Chapter 62: Meet Again at the Pharmacy]
But...why was there someone wearing a black robe and looking like an official traveling with them? Could it be...
Thinking of this, Jiang Shuo's brows furrowed even more tightly.
The young couple who had come out with him saw him in a daze and asked, "Brother Shuo? What's wrong? Did you run into someone familiar and remember something?"
Jiang Shuo came to his senses after hearing this and said with a smile: "I'm fine."
The two men also noticed the group across the street. The young man sighed and said, "Ah, I don't know what crime they committed, but they are being exiled. It's really pitiful."
Jiang Shuo was stunned when he heard this.
Although he had a rough guess in his mind just now, he was not sure. Now after hearing what his companions said, he felt uncomfortable for some reason.
How...was she exiled?
The woman with them, who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, immediately scolded them, "Brother, we're all fleeing famine, and our lives aren't any better than theirs in exile. At least they have food provided by the court during their exile, right?"
The man glanced at her and sighed, "How good can the food be for exiled prisoners? Most importantly, they're bullied by the officials along the way, often beaten and kicked. Even if they die, they're left in the wilderness to feed the wolves, with no one to collect their bodies. We're nothing like them. At least we have carriages, mules, and horses at home, and we're free to go anywhere."
The woman curled her lips in disapproval and said, "Anyway... I think they're quite comfortable. Besides, didn't they lose their freedom because they committed crimes? Maybe they're even murderers and arsonists! Anyway, we must stay away from them! To avoid danger!"
The man glanced at her unhappily and said, "I can't explain it to you clearly. Forget it, Brother Shuo, let's go to the pharmacy. Luckily, Brother Shuo, you killed a fox this time and sold its fur for two taels of silver. Now, we can finally buy medicine for your injury and my father's illness."
After hearing this, the woman immediately asked with concern, "By the way, Brother Shuo, does your wound still hurt? You bled so much earlier, I was almost scared to death. This time we'll buy the best medicine, and your wound will definitely heal quickly!"
Jiang Shuo was obviously very uncomfortable with the woman's closeness. He took a step back, away from her, and said lightly: "Thank you for your concern, Miss Jiang. I'm fine."
The woman pouted unhappily after hearing Jiang Shuo's address. "Brother Shuo, you already call me brother, why are you still calling me Miss Jiang? It's so strange! From now on, you can just call me Xue Rou or Rou Mei. I don't mind."
Jiang Shuo was a little speechless: "Miss Jiang, your brother is a man, it doesn't matter what he's called. But you are different."
Seeing his sister's expression, the man couldn't help but pull her to his side and scolded her, "You're an unmarried girl, why are you always so reckless? If you do this again, I won't take you out next time."
Jiang Xueruo glared at the man in dissatisfaction after hearing this, and said angrily, "Brother, you are just a rough guy! I can't explain it to you!"
Seeing the atmosphere gradually becoming awkward, Jiang Shuo quickly changed the subject and said, "Gui Zhou, let's go to the pharmacy quickly so that everyone won't be kept waiting."
Jiang Guizhou frowned and glanced at Jiang Xueruo, then said, "Let's go. Brother Shuo, ignore her."
There were quite a few pharmacies along the street, but when the three of them went in to ask, they found that none of them sold wound medicine.
The shop assistant pointed them in the right direction, saying, "If you want to buy some medicine for wounds, you can go to the Shen Family Pharmacy on Chengdong Street next door. That's the largest pharmacy in Daming Prefecture. They're so wealthy, they must have it. Otherwise, how could an ordinary pharmacy dare to stock such expensive medicine? If they can't sell it, they'll probably lose several days' worth of business!"
After hearing this, the three of them walked towards the east street of the city and soon arrived at the pharmacy.
At this time, Chen Fenghe and others also arrived at the pharmacy and entered the shop before them.
"Sir, what medicinal herbs would you like to buy..." The shopkeeper behind the counter looked up and asked. Halfway through his words, he was stunned when he saw Chen Fenghe!
Chen Fenghe blinked at him and secretly put her index finger to her lips in a silent gesture.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then said again: "Dear guests, what medicinal herbs do you need? This shop has the most complete range of medicinal herbs in Daming Prefecture..."
Everyone then started asking about the price of the herbs they wanted to buy, and no one noticed the slight tremor and sob in the shopkeeper's voice.
"Boss, do you have any medicine for wounds?" Chen Fenghe asked.
Of course, she had some golden wound medicine in her space, but it was not easy to take out this kind of finished medicine, so she still needed to buy a bottle as a cover.
As for other Chinese medicinal materials, you can lie and say that you picked them on the road and prepared them yourself.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately said, "Young lady, you're asking for luck! We only have one bottle left. If you want more, it will take three days to arrive! The total is eight coins..."
After hearing this, Shen Fenghe smiled and said, "This is indeed a coincidence."
As he said this, he was about to take out some silver.
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out: "Hey! Shopkeeper! Wait a minute! We also want to buy some medicine for wounds!"
Before he finished speaking, a hand reached out to snatch the golden medicine from the shopkeeper's hand.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but frown slightly and looked up at the person who came.
Which girl is so domineering? Do you understand the first-come, first-served rule?
At first glance, it was a young woman dressed like a peasant girl. Judging from her hair combed into two buns, she must be unmarried.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper was quick-witted and withdrew his hand in time to protect the golden wound medicine in his hand before she could grab it.
"Miss, you haven't even paid the money, why are you still trying to rob me?"
Jiang Xueruo blushed and said anxiously: "I...I didn't rob it! I have money!"
As she spoke, she turned around and looked at Jiang Shuo and Jiang Guizhou, saying, "Brother, hurry up and take out the silver! It's about to be snatched away!"
Chen Fenghe followed her line of sight and looked behind her. When she saw it, she couldn't help but be stunned.
Isn't this the man she met in the mountains that day, named Jiang Shuo?
Isn't he a hunter fleeing famine? Why is he heading north?
The closer to the north, the more chaotic it is. Moreover, there are only two or one harvest a year, which is not as fertile and rich as the southern land of fish and rice. Generally speaking, those who flee famine should go south, right?
Jiang Shuo was also staring at her without blinking at this moment, and their eyes met briefly.
However, Shen Fenghe immediately looked away.
...pretend not to know him.
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