The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

In the village, several village chiefs from other villages had been waiting here until dark, but Lu Linlang still hadn't returned.

"Brother, everyone in your village has been sent to the farm. Will it really not infect others? Oh, maybe Mr. Lu doesn't want to help, so he won't come back tonight. If we had known earlier, we would have come earlier. When the villagers heard the news, they all came to us, wanting us to help send the sick to the farm for treatment."

When the patriarch saw their attitude, he knew that these people were anxious, but it was their fault for not trusting him before and following the villagers to make trouble, saying that if he didn't send the sick people in the village to the foot of the mountain, he would be harming everyone.

Now that they heard that the people in their village might really be cured, they are all anxious. Who would be willing to let their fellow villagers suffer if they can be cured? Aren’t they also afraid of getting infected with the disease?

"Why are you so anxious? Didn't Guard Zhong, who just came to get the things, tell you that Boss Lu would be back soon? You just wait here. I told you before but you didn't believe me. Now you rush over on your own. Isn't this delaying the patient's condition? Doctor Yun and Boss Lu are treating the patient right now. Don't worry."

"Oh, I should have listened to you earlier. Just when everyone was planning to have a good life, this disease hit. Those with sick family members are all worried. Now that they heard that they won't be infected, some people have secretly taken their children home."

"Here you come, Mr. Lu, you are finally back." Hearing the sound of the carriage, they immediately ran out the door. Seeing Lu Linlang was like seeing their own sister.

"I'm sure you're here for those who suffer from goiter. It just so happens that Yunxi has made a great discovery, and we now know how to prevent this disease. Since everyone is here, I'll tell you all about it."

Lu Linlang jumped off the carriage and spoke directly, then had someone carefully take out the things she had gotten from Yunxi.

She didn't say much, and repeated Yunxi's experiment to everyone again, explaining the reason. She also asked them to take out their own salt and private salt, daily vegetables, eggs and other things, and conducted experiments on them separately.

"Now you see, the cause of this disease is that those people don't eat salt or don't eat salt containing this substance. So as long as the salt we eat regularly contains this substance, we don't have to worry about getting sick. However, we can't eat too much of this thing. Eating too much will also make you sick. Don't just eat this for prevention."

"I see. It seems the same applies to people's bodies. If they eat wild vegetables every day without some food to fill their stomachs, they won't be able to bear it. We used to think that salt was for seasoning and to increase strength, but we didn't know it actually had such a magical effect.

Now that we know the cause, we can take preventative measures in the future. Mr. Lu, can those who are sick now just take this and they will be cured?"

"That's not necessarily true, but Yunxi is already researching a cure and has an idea. If you trust me, send the patient to the manor for treatment. If you don't trust me, don't send the patient to the foot of the mountain anymore. Take them home. Once Yunxi has found a cure, I'll notify you to get the medicine."

"That's great. Thank you, Mr. Lu. Please also thank Doctor Yun for us. Doctor Yun is so young, but he has achieved so much. In time, he will definitely become a famous doctor in Daqi. We are so lucky to have the opportunity to live with such a famous doctor."

Now that everyone knew the cause, they were no longer so afraid of the disease. However, when they thought about how many people had died in their village over the years, they couldn't help but feel sad. If they had discovered it earlier, so many people would not have died at the mouths of wild beasts.

"You're welcome, but please help explain this situation to everyone when you return. In the future, try to eat salt containing this substance. If it does occur, it can't be easily cured by simply supplementing with this ingredient. Only when everyone knows about it can this disease be completely eliminated."

"We understand. We will explain it to the villagers when we return." Everyone left with many thanks.

The clan leader didn't expect that they found the cause of the disease so quickly, and he was happy. In addition, the villagers did not have any trouble paying taxes today, and he knew it was all because of Lu Linlang, so he hurriedly invited them to stay for dinner.

"Chief, is this disease only found in our villages or is it also found in other places?" Lu Linlang was very curious about this.

"This disease isn't limited to our area. Most places have a few cases every year. Basically, if you get this disease, the end result is waiting to die. No one can cure it. And there are also those mountain people. They have it even worse than us. They don't have intact land like us. They all live in the mountains and make a living by hunting. At most, they have a few plots of land at home to grow some vegetables, and they almost have to buy food from the mountains.

There is no shortage of meat in the mountains, but there is a shortage of food. Every year in mid-October, they will come down the mountain to trade. Most of them exchange prey for food. Selling to them is more profitable than selling to grain shops in the city. They will not come out easily. If they come out, the men in the family will go to the town or county to sell the prey together. Only during the big market in October will the women and children in their families come down the mountain to buy and visit relatives.

Several families in the village have daughters who have married into or come from the mountains. Life in the mountains is difficult, and only families short of money would marry their daughters there, which is not easy.

When Lu Linlang heard the tribe leader say this, she became even more curious about the mountain people that the villagers often talked about to scare the children. Those people could hunt and lived in the mountains. They had experience in fighting and shooting prey and were the most powerful archers in the jungle. If they could cooperate with them, it would definitely be a win-win situation.

"Clan leader, I plan to take Yunxi to the county government office tomorrow to inform the county magistrate about the salt issue. If there is a notice from the government office, it will be faster and more effective than us going door to door. You should go with us tomorrow."

"I won't go. This is all thanks to you and Yunxi. If I go, I'll be taking advantage. I didn't contribute anything, so how can I have the nerve to take advantage of you?"

"Chief, we are all from the same clan, and it's our duty to help each other. You coming along will be the most convincing. Tomorrow, let Yunxi demonstrate in front of the county magistrate. Everyone will understand the importance of this matter, and it will also reduce the number of people who get sick. Chongshui is our home, and protecting the people of Chongshui is our unshirkable duty. As a native of Chongshui, you have discovered through your own observation that this disease cannot be transmitted to others, which will be even more convincing."

The clan leader knew that Lu Linlang wanted to give him a credit so that the county magistrate would remember him, so he did not refuse and agreed to set off early the next morning.