In the blink of an eye, it was the third day of the new year. Chen Yaohui led everyone to start clearing and widening the stream. Everyone started digging from the pool at the foot of the mountain. They first dug the pool deeper and widened it. Then, they followed the downstream of the pool all the way down to the village entrance. They also used stones to build steps at the entrance of every house and expanded the stream until it reached the pool.
Just as they dug the stream ditch, Li Yu began to prepare to pave the way. Li Yu went to the stonemason and bought a large stone to roll back. She asked the supervisor to pick up the river sand and yellow mud.
Li Yu brought the long workman to let them step on the yellow mud until it was sticky. They stirred it with five stones of yellow mud, three stones of river sand and two stones of cooked lime, before laying it on the road. They flattened it with a shovel and pulled the stone roller to compact the road.
