Chapter 21 Shopping in Town

Li Yong heard this and immediately said, "If you want me to let you escape, then forget it. It's absolutely impossible!"

If you are caught releasing an exiled prisoner without permission, it is a capital crime punishable by death.

Even if he thought Qin Huanhuan was a good person, he would not joke about his own life and property.

What's more, if we let her go, won't there be nothing to do on the way?

When Qin Huanhuan heard that he refused to let her escape without even thinking about it, her eyes dimmed.

However, she quickly covered it up, shook her head, and said gently, "Brother Li, letting an exiled prisoner go is a capital crime. How could I possibly let you take that risk for me? I just... wanted to ask you to buy me some medicine. I've been weak since I was a child, and I've been feeling unwell these past two days, so I wanted to buy some medicine to keep on hand."

Li Yong heard this and realized that helping the prisoner with shopping was not something he couldn't do. He immediately said, "So that's what you're doing? That's easy. I'll go to town and do the shopping for you before I leave tomorrow morning."

Qin Huanhuan quickly thanked him and took out a small sachet and money bag with about fifty coins in it and handed it to Li Yong.

"Brother Li, this money is all I have on me in such a hurry, and I don't know if it's enough. If it's not enough, I'll find a way to replenish it when you come back. But there's one thing: the herbs I want to buy are for my daughter's family. Brother Li, can you please not look at them?"

As she spoke, she lowered her head and glanced at Li Yong half shyly.

Li Yong was so tempted that he took the purse and said with a smile, "Is there anything on you that I haven't seen? Are you still shy? Never mind. Just write a list and I won't read it."

Qin Huanhuan immediately wrote a list, folded it, and handed it to Li Yong. Li Yong put it into his sleeve and kept a gentle touch for a moment before they each got dressed and went home.

The next morning, Li Yong got up early and went to the drugstore and gave the prescription to the owner.

The owner of the drugstore took a look at the list. Everything else was fine except for one of the items. He secretly glanced at Li Yong and saw that he was wearing a black robe that only officials could wear. He didn't dare to ask any more questions. He quickly prepared the medicine and handed it to Li Yong.

Li Yong came back with the medicine and secretly gave it to Qin Huanhuan without mentioning it.

After everyone got up one after another, Chen Wu let everyone help themselves and buy some pancakes, buns, and steamed buns at the inn to eat on the way.

We are still near the capital and the market is bustling. When we get to the back, let alone a town, it may be difficult to even find a village shop to have a drink of water and rest.

However, Chen Wu did not force these people. Some people bought some as a reserve, while some did not buy any.

Chen Fenghe bought some buns and pancakes.

She has ready-made food in her space, and she bought these just to have an excuse to take things out of the space.

In addition to what was in the package, she also took out some freshly baked meat buns and handed them to Qin Mengyue and the three little ones, who ate their fill.

We had roast chicken last night and slept in a single room, so when we woke up early in the morning, we all looked in good spirits.

Compared with them, the Qin family members all had dark circles under their eyes, and their arms and legs ached all over, and they were complaining to each other.

As for whether to buy food, they had another argument over who would pay, and in the end no one bought anything.

Chen Fenghe thought for a moment, then walked over to Chen Wu and said, "Master Chen, we'll inevitably need to light a fire and cook on the road. Yesterday, you lent us pots and dishes. I was thinking of buying these in town so that it would be more convenient for us to travel on the road. Is that okay?"

Chen Wu thought it made sense, so he asked each family to send one person out and have a few officials lead them to the shops in the town to make the purchase.

The Qin family sent Qian and Liu to buy it.

The two watched as Chen Fenghe bought pots and bowls, as well as bamboo baskets and other items. Liu Cui wanted to buy some too, but Qian Qiuyun held her back and whispered, "Are you an idiot? She's already bought it, so we can just use hers from now on. How can my elder sister refuse?"

Liu Cui hesitated to speak. She didn't know how many setbacks she had encountered yesterday. It was obvious that her nephew's wife was different from her elder sister and was not someone she could easily control. Why was her elder sister-in-law still thinking of taking advantage of her?

"Sister-in-law, this...what if she doesn't let us use it like she did yesterday..."

Qian Qiuyun gave her a look of disdain and said, "Humph! We'll just have to wait and see! The day will come when my elder sister and this little bitch come begging us for help. Then I'll see how I deal with them!"

Liu Cui disagreed, but she couldn't be the head of the household, so she could only listen to Qian Qiuyun. In the end, she went back without buying anything.

Chen Fenghe also heard the two sisters-in-law whispering, but pretended not to hear and continued to buy her own.

After everyone finished shopping and came back, Chen Wu announced their departure.

In the next few days, the further north we went, the fewer towns we saw. We couldn't even see a village shop on the road. We even slept in the wilderness for two of the three days.

The Qin family did not replenish their food at the inn, and the food they brought with them was not enough for a family of more than a dozen people.

By the third day of exile, there was nothing to eat. The whole family was starving. No one was dissatisfied with the black steamed buns distributed by the officials. After getting their share, they immediately devoured them like starving ghosts.

Because Qin Huanhuan had that kind of relationship with Li Yong, when Li Yong distributed the steamed buns, he would secretly give her a small piece of dried meat or a mixed flour bun.

She didn't say anything and ate secretly by herself, and was not discovered by the Qin family.

Chen Fenghe's life is much more comfortable.

These days, all she ate were pancakes, meat buns and other things taken out from the space. However, she was afraid of being exposed, so she took them out first and waited until they cooled down before giving them to Qin Mengyue and the three little ones.

The water they drank was the spiritual spring water from the space. Therefore, although everyone's exile relied entirely on their own two legs and was extremely hard to walk, Chen Fenghe, Qin Mengyue, and the three little ones had recovered their strength well and did not show any signs of fatigue.

Qian Qiuyun shamelessly came over and asked Chen Fenghe for buns several times, but was rejected by Chen Fenghe every time. She went back angrily with a red face and thick neck.

However, the food bought from the inn was almost finished after three days, so Chen Fenghe was thinking about finding other ways to get some food.

On this day, the team reached the foot of a mountain. Chen Wu looked at the sun and asked everyone to find a cool place to rest and have lunch before continuing.

This time, Yuan Xun was responsible for distributing the steamed buns to the Qin family.

Old Lady Zhang looked at the black steamed buns that were handed to her and sighed, "Another black steamed bun! Jinzhong, ask the officials if you can buy some meat or chicken? I want to eat roast chicken. If all else fails, a bowl of white porridge will do..."

Qin Jinzhong also looked impatient: "Mom! Where can I get you roast chicken and porridge in this remote place? Eat the steamed buns first, and then buy some more things when we get to the village."

He is now regretting it very much. If he had known earlier, he would have bought some food in town that day!

Qin Huanhuan looked at the steamed buns with a sad face, and glanced at Li Yong with resentment.

This time it was Yuan Xun who distributed things to them, so she naturally did not receive any special treatment.

She looked at Chen Fenghe angrily, and only felt a little relieved when she found that Yuan Xun had given them black steamed buns.

Chen Fenghe ate the steamed bread that Yuan Xun had given her, and then said, "Master Yuan, I think there should be a lot of wild vegetables and other things on the mountain next to us. Should we go up there and pick some wild vegetables and fruits?"