Besides Lin Gou Dan, there really wasn't anyone else.

Lin Youcai was furious. If his grandson hadn't been on his deathbed, he would have kicked him a couple of times.

The main force hurried forward, not forgetting to leave behind a secret signal.

After taking Lin Gou Dan's pulse, Jiang Yun's expression changed. She immediately took out silver needles to relieve his pain and poured medicine powder into his mouth.

That wasn't all; he secretly sent Lin Jinyue to the farm to brew medicine for him.

In other words, Gou Dan was in so much pain that he was unconscious and didn't pay attention to anyone else.

After working for half an hour, administering acupuncture and medicine, they finally managed to save the person.

In the past, people in the village would drink raw water directly, and they wouldn't care whether the meat was cooked or not. When they were extremely hungry, they would just stuff it into their mouths. They would even try to eat dead rabbits they saw by the roadside.

After Lin Gou Dan's stunt this time, everyone will probably be much more careful about what they put in the food from now on.

Jiang Yun felt a wave of lingering fear: "I told you not to drink that dirty water. If I hadn't bought the silver needles and some emergency medicine today, you might be in trouble today..."

Lin Gou Dan's stomach pain had subsided, but he was still weak. He knelt down and kowtowed to the couple, saying, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, from now on you are my second parents. From now on, if you say the word, I will give you my life!"

Lin Gou Dan kowtowed several times, his forehead almost bleeding from the effort.

He was truly terrified; the stomach pain felt like he was about to die. He vowed to repay this kindness even if it meant working like a slave.

It was precisely because Jiang Yun saved Lin Youcai's only grandson, the precious darling of the Lin family, that Lin Youcai placed complete trust in Lin Jinyue's family from then on. Even though he didn't understand many of Lin Jinyue's suggestions, he supported them unconditionally.

Lin Shucheng lifted the person up, "Don't bang your head anymore, or we'll waste the wound medicine."

Lin Gou Dan asked somewhat uncertainly, "Then, Third Uncle, is there anything else I can do to help?"

Lin Shucheng then looked at his daughter.

He never worries about these things; he relies entirely on his daughter. Mainly, he's afraid that if he talks too much, he'll cause trouble for her.

Lin Jinyue glanced at her father and brother. The two of them stood out in the crowd with their outstanding demeanor, clearly not ordinary people. After all, the water seller was under Prince Jing's command, and it would be troublesome if they suddenly decided to investigate their family.

Lin Gou Dan, on the other hand, was fairly good-looking, but like most people in the village, he had a hunched back and looked quite ordinary.

Lin Jinyue then arranged for him to buy water and gave him two taels of silver.

She thought that no matter how expensive the water was, two taels of silver should be enough to buy it, since it wasn't like she was buying gold.

Money can be earned again; it's a real loss to try to save money by installing software that compromises quality and get a red card warning.

After all, she had recently engaged in some borderline behavior, exchanging brown rice for iron. After the exchange, the line in the mall that said "cannot be resold" changed to "cannot be traded in any form".

Well, this system is intelligent; it can even fix bugs on its own.

Lin Gou Dan took on the important task of buying water.

Seeing that more and more people were going up the mountain, Lin Gou Dan followed them in to buy water.

Their faces were all numb.

Several farmers with patched clothes knelt down and begged them, but they were quickly kicked away.

The gatekeeper was rude and told them to get out.

Lin Gou Dan followed the people inside, and he even asked someone nearby about the price of water.

To everyone's surprise, the man said, "Water price? It changes every day. The other day it was 150 coins a ladle, but yesterday it was already 250. I don't know what the price will be today."

Lin Gou Dan couldn't do math either, so he asked the man, "Uncle, how much silver do you think it would cost to fill these twenty water bags? Would two taels be enough?"

The man was dressed fairly decently. After a rough calculation, he said, "It's not enough. The water ladles are only the size of a palm, and their hands are shaking. To fill these twenty water bags, it would definitely take at least thirty to fifty taels."

Lin Gou Dan almost fainted.

He couldn't make that decision himself, so he took the water pouch back to Er Ya for advice.

"What?! Two hundred and fifty coins for a ladle of water?!"

The group of people waiting for Lin Gou Dan in the woods were all surprised.

Lin Jinyue blurted out, "Why don't they just rob it?!"

Lin Gou Dan was extremely worried: "That's right, why don't we just rob them?"

Lin Jinyue recalled what Li the blacksmith had said: within a hundred miles, no water was drinkable, not even the well water they drew from behind their own house.

I fear that it won't be long before this city is deserted.

Lin Jinyue sighed.

Although she still had six taels of silver, enough to buy some water, she wasn't going to be a fool.

Lin Jinyue told them to wait there, and then went over with her father, carrying the water pouch.

Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and said to her brother, "Mother, brother, you take Gou Dan with you first. Father and I will go buy water and see if we can find another way to get them a discount."

As she spoke, she winked at Lin Xueqing and Jiang Yun.

Both of them understood what she meant.

At this point, they were about to fill water containers directly in the farm, but they couldn't help but complain about the system. It wasn't that they were preventing others from giving supplies, but they had to go through all that trouble, and the system kept issuing red card warnings.

Lin Jinyue went there with her father.

The father and daughter walked to the water stall, their hearts heavy with sorrow.

When they heard what Gou Dan said earlier, they felt that this group of people were heartless and left no way for ordinary people to survive. When they saw it with their own eyes, they felt even more upset.

Inside the courtyard, everyone was dressed in fine clothes. On the table were rare fruits, snacks, and several main dishes. The tableware was made of white jade, and even the dog in the courtyard had bones in its bowl.

Several people were lying outside the courtyard gate, their faces bruised and swollen, their bodies covered in patches, and blood was spitting out of their mouths. One person was barely recognizable, with his arms and legs broken.

Anyone who could move struggled to their feet, ignoring the wounds on their foreheads, and kowtowed to the guards outside: "Sir, we are dying of thirst! Please, have a drink of water! My child is only three years old, and the doctor said he's dying... Please, sir, give us a drink of water..."

Another person choked back tears and said, "Please, sir, have mercy and give me some water. My wife bled herself to give to the child so he could live, but she died yesterday. Please, sir, have mercy..."

They kowtowed until their heads were bleeding, but the guards at the door kicked them away.

Those men, dressed in patched clothes, were kicked to the ground and lay motionless, their fate unknown.

Lin Shucheng quickly pressed his daughter's head into his arms, saying that children shouldn't see such things.

Lin Jinyue felt depressed.

When her family went to the city, they went directly to the most prosperous area. The passersby were all well-dressed and wealthy people. They only saw the temporary peace and tranquility in Runan County.

The scenes unfolding before her eyes were a tremendous shock to Lin Jinyue, who had grown up in a peaceful and prosperous era.

The most painful thing is not being powerless, but having the ability to help but being unable to.

Lin Jinyue knew that if she helped, she would definitely get herself into trouble.