Chun Niang packed up some money and took the household registration guide with her, and then she took the two girls to the ship.
Not long after they took the ship, Xiao Chengjun also took two guards and took the ship.
There are already ready-made oxcarts and mule carts at the wharf, so they can attract business here.
Chun Niang and the other three got into a mule cart and headed for the county town.
Yingbao walked in the car and asked the old man driving the car: "Excuse me, father-in-law, what is the most famous thing in our place?"
The old man lightly waved his whip and said with a smile: "To get rid of the fame, it must be because of the mandarin oranges we have there. Every autumn, many merchant ships come to buy mandarin oranges and transport them to the capital. It's unlucky for us to come here because the mandarin oranges are not there."
city."
"Then do we have anything delicious there?" Chen Zhao asked.
The old man cracked his whip and said: "There are a lot of delicious food. There are no snacks on the cross street. You can go there and have a look, little lady."
Yingbao: "Then please ask my father-in-law to take us to Cross Street."
"okay!"
The mule cart ran very fast and soon entered the county seat.
The county seat is called Anping County. Like Qinchuan County, it is a small town.
The mule cart went straight to the cross street, and the old man kindly dropped them at the door of an inn before driving off.
Ying Bao first took A Niang and Chen Zhao into the inn to book a room, and then went shopping.
It was noon at this time, so there were not many hawkers setting up stalls along the street, but there were quite a few shops open.
Chun Niang took her two children to a restaurant for lunch, and then went to a grocery store to buy a backpack.
Because my daughter said she wanted to buy a lot of things, she prepared them in advance.
Then a few people went to shop.
Chun Niang lent her clothes to Mrs. Wen San's family. She didn't have any to change herself, so Ying Bao bought some clothes for her at a clothing store, including two pairs of cloth shoes that were convenient for walking.
Chen Zhao's clothes seemed to be very thin, and he didn't wear more clothes when it was cold in the morning and evening, so he bought her two jackets, which made Chen Zhao's eyes red with emotion.
Yingbao also bought herself two thick jackets and two blankets.
When I go to bed in the morning, I feel warmer with that blanket.
Although she has those things in her cave, they are not convenient to take out and use.
Then the three of them went to the drug store and bought several large packages of herbal medicine to treat wind and cold.
What happened to Mrs. Wen San's family reminded Yingbao that she and her group didn't know how long it would take to get home, so they had to prepare for a rainy day.
Back at the inn, Chun Niang was sorting out the things she had purchased, Chen Zhao was lying on the bed sleeping, and Ying Bao was practicing Yubu for a while in the room.
Suddenly I heard a noise, which seemed to come from next door.
"He said Mr. Li, when will someone come to pick me up from your house? I don't even have a small business, so I really can't afford to pay."
The voice of the innkeeper seemed to be crying.
Yingbao was curious, so she opened the door and stuck her head out to check.
I saw the innkeeper standing at the door of the next room, with tears in his nose and said: "Mr. Li, you are urging me. I have been living in his inn for several months. I want to live in the east again."
The old man’s coffin was all lost.”
There were several coughs in the room, and a hoarse voice said: "I'm causing trouble for you, he, he has sent a letter home, and they will pick him up soon. Please give him a few more days...cough cough cough cough...
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The innkeeper sighed, turned around and left the room.
Yingbao quietly turned to the door of the next room and looked in. She saw a thin man lying on a wooden bed. There was a bamboo shelf at the head of the bed, which was like a bookshelf for a scholar.
There is a bamboo examination basket placed on the east side of the bookshelf. Through the hollow examination basket, you can see that there are various examination supplies inside.
Apparently, the man was a scholar rushing to take the exam and was stuck in the inn due to illness.
Because the laws of this dynasty stipulate that scholars who are rushing to take exams are not allowed to return home if they are delayed due to illness. Not only are they not allowed to kick people out of the inn, they must also ask a doctor to see a doctor for them.
The inn can then report the expenses to the county government. The examinee's room and board expenses and medical expenses will be reviewed by the county government before being distributed to the inn.
But the premise is no, the inn must pay the fee first.
The scholar must have been in bad health, and his family had not come to take him back. The innkeeper was afraid that the scholar would die in the inn, so he came to ask questions.
"What's the matter?" Seeing that her daughter was still not coming into the house, Chun Niang poked her head in and asked.
Yingbao returned to the guest room and quietly said to her mother, "There is a scholar next door who is rushing to take the exam. He seems to be seriously ill."
"A scholar rushing to take the exam?"
Chun Niang sighed: "Then there is no one with him?"
Anyone who is rushing to take the exam is more or less accompanied by family members, and no matter how bad the situation is, there will be a bookboy accompanying him, and he is rarely alone.
Ying Bao shook her head: "Probably not."
Suddenly I thought of my younger brother Jiang Jie. If he went to take the exam one day, he and his parents would definitely not let him go alone.
After a while, there was another sound outside the door. It turned out that the innkeeper was coming and returning.
Yingbao ran out to check again.
I saw a doctor following behind the shopkeeper, and the doctor looked very impatient.
When the two of them entered the room, the doctor didn't even check the scholar's pulse. He just looked at him and said to the shopkeeper: "There's nothing he can do about his condition. Either he can't be cured, or his body is too exhausted and there is no cure for it."
When the shopkeeper heard this, his face fell. He grabbed the doctor and said, "Is it true that medicine and stone can't cure it? How can it be good?"
It would be very unlucky if the scholar died in his own inn.
The doctor opened his sleeves and said, "Now that I've said that, I'll prescribe another medicine for him. I'll boil it for him to drink. Don't look for him again in the future."
He said and walked out of the guest room.
The shopkeeper sighed, looked at the scholar lying on the bed, shook his head, and left the room.
Ying Bao saw that the scholar's face was ashen and he was lying on the bed motionless.
She thought for a while, then ran to call the shopkeeper: "Uncle shopkeeper, wait for me."
The shopkeeper turned around, saw Mingyue's child who had just stayed in the store, and asked, "What's wrong, little lady?"
Yingbao said seriously: "He is not a witch doctor, he can treat that scholar."
The shopkeeper was stunned, looked at the little baby in front of him, and smiled: "My dear, please stop joking, I'm on my way."
Ying Bao: "Is he really a witch doctor? Maybe he can help me cure that scholar. Why don't I believe it?"
The shopkeeper sighed, "Okay, if you want to cure him, little lady, go and cure him. If I cure him, I will give you a lot of money for me."
Ying Bao smiled: "Well, I'd like to buy some yellow talisman paper and a cinnabar pen first. I'd like to ask the shopkeeper to buy it for him."
The shopkeeper was furious and just about to leave when he saw the little kid taking out a small ingot of silver and handing it over: "I must have some good yellow talisman paper and cinnabar, please buy more."
"Okay!" Since the customer paid first, I had no reason not to accept the business. At least I could get some commission.
The shopkeeper took the five taels of silver and went to the Chenghuang Temple to buy a large stack of yellow talisman papers. He also went to the drugstore to buy cinnabar.
As soon as he returned to the inn, the young man handed him the prescription prescribed by the doctor.
The shopkeeper waved his leg: "Put it aside for now and we'll talk about it later."
He asked to see if the little baby could cure the disease.
I don't know how to do it, but I have already earned her 800 yuan.
When the time comes, I'll take the naughty man to get some medicine for the scholar. With the remaining money, I might be able to pay for his funeral.
