Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

After everyone left, a mysterious sound suddenly came from the forest.

In this dark night, one feels a little uneasy.

Li Er couldn't help but shiver, and his legs involuntarily moved closer to Tao Siyuan who was closest to him.

"Should we go down the mountain as well?" Li Er asked nervously.

Xia Shengsheng smiled and said let's go down the mountain, and the group quickly walked down the mountain.

Along the way, no one talked much, and no one mentioned what had just happened to County Magistrate Guo.

It seemed as if a tacit understanding had been formed.

When they arrived at the village, the gatekeeper saw Xia Shengsheng and his group from afar, and quickly opened the gate to welcome them in.

"How are Brother Ma Kui and the others? Are they at Doctor Zhao's house now?" Xia Shengsheng asked.

"I don't know exactly what happened. After they came back, Ma Kui and Zheng Guoqu were sent directly to Doctor Zhao. I don't know if Ma Kui has returned home, but Zheng Guoqu definitely hasn't come back yet! The village chief and others have also been there!

The girl who was rescued was also sent to Doctor Zhao’s home.”

The gate is close to Zheng Guoqu's home. If Zheng Guoqu was sent back, the people guarding in front would definitely be able to see it, so he can be completely sure that Zheng Guoqu has not come back!

"Then let's go directly to Doctor Zhao and see how they are doing?" Xia Shengsheng said.

"Well, these bastards really don't treat us as human beings. They want money and silver, and why do they beat people?"

"That's right! Fortunately, he was caught. If he hadn't been caught, we wouldn't dare to leave the village in the future!"

"That's right. I don't know which village the girl is from. She actually fell into their hands. But fortunately, our sister Xia is capable and rescued the girl. Otherwise, wouldn't she have been abused by them?"

Along the way, everyone discussed and felt sorry for Ma Kui and Zheng Guoqu.

When we arrived at Doctor Zhao's house, there were not only a lot of people gathered in the house, but also quite a few in the yard.

In addition to the Zheng family and the Ma family, their relatives also came to visit the two people.

"Xiao Xia is back, is everything okay?"

"Sister Xia is back!"

"Master Tao, are you not injured?"

As soon as the group entered the yard, many people greeted Xia Shengsheng.

Everyone responded one by one.

Village chief Ma walked out of the house and called Xia Shengsheng. Xia Shengsheng nodded to everyone and went straight in.

"Are you back? Have those bandits been captured? Are you injured?" asked the village chief.

"Yes, they were all arrested. None of us were injured. Have the injuries of the other injured been treated? How are Brother Ma Kui and Brother Zheng?

And that girl, is she awake yet?"

“Don’t worry, the injured have already been treated. Some of the injuries are quite serious, so I just let them go back and rest!

Although Ma Kui's injury looked serious, it was actually just superficial injuries. Zheng Guoqu not only suffered superficial injuries, but also injuries to his lungs, so he had a constant high fever!

Doctor Zhao was giving him acupuncture and said he would prescribe some medicine for him later and that he would need to go back and recuperate for a month or so!

The little girl wasn't seriously injured, she was just knocked unconscious. Doctor Zhao woke her up with an injection.

But I'm a little scared. She hasn't even told me which village she is from.

I asked your sister-in-law to take her back to my house first. After she is comforted, I will ask her which village she is from so that I can send her back!!”

Xia Shengsheng nodded. This result couldn’t be said to be good, but it wasn’t bad either.

Although the person was injured, at least his life was saved, right?

That girl too, suffered an unexpected disaster.

Doctor Zhao's work was also finished quickly. The Zheng brothers got a door panel from somewhere, lifted Zheng Guoqu onto the panel, and then the two of them carried the panel back.

The Zheng family repeatedly thanked Xia Shengsheng and the people who went out to rescue people.

The ransom silver and food that had been taken out before were not used at all, so the Zheng family and the Ma Kui family just returned them directly.

Xia Shengsheng and Tao Siyuan were also sent back to the Xia family.

The main issue now is how to distribute the silver seized from the bandits?

Village chief Ma specifically asked Xia Shengsheng for his opinion.

"Those with serious injuries should get more, those with less serious injuries should get less. All those who have gone up the mountain have made contributions, so they should also get more. In addition, the villagers have also worked hard on patrolling and guarding recently, so every household should contribute a little. What do you think, Village Chief Ma?" Xia Shengsheng just gave a general idea, and then asked Village Chief Ma.

Village Chief Ma nodded. In fact, he thought so too. However, since the money was found by Xia Shengsheng and his men, it was not easy for him to decide how to distribute it on his own!

In fact, he had roughly known Xia Shengsheng's plan from the beginning.

If Xia Shengsheng didn't want to distribute it this way, he wouldn't have asked anyone to bring all the silver to him.

"Then, what should we do with the gold, silver and jewelry?" asked Village Chief Ma.

"Take them to the town to exchange for silver. There's no use for us to keep them. We might as well ask someone about the current price of grain in the town. If the price is not too high, we can buy some more and store them. They will be useful in the future!" Xia Shengsheng said.

Village chief Ma nodded and looked at the silver in his hand. He did not distribute it in a hurry. Instead, he planned to distribute it uniformly after those jewelry were sold.

"Have you finished discussing this? Let me tell you, I don't have many medicinal herbs left. I can treat the villagers for free these days, but I'm not sure if I can get the medicine after the treatment. You have to find a way!"

Doctor Zhao waited until Village Chief Ma and Xia Shengsheng finished their discussion before coming over to inform the two of them.

"Yes, yes, thank you Doctor Zhao for these days. If your family needs anything, just tell me and I will ask the villagers to collect some and send it to you. I will definitely trouble you in the future!"

It's this medicinal material. Why don't we go to the town tomorrow and use this silver to buy some? I wonder what medicinal materials Doctor Zhao needs?"

Village Chief Ma has always respected Doctor Zhao, so he always speaks politely, as if he is putting himself in a junior position.

“I do have some medicinal herbs that I stockpiled before.

What does Doctor Zhao need? Can you give me a list so I can see if I have it?

If there is any, I will give it to you directly. If you have any reason, you can go to the town or the county capital to purchase it!"

It is a time of turmoil, and not only has the price of food increased, but the price of medicinal materials must have risen sharply as well.

The poorer people are, the more likely they are to get sick!

Especially when people are short of food and clothing.

Therefore, it would be better to let Xia Shengsheng buy some from Qiqi. He has a wide range of things there, and I believe he has everything that Doctor Zhao wants.

But one can't say anything for sure! We still need to ask Doctor Zhao to make a list.

“Look at you, you don’t know any medical skills, and you’re not a doctor, so why do you stockpile so many medicinal herbs?

I'll give you this list later, go back and look for it for me, if you have it, no matter how much, just send it all to me!"

Xia Shengsheng was ashamed. Why did he send them all over?

Doctor Zhao has a really big appetite!

"Okay, listen to what you say, Doctor Zhao. You are the most important person in our village now. I have to coax you, right?"

Doctor Zhao snorted and thought: You think you can appease me by sending me medicinal herbs? Then you sent them to the wrong place? Don't you know what I like most?