Lin Shucheng then took her to many blacksmiths in the city, where they bought some iron products, as well as some kitchen knives and iron pots.

It cost ten taels of silver in total. It wasn't much, but even a fly's leg is still meat.

Just save it up little by little.

Seeing that things were cheap in the city, Lin Jinyue decided not to be stingy and had a tailor make several decent outfits for everyone in the family, so that her parents wouldn't have to be so busy with these chores every day.

Not those fancy clothes, just the simplest long gowns and skirts. Lin Jinyue sighed, the prices here are indeed not high. Clothes for four people cost two hundred coins for adults and one hundred and fifty coins for children. If each person made five sets, it would only cost three taels and seven hundred coins.

Seeing that they bought a lot, the shopkeeper even gave Lin Jinyue a rather cute rabbit bag as a gift.

Lin Jinyue returned to the inn carrying a fluffy rabbit bag.

There were seven taels of silver left, and they planned to go out and buy some more things.

With her daughter's birthday just a week away, Lin Shucheng felt a pang of heartache as she thought of her daughter, who was all dirty.

When has his daughter ever suffered such injustice?

This birthday can't be taken lightly; I have to make sure it's a proper celebration for my daughter.

There has to be a cake, a birthday present, and these past few nights my daughter has been saying she's bored and wants to read storybooks. Also, there's the feldspar and quartz sand she forgot to buy earlier, so I need to get all of that ready.

Lin Shucheng rubbed his daughter's head, secretly deciding that once things were settled, he would find a way to lighten her burden.

After leaving the inn, Lin Shucheng searched everywhere for raw materials to buy glass. He originally thought that quartz and limestone, which were readily available everywhere, would be easy to buy, but he found that he could not buy much even after searching the whole place.

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They explored the entire town of Qingquan over the past two days. Luckily, there was a large warehouse there, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to bring it all back.

Buy sugar figurines, candied hawthorns, and candied fruits when you see them!

If you see a beautiful ornament or screen, buy it!

If you see a cute little toy, buy it!

Holding a pile of snacks and toys, Lin Jinyue thought to herself that her father really was treating her like a child; she was an adult now!

Lin Shucheng didn't care whether she was an adult or not. He had no means of transportation when they were fleeing famine, but now that they were in the city, he wanted to buy his daughter whatever other children wanted.

The three of them didn't plan to stay in the city for long. They took their luggage, went to a restaurant to splurge on a meal, and then left.

Although no one from Prince Jing's faction forcibly collected the grain, the merchants still managed to buy it and sell it elsewhere.

I bought other things before, and the prices seemed quite reasonable. But when I got to the restaurant, the vegetables were okay, but the meat was really expensive.

But it wasn't outrageously expensive; it wasn't the kind of exorbitant price that easily exceeds a hundred taels of silver.

He calculated that one tael of silver here would be enough for a family of four to live on for a year.

Lin Shucheng ordered two main dishes, one vegetarian dish, and a soup, which cost five taels of silver.

Well, he ate up five years' worth of someone's living expenses in one go. It seems quite extravagant.

Lin Jinyue took out another two taels of silver to pack a roast chicken for her brother.

It's a bit pricey, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime event.

It's nice to splurge once in a while.

Lin Jinyue's purse was quite empty; her mother had used all eighty taels to buy medicinal herbs, leaving her with nothing. The remaining money was used to buy a bunch of other things.

She only kept twenty taels of silver for emergencies.

However, this money must be used. Take the medicinal herbs, for example. We need to protect everyone from the effects of miasma and prevent them from getting sick from the change in environment. Needless to say, we need to prepare more medicine for injuries and powders to prevent snakes, insects, and rodents.

Although they can be collected in the wild, some medicinal materials require special processing methods and take a long time to prepare, so they must be bought from pharmacies.

Lin Jinyue thought of the glass and soap-making materials her father had bought for her, and she no longer felt bad about the money.

We can't sell the glass for now, but soap is a good business opportunity; we can make a profit.

With that thought in mind, Lin Jinyue stopped worrying about the money and focused on eating.

Lin Shucheng and his companions sat by the railing on the second floor, and when they turned around, they could see the storyteller in the lobby telling stories.

Hey, it's still about the Red Turban Army.

Lin Jinyue blinked. "I hope the Red Turban Army doesn't go to Lingnan. It doesn't matter who wins or loses here."

Lin Shucheng nodded and lowered his voice: "But it seems that the Red Turban Army is not very powerful now. We should hurry up and settle down in Lingnan."

Lin Jinyue thought so too. No matter how much people praise it now, as long as it's a feudal monarchy, the common people will suffer.

We should hurry up and settle down in Lingnan. If things don't look good, we can take a boat and escape.

Lin Jinyue only listened to the storyteller's words as if they were just stories.

This storyteller was practically exaggerating the Red Turban Army's abilities, praising their wisdom, martial prowess, and uncanny foresight. He even went so far as to claim that when the Red Turban leader Zhao Tianquan was born, auspicious omens descended from the sky, with purple light filling the heavens, indicating that he was destined for greatness.

Lin Shucheng chuckled at the conversation and even complained to Lin Jinyue, "Look, no matter what dynasty or era it is, if you want to rebel, you have to give yourself some kind of mystical identity first. Do you think the emperor has three heads and six arms or something?"

Lin Jinyue chuckled, "How else can they rebel?"

The father and daughter were complaining and had no idea that they were being watched.

The three of them had an extraordinary air about them, clearly not ordinary farmers. They were also very generous and unfamiliar faces. In the eyes of that group, they were simply perfect easy targets.

After lunch, they prepared to leave.

Just yesterday, when Lin Jinyue received the map, she planned her escape route: starting from Yunsong County, traveling by water, and arriving in Chong'an Town in about two days.

After Chong'an Town, they would have to travel a long mountain road, which would take about ten days. If there were no casualties, they could reach Yunmeng County in ten days. From Yunmeng County, they could take a waterway to their destination, Shawan County.

Lin Jinyue had her father inquire about the boat tickets. They weren't expensive, not for children, and not for adults either. The distance wasn't far, and it cost ten coins per person. However, the accommodation was in a large dormitory, and there might not be enough room to sleep. If you wanted a private room, you would have to pay extra. There were two types of rooms, one hundred coins and two hundred coins.

It's not expensive; most households in the village can afford this amount of money.

His family is perfectly capable of spending two hundred coins to rent a room.

As they passed the inn, Lin Jinyue saw Master Hu and his wife at the inn's entrance, seemingly looking at something.

Lin Jinyue greeted them with a smile: "Uncle Hu, Aunt Hu!"

Lin Jinyue had a sweet voice, and she smiled when she saw the two of them, revealing two adorable dimples.

Hu Laosan was carrying a lot of things, and his wife looked at them for a long time before finally noticing Lin Jinyue, the little rascal.

Both of them came over with smiles on their faces.