Transmigrated into a concubine, the main task is to make money

Chapter 176: Dowry

Lin Yuxi blushed and gently pushed him away, walked to the table and poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. Yang Chenchuan took it without hesitation, raised his head and drank it all, then handed the cup back to her and asked for more. Lin Yuxi filled it up for him again, and waited until he had drunk enough before asking.

"Why did Dad ask you to go today?"

Normally the master didn't care about them. She had been married for more than two months, and she had eaten at the same table with him only a few times. He had a laissez-faire policy towards his four sons and rarely taught them.

Today was something new. Someone was called to invite him to the study. She thought it must be something important.

Yang Chenchuan lifted his brocade robe, and sat on the stool calmly and elegantly. He pointed at the stool next to him and motioned for her to sit down as well. After she sat down, he said, "There is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Lin Yuxi pouted and rolled her eyes without giving any face. She was so old and still playing such a boring game. She said lazily: "Bad news!"

"Nanwang County has been hit by drought since April this year. There may even be a plague. The entire town has been sealed off."

Yang Chenchuan's voice was a little low, as if he was enduring something.

Lin Yuxi's eyes widened after hearing this, natural disasters are the most frightening things, farmers depend on the weather for their livelihood, if not handled properly, a natural disaster can often destroy an entire country.

Moreover, there was a drought in April, and it was already September. She remembered that Nanwang County was south of Mingde City, and it took three to four days to get there by horse carriage, but it was not a very remote area after all. Why was the disaster only reported now?

Yang Chenchuan seemed to be able to see what she was thinking, and continued: "The magistrate of Nanwang County had already fled with his family when the disaster was under control, and did not report the disaster. If it weren't for the businessman passing by, Dad would not have known about this."

"Then what is Dad going to do?" Lin Yuxi asked.

That county magistrate was so despicable that he abandoned all the people and fled, not even afraid of being wanted by the whole country. He could save his life but not his job.

"What can we do? We need to report the disaster and wait for the emperor to allocate disaster relief funds and supplies. The most troublesome thing is the plague, smallpox, plague. The longer we wait, the more problems will arise."

Those crops would have died long ago without water for four or five months. The people had no food and no water, and a large number of them starved to death.

Not only did people lack food and water, but animals did too. Animals starved to death, and their corpses rotted, breeding countless bacteria. People were so hungry that they had no choice but to eat animal corpses, which brought the germs into their bodies and caused an epidemic.

"Just waiting will not help. The most important thing is to evacuate the victims, resettle them, stabilize them, and then slowly wait for the disaster to pass."

Yang Chenchuan shook his head. He had also told the master these words, but the master, citing the risk of the plague spreading, did not agree to move the victims to towns without disasters.

The eldest master went to ask the brothers if they had any way to control the disaster. They were not gods, so how could they start? He felt that the idea was too dangerous and disagreed, so Yang Chenchuan withdrew in disappointment.

Lin Yuxi frowned and thought hard. Smallpox is what is commonly known as chickenpox in the 21st century. In the 21st century, it can be cured with just a few injections.

But for these backward dynasties, it was a fatal disease. There was no vaccine, no Western medicine, and even many medicines were not available.

The people had little knowledge about preventing infections, and there was a severe drought at that time. Perhaps smallpox or plague would be another natural disaster.

"My husband, I think I know a folk remedy for the plague, and smallpox shouldn't be difficult to cure."

Lin Yuxi was a movie fan in her previous life. She always loved watching disaster films, thrillers, and the like. She especially loved mutants and animals. Sometimes she would go to Baidu to find out what she didn’t understand.

She remembered that she had searched for a prescription for treating plague, but she couldn't remember the exact dosage and was not sure.

After hearing this, Yang Chenchuan knocked on her head and said, "Smallpox and plague are both incurable diseases. Even Master Uncle can't guarantee that they can be cured 100%. I'll be thankful if you just stay at home. Don't even think about getting involved in this mess. You'll end up getting yourself into trouble."

Yang Chenchuan was right. If she had a prescription to treat smallpox and plague, she would be credited if she cured it successfully. But if she made the slightest mistake, she would be guilty of all sins, which he would not like.

Lin Yuxi wrinkled her nose, she didn't say she wanted to intervene, and even if she wanted to, she didn't have the right to do so. But Yang Chenchuan was different, if he could make a contribution, then other people would look up to him.

Well, when Jiang Le comes, I must discuss the treatment prescription with him.

"By the way, there is some good news that I haven't told you yet." After this incident, Lin Yuxi asked about another matter. As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Chenchuan raised his eyebrows and looked at her as if he was enjoying a good show.

He smiled and said after a while: "The other thing is related to you. Didn't you say that your life was boring? Now there is something to keep you busy. Dad wants to marry me a concubine. Guess who he wants me to marry?"

When Lin Yuxi heard the word "equal wife", flames appeared in her beautiful eyes. Great!

Someone in the backyard wanted to kill her, and now even the eldest master is plotting against her husband, forcing a concubine on him. Do they both think she is dead?

Even Buddha would be angry.

She could easily guess who that person was. It must be the woman who stayed and refused to leave. She gritted her teeth and said, "Chen, Ying, Er."

Yang Chenchuan grinned and said, "My wife is really smart."

Lin Yuxi felt that his smile was extremely annoying, so she jumped up from the stool, sat on his thighs, stretched out her fingers to pinch his face, and said with a fake smile: "Husband, you are smiling so happily, you must be happy to be a groom again!"

Yang Chenchuan was even happier when he heard this, he pulled down her hand and nodded quickly, “Of course, how can you think a beauty is too much? Besides, she has a dowry of 100,000.”

This might be one of the reasons why the eldest master agreed. When Lin Yuxi got married, she had a dowry of 80,000 yuan, while the daughter of a small county magistrate had a dowry of 100,000 yuan. It really makes people think deeply.

The dowry is already 100,000 yuan, but what about the hidden dowry? Even the prefect would be tempted!

One hundred thousand dowry!

Lin Yuxi laughed instead of getting angry. "I never thought a small county magistrate could have such a rich family fortune. He could even marry off his daughter better than the royal nobles. He is not afraid of being reported. Nanwang County is suffering from a severe drought, but he doesn't invest his money in practical places. Instead, he is making a big fuss to prepare a dowry for his daughter at this time. It's really..."

For a moment, she couldn't find the right words to describe the magistrate's courage.