Liu handed her a handful of copper coins in a daze.
Jiang Yun started acupuncture, and the child's originally purple and blue face returned to normal, and his weak breathing also improved a little. A quarter of an hour later, the unconscious child opened his eyes and kept calling for his mother.
Lin Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief, finally she was rescued.
Jiang Yun wrote her a prescription containing very common herbs. Seeing that the clinic was unscrupulous, Jiang Yun took ten cents and gave her three prescriptions, telling her to go back and boil them for her son to drink.
Liu thanked him profusely and wanted to give the silver bracelet to Jiang Yun, but she refused.
It is already difficult enough for ordinary people to live in this world, how could Jiang Yun accept it?
There was still a little money left, so Lin Jinyue and Jiang Yun went to buy some odds and ends, such as needles and thread, hairbands, bowls and chopsticks, and soap nuts.
Basic daily necessities, such as toothpaste, toothbrush and shower gel, are all included in the gift pack, and they are not all sold out yet.
But the quality is so good, the smell is strong and lasts long. I smell so good while fleeing from famine that I almost have to carve the words "Come and grab me" on my forehead. So I decided to buy all these bits and pieces here.
An hour later, Lin Jinyue and Lin Shucheng reunited.
Lin Shucheng had lots of bags, including a set of bedding and more than twenty water bags. He also bought two pairs of shoes for each of his family members. They were quite thick and looked expensive.
That would have been fine, but in this city, anything edible could be sold at sky-high prices. Lin Shucheng actually bought two candied haws, one for his wife and one for his daughter.
Jiang Yun felt sorry for the money she spent when she saw the two strings of candied haws. She could just pick some sour fruits on the way. Her daughter had many ideas and she could also make candied haws in the space. Why would she waste that money?
She pinched Lin Shucheng's waist and said, "You're so capable, huh? You can just spend all the money you have."
Lin Shucheng was still laughing, but this time Jiang Yun was really angry and didn't hold back any strength. He cried out in pain, and while enduring the pain he explained, "Honey, honey, be gentle. I didn't waste any money."
As he spoke, Lin Shucheng handed her a handful of silver as if he was presenting a treasure. There was a ten-liang silver ingot and a handful of broken silver, almost twenty liang in total.
Jiang Yun was surprised: "Where did you get so much money?"
Lin Shucheng whispered, "I didn't eat the meat pie this morning. I still have a few boiled eggs, a pickled fish, and a few grain cakes in my pocket. So I exchanged them for fifty taels of silver notes. I was also afraid that in troubled times, silver notes would be safer than silver. Maybe I can't use them after a while. So I'm going to spend them quickly. Quickly, find a place to put them. There are also iron pots, iron shovels, and other iron products. I have agreed with someone that five catties of coarse grains can be exchanged. Let's stock up some, maybe we can use them later."
With so much silver, Jiang Yun hurried to the pharmacy and bought some life-saving herbs.
There are a few medicinal herbs in particular that can cure malaria and are extremely valuable.
Lin Shucheng did not follow him, but asked Lin Jinyue: "We are exchanging food for iron bars, it should not be against the rules, right? We didn't sell it for silver..."
Lin Jinyue didn't hear the warning from the master, "It seems to be possible?"
After Jiang Yun quickly bought the medicinal herbs, she had ten taels of silver left for emergency. They did not waste any time and went to the blacksmith's house to buy all the iron products.
Although only five kilograms of coarse grains were needed, grain was not very valuable to their family, so they simply gave him a basket of coarse grains, which was at least ten kilograms.
For the sake of a basket of grain, Blacksmith Li quickly pushed the people out and pointed to a crack in the city wall, asking them to leave away from the soldiers. He was also afraid that he would get into trouble.
Blacksmith Li subconsciously thought that Lin Shucheng and his family bought so many iron bars in order to become the king of the mountain.
But he didn't say much, just took the food and got through this period.
Who would have thought that this family was so bold that they bought so many iron bars and were not afraid of being questioned by the soldiers. The little girl even asked, "I see there is a well behind us. Can I exchange two eggs for water?"
Blacksmith Li was getting anxious: "No, no, you guys hurry up."
Lin Jinyue was also anxious: "Is there no drinkable water here?"
She can fill water into the space this time, but what about in the future?
Blacksmith Li spoke quickly, "There is no water in the city. The well water is not drinkable. The water in the area of 100 miles is not drinkable. It will cause diarrhea at the least and death at the worst. Hurry up. There is a Xifeng Mountain ten miles south. People from nearby Runan County and Ruyang County go there to get water to drink."
Lin Jinyue understood clearly after hearing this. They couldn't find a clean water source in the past few days. It seemed weird at first glance. It was indeed man-made.
This wicked thing actually polluted the water source deliberately just to make some dirty money!
Lin Jinyue had no choice but to think of other ways, or buy some more water bags.
When she was about to leave, she looked at Blacksmith Li's house. In addition to the iron pot, there were also some fine iron products with exquisite craftsmanship, which were definitely not ordinary.
At this critical moment, blacksmith Li was extremely anxious, but she still had time to envy others' blacksmithing skills.
It is easy to find a blacksmith, but a good blacksmith is hard to find. If you want to improve your life and make some modern things in the future, you can't do without a good blacksmith. It would be great if you can take Blacksmith Li with you when you escape from the famine.
The people in Prince Jing's territory are also living in dire straits, so it would be better for him to go to Lingnan with her.
But I didn’t know how to start for a moment.
At this time, a familiar woman's voice came from the back room: "Brother Li, who is outside?"
The woman drew aside the curtain and came out, and was delighted to see Jiang Yun.
She said to Blacksmith Li, "Oh, what a coincidence! This is the miracle doctor I told you about who saved our son."
Liu thanked Jiang Yun again, and blacksmith Li's attitude also improved a lot. The couple almost knelt down in front of their family.
When he heard that they wanted water, he lowered his voice and said, "There is no water outside the city, but we do know of a well..."
Liu led Lin Jinyue and the others through many twists and turns and finally came to a dilapidated temple. They moved away the piles of debris and revealed a well. Originally, the water quality was not up to standard after being tested in various places, but it was normal when they came to this well.
Upon hearing it, we realized that it was Prince Jing's men who deliberately poisoned the water in order to monopolize the water source and charge a high price for the water.
This is really...
When I returned to the home of blacksmith Li, I saw that all the Li family members were in a gloomy mood. They said they didn't know how long their peaceful life would last, and that the dilapidated temple would be noticed sooner or later.
Lin Jinyue said, "Uncle Li, can you stay here for long? Not to mention that you will have to spend all your family's money just to see a doctor and drink water, your ironmaking skills are pretty good. I can see that you deliberately hid the delicate objects because you are afraid that Prince Jing will catch you and make you work, right?"
For a moment, Blacksmith Li's face turned pale, and he looked at Lin Jinyue with vigilance in his eyes.
This little girl is not even ten years old, how come she is so sharp?
Lin Jinyue said slowly: "Don't be wary of me, our family is just an honest and ordinary citizen."
"You see, in a war like this, no place is safe. If you trust us, meet at the foot of West Peak tomorrow evening. Don't tell anyone else, bring important things with you and go with us."
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