Liu Goudan and Liu Wang Were Shot with Arrows

Zhou Wanwan acted immediately, leading the villagers to get started.

In just over ten days, the oil paper was made, and the oil paper they made was very large.

Each sheet is over two zhang long and over one zhang wide, and when unfolded, it's like a large piece of cloth, thick and supple to the touch.

When setting up the shed, there's no need to piece it together; simply lay the entire sheet of oil paper on the curved bamboo frame, letting the edges hang down and press against the brick wall.

Then, use large stones and broken bricks to compact it, so the wind can't blow it away at all, and it lets in light while keeping out the rain.

More than fifty plots of land have been newly cleared in the village, and twenty of them with sufficient fertility have been selected to be planted entirely with sweet potatoes.

This thing is a rare commodity throughout the entire Great Xia Kingdom. Most people have never even seen it, let alone eaten it. If you grow it, it will definitely come in very handy.

The remaining thirty-odd plots of land were all converted into vegetable gardens, with different types of vegetables planted, such as bok choy, spinach, cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, and eggplants...

Just as they finished planting, Liu Xiuyuan rushed over and said, "People from Jiang Family Village next door are here. They say... they say we need to return what we stole from them."

Zhou Wanwan frowned and said, "Jiang Family Village? What did we steal from them?"

As soon as she reached the village entrance, she saw Jiang Wu leading dozens of men, who said, "You people from Liu Family Village have become so powerful now, daring to rob our iron mine. Believe me or not, I'll wipe out your entire village!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Jiang Wu, be reasonable in your actions. When did we rob your iron mine?"

"Hehe, what are you pretending for? I've already found out everything."

"Give us back the iron ore we mined, and we'll call it even. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble." Jiang Wu was genuinely angry.

He originally thought that he could use this to establish a relationship with the prefect and then appoint him as a ninth-rank official.

But when he invited the prefect to a banquet, he learned that the county magistrate had already told him about this, and the magistrate was immediately transferred to Jiangnan.

These prefects are capable of recommending talented individuals. This is the poorest place in the Great Xia Kingdom. It's a different story in Jiangnan; the opportunities here are much greater.

The magistrate immediately took his family and went to take up his post happily, and Second Uncle Lin was promoted directly from registrar to assistant magistrate.

Second Uncle Lin and Jiang Wu were both scholars, and they had been competing with each other for many years. When they found out that he had become a county magistrate, they were almost furious.

Upon further inquiry, it turned out to be because of iron ore; I was so angry I almost twisted my nose.

When Jiang Wu inquired, he learned that it was Liu Family Village that had told Lin Shouyi's second uncle about the iron mine, so he naturally came to find Liu Family Village.

Zhou Wanwan frowned and said:

"We didn't take any iron ore; the ore belongs to the state, so naturally it has to be handed over to the state."

Could it be that you've also discovered iron ore? Then why don't you hand it over to the state?

Jiang Wu was furious:

"Alright, alright, Liu Xiuyuan, now this little girl is the one who calls the shots in your village, right?"

Okay, okay, you'd better think this through, lest you regret it later.

Liu Xiuyuan looked at him and said, "Jiang Wu, we just discovered a mineral vein and mentioned it to our superiors. Why are you so hostile towards us?"

Jiang Wu scoffed and said, "Fine, let's go."

After they left, Liu Xiuyuan said, "Young Master, something's not right here. Jiang Wu isn't so easy to talk to."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"Every day, thirty men are sent to patrol the area continuously, all of them carrying bows and arrows."

In case of any emergency, just shoot the arrow.

Fortunately, Liu Family Village has more than 800 people, so they can manage to accommodate everyone.

Zhou Wanwan knew these people had ill intentions, but she never expected something like this to happen that very night.

Zhou Wanwan had just fallen asleep when she heard a voice outside saying, "Something terrible has happened! Liu Goudan and Liu Wang have been hit by arrows. They're probably in serious trouble now. Also, many of our houses are on fire."

Zhou Wanwan jumped up and asked, "How is the person? Was it those people from Jiang Family Village again? They're utterly inhuman!"

Liu Xiuyuan nodded and said, "It was those people from Jiang Family Village who did it."

Zhou Wanwan grabbed her medicine kit and rushed to Liu Family Village. The two children were lying side by side on a bed. Zhou Wanwan took their pulses and frowned.

Liu Goudan was mostly unharmed; all that was needed was to pull out the arrow. But Liu Wang was a different story; he had been shot in the left chest, which in ancient times would have been certain death.

Two people nearby were crying their eyes out. Liu Xiuyuan shouted, "Why are you crying when something's wrong? Go cry outside, it's bad luck!"

Zhou Wanwan said, "Quickly, prepare hot water, a dagger, a clean cloth, and some strong liquor for me."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, but seeing her serious expression, they quickly turned around and got busy.

The arrow was lodged deep in his left chest, close to his heart; even the slightest movement could cause serious injury, so no one dared to be careless.

Hot water was brought over quickly, along with strong liquor and clean cotton cloths.

Without saying much, she first had her brothers hold the injured man's shoulders down firmly.

She pressed one hand tightly against the flesh around the arrowhead, and the other hand gripped the exposed fletching.

"Just bear with it, it'll be over soon!" With a strong pull of her wrist, she forcefully yanked the arrow out.

Blood gushed out with a "whoosh," and Zhou Qingyan's face turned pale instantly. "Sister, this... so much blood, we can't stop it, what do we do now?"

Zhou Wanwan took out silver needles and quickly inserted them into several places around the wound, saying as she did so, "These needles can seal the acupoints and prevent the blood from flowing out."

The bleeding decreased significantly after a short while.

She took out the hemostatic powder she had made herself from the small cloth bag she carried with her.

She applied some hemostatic powder, then had someone hand her clean strips of cloth, which she wrapped tightly around her neck, saying, "It's nothing serious. Let him rest first, and see if he develops a fever tonight. I'll go back and rest now."

An operation is exhausting, especially for a five-year-old. When she got home, she washed her hands and fell asleep immediately.

The next day, when she woke up, she asked, "Brother, how is that person?"

Gu Qingyan said excitedly, "It's all right now, no problem. I had a fever last night, then I took your medicine and fell asleep. The fever was gone this morning. Was that a fever reducer?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Yes, fever reducer. Tonight we'll go settle accounts with Jiang Family Village."

The Jiang Family Village is getting more and more outrageous.

They had to be taught a lesson. Zhou Wanwan brewed a lot of medicine, and after it cooled down, she threw the Little Ginseng into it.

The Little Ginseng was lying inside, absorbing the medicinal properties, when Liu Su'e Little Ginseng in and grabbed it, saying, "What's this? Oh my! Where did this big thing come from? Wanwan, shall we eat this ginseng tonight?"

The Little Ginseng ginseng started to sizzle and struggle, startling Liu Su'e. Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Mom, this thing isn't ginseng, it doesn't taste good, but the water it's steeped in is quite nutritious."