The Little Lucky Girl

The chief also stared at the backs of the yamen runners as they left, thinking that the current county magistrate treated them equally with other villages. No, in fact, he treated them even better. After several heavy rains, he even sent them supplies to help them through the difficult times.

However, he couldn't make up his mind to lead the entire village to move down the mountain as his daughter suggested.

Yuxiang advised, "Father, you used to worry about how we would make a living after we came down the mountain, but now we have the printing and dyeing technology, and Lord Tao has promised to give us enough land to farm. Our lives are already guaranteed. We can learn some skills from the people down the mountain in the future, and our lives will only get better and better."

The chief had more concerns. "You don't understand. The current county magistrate is fine. If a greedy and cruel one comes later and imposes more taxes, life down in the mountain will definitely be very difficult. It's better for us to be more comfortable in the mountains like this."

"But we have to worry about flash floods every year. We are tired of living in fear."

Thinking of the mountain torrents, the leader hesitated, but in the end he waved his hand tiredly, "Anyway, this year's rainy season is over, let's talk about it later if there is anything."

"Father-"

The chief interrupted her, "I know that you young people have been in contact with the people down there a lot, and your minds are already wavering, but the elders will not agree to this matter now."

This reason immediately made Yuxiang swallow back what she was about to say. She knew that her father could not influence the opinions of the elders, so after thinking for a while, she had to say, "I heard from Ming Youyou that the county government is in great need of medicinal herbs. We can find some in some places on the mountain. Do you want to pick some and give them to them?"

The leader nodded in agreement. "They are good to us, so we should be grateful. You should take people to do it as soon as possible today."

As soon as the news of the county government's shortage of medicinal herbs spread, other villages reacted quickly, especially Dafeng Village and Xiaguan Village. They were experts in identifying medicinal herbs, and the whole village searched everywhere for them, and actually sent quite a few to the county government.

So Ming Youyou and the others kept cooking medicine. They made medicine to be sent to the grassland and also made a lot more for the county as a backup.

Perhaps because of sufficient preparation, there was no large-scale illness in Yuqing County. Even if someone showed symptoms of fever, they were sent to the clinic for care early.

Feng Xu spent three days without any problems, and when he was released, his face had become a little rounder. Bao Wenkang was not so lucky. He suffered from vomiting and diarrhea for two nights before he was stable. Fortunately, he was discovered early and Zheng Huan and others delivered medicine in time, otherwise his family would have thought he just had a stomach upset and almost misdiagnosed him.

Yuqing County, which was closest to the grassland, got through safely, but unexpectedly, something went wrong in Fucheng and Pingyang City, which were originally much safer than them.

The magistrate of Pingyang City, in particular, ignored Lord Tao's reminder because he did not get along with him. He thought that it was nothing more than making a fuss out of nothing and that he wanted to exaggerate the facts so that he could ask the court for credit in the future.

So the county magistrate did not explain the situation to the people, nor did he issue a strict order to enter the city. The officers guarding the city turned a blind eye and let many people in in exchange for bribes.

As a result, dozens of people in the city developed high fever within a few days, and then hundreds of people also developed symptoms. The people in the city were panicked, and all kinds of rumors spread, almost causing chaos. In the end, it was the magistrate of Tao County who sent doctors with medicine to provide support, and the situation was gradually calmed down.

On the grassland, as batches of medicines were sent in, the epidemics in various tribes were brought under control, and the reputation of Magistrate Tao and Dayu spread among the tribes.

The tribal leader that Feng Da was going to persuade was still on the sidelines, wanting to travel between the three countries to gain the greatest benefits. However, this time the epidemic caused quite a stir, but only Dayu lent them a hand, and his children were all cured by the magic medicine brought by Han Wuniang. Now he was full of gratitude to Dayu. So he decided not to wait for a price anymore, and went back to Yuqing County with Feng Da and the others.

Seeing this, some scattered herdsmen in the surrounding area couldn't help but be tempted, so they gathered together to discuss, "Do you think we should follow?"

"Why would we follow you? We don't know how to farm."

"Those people won't do that either. The entire tribe has come to us. They are not stupid. They must have other plans. We will just follow their lead when the time comes."

Several people discussed it over and over again. Although they had many concerns, they did not make up their minds to say no. The magic medicine they were given was really effective and saved their children's lives. This time they met the kind people of Dayu. Who knows if they will be so lucky in the future.

Finally, they decided to follow the tribe quietly and go to the county town to take a look. If the treatment was good, they would stay; if not, they would come back secretly.

Along the way, they met other scattered herders. After they shared their idea with them, everyone agreed and more people followed them.

Seeing this, Feng Da tried to take care of the people who were following him, and at the same time hurriedly sent someone back to deliver a letter, asking the adults to make preparations in time.

When Magistrate Tao saw the letter, he smiled. Since they had already come, how could he let them go back? He called He Shiye back, and the two of them discussed it. They decided to set aside a large piece of land outside the city as a pasture, and the government would give money to build houses and prepare the land, so that these people would feel at ease to stay.

Mrs. Tao went to the city gate every day to look out after receiving the news. When she finally saw her sister whom she had not seen for almost two months, she could not help but burst into tears. "She has become darker and thinner. She must have suffered so much."

Han Wu Niang consoled her for a long time, and then reflected on her feelings for a long time. Seeing that her sister was still talking, she had no choice but to say, "Actually, I have something to tell you..."

Mrs. Tao came out of Fifth Lady's room, feeling a little dazed. She walked around the garden for a few times to calm herself down, then hurried to find Magistrate Tao.

Magistrate Tao was in his study room looking happily at a pile of gifts on the table. These were sent by those wealthy families who tried to break into the city gate last time.

They knew they were in the wrong and were afraid that Magistrate Tao would take revenge on them later, so they were very generous with their gifts this time. They were all valuable items that could be converted into cash, which made Magistrate Tao, whose yamen was almost drained of its coffers due to the epidemic and the resettlement of the tribes, very satisfied.

Mrs. Tao came in and talked to him for a few words. Seeing that he kept saying yes, she knew that he didn't listen at all. So she reached out and turned her husband's face away from the table, and said word by word: "I said, Wu Niang wants to get married."

"Okay, okay... What, why so fast?" Magistrate Tao finally came to his senses, "No, she just got home, how could she have time to see Master Yin? Did they meet on the grassland?"

Mrs. Tao sighed, "It's not Master Yin. The person Wu Niang wants to marry is Feng Da."