Yu Suihuan noticed this small detail. General Shi should have a disease like arthritis.

It seems that he must have served in the army and fought in wars when he was young, and the long-term harsh conditions caused him to suffer from this disease.

"Liuzi, take them in to get water."

The young man named Liuzi nodded, touched the oil on his mouth, and stood up.

"You two follow me, I'll take you inside to get some water."

"Thank you, sir!"

Li Chengjin clasped his fists to show his gratitude.

Since we can draw water, we must draw more. We don’t know whether we can find a clean water source tomorrow.

Yu Suihuan asked several families to take out their empty cans and water bags and put them on the cart.

Of those who fled the famine together from Lijia Village, only their family, Li Dazhuang's family, and Yang Pozi's family are left.

Yu Suihuan didn't even go to see Mrs. Yang, he just called Li Dazhuang to go with him.

Looking at the two brothers Li Chengjin and Li Chenghong pushing a cart filled with jars and water bags and following the general into the city gate to fetch water, Mrs. Yang cursed viciously in her heart.

The whole family is so black-hearted that they didn't even invite their own clansmen to go together, but instead called outsiders. They will be struck by lightning sooner or later!

While working, Mrs. Yang was cursing in her heart, and she accidentally stepped on a piece of gravel, twisted her ankle, and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ouch!"

Mrs. Yang fell face first onto the ground and drank a large mouthful of muddy water. The fall was quite severe and her head was buzzing.

The ground was full of mud and water, and the whole person felt like he was rolling in the mud.

Xiangcao, the daughter-in-law who was cooking, immediately turned around and started cutting vegetables seriously, pretending not to see anything. Her mother-in-law was always looking for trouble, and she was always irritated by her. Xiangcao just hoped that she would fall to death.

Dabao even clapped his hands and laughed out loud.

"Haha... Grandma, you are so stupid. How could you fall flat on your face?"

Li Qingshan went out to look for firewood. It had been raining all the time and the firewood was wet. It was very difficult to cook a meal.

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Mrs. Yang had to get up from the ground by herself. She glared at her daughter-in-law Vanilla angrily and limped over.

"Just looking at you makes me angry. You are so stupid and dumb. No wonder your mother died when you were young. You didn't even help your own mother-in-law when she fell down. It would be better to marry a blockhead than you."

No matter how Grandma Yang scolded her, Xiangcao remained indifferent. If she really could kill people, the first person she wanted to kill would be her mother-in-law. It would be best if she died now and put an end to it all!

At the city gate, Liuzi took a piece of pancake dipped in chicken soup and stood there eating it. When he saw Li Chengjin and his group pushing a cart over, he asked people to open the city gate.

Maybe because he thought the food cooked by Yu Suihuan was so delicious, Liuzi chatted with the others in a friendly manner which was rare for him.

"Just now, when Master Feng came to find people to register to enter the city, why didn't your family go into the city? I'm not exaggerating, but compared to the other counties, our Jishui County is much richer."

"Little brother, with your wife's cooking skills, if she can open a restaurant in the county, the business will definitely be booming. By then, will your family still worry about not being able to gain a foothold?"

After saying that, Liuzi stuffed the remaining big bite of biscuit into his mouth.

Li Chengjin pretended to be embarrassed and smiled bitterly.

"Sir, it's not that we don't want to go to the city, we just don't have the money! We have a family of more than a dozen people and we need to buy a house to settle down in the city. We also need to set up a stall if we want to do business. Where can we get so much money?"

Liuzi thought about it and nodded with some regret after hearing what he said. It was indeed the truth.

If a big family settles down in the county town and wants to do business and open a restaurant, it does require a lot of money.

As they were talking, the group arrived at the well in the backyard of the base.

"You guys just get some water here. I'll be back from the toilet in a minute. Don't run around."

"Don't worry, sir. We are only here to fetch water."

Liuzi covered his stomach and went to the toilet, leaving them alone to fetch water.

Yu Suihuan looked around. This place seemed to be an inn. There were many empty houses and the yard was large enough.

"Husband, look at how many houses there are here. It would be great if we could stay here tonight."

She stroked her chin thoughtfully. Although the rain was much lighter now, it would definitely not be a good experience to sleep in the straw hut outside at night.

Not to mention the issue of temperature, the ground is so damp and there are no beds, how can a whole family sleep?

Do they all have to sleep standing up or leaning on the stroller? That would be really uncomfortable!

Li Chengjin also knew that the conditions were too harsh when it was raining, and sleeping at night was a problem.

"Or we can give some money to General Shi and ask him to build two houses for us. It will be better for us to squeeze together and spend the night there than to suffer in the straw hut outside."

The men don't care, they also feel sorry for their wives.

"No, if you want to sleep here overnight, if you take too much silver, people might want to take it. If you take too little silver, General Shi may not agree to it. I have a way. Let's try it later."

If Yu Suihuan's guess was correct, General Shi must have had a disease like arthritis.

There is no good treatment for this disease in this era, but she does have a way to alleviate it.

Among the many supplies looted from Yu Mansion a few days ago, there are many medicinal wines for injuries and sprains. Just put some peppercorns in the wine and add a little bit of Lingquan water. As long as you apply some massage on time every day and absorb it, the pain will be relieved a lot.

I believe that if this medicinal wine is taken out, it will definitely be more effective than giving silver.

In this small city gate tower, General Shi is the highest-ranking official here.

It shouldn't be difficult to give them two rooms to sleep in for one night.

After filling all the jars and water bags, Liuzi led a few people out.

When passing by the shed, Yu Suihuan stopped.

"General Shi, I'm sorry to ask you a question. Does your knee hurt so much when it's cloudy or rainy? Is it better on other days?"

Shi Shoucheng was stunned, wondering why this woman knew about his situation.

"That's right, young lady. How do you know this?"

"General, my ancestors were imperial doctors in the previous dynasty, but later our family fell into poverty, and my father has been working as a barefoot doctor in the village."

"I have been influenced by this since I was a child. I do know a little bit about the art of medicine. Although your disease cannot be cured, there are some ways to alleviate it so that you won't feel as much pain on cloudy and rainy days in the future."

"When the general was young, he defended his country and fought bravely, which left him with a chronic illness. Now he is protecting the safety of the people, which is truly admirable. I am willing to do my best for the general."

This flattery is really good. Not to mention a rough guy like Shi Shoucheng, anyone would be flattered.

"My dear lady, you are too kind. As a man, it is our duty to protect our country. It is not worth mentioning!"

Shi Shoucheng's mouth was grinning so much that it almost reached the back of his head, and he didn't even feel the pain in his knees.

This young lady is very capable. With just a few words, the disease can be cured.

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