Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

Sun Wan didn't dare to agree. She felt so bitter that she wanted to cry, but she could only bite the bullet and take out the money she had saved with great difficulty.

This money was saved bit by bit by her and her sister Rita from selling pine nuts, a total of four taels of silver, plus hundreds of copper coins.

The rest came from her income from selling animal skins, which after scraping together everything she had, amounted to only seven taels of silver.

The boy doctor was completely stunned when he saw the silver pieces of various shapes and scattered copper coins in front of him. He secretly exclaimed in his heart: Oh my God, you really have opened your eyes!

Sun Wan's face flushed and paled, forcing a smile as she negotiated, "How about this? I'll pay for the medical treatment today. I won't pick up the medicine yet. I'll come back to get it when I have enough money. Okay? Don't worry, I'm sure I can get it in three days at most!"

The doctor looked at Sun Wan's tattered clothes and finally sighed, "Okay, I'll keep the medicine for you, but remember to come and get it soon, otherwise I'll have to put it into the account."

"Of course, of course!" Sun Wan agreed repeatedly.

While this side was delaying, Lin Xiangxiang slowly woke up over there.

When the doctor heard the clear ringing of the bell, he quickly pulled Sun Wan and said, "The girl has woken up. Take her away quickly and don't disturb the master."

Sun Wan hurriedly and quietly helped Lin Xiangxiang out.

She observed Lin Xiangxiang carefully and found that she was still confused. Only when she saw Sun Wan did there appear some dependence in her eyes.

The two came to the front hall and were surprised to find that Master Ren was still there.

Thanks to his help just now, Sun Wan hurried forward to thank him.

Ren Moxuan glanced at Lin Xiangxiang, and suddenly stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Lin Xiangxiang's eyes, scaring Lin Xiangxiang so much that she hid behind Sun Wan.

Sun Wan was slightly embarrassed. She hugged Lin Xiangxiang tightly and explained, "Doctor Qinglu just said that this child will need another six months to slowly recover."

Ren Moxuan couldn't help but flash a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but he still nodded politely and said, "Since the matter is settled, I won't stay any longer."

Seeing Ren Moxuan about to leave, Sun Wan thought for a moment and decided to seize this opportunity, quickly catching up with him: "Mr. Ren, may I ask if your father is the Ren County Magistrate?"

Ren Moxuan stopped and slowly turned to face Sun Wan.

Sun Wan read the wariness and suspicion in his eyes and quickly explained, "I've heard someone mention this county magistrate's surname before. Seeing your extraordinary temperament and fair conduct, I made this daring guess. Please forgive me if I'm being disrespectful!"

Ren Moxuan stared at Sun Wan for a long while, then said "hmm" softly, seemingly not caring.

Sun Wan was delighted and became even more humble. "To be honest, we fled from Jizhou to escape famine and are now living in Xinghua Village. But the village chief seems to be very dissatisfied with us. We've been living here for almost half a month, and Liu Lizheng still refuses to register us."

"Without a household registration, we can't get the relief food we're supposed to receive. Our family is so poor that we can't even afford to make ends meet."

As Sun Wan continued her story, Ren Moxuan's expression gradually softened. When he heard the name of the village chief Liu, a sneer flashed in his eyes, "Another Liu..."

His muttering was subtle, but Sun Wan's ears seemed to be equipped with loudspeakers, clearly catching every word.

But she lowered her head, looked submissive, and pretended to be unaware.

Ren Moxuan's mind raced, his gaze turning once more to Sun Wan and Lin Xiangxiang. Sun Wan's face was filled with sorrow and confusion, the marks of time deeply marked, like a destitute old woman with nowhere to turn.

He snorted softly, "Since the head of Xinghua Village is doing nothing, I will solve this problem for you."

“How many people are there in your village?”

Sun Wan's brows lit up when she heard this, and she quickly replied, "Including the old and the young, there are a total of twenty-six people!"

There were not many people, and Ren Moxuan felt a little disappointed in his heart - after all, it was not the kind of big problem that would allow him to show his skills, but he still nodded and raised his chin to the servant beside him.

"Take them both to the county government office and tell them it was my idea to have their household registration resolved and that relief grain be distributed as soon as possible."

The servant agreed, and Sun Wan immediately took Lin Xiangxiang and thanked Ren Moxuan repeatedly, tears of gratitude streaming down her face.

"It's just a piece of cake."

Ren Moxuan waved his hand, turned around and was about to leave. Before leaving, his eyes swept over Lin Xiangxiang lightly, with a meaningful look.

After Ren Moxuan left, Sun Wan and the other person followed the servant on foot to the county government office.

On the way, Sun Wan kept talking about Ren Moxuan's good points, praising his kindness and goodness in various ways.

She also thanked the servant along the way and praised him so much that he felt very happy. Just when the servant was feeling flattered by the praise, Sun Wan cried out "ouch" and took out a dozen copper coins from her lapel and stuffed them into the servant's hand.

"My family is poor, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Take it and buy some snacks to go with your drink."

The servant naturally wouldn't refuse, even a mosquito leg is meat.

After receiving the money, he became friendlier to Sun Wan and the other girl, and was willing to chat with them about family matters.

"You are really lucky to have run into my young master in a good mood."

"At another time, other people wouldn't bother with people like you and Liu Zijing!"

"We know, we know. It's all thanks to Master Ren's kindness. We will remember this kindness forever!"

The servant said with a cheerful smile, "Actually, you don't have to take it too seriously. My young master is helping out because he dislikes Liu Zijing."

"How dare that kind of bastard act so arrogantly in front of my young master!"

When Liu Zijing was mentioned, the servant's eyes were full of disdain.

Sun Wan nodded secretly in her heart, this was almost right with her guess.

It was because she was certain that there was a conflict between Ren Moxuan and Liu Zijing that she took the opportunity to ask for food relief.

After thinking for a moment, Sun Wan pretended to be casual and continued to probe: "Brother, you heard it too. We outsiders don't get along with the people in Xinghua Village."

"The village chief's surname is Liu, and he's Liu Zijing's father. Now that his son has been convicted because of us, our lives will probably be even more difficult in the future."

"They used to withhold our relief rations even when things were going well. Now that it's a festival, I don't know how difficult it will be to live under their control."

The servant frowned, then relaxed: "That's nothing!"

"Why not just set up a new household when you settle down and not register with Xinghua Village?"

Sun Wan's eyes lit up. "Is this a good idea? But he's the village chief, so he's in charge of more than just this village, right?"

"Then you can stay with Wang Jinzhong, the village chief next door."

The boy said with disdain, "What a coincidence! Village Chief Wang and Village Chief Liu have always been at odds. So, he will definitely not cause trouble for you."

When Sun Wan heard this, her heart blossomed with joy.

Her original intention was just to fool this boy, and to use Ren Moxuan's name to walk around Xinghua Village so that the villagers would be more restrained. But she didn't expect such an unexpected gain!

Now, the villagers of Xinghua Village can no longer hold them against their will!

Besides, they are a long way away from Village Chief Wang's village, so they can live their own lives. When the village becomes prosperous in the future, good days will naturally come.

Sun Wan was satisfied with this arrangement from the bottom of her heart.