The aunt also said: "I can't just leave like this. I have to make sure my daughter can get married well this time. It's all thanks to you."
Another person said, "We don't have anything good to offer you, so please don't refuse."
Lin Jinyue really didn't dare to eat it. He had seen many people selling their children for a bite of brown rice while fleeing famine. Even if they had farm space, he wouldn't dare to take their food when he saw their simple and honest faces.
But they are so enthusiastic.
After some rejection, I realized that the people in this village really had no shortage of food.
Aunt Wang was surprised when she heard Lin Jinyue talk about the situation outside: "Why is there such a shortage of food outside? People are even selling their children?"
Lin Jinyue was stunned: "You don't need it?"
Aunt Wang's eldest son, Wang Jin, was a peddler who had traveled extensively and understood more, so he explained, "We don't lack anything, but I heard that the roads in Yunlin County, a little further north, are easier to travel, and people in towns and villages have to pay for food. They have to pay a few buckets of rice every three weeks. You can't make rice out of thin air, so people there have a hard time."
"I used to complain that the village was too remote and it was hard to make money. Now I know that remoteness has its advantages. The mountain roads are difficult to travel, and it is difficult for those officers and soldiers to come in to collect grain. Although our village is in the south of the Yangtze River, we are close to Yunchong County in Lingnan. The county magistrate of Yunlin County does not listen to Prince Jing. If you want to collect grain, there is no way."
Lin Shucheng was familiar with Yunlin County, but just by looking at the map he felt it was remote, with mountains all around it, and it was far away from Prince Jing's main camp in Yangzhou.
Then I heard Aunt Wang continue to say: "We are close to Yunsong County, which is good. It is also safe there. If you want to buy things in the future, go there. Don't tell them that you are from the north. Those black-hearted people will definitely charge you more!"
Aunt Wang was worried and wanted her son to go with her.
This group of people is really too enthusiastic.
After Lin Jinyue repeatedly refused, the family of three led the horse to Fangqie in Yunsong County.
The mountain road was difficult to travel on, and after having a quick meal in the morning, it took them until the afternoon to reach Yunsong County.
Sure enough, just as Mr. Tan said, the city gate was not as heavily guarded as the previous Runan County.
The family of three entered Yunsong County together. The guards at the gate did not ask them to show their passes. They only needed each person to pay a penny to enter the city.
Lin Shucheng gave two copper coins, but the guard refused to take more, saying that Lin Jinyue was a child and did not count as a human being.
As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Jinyue knew that they had made the right decision to come to Lingnan.
In cities like those under Prince Jing's command, the officers and soldiers would like to peel off a layer of your skin and squeeze you to death, but the officials here are so conscientious.
It is said that the public security here is pretty good.
They first took a look at the banknote given by Mr. Tan.
There were wars everywhere during those years, and many silver shops went bankrupt. Some merchants were also worried that if their silver shops failed, those 2,000 taels of silver notes would become waste paper.
Lin Jinyue was also nervous, but she still had to hand over the banknotes first.
She didn't know whether the merchants here accepted banknotes or not. Anyway, the system only recognized silver and not banknotes. She should quickly change it into silver so that she would feel more at ease.
After all, gold and silver have been considered stable currencies for thousands of years since ancient times.
What made Lin Jinyue somewhat disappointed was that the other party really did not accept the silver note.
This made Lin Shucheng and Jiang Yun very worried.
Jiang Yun sighed: "What should I do? I was thinking of preparing more herbs, but why don't any of them accept them?"
Not counting the ten taels, they only had thirty taels in their hands. The wolf skins could also be sold for some money, but it was not cold here in the winter, and the seller was only willing to give forty taels of silver for four wolf skin cloaks, which amounted to less than ten taels.
In times of chaos, medicinal herbs are expensive and hard to buy. They also have other things to buy, and they don’t know if this silver is enough to buy the herbs.
Lin Jinyue: "Mom, let's think of another way."
At this time, a middle-aged man with luxurious clothes and a slightly plump figure came over and asked with a smile: "How about you give me this banknote and I will give you ten taels?"
Lin Jinyue looked at the ten taels of silver note in her hand, and found that she could only exchange it for ten taels?
There are indeed some people who are willing to take the risk of collecting cash notes.
But the price is extremely low.
For example, this ten-liang silver note could only be exchanged for a few dozen liang at a low price. If they had a way to sell the silver note, they could make a lot of money.
If they cannot make a profit, they will have to bear the losses themselves.
Lin Shucheng and his wife both looked at their daughter subconsciously. They couldn't understand the twists and turns of the ancient times.
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and said, "Thirty taels."
The man agreed without thinking: "Okay."
He immediately took out three large silver ingots weighing ten taels each and handed them to Lin Jinyue.
Lin Jinyue: Oh no, that’s a mistake.
She should have asked for more!
Big loss!
Seeing Lin Jinyue's regretful look, Hu Laosan was amused.
Mr. Hu San said cheerfully, "Hey, little girl, I just think you are cute, and thirty taels is my bottom price. No matter how high the price you offer, I can only offer thirty taels at most."
Mr. Hu Sanye was a little fat, and looked very kind.
He was afraid that the girl would feel uncomfortable, so he smiled and said, "I have collected a lot of silver notes now. If I lose the bet in the end, I will lose a lot. Look at you, you got thirty taels for nothing."
Lin Jinyue didn't bother about those things. If the silver note couldn't be paid, it would just be a piece of waste paper. Being able to exchange it for thirty taels of silver was a pleasant surprise.
She looked at Mr. Hu San with a smile and thought that he was a very nice man.
Lin Jinyue’s intuition is always accurate.
It's not easy to meet an honest businessman. These businessmen love to cheat outsiders the most.
Lin Jinyue wanted to make friends with him, after all, she would need his help later, so she showed her half-baked medical skills to Mr. Hu Sanye.
She asked, "Uncle, have you been having trouble sleeping at night lately and have you had occasional palpitations?"
Mr. Hu was surprised, "How did you know?"
He had been observing this group of people for a long time. He knew they were from the north just by their accent. Looking at their behavior, he knew they were definitely not from Yunsong County, and it was impossible for him to inquire about them in advance.
How does this little girl know that she can’t sleep well at night?
Seeing his surprised expression, Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "My mother is a doctor, a very good one. I also learned a little bit from her, so I can tell."
Mr. Hu San thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't cheat them out of ten taels of silver just now.
He turned out to be a miracle doctor.
Even such a young girl could tell that he had been unwell recently, so he had to make friends with her.
Jiang Yun didn't know why her daughter was going to such lengths, but she still asked with a smile, "If you're not in a hurry, why don't you find a teahouse and I can check your pulse?"
Mr. Hu San said hurriedly, "Why don't you come with me to my house? To be honest, these are probably minor diseases. My wife is not feeling well. I have searched all the Chinese medicine doctors in the city, but none of them can cure her."
Jiang Yun nodded and agreed.
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