Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

There was a plate of steamed corn bread, a plate of pickled vegetables, and a pot of unknown wild vegetable soup on the table...

"Xiaoyue, come here and eat quickly." Lin's mother took a steamed bun and handed it to Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue held the steamed bun in her hand, feeling a little choked up. During the first half month of recuperation, she had been eating the food for the wounded. Although it was white rice porridge with so many grains of rice that you could count them, compared to the food on the table in front of her, although she was indeed hungry, she really didn't know how to eat it.

On the other hand, Lin's mother and others picked up the steamed bread and put it into their mouths, one bite after another, eating with gusto.

"Saya, why don't you eat?" Lin Zhaodi chewed the food in her mouth and looked at Lin Xiaoyue, who was not moving, with confusion.

Lin Xiaoyue shook her head, and reluctantly put the steamed bread into her mouth, taking a small bite at first.

Oh my god, I don’t know what this steamed corn bread is made of. It tastes dry and astringent, and it hurts my throat. The taste is hard to describe.

But for the sake of her own health and to avoid arousing suspicion, Lin Xiaoyue swallowed a steamed bun with difficulty, along with tasteless wild vegetable soup and some pickles made of unknown ingredients.

"Saya, eat another one! Your body is still recovering, you can't starve."

Seeing that the third girl ate little, Lin's mother gave her another steamed bun, but Lin Xiaoyue refused to take it no matter what.

"It's okay, mom. One is enough for me. My injury has just healed. If I eat too much at once, I will feel uncomfortable."

Lin Xiaoyue quickly found an excuse to reject Lin's mother's kindness.

Mother Lin asked for help, then took the steamed bread back with some embarrassment, "Okay! Doctor Li also said before that your injury is on your head, and you need to take time to recover. But our family is too poor, and we don't have anything to nourish you. You should save some of the rice that Brother Lin next door asked you to bring to your father..."

"It's okay, mother, I understand. Dad is seriously injured, so we should leave the remaining rice to him. I'm fine, so it's the same for me to drink the soup, mother!"

After all, Lin Xiaoyue is an adult at heart. Old Man Lin is indeed seriously injured. What's more, she still has food in the space to back up. There is no need to compete with the injured for that little ration, right?

As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue swiftly scooped herself a bowl of soup and drank it in small sips.

I have to say, this soup is really too clear. Apart from two slices of radish and some green onion segments, it has no taste at all. It is truly a watery clear soup.

"By the way, Second Sister, don't you have fifty taels?"

Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but frowning, thinking of the money she had extorted from the madam. She was surprised inwardly: it was not that she was short of money, so why did she live such a tight life?

Lin Zhaodi was chewing on a steamed bun, rolled her eyes at her, and said unhappily: "Girl, have you forgotten that two years ago, when Xiaowu got into trouble, it was the headman's family who helped with both labor and money. The town's clinic is a place that values ​​money over emotion. Xiaowu was seriously injured before, and he needs good medicine. Just one old ginseng costs twenty-eight taels, plus other medicinal materials, all added up, our family owes the headman's family a full thirty-six taels of silver.

Also, when we were kicked out of the house, we had nothing on us, no food to eat, no clothes to wear. Our neighbors more or less helped our family, and all together they helped us out a lot.

We didn’t have the money to pay these foreign debts before, so we could shamelessly delay paying them, but now that we have the money, we must pay them off first!”

Lin Xiaoyue nodded repeatedly as she listened. Lin Zhaodi was open and honest about this matter, and it was the right thing to do.

After all, life is hard for everyone these days. The villagers can help, but we can’t be so shameless as to drag our feet and owe them money.

Before Lin Xiaoyue could ask: There must be some spare money, right?

Lin Zhaodi continued to count the money by counting on her fingers: "After deducting the money we paid back, we have less than twelve taels left. Counting you, me, and Dad's injuries, although Doctor Li treated them all and he didn't charge us more for the consultation, we still have to pay for the medicine. For example, Dad's bones are all broken and his head is badly injured. Doctor Li suggested that we take him to the town for treatment. At the very least, we have to go to the town to buy some ginseng slices to replenish Dad's qi and blood. Although ginseng slices are not as expensive as a whole ginseng, they are also precious. Just buying five slices cost eleven taels, and including the other medicines and the money for the treatment of bone injuries, we still owe Doctor Li one tael and two cents!"

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Nima!

Tiankeng!

After Lin Zhaodi made the calculation, she realized that the fifty taels were really not enough to fill the family's hole. She had just arrived and thought that the fifty taels would be enough for the family to spend for a while. She never expected that the money would come in from one hand and go out from the other, and it would still be a lot of trouble!

Lin Xiaoyue, feeling a little depressed, gritted her teeth and racked her brains to think about how to pay back the debt as soon as possible.

We don’t ask for a house full of gold and silver, but at least we should have enough food and clothing, right?

Rely on the mountain to eat the mountain, rely on the water to eat the water!

Lin Xiaoyue had a flash of inspiration, and this old saying suddenly popped up in her mind, and she couldn't help but come up with a plan!

Linjia Village is backed by mountains, and the mountains are full of treasures, such as wild boars, hares, roe deer, wolves, big insects...

Yes, Lin Xiaoyue, who has a body of power mutation, can think of all the treasures in the mountains, all of which are living things. There is no way, she was not born in medicine or agriculture, let alone the herbs everywhere in the mountains, even which are edible vegetables, she can't recognize them all, it's really terrible!

fall!

If I had known that I would travel to ancient times one day, I should have chosen medicine or agriculture as my major when I was studying!

It's true, when you need the knowledge, you regret not having read enough!

But at least she had a direction. Lin Xiaoyue's originally frowned brows relaxed again, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

Lin Xiaoyue immediately expressed to her mother her idea of ​​going for a walk up the mountain later. Seeing that Lin Xiaoyue's injury had not yet healed, her mother felt a pang of pain in her heart, but she stammered and could not utter a word.

Lin Zhaodi and the two little kids also raised their hands, expressing their desire to go up the mountain together and take good care of the third sister.

Mother Lin had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Mother Lin knew that the children in her family were more sensible than those of other families. Now that her child had to go up the mountain before her wounds were fully healed, she must be thinking of bringing back some food for this poor family.

In this way, the Lin family ended their breakfast in a pleasant atmosphere. Lin Zhaodi, as the "team leader", took her three younger sisters and said hello to Lin's mother before leading the way out.

The Lin family is located at the end of the village. After exiting the gate and turning a corner, there is a lush green forest behind.

In the early morning, when the dew is at its peak, the air in the mountains is exceptionally fresh. Such air is very rare in modern times, not to mention the extreme environment that is deteriorating after the end of the world. In this desolate scene, the only green left on Earth are dangerous man-eating plants.

Now being in the pure and pollution-free ancient world, Lin Xiaoyue felt comfortable and refreshed both physically and mentally. Even the difficult life of scarcity of supplies seemed insignificant in this vibrant environment. Instead, she felt that this was a good place to cultivate her body and mind.