Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He and the others separated and put all the goods on the market first, setting up the stalls, while Su He's mother and brother watched over them. Su He went to the clinic and the library with her father, so that they would have time to go shopping elsewhere in the afternoon.

Su He was carried by her father to Hui Medical Hall, and she was put down at the door. Su He first peeked at the door to see if there were any patients. If there were, she would wait outside with her father for a while, so as not to disturb Doctor Jin's consultation. Looking inside, she saw a patient who was being examined by Doctor Jin, so she waved and followed her father to stay outside for a while. After a while, the patient took the medicine and walked out of the pharmacy, and they went in to find Doctor Jin.

Doctor Jin saw that they were father and daughter, and asked them to sit over. Su He bowed to Doctor Jin, and Su He's father took out the three books from his bag. Su He's mother had already sewed the two books together, neat and clean. Doctor Jin picked up the two books and saw that they were neatly copied, the handwriting was regular, and the pictures were vivid. Doctor Jin was very satisfied, and took his two books directly and returned the other one to them.

He also looked at Su He and said, "Study this one well, and if you can memorize it, it would be best. When you can memorize it, I will ask you to copy the next one. Did you bring your herbs? Let me see what you have this time?"

Su He said embarrassedly: "Doctor Jin still used the usual herbs this time. I didn't go to the mountains because I was busy copying books. When we return this time, we will go to the mountains to look for other herbs."

Doctor Jin smiled and said, "It's okay, whatever happens is fine. Just be careful when you go up the mountain." Doctor Jin would also go to the nearby mountains to collect herbs when he had time, and he knew that good herbs were hard to come by.

Doctor Jin looked at the dried herbs and handed them the money directly. This time, 600 coins. Originally, 500 coins were not enough, so he gave them an integer. Su He bowed quickly to express his gratitude and thanked them repeatedly.

Doctor Jin smiled and said to Su He's father: Your daughter is very lovable. If she wasn't a girl, I would have accepted her as my apprentice. If I can't accept her as my apprentice, I will just take care of her more often! This is also our fate, otherwise how could the children find me to sell medicine in these clinics! "

Su He's father also expressed his gratitude, saying that Mrs. Jin was so kind. Su He thought that he must find a way to make a gift for Doctor Jin to express his gratitude.

They said goodbye to Doctor Jin and came to the library. There were many people coming and going here, many of them buying books and stationery. They went straight to the servant, who saw the father and daughter and remembered them. He shouted directly inside and heard a reply from inside, asking them to go to the backyard to see the shopkeeper.

They went in and saw the shopkeeper. Su He bowed and Su He's father handed over the book. The shopkeeper nodded slightly and motioned them to sit on the stool in front. He took the copied book and looked at it carefully, checking each page carefully. When he saw that there was no trace of erasure and the handwriting was clear and neat, he closed the book with satisfaction.

He smiled and praised, "You copied it very neatly. I am very satisfied with it. You can take three books back to copy this time, and just pay another 100 coins as a deposit."

Su He's father quickly agreed. How could he not agree to such a good thing? The shopkeeper opened the drawer, took out the money bag, counted out four hundred coins for them, and finally took out a broken ink block and a dozen stained papers from the side and handed them to them.

The bookstore owner smiled and said, "This ink block is broken, and these papers can't be sold anymore. Take them back and let the children practice calligraphy. Don't be idle! I only have these things to give away."

Su He got down from the chair, bowed and said solemnly: "Thank you for your gift, it is better than anything else. I thank you on behalf of my brothers."

The bookstore owner said with a smile: "If you like it, take it and use it! I won't be able to use it if I leave it alone."

Su He's father was also very excited. This was ink and paper! Even if it was not good, it would cost money to buy it. How could he not be excited when someone gave it to him for free? He also hurriedly expressed his gratitude and took out a hundred coins and handed them to the owner of the library.

The bookstore owner smiled and said to Su He, "My last name is Zhao, you can just call me Uncle Zhao. We will often interact with each other. The little girl is very sensible at such a young age. Your family has brought her up well."

Su He's father smiled and replied: "My daughter is still young and needs more discipline. Thank you for your praise."

After some politeness, Manager Zhao took out three books from his back and handed them to them, agreeing to deliver the books in half a month. They left the library, and Su He thought that he had already earned 900 coins today, which meant he would have one or two taels of silver soon, so he jumped happily and wanted to walk to the market by himself.

The library was not far from the market, and it would take about 20 minutes to walk there, so Su He's father simply let her walk there by herself. As she was walking, she accidentally bumped into a child running towards her from a distance. The two of them fell together, and Su He's father pulled Su He up to see if the child was okay. He then looked at the child who had been knocked down. He was dressed in rags and had no shoes on his feet. He looked like a beggar in the town.

Every year in this country, there are disasters somewhere, and eventually, there are often disaster victims who come here with their families to seek refuge. Because they are closer to the border, not many people come here, but there are still people coming. This one is obviously a child who has fled here. The child was lying on the ground and didn't get up. Su He's father pulled him up again: "Ask him how he is, is he injured?"