Where Are We Going to Scrape Together 88 Loads of Betrothal Gifts for Her?

The Luban Village looked at her and said, "Are you serious?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"Of course it's true. I have no reason to lie to you for something like this. I can cure your family's illness."

The price is these two Wooden Oxen and Gliding Horses. What do you think?

The village chief of Luban Village nodded and said, "Alright, I'm willing. I'll do anything to cure the illnesses of the people in our village."

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Why don't you bring out all the salt from your village?"

The village chief of Luban Village was stunned. Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "What? You can't bear to part with it?"

"No, no, no, I'm willing to. I'll have them bring out all the salt right now."

Soon, every household had laid out their salt. Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "Let's throw all this salt away!"

The village chief quickly waved his hand and said, "We can't throw it away. You don't know, our village is poor, we don't have any salt at all. This salt was made with great difficulty."

Zhou Wanwan sighed softly and said:

"This can't be considered salt at all! It's not even edible salt."

Your illness isn't difficult to treat; I'll find a way to regulate it later.

Don't touch this salt anymore; eating too much of it is harmful to your health and offers absolutely no benefits.

If you're really short of salt, I'll go find you some clean, usable salt; it's better than eating this and ruining your health."

To put it simply, their illness is goiter, also known as "big neck disease".

If this illness is left untreated for a long time, not only will the shape of the face gradually change, but the patient's mental state will also fluctuate, and even the body's metabolism will become disordered.

Zhou Wanwan had someone bring over thirty bags of salt, saying, "These are for you. The salt you made yourself has a problem, and with the medicine I prescribed, it will gradually change."

Zhou Wanwan directly prepared the medicine for them, saying, "This is to be taken twice a day, morning and evening, cooked in a large pot, and then distributed throughout the village. Okay, then I'll move the things from this warehouse!"

The village chief, deeply moved, returned all the silver to Zhou Wanwan, saying:

"Girl, we can't accept this money. You saved the lives of our entire village!"

You have no idea that our village is plagued by a strange disease; no one in the village lives past 40.

Oh! If it weren't for you, we don't know how much more suffering we would have endured!

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I definitely can't accept this money. You should buy more food! The next few years won't be easy!"

The village chief looked at her with a surprised expression and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Zhou Wanwan coughed and said, "Stockpile more grain, stockpile more water, stockpile three years' worth of grain. That's all I can say."

The village chief was stunned. Zhou Wanwan ignored him and sat directly on the Wooden Oxen and Gliding Horses. The Wooden Oxen and Gliding Horses was very easy to control. As long as one person held the wooden handle in front, it could be pulled with a little force.

Walking on a gentle mountain path, it can slide forward with the momentum.

When climbing a slope, the wooden legs underneath provide support, allowing you to walk steadily without slipping.

The mechanism is hidden inside the body; turning the wooden bolt on the side adjusts the speed, and to stop, simply fasten the buckle to lock the axle.

This thing is lightweight and labor-saving, making it ideal for transporting grain and goods over mountains and valleys.

Zhou Wanwan was incredibly excited, and Lingbao chirped, "This thing is really amazing! It must have been made according to the Book of Luban."

Zhou Wanwan looked at it and asked, "Is there Book of Luban here too?"

Lingbao nodded and said:

"Yes! There is, but I haven't studied it. Grandpa Purple Lingzhi said that you shouldn't touch the ' Book of Luban '."

Those who learn this will be punished by heaven and cannot escape the calamity of "five deficiencies and three lacks."

Looking at the people of Luban Village, Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "That's true. Their craftsmanship is so good, yet they're so poor."

There are some things she can't control.

Zhou Wanwan took all the furniture from the warehouse back and then decorated the tunnel.

Each room had a bed, and there was also a dedicated study. After all that arrangement, it actually looked quite nice.

As soon as Zhou Wanwan returned to the village, she saw Lin Shouyi coming to see her with a worried expression.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and asked, "Uncle Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Shouyi sighed and said, "Isn't it because my second uncle ran into trouble? Didn't he get promoted before?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded. Second Uncle Lin had been promoted to county magistrate, which was considered a good promotion.

Lin Shouyi sighed and said:

"Now his official position is probably in jeopardy. Not only is he being ostracized in the yamen, but the county magistrate has also given him a new task."

Let him figure out a way to get his wedding arranged. But you need money to arrange a wedding, right?

"But the magistrate didn't offer a single penny. Isn't he deliberately trying to embarrass my second uncle?"

Zhou Wanwan was truly amazed; the current county magistrate was Cheng Xiao, who was also Feng Jiao's shameless ex-husband.

Zhou Wanwan frowned and said, "Didn't Second Uncle Lin ask him for it?"

"Of course we want it, but they keep saying they don't have any money, so we can't keep talking about it!" Lin Shouyi said listlessly.

His second uncle is definitely going to lose his official position.

Zhou Wanwan thought for a moment and said:

"Isn't this matter easy to resolve? Since the magistrate wants to handle it in a grand and glorious manner, then the county clerk will naturally have to handle it in a grand and glorious manner for him."

It's not just about being in the limelight; it's about making sure everyone in the county—no, not just the county, but the entire prefecture—knows.

"Invite the prefect, the assistant prefect, and the sub-prefect over."

Lin Shouyi looked at Zhou Wanwan with disbelief and said:

"I shouldn't have said so much to you. If my second uncle were rich, I wouldn't need to say all this."

He was just a county magistrate, yet the items he needed for his wedding were all quite expensive.

You have no idea what the magistrate's wife wants. I was almost furious. She wants 88 loads of betrothal gifts.

They say the previous wife demanded 64 loads of dowry, and she can't stand to lose out! Good heavens! Where are we supposed to find 88 loads of dowry to give her?

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and said:

"With your brains like that, I really don't know what to say. Since the magistrate has ordered you to do it, you should naturally do it well. If you don't have money, can't you just buy it on credit?"

Do you really think the magistrate cares about such a small amount of money? Have your second uncle ask the magistrate what kind of wedding is required and have him write it down.

Then take what he wrote down, go to each shop and get IOUs, wouldn't that solve everything? It's really..."

This method is feasible.

Lin Shouyi looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "What if the magistrate gets angry and embarrassed..."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled:

"Now you're in a thankless situation, you can't do it for him, and you can't not do it either. What's your second uncle afraid of?"

Does he expect your second uncle to pay for his wedding, given that he's a county magistrate? That doesn't make sense! Just do it this way!

The more extravagant the better, the more money owed the better, find some big shops with strong backing.

Once he's accumulated so much debt, how will he care about your second uncle?