Chapter 393 You sent a message to Changjing
As soon as the two walked out of the woodshed, the people squatting under the eaves immediately rushed over.
"Poison doctor! Miracle doctor! How are my parents? Can you, can you cure them?" The man who rushed over the fastest had a trembling voice.
It was already night, and even in the dim light, one could barely make out the man's swollen cheeks and a pair of tear-swollen eyes.
Du Buqin glanced at him and said slowly, "Is there any disease that an old man can't cure? If I can't cure it, I won't treat it at all."
After saying that, the old man changed the subject and said, "It requires a lot of good medicinal herbs, and it will take at least a month of medication. The consultation fee must be substantial. Are you willing to pay?"
Brother-in-law He was immediately overjoyed and said without hesitation, "Pay! I'll pay! Doctor Du, I'll pay even if I have to sell everything I have to pay the consultation fee! Please, please make sure to cure my parents!"
The younger generations of the He family did not hesitate and nodded.
Even the younger sister-in-law, Wu, whose eyes showed the most struggle, gritted her teeth and said, "Divine Doctor, we will definitely pay the consultation fee. As long as my parents-in-law can get better, I will kowtow to you! ... But, Divine Doctor, can you tell us how much it will cost? So we can figure out how to raise the money."
Du Buqin raised his chin slightly and said generously, "Forget about collecting money. The old man has filial people who take care of him and he has no worries about food and clothing. He doesn't need gold or silver. Let Su Wen and Su Wu work like slaves for me in the future."
The three brothers of the Su family, who had been silent just now, burst out laughing.
Su Wu went over, picked up the old man and spun him around, "Grandpa Du, I knew you were up to no good, hahaha!"
Du Buqun's eyes started spinning in circles immediately, and he started to feel carsick. He was so angry that he slapped the reckless boy and shouted, "Put me down! Stop spinning! Oh my god, I'm going to get dizzy!"
Su Wen was standing by, ready to take over at any moment. "Come on, Grandpa Du, what's the point of being a slave and carrying you around in circles? Wait, I have more here, I'll throw it up for you later!"
The old man grabbed Su Wu's hair and said, "Tianbao! Save grandpa! I'm going to kill these two unfilial grandchildren!"
Tianbao held back her laughter, went over and pressed Su Wu's shoulder with one hand to prevent him from moving. After helping the old man down, she didn't ask him to do anything herself. She waved her hands twice and threw her two brothers into a puddle in the corner of the yard.
Muffled laughter rang out one after another.
Only the He family members were in a state of shock for a long time, and the ground was covered with dropped jaws.
"Mom, how did you do this?" He Guang, the eldest son of He's uncle, swallowed hard. He could carry a load of 200 kilograms at a time. When the villagers saw him, they always praised him for his great strength.
Now compared with Tianbao, he feels like he is nothing.
Su An put a hand on his shoulder and said happily, "My sister is born with supernatural strength. The three of us brothers never dared to compete with her in strength. She was so awesome when she was young!"
"How is it awesome? Brother Su, tell us quickly."
"Listen to me!"
Su An brought the atmosphere back to normal with a few words, and the He family, who had been in shock, finally relaxed for a rare moment.
He Luping, the youngest daughter of Uncle He, was standing by, arm in arm with her mother. A cheerful smile crossed her face as she whispered, "Mom, you're usually so stingy, but today you're being generous and paying a large fee. Our family is in such a difficult situation that even if we sell everything we have, we can't even scrape together a single ounce of silver. How are you going to raise the money?"
Wu was so angry that she shook her arms and tried to throw her daughter away. She lowered her voice and yelled, "What are you talking about? Everyone has to spend every penny they have to spend. Your grandparents are so sick. If they can't be cured, your father will be so ashamed that he will bang his head against the wall. At worst, he can just sell the few acres of our family land!"
What else can I do?
When you marry a man, you follow him wherever he goes. Does she want to watch her man die?
Besides, she has had her ups and downs over the years since she got married, but her in-laws have never treated her badly.
Filial piety is the most important virtue. No matter how calculative she is, she can't do anything cruel.
The cheerful conversation in the yard continued until night fell completely.
Finally, Uncle He lit a piece of firewood, and there was some light in the yard.
Except for their house, the entire village was still pitch black and no one lit a lamp.
The flood washed away the food, the people's belongings, and the people's vitality.
Every household is short of food now, and the He family is no exception.
Looking back, he didn't know how his family survived.
Just when Uncle He was having trouble with not having enough rice to entertain the distinguished guests, the eldest son of the Liu family arrived with food, one man and one horse, carrying four bags of rice, flour and pork.
Knowing that the food was for her family, Wu's hair trembled with excitement, "My eldest daughter-in-law, Ping'er, follow me to the kitchen to cook for the guests!"
There was no time for politeness. Our family had never eaten refined rice or white flour, whether before or after the disaster. And for more than half a month now, we've been relying on two meals of porridge made from wild vegetables a day, and even then, we often couldn't find any wild vegetables to dig! Our one-and-a-half-year-old grandson's chin has become pointed from hunger.
Wu wiped away the tears from her eyes in the cover of night and hurriedly brought her helpers to cook.
After Uncle He sneaked a peek into the woodshed to see how his parents were doing, he became full of energy and took on the responsibilities of the head of the household with his son He Guang.
Compared to the dead silence of other places, the He family courtyard is bursting with a different kind of life tonight.
A single log of firewood lit the main hall, where men, women, and children gathered to chat animatedly. Uncle He and Uncle Liu, both veterans of the border town, were close friends, and the atmosphere was even more lively than before.
The black horse was tied to a corner of the courtyard wall. Bai Yu folded his arms, crossed his legs, and leaned back against the horse's belly. His posture was both casual and artificial. "Senior Sister, I think I am the one who has thought it through, right?"
The young man shamelessly sought credit.
Tian Bao curled his lips and patted the horse's back lightly. The horse moved, and the young man's elegant posture could no longer be maintained. He had no choice but to stand up straight. "The government said they were releasing grain for disaster relief, but the amount released each day was less than 50 stone. As soon as the warehouse was opened, it was snatched away by those who arrived first. The only people who got the grain were wealthy families with connections to the government. The common people got nothing at all."
"You must have spent a lot of money on these rice and flour, right?" Tianbao said.
Bai Yu shrugged, "All businessmen are dishonest."
Unscrupulous businessmen took advantage of the disaster to drive up rice prices. The price of white rice, which originally cost about ten wen per catty, increased several times, and old rice, which originally cost three or four wen per catty, was sold at the price of refined rice.
Bai Yu's family owns a rice shop, so he knows everything about it.
Without the court's control, rice prices would continue to rise.
"You delivered the message to Changjing." Tianbao looked at the young man, and the smile on his face deepened a little.
Bai Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Senior Sister, are you following me? You know it so clearly."
Changjing is a long way from Yuzhou. When a flood occurred here, the government had to pass the memorials up the chain of command, and it would take at least two months for the memorials to reach the emperor.
If someone is trying to make money from the people, there may be deliberate concealment or delayed reporting, and in the end the people will be the only ones who suffer.
He delivered the message to Wei Li through Wangque Tower, and the other party had to receive it in half a month at most.
Bai Yu has no compassion for the world.
But love the house and love the dog.
"Senior sister, if you think I've done a good job, you can praise me a little."
"here you go."
"That's it?"
The girl walked towards the porch, a smile flashing in her eyes for a moment, "Eat."
The young man seemed reluctant, with the corners of his mouth raised high, "Okay, that's it."
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