Aunt Zhang's family was planning to go to town, and Qin Yue set off with the donkey cart the next day.
There were several other villagers who were hitching a ride. The two families who got pork said hello to Qin Yue, but the three families who didn't get pork didn't even look at her.
Qin Yue didn't care at all.
People who go to the town, like her, do it to buy some daily necessities. Although the things in the big market are cheaper, many things are only sold in the town.
"I heard there's another border fight?"
"I don't know if it's true or not, but I hope it's false. The unlucky ones in this war are us people."
"You can't say that. If we don't fight when those thieves come, once the city is broken, we will all die!" said Uncle Zhang, who was driving the carriage.
"The thieves are really abominable. Why don't you want to live a good life? Why do you have to engage in such a useless war?" A woman looked sad.
Uncle Zhang shook his head and sighed, "This time you go to the town to buy more tetracycline. I'm afraid this medicine won't be available for some time."
Qin Yue asked: "Uncle Zhang, what kind of medicine is tetracycline? Why can't I buy it anymore?"
"Although there are constant conflicts at the border, I heard that the bandits and cavalry are making big moves this time, and there must be a shortage of tetracycline."
"How did Uncle Zhang know so clearly?" Qin Yue was very curious.
Judging from Uncle Zhang's confident tone, it was not just speculation or hearsay like others.
A woman glared at Qin Yue angrily and said, "Thanks to your man, you often write letters for others. The son of the third brother's family is working at the border, so he is naturally well-informed!"
Qin Yue suddenly realized, no wonder.
In fact, there are many things that Uncle Zhang cannot say. This time he goes to the town and he has to be fully prepared. In the next period of time, not only will it be difficult to buy tetracycline and other medicines, but also daily necessities such as food and drink. are extremely restricted.
Farmers like them don't have to think about purchasing food, but they do have to think about whether taxes will increase.
Once there is a war, life will not be easy for anyone.
After arriving at the destination for more than an hour, everyone dispersed and gathered here at the end of the evening.
Because he was grateful for Qin Yue's pork and pork bones, Uncle Zhang asked her to buy more food before she left. They were immigrants and food was their biggest problem.
Qin Yue agreed.
Although the town has stone roads, there are no complete rules. The potholes are very difficult to navigate, and it is more bumpy than the dirt roads, but it obviously reflects a sense of superiority.
There are many small vendors on both sides of the street, which is a lively experience that can only be found in large markets in the village.
Qin Yue lost interest after a brief observation. It was said to be a town, but it was not even comparable to some villages in the previous life.
After making some inquiries, she went straight to the blacksmith shop.
Just as she turned the corner, a wave of heat rushed over the shop floor, and she knew she had found the right place.
"Uncle, can you help me pack a few things?" Qin Yue asked.
The blacksmith's tall and strong figure did not move. Qin Yue asked her twice before he turned around, looked at her with a dull expression, and asked, "What are you hitting?"
Qin Yue took out the graphics she had drawn and handed them to him.
The blacksmith was about to raise his round arm to strike, but he glanced at it and was stunned.
As if he was interested, he put the hammer aside, picked up the paper and took a look at it. The more he looked at it, the more doubtful he became.
"This is an iron bead, this is an arrow, what are these?"
Qin Yue said: "Can it be beaten out?"
Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, the blacksmith couldn't continue to ask. He pondered for a moment and said, "These are OK, but this spiral circle can't be helped."
Qin Yue saw that he was talking about springs and said: "This method is very simple. I can tell you how to do it. When will the work be completed?"
"You don't have much, so you can take it away before the sun sets." The blacksmith was very happy, "What is the use of this spiral circle?"
He was very curious about this, it was the first time he saw someone trying to build something like this.
With the original intention of building a good relationship with the blacksmith, Qin Yue told him the hand-making methods in detail and told her several daily uses.
Handmade springs have poor elasticity and can easily become 'brittle', but they are better than nothing and are basically fine for daily use.
If it is used on a crossbow, it is only used for hunting, and there is no problem in changing it from time to time.
After hearing this, the blacksmith looked excited, as if he had found a treasure. His attitude towards Qin Yue changed 180 degrees, and he immediately became enthusiastic. Not only did he shorten the construction period of the remaining items, but he also made it a lot cheaper.
After the most important things were done, Qin Yue went to the drug store. She wanted to see what the tetracycline that many people wanted to stock up on was.
When she arrived at the drug store, she learned that the so-called tetracycline was a powder used to stop bleeding.
She bought a small packet and found that this hemostatic powder could be described as rough.
The level of medicine here is so poor!
She could make a lot of medicine that was a hundred times more effective in stopping bleeding at any time, so she did not stock up on such things. Instead, she listened to Uncle Zhao and stocked up on some food.
In this way, it makes sense that she would take out grain from space. In addition, she purchased a high-priced grain seed and various other seeds, which was what she needed most.
The town was not big, but there were many things to do. Qin Yue had no time to rest all day. When she saw it was time to go back, she hurried to the blacksmith shop to take away the things.
When she arrived at the meeting place, several women were smearing her and asking Sanshu Zhang not to wait for her.
Seeing Qin Yue coming over, the women shut up and glared at her fiercely and stopped saying anything.
Qin Yuequan pretended not to see it and apologized to Uncle Zhang.
On the way, she chatted for a while with an aunt with whom she had a relatively good relationship, and deliberately told her about the food she had purchased and the arrowheads she used for hunting to avoid causing trouble in the future.
Several women listened with disdain.
Is hunting something that ordinary people can do? It requires skills. Otherwise, if there are so many gentlemen in the village, why are there so few going up the mountain?
The donkey cart swayed all the way back to the village. Within a few days, there were rumors in the village that Datian's daughter-in-law was overestimating her ability and wanted to go hunting in the mountains. This is a story for later.
After Qin Yue went back, she washed a few apples and gave them to the four little ones.
She really couldn't eat the sour apples sold in the town, so she threw them away halfway and replaced them with fruits in space.
After making a simple meal, Qin Yue pulled her little girl over and took out a brand new set of clothes from her backpack to compare them with.
"Let the little girl try it on."
Although the clothes are made of coarse linen, they are pure new.
The little girl was a little stunned when she held the clothes. From the beginning of her memory, she had never worn a good set of clothes!
"Mom, is this for my daughter?"
Qin Yue looked at the little child with a cautious look, and held her in her arms distressedly.
"It's for my little girl. When mother earns money, she can buy her beautiful clothes!"