Lin Hua was extremely anxious and tried to pull Lin Cao with all her strength, but Lin Hua was too small and could not pull Lin Cao at all.

Liu Jiaojiao sighed, disabled the invisibility function, and instantly appeared in front of Lin Hua.

Lin Hua was about to scream, but Liu Jiaojiao directly pressed Lin Hua's mute point.

Liu Jiaojiao made a gesture to keep quiet, picked up Lin Cao and walked into the house.

Lin Hua followed Liu Jiaojiao with her short legs.

Liu Jiaojiao: "Go and close the gate to the yard."

Lin Hua hurried to close the door.

When Lin Hua came in again, she saw Liu Jiaojiao taking Lin Cao's pulse.

Lin Hua looked at Liu Jiaojiao nervously.

After Liu Jiaojiao took the patient's pulse, she turned to look at Lin Hua.

Liu Jiaojiao: "If you are sure you won't scream, I will release the acupuncture points for you. If you scream, I won't be able to save your sister."

Lin Hua nodded obediently, and Liu Jiaojiao untied the acupoints for her.

Liu Jiaojiao: "Go watch outside the door, and let me know if someone comes."

Lin Hua: "Sister, can you really save my sister?"

Liu Jiaojiao: "Yes, hurry out, there is not much time left."

Lin Hua nodded, and just as she was about to take a step, she was about to fall to the ground. Liu Jiaojiao grabbed Lin Hua, and Lin Hua also fell unconscious.

Liu Jiaojiao took Lin Hua's pulse and found out that she also had a fever.

Liu Jiaojiao gave the two sisters fever-reducing and nutritional injections, and fed them anti-inflammatory drugs and vitamin supplements. She also took out two cotton quilts that did not look out of place from the supply store and covered them with them.

Liu Jiaojiao: "Tongzi, give me some money."

System: "The host can take it out from the pouch at will."

Liu Jiaojiao took out some change and copper coins from the pouch on her waist and stuffed them into the clothes of the two men.

Liu Jiaojiao thought about it, then took out two multi-grain breads from the supply store and stuffed them into the clothes of the two men, then returned to her invisible state.

Liu Jiaojiao: "Tongzi, I want to know where Jiang Chuan went."

System: "Please check the mini-map."

Liu Jiaojiao glanced at the small map and headed in the direction of Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan was in the river, catching fish.

Liu Jiaojiao saw three fish on the shore, two large and one small.

Jiang Chuan caught another fish, then strung the fish together and went back into the mountains.

Liu Jiaojiao followed Jiang Chuan all the way. Jiang Chuan hunted two pheasants and then encountered a deer.

When Qin Chuan was fighting with the deer, he was almost hit by the deer. It was Liu Jiaojiao who quietly took action and prevented Jiang Chuan from being injured.

Jiang Chuan returned to the village, carrying the deer on his back, holding a pheasant in one hand and a fish in the other.

It was already very dark and all the houses in the village had lit up their lights. Although this small frontier village was very poor, one could still see the flickering lights, but there was no smell of food.

Some villagers were surprised for a moment when they saw Jiang Chuan carrying the prey, but they quickly closed the door. It seemed that the original owner did not have a good relationship with the villagers.

Jiang Chuan returned home.

Jiang Chuan must have felt that someone had been there, as he saw the shoe prints on the ground.

Jiang Chuan's house is made of land. Although it looks relatively flat, it still leaves shoe prints. Although the prints are very blurry, the edge shape can still be seen to be an adult. After all, his wife is only seventeen and his sister-in-law is twelve. Their feet are not as big as Liu Jiaojiao's, and they don't have as much weight as Liu Jiaojiao.

Jiang Chuan glanced at the closed door of the room, quietly put down the prey on his body, tightly gripped the hatchet, and crouched down and moved gently towards the direction of the room.

Liu Jiaojiao also observed and found that the shoe prints on the ground were all left after she lifted the invisibility. There were no shoe prints left when she was invisible.

Liu Jiaojiao also remembered that this mercenary was no useless person.

Jiang Chuan walked to the door of the room, listened attentively, and then slowly pushed the door open.

After Jiang Chuan saw the situation in the room clearly, he stood up, closed the door, picked up the prey in the yard, and went to the kitchen.

Jiang Chuan had just started the fire when he heard a bang, followed by a noise in the yard.

After listening to a few words, Jiang Chuan realized that they were the Wang couple from the village.

The Wang couple is one of the top three richest families in the village. The first is the village head, that is, Wang's wife's family, the second is their family, and the third is Wang's wife's brother-in-law's family.

Although they were rich, they were tyrannical and overbearing. There had been drought in Daxia for several months, and the food of ordinary people had been almost consumed. The relief grain from the court had not arrived yet, and the grain in the fields had died of drought. They joined forces with their parents and brother-in-law to lend money to the villagers, selling rye on credit to the villagers who were in urgent need of food, and asked the villagers to go hunting in the mountains or fishing in the river to repay the money. The interest was compounded, and the interest would be frighteningly high if they owed money for just a few days. Once they borrowed on credit from them, it would be difficult to get back on track. After all, those who were in urgent need of food were generally those whose families had suffered sudden misfortunes, and some people did not have the ability to make money. After several months of drought, the county and the prefecture were full of villagers looking for work, and there was overcrowding and inflation. If their families suffered sudden misfortunes again, they would have to take care of their families and not make money, which became a vicious cycle. However, the Wang family made a lot of money by selling mountain products.

As soon as Jiang Chuan stood up, he heard Lin Cao's voice.

Lin Cao stumbled out of the house and saw the Wang couple. He immediately said, "Brother Wang, Sister Wang, I really didn't catch any fish today. How about tomorrow?"

Mrs. Wang spat on the ground and said, "That's what you said yesterday. You still owed me three fish yesterday. Today you either return the grain or the fish. You borrowed five catties of rye from us, and now you have to pay back thirty catties with interest, or..."

Before Mrs. Wang could finish her words, Jiang Chuan came out with a hatchet.

Lin Cao was so frightened that he shivered and said quickly, "Sister Wang, there is really nothing to eat at home. Please be kind to me."

Jiang Chuan already knew what these two guys were planning. It was obvious that they were tempted by the prey he had hunted and came to rob him.

Lin Cao secretly looked at Jiang Chuan, and saw the hatchet in Jiang Chuan's hand. He was so scared that he almost squatted down. When Lin Cao moved, he felt that there was something in his arms.

Lin Cao squatted down and reached into his arms, feeling a round, soft object and some copper coins.

Lin Hua also walked out tremblingly.

When Lin Cao saw Lin Hua, she subconsciously wanted Lin Hua to go back to the house, but when she thought that it was Jiang Chuan's room, the two sisters didn't know how they ended up lying on Jiang Chuan's bed.

Lin Cao: "Xiaohua, go back to the woodshed and don't come out."

Lin Hua didn't listen to Lin Cao. She walked to Lin Cao tremblingly and hugged Lin Cao's legs.

Lin Cao quickly squatted down, and Lin Hua hugged Lin Cao's neck and whispered, "Sister, a fairy sister has come to save us. I have silver and a cake in my arms. Can we give them money?"

Lin Cao thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Hua, how much money do you have?"

Lin Hua didn't know how much money that was, but she whispered, "Several pieces of silver."

Lin Cao quietly reached his hand into Lin Hua's arms, touched the silver, then calmed himself down, as if he had made up his mind.

Lin Cao turned around and said, "I'll give you five copper coins for thirty kilograms of rye, and we'll be even."

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment and said, "No, I lent it to you because you said your sister would starve to death if she didn't eat. Is this life-saving favor worth five copper coins? Are you dreaming? I tell you, without five fish and two chickens, forget it."

Just as Lin Cao was about to speak, Mrs. Wang walked towards him and started touching him.

Lin Cao hugged Lin Hua and hid backwards. Jiang Chuan took two steps forward and during the pushing, the multi-grain cake in Lin Cao's arms fell out.

Jiang Chuan kicked Wang's wife away and said, "What are you doing? Coming to my house to rob? Are you tired of living?"

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Jiang Chuan to stop her. Usually he would just ignore her.

When Brother Wang saw his wife being kicked, he instantly became furious and walked forward, cursing at Jiang Chuan.

Brother Wang: "Jiang Chuan! I gave you face, didn't I? How dare you hit my wife."

Brother Wang stretched out his hand to hit Jiang Chuan, but Jiang Chuan swung the hatchet, and a cut was immediately made on Brother Wang's arm, with blood gushing out.

Jiang Chuan: "Get lost!"

Just as Brother Wang was about to fight back, he met Jiang Chuan's gaze and shrank back in fear. He felt that Jiang Chuan was going to kill someone.

Brother Wang was so scared that he turned around and ran. Lin Cao seized the opportunity, took out five copper coins from his pocket and ran towards Sister Wang.

Lin Cao stuffed five copper coins into Wang Dasao's hand and quickly ran back behind Jiang Chuan.

Lin Cao: "We are even now!"

Lin Cao picked up Lin Hua, picked up the multi-grain bread on the ground, and quickly went into the kitchen.

Jiang Chuan looked at Mrs. Wang lying on the ground and said, "Why don't you get out of here?"

Mrs. Wang clenched the money in her hand, jumped up from the ground and ran away.

Jiang Chuan closed the door and went into the kitchen.

Lin Cao was so frightened when he saw Jiang Chuan that he trembled. He pushed Lin Hua behind him and said, "I was wrong. Don't hit me. I don't know how to get into the house. I don't dare to do it again. Please don't hit me."

Jiang Chuan walked to the pheasant on the ground, picked up the chicken and handed it to Lin Cao, saying, "Go and pick it up."

Lin Cao took the chicken tremblingly. Just as he was about to take a step, his body tilted. Jiang Chuan quickly supported Lin Cao.

Jiang Chuan felt that Lin Cao's body temperature was not right, so he reached out to touch Lin Cao's forehead. Lin Cao was so scared that he quickly hid back, saying, "Don't hit me, I was wrong."

Jiang Chuan: "Don't move."

Jiang Chuan gently touched Lin Cao's forehead, indicating that he had a fever.

Jiang Chuan: "Do you have any medicine at home?"

Lin Cao trembled and said, "No, no, what medicine do you want? I'll go to the mountain to pick it for you..."

Jiang Chuan sighed and said, "Go back to your room and lie down, wait for me."

Lin Cao: "No, no, I'll go, I'll go right away, Xiaohua, clean up the chickens."

Lin Cao felt like she was stepping on cotton, but she still wanted to go, not for any other reason but because Jiang Chuan had just taken the lead, otherwise all the cakes and money on her would have been snatched away by Mrs. Wang.

Jiang Chuan caught up with Lin Cao in two steps, carried Lin Cao directly and walked into the house.

Jiang Chuan: "Xiaohua, come here."

Xiaohua ran into the house with her short legs.

Jiang Chuan put Lin Cao on the bed and said, "Xiaohua, watch your sister. If your sister gets down from the field and comes back, I will beat you up."

Lin Cao and Lin Hua were startled, but they felt relieved after hearing Jiang Chuan's words.

Lin Hua patted her chest and said, "Promise not to let my sister go to the ground."

Jiang Chuan covered Lin Cao with the quilt, turned around and carried Lin Hua to the bed, saying, "Stay at home and don't go anywhere."

Jiang Chuan turned and walked out.

Lin Cao: "Xiaohua, what's going on?"

Lin Hua: "Sister, I don't know."

Lin Cao: "What's this fairy sister you're talking about?"

Lin Hua took out the multi-grain bread and silver from her bosom and said, "Sister, you fainted in the yard before, and it was the fairy sister who carried you in. Later, the fairy sister told me to watch outside the door, and she wanted to save you. I don't know what happened after that. I just heard Sister Wang's voice and wanted to remember it, but the silver hit me. I found it in my bosom, so it must have been left by the fairy sister."

Lin Hua also took out the multi-grain bread from her arms and said, "Xiao Hua, you eat."

Lin Hua: "Sister, I'm not hungry, you eat."

Lin Cao felt dizzy and touched his forehead, realizing that he had a fever.

Lin Cao: "Xiao Hua, what does the fairy sister you mentioned look like?"

Lin Hua thought for a long time and didn't know how to describe it. Finally, she said, "What a beautiful sister, very tall and strong. She picked you up from the ground in one go. The clothes she wore were also very expensive and beautiful."

Lin Cao: "Xiaohua, eat the cake. I really don't have the strength. I'll lie down for a while. If Jiang Chuan comes back, wake me up quickly."

Xiaohua: "Sister, you go to sleep. I will protect you."

Lin Cao touched Lin Hua's face and was about to say that Lin Hua was sensible, but then he realized that Lin Hua also had a fever.

Lin Cao: "Xiao Hua, you ate the cake and you are sick."

Lin Hua: "Ah? Sister, I'm not feeling uncomfortable anywhere."

Lin Cao held Lin Hua in his arms, broke the cake piece by piece and fed it to Lin Hua, then explained to Lin Hua what a fever was. Of course, they were talking about fever, as there was no word for fever in that era.

It was completely dark.

Liu Jiaojiao: "Tongzi, is it okay if I don't go back now? I want to see what happens next."

System: "Host, you can go back and listen. You can read other people's thoughts."

Liu Jiaojiao: "Okay, teleport back to the inn."

Liu Jiaojiao arrived at the inn instantly, and based on the preset information, confirmed that this was the room arranged for her by the eldest prince.

Liu Jiaojiao got some water from the space to wash up, ate something, and lay on the bed listening to the noises coming from Jiang Chuan's house.

Jiang Chuan picked some herbs for clearing away heat and detoxifying at the foot of the mountain and returned home.

Jiang Chuan first glanced at the two people lying on the bed and fell asleep.

Jiang Chuan quietly entered the house and touched the foreheads of the two people. Unexpectedly, the fever had subsided. Jiang Chuan was not sure who had come, but from the memory he obtained, Lin Cao definitely had no money. The five copper coins should have been given to Lin Cao and Lin Hua by someone when he went out hunting, and the cake that fell from Lin Hua's arms. Logically, their family should have been out of food, and there should be no rye. The original owner ate one and a half of the last two rye buns at noon, and only gave the two of them half a rye bun. The fever of the two should be the result of getting caught in the rain when they went out to find food yesterday.

Jiang Chuan went to the kitchen again. Next to the kitchen was the woodshed, separated by a curtain. In the corner of the woodshed there was a small bed made of a one-person-wide wooden board. It was called a bed, but in fact it was just bricks placed on wooden boards, and there was no mattress. There was just a layer of straw on the wooden boards, and on top of that a pitifully thin quilt. There was not much cotton in it, and it was as thick as a towel blanket in summer.

Jiang Chuan processed the chicken, fish and deer, boiled a pot of chicken soup, and hung up the fish, another chicken and deer meat. He planned to inquire about the selling price of the deer skin tomorrow to see whether he should nitre it himself or find someone else to do it. After all, the bloody deerskin could not be sold at a high price. Jiang Chuan sat on the simple bed and drank chicken soup.

The pheasant tastes really good. The chickens in later generations cannot be compared with the one in Jiang Chuan’s bowl. The pheasants here are as big as geese, and one pheasant is enough to feed an adult male.

After Jiang Chuan finished eating the chicken and washed the dishes, he went back to the room to get the quilt. Jiang Chuan discovered that there were two more quilts on the bed. There were clearly only two quilts on the bed before he went hunting, one was for him and one was placed next to him. Now there were four quilts on the bed. Jiang Chuan felt that someone really helped Lin Cao and Lin Hua.

Jiang Chuan took two quilts back to the kitchen, using one as a mattress and the other as a cover for himself.

Jiang Chuan began to integrate the information he had.

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