Yun Yiyi felt that although everyone was from the same village, they weren't a family. Why did they get along so well? Before the apocalypse, family, friends, and relatives were actually a bit distant from each other. Sometimes, even if a family lived in the same neighborhood, they wouldn't interact much. Young people, on their days off, preferred to travel or stay home. The reason for this was related to excessive work pressure.

Finally off work, young people are eager to enjoy themselves. As parents, if their children aren't married, things are easier, as the burden is less onerous. But if they do marry and have children, the elderly either help with childcare or provide financial support. Overall, the pressure on the elderly is immense. This is especially true during holidays, when the entire family returns home to celebrate, and the elderly face the daunting task of managing food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Afterward, they often feel exhausted. Over time, everyone craves some quiet time.

Of course, it's not impossible that some families are particularly close and interact frequently. However, such situations are rare. Faced with rising living costs, young people are under increasing pressure. More and more people are cutting out unnecessary interactions. Like Yun Yiyi, she had close friends both before and after the apocalypse.

Normally, when they weren't busy, they'd get together. When things got really busy, it wasn't uncommon for them to not see each other for a year or two. When Yun Yiyi was little, she spent her holidays in an orphanage. As she grew older, she spent her time on her own. She was used to doing everything alone. She kept a certain distance from colleagues and friends.

When Yun Yiyi first arrived in Yunjia Village, she took some time to accept the closeness of Yun the Butcher family. This was partly due to her own personal qualities, but also because Yun the Butcher family treated her so well, completely from the heart and unconditionally. This kind of affection was something Yun Yiyi had lacked but had always longed for.

So, for herself, for Xiao Yiyi, and to spare the Yun Butcher family the pain of losing their child, she convinced herself to accept them. Later, Yun Yiyi discovered that this wasn't difficult. Yun Butcher, Zhang, and the three Yun brothers all suspected Xiao Yiyi had been replaced. They simply felt guilty for not taking good care of her. Yun Yiyi felt this was all a strange fate. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to be reborn here.

After Yun Yiyi integrated into the Yun family, she gradually accepted everyone and everything related to them. Since Yun the Butcher wanted everyone in Yunjia Village to arrive at their settlement, Yun Yiyi would take good care of them on the way. This is what's known as loving someone and loving their dog.

Yun the Butcher and Yun Yiyi were chatting while speeding up their pace towards the city gate.

Elsewhere, after buying food in the eastern district of the city, Li Xiucai and Zhang the Hunter drove to the western district. This wealthy area boasted the most medical clinics. Unable to locate the Rende Pharmacy, nor did they know the way, they resorted to asking for directions as they walked. Finally, after considerable effort, they found the shop.

It was then that the two men discovered that Ren De Pharmacy was located on a street bordering the West and South Districts of the prefectural city. They had to traverse the entire West District to find it. It turned out that Ren De Pharmacy was located outside the West District, which was why it was so difficult to find. Li Xiucai and Zhang the Hunter exchanged a glance and laughed.

Li Xiucai and Zhang the Hunter carefully observed the street. It was lined with large shops and bustling with people. Passing by a shop, Zhang the Hunter peeked inside and saw many customers. Clearly, this street was bustling. The two men arrived at the entrance of Rende Pharmacy, located in the middle of the street. At first glance, the shop was enormous. It stood three stories high, and the first floor was bustling with people. The windows on the second and third floors were all closed.

The two men parked the car in the open space in front of the store. A young man came out of the store to help watch the car and feed the horses water and hay.

Li Xiucai and Zhang the Hunter went into the shop. Upon entering, they discovered it was divided into three sections. Opposite the entrance was a large hall, filled with people queuing. Doctors were probably working in the back. To the west of the shop stood a row of large medicine cabinets, and in front of them were a row of tables. In front of the tables, many people lined up with prescriptions, waiting to get their medicine. In front of the cabinets, four young men were skillfully picking up and weighing the herbs.

The east side of the shop should also be where they sit for consultations, but I can't see clearly because it's blocked by a large landscape screen. There were so many people in the shop, it was very noisy. Hunter Zhang grabbed a passing shop assistant and asked, "Excuse me. We don't see patients, we only prescribe medicine. Where do we line up?"

"My friend, do you have the prescription with you? If you have, you can go directly to the medicine cabinet and queue up to get the medicine." The young man pointed to the west side of the pharmacy and said.

"We are here to buy medicinal herbs for the village doctor. We don't have a prescription. Can we just queue up and buy the medicine?" asked Li Xiucai.

"Without a prescription, we can't just go buy the herbs. So, follow me, and I'll take you to see the shopkeeper," the clerk said as he led the two men behind the screen on the east side of the shop. Li Xiucai and Zhang the Hunter glanced at each other and followed.

Following the waiter behind the screen, I discovered a small living room. Against the wall were two sets of antique display cases, filled with beautiful ornaments. In front of them was a tea table with a chair for the host and four chairs for guests. Behind the tea table, in the chair for the host, an elderly man was brewing tea.

"Boss, they are here to buy medicinal herbs for the village doctor. They don't have a prescription and can't just queue up to get the medicine, so I brought them to you," said the young man.

The old man stood up, walked over and said, "Okay, I got it. You go and do your work first." Then the young man left.

"Shopkeeper, we are refugees from outside the city. Today we are here to buy medicinal herbs for the village doctor. Here is the list of herbs. Please take a look." Li Xiucai said as he handed the list of herbs to the shopkeeper.

"Okay, let me take a look at the list of herbs first. You two can sit here and rest for a while." The shopkeeper led Li Xiucai and Zhang the hunter to sit at the tea table and poured them tea. Then, he looked at the list of herbs carefully.

After about ten minutes, the shopkeeper finished reading the list of herbs. "My friend, I've read the list. I have all the herbs listed here and can prepare them for you," the shopkeeper said.

"That's great, shopkeeper. Thank you for your help." said Li Xiucai.

"Boss, we are refugees from outside the city. The medicinal herbs we bought this time are for our escape from famine. Can you give us a discount on the price of the herbs?" Hunter Zhang asked immediately.

"No problem, you need a large quantity of medicinal materials. I'll give you the wholesale price." The shopkeeper said readily.