The general's wife knows medicine

Tang Peipei and her companions were not in a hurry and planned to arrive in Beijing in March. They thought the temperature in Beijing would have warmed up by then.

We stopped and walked along the way, and although everyone was a little tired, we all had a lot of fun.

"Dad, Dad, look, why are there so many people?" Lu Zidong pointed at the crowd in front.

This was the tenth town they passed by, called Sanfeng Town. The town was very big, more than half the size of Jinghe Town.

"I think today is the market day, so there will be more people." Lu Lifeng stopped the carriage.

When Tang Peipei drove the carriage up, he asked, "Peipei, are we going into town?"

Tang Peipei looked at the crowd in front of her and thought that the food she had prepared was not enough. She had asked along the way and learned that if she missed this town, it would take at least another day and a half to get to the next town.

This is also the reason why so many people come to Sanfeng Town.

"Let's go in and take a look. We don't have much food on the road, and we haven't had good food for several days. Let's go in and eat something and see if we need to buy something."

Lu Lifeng nodded and slowly drove the carriage behind the crowd.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Tang Peipei and others finally entered the town.

The carriage can be stored at a special carriage storage place in the town. It costs two cents per deposit and can be stored for up to one day.

After paying the money for storing the carriage, Tang Peipei and his family went to a restaurant to eat.

Just as I was about to enter the food store, I heard someone shouting, "Roujiamo, spicy soup, delicious Roujiamo, three cents a Roujiamo, full of fillings."

Tang Peipei was stunned. Shaanxi Roujiamo?

Looking at the family, "How about we go eat Roujiamo? It looks delicious."

Everyone moved to the roujiamo stall.

I ordered eleven roujiamo and eleven bowls of spicy soup.

Tang Peipei was extremely satisfied with the meal. She hadn't eaten Roujiamo for a long time and thought she would never have the chance to eat it again. She also regretted not learning how to make Roujiamo and Huolatang. She didn't expect to eat it today.

The others were also eating with great enthusiasm.

"Sister, this spicy soup and roujiamo are so delicious." Lu Zidong said to Lu Xinyu.

Lu Xinyu had never eaten this before. It was her first time eating it and she thought it was very good. She nodded while eating the roujiamo.

"Do you want to eat more?" Tang Peipei asked when she saw that everyone liked it.

Tang's mother, Nanny Yuan, and Liu Yeling shook their heads, indicating that although the food was delicious, they were full.

Lu Zidong was the first to say, "Sister, I can have another one, it's so delicious."

Although Yuan Minkang and Xiao Ya didn't express anything, there was anticipation in their eyes.

Lu Gang and Lu Lifeng were obviously not full.

Tang Peipei waved his hand and said, "Boss, six more."

When Lu Xinyu heard that she had a share, she said, "Big sister, do you want to eat more? Let's have one each. I can't finish one by myself."

Tang Peipei nodded, "Okay."

After lunch, the group went to stroll around Sanfeng Town.

"Sister, look? There seems to be mutton for sale over there?" Lu Xinyu pointed at a meat stall in surprise.

Tang Peipei looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, there was a sheep's head hanging above the stall.

Tang Peipei walked over and asked the price, then bought half a sheep for five taels of silver, and asked the boss to give her some sheep intestines.

Lu Xinyu knew why Tang Peipei collected goat intestines, but she still expressed her curiosity and asked, "Sister, are you going to eat these goat intestines too?"

Tang Peipei shook her head and said, "No."

"What are you collecting this for?" Lu Xinyu asked with her big eyes flashing.

"I read in a book that sheep intestines can be used to suture wounds, so I collected them to see if I could make one," said Tang Peipei.

She now finds time to read those medical books almost every day. Since the others are illiterate, Tang Peipei teaches them. She has only taught them some simple words so far. So she is not worried at all that others can know what the books she reads are about, and she is not afraid of being exposed when she makes up lies.

Lu Xinyu nodded in agreement: "Oh."

Then I went to see other new things.

"Sister, sister, come quickly!" Lu Xinyu squatted on a stall and waved to Tang Peipei.

Tang Peipei followed and asked, "What?"

Seeing Tang Peipei coming over, Lu Xinyu pointed at something in a wooden basin in front of her and said, "Sister, there are river shrimps."

Tang Peipei squatted down and looked at the shrimps in the basin. They were not big, but looked quite fresh.

"Auntie, how much are your shrimps?"

The aunt selling shrimps had been squatting here for the whole morning, but no one came to ask about it. Finally someone came to ask, and she quickly greeted them enthusiastically: "These shrimps are ten cents a pound."

In ancient times, there were no people specializing in shrimp farming. Generally, people who came to sell shrimps caught them from the river.

Many people think that shrimps don’t have much meat and have a fishy smell, so generally no one buys them. Only some wealthy families whose chefs know how to cook them will buy some to take home and enjoy as a fresh treat.

Tang Peipei saw that her shrimps were not big, and ten cents was a bit expensive, so she asked, "Can it be less?"

The aunt looked at Tang Peipei and gritted her teeth. "Then I'll give you eight cents. These are all caught by my husband in the river. It's not easy to catch them in such a cold day. I can't sell them for any cheaper."

Tang Peipei thought about it, nodded and said, "Then give it all to me."

When the aunt heard that Tang Peipei wanted all of them, she was very happy and said, "Please bring your things to pack them."

Tang Peipei looked around and said, "Auntie, I don't have anything to put in. Why don't you sell me that bucket?" Tang Peipei pointed to the wooden barrel behind her.

That bucket was the one she used when she carried river shrimps to the market. The aunt readily weighed the wooden bucket first, then poured the shrimps into the bucket and weighed it again.

"There are twelve pounds in total here, which costs a total of... ninety-six coins. The wooden barrel is an old one at home. Just give a few coins based on your preference." The aunt said with a smile.

Tang Peipei counted out a hundred coins, handed them to the aunt, and asked, "One hundred coins, is that okay?"

The aunt happily took it and nodded, "Okay, okay."

Yuan Minkang took the initiative to come up and carry the wooden barrel, but Tang Peipei would never let a child like him carry it, so he carried it himself and left.

"Peipei, aren't we going to rest in town for a night?" asked Tang's mother.

"Mom, let's rest for a night today. If we leave tomorrow, we will have to sleep outdoors the next day and the day after tomorrow. We won't rest in town today." Tang Peipei replied.

"Peipei, we bought so many things. How about I go and get the carriage first so that I can put these things on the carriage?" Lu Lifeng looked at the mutton and shrimps.

Tang Peipei nodded, "Then uncle will go and pull the carriage first. Grandma and grandpa must be tired. You guys wait here. Xinyu and I will go buy some seasonings and meet at the town gate later."

Everyone nodded, and Lu Lifeng went to lead the horse first.

Tang Peipei took Lu Xinyu into the dry goods store first.

The dry goods store in Sanfeng Town has a complete range of products. Tang Peipei bought a lot of seasonings, including salt, soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, as well as seaweed and dried mushrooms.

I also went to the pharmacy and bought some star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves and other spices.

After an incense stick of time, Tang Peipei finished shopping and took Lu Xinyu to meet up with everyone.

"Uncle, I just asked around. We will head east next. It is said that there is a dangerous cliff on the east side, about seventy or eighty miles away from here. We have to cross the cliff before dark and find a good place to rest." Tang Peipei said.

Lu Lifeng nodded, "Okay, let's go."

Tang Peipei nodded and told Lu Xinyu not to sit outside but to sit inside. She would sit outside alone to catch the bus.

Tang Peipei shouted, "Everyone sit tight." Then he waved his whip and said, "Go!"

The horse heard the command and ran quickly.