The man whose hand was chopped off kept howling on the ground.
Lin Jinyue turned her head away and retched. She had never seen such a bloody scene on her escape from famine.
Jiang Yun hugged her quickly. Not to mention the child, even she, a doctor who often went in and out of the emergency room, was shocked by the scene. She finally understood what "life is as worthless as grass" meant.
The lives of ordinary people are really worthless.
But we still have to enter Runan County.
Lin Jinyue suppressed her nausea and took out two eggs and a palm-sized piece of bacon from the space.
There is famine everywhere now, and food is more useful than silver.
Lin Shucheng rushed to the city gate, still feeling frightened, and Lin Jinyue followed him a little closer.
The maximum distance is 1 meter. Within 1 meter, she can collect Lin Shucheng into the space. However, if she does that, she will definitely receive a warning or be untied. But her father's life is more important than anything else.
But eggs and bacon do work these days.
Lin Shucheng stuffed it directly into the guard's arms and said, "Sir, I am passing through Runan County with my wife and daughter. I am really hungry. Can you please make some concessions and let us go into the city to find a restaurant to eat something. We will be there right away and will not delay your business at all."
Lin Shucheng was wearing a robe made of fine cloth and his boots were clean. Although he was not rich, one could tell at a glance that he was from a well-off family.
The guard took the bacon, swallowed his saliva, and then instructed: "Go, go straight into the city, turn right after four intersections, the Chen's restaurant is the best, eat, go out the door to the right, you can see the grocery store not far away, don't you need to buy some extra things on your way?"
Lin Jinyue heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that the guard did not take out the knife again and was even more friendly.
Nowadays, food is scarce everywhere. In the past, those who were able to guard the place would ignore these things. In ordinary years, even the wealthier farmers might not even look at them.
But it’s different now, food is more useful than money.
It was only the size of a palm, and the guards never mentioned the pass, but still pointed the way for him patiently.
When Lin Jinyue saw her father waving at them, she knew that the matter was settled.
Lin Jinyue and Jiang Yun have extraordinary temperaments and do not look like those farmers.
The three of them entered the city smoothly.
Lin Shucheng was very calm outside, chatting and laughing with the city guards. But when he came in and turned a corner, his legs went weak and he almost fell.
He found a place with few people around and sat on the ground, his hands shaking: "Wife, do you know, I saw a picture of a crossbow arrow at the city gate, and I was afraid that the guards guarding the city would find out something was wrong, so I was scared..."
Jiang Yun hugged him and patted his back to comfort him.
Lin Jinyue ate a bite of her parents' dog food and had to help them keep watch.
If someone passes by nearby, they will definitely say, "You are so indecent."
Lin Shucheng took a while to recover, his clothes were soaked with sweat.
The guard simply chopped off the refugee's hand without blinking an eye.
He hurriedly went to the space to change into dry clothes, washed his face with river water, and then calmed down. When he came out, he took out two pieces of cloth from the warehouse, and left one piece for the three of them to make clothes.
Lin Jinyue suggested splitting the troops into two groups to save time and meet here in half an hour.
Lin Shucheng only had a hundred copper coins in his hand, so Lin Jinyue gave him a task, which was to exchange two pieces of fine cloth for silver and buy some iron tools.
Lin Shucheng was really reluctant to part with the two pieces of cloth, but his family was short of everything except food.
Nowadays, anything edible is expensive. I originally wanted to buy a roast chicken for my daughter to satisfy her craving, but I didn’t expect that a roast chicken would cost twenty taels. Who can afford it?
It used to only cost 200 wen each.
How much money can we get by selling grain now?
But Lin Shucheng quickly calmed down. Even if you have money, you still have to live to spend it.
There has been a severe drought for three years and now everyone is short of food. They want to sell everything they have to buy food. He entered the city without a pass and didn't know if someone was watching him in secret. He didn't dare to sell food. If he was targeted, his whole family would be finished.
Lin Shucheng carried the cloth and asked the prices one by one.
I asked several stores and found that the prices were all similar: a piece of fine cloth cost one tael of silver, and a piece of silk cloth cost two taels of silver, which was about the same as usual. Except for food, the prices of other things did not increase much.
Lin Shucheng sold the two pieces of cloth and had three taels of silver in his hand, so he went to buy some sundries.
On the other side, Lin Jinyue found an empty place and took the horse into the farm. This was her first time visiting an ancient commercial street, and she found everything strange.
Jiang Yun first went to the clinic, intending to buy some medicinal herbs, but she didn't expect that these herbs could be sold at sky-high prices.
With this price, Jiang Yun only bought a few kinds of medicinal herbs that were for emergency use and to treat urgent illnesses. She was not afraid of anything else as she was in a hurry, but she was afraid that she would get sick on the way and there would be no medicine.
A small packet of medicine cost me all my money.
There was still a little bit left, Jiang Yun asked: "Can you give me a set of silver needles?"
The silver needles were not expensive, so the shopkeeper didn't charge her any more and just gave her a set.
As the two were about to leave, they saw a woman stumbling in with a three-year-old child in her arms.
The woman was wearing a dress made of dark green fine cotton with flowers embroidered on it, and the child in her arms was also dressed neatly. It was obvious that she came from a wealthy family.
After all, not every family can afford dyed and embroidered clothes.
But this woman's son couldn't afford medical treatment.
As soon as Liu entered the room, she knelt down holding the child, and cried, "Doctor Li, please save my son. Can you do something... The medicinal materials in previous years were not that expensive..."
Lin Jinyue let out a hiss, and just from the sound one could tell how painful this kneeling was.
But Doctor Li shook his head and said, "It can't be cured. The doctors who can cure it have been taken to the military camp to serve as military doctors. Besides, the medicine for this disease is expensive. Without a hundred taels, it can't be cured."
Mrs. Liu wiped her tears and said, "Manager Li, I have spent hundreds of taels of silver on my son's treatment, which is almost all of my family's savings, but the disease has not improved. I beg you to help me..."
Shopkeeper Li was also annoyed and ordered people to drive the two women away.
The waiter even spat, "Why see a doctor if you have no money?"
Jiang Yun sighed and shook her head. When they bought the herbs just now, they already felt that the prices were very expensive. In the end, they could only buy some cheap and practical herbs.
Lin Jinyue felt a little sorry for the couple and asked Jiang Yun, "Mom, can this child be saved?"
Jiang Yun walked over, looked at the two men who were sitting on the ground, crying in despair, and said, "Maybe I can cure your son."
Liu was also anxious. She didn't care whether Jiang Yun could cure her illness or not. She took off the silver bracelet on her hand and handed it to her. "Please, my son is only three years old..."
Jiang Yun did not accept the bracelet, but only the consultation fee: "It's not a serious problem, a few injections will cure it. I'll write another prescription, give me ten cents and it will be cured."
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