Song Xinshu took out his money bag and prepared to pay: "How much does it cost, I'll pay you." ”

But Na Langzhong was hesitant, and it took a long time before he said: "I don't want silver, do you have any food, if you have, just use the food to pay for the medicine." ”

Zhou Munan said suspiciously: "Is there still a shortage of food in a medical hall as big as yours?" ”

Lang Zhong waved his hand with a sad face and said: "Don't mention it, the famine here has been going on for two years, and those who can move around have gone to other places to earn a living, and we old bones can only stay here." ”

"Famine?" Song Xinshu has been in Jinling City for a long time, where the land is fertile and there is naturally no shortage of food, and she has not heard of a famine in a place for a long time.

But looking at Langzhong's skinny place, they could also see that he was indeed short of food, Song Xinshu said: "Then how much food do you want?" ”

"Two buckets of rice is enough, do you have one?"

Song Xinshu looked at him at such an age, but he was still cautious, and he couldn't bear it, so he asked Wang Quan to take three buckets of rice from the grain and grass cart.

When Lang Zhong saw so much food, his eyes straightened, and his pale face also flashed some red, and he hurriedly put all the rice into a box and walked to the backyard with it.

Zhou Munan sat on a chair and rested and said, "It turns out that the residents of this remote town are not living like this. ”

"Now that the war is tight, and food is being collected everywhere, I'm afraid their lives will not be easy."

Mei'er stayed by Su Xueqing's side, and when Lang Zhong prepared the medicine and everyone was almost rested, they packed up and prepared to continue their journey.

Zhou Munan put down the things in her hand and was about to carry Su Xueqing into the carriage, but she became shy and shirked and said, "I'm much better now, besides, my injured arm and leg are fine, I can walk on my own." ”

Zhou Munan saw that she was about to stand up, so he couldn't help but press her on the chair and said, "You have just recovered a little now, you still have to recuperate, not to mention that you were injured because of me, and I should take care of you." ”

Zhou Munan carefully hugged Su Xueqing, she felt the smell and temperature on his body so closely, and clearly felt her face warm.

Mei'er trotted all the way behind Zhou Munan, always paying full attention to protecting her arm, and after getting into the carriage, she also deliberately tied a wrist guard around her neck and said: "Sister Xueqing, I used to do this when I saw them injured their arms, you will use it first, and I will sew it for you when the time comes." ”

Su Xueqing looked at her gratefully and said, "How do you know this?" ”

Mei'er said as she put the blanket over her, "When I was seven years old, I was sold to a Langzhong for two years to help in the medical center, but I only knew a little. ”

Su Xueqing now feels that Song Xinshu's decision to take Mei'er with her is really the right choice, she is considerate of people's minds, and she is very discerning.

Song Xinshu also asked Wang Quan to buy some food on the road, and was going to continue on the road, but seeing that the dart masters were all tired, she couldn't bear it, so she decided to rest in the town for one night before continuing to hurry.

The group searched for a long time before finding a small inn, which could barely afford to live, and as expected, the innkeeper also asked for food rather than silver.

Song Xinshu said to the innkeeper that it took a while to grind before he said that half of the silver would be used to pay half of the grain.

Today, everyone was frightened, there was no good food in this inn, so they could only take out the vegetables and meat they had prepared and let the kitchen make a meal, and after they were full, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

Song Xinshu helped Su Xueqing change the dressing in the room, touched her forehead again and said, "Fortunately, this is winter, if it doesn't get better for a while in summer, it will be bad." ”

"I'm feeling much better now, and I don't hurt my bones, otherwise it would have been terrible."

Song Xinshu carefully helped her tie the gauze and said, "Don't be so reckless next time, I think about it now, and I'm still shocked." ”

Su Xueqing leaned on the head of the bed and said, "Xin Shu, I have never felt so close to death before, and when I watched the knife slash at me today, I felt that time had slowed down, and I didn't feel pain at that moment." ”

"It seems that you really take Zhou Munan to heart, otherwise you wouldn't have rushed out to block the knife for him." Song Xinshu sighed slightly and said.

But if Su Qing was injured in front of her, she would also rush out desperately to block him, thinking of this, she could understand Su Xueqing's Su Xueqing's state of mind very well.

"Who can say for sure what will happen next time, and there is still more than half a month to go, such a thing cannot be avoided no matter how careful you are."

"So I discussed with Wang Quan to change our journey, we are already being targeted, we can only speed up the pace and shorten our time on the road, and now it seems that this is the only way."

Su Xueqing took Song Xinshu's hand and said, "Xinshu, you are also scared today." ”

Song Xinshu nodded and said, "I originally thought that I would be very strong to face these things, but when the matter of life and death was really in front of me, I was so scared that I couldn't move." ”

She sighed: "So I admire those dart masters even more, they don't know how many such orders they have to take a year, and it's really not easy to ensure safety." ”

Song Xinshu and Su Xueqing chatted for a while and fell asleep, there are too many things happening today, everyone needs to have a good rest.

Song Xinshu got up early the next day, feeling that the bones all over her body seemed to be falling apart, and the first thing she did when she woke up was to touch Su Xueqing's forehead, and when she felt cold, she was relieved.

As long as she does not have a fever, it means that her wound is not inflamed, and if it is, she will die in a hurry in this place where medicine is lacking.

After the two cleaned up, Song Xinshu helped Su Xueqing downstairs, and Mei'er walked behind them with a small baggage.

When I got downstairs, I saw Zhou Munan and Wang Quan sitting at the table, so I asked, "What about the other brothers?" ”

Wang Quan said to Song Xinshu: "Madam, as soon as I woke up this morning, a lot of people gathered at the door of the inn. ”

"Gathered?" Song Xinshu said suspiciously, the inn has not opened yet, and no sound has been heard outside.

"It's all about your food, you have to be careful." Zhou Munan said while drinking tea.

Wang Quan saw that Song Xinshu still didn't understand, so he smiled bitterly and said: "As soon as I woke up this morning, I saw many people outside the inn, all holding pots and pans in their hands, who came to ask for alms. ”

Song Xinshu sat at the table, looked at Su Xueqing and said, "There is a famine in the town now, if we give a little charity, more people will come to ask us for alms, and I am afraid that we will not be able to leave a cart of food when we send it out." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." The king was also very distressed. "But don't worry, Madame, with our protection, they don't dare to do anything, I have already sent my brothers to guard the grain and grass truck."

Song Xinshu can't see the suffering of the world, and she can't encounter such a thing, the soldiers on the front line are waiting for supplies, if it weren't for this, she would have no problem donating more food to come here.

She hesitated, but decided to go on the road against the flow of people, and they couldn't afford to delay the time on the road.

Except for the door of the inn, there was indeed a group of old and weak women at the door, some of whom were holding young children in their arms, holding utensils in their hands, and constantly muttering something in their mouths.

"Please, get us some food."

Song Xinshu saw that some babies were already hungry in their mother's arms, but she was not a bodhisattva of all beings, and there was nothing she could do now, so she could only lower her head and help Su Xueqing into the carriage.

Although this town is not big, there are many people who come out, and Wang Quan didn't dare to hurry up with the carriage, for fear of running into those old people.

didn't go out a few hundred meters for a long time, Song Xinshu looked out of the small window of the carriage, and the people outside surrounded their carriage, although they didn't force them to come up and grab them, but they also surrounded them.

Wang Quan turned back to Song Xin Shuhui and said, "Madam, do you want me to send my brothers to open the road?" ”

Song Xinshu looked at the people around him, he really couldn't bear it, thought for a while and said: "You better call a brother to go to the yamen here to invite the officers and soldiers to come, we still don't want to do much in this unfamiliar place." ”

After Wang Quan received the order, he told one of his men to run to the yamen to ask for help, and after they waited for a while, two or three officers and soldiers came with the dart master.

They drove casually with the long knives in their hands, and seemed to be no longer surprised by the scene in front of them: "You are all about to disperse, be careful to take you to the prison of the Yamen!" ”

They had to follow the official messenger to the yamen, only to see that the yamen was deserted, and there was not even a person guarding the door.

They parked the grain and grass cart in the backyard of the yamen, Song Xinshu asked Mei'er to take care of Su Xueqing to rest in the carriage, and he and Zhou Munan followed the officers and soldiers to the Taishou's house.

The room was gray, and Taishou sat alone in the middle of the room, and when he saw someone coming in, he hurriedly stood up.

Song Xinshu saw that the Taishou in this town was not as majestic as Zhang Guodong, but he didn't look very good, so he must have been troubled by this famine.

After Song Xinshu saluted, he explained their intention to Taishou, and after listening to it, Taishou sighed heavily and said: "You are doing good deeds, the soldiers on the front line can win the battle only when they have food and grass, and the people of the country can be happy and healthy." ”

Song Xinshu was puzzled and said: "It's just that there are no natural disasters this year, so there are so many people in the town who have a famine?" ”

"The land here is barren, and there is nothing to grow in the first place, but it is barely enough to maintain food and clothing, and many people have moved out in recent years, and the rest are unwilling to leave."