"I'll go as well."

Confused, Tang Qiyue brought Xie Changjin to the only pharmacy in the town. The town was too small to have a clinic, but there was still a doctor on duty in the pharmacy.

Without saying anything, Tang Qiyue placed the big insect gallbladder, whip and other goodies on the cabinet and asked, "Waiter, do you want to take these?"

Because she had secretly stored it in the space, it was still fresh when she took it out. If Xie Changjin hadn't been following her, Tang Qiyue could guarantee that what she took out would be even fresher than it is now, just like it had just been dug out.

Xie Changjin glanced at the things on the table and said nothing.

"This..." The waiter was startled by the things on the table and stammered, "I have to ask the owner about this." After that, he ran to the backyard to ask the owner of the pharmacy.

The shopkeeper came very quickly, and immediately fixed his eyes on the things Tang Qiyue brought. He waved his hand and said, "I won't hide it from you. I want all these things you brought. Ten taels of silver."

Tang Qiyue sneered, wrapped the things in coarse cloth and left. Ten taels of silver? Did he think she was kind?

"Twenty taels! Twenty taels! Don't go, don't go." When the shopkeeper saw Tang Qiyue was about to leave, he hurried over to stop her. He had waited so hard for the treasure today and couldn't let it run away, so he added another ten taels.

Tang Qiyue paused and said, "Thirty taels, if you don't want it, I'll leave." Since the other party could add ten taels, it meant that what she had was definitely worth more than that.

So, after paying thirty taels of silver, the shopkeeper prepared to send Tang Qiuyue away with a smile.

"Boss, please help me get some medicine to drive away the cold and relieve the heat." Tang Qiuyue took out another tael of silver and put it on the cabinet.

The shopkeeper paused and muttered, "Why are you prescribing cold medicine these past two days? Can you freeze to death in such hot weather?" Although he said so, the shopkeeper quickly gave Tang Qiyue ten sets of medicine and said, "We only have ten sets left in our shop. If you want more, we will run out."

Tang Qiyue's face changed. It seemed that her guess was correct. Someone in the town must have been infected with the disease.

After putting the medicine bag into the backpack, the two of them left the herbal medicine shop.

"You're at a loss." Xie Changjin said calmly.

Tang Qiyue paused and replied nonchalantly, "It's okay to lose a little. I'm not greedy."

Hearing this, Xie Changjin tilted his head to look at her, just in time to see the corners of the woman's mouth slightly raised, like a little fox who had taken advantage, making it impossible to look away.

"I plan to continue on to the capital, at least not for now." The epidemic already exists, and continuing on the road would undoubtedly put everyone's lives in jeopardy.

Xie Changjin snapped back to his senses, "I'll listen to you."

Tang Qiyue was surprised, "You..."

"I said I'd go with you guys. If you don't go to the capital, then I won't go either."

Seeing the man's serious look, Tang Qiyue didn't bother to think about what the other party wanted to do. She nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

After buying the medicine kit for treating colds in case of emergency, the next thing to do is to buy some warm clothes.

Tang Qiuyue led people directly into the garment shop and bought 50 kilograms of cotton, ten large quilts, coarse cloth suitable for women, children and men, and the cheapest boots.

The straw sandals I bought before are almost worn out. Aunt Fang and the others can do some embroidery work, so I'll buy some more suitable cloth and take them home to make some.

Then, Tang Qiyue bought ten kilograms of ginger, one kilogram of brown sugar, some seasonings, five kilograms of white flour, and twenty kilograms of brown rice. The white flour could be made into steamed buns and stored, and could be eaten for several days.

After buying all the basic necessities, Tang Qiuyue rented an ox cart and paid fifty copper coins to have someone load the items onto the cart and deliver them to the foot of the village on the back mountain of Baile Village.

The thirty taels she had just earned were reduced to a little over ten taels in the blink of an eye. Tang Qiyue pursed her lips, hoping that all the things she bought could help them safely survive the epidemic and the snow and frost disasters.

On the ox cart, Tang Qiyue looked at the calm Xie Changjin and was surprised that he remained calm. This man used to travel in a horse-drawn carriage, but now he had to ride in an open-air ox cart. There was also a smell in the cart, which must have been unpleasant. How could he endure it?

"What are you looking at me for?" Xie Changjin had already noticed a pair of prying eyes on him, but he ignored it as the other party was not in any danger.

Tang Qiyue was caught peeking, and she coughed and said, "The scar on your face! Why didn't you ask the old doctor if he had any way to treat it?"

Xie Changjin stretched out his hand and touched the scar, chuckled and said, "Nothing."

Compared to the past when people always regarded him as beautiful, he is more satisfied now because no one cares about his ugly face with scars.

Tang Qiyue curled her lips, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful when she thought of this man's stunning appearance before he had the scar.

Xie Changjin seemed not to notice the change in her emotions and said calmly, "If the snowstorm is true, I'm afraid that only keeping warm is not enough."

Hearing this, Tang Qiyue nodded, "I know."

She was also thinking that when the snow and freezing disasters came, it would not be possible for so many of them to keep living in the cave, and they still needed a place to live.

Why not build a few cabins now?

Along the way, Tang Qiyue was pondering the feasibility of this matter. When she returned to the mountain with a cart full of things, she looked at the thick trees everywhere, some of which were dry and only branches were left, and some were growing vigorously, and the idea in her mind was determined.

"Build a house?" Tang Lao San stared at his daughter in disbelief, wondering if he had misheard something.

Tang Qiyue nodded solemnly, "In order to prevent everyone from being infected with the disease, we have to live in this mountain for the time being, but the snowstorm and frost disaster will come soon. If we just live in the cave, it won't work! We must build houses, so let's build two wooden houses."

Once the snowstorm comes, the cave will become a dangerous place.

Tang Qiyue does what she says, and no one will question what she says.

Xu Fang and Hu Lao Da were taught how to cut down trees, and Tang Lao San, Tang Qingshu and Lin San, including Tang Qiyue, Lin and Aunt Fang, were taught how to build a wooden house.

Even the oldest Granny Mo was not idle, and she took Tang Shuyao and Nannan to collect dry branches for burning. As for Zhaobao, Tang Qiyue gave him to Xie Changjin to take care of.

Xie Changjin held the soft little baby in his hand and stared at him, feeling a little overwhelmed. But when he saw the baby smiling and blowing bubbles, he liked it very much and accepted the task.

"Hold...ah, hug..." Zhao Bao's white and tender arms grabbed at Xie Changjin's arms. Her soft little hands were quite strong. She pushed Xie Changjin's chin from time to time and kicked his belly with her little feet. She was having a lot of fun.

Xie Changjin gritted his teeth and coaxed him patiently.

The land that Tang Qiuyue found for building wooden houses is located in the mountains. There is a large flat land here, unlike the surrounding areas which are sloping or have many pits. It is just right to build two wooden houses here.

As for whether wild animals would appear, Tang Qiyue had already made preparations to prevent her family from being scared. She went to the mountains in the middle of the night to look for wild animals for several days in a row. She didn't catch them, but beat them up, warned them, and told them to stay away.

She had never encountered ferocious wild animals like tigers and wolves.

It was very strange, but Tang Qiyue didn’t think about it too much. Maybe these wild beasts went to other mountains to survive?

"Are you sure? They are really building a wooden house?"

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