Escape from famine: Daddy stands up, Dali girl lies down

Behind the large bluestone, eight filleted fish were being roasted over the fire, each weighing about five pounds.

When both sides of the fish were golden brown, Lin Erzhuang took out the salt bag from his arms, pinched a pinch of salt and gently sprinkled it on the fish.

The aroma of the grilled fish with a hint of salt wafted into the air immediately, making several people drool.

"Okay, we can eat now!" Lin Erzhuang said with a sense of accomplishment.

The five people and one dog each held a grilled fish and devoured it. The feeling of satisfaction will make the family reminisce for a lifetime.

"Uh~"

"Uh~"

……

Lin Shu touched her belly, lay back contentedly, and murmured.

“It feels so good to be full!”

"Wang~"

Baozi stretched out his limbs and lay beside Lin Shu, barking in agreement.

"Dad, I also feel good when I'm full." Lin Hongshi said while lying on the ground.

Lin Erzhuang and his wife both felt a lump in their throats and secretly resolved to make sure their children had enough to eat.

Lin Erzhuang looked at the sun above his head and knew that going back now would be disastrous, so he said bluntly.

"Shu'er's mother, wait until there are more people in the village before going back. I will take Shu'er to the town.

Boss, protect your mother and don't go against them."

"Got it, Dad." Lin Hongyi nodded in agreement.

"Boss, you have to come back early!" Mrs. Wu said a little fearfully.

Lin Erzhuang carried his daughter and the buns in a backpack and strode around the village towards Qinghe Town.

...

Under the scorching sun, everything you see is yellow and there is no trace of green.

Some farmers sat on the fields sighing, some even crying, while others were struggling in vain.

Lin Shu's consciousness sank into the space, and she washed the black silver with tin foil and salt.

He spread his palm and two pieces of silver appeared in his hand, weighing an estimated two taels.

There was no way, she had no idea what small change was now.

In order to avoid suspicion, he simply processed the big ingots while sitting in the basket.

The skinny little chicken claw took a pair of pliers and broke the big ingot into silver pieces of different sizes.

Lin Shu looked at the chicken claw hand in surprise. The strength was too much for her.

[Could it be that he was born with supernatural powers! ]

In order to confirm her idea, Lin Shu took a piece of silver and squeezed it hard.

Leaving behind two clear fingerprints, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hehe~"

A gleam of light flashed in Baozi's eyes, and then he grinned foolishly.

...

Qinghe Town.

There were only a few pedestrians on the street, feeling the heat and sweat dripping down their faces.

Baozi was panting with his tongue hanging out. Lin Shu caressed him lovingly and sent him into the small space building.

After returning to the familiar place, Baozi inspected the territory and rolled happily on the ground.

When Lin Shu saw this, the hot feeling in her body subsided a little.

The wooden door of the dusty shop was half-open, and the clerk was lazily shooing away flies with a feather duster.

Lin Erzhuang stepped into the grain store and saw the shopkeeper, who was dozing off with his head propped up on the counter, open his eyes anxiously.

"Boss, how much is the price of grain today?" Lin Erzhuang asked with a fist clasped.

"A dou of rice costs 188 wen, a dou of broken rice costs 63 wen, a dou of black rice costs 38 wen, and sorghum rice..."

The shopkeeper quoted a lot of prices, and Lin Erzhuang's legs trembled.

[It’s so expensive, isn’t black noodles 13 wen a dou? ]

Lin Erzhuang glanced at the scorching sun outside, knowing that the price of food was a little abnormal, and said through gritted teeth.

"Shopkeeper, bring five dou of rice, one dan of dark flour, one dan of white flour, one dan of sorghum, one dan of millet, and one dan of soybeans.

Can you help me take it to the grove outside the town later?"

"Okay, okay, I'll prepare it for you right away."

The poor Lin Erzhuang was just a gold ingot in the eyes of the shopkeeper.

"Pip~li~ba~la~"

The shopkeeper quickly calculated the price on his abacus and gave a quote with a smile.

"Four ounces, five cents, and thirty-eight coins."

Lin Erzhuang's heart skipped a beat and he bit his cheek, preparing to ask Lin Shu for money.

Four pieces of silver suddenly appeared in his palm, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

He pretended to reach into his bosom, took out two pieces of silver and slapped them in front of the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper picked up the white change, put it in his mouth, took a bite, and weighed it with satisfaction.

"Four ounces and nine cents, change for you three ounces and sixty-two cents, please take it."

Lin Erzhuang took the silver and watched the clerk weigh the grain with his own eyes. He made another agreement with the shopkeeper about delivering the grain before leaving.

...

The father and daughter went to the grocery store and spent five taels of silver to buy oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, rock sugar, fire sticks, tarpaulin, quilts, straw raincoats, coarse bowls, earthenware jars, basins, etc.

Although food prices have increased, the prices of daily necessities, except for oil and salt, have not increased.

Lin Erzhuang agreed on a delivery time with the shopkeeper, and the father and daughter went to the blacksmith shop again.

锄头5、砍刀5、大小铁锅各2、菜刀2、尖刀2、剔骨刀2、榔头2、斧头3、柴刀5、铁锨2、铁叉5、弓箭2。

The father and daughter picked out a large number of iron tools. However, as they were poor, they could not carry weapons, so they could only find ways to use the existing farm tools.

After Lin Shu discovered that she was born with supernatural powers, she had been looking for a suitable weapon.

Since the weapons we know of cannot be used, we have to find another way.

The little ball ignored the scorching heat in the blacksmith shop, and its eyes rolled around.

Apart from farm tools, the blacksmith shop didn't have even a machete or a dagger.

Suddenly, a dusty iron rod in the corner caught Lin Shu's attention.

The iron rod, which was as long as her arm, felt heavy in her hand, but was very much to her liking.

"Dad Lin, I want this."

Lin Erzhuang's mouth twitched slightly, thinking that his daughter's preference was really special, but he nodded in agreement.

He took the iron rod and examined it carefully, then talked to blacksmith Wang and agreed to pick it up in three days.

"No problem. I'll give you a pair of fire tongs, a spoon, and a shovel for a total of 68 taels of silver."

Blacksmith Wang, who had made a big deal, gave away gifts generously, and both parties were happy.

After agreeing on the delivery time and location, the father and daughter went to the pharmacy.

...

Lin Erzhuang whispered as they passed by a restaurant.

"My daughter, your uncle is the accountant in this restaurant.

The house he bought is in the back street. Dad will take you there to get familiar with it when we have time. It is not appropriate for us to meet him now."

"Dad Lin, my uncle's family should be very rich!

Our family is so poor that even mice don't come to visit us. I'll find some time to borrow some money from my uncle to spend." Lin Shu said maliciously.

"Haha, no one can get the money that goes into his pocket." Lin Erzhuang said sarcastically.

"Don't worry, Father Lin. I have a plan."

Lin Shu thought of the buns in the space and was not worried about this problem at all.

And there’s Old Lady Lin, let’s wait and see!

If she doesn't turn these two families upside down, she won't be called Lin Shu.

The father and daughter spent twenty taels of silver to buy wound medicine, antipyretic powder, summer heat-relieving pills, and other common medicines for headaches, fever, diarrhea, etc. at the pharmacy. Lin Shu hid in the backpack and put them into the space.

He went to the cloth shop at the end of the street and bought five rolls of blue coarse cloth, two rolls of blue cotton cloth, two rolls of white cloth, a sack of cloth strips, and fourteen pairs of thousand-layer soles.

Lin Shu saw the shops on the street and felt that she needed everything.

Of course, what we want most is to buy for free.

Unfortunately, such opportunities are rare.

The father and daughter spent money like water as they wandered around the town.

Lin Shu's money also shrunk by nearly 120 taels. The price of ironware was ridiculously high, while the prices of other commodities were close to those of her time.