They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 210 Lord Lu's Reward

Magistrate Lu's heart skipped a beat. He knew without a doubt that this would indeed allow him to make a large sum of money. However, as a local official and a government official, talking about money seemed vulgar to him.

Theoretically, this is a good thing, but emotionally he can't quite accept it.

I feel like I'm going to get dirty.
Madam Lu glanced at him and immediately understood what her husband was struggling with, finding it inwardly amusing. When her husband was being open-minded and insightful, he was incredibly open-minded and insightful; when he got stuck on something, he was extremely narrow-minded.

“Master, I think Madam Xu’s idea is good. If there is an income, you can leave more money for the county school, or buy more books or purchase more acres of land to be registered under the county school’s name. Wouldn’t that be better? At the very least, it can be used to help the widowed, orphaned, lonely, elderly, sick and disabled in winter, or to repair bridges and roads.”

Magistrate Lu suddenly realized: "What you say is absolutely right, absolutely right!"

So it seems he not only lacks money, but the more the merrier.

Magistrate Lu's gaze also became more eager. "Madam Xu, I'll leave this matter to you. If you encounter any difficulties, just... just go to Granny Ji."

Madam Lu nodded with a smile: "That's right, that's excellent."

Xu Zhichun was overjoyed and relieved: "Yes, I thank you, Lord Xie and Madam Xie!"

Magistrate Lu laughed heartily, "No, no, it is I who should thank Madam Xu."

"I dare not accept such an honor."

Magistrate Lu ordered someone to fetch three hundred taels of silver notes for Xu Zhichun, saying, "How about I reward Madam Xu with the inscription after the autumn harvest?"

Once Xu Zhichun's name spreads along with threshing machines, windmills, and watermills, it will be more legitimate and carry more weight when Magistrate Lu openly bestows upon her an inscription.

"Yes, what you say is absolutely right, sir."

"The threshing machine and windmill that I had made are of no use to me, so I'll give them to Madam Xu as well."

This is a pleasant surprise!

Xu Zhichun was overjoyed, "Thank you, sir!"

So, Magistrate Lu sent a horse-drawn carriage to take her back to the village, followed by two oxcarts, each pulling a huge animal. Everyone they encountered along the way was drawn to them.

"What is that?"

"I don't know, it looks so strange."

"It's made of wood, so it must be some kind of furniture, right?"

"Furniture? Tables, chairs, beds, cabinets, none of them look like that. I've never seen furniture look like that before."

"Who knows? Maybe it's some new gadget invented by a rich family. After all, rich people know how to play with things. How could we ordinary folks possibly think of that?"

"That makes sense!"

So what exactly are those two strange-looking, seemingly new gadgets that a wealthy family has come up with?
At that time, the people could never have imagined that this was a major step forward in liberating labor, benefiting all people, and promoting the development of agricultural tools.

The delivery of the two enormous items to Xu Zhichun's home also caused a sensation in the village.

The officials escorted Xu Zhichun home in a grand manner, and even brought these two enormous items with them. It was hard not to cause a sensation.

The village is full of interesting things happening one after another, keeping us entertained and making even the most mundane life incredibly fun.

When the officials were still around, everyone only dared to watch from afar and not dared to get close. But as soon as the officials' carriages and oxcarts left the village, "whoosh!" countless people rushed into Xu Zhichun's courtyard.

Unfortunately, Zeng Xiaoyan and the others hadn't returned from digging for konjac yet, leaving Xu Zhichun without anyone to share the burden.

"Good heavens! What is this huge thing?"

"Although I don't recognize it, it's a gift from the government, so it must be a good item!"

"Zhichun, Zhichun, is this really a reward from the government? What is it used for? Wow, it looks really, really—tell us about it!" "Yes, yes, tell us about it, let us see it too."

A child was touching and fiddling with the windmill, unconsciously shaking the handle. The wheels inside started spinning with a creaking sound, and the child exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! It spins! This thing spins! It's so much fun!"

"There's a breeze! There's a breeze! Wow, it's so refreshing!"

Wow! There really is a breeze!

Several little ones scrambled together at the windmill's air outlet, squeaking excitedly.

The adults, seeing this, were also surprised and squeezed past to pull the child aside, saying, "Go away, go away! Hey, there really is a breeze, it's so refreshing! Zhichun, is this a big fan for cooling off?"

The child who was cranking the handle had it snatched away by the adult without hesitation. "It's amazing! It really spins! It blows a breeze when it spins here, it really is a big fan. This fan is great, it blows a lot of wind when you crank it, and it's not tiring. It's just too big, it's not suitable for sleeping at night."

"yes."

"But it's still a good thing."

"That's true."

Everyone chimed in, quickly defining the windmill as simply a large fan.

It may be rare and exciting, but to be honest, he only sees this thing for its novelty and novelty; it's not very practical.

Xu Zhichun: "."

Everyone was so enthusiastic that she couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Xu Zhichun could only laugh and say, "These two items are treasures. You'll all know when we use them. Let me keep you in suspense for now. In short, they are very, very good things."

Everyone was very forgiving, smiling and agreeing.

Just kidding, this is a reward from the government, delivered personally by the yamen runners, of course it's something very, very good!
Ninety-nine percent of the people's devout and perfunctory attitude was because of the prestigious title of "awarded by the government." Xu Zhichun saw through this perfectly, but he didn't care.

It's ok.

We just need to wait a little longer.

Just wait a little longer, and these two behemoths will shine and amaze everyone!

When Zeng Xiaoyan and the others returned, they were also quite surprised to see the two enormous objects displayed in Xu Zhichun's courtyard.

Xu Zhichun didn't need to hide anything from them, so he explained everything in detail and even demonstrated it.

But without a physical demonstration, it doesn't look quite right.

It's a bit difficult for them to imagine how it works since they've never seen or used such an object before.

Everyone was just very surprised.

"This can thresh grains? Really?!"

"This windmill can separate empty grains from plump ones? Won't it mix them up? It can also separate rice and bran? Won't it mix them up too? Won't it blow the grains and rice out as well?"

"If Sister-in-law Zhichun says it's possible, then it must be! Anyway, I believe her."

"Yes, I believe it too. Zhichun, when the rice harvest comes, lend me some rice to use for my family's purposes—no, not lend, rent. It would be great if it saved us some effort!"

"We'll rent it too! We'll rent it too!"

"Don't worry, you'll definitely get your share. It's rented for others, but you don't have to. Just take it and use it, and when you talk to the villagers, just say it's rented."

(End of this chapter)