"This is nothing, Your Excellency, please wait a moment!" Gu Lili smiled and jogged back to the kitchen to buy wine.
When they came out again, they were carrying eight bottles of peach blossom wine and some sweet potatoes.
If this sweet potato can really be promoted, there will definitely be fewer people going hungry in the future.
Master Li smiled and accepted Gu Lili's gift on behalf of Magistrate Yang.
This time, Gu Lili was granted the title of Township Head, and their county magistrate also received praise from the Emperor, which can be considered as a merit recorded in front of the Emperor.
It will definitely be easier to get promoted after this. Magistrate Yang is right. Only by serving the people honestly and diligently can one be promoted without feeling guilty.
The village head and the county magistrate chatted for a few words before he took his leave.
As the magistrate left, the villagers who had just returned home began to come to Gu Lili's house one after another.
Only after these officials left did they dare to come out and join in the fun.
"Lili, you're amazing! Your prescription not only saved everyone's lives, but you've also been bestowed the title of Township Head by the Emperor. It's truly a stroke of good luck!" Aunt Zhang praised, giving her a thumbs up.
I was thinking of asking Gu Lili about Da Hua and Er Niu.
Now, Aunt Zhang no longer knows how to start the conversation.
Now that Gu Lili is the village head, Gu Erniu's status has risen even higher. Moreover, Gu Lili also has so many gifts bestowed upon her by the emperor.
If I were to bring it up myself, others would think I'm after Gu Lili's family's money.
However, Aunt Zhang was genuinely happy for the siblings.
Now, they are considered rich and powerful, and no one in Gu Village, or even the entire Donghai County, can bully them anymore.
It can be said that the bitterness has finally given way to sweetness!
"Yes, Lili, congratulations to you both! Today is a double celebration for you!"
"Yes, yes, Lili, from now on we'll benefit from your success. Wherever we go, people will know that our Gu Village has produced a Princess of Yongning, personally appointed by the Emperor!"
"......"
Everyone was praising Gu Lili, when suddenly a discordant voice broke out from the crowd.
"Tch, it's just a lucky guess. Someone who doesn't know anything about medicine actually has a prescription. Who knows if it was stolen!" Yang Dadan said sourly.
In an instant, everyone turned their attention to Yang Dadan.
Yang Dadan was startled. He felt that he wasn't speaking very loudly, so how could he have been heard?
Gu Lili sneered, "Yang Dadan, you say my prescription was stolen? Whose was it stolen from? Why don't you step forward and tell us!"
During the plague, Yang Dadan was so frightened that he closed his door and refused to treat the villagers, which was witnessed by everyone.
"Yes! Yang Dadan, why don't you say something? Don't forget, your old mother was saved by the medicine Lili gave her. You are ungrateful and instead spout nonsense. You are shameless!" the village headman scolded angrily.
She did give him the prescription herself and taught him how to reduce the fever.
This ungrateful wretch! He turns around and says that Lili stole the prescription. What a betrayal!
"Exactly! He's a doctor himself, yet he couldn't even come up with a prescription to treat the illness, and he even locked his own door. What face does he have to talk about Lili!"
"You dare to be so bold! Bah! You shameless bastard!"
"......"
The crowd began to curse Yang Dadan, each one of them offering their own opinion.
Yang Dadan was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word and slunk back home.
If it were in the past, Yang Dadan would definitely have started yelling and cursing.
But now that Gu Lili has transformed into the village head, if I were to curse her, I might get my head chopped off. My life is more important.
Yang Dadan was just jealous of Gu Lili; the recipe Gu Lili presented was incredibly simple.
You can even find herbs to boil in the fields without spending any money.
If I had thought of that formula back then, wouldn't those two hundred taels of gold be mine today?
After watching Yang Dadan leave, no one continued to discuss the matter.
They didn't know who Yang Dadan was.
If it weren't for the fact that the clinics in Donghai Town were far away and expensive, they wouldn't bother going to this place for treatment.
Every time I go there, I get yelled at by this thing.
After Yang Dadan left, everyone continued to surround Gu Lili, asking her all sorts of questions.
Gu Lili smiled and patiently explained to everyone.
When the villagers asked to see the Emperor's edict and the gifts bestowed upon them, Gu Lili readily presented them.
Gu Lili didn't want people to look down on her because they felt she had received a reward; she didn't want to become estranged from the villagers.
Although I am now the head of the village, life still has to go on, and I am not someone who has forgotten my roots.
If I want to open a sugar factory or winery in the future, I will need the help of the villagers.
"This is an imperial edict! My goodness! Look at it! Let's benefit from it too, and hope our descendants can be as successful as Lili!"
"This gold is dazzling, so beautiful!"
"Yes, and this fabric is so luxurious, I'm afraid it's not suitable for wearing on the ground!"
"......."
After everyone had looked at everything, Gu Lili put the things away.
"We had a lot of leftover food at today's roof-raising banquet. If you don't mind, please go home and get some bowls to share. Otherwise, the four of us siblings definitely won't be able to finish it!" Gu Lili said gently.
Gu Lili prepared a particularly generous meal for today.
I'm worried there won't be enough food, and then it'll be a laughing stock.
Perhaps because Eunuch Zhang and Magistrate Yang were present today, the villagers who came to eat felt embarrassed to eat much, so a lot of food was left over.
The person who helped collect the vegetables earlier sorted and put the remaining vegetables together.
Upon hearing what Gu Lili said, the people who had been gathered around dispersed instantly and hurriedly went back to get their bowls.
The meals at Gu Lili's house were basically pre-arranged, so no one cared that they were leftovers.
I was just thinking that I should grab the food quickly so I could fill it up, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get any later.
Everyone thought Gu Lili was very generous. Usually when there were weddings in the village, if there were leftovers, the host would keep them for themselves and would never share them.
Everyone arrived quickly, and Gu Lili and Gu Erniu patiently distributed the leftovers to everyone.
While Gu Lili's family was chatting and laughing, Han Mingyue, standing at the entrance of the Han Family School, was on the verge of tears.
He never expected that the person who mustered up the courage to go for a free meal today would be the same person he had inadvertently taken advantage of last time.
In Gu Lili's words, it was an extroverted experience that led to a lifelong introverted one.
Now, Gu Lili's school is right across the street from hers.
Moreover, I plan to stay in Guzhuang for two or three years.
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