Li Xiucai and Zhang the Hunter returned to the Rende Pharmacy. The shop assistant had already prepared all the herbs. Li Xiucai took the list of herbs from the shop assistant and compared them with the prescription written by the shopkeeper. After a while, Li Xiucai had checked all the herbs. He ordered the herbs according to the prescription written by the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper even wrote down the names of the herbs carefully so that he would not have to worry about mixing them up when he returned.
"Shopkeeper, I have checked all the medicinal materials, and the types and quantities are correct. You even wrote down the names of the prescriptions. You are very careful. Could you please calculate the total amount? I will pay you." Li Xiucai said.
"It's what we should do. You're too polite. Besides, medicines are for treating illnesses and can't be taken randomly." The shopkeeper said seriously.
"Yes, shopkeeper. You are absolutely right." Hunter Zhang responded from the side.
The shopkeeper took his account book and told Li Xiucai the price and quantity of the herbs, asking him to calculate the total amount spent. After the calculation, the two of them would compare the figures.
Li Xiucai borrowed the shopkeeper's abacus and began to calculate. After about twenty minutes, Li Xiucai came up with a number. The shopkeeper reported his own number, which was the same. Li Xiucai paid the shopkeeper the bill.
"Shopkeeper, please help your servant move the herbs onto the carriage." Li Xiucai said.
"Okay." The shopkeeper called a few young men to help move several loads of herbs onto the carriage. Hunter Zhang also placed the wine he had bought on the carriage. Li Xiucai and Hunter Zhang covered the herbs with oilcloth and secured them with ropes.
"Boss, thank you for today. See you later." After saying goodbye to Zhang the Hunter, Li Xiucai drove the carriage back to the city gate.
"Brother Zhang, do you think Brother Yun can buy all the things on his list? I took a look this morning before going into the city. There are quite a lot of things on the list that Brother Yun wants to buy. Not only are the quantities large, but the types are also many. I guess he will have to go to several stores to buy them all." Li Xiucai said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Brother Li. Brother Yun used to run a shop and a stall in town. He's knowledgeable and smart. He'll definitely be able to buy everything. I'm guessing Brother Yun will buy a lot of extra things. We're looking for a pharmacy and don't have time to go shopping. Brother Yun and Yun Yiyi have a lot of things to buy, so they need to go to different shops and definitely visit several streets.
"Brother Yun is knowledgeable and experienced. If he comes across something we're short on, he'll definitely buy it. And he won't just buy enough for his family, he'll definitely buy enough for the entire village. Brother Yun is a quiet but very reliable man. That's why the village chief arranged for him to come shopping with us," said Zhang the Hunter.
"Yes, Brother Yun is indeed such a person. I remember when we were in the village, Brother Yun went to the town to open a shop every day. People in our village asked him to help buy things, and he always agreed happily. I don't think I have ever heard him refuse." Li Xiucai said.
"Haha, you're right. Sometimes, when my family catches prey, we don't have time to go to town. I always ask Brother Yun to help me send it to the restaurant in town. He is such a kind-hearted person." Hunter Zhang said happily.
"Brother Yun's children are all well-raised and sensible. Especially his daughter Yun Yiyi, who is a brave and smart girl. Last time, Yun Yiyi killed a snake and scared me. If I had encountered that snake, I would have run away in fear. But she killed the snake to save her mother. She is so filial." Li Xiucai said enviously.
"Little Yiyi from Brother Yun's family has been a smart and lovely girl since she was young. It's really enviable that Brother Yun has such a little girl." There was one more person who envied Yun the butcher.
"I don't know where Brother Yun and Yun Yiyi are going. Have they reached the city gate?" Li Xiucai said as he looked at the sun gradually setting in the west.
"Brother Yun should be taking the child to the city gate now. He doesn't dare to take risks with the child. The government has strict controls on refugees hiding in the city, and no one dares to take risks now." said Zhang the hunter.
"Yes, it's really strictly controlled. However, I see that the city has changed a lot since the last time I came here with my teacher. Last time we came, every street was bustling with people, and all the shops were open. It was very prosperous and lively. This time when I entered the city again, the streets were much less crowded, and some shops on both sides of the street were still closed.
"And the people on the street are so hurried, the atmosphere feels tense. We've walked around so many streets today, but the one with the Rende Pharmacy is the busiest. The shops there are all quite large, the streets are crowded, and they sell a wide variety of goods. It looks like the original appearance of the prefectural capital," Li Xiucai sighed.
"I have never been to the provincial capital before. When I came in today, I found that the provincial capital is too empty and lacks the hustle and bustle of life." Hunter Zhang was also filled with emotion.
"Yes, there are so many refugees gathered at the city gate tower. People living in the capital who are well-informed should know about it. Although the government restricts refugees from entering the city, it is not a good idea to continue gathering like this. Fortunately, we will leave tomorrow." Li Xiucai said.
"Yes, let's listen to the village chief. Let's leave this dangerous place early tomorrow. We don't know whether the road ahead will be easy to walk on. It will take us a long time to get to where we want to go." Hunter Zhang said a little worriedly.
"Brother Zhang, don't worry. The things Brother Yun and I bought in the city will solve our immediate problem. At least for a while, we don't have to worry about running out of food. Walking on an empty stomach is definitely different from walking on a full stomach. Although we dare not eat too much food and can't eat 100% full, we can always have enough to eat 60% or 70% full.
Think about it, the refugees we encountered on the way to the capital had almost no luggage, were as thin as sticks, and were practically dragging their legs as they walked. We're much better off than them, after all. Besides, we have Uncle Wu in our village, so if we do get sick, we don't have to worry about not having a doctor.
And, as you know, when we went to the city this time, the village chief gave some of the village's money to me and Brother Yun to buy food for the village. The food bought by the village is for backup, and everyone knows this. So, everyone in Yunjia Village has a way out. If the sky falls, we have the village chief and the elders, and we just have to follow their lead. "Do you think I'm right, Brother Zhang?" Li Xiucai said in a low voice.
"Haha, Brother Li, you are right. I have been thinking too much. Compared with others, the people of our Yunjia Village are very lucky." Hunter Zhang responded.
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