After everyone had eaten, they rested for a while. It was almost 11 o'clock in the morning. After a trial, Shen Ping, County Magistrate Xu and a group of village heads discussed it and decided to divide these people into two teams.

One team of about 500 people went up the mountain to dig for food, and the remaining team of more than 1000 people built roads.

County Magistrate Xu and several other village chiefs followed the people digging for food and went up the mountain.

When we came here, we discovered a new world that we had never discovered before. We didn’t expect that after coming to Qingfeng Mountain so many times, we had actually ignored this place.

One reason is that the place is small, and the other is that it is really bad and there is no way to get in.

I never thought that such an inconspicuous place could hide so many things. Everyone was immediately excited and full of confidence.

Fearing that someone would steal in the middle of the night, Captain Li hardly slept at all last night. He only took a short nap near dawn. When he woke up, the sun was already overhead and it was almost noon.

Listening to the hustle and bustle over there, Captain Li guessed that a large group of people had arrived, so he quickly perked up. As soon as he moved, his stomach started to growl.

I had finished the dry food I brought with me last night and was now hungry, so I had to pick two peanuts and eat them.

"Captain Li!"

County Magistrate Xu arrived at this time. Seeing Li the Constable eating raw peanuts, he quickly took out a steamed bun from his arms and handed it to him: "Come and eat this steamed bun. It's still hot."

Then, County Magistrate Xu and Captain Li had a brief discussion and decided that some people would pick peanuts, some would dig bananas, taro and taro, the rest would dig cassava, and some would be left to cut bamboo to make baskets.

At this time, someone shouted: "Sir! This thing here has been dug up."

Captain Li's heart skipped a beat. He had barely slept the entire night before. How come someone still came to visit? He actually didn't know about it. This was too careless.

I walked over and saw that it was a cassava field. Some cassava had been stolen and left there. There were also chopped cassava leaves on the ground.

When County Magistrate Xu saw it, he immediately laughed and understood what Li Dasuo said. This must be the work of the two of them. They happened to find a nearby cassava field, dug up some cassava and started eating them raw.

Cassava cannot be eaten raw and is bitter. If these two idiots really ate the cassava raw, they might have been poisoned and died somewhere!

Someone spoke up: "I think this must have been dug by Li Dasuo!"

"Why don't you take it away after digging it up with great difficulty?" someone wondered. Then he picked up the peeled one on the ground and tried to chew it.

He took a bite and spat it out, his face wrinkled: "It's too bitter! How can this thing be eaten? No wonder they don't want it after digging it out."

After hearing what he said, everyone tried it and found that it was indeed the case. Suddenly everyone was not calm: "No wonder Li Dasuo said it can't be eaten, it's bitter."

"Then wouldn't our efforts be in vain?" someone started shouting.

County Magistrate Xu quickly stretched out his hand and made a quiet gesture: "Everyone listen to me, this thing can't be eaten raw. It's poisonous. It must be cooked and soaked for a day before it can be eaten."

There were still some people in the crowd who were skeptical. Captain Li immediately frowned and said, "You may not believe others, but don't you believe what Lord Xu said?"

"What Lord Xu said must make sense, so let's stop guessing." Village chief Liang of Dahe Village also spoke up.

Since Lord Xu has spoken, it must be correct. Everyone stopped talking and started working in an orderly manner.

Shen Ping and the village chief were familiar with the terrain, so they directed the people to open the road and made a careful plan on where to start. The village chief's two sons took the lead, some people took hoes, some were responsible for cutting grass and opening the road, and the rest were responsible for filling the land.

Dachun and his friends opened the shop as usual. Sanchun was also busy as he had to look after the workshop. Shen Ping sent three young and strong servants out, and no one said anything.

The women who stayed in the kitchen were also busy. They were busy boiling water, making steamed buns, and then delivering food to everyone.

After all, it is hard work and you can't do it without some meat. Shen Ping bought two pigs in the mall early, cleaned them with her mind, and asked Hong Gu and Dadong to send some over.

Some of the pork is minced into meat fillings for meat dumplings, and there is also pork stewed with vermicelli and pork ribs and carrot soup. It is delivered on time when it is time for dinner.

Although the afternoon sun was scorching, everyone knew there was food on the mountain, so they were very motivated and no one was lazy.

Considering that it takes a lot of time to go up and down the mountain, and the weather is hot, everyone slept on the mountain at night and did not come back.

In order to avoid attracting wolves, they lit a bonfire at night, gathered together, and sent dozens of people to take turns guarding the place in the first and second half of the night.

In this way, everyone worked hard for nearly six days, and most of the food was dug up. The pioneers also reached the Grand Canyon.

However, there is a nearly 30-meter drop between the Grand Canyon and Qingfeng Mountain below. In addition, there is a large rock blocking the way. There is no other way to go, and there are cliffs on both sides.

If we hang the grain here, it will be too difficult. 30 meters is not 10 meters. The only way is to dig the big rock in front of us.

Looking at the stone blocking the way, the village chief frowned and said, "Mother Dachun, we are right in front of it, but we are blocked by this stone. What should we do?"

"Dad, I think we should hoist the food up from the top of the mountain." He Jing said hesitantly.

"In my opinion, why don't we dig this stone?" Zhang Daniu suggested.

Zhang Sanniu's eyes widened, and he shook his head like a rattle: "Dig, how is it possible? It will take forever to dig it out. This trick won't work. It won't work."

This time, Shen Ping stood on Zhang Sanniu's side. This big stone was as solid as a rock, and it was impossible to dig it. Finally, Shen Ping thought of a way, which was to blow it up, but where could he get the explosives?

For Shen Ping, she could get the explosives, but she had to go through a clear path. To move such a large rock, she would need dozens of kilograms of explosives.

These days, flint and gunpowder is controlled by the government. Taking out so much explosives in a short period of time would definitely arouse suspicion.

The sky rockets that were used last time were also used by County Magistrate Xu to create artificial rainfall, and no one suspected anything. After all, ordinary people could buy fireworks.

Being able to take out sky rockets, although the style is relatively novel, it is not surprising to everyone.

But it is different with explosives. Ordinary people are not allowed to store explosives privately, let alone dozens of kilograms of them.

This matter must be discussed with County Magistrate Xu, and a unified statement must be made before County Magistrate Xu issues the order. Thinking of this, Shen Ping asked everyone to wait where they were while she reported to County Magistrate Xu.

For County Magistrate Xu, being outdoors for several days in a row was tiring, even though he did not do any work himself. The scorching sun every day was enough to burn a person's skin off.


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