miles away from Anxin."

Li Yi raised his head with sweat dripping from his body and said calmly: "Approximately how many people are there? What is the situation?"

"I took a quick look and saw that there were about a thousand people in a disorderly manner all over the mountains and plains. I didn't see anyone from the government office. Instead, there were officials and soldiers from the county government chasing them away."

Hearing this answer, Li Yi felt secretly resentful.

Five days have passed since Li Wensheng promised him the grain, farm tools, etc., but he still hasn't seen any of them. But these poor and helpless refugees all rushed to Anxin in a hurry. Isn't he afraid of forcing them all to become bandits?

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But his arms couldn't twist his thighs. Li Yi now had no strength to fight against a prefect or even a county magistrate, so he could only try his best to maintain the situation.

Although if he becomes a bandit, he can become a force in the blink of an eye with the people in his hands, but the people around him who love him and believe in him can only become cannon fodder in the early stage and a stepping stone for him to be weak in the early stage.

Moreover, if you are a thief all your life, you will be a thief for the rest of your life. There will be rats crossing the street wherever you go. Everyone shouts to kill you. You will never have a good life. Li Yi does not want to take this step unless he has to.
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