Along the way, Shen Yun felt like he was in a dream. He pulled out the broken silver from his bosom and bit it several times before he confirmed that everything in front of the cliff was real.

Since the owner left, no one in the Zhuangzi has been able to teach him to read. The herbal medicine book that Brother Fu gave him before going to the provincial capital, he still has a half-incomplete book!

Ah, I'm finally literate again!, he clenched the broken silver in his palm excitedly.

He knew that the black-robed man had an unknown origin, hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, and there must be a secret that he could not speak to people. However, he really wanted to learn to read and write, and he didn't want to lose such a good learning opportunity.

What's more, the black-robed man himself made it clear that he had been staring at him secretly for more than a month, touching his bottom clearly, and threatening him with Hong Bo, Tiantian, and their stored grain. Can he disagree?

It's just running errands to help buy herbs! It's not telling me to kill people and set fires...... Shen Yun comforted himself: Anyway, if he asks me to do something bad, or break his oath to the hall owner, I won't agree to it!

Back in Zhuangzi, Tianniu ran out to greet him from afar. Seeing the fat muntjac on the bamboo-backed basket, the little girl drooled greedily: "Brother Yun, it's amazing!"

Hong Bo followed, helped him remove the bamboo basket, frowned, and asked with concern, "Why are all the clothes wet?"

Shen Yun shook his head: "At noon, there was a heavy rain in the mountains. ”

"It's not raining here, the sun is fine. Hong Bohu looked at him suspiciously.

Shen Yun smiled: "The weather in the mountains, that's it." ”

"Brother Yun, the jerky saved is enough for the three of us to eat for the winter. You don't run too far. If you come across a big wild thing, there will be no one to rescue you......" Humber was so worried that he couldn't help but start nagging again.

This nagging cannot be ended in one or two sentences.

Next to her, the sweet girl quietly pulled the corner of Shen Yun's clothes and made a grimace at him.

Shen Yun reached out and scratched her nose.

Humber packed up the fat muntjac, and the nagging finally ended.

"Uncle Hong, tomorrow, I want to go to the county seat. Shen Yun seized the gap and said.

"Go to the county seat?" Humber was surprised, "What to do?"

Shen Yun lied: "My knife made a cut, and I want to go to the iron shop in the county town to make up for it." ”

That's the bad thing about the market not being open. If you buy a needle and thread, you have to go to the county seat. Mending knives and the like, not to mention. Besides, how can you hunt without a good knife to protect yourself? Hong Bo didn't think much about it, and nodded in response: "Tomorrow, I'll accompany you." ”

How could Shen Yun let him accompany him? Immediately waved his hand: "Uncle Hong, you want to bring Tiantian." To go to the county seat, you have to walk forty or fifty miles back and forth. There are no big animals at home, so where can I walk with her on my back? Besides, it's not the first time I've gone back to the county seat and I know the way. ”

Hong Bo knew that he had been to the county seat several times with Lianzi, and sent fashionable vegetables from Zhuangzi to his uncle's house. Thinking of his two sons and daughter-in-law, who have not been heard from so far, his mouth suddenly burst with bitterness.

That's it, Brother Yun can bring the sweet girl back alone, but can he not go to the county seat?

Moreover, he and Tian Tian are both untouchables, and if they want to enter the city gate, they must pay a tax of five big dollars each. And Brother Yun doesn't.

So, he didn't insist anymore: "Be careful on the road." Go early tomorrow and come back early. We'll wait for you to come back for dinner. ”

"Uncle Hong, do you have anything you want me to bring?" Shen Yun asked again.

There really is. Hong Bo pressed the bitterness in his heart and said, "Winter is coming, you and Tiantian have to change into winter clothes." Fabrics, there are still some at home, no need to buy them. Tomorrow, you weigh five pounds of cotton, and some needlework and thread will come back. I'll make you a winter coat for each of you. ”

"Okay. Shen Yun knew that he could do needlework. Because the jackets he and Tian Tian were wearing were sewn by stitch and thread before he entered the autumn.

Humber entered the back room, and soon came out again, handing him a small string of large money.

"No, I don't. I have money. Shen Yun refused to answer. Buying cotton is to make winter clothes for him, why is he embarrassed to ask Hong Bo to pay?

Humber stiffened his face: "Don't be verbose." Otherwise, if you don't do it, you will freeze to death in winter. ”

Shen Yun had no choice but to take it.

The next day, before dawn, Humber got up and made a fire to cook. In addition to breakfast, he also baked three cornmeal patties for Shen Yun to make dry food for the road.

"Change into clean clothes...... When you enter the county, remember to wash your face. The guys in the shop all have sharp eyes...... Talk less and watch more, don't mess around...... Come back early, Tiantian and I will wait for you for dinner. "Help Shen Yun clean up, he personally sent people to the official road entrance.

Shen Yun carried the bamboo basket on his back and waved to him: "Uncle Hong, go back early." If Tian Tian wakes up and can't see you, she will cry again. "I'm afraid that Tiantian will also follow, and when he goes to the county seat, he tells Uncle Hong with the little girl behind his back.

Hong Bo responded with his mouth, but his feet did not move, and he stood with his hands in the cold morning breeze to watch him. Until his figure disappeared at the end of the official road.

Shen Yun deliberately rushed early, and the sky was bright, so he went out of the house. After walking for more than half an hour, the sun came out and the morning mist slowly dissipated. The number of pedestrians on the official road gradually increased.

"Little brother, are you going to the county seat?" A bullock cart carrying four people caught up from behind. The eldest brother who drove the car grinned at him and said, "It's not expensive, it only costs five big dollars to send it to the East City Gate." ”

"Nope. Shen Yun waved his hand. Five big money, also money. It was only more than 20 miles away, and he carried an empty bamboo basket on his back, and he was not struggling. However, when you come back, you have to carry more than a dozen pounds of things, so you can consider taking a ride.

The eldest brother who drove the car was not reluctant, and drove away from him.

In the morning, Shen Yun arrived at the East City Gate. After showing the good people to the immortal rune soldiers guarding the door, he didn't spend a single penny and successfully entered Yong'an County.

Hong Jingu's mother-in-law's house, the Chen family's grain shop, is in the East City Gate Market. Shen Yun has been here a few times and knows the way. Therefore, he decided to go to the Dongchengmen Market to buy, and by the way, to inquire about the current situation of the Chen family's grain store.

In my impression, the East City Gate Market is very lively.

After not coming for a few months, Shen Yun almost thought that he had run to the wrong place - the market was too deserted. The road is sparsely populated. The stalls on the side of the road, which originally looked like two long dragons, were nowhere to be seen. Even the shops on the side of the road, seven or eight out of ten are closed.

The more Shen Yun looked, the more anxious he became: I don't know how many other pharmacies are open? Can you catch all the medicinal materials?

Walking to a street corner, he finally saw a medicinal herb shop in front of him. The black lacquer plaque reads "Jishido".

There were only two people in the shop: a gray old man in a long bamboo-blue cotton jacket who looked like a shopkeeper, and another man of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed like a drugstore apprentice.

The square table in the southeast corner of the shop was piled up with a hill of medicinal herbs, and the two of them were cleaning up.

Shen Yun's eyes were sharp, and when he entered the door, he recognized that the pile on the table was one of the three flavors of medicinal herbs he was going to buy today: Golden Lancao.

Luck was good! He was secretly happy.

Seeing that the person who came to the door was just a half-grown child from the countryside with a big bamboo basket on his back, the apprentice's originally bright eyes quickly dimmed, and he said lazily: "Little brother, our store does not accept loose medicine now. ”

Shen Yun deliberately pretended not to recognize the golden orchid grass and asked, "Big brother, do you have any golden orchid grass for sale in your store?"

It turned out to be an eye-catcher. The apprentice was overjoyed, and stepped forward with a smile and greeted, "Yes." How much are you going to buy?"

"A pound. Shen Yun replied.

The apprentice nodded repeatedly: "Yes." Excuse me, do you have a warrant?"

"Baotiao?" Shen Yun was stunned. He remembered very well that in the past, there was no rule that the East City Gate Market had to be kept for shopping.

It looks like this business is going to go down the drain. The apprentice smiled bitterly: "The new regulations of the Immortal Mansion stipulate that untouchables must have a guarantee to buy medicinal materials. Don't you know?"

Shen Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and took out the good people from his arms: "I am a good citizen." ”

"Good citizens don't need a warrant. After the apprentice saw it, he immediately changed his title, and said, "You're so lucky." We just got a batch of golden orchids in our store, and they are all first-class. The price is not expensive, only ten big dollars a tael. ”

Why has it risen so much? Shen Yun was taken aback. In Shixiu County, when he was learning "Herbal Song", he deliberately went to the herb stall in the market to see the golden orchid. It is a common herb and is very cheap. The first-class product is only two big bucks and a tael.

Seeing that he didn't talk, the apprentice quickly explained, "Don't be too expensive. Now everything is going up so much. This month alone, Xianfu has raised taxes for the third time. We sell you a pound of golden orchid grass in our store, and you can't actually make three big bucks. To tell you the truth, it won't last three or two days at this price. In a few days, the price will have to rise again. ”

Shen Yun was helpless, so he had to take out the green cloth purse from his arms and take out a dime of broken silver: "Weigh a pound of golden orchid grass." ”

"Okay. The apprentice first weighed the medicinal herbs for him, then weighed the broken silver, twisted a small half with large scissors, and weighed the small one, "Look at it, it happens to be a penny of silver." ”

Shen Yun nodded.

"This is your medicinal herbs, and the silver, please keep it. The apprentice offered the medicine bag and the remaining silver in both hands. According to the new regulations of the Xianfu, if a untouched person buys medicine, he must also register his name and the reason for buying the medicinal materials. However, this little brother is a good citizen and is not included in the regulations.

According to the requirements of the black-robed man, the other two flavors of medicine had to be bought separately from other pharmacies. Therefore, Shen Yun didn't ask again, asked the apprentice to put the medicine bag into the bamboo basket behind him, and then left.

There is no "come back next time" in the pharmacy. The apprentice enthusiastically sent him out of the store: "You are good to go." ”

Walk south from the street entrance, pass through a street market, and go to the next street entrance, which is the Chen family grain store. Shen Yun looked for it.

The shop sign of the Chen family's grain shop is still there, but the closed black oil door is covered with dust, and the cobwebs are also several heavy.

The Chen family has not come back yet. Although he guessed the result, Shen Yun couldn't help but sigh.

Then, following his memory, he went to find another street.

Luck was good. He ran the whole market, and thanks to the blessing of his identity as a good citizen, he finally bought another two-flavor medicine. During this period, I passed by a grocery store and bought all the cotton and needlework that Hong Bo wanted.

The apprentices of Jishitang are honest and honest, and the prices of these things have also increased by five to ten times compared to before.

Carrying the green cloth purse that was more than half lighter, Shen Yun could only secretly rejoice: he brought some more silver money over. Otherwise, we'll have to make another run tomorrow.

Originally, he also wanted to cut some meat and bring it back to satisfy the sweet girl's hunger. As a result, he ran all over the market, but he didn't see the butcher shop open, so he had to buy five meat buns for thirty dollars in the only steamed bun shop that opened. In the past, such meat buns were bought for three big bucks...... It's a lot of money.

It's past noon when I bought all the things. Shen Yun met the eldest brother who was driving the ox cart in the morning at the East City Gate. This time, without the greeting of the eldest brother, he walked over by himself, paid five big money, and got on the ox cart - the price of the car is lower than the price of a meat bun, which is worth it!

Back in Zhuangzi, Tianniu really loved the meat buns he brought back. The little girl held the meat bun in both hands, and ate it deliciously, which amused him and Hong Bo.

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A certain peak thanks to the book friend Situ Yutong and the sullen big boy for their tips, thank you!