The Little Lucky Girl

As for the reward, people here like to eat mutton, so just give them a sheep. He calculated that the county government could afford it.

No matter whether it is a big village or a small village, there is only one sheep. Although the amount of meat distributed is not much, it is also an honor. If other villages have all the meat but your village has none, people will talk about it for a long time.

Not to mention that the village chief would be embarrassed, the villagers would also be unable to stand it. Such things could even affect the marriages of young people in the village in the future. Who would be willing to marry a family with a reputation as a lazy village?

Therefore, if any family affects this honor, I am afraid that the whole village will fight with him, so wouldn't everyone be mobilized?

However, as the sheep cannot be transported in or out of the grassland anymore, they have to be collected from within the county.

His men roughly estimated the number of sheep raised in the surrounding area, and Magistrate Tao pondered and said, "The price can be set slightly higher than the market price. If it is still not enough, we can explain to the mutton vendors and ask them to provide more support. The losses of the shops can be compensated by the county government."

Ming Youyou didn't know that she wouldn't be able to eat mutton soup with steamed buns for a while in the future. As it was getting late, she couldn't eat too much, so she restrained herself and only ate half a bowl, and then took Madam Zhang's pulse.

During this period, she and the teachers at the institute learned some pulse diagnosis techniques, and now she can hear the slippery pulse of pregnant women particularly clearly.

"Don't worry, everything is fine." She grinned and said to Madam Zhang.

Madam Zhang smiled and nodded. Seeing that her father no longer paid attention to this side after hearing the result, she whispered, "My husband came back in a hurry just now and said that there was a lot of official business in the county government and he would be busy all night. What happened?"

Ming Youyou hesitated for a moment, thinking that the yamen runners would inform the whole city early tomorrow morning, and by then people would be in a panic, and Madam Zhang would probably be even more frightened, so he simply told her about the epidemic on the grassland.

She held Madam Zhang's hand and saw that her pulse was beating a little fast. She immediately comforted her, "Don't worry, we got the news early, and Lord Tao has made sufficient preparations. Nothing will happen."

Madam Zhang calmed herself down and said, "I understand. Is there any danger there?"

Ming Youyou blinked and said, "That certainly wouldn't happen in the county town."

"But what if it's outside the county?" Madam Zhang frowned. "From his expression just now, he seemed to be worried."

Ming Youyou was silent for a moment. The county government was in need of people everywhere and everyone was too busy to handle it.

In addition to Yuqing's own county affairs, County Magistrate Tao also wanted to send people to the grassland to help the various tribes. On the one hand, he wanted to eliminate the epidemic as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he wanted to seize this opportunity to make friends with the various tribes.

Therefore, the candidates who enter the grassland, in addition to being physically strong, must also be quick-witted, understand grassland customs, be able to deal with various tribes, and handle relationships well. This will not only help save people, but also help them gain greater benefits.

After much deliberation, Magistrate Tao took a fancy to Scholar Luo, but he also knew the situation of the Zhang family, so he did not give a direct order, but let Scholar Luo decide for himself.

Mr. Luo thought about it and then refused.

Madam Zhang said to Ming Youyou, "The county government is busy right now, so I won't be there. Please tell him that he doesn't need to worry about the family affairs, and he can do whatever he wants. We won't open the store tomorrow, and we have enough food at home, so he can rest assured."

Ming Youyou blinked, "Your family is small, and you are pregnant. Even if Luo Xiucai doesn't step forward, no one will say anything."

Madam Zhang shook her head. "He is a scholar, respected by everyone on weekdays, and receives a salary from the court every year. Since he enjoys the benefits, he should be more responsible when he encounters difficulties. Besides, I don't want him to have any regrets."

Ming Youyou returned to the county government office and told Luo Xiucai these words. Luo Xiucai's eyes immediately turned red. His colleagues beside him were also very moved and envied him for marrying such a virtuous wife.

Some officials had already thought of an excuse to avoid the mission to the grassland at all costs, but after hearing these words, they felt ashamed and conflicted.

Everyone was thinking about different things when suddenly the door was pushed open and the county lieutenant ran in with messy hair and several holes in his clothes. He shouted, "Where is the lord?"

Everyone was shocked. "He was in the inner room. How did he get into this state? Did he have a fight with someone?"

The county lieutenant did not answer, but ran to the inner room, his voice so loud that the dirt on the eaves fell off, "Sir, those rich families heard the news from somewhere, and now they are gathering at the city gate, clamoring to leave the city."

"They brought too many people and were unreasonable. They almost pushed the brothers guarding the city into a corner. Even if I went over, it was useless. I was pushed like this." The county lieutenant felt sorry for the new clothes his wife had just made for him. He was so angry that his teeth itched. "Sir, give me a word. I will take people to arrest them all and take them to the prison immediately."

Magistrate Tao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why are you arresting people? Don't you think the situation is chaotic enough now?"

With so many people, it was inevitable that the news would leak out, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Those wealthy people had a pleasant conversation with him yesterday, but today they openly disobeyed the orders of his father and mother official without even discussing it with him. I'm afraid there must be other forces behind this.

Magistrate Tao called his attendant over and whispered a few words to him, and the attendant took his orders and left.

He handed a written notice to the county lieutenant and said, "Have someone post it at the city gate and tell them that they can leave if they want, but they need to sign a document and are not allowed to enter the city again until the crisis is resolved."

The county lieutenant glared and said, "Sir, you really want to let them out?" If it's so easy, why bother closing the city gate.

Magistrate Tao sneered, "Pingyang City and Fucheng City have already received the news, and now they no longer accept people from here. Where can they go after leaving the city?"

"Even if they go to their villa outside the city and have no worries about food and drink, but all the good doctors are in the city, can they really live there in peace?"

The county lieutenant slapped his forehead and said, "I understand." In this case, only a fool would choose to leave.

He thought to himself, "Aren't we going to go out? Okay, I'll let them go this time. When those people are proud of themselves, I'll tell them what the county magistrate said and see what they will do then."

Everyone watched as the county lieutenant came in with a red and pale face, and soon left refreshed. Just as they were about to ask something, they saw the clerk come in with a pile of freshly calculated accounts, and everyone immediately became busy again.

Ming Youyou was drafted into the army and helped an old clerk copy notices. She was quite excited when she thought that her handwriting would be posted somewhere in the county. As she was writing vigorously, she heard someone panting beside her and complained, "Oh, so the young lady is here. I had a hard time looking for her."