The county magistrate hurriedly asked: "How much medicine have you brought? There are about a hundred people sick in the city."

Shuiling took out the rabbit and pheasant, took out a cloth bag from underneath and put it on the table.

"That's it. It's really impossible to mix the dregs of the two medicines together and boil them three times to have an effect."

The county magistrate withdrew his gaze from the rabbit, checked the medicine and said, "It's almost enough."

Shuiling took the opportunity and said: "My mother said that sick livestock need to be burned, otherwise they will infect people."

"Ah? That's it. No wonder, I know what to do." The county magistrate looked at the rabbit again before leaving with the bag.

After a while, he came back happily and said, "I asked someone to divide the pills in half and give them to people with the mildest symptoms, and it works."

Shui Ling, "..." Okay, just take it slow.

The county magistrate looked at Shui Zheran, "What's your name?"

"Caomin Shui Zheran." Shui Ling quickly stood up and answered.

"I see. You are from the Hou family. No wonder you are well-informed. You are not just here to deliver medicine this time, right?" The county magistrate is quite smart.

Shui Zheran immediately handed over a piece of paper, "This is the household registration application for my son and daughter."

The county magistrate took it over and looked at it and nodded, "What a blessing. I got a dragon and a phoenix at once. It's a small matter. Let Cheng Lin send it to you when it's finished."

"Thank you, sir. I won't disturb the common people." Shui Zheran wanted to leave.

Wei Chenglin knew that he was in a hurry to go back, so he didn't hold back, "Okay, you go back first, and I will send it to you when I'm done. I'll buy some wine then, so we two can have a drink."

"Okay, let's go first." Shui Zheran said hello and took Shui Ling out.

The county magistrate pretended not to see the rabbits and pheasants they left behind, and did not say a word to remind them.

Wei Chenglin knew that he was greedy for petty gains and said with a smile: "My brother is a good hunter. The prey he hunts are all strong and edible."

The county magistrate immediately laughed. They were so familiar with each other and there was no need to hide anything. "People from the Hou family know these tricks, and their household registration will be settled normally. If you don't go back to rest, why are you staying here?"

Wei Chenglin immediately told Shui Zheran's guess, and the county magistrate said with a serious face: "Well, send someone to investigate quickly."

"Yes!" Wei Chenglin accepted the order.

Shui Zheran, who left the Yamen, was not in a good mood. Because all the shops were closed, he still went to knock on the door of the blacksmith shop.

The person who opened the door was a young apprentice who was very stocky and round-headed. He asked: "What do you want?"

Shui Zheran asked: "Is there any iron? I want to buy some."

"Iron is available. Each person can only own five kilograms. You must obtain your household registration to buy it." said the young apprentice.

"Well, I have a household registration, so everyone in the village has to buy ironware themselves?" Shui Zheran asked.

"Yes, that's what the court stipulates. I advise you to let them buy it as soon as possible. Maybe you won't be allowed to sell it at some point." The young apprentice said secretly.

Shui Ling thought this little apprentice was cute, so she took out a bag of dried fish and stuffed it into him, "Thank you, little brother. I'll go to Uncle Wei Chenglin and ask him to vouch for it, because we need a lot of tools to open up wasteland for farming in the spring."

The young apprentice swallowed his saliva when he smelled the fragrance, and said with a smile: "Hurry up then."

"I'll go right away." Shuiling immediately ran to the Yamen. When he saw the county magistrate, he directly told him that he wanted to buy farm tools.

The county magistrate also knew the situation of the Shui family. He thought for a moment, looked at the rabbit and said, "I'll write you a note. You can bring back all the tools the village needs." He didn't say that he didn't need to pay.

Shui Ling didn't need him to pay in advance, so he happily took the note to the young apprentice. The young apprentice was shocked to find that it was written by the county magistrate himself and had the official seal.

He opened the door and let the two of them in. There were many ready-made farm tools in the shop. Most of the farm tools were made of iron-clad wood, which saved iron, but was not easy to use.

Shui Ling and Shui Zheran looked at each other helplessly.

Each person has a hoe, each household has a shovel, and each household has two sickles. According to this specification, a sack of iron tools is installed. The poles are not used, so we can build them ourselves later.

Shui Ling said: "If each household does not have five kilograms of iron, can the extra iron be sold to us?"

The young apprentice scratched his head and said: "But almost all the finished products are given to you, and only the refined iron bars are left. Can you make them yourself?"

Shui Zheran's eyes lit up, "Yes, there is an old blacksmith in our village."

"Then, let me calculate..." The boy added the remaining pounds with iron bars, and then looked at him diligently, "A total of twenty-eight taels of silver."

The next twenty people were slaves and could not own iron tools, otherwise they would have more money.

Shui Ling and Shui Zheran looked at each other, they had brought everything but they had no money.

"Dad, the store is closed, what should I do if my jewelry can't be exchanged for silver?" Shuiling asked deliberately.

Shui Zheran looked at the boy, "Do you accept jewelry? We don't look at the color, but the weight."

"It works." The young apprentice thought it was an ordinary silver bracelet or something like that.

Shuiling took out the sterling silver farm tools and crafts he bought before, such as sickles, axes, scissors, hoes, and shovels.

As for the weight, she didn't know how much it weighed.

The young apprentice looked at this beautifully crafted thing in surprise, and then said, "Wait a moment, I'll call my dad."

It turns out that he is a young master, not an apprentice.

Soon, a man who was an enlarged version of a young apprentice walked in from the back door. He was very fond of these farm tools made of silver and weighed them on the spot.

As a result, a hammer and an ax cost thirty-six taels. Shui Ling immediately calculated that one pound here was sixteen taels, and his ax and hammer were both one pound.

The owner looked at the remaining items and couldn't put them down, so he asked, "Can you sell them to me? Don't worry, I'll add one penny for each item."

Shui Zheran rolled his eyes and whispered: "Do you still have iron here? I still have twenty slave villagers there. They can't be without tools."

"This..." There was a struggle on the boss's face, but he finally shook his head, "No, don't make it difficult for me, okay?" After saying that, he whispered: "If you have a blacksmith there, just buy the scrap and go back to make it again. That scrap is

The fundamental reason why our blacksmith shop makes money is because scrap iron cannot be made into weapons, so the government doesn’t care about it.”

Shui Zheran nodded, "Okay, how much do you think I can buy these things?"

The boss chuckled and said, "I can only give you half, and I'll break the rest into silver and give it to you."

"Okay." Shui Zheran knew that he had to keep some, otherwise it would be hard to explain if they were all gone.

Shuiling collected the eight taels of silver, and Xiaodong's family used a bullock cart to help transport a cart of scrap iron covered with straw out of the city. When the gatekeeper saw that it was Shui Zheran and his daughter, he didn't interfere.

When they reached a distance, Shui Zheran said, "Just put it here. The villagers will come and help me get it back later."

The little boss was so happy that he put down the scrap metal and went back.
Chapter completed!