"Second brother, what happened? Why are you in such a panic?"

"Oh no! Oh no! Several carriages are coming towards our house. The man leading them is one-eyed with a scar on his face. He looks very imposing. Could they be robbers coming to our house?!"

Li Tairan had just returned from the pancake shop when he turned around and saw several carriages following behind him, with several men in the lead holding large knives and looking fierce.

"Is this the home of Li Youran, Miss Li?"

A loud male voice rang out from outside the door, interrupting Li Tairan.

Liu Zhiyuan, who was lying in bed, got up and looked at Li Youran with a nervous and worried expression.

"You Ran, have you offended anyone?"

"I haven't offended anyone." Li Youran was also completely bewildered. As she spoke, she looked at Liu Zhiyuan and continued, "Could it be your family members who think I robbed you?"

Li Youran felt this was highly likely. The Liu family would inquire everywhere if they couldn't find Liu Zhiyuan, and since Liu Zhiyuan was taken away by her in full view of everyone, the Liu family might mistakenly believe that Liu Zhiyuan had been kidnapped, which is why they sent people here.

“Possibly.” Liu Zhiyuan was taken aback when he heard Li Youran’s words, but then he realized that what Li Youran said made sense.

"I am Li Youran. Are you here to see Liu Zhiyuan?"

"Liu Zhiyuan? We don't know him. We're here to deliver your goods."

The one-eyed man at the head of the group was taken aback when he heard Li Youran's words, but he didn't take them to heart.

He jumped off his horse, pointed to the goods on the several large carts behind him, and continued speaking to Li Youran.

"I've been sent by Manager Gu to deliver goods. Miss, please quickly check the goods."

It turned out that Manager Gu had hurriedly found the goods for Li Youran, but the Gu family's general store couldn't hold so many things, and Li Youran needed them urgently. Since it was almost the next day, he arranged for someone to deliver the goods to Li Youran's home overnight.

Li Youran checked the goods of five large carriages one by one against the list. Liu Zhiyuan couldn't bear to watch any longer and took the initiative to check the goods of the last few carriages for Li Youran.

"Old man, what do you think?"

Li Niangzi nudged Li Dazhuang and looked at Liu Zhiren and Li Youran. The two of them were checking the goods, one in front of the other, working together seamlessly.

"good."

Li Dazhu gave a simple, honest smile.

After learning the purpose of Li Youran's purchase of these goods, he gave Li Youran a thumbs up.

"Miss Li, you are a woman who is just as capable as any man!"

Liu Zhiyuan initially only had a casual crush on Li Youran, but as he got to know her better, he began to appreciate her more and more.

He thought to himself that he needed to work harder in the future, otherwise he wouldn't be worthy of such an outstanding Li Youran.

"If there is anything you can help with, Miss Li, please don't hesitate to ask."

Liu Zhiyuan was a scholar and didn't understand business matters, but he would do his best to help Li Youran if she needed him.

“There really is something I need Young Master Liu’s help with.”

Li Youran didn't want to trouble Liu Zhiyuan, but time was tight and there was no time to find someone else.

Li Youran was busy managing various matters, but she forgot the most important thing: the slips of paper for the lottery.

In this society, there are no anti-counterfeiting marks; the only anti-counterfeiting mark is a stamp. Li Youran overlooked this issue.

"I remember that Mr. Liu is skilled in seal carving. I would like to trouble Mr. Liu to carve a seal for me as an anti-counterfeiting mark on the lottery slip."

Seeing that Li Youran needed his help, Liu Zhiyuan readily agreed and even made the lottery slips along with them.

Liu Zhiyuan was busy at Li Youran's place, completely unaware that his home was in complete chaos.

"You old geezer, it's all your fault. If it weren't for your son, he wouldn't have run away from home."

Liu Niangzi cried and pounded on Liu Laoye.

Master Liu was heartbroken. It was his wife who had initially approved of the marriage and insisted that their son marry Zhao Lanshan. Now that his son had run away from home, all the blame was placed on him.

"Thank you, teacher, for giving us this opportunity."

"I hope you can understand my good intentions."

With his hands behind his back, Liu Zhiyuan spoke solemnly to the sixty-odd students, who were about fourteen or fifteen years old.

"I hope you can apply what you've learned in a practical way and not become the bookworms that others talk about."

"Students are being educated."

The students bowed and said in unison.

Standing behind Liu Zhiyuan, Li Youran almost burst out laughing. It was clearly an abuse of power, making students do things for him, while pretending to be concerned for the students' well-being.

Li Youran felt that Liu Zhiyuan was not as honest as she had imagined.

One hundred thousand lottery tickets were distributed, and more than sixty people spent most of the night writing them. The next morning, Liu Zhiyuan woke them up again to go to the lottery event and write couplets for the people for free.

To make up for Liu Zhiyuan's inhumanity, Li Youran booked all the best rooms in the inn for the sixty students, and also ordered a lavish late-night snack and breakfast.

Because of the involvement of government officials, a large open space was set up in the most bustling area of ​​the annual meeting to build a stage.

"Dear fellow villagers, don't miss this once-a-year grand prize draw to give back to the community. It's about to begin."

"To ensure the fairness and impartiality of this lottery, staff from the county government were invited to participate throughout the entire process to guarantee that all prizes are genuine and valid."

As the organizer of this lucky draw, Li Youran stood on the stage and introduced the rules of the lucky draw, as well as the various prizes, including the grand prize, first prize, second prize, third prize, and participation prize.

"Action speaks louder than words. Five coins won't hurt you or make you lose out."

"The grand prize is a house in the south of the city. You can have a chance to win it by spending just five coins."

"Even if you're unlucky, you won't leave empty-handed; the participation prizes are quite generous."

Those in the audience heard You Ran's words and saw the banners stretched across the stage. The grand prize was a courtyard, the first prize was a set of headdresses, the second prize was a fat pig, and the third prize was a little goat.

Moreover, you can customize couplets simply by participating in the lottery.

"What can five coins buy? If you win the grand prize, it's a house!"

"Even if it's the worst case scenario, there are four or five participation prizes to choose from, all of which are everyday items that you can use. You won't lose out by taking home a bar of soap."

Before Li Youran could finish speaking, the onlookers lined up to draw a prize, as the temptation was simply too great.

Most importantly, with the involvement of government departments, these awards are genuine and valid, so there's no need to worry about being scammed.

"I won! Third prize!"

A man waved his lottery ticket excitedly and shouted loudly.