The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Such a well-trained group has actually lived in the mountains for so many years. Are they really living in seclusion or are they deliberately trained by someone? If this question is not solved, Lu Linlang is worried about endless troubles.

So after the market ended, she went to Xiaolan's house. Qiangwei and her husband Hengge had just fed the child medicine, and the couple were guarding the bed.

"Mr. Lu, you're here. Are you here to see my cousin? They are in this room." Xiaolan heard the knock on the door and ran to open it. When she saw it was her, a smile appeared on her face.

"Yes, I came to see the child. I heard from the tribe leader that some people in the mountains also suffered from goiter in previous years. I wanted to ask if they needed help. Now that there is a cure, we can't let people suffer anymore."

"So that's why. I just told my cousin about it. She said there was an old Taoist priest who came to the mountain. He was quite powerful and healed the sick people there. But his method was a little strange. He actually used a deer face to treat the sick. Who knew it would really heal them?"

"Use deer cheeks?" Lu Linlang didn't expect to hear such a bizarre thing, but after thinking about it again, maybe the animal's body contains iodine, or maybe the old Taoist really has the ability.

"That's right. We've never heard of it. But even if we knew about this method, there's nothing we can do. Deer are only found in the mountains. How can people like us catch them? I heard from my cousin that there are many animals in the mountains, and the men there can train them."

"Xiao Lan, hello, Boss Lu. This kid has no boundaries when it comes to talking. I just said a few random words and she started to make up stories. Boss Lu, thank you so much today. I also heard that since you came to Xishan Village, everyone can have enough to eat and even make extra money. It's great."

There was a moment of embarrassment on Qiangwei's face, as if she was trying to change the subject. Lu Linlang saw the silent man in the room and felt that he was the one who asked Qiangwei to interrupt on purpose.

"Sister Qiangwei, winter is almost here. There are no doctors in the mountains, and there's not much food. Now that the village is getting better and better, I think it would be better for you all to move down the mountain. Since there are more of you, even if you don't occupy the village land, you can just build houses at the foot of the mountain. At least you can avoid the cold, and you can also open up wasteland and get more land for farming."

"No, no, the mountains are pretty good too. There are a lot of animal furs in the mountains, and everyone can hunt. Winter isn't cold at all, but the children get sick easily. But someone is studying medicine, so we don't have to worry about that in the future. My husband and my parents-in-law grew up in the mountains. They don't know how to farm, and they wouldn't be as comfortable outside the mountains as they are now. It's better for us to stay in the mountains."

Qiangwei shook her head and refused, without a trace of complaint on her face, but Lu Linlang remembered that the villagers could describe the current situation of the mountain people in just one word: poor.

But when she saw it with her own eyes, she had a different answer.

Rose's man also came out and bowed to Lu Linlang before saying, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your concern. We mountain people are used to living in rough conditions and we like staying in the mountains. The forest is our home. Although we are a little poor, we can still make a living."

He indirectly rejected Lu Linlang's kindness.

"Okay, I'm sorry for being so presumptuous. Let me see the child. You don't have to worry about Yunxi's medical skills. He cured the goiter before. The children in the village who were sick also came to him for help."

Lu Linlang stopped talking about this and started to care about the child. Just then, Qiangwei's child woke up. He didn't cry, but raised his little face and called out "Mom and Dad".

Qiangwei hurried in and held the child, and Lu Linlang did not bother her anymore.

The next day, Lu Linlang prepared to go and check on Qiangwei and her husband. When she arrived at Xiaolan's house, Xiaolan told her that the couple had left with the child before dawn.

"Xiao Lan, do you know your cousin's husband's last name?"

"I'm not sure about this. I'll ask my mother. She went to my cousin's marriage proposal and should know."

Xiaolan ran to find her mother, and her mother came over soon.

"Boss, I really need to think about what you said. Usually we don't pay attention to their surnames. We just know that the people in the mountains give more money, so many families who are greedy for money marry their daughters to them. After getting married, we may never see each other in this life, or maybe we only see each other once a year. Oh, right, I remember my sister said that his family's surname seemed to be Qiu, but I don't know which Qiu it was, and I can't read.

But these mountain people are truly mysterious. Aside from looking for wives and trading yesterday, they're rarely seen throughout the year. When they sell things, they're usually carried down the mountain by several grown men. I've never seen women. Some say they're probably too poor to find wives, so they marry one for every brother. But we haven't been to those mountains, so who knows what the situation is? We only know they're generous with money."

Xiaolan's mother didn't know the details, but judging from the situation, it seemed that he was hiding his identity.

There are also magical old Taoist priests who treat their illnesses. In fact, the villagers at the foot of the mountain cannot tell exactly where these mountain people have settled. After all, they have never seen where the mountain people live. They only know that they seem to live deep in the mountains, where ordinary people dare not enter.

The surname is Qiu. Lu Linlang decided to go back and look into the unofficial history. Such a group of people should not be unknown in history. I am afraid they have some origins.

She did not tell anyone else about her guess. Before the matter was thoroughly investigated, it would not only bring trouble to herself, but also bring danger to the people in the mountains, so she could not reveal it casually.

Today, the workshop has begun to produce pens, ink, paper and inkstones in an orderly manner. The exchanges between merchants have gradually brought Chongshui paper, Chongshui ink and Chongshan inkstones to the outside world. Local scholars in Chongshui have found that the quality of local paper is not worse than that bought outside, and more importantly, it is much cheaper, so many people have begun to recommend it spontaneously.

While Lu Linlang was searching for unofficial history, she was directing people to select the seeds. These seeds were all good seeds selected this year, and the corn seeds had also been improved. In order to preserve these seeds until next year's spring plowing, they had to be protected from pests.

Although she was the manager of a seed company, she only knew the principles in her previous life. The real experiments were done by experts. She was not a technician and could not access the core, so she could only experiment slowly and get better seeds through trial and error bit by bit.

Therefore, how to select seeds and how to preserve seeds are very important. She temporarily put aside the search for unofficial history and concentrated on solving these seed problems.

In November, the merchants who went to Minzhou City returned with a large amount of kelp and seaweed. Those people didn't know why anyone liked this kind of thing, but it didn't prevent them from selling it for money.

The people of Chongshui were informed about the origin of goiter and heard that eating this could prevent it, so they all ran to the county town to buy it. It was even more lively than the Chinese New Year.

County Magistrate Zhao reported the matter to Hezhou Prefecture. The Hezhou prefect was very happy to hear that the cause of the disease had been found and the patient had been cured. The merchants in Chongshui made a lot of money from the kelp they brought back. Although the news was leaked, they were able to make money first and were very satisfied.

Just as everyone was excited about making money, County Magistrate Zhao was holding a court report and was shaking with shock.