In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

The next morning, the sound of cocks crowing broke through the sky, and a faint fish belly white appeared on the horizon. Lin Kunlun got up early, woke up Lin Shi, and asked him to go and invite Lin Da to go to the town together. Lin Da was an expert in farming and had a simple and honest character. When he heard that Lin Kunlun was going to the town to sell herbs, he immediately agreed excitedly and prepared to go together.

Yesterday they collected a lot of herbs in the mountains. Four heavy sacks filled with fresh herbs were tied firmly to the old wheelbarrow. Lin Kunlun tried to push the wheelbarrow, but found that this seemingly simple means of transportation was so difficult to control. The wheelbarrow was swaying and seemed to fall down at any time. Lin Kunlun struggled to make it move forward a few steps.

At this time, Lin Da came over and saw Lin Kunlun's appearance. He couldn't help laughing: "Brother Kunlun, this unicycle is not so easy to control. Come, let me try." After that, Lin Da took over and pushed the unicycle. He held the handlebars tightly with both hands, leaned forward slightly, and kept his feet steady. The unicycle moved forward steadily under his control, like a tamed beast.

Seeing this, Lin Kunlun was deeply impressed by Lin Da's strength and skills, and secretly felt lucky to have him with him. He put the skins into the backpack, put it on his back steadily, and then called Lin Shi and Lin Shui to go to the town together.

The group walked along the winding mountain road, the sun shining through the treetops on them, warm and bright. Lin Kunlun was full of expectations, he knew that this trip to the town would not only bring the family scarce food, but also perhaps bring a glimmer of hope for their lives.

Lin Da, Lin Shi and Lin Shui were also very excited. They talked about the prosperous scene in the town and imagined what good things they could buy after selling the herbs. The group laughed and talked happily, full of longing and expectation for the future.

With Lin Da's participation, their journey to the town was significantly faster this time. They arrived in the town earlier than the last time. Lin Kunlun took out 4 coins and bought 4 cakes.

"Third brother, aren't you wasting money? Let's sell the medicine quickly and go home early!" Lin Da said with some heartache when he saw this.

"Have a cake to fill your stomach! We haven't had breakfast this morning! Besides, we can't work on an empty stomach!" Lin Kunlun smiled and distributed the cakes to everyone.

Lin Shi and Lin Shui had eaten delicious pancakes and noodles when they came here last time. They didn't refuse and just picked up the pancakes and started eating. Although Lin Da was a little reluctant, he finally picked up the pancakes and started eating. During this period, he could only drink wild vegetable soup every day because of the drought. He hadn't eaten such dry food for a long time.

"Third brother! Is there anyone who really wants these herbs?" In the eyes of Lin Da and his friends, these herbs are similar to the weeds outside, and are not even as good as those wild vegetables in filling the stomach.

"These things may not be valuable in our hands, but in the hands of the doctor, they are life-saving medicine. Let's first deliver these pieces of parchment to Mr. Xu of the grocery store, and then go to the pharmacy to sell these medicines." Lin Kunlun smiled and ordered after eating the cake. The reason why he chose to go to the pharmacy later, in addition to passing by the grocery store, was another reason. He wanted to discuss with the old doctor of Baicaotang and ask them to help deal with these medicinal materials in the future. You know, after the medicinal materials are processed, not only will the price be higher, but the weight will also be much smaller, so that transportation will be much more convenient, and there is no need to run to the town every day.

After the four of them finished eating the pancakes, they walked towards the town. Lin Kunlun found that the town had changed a lot in just a few days. When he came last time, there were still many people in the town carrying small dishes to sell. This time, the number of people selling small dishes was obviously reduced, and it seemed that the impact of the drought was getting worse. Moreover, those who hurriedly walked through the town obviously did not have the spirit and energy they had before, and it seemed that the food these people in the town ate had also decreased.

They first came to the grocery store. As soon as Lin Kunlun and his friends walked in, they saw Boss Xu sitting at the counter and counting the money. A man who was either a clerk or his son was sorting the goods in the grocery store.

"Boss Xu! We're disturbing you again!" Lin Kunlun greeted him immediately.

"Hey, are you the guy who bought my leather last time? What good stuff did you bring this time?" Boss Xu raised his head and saw Lin Kunlun and the other three coming in, with a smile on his face. He put down the account book in his hand, stood up, and greeted them enthusiastically.

Lin Kunlun smiled as he took out a few pieces of leather from the backpack and handed them to Boss Xu: "Boss Xu, these are the pieces of leather I mentioned last time. Can you tell me how they are?"

Boss Xu took the leather, examined it carefully, and nodded: "Not bad, the leather is well processed and the color is bright, it should be able to sell for a good price." He turned to the clerk next to him and said: "Xiao Liu, put these leathers away."

"How about this, this time there is more leather than last time, I will give you two taels!" said Boss Xu.

"Boss Xu, do you have any ready-made clothes here?" Lin Kunlun took the opportunity to ask. He wanted to buy a few clothes in this store. After all, he had promised Asong, and the clothes worn by several people in his family were all tattered, so buying a few pieces would be a good backup.

"We do have clothes here, but they are just some ordinary clothes." Boss Xu pointed to a wooden shelf in the corner, where some linen clothes were stacked.

"This is just right! We live in the countryside, and it's inconvenient to wear clothes that are too good." Lin Kunlun looked at the quality of the clothes. Although they were not as good as silk, the quality of the clothes was fine. Even if they were working in the fields or going to the mountains, these clothes were very durable.

"These clothes are very cheap. They originally cost 100 wen each. How about this? You can just give me 90 wen each!" said Boss Xu.

Lin Kunlun spent 540 Wen to buy six pieces of clothing, two of which were bought according to Asong's size, and the other four were bought for the four children in the family.

"Boss Xu! Why do I feel like there are fewer people on the street this time?" Lin Kunlun couldn't help but ask after paying the bill.

"It's all because of the drought! Many families have run out of food! People who used to come to town to sell vegetables, I'm afraid now they can't even grow vegetables because of the drought. Not to mention your villages, even in town there are many families suffering."

Boss Xu sighed and shook his head helplessly. Shopkeeper Xu sighed and said, "Does every household in your villages and towns rely on picking wild vegetables to survive now? If this continues, I'm afraid people will starve to death in the end." He shook his head worriedly.

Lin Kunlun asked worriedly, "Boss Xu, have you heard about the government distributing relief grain? Otherwise, if things continue like this, something unexpected might happen."

Shopkeeper Xu waved his hands hastily and whispered, "Young man, don't say that. The imperial court may not be able to protect itself at the moment. I heard from a passing official that the drought has affected a wide area. The Great Kun Empire originally planned to provide disaster relief, but conflicts broke out in the north, and it was in trouble both internally and externally. It will be even more difficult to count on the imperial court for relief. You still have some money on hand, so you might as well stock up on some food as soon as possible, which is hard currency. After some time, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it even if you have money."

Lin Kunlun nodded in thanks: "Thank you, Boss Xu, for your guidance."

Shopkeeper Xu urged, "Hurry up, there is a daily quota for grain sales now. If you go too late, you may not be able to buy any."

Lin Kunlun couldn't help but frowned: "Is there a quota for buying food?"

Shopkeeper Xu explained, "In today's situation, food is in short supply in the surrounding areas. The food in our store is shipped from far away, and the stock is limited. If there is no limit, it may be sold out in a day or two. In order to maintain the circulation of food, the higher-ups have ordered a daily limit on sales. It will be sold out while stocks last. Fortunately, there are not many people in our town who have money to buy food." He spoke carefully, for fear of attracting attention.

Lin Kunlun nodded and agreed: "Then let's go buy it now."

Afterwards, Lin Kunlun took Lin Da and others out of the store.

"Brother, you and Lin Shi go directly to the grain store to buy more sorghum rice or other cheap grains and stock up. Lin Shui and I will go to the pharmacy to sell the herbs, and then rush to meet you."

Lin Da nodded and agreed: "Okay, go ahead. Although I don't come to town very often, I have bought things before. This is not difficult to do."

So, Lin Kunlun and Lin Shui pushed the wheelbarrow to the pharmacy, while Lin Da took Lin Shi to the grain store.