The day after the competition, the envoy teams from various countries did not leave. Only the Beiming Kingdom's envoy team returned in a hurry.
However, Emperor Junming and his princess, Jia Jingzhen, stayed.
Nalan Jinnian rewarded each soldier with ten taels of silver and allowed the soldiers of Nalan Kingdom to rest for a day before setting off back home the next day.
The soldiers of Nalan Kingdom happily took their money to buy gifts for their families.
Being able to go on a mission to Dongling Kingdom and win another city is a supreme honor. It is certainly worth buying some Dongling specialties to commemorate.
Nuan Nuan and Nalan Jinnian also went out for a walk.
It is a girl’s nature to like to buy some clothes and jewelry when going shopping.
Nuan Nuan is no exception, but she will also visit the drug store and study room.
Nalan Jinnian patiently accompanied her to buy a bunch of Dongling-style clothes, fabrics and jewelry, as well as many miscellaneous small items.
Then I went to the bookstore and bought a lot of books that were not available in Nalan Kingdom, such as Dongling local diary, local customs, story books and other books.
Nuan Nuan also went to a second-hand book store and bought a lot of old books.
They are all books that Dongling students take notes on.
Wen Nuan feels that learning is a matter of brainstorming!
It is precisely because of the sharing of many cultures for thousands of years that modern civilization and development have emerged!
Not only did Wen Nuan buy a lot, but Wan Yun also bought a lot of things.
Soon, the carriage is almost full!
Seeing this, Nalan Jinnian said to Lei Ting, "Go buy a carriage and come over."
Otherwise, there might not be enough for the carriage when we go back.
After hearing this, Nuan Nuan said: "Buy two!"
The corners of Lei Lei's mouth twitched: "... Yes!"
Woman, it’s so scary to go shopping!
After buying ordinary items, Nuan Nuan took Nalan Jinnian to the largest drug store.
Wen Nuan planned to visit all the large and small medicine shops in the imperial capital of Dongling Kingdom and buy some pills and medicinal wine from each medicine shop to give to Wen Ran. This was given to Wen Ran for research.
She could tell a rough idea of the medicinal materials and ingredients inside the pills by smelling them, but Wen Ran was not good at it. She was relatively weak in this area, so when she had the chance to go out, Wen Ran planned to buy more finished medicines and go back to practice with her. one time.
The two walked into the drug store, and Nuan Nuan saw several people queuing up to grab medicine.
The people queuing up are a family, and judging by their clothes, they belong to a poor family.
A couple came to get medicine with their three and a half-year-old children.
The whole family was there coughing.
The woman was holding a five or six-year-old child in her arms. The child was asleep, but not peacefully, coughing from time to time.
The woman touched his forehead with a worried look on her face.
It's obviously a fever!
Wen Nuan frowned.
Nalan Jinnian saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Nuan Nuan shook her head. She had not diagnosed it and she was not sure.
At this time, the shopkeeper of the medicine shop grabbed a few packets of medicine and gave them to the man: "Boil three bowls of water into one bowl of water! Half a bowl at a time for children, and one bowl at a time for adults! This is three days' worth of medicine, a total of one hundred coins!"
The man quickly took out a bunch of money and gave it to the shopkeeper.
When the shopkeeper saw that their whole family was sick, he said, "Your whole family is sick. Is it enough to take medicine for just one person?"
The man looked embarrassed when he heard this: "That's enough! Keep the child close to the medicine and drink it first. We adults can just drink the potion."
After hearing this, the shopkeeper knew that it was not easy for poor people to see a doctor, so he said: "The effect of fried medicine is not that strong, but it is still better than taking no medicine at all. You adults, you might as well drink more of the fried medicine." Fry it several times and drink it as tea. It’s also good to drink more tea!”
The man smiled and said: "Thank you, shopkeeper, we understand!"
In fact, when someone in the family is sick, the medicine they bring home is boiled in water repeatedly until the medicine has no smell at all, and then they are willing to throw it away.
Several people grabbed the medicine, and the man took the child from the woman's arms and left the pharmacy.
Wen Nuan stepped forward and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I'm going on a long journey soon. Prepare me a copy of every pill, medicinal wine, and medicinal powder in your medicine shop."
Shopkeeper: "Just prepare some cold pills and anti-diarrhea pills when traveling, right?"
Wen Nuan smiled: "My dad said it's better to be prepared for any emergencies. It's better to be fully prepared! There are old and young at home. If there are any pills, medicinal wine, or medicinal powder in the shopkeeper's pharmacy, please prepare a copy for me!"
"Haha, your father is a cautious person, okay! I'll prepare it for you!" The shopkeeper knew from the look of their clothes that they were not short of money, and their accents didn't sound like they were from the Dongling Kingdom. There was no more persuasion.
Turn around and grab the medicine.
At this time, the family just walked to the door, and they saw two acquaintances saying hello.
"Aunt Li, Uncle Li, are you here to get medicine too?"
Uncle Li: "No, your aunt has been infected with cold these days and has a cough and fever! Why are you taking medicine?"
After speaking, Uncle Li coughed twice again.
Aunt Li looked a little pale and tired, and she kept coughing.
"We also have a fever. This weather is so recurring. It was quite warm some time ago, but suddenly it became cold again. The quilt at home is thin, so we caught a cold at night! Uncle Li, Aunt Li, let's go back first. Xiaobao is still very high and has a fever. Go back quickly and give him some medicine."
"Why don't you wait for me? I'm driving the bullock cart. It'll be faster to get back to the village."
"That's a good feeling! Thank you, Uncle Li." The man was not polite after hearing this.
In fact, he himself felt uncomfortable all over, and his hands holding the child were a little weak.
"You're welcome, we're all from the same village, neighbors on the left and right. You go wait for us outside the bullock cart first! I'll go back after grabbing the medicine!"
After Uncle Li finished speaking, he came in and lined up.
From a village? After Nuan Nuan listened to the conversation between the two, she looked back at Uncle Li and Aunt Li.
Uncle Li is coughing.
Aunt Li's face was pale and she looked exhausted. She was covering her chest with her hands. The exposed half of her arms had red spots, as if they had been bitten by some insect.
She was coughing too.
The symptoms of these two people are so similar to those of the family just now.
In a village, neighbors are suffering from the same disease
Nuan Nuan suspected it was the plague.
Wen Nuan couldn't help but inquire: "This old man, what village are you from? Do you know where Xinghua Village is?"
"We are from Yaliao Village. Xinghua Village is in the village next to ours. However, there are Xinghua Villages in many towns. Which town's Xinghua Village are you talking about? We are from Sanhe Town!"
"It just so happened that I was looking for Xinghua Village in Sanhe Town." Wen Nuan pretended to chat and said, "My mother-in-law seems to be very ill! Why didn't you take her to see the doctor earlier? Is her red arm bitten by some insect? ? It’s not even summer yet, so why are there mosquitoes?”
"The old lady didn't want to come a few days ago. She said she would get better in a few days. Unexpectedly, it got worse and worse. But the doctor said it was just a cold and fever, so she was not energetic. She would be fine after taking medicine for a few days! It was caused by a rat. It’s a flea bite on it. It’s not a bug! It’s no big deal!”
At this time, Aunt Li coughed up a mouthful of phlegm. She spit it on a yellowed handkerchief, and Nuan Nuan saw a little blood streak.
She was almost certain of her guess.