Rebirth, end of the world, time travel, escape famine, make money!

Under Lin Weizhong's arrangement, the remaining people were not in a hurry to pack up and leave, but were asked to wait in the inn.

Liu's mother arranged for two maids to take Liu Xianxue, Sun Yaqing and others to do needlework.

Two new pieces of cloth and some cotton were bought, and Liu's mother arranged to make a cotton-padded jacket for each person, first for those who didn't have one. They could also wear modern down jackets to keep warm.

Luo Hong taught the children to read and learn to read, and also taught the adults to read.

Lin Weizhong took Lin Keyu out to find out about the doctor from yesterday.

He was thinking of finding out the name of the pharmacy first, and then planning to meet the person in person after asking around at the pharmacy.

Don't rush things, take it slow.

Lin Weizhong took out some herbs he had picked before and filled half of them in a sack. He had sold a lot of them before, and the rest were for his own use. He sorted out some dried ginger, sour jujube seeds, and dried chrysanthemums, which he could use on a daily basis.

Life is better now, and I will have many opportunities to go up the mountain in the future. I can take it out and use it now, as an excuse to go to the pharmacy.

Lin Weizhong was carrying a basket with these things in it.

He took Lin Keyu out.

Coming out of the inn, they headed towards the street where they had watched the excitement yesterday. The distance between the two streets was not very short, so they had to pass through two streets.

On the way, they saw a bookstore. Lin Keyu pulled Lin Weizhong and said, "Dad, I want to go to the bookstore to see if there is a new version of the Journey to the West comic book that I read before. I don't know if I can buy it here."

Lin Weizhong knew about the Journey to the West comic book. To be honest, he was a little curious about it. He was a talented person.

But after hearing that this person was most likely Liu Xianxue's ex-boyfriend Cheng Cheng, she lost interest. A man with bad character who stabbed people in the back must not be accepted into the team.

"Okay, let's go and have a look. But don't talk nonsense, okay?"

"I see, Dad. The painter is not in the study."

"What if?"

"I know, Dad. I won't say anything. Let's go in and take a look. We may not know if the news has reached here!"

The two of them entered the study room one after the other. It was unclear whether it was because Lin Weizhong was carrying a backpack or because the two of them were indeed poorly dressed.

After the two of them went in, the waiter inside took a look at them and ignored them.

Even if there were no other customers, he would still stand at the counter.

Both waiters had the same attitude.

Lin Weizhong didn't care. In this era of looking down on others, it was normal to be treated like this. He looked around the bookstore and didn't find the comic book that Lin Keyu mentioned. He even gave up the thought of asking the waiter for information.

He took Lin Keyu and left directly. The two waiters inside looked at the people who left and smiled at each other.

Leaving the bookstore, there is a tea shop on the left. There are many people in the tea shop. Lin Weizhong sat down and ordered a pot of tea. He then sat there and listened to others gossiping.

"We still have a good life here. I heard that although it's raining in the northwest, most people have already left, and many cities are empty. The court officials who were sent there have no other options. The court has issued many favorable policies to encourage those who have fled famine to return."

"What policy? If the policy is not good enough and not attractive enough, how can these people go back easily after leaving? Not to mention the time wasted on the journey, winter is coming soon. Who wants to travel back and forth?"

"That's right. After we settle down, we can open up wasteland and plant crops in the spring next year. We won't starve to death. Not to mention that going back will delay us, we should also make sure we don't delay the spring planting."

"That's why it's called a favorable policy, to encourage these people to return before the spring planting. I heard that they will be exempted from taxes for three years, and will also provide free grain seeds and half a year's rations."

“Then this policy is indeed okay.”

"If you want to settle down in other places, but the conditions are not good, you can also consider it. After all, fallen leaves return to their roots, and many elderly people are still willing to return to the place where they have lived all their lives."

"I heard from the escorts that some of those who live nearby have already returned. Although we can only spend the New Year on the road, we will definitely be able to catch up with the spring planting. This way we will have a place to go for the next year."

"Have you heard about the current situation of the war in the northwest?"

"What is there to say? The people of the Great Mongolian Kingdom occupied the northwest but there was no food or water. They didn't have that many resources even if they wanted to attack the Central Plains. So they went back very quickly. General Zhenguo took the food and quickly took back the border. Now that it's raining, they're staying there. The government directly gave the Northwest Province to General Zhenguo and let them govern it directly."

"General Zhenguo is really miserable."

"What's so tragic? The government has already said that we will give full support to Northwest Province. After three years, even if it develops, General Zhenguo will be fully responsible. In the future, you only need to pay 30% of the taxes to the treasury, and the rest of the income will be at the general's disposal. The prerequisite is that the general guards the border and does not betray the country."

"The government is relieved. If the northwest develops well in the future, who wouldn't want to have supreme power?"

"This is not something we ordinary people should worry about. These are things that the people above should worry about. We just need to live our own lives. I hope that the prefect and county magistrate who manage us will always be good officials who work hard for the people. We should not worry about things that are too far away."

"And more, have you heard..."

What follows are some trivial matters related to family life.

After listening for a while, Lin Weizhong took Lin Keyu away to check out the pharmacy.

In the morning, there were quite a few people in the pharmacy, and there were people queuing at the door.

Lin Weizhong walked up to ask, and it turned out that on the 15th of every month, the doctor in the pharmacy would provide free consultations to the general public.

If the doctor finds out that there is any illness that requires medicine, they will only charge a symbolic fee, which is affordable for ordinary people.

"You are late, young man. Go and queue up at the back."

An old man saw Lin Weizhong carrying a basket and a child and thought he was also here to get free medical treatment.

"Uncle, I'm not here to see a doctor. I just picked some medicinal herbs on the mountain. I've packed them up now and want to see if I can sell them for some money so I can buy some things to go home for the New Year."

"You also know about medicinal herbs. Then you've made the right choice by coming to Jichuntang. The owners here are very nice. They will definitely give you a fair price. Go inside and ask."

The old man took the initiative to make room for Lin Weizhong to enter.

Lin Weizhong didn't hesitate to thank the old man and walked through the crowd into the pharmacy.