After picking up the daughter of the lucky star, the whole village prospered

Chunniang packed up some silver and put her household registration address on her body, and then took the two girls off the boat.

Not long after they disembarked, Xiao Chengjun also disembarked with two guards.

There are ready-made ox carts and mule carts on the pier, all of which are here to attract business.

The three of Chunniang got into a mule cart and headed for the county seat.

Ying Bao sat in the car and asked the old man driving the car, "May I ask you, what is the most famous thing here?"

The old man waved his whip lightly, smiled and said: "The most famous, it must be our mandarin oranges, every autumn, many merchant ships come to buy mandarin oranges and transport them to the capital, but unfortunately, the mandarin oranges are not yet on the market. "

"Then do you have anything delicious here?" Chen Zhao asked.

The old man flicked his whip: "There are more delicious ones, there are all snacks on the cross street, young ladies can go there and have a look."

Yingbao: "Then ask my husband to take us to Cross Street."

"okay!"

The mule cart ran fast, and soon entered the county town.

The county seat is called Anping County, and like Qinchuan County, it is a small town.

The mule cart went straight to Cross Street, and the old man thoughtfully put them at the door of an inn before driving away.

Ying Bao first took A Niang and Chen Zhao into the inn to reserve a room, and then went shopping.

It was noon at this time, and there were not many hawkers setting up stalls along the street, but quite a few shops were open.

Chunniang took the two children to the canteen for lunch, then went to the grocery store to buy a backpack.

Because the daughter said that she would buy a lot of things, she prepared in advance.

Then they went to shop.

Chunniang lent her clothes to Mrs. Wen San's family, and she didn't have a change of clothes, so Yingbao bought her some clothes at the tailor shop, and also bought two pairs of cloth shoes for walking.

The clothes on Chen Zhao seemed to be very thin, and there were no more clothes when it was cold in the morning and evening, so he bought her two jackets, which made Chen Zhao's eyes turn red.

Yingbao also bought two thick jackets for herself, as well as two blankets.

When sleeping at night, this blanket is also warmer.

Although she has these things in her cave, it is not convenient to take them out and use them.

Afterwards, the three of them went to the pharmacy to buy a few large packages of herbal medicine for treating wind and cold.

What happened to Mrs. Wen San's family reminded Ying Bao that it would be some time before the whole group returned home, so they had to plan ahead.

Back at the inn, Chunniang tidied up her purchases, Chen Zhao slept on the bed, and Yingbao practiced Yubu in the room for a while.

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, which seemed to be coming from the next door.

"I said Mr. Li, when will your family come to pick you up? The little old man is also a small business, and he really can't afford it."

It was the voice of the innkeeper, and it seemed to be crying.

Yingbao was curious, opened the door and poked her head out to check.

I saw the innkeeper standing at the door of the next room, with snot and tears and said: "Mr. Li, it's not the little old man urging you. You have lived in my small shop for several months. If you continue to stay, little old man!" My son's coffin has all been paid in."

There were several coughs in the room, and a hoarse voice said: "I am sorry to trouble you, I, I have already sent a letter home, and they will come to pick me up soon, please allow a few more days...cough cough cough cough... ..."

The innkeeper sighed, turned and left the house.

Ying Bao quietly turned to the door of the next room and looked in, only to see a thin man lying on a wooden bed with a bamboo back shelf beside the bed, which was the bookshelf carried by a scholar.

There is also a bamboo exam basket under the bookshelf. Through the hollow exam basket, you can see all kinds of exam supplies inside.

From the looks of it, this man was a scholar rushing for an exam, and was stuck in the inn due to illness.

According to the law of this dynasty, the scholars who rushed to take the exam were delayed due to illness and could not return to their hometowns. Not only could the inn not drive them out, but they had to hire a doctor to see a doctor for them.

After that, the inn can report the expenses to the county government, and the examinee's board and lodging expenses and medical expenses will be reviewed by the county government and then returned to the inn.

But the premise is that the inn must pay the fee first.

Presumably the scholar has been in a bad mood, and his family members have not come to pick him up for a long time. The innkeeper was afraid that the scholar would die in the inn, so he came to urge him to ask.

"What's the matter?" Chunniang asked when she saw that the girl hadn't entered the house for a long time.

Ying Bao returned to the guest room, and whispered to A Niang: "There is a student next door who is rushing to take an exam, he seems to be seriously ill."

"A scholar rushing for an exam?"

Chun Niang sighed, "Then is there no one by his side?"

Anyone rushing for the exam is more or less accompanied by family members, and no matter how bad it is, there will be a school boy with him, and they are rarely alone.

Yingbao shook her head: "Probably not."

Suddenly I thought of my younger brother Jiang Jie, if he went to catch the exam one day, I and my parents would definitely not let him go alone.

After a while, there was another sound outside the door. It turned out that the innkeeper had left and returned.

Yingbao ran out to check again.

I saw a doctor behind the shopkeeper, who seemed very impatient.

When the two of them entered the room, the doctor didn't feel the scholar's pulse, he just took a look and said to the shopkeeper: "I can't help him in this situation, it's not that I'm dying, but his body is too weak, and there is no cure."

The shopkeeper's face fell when he heard it, and he grabbed the doctor and said, "Is it true that there is no cure for medicine and stone? How can this be good?"

It would be too bad luck if the scholar died in his inn.

The doctor pulled back his sleeves and said, "That's all I've said. I'll prescribe another medicine for him. You can decoct it and give it to him to drink. Don't look for me again."

Said and walked out of the room.

The shopkeeper sighed, glanced at the scholar lying on the bed, shook his head, and followed out of the room.

Ying Bao saw that the scholar's face was ashen, lying motionless on the bed.

She thought for a while, then ran to stop the shopkeeper: "Uncle shopkeeper, wait a moment."

The shopkeeper turned around and saw that it was the child who just stayed in the store today, and asked, "What's the matter, little lady?"

Ying Bao said solemnly: "I am a witch doctor, and I can treat that scholar's illness."

The shopkeeper was taken aback, looked up and down at the little baby in front of him, and smiled: "Little lady, please stop joking, the old man is busy."

Yingbao: "I'm really a witch doctor, maybe I can cure that scholar for you, why don't you believe me?"

The shopkeeper sighed, "Okay, if you want to be cured, young lady, go and treat him. If you cure him, I will give you a lot of money."

Yingbao smiled: "That's good, but I need to buy some yellow talisman paper and a cinnabar pen first, and I will ask the shopkeeper to buy them for me."

The shopkeeper pulled out the skin, and was about to leave with a flick of his sleeves, when the little doll took out a small ingot of silver and handed it over: "It must be the best yellow talisman paper and cinnabar, please buy more."

"Okay!" Since the customer paid the money first, he had no reason not to accept the business, so at least he could get some of the money.

The shopkeeper took the five taels of silver, and went to the Chenghuang Temple to buy a large stack of yellow talisman papers, and went to the pharmacy 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 hand: "Let's put it aside and talk about it later."

He wants to see if this little baby can heal the disease.

It doesn't matter if you don't know how to treat it, anyway, I have already earned her [-] yuan.

At that time, I will use this money to buy medicine for the scholar, and the rest of the money may be used for his funeral.