Thinking of skewers and hot pot, Shen Lianxin's mouth was watering. She was so greedy that she felt like she hadn't eaten them for a century.

I don't know if these two kinds of food exist in this world, but hot pot should have existed a long time ago, it just wasn't called this name back then. But this is a fictional dynasty, and everything cannot be judged based on history.

Thinking of this, Shen Lianxin drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and prepared to go out to find a shop.

I walked along the way, asked along the way, and followed the directions to a notice posting place. The big board was a notice issued by the government, and ordinary people were not allowed to post it. However, some dignitaries could pay to post some notices seeking medical treatment, medicine, or people.

There were a few small places nearby where ordinary people could post notices, but it cost 500 coins to post a notice, so ordinary people who didn't have anything serious to do couldn't afford to post a notice.

Shen Lianxin carefully read the notices, and found some shops for rent and sale. The monthly rent for shops with average location and few people was about 5 taels, and the rent for shops with better location was 10 taels. Shen Lianxin knew that the location of a shop was very important, and the business would be greatly affected by the location.

Most of them are rented shops. Shen Lianxin wants to buy them all at once, because modern social experience tells her that most people who rent shops end up working for the landlord. If the business is good, the landlord will raise the rent, or drive you away and continue to run the business. Therefore, Shen Lianxin doesn't really want to rent a house to do business, always feeling uneasy. There is a lot of pressure.

I searched for a long time but couldn't find a satisfactory shop. Either the location was bad and the business was not good, or the shop was only for rent and not for sale.

At this moment, a carriage passed by, and someone cried out from inside, "Someone come quickly, find a doctor."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman holding a child, helpless, with the child holding his neck with both hands, as if he was suffocating. The doctors at the nearby clinic saw the carriage and immediately came forward, but they were all stamping their feet anxiously.

"My lord, your throat is stuck. This is extremely urgent!"

Several doctors patted the patient's back, and some wanted to reach out to scratch the patient, so they did.

Shen Lianxin understood immediately. All modern mothers have seen the Heimlich maneuver. Instinctively, Shen Lianxin pushed aside the crowd and squeezed forward.

"I'll do it!" Seeing the child's face turning blue and rolling his eyes, Shen Lianxin didn't care about anything else and grabbed the child. The child's mother was so anxious that she burst into tears. Finally, someone stood up to save her child. She didn't care whether this person was a peasant woman or a doctor. The servants next to him looked left and right, not knowing whether they should step forward to stop it. Seeing that the master didn't say anything, they didn't dare to move.

Shen Lianxin picked up the child from behind, letting the child fly into the air. She clenched a fist with one hand and placed the fist and one side of the thumb on the child's abdomen just above the outline of the chest and navel. She grabbed the fist with the other hand and quickly punched upward to press on the abdomen.

To outsiders, this seemed like Shen Lianxin was abusing a child. The servants immediately stepped forward, and Doctor Zhang from the charity hall shouted, "What are you doing?"

The child's mother was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Only Doctor Ma from Huichun Hall showed an incredible look, and then stopped everyone, "She is being treated, don't move."

Doctor Ma is an old doctor with a relatively high reputation in this city. When he spoke, everyone fell silent.

Shen Lianxin couldn't care less. This was the most critical moment and the child was in danger of suffocation at any time. After a series of operations, the child finally spit out a date pit from his mouth, and then started coughing continuously. His expression relaxed, and he threw himself into the woman's arms, crying loudly.

The woman also shed tears, "I was so scared, but I'm finally healed."

The onlookers also relaxed their expressions and even applauded. The woman was happy, "Rewards. Rewards for today!" The accompanying maid took out her purse and distributed silver coins to the onlookers.

Shen Lianxin was sweating from the busy work, partly because of nervousness. Saving people is not like killing people. When she kills people, her heart is cold, but when she saves people, her heart is anxious. So she was sweating anxiously, and she didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the foreign body was expelled. She was about to leave, but was grabbed by the woman.

"My benefactor, please don't leave. I am the wife of the magistrate of Yuncheng County, and this is my only son, Mu Yunfeng. Madam, you have been very kind to us, and you must come back with me to thank us." The magistrate's wife introduced them gracefully. The people around her all looked like they knew her, and they all nodded and smiled. It seemed that the magistrate was quite popular among the people in Yuncheng.

Shen Lianxin saved the man out of a mother's instinct and didn't want to be noticed, so she declined. "Madam County Magistrate, you are too kind. I am just a village woman and don't deserve to be called a benefactor. The young master is very blessed, and he will be fine even if he is not a village woman."

Unexpectedly, the county magistrate's wife grabbed Shen Lianxin's wrist and said without letting anyone know, "Just now, the doctors were helpless. You have extraordinary abilities and everyone has seen them. You saved Feng'er, so I must thank you. There is no need to refuse."

As he said that, he pulled Shen Lianxin to the carriage. Shen Lianxin had no choice but to follow him to the county magistrate's mansion. The county magistrate's wife was friendly and had no airs. On the way, she chatted with Shen Lianxin about family matters. Shen Lianxin didn't feel embarrassed.

Arriving at the county magistrate's mansion, Shen Lianxin was invited to the reception room. The county magistrate's wife asked someone to bring a stack of silver notes and smiled gently, "Madam Shen, here is 1000 taels of silver notes to thank you for saving my life. I hope you will accept it."

The county magistrate's wife was very polite and gave a lot of silver notes. She wanted to use 1000 taels to buy off the life-saving grace. Shen Lianxin didn't really care, but for her, such a great relationship should not be wasted at the moment, so she said, "Madam, I have an unwelcome request."

"Oh? You tell me!" The county magistrate's wife raised her eyebrows. She was going to put forward conditions. She was just a peasant woman. 1000 taels was not enough.

"To be honest, Madam, I have four children to support, so I came to the city this time to find a shop to do some small business, but my ability is limited, and I haven't found a suitable shop yet. Can you help me find a good shop?" Shen Lianxin wanted to say that she could pay for it herself, but she thought it was too fake, so she didn't say it. A good shop here would only cost 4 taels at most, and it wouldn't be too much to change a shop for saving her life. And she didn't plan to ask for a favor, it was the county magistrate's wife who pulled her here to reward her.

The county magistrate's wife raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression unchanged, her smile still the same, "Okay, Lanhua, go get me the title deed of the unused shop on East Street." The little maid responded, and soon took out a title deed and handed it to Shen Lianxin along with a 1000 tael silver note, "This is the shop on the most prosperous East Street in Yuncheng. It's the shop that our wife kept for herself, and the location is the best."

"Lanhua, you're too talkative. Madam Shen, please don't be offended." The county magistrate's wife scolded Lanhua. Lanhua lowered her head and stepped aside without saying anything.

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