On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

At this time, Doctor Zheng was fiddling with an abacus behind the counter. When he heard the noise, he looked up and saw Song Xile and his wife.

Doctor Zheng immediately put down his work and greeted them happily, "Oh, you two have come at the right time. I was just thinking of sending you the share of the profits for the past two months."

After saying that, he asked the two to sit down first, and then he turned around and took the account books for the past two months.

"Mrs. Song, please take a look. This is the cash flow for the past two months. I need to give you a total of 105 taels of silver!"

Song Xile took a quick look and found that the accounts were very clearly recorded, including the daily shipment volume and profit. As long as she calculated the share ratio, she could get the amount she deserved.

She put the account book down and said with a smile, "You recorded it very carefully. There is no problem."

Doctor Zheng was very pleased to see that the other party trusted him very much. He immediately told his son to bring the money and he shared the profits with Song Xile very readily!

Of course, the reason why Doctor Zheng was so proactive was also due to the letter from the mayor of the city.

The letter not only contained several valuable medical records, but also an exhortation from the city lord's family to befriend Song Xile.

Song Xile didn't know the reason. She took the money with a smile and asked:

"I see that the main products sold now are high-end tooth powders. Is it that the cheap tooth powders have no market? Or has a new competitive product emerged?"

Doctor Zheng nodded repeatedly, "I was just about to tell my wife that other grocery stores are now also selling cheap tooth powder. I bought some and tried it. It's not much different from our pharmacy, so the sales have been affected."

"In addition, the economic situation is getting worse and worse, and people are short of money. They don't consume if they can, so the quantity has also decreased."

Having said that, Song Xile asked out his worries, "Doctor Zheng, has anything unusual happened in the county these past two days? When I entered the city just now, the guards at the gate actually needed money for household registration!"

Doctor Zheng frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing special about it. If I were to talk about changes, I noticed that there were quite a few strangers carrying large and small bags in the city these days!"

Song Xile's heart skipped a beat. Was this the person who noticed something was wrong and ran away early?

Although she thought so in her heart, she was not sure. After all, the people who could not survive in such a situation could find other ways out.

But this does not constitute the conclusion that there are disaster victims.

Song Xile pondered in his heart, it seems that he still needs to find the county magistrate to get the exact information on this matter.

The couple exchanged pleasantries for a while in Doctor Zheng's pharmacy. When they were about to leave, Doctor Zheng tried hard to keep them and wanted them to stay for dinner.

However, the couple had other things on their mind and finally declined Dr. Zheng's invitation.

After leaving the clinic, the couple went straight to the county government office.

The two men were stopped in front of the county government office by the police. After Song Xile expressed his purpose, he was told that the county magistrate was not in the county government office at that time.

Seeing this, Song Xile did not leave in a hurry, but instead asked about the purchase of the mountain.

In times of crisis like today, people can’t even sell their land, so who would want to buy a mountain?

The officer even suspected that he had heard it wrong and asked again uncertainly.

After receiving Song Xile's affirmative answer, the expression on the officer's face became obviously more enthusiastic!

Their county government is very poor now. Not to mention these wastelands, the county magistrate is willing to rent out even the official fields at a low price in order to raise more money to stockpile grain.

The police officer was afraid that the opportunity would fly away, so he immediately took the couple to the public housing.

When the official in charge of document preparation heard that Song Xile wanted to buy the mountain, he actually looked at Song Xile as if he was a fool.

Originally, the sale of ownerless land would have been better handled by the local village head, but the officials were also afraid that the two would be persuaded to stop by their families after returning home.

The officials decided to go all out and directly issued land deeds to the two men.

Song Xile was holding the land deed in his hand. When he walked out of the county government gate, he was still a little dazed. "You're going to give it to us right away?"

She originally just wanted to find out whether the mountain where her mother's family lived could be purchased, and how much money it would cost.

Unexpectedly, she didn't have to spend any effort at all, and didn't even spend any money to bribe the officials. She only spent sixty taels of silver and took over the hill!

Song Xile was a little confused.

Chen Yunyou smiled and took his wife's hand and walked towards the wonton stall not far away.

"That's understandable. Right now, the least valuable thing is good farmland. What's more, you're buying a barren mountain that no one wants! If you want to buy it, they'll naturally be eager to do so!"

Song Xile sighed leisurely. Land is the least valuable in disaster years!

Just as Song Xile finished sighing, he heard a low curse from the wonton stall in front of him, "This Zhou family is really worthless. They actually want to exchange ten kilograms of grain for an acre of land. They are really evil-minded!"

The diners beside him couldn't help but sigh, "But what can we do? People are starving to death. What's the point of guarding that little piece of land!"

The couple walked to the wonton stall with unhappy faces and asked the stall owner to serve two bowls of wontons. Song Xile then asked the person who had just spoken, "Then the county government will not do anything about the Zhou family's behavior?"

The diner tilted his head to look at the two of them. Seeing Chen Yunyou's scholarly appearance, he couldn't help but relax his vigilance and said, "How can we control this? The Zhou family didn't force anyone to buy or sell. It was all voluntary."

Another person sighed, "Ah, actually our County Magistrate Zhou has done a good job, but he has no foundation and cannot fight against the powerful Zhou family!"

"What do you mean you can't fight? I think you are deliberately covering up for me."

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Seeing his silent wife, Chen Yunyou reached out and held her hand to comfort her.

If the drought is not alleviated, the suffering of the lower-class people will only begin.

These ruthless wealthy businessmen are eyeing not only the little land they have, they also want these people to eventually sell themselves into slavery, become their assets, and be driven by them!

Song Xile couldn't sit still any longer. She said to her husband, "I'm going to the backyard of the county government office to look for the county magistrate's wife. Will you wait for me here?"

Chen Yunyou did not stop his wife, he just insisted that she eat the wontons before leaving.

After they finished eating the wontons, Chen Yunyou waited at the wonton stall while Song Xile went to visit the county magistrate's wife.

When Li saw Song Xile again, her face was full of smiles.

"Thanks to the recipe you gave me, the cooling ointment was very popular, especially during the corvée service. Many laborers applied the ointment and avoided heat stroke!"

"You should be credited with the greatest contribution in this matter. Even my master would like to thank you and your wife!"

Song Xile said modestly: "I just gave a prescription, but it is you and your wife who are really working hard and wasting your time and energy!"

"The grain prices in Nanyun County are now under control, all thanks to your efforts!"