Who would have thought that Master Zou would have to walk these days!

Not to mention how surprised the people around were, even Wu Juan upstairs was quite astonished!

"Miss! Did you ask the young clan leader to put some kind of medicine in the water?"

"It feels like Master Zou is a completely different person since he came in!"

"And they actually spent 50 taels of gold on this one meal! That's gold!"

"These people are actually willing to do that!"

Lin Ru stood by the window, looking at the scene below, feeling very satisfied!

"It's nothing! I just added a little something nourishing, but I didn't put it in the water; I put it in the seasoning!"

Wu Juan was even more surprised, "Miss, what kind of medicine is it? It's so potent!?"

Lin Ru raised her hand and touched her nose somewhat guiltily, stammering, "Actually, that medicine was just a regular tonic, and those barbecued items are all kidney tonics and aphrodisiacs. Putting all of these together makes it a great tonic!"

Seeing her young mistress in such a state, Wu Juan couldn't help but feel a sense of suspicion.

To prove herself, Lin Ru made sure that she hadn't given those two any random drugs!

The tone of his voice rose from the following words!

"The most crucial factor is actually their psychological effect!"

"They feel like they've eaten something amazing, and even if it doesn't have any effect, they feel like it does!"

Wu Juan suddenly realized something!

"Oh! I see! No wonder you made Wu Xing memorize those difficult words overnight, like memorizing a medicine prescription!"

"So that's what it's for!"

Lin Ru felt a little guilty looking at her admiring expression, after all, the main reason was still the spiritual spring water!

Without that spiritual spring water, the effect might not have been so good!

Just as the two were talking, Wu Ling finished his business and came over!

"Miss! I've already given the order! Whether they're from Kyoto or sent by Prince Kang, I've sent people to spread the word along their likely routes!"

"The efficacy of locusts has also quietly spread!"

"Seeing the effects on Master Zou and the others after they ate it, some people must have already started secretly buying it up!"

"We've bought all the locusts that Kang Dachuan and his group had!"

"This matter has also spread!"

"Now many people have gone out to catch locusts!"

"This way, we can at least bring in some income for the family and improve our living conditions!"

Lin Ru nodded in satisfaction!

"Alright! Remember to spread the word in Shanping County! I'm going to make all these rich people bleed!"

"Let's stay for another day, and leave once Wu Xing and the others are familiar with the place!"

"Oh, right! Send some more people to the nearby county towns to buy a few shops!"

"We need to open a barbecue restaurant in every place! That way, we'll have more money to manufacture weapons!"

While they were discussing the next steps, the curiosity of those outside the shop had reached its peak. Over the next afternoon, more than a dozen people came in to become members and enjoy the food!

When these people left, without exception, they all said that the food in this shop was something only gods in heaven could eat!

The news spread quickly, and many people came to visit!

After listening to their rumors, Lin Ru finally decided on the name of the shop: Half-Step Immortal!

This can be considered as leaving his mark in this unfamiliar dynasty!

That very night, Kang Dachuan secretly led the villagers to the inn!

The moment they saw Lin Ru, they all knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly!

Even the toddlers who had just learned to walk were forced to kneel on the ground by their mothers and kowtow to Lin Ru!

Lin Ru quickly asked the people nearby to help these people up!

"Kanglizheng! What are you doing? Get up at once!"

Kang Dachuan shook his head stubbornly!

"Goddess! We've come to thank you! We didn't understand why you asked us to catch those locusts, and we even doubted your intentions! We even doubted whether you were a god sent down from heaven!"

"Otherwise, why don't they deal with the locust plague instead of making us catch those locusts!"

"Now it seems we were too narrow-minded!"

"I didn't understand the goddess's thoughts!"

"The money we've made from catching locusts is already enough to cover our grain purchases for the rest of the year!"

"And villagers from nearby areas also came to catch the locusts!"

"Moreover, many people are now coming down to collect locusts. I've heard that locusts are delicious when deep-fried or roasted, and the wealthy people in the city even say that they can enhance male virility and nourish the kidneys!"

"We all know this is thanks to you, Goddess!"

"We sincerely want to thank you!"

After he finished speaking, he led his men to kowtow several times!

At this moment, Zhao Dashun also chimed in with a simple and honest tone: "That's right! This time, those who doubt the goddess will shut their mouths."

"It's because of the goddess that we not only have a source of income, but I also find this stuff quite delicious! It's just a bit troublesome to prepare, it uses a lot of oil!"

"Everyone used to say this stuff was poisonous, but ever since people learned about its aphrodisiac and kidney-tonifying properties, nobody says it's poisonous anymore!"

"Hahaha! Goddess! Don't you think these people are hilarious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the several men kneeling beside him flushed red, and some of those kneeling further back lowered their heads in shame and anger!

Looking at the simple-minded Zhao Dashun and the changes in the expressions of the people present, Wu Juan couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle!

That laugh made the men even more embarrassed and unable to lift their heads!

Lin Ru actually wanted to laugh, but what she wanted to laugh at wasn't the men who ate the locusts, but Zhao Dashun, who was really naive!

However, she is a goddess! She must be solemn, so she cannot laugh!

"I understand your intentions. Please get up now. However, I must remind you that these locusts do not belong to either of your villages. If any villagers from the surrounding area come after hearing the news, you should not stop them, but rather let them catch some to sell!"

"Human nature is greedy, and if any conflict arises, it's not my intention!"

"And only when more and more people come together to catch them can we eradicate the insect plague!"

"After you've caught all these locusts, check the grain again to see if there are any insect eggs on it!"

"Catching locusts to sell for money is only a temporary business; protecting our food supply is our primary goal!"

"We can't let a small thing cause us to lose the big picture!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately snapped out of their joy at the prospect of selling locusts for money!

In fact, a small number of villagers now think that selling locusts is more profitable and no longer want to care about food!