"Oh, I see. Then Uncle Chang Geng, you should hurry up and go, don't delay us," the villagers said one after another.
After saying goodbye to the villagers, Lin Changgeng and his family continued on their way to the town.
By the time we arrived in town, it was already past noon.
To calm everyone down, Lin Cuiying suggested going to the biggest restaurant in Shiqiao Town for a meal.
Lin Changgeng spoke first, "Yingzi, let's just find somewhere to eat. Going to a restaurant is too expensive."
Mrs. Chen chimed in, "Yes, going to a restaurant for a meal would cost a lot of money. Let's just grab something simple."
Lin Tiandong rubbed his stomach. He also wanted to go to a restaurant for a good meal, but he held back because he thought about how expensive the food was.
"Sis, we'll just grab something to eat."
Seeing that everyone disagreed, Lin Cuiying had no choice but to give up.
"Alright then, let's just grab something to eat."
The family strolled around town and finally chose a noodle stall, where each person ate a bowl of noodles.
Lin Tiandong picked up the noodles and ate them heartily, saying, "Sis, these noodles are so delicious."
Lin Cuiying smiled and said, "You're such a foodie. Is there anything that can go into your stomach that isn't delicious?"
Lin Tiandong chuckled, said nothing, and continued eating his noodles.
Seeing Lin Tiandong's eating habits, Lin Changgeng couldn't help but scold him, "You child, can't you eat more politely? It's like you haven't eaten for days."
With noodles in his mouth, Lin Tiandong mumbled, "Dad, these noodles are so delicious, I couldn't resist."
Lin Cuiying said with a smile, "Dad, Tiandong is still growing, it's normal for him to eat more."
"He's almost twenty, what's the point of him growing? It's good enough if he can even grow a brain." Lin Changgeng rolled his eyes at Lin Tiandong, annoyed.
Seeing that his father was angry, Lin Tiandong quickly put down his chopsticks and said ingratiatingly, "Dad, don't be angry. I didn't say that I needed to grow, it's just..."
"Just what?"
"Why blame me for what my sister said?" Lin Tiandong blinked innocently, while picking up his bowl and slurping a noodle into his mouth.
Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiying quickly picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Lin Changgeng's bowl, saying, "Father, try this."
Lin Changgeng saw the meat in the bowl and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
After finishing his noodles, Lin Tiandong patted his stomach with lingering satisfaction and looked at Lin Cuiying with longing eyes.
Lin Cuiying instantly understood what he meant, "Boss, another bowl of noodles, please."
When Lin Changgeng and Chen Shi saw that Lin Tiandong had been given another bowl of noodles, they tried to stop him, but Lin Cuiying had already spoken, so they had no choice but to give up.
"Sister, you're so kind," Lin Tiandong said with a smile.
Lin Cuiying glanced at him and said, "Stop joking and eat."
Lin Tiandong slurped down his second bowl of noodles in no time.
After finishing his meal, Lin Tiandong patted his stomach, let out a burp, and looked completely satisfied.
Seeing Lin Tiandong's behavior, Lin Cuiying couldn't help but laugh, "Tiandong, the way you eat is truly something else."
Lin Tiandong chuckled but didn't say anything.
After everyone finished eating, Lin Cuiying called the owner to settle the bill.
The noodle stall owner walked over with a smile, "You ate seven bowls of noodles in total, each bowl cost ten coins, so that's seventy coins in total."
Upon hearing the price, Lin Changgeng frowned.
The six of them ate seven bowls of noodles, which cost seventy coins. That's too expensive!
Seeing this, Lin Cuiying quickly took out seventy coins from her pocket and handed them to the shopkeeper, saying, "Shopkeeper, here are seventy coins, please keep them."
The shop owner took the money, counted it, and seeing that the amount was correct, smiled and said, "Welcome to come again next time."
Lin Cuiying smiled and nodded, then led her family to Anhetang first.
After arriving at Anhetang, the group saw the tightly closed doors. Lin Cuiying went to push the door open as she had done last time, but this time it really wouldn't open.
"Sister, Anhetang is not open, what should we do?" Lin Tiandong asked anxiously.
Lin Cuiying was also quite puzzled. At this time, Anhetang should be open for business, so why wasn't it open yet?
Just then, an old woman with a cane walked by.
Lin Cuiying quickly stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa, do you know why Anhetang hasn't opened yet?"
The old woman sighed and said, "Alas, don't you all know?"
"Know what?"
"Anhetang was robbed last night. I heard that a lot of valuable medicinal herbs were stolen from the pharmacy. The owner and the doctor at Anhetang are at the yamen, so it will probably be closed for the next few days."
"We've been robbed?" Lin Tiandong, who was standing next to him, exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, I heard that a lot of medicinal herbs were lost, a huge loss," the old woman said, shaking her head with a regretful expression.
Hearing this, Lin Cuiying felt a pang of emotion and quickly thanked her, "Thank you, sir."
"No need to thank me, I just heard it from someone else." After saying that, the old woman walked away, leaning on her cane.
Shiqiao Town is small, with only two clinics. The clerk at Huichuntang, which they had visited before, was arrogant and looked down on them. Since Chen's health was important, they had no choice but to get medicine there.
Just as the group was about to turn around and head towards Huichuntang, they saw the old doctor from Anhetang walking over, looking exhausted.
Lin Cuiying hurriedly went to greet him, "Doctor, do you remember me?"
The old doctor looked up and saw it was the young woman who sold he shou wu yesterday, so he stopped in his tracks. "Oh, young lady, it's you. Are you here to see a doctor?"
Lin Cuiying shook her head. "My house caught fire last night, and the packet of medicine I got yesterday was burned. I'm coming here today to get a new dose."
The old doctor sighed and said helplessly, "Alas, our clinic was robbed last night. The he shou wu you sold me was stolen."
"Was it only the he shou wu that was stolen?"
The old doctor looked worried. "Yes, our clinic doesn't have any rare medicinal herbs. The he shou wu you brought yesterday was the most valuable one, but it was stolen."
Lin Cuiying also felt sorry for the old doctor; his luck was just too bad.
"Have they caught the thief?" Lin Cuiying couldn't help but ask.
The old doctor shook his head. "The thief hasn't been caught yet, and I don't know if the authorities can catch him either."
Fifty taels of silver is a considerable sum of money in this small town.
Chen tugged at Lin Cuiying's sleeve and whispered, "Yingzi, you must hide that money well. Thieves are so brazen these days, you have to be careful."
Lin Cuiying gently patted Chen's hand, signaling her to rest assured, "Mother, don't worry, I hid that money very well, it won't be stolen by thieves."
Her money is stored in her spatial storage, and no one else can take it out except her, so Lin Cuiying isn't worried about that.
Then, Lin Cuiying turned to the old doctor and asked, "Old doctor, is your clinic still able to dispense medicine now?"
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