Siheyuan, integrating everything, cultivating the city

Soon, the door opened and Yi Zhonghai stood at the door, wearing a simple gray Zhongshan suit, looking neat and tidy. He glanced at Li Xiangqian and frowned slightly, "Why are you looking for me so early in the morning?"

"I want to discuss something with you," Li Xiangqian raised the map in his hand and smiled, "I want to go take a look at the land we talked about before and hear your opinion."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the map in his hand and nodded, "Come in and talk."

The room was simply furnished but tidy, with a few books and an old-fashioned kerosene lamp on the table. After Yi Zhonghai sat down, he motioned Li Xiangqian to sit down as well, "Tell me, what do you want to do specifically?"

Li Xiangqian unfolded the map and pointed out the location of the land to Yi Zhonghai. "Look, this place is flat and the soil is good. I think if we can plant something here, we should have a good harvest."

Yi Zhonghai stared at the map for a while and nodded, "This place is indeed good, but it's a bit far from here. What are you going to do?"

"I thought, let's go check out the situation first. If it's appropriate, then we'll think of a solution." Li Xiangqian said with a hint of determination, "I know this isn't easy, but we have to try."

Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while, then looked up at Li Xiangqian and asked, "Do you really want to do this?"

"Yeah." Li Xiangqian nodded, with a look of persistence in his eyes.

Yi Zhonghai sighed softly, "Okay, I'll go with you. But let me be frank, although this place is good, we have to consider the actual situation. If it's not suitable, let's not force it."

"I understand." Li Xiangqian said gratefully.

**

The two packed up their things and set off for the land. Along the way, Li Xiangqian had mixed feelings. He knew that although Yi Zhonghai had agreed to help, he might not fully agree with his idea. This trip to see the land was not only to confirm the situation of the land, but also to convince Yi Zhonghai that this was worth a try.

Along the way, the two did not talk much, only the sound of footsteps and the rustling of leaves in the wind. After walking for more than an hour, they finally arrived at their destination.

It was an open field, surrounded by weeds and occasionally a few wild flowers. The land was dark in color and exuded a fertile smell. Li Xiangqian stood at the edge of the field, his eyes swept across the land, and a surge of excitement surged in his heart. He seemed to have seen the future, the scene of the land being full of crops.

Yi Zhonghai stood aside, carefully observing the surrounding environment. He squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil, rubbed it gently with his hands, and whispered: "The soil is good, the moisture is sufficient, it looks like a good piece of land."

Li Xiangqian was delighted when he heard this. "You think it's good too, right?"

"Well, but..." Yi Zhonghai raised his head, his eyes deep, "Although this place is good, it also has problems. You see, there is no obvious water source around, and irrigation is a big problem for farming."

Li Xiangqian's heart suddenly sank. He looked down at the land under his feet, and began to think of countermeasures quickly in his mind. Yes, no water source is really a big problem. If this problem cannot be solved, no matter how good the land is, it will be useless.

"However," Yi Zhonghai stood up and patted the dirt on his hands, "It's not completely impossible. We can try to dig a well, or look for other water sources nearby."

"Digging a well..." Li Xiangqian murmured, and a picture quickly came to his mind. He knew that this was not an easy task, but if the water problem could be solved, the value of this piece of land would be completely different.

When he returned to the courtyard, the sun was already high in the sky, so blazing that the air felt sticky and hot. Li Xiangqian's vest was soaked through, sticking to his body, making him feel uncomfortable. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and was about to push open the gate when he suddenly felt his scalp itching.

He frowned and reached out to scratch his head, but he didn't expect his fingers to touch something soft and slippery. At that moment, his heart suddenly tightened, as if something was holding it. He immediately took his hand down and looked down. It turned out to be a small insect! The insect was dark brown and its legs were still twitching slightly, as if it had just crawled out of his hair.

"What the hell is that!" Li Xiangqian shook his hand violently, and the bug was thrown to the ground and quickly disappeared into the cracks of the bricks. His heart was beating fast, his palms were full of cold sweat, and his scalp was numb. He stood there, stunned for a long time, and then reached out to touch his hair again. This time, he touched more carefully, his fingers shuttled back and forth across his scalp, as if searching for something foreign.

Sure enough, his fingers touched a few bugs again! They seemed to crawl out of his hair, moving slowly but making people feel extremely disgusted. Li Xiangqian's face suddenly became ugly, and he slapped his head violently, as if he wanted to drive all the bugs out, but the itchy feeling became more and more intense, as if these bugs had occupied his entire scalp.

"What's going on?" He muttered in a low voice, feeling shocked and angry. Recalling the scene of wandering around in the field today, he vaguely remembered that he had accidentally approached a low bush, and perhaps it was there that he provoked these insects.

He did not dare to delay, and hurriedly pushed open the gate and walked straight back to his room. There was no mirror in the room, so he could only grope to find an old washbasin from the corner, fill it with water and put it on the table, then lower his head and dip his hair into the water. While washing his hair with his hands, he stared at the water in the basin nervously, fearing that he would see those little things that made his scalp numb again.

Sure enough, several small black-brown bugs soon emerged from the water. They struggled, paddling their legs in the water, as if they were trying to climb back onto his head. Li Xiangqian's scalp tingled as he watched, and he couldn't help but curse, "What bad luck!"

At this time, footsteps were heard in the yard, followed by a familiar voice: "Xiang Qian, are you home?"

It was Yi Zhonghai's voice. Li Xiangqian quickly raised his head from the basin, wiped the water droplets on his face with a towel, walked quickly to the door and opened it.

"Uncle Yi, what's wrong?" He tried to make his expression look more natural, but the embarrassment on his face was still obvious.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at him and frowned, "Why do you look so bad? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Xiangqian waved his hand, his tone a little hurried, "My head was a little itchy just now, I washed it, maybe it was because I was exposed to the sun for too long."

Yi Zhonghai obviously didn't believe it, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded and said, "Okay, I just came to ask, what are you going to do about the land today? Do you need to find a few more people to help?"