Chapter 225 Deception
Liu Qingcao went to Jiang's house, placed a stack of 2000 taels of silver notes in front of Jiang Dafu, and spoke calmly.

"Brother Jiang, this money will be used by everyone first. I will make up for the remaining money after all the potatoes are sold."

What Liu Qingcao didn't say was that the potatoes this time could not be sold for the time being. Unless Gou Xingwan was gone, he would definitely come to cause trouble.

But if we don't sell them this time, when a lot of potatoes come out next year, their prices will fall a lot, and the further they go, the more they will fall.

If she had to sell, she would have to go to the North or the border, but that was too far. She would take a carriage back and forth non-stop, and it would take at least a month and a half...

"Qingcao, the villagers all agreed to sell the potatoes at a low price. Although everyone does not feel bad about doing this, everyone knows that selling potatoes this time is very dangerous. If they can be sold at a low price and everyone's safety can be guaranteed, even if it is less It’s a lot of money, so it’s worth it.”

This matter was actually brought up by Tian Lin. After Tian Lin explained the pros and cons to him, he realized that it was not that simple.

During the noon meeting, he told the matter. The villagers were quiet for a few moments before someone made a choice.

They didn't want to bring trouble to the village for money, and they didn't want Liu Qingcao to take risks for them.

If you can't sell it, then keep it for yourself. After all, it is also a filling food, not much different from rice grain.

Liu Qingcao nodded. She could only think of a way to do this. If it didn't work, then just keep it for herself.

"Okay, I understand, Brother Jiang."

"You can take these coins and green grass back. We all still have some coins in our hands, and our injuries have healed a lot. We won't need them for the time being. I have arranged for people to repair the broken parts of the house, so it's okay to live in it." Jiang Dafu pushed the banknote in front of Liu Qingcao and looked at Liu Qingcao and nodded lightly.

As if to tell her that this is everyone's decision.

Liu Qingcao pursed her lips, feeling helpless and touched.

She didn't get the money back in the end, so she decided that when she had some free time, she would take a trip to the North.

"Brother Jiang, take this bank note first. The amount divided by the family is less than 40 taels. We also need to buy food, medicine and medical treatment. How can the money in your hands be enough?"

Liu Qingcao pushed the banknote back again. Seeing that Jiang Dafu was still stubborn and wanted to push it back, Liu Qingcao said again:
"Brother Jiang, this money should belong to everyone, but we just got it first. There are also those officers and soldiers who may come at any time. If you don't take good care of yourself, how can you fight with those people?"

Jiang Dafu looked at the banknote in front of him, gritted his teeth and held the banknote in his hand. He did not dare to gamble with the lives of the villagers. If it was true as Liu Qingcao said, then the money must be used.

"Qingcao, if the potatoes are not sold, when everyone gets over it, we will find a way to return the money to you."

Liu Qingcao nodded, chatted for a few words and left Jiang's house. Jiang Dafu also kept walking to give money to the villagers.

Liu Qingcao returned to Liuzhai and exchanged a few words with Chen Cuizhi. Before leaving, he looked at the yard and found it very quiet.

Old Man Niu left with Qianyi and the others before she came back. His injuries had not yet healed, so he left in such a hurry. I don't know if it was related to the war.

Liu Qingcao took an ox cart to Qianfeng Town, changed to a carriage and continued on.

When we arrived at Xin County, it was already Shen Shi, and the sun would set in less than an hour.

Liu Qingcao put on a disguise, booked a room at the county inn, then bought some food and went to the ruined temple to find Pan Yong.

The ruined temple was still as lively as usual. As soon as Liu Qingcao entered, she saw Pan Yong sharing food with several children. She stood aside and waited without making a sound.

"Girl." After Pan Yong finished sharing the food, he turned around and was a little surprised to see Liu Qingcao. After all, they had only been away for three or two days.

"Brother Pan, I bought you some food." Liu Qingcao handed over the basket in his hand and said with a slight smile.

"Thank you, girl." Pan Yong took the basket and distributed the vegetables to all the beggars.

When Pan Yong was sharing the food, Liu Qingcao noticed that his hand movements were unnatural, stretching and stiffening, as if he had been injured.

If you look closely, you will see that some of the beggars sitting on the ground are still stained with dried blood, some are holding a bowl in one hand, and most of them have pale lips, which look like they are seriously injured.

"Girl?" Pan Yong divided the dishes and found Liu Qingcao standing there, frowning and saying nothing, so he called softly.

"Brother Pan, go out and talk." Liu Qingcao came back to his senses and walked outside the ruined temple.

Pan Yong followed Liu Qingcao until he reached the inn, and Liu Qingcao stopped.

"Second brother, a guest room."

Liu Qingcao called to the waiter who was about to leave and asked him to add an extra room.

In the room, Liu Qingcao furrowed her eyebrows slightly and looked straight at Pan Yong's arm until Pan Yong couldn't stand it any longer, and then spoke softly. "Brother Pan, what's going on?"

"Girl, this is all done by Gou Xingwan. Yesterday, he suddenly took people to Yuezao Grain Shop and wanted to take them away. I happened to beg for food next to the shop, so I stepped forward to stop him.

There were many of us, but they were holding knives, so many of us were injured. Fortunately, Shopkeeper Zhou was fine. "

Pan Yong's tone was calm, but his cold eyes told her that this matter was not as easy as he said.

If someone like Gou Xingwan, who was determined to retaliate, had not been held back by something, Pan Yong and his group would probably not be able to stand here properly at this moment.

Sorry!

This Gou Xingwan really made her irritated.

If it hadn't been for the daytime and there were so many people around, she would have wanted to kill him at that moment.

"You should be careful these days, I'm afraid he will do something evil to you." Liu Qingcao reminded.

Pan Yong nodded heavily with a solemn expression. He knew that Gou Xing would never give up, so he did not dare to separate people for the past two days and was always on guard against him.

Liu Qingcao didn't know whether to be lucky or annoyed. The potatoes were robbed, which indirectly saved Pan Yong's life, but both sides suffered heavy losses.

"I know, girl."

"Have you used the medicine I gave you last time?" Liu Qingcao looked at Pan Yong's arm, with a hint of restlessness in his tone.

Pan Yong was stunned for a moment, his eyes evasive.

Liu Qingcao raised her eyes and looked at him, "What's wrong? Is it broken?"

Pan Yong shook his head and spoke bravely:
"I gave that medicine to Magistrate Gan..."

"..."

"So you're in pain and you don't go to the hospital?" Liu Qingcao sighed, not knowing what to say.

When she left two days ago, she even gave Pan Yong money. There was no way she could have used up all the money in just two days!

"Girl, let's go. The hospital won't give us medicine, and it won't work if someone else goes there." Pan Yong's voice was calm, but the anger in his eyes was still noticed by Liu Qingcao inadvertently.

"I brought medicine."

After saying that, Liu Qingcao got up and went to the next room.

After a while, Pan Yong saw Liu Qingcao entering the room carrying the medicine box.

"Are they all skin injuries? Is there anyone with cold or fever?" Liu Qingcao opened the medicine box and began to prepare the medicine.

"Yes, four children got typhoid fever a few days ago. They took two sets of medicine and are still not fully recovered. They haven't taken any medicine for the past two days and their illness has become worse again." Pan Yong nodded and spoke carefully. .

Liu Qing's herbal medicine box is not big, with pills in porcelain bottles accounting for more than half of it, and the rest are herbal medicines.

In fact, Lingquan water can treat these ailments in one step, and no herbal medicine is needed.

Now Liu Qingcao doesn't want to use the spiritual spring water directly, so most of the time, she adds it to the pills.

"Brother Pan, this is medicine for typhoid fever. This is your medicine. This one is for internal use and this one is for external use. Don't make a mistake." Liu Qingcao wrapped the medicine and explained it to him one by one.

"Remember, girl." Pan Yong nodded and thought about the usage in his mind.

Pan Yong didn't stay, he was in a hurry to go back to the ruined temple, and Liu Qingcao didn't stop him.

After Pan Yong left, Liu Qingcao sat on a stool and frowned in thought.

In these few days, people in the village and county town encountered a lot of troubles, and these troubles were mainly caused by Gou Xingwan.

She had already made a plan when she was in Shihe Village. When she came to Xin County, after hearing what Pan Yong said, she felt that her original plan needed to be adjusted.

(End of this chapter)

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