This time, the identity Jiang Jin prepared was that of an ordinary, minor wealthy merchant. After all, with two carriages and Zhou Sui riding a horse, no one would believe them if they claimed to be farmers.
Anyway, she had previously acquired various official seals from Liang City, so she could give herself whatever identity she wanted and write it however she pleased.
There were significantly more people entering and leaving Lin County compared to Liang City. After all, Lin County was one of the few counties in Feng Province that had not been conquered by the barbarians, so a large number of Han people came here.
Entering the city went very smoothly. The guards checked their household registers, collected the copper coins for the entrance fee, and let them through.
Once inside the city, Jiang Jin and her group headed straight for the largest medical clinic.
The resident physician was an old man with a long beard, about fifty or sixty years old.
When the old man saw Yun Ci, he froze for a moment. For a good while, his gaze turned complex, but he quickly regained his composure and began to examine Yun Ci's injuries.
However, the more he looked, the deeper his frown became, and his expression gradually turned serious.
Jiang Jin glanced at the old man, lowered her eyes, and said nothing.
Yun Yu was worried about Yun Ci's condition and did not notice the change in the old man's expression. He asked somewhat nervously, How is it? Please, speak freely.
The old man stroked his beard. I can save his life, but as for keeping this leg intact, I am powerless.
Even though Yun Yu had mentally prepared himself, hearing the definitive answer made his heart ache as if pierced by needles.
Yun Ce also felt his throat tighten, unable to utter a single word.
Although Yun Ci was groggy, he had regained some consciousness and was rather open-minded about it. It is fine, Doctor. Just do what you see fit.
Yun Yu was still unwilling to give up and asked, Is there no other way? Cannot my father's leg bones be set?
The old man shook his head. If it were a simple dislocation, it could naturally be set. But his bones are fractured, and severely so. Being able to save his life is already a difficult feat.
After saying this, the old man felt Yun Ci's leg again and pressed down with his hands.
I can treat this leg a bit for him. There is really no way for him to stand up again, but I can make him more comfortable in the future.
Yun Yu fell silent. After a couple of breaths, he endured the pain and nodded. Then I will have to trouble you, Doctor.
Jiang Jin thought for a moment and asked, Doctor, does your clinic allow patients to stay overnight? It is inconvenient to move him with his leg like this.
The old man nodded. The patient can stay, but we only have one sickroom here.
This meant they could not accommodate too many people, only the patient.
Jiang Jin expressed her understanding. I understand. We will find another place to stay. Just the patient and his caregiver will stay here with you.
Only then did the old man nod, letting Yun Yu and the others carry Yun Ci into the clinic's sickroom and place him on a simple cot.
He began to prepare anesthetic for Yun Ci. The dead flesh on Yun Ci's leg had to be removed as soon as possible, and given his current physical state, he probably would not survive it without the anesthetic.
This was also one of the reasons why Jiang Jin and the others had not helped Yun Ci treat the dead flesh on his leg earlier.
Furthermore, none of them were professional healers, and they feared that mishandling it would make Yun Ci suffer twice, so yesterday they had only applied some wound medicine, which was better than nothing.
Once the anesthetic was ready, Yun Ci was quickly made to drink it. Afterward, the old man took two medical apprentices to treat Yun Ci's wounds.
Seeing that she was not needed here, Jiang Jin handed Yun Yu two strings of cash. I need to go buy some grain. You stay at the clinic. If this is not enough money, wait until I get back.
Yun Yu hesitated for a moment but still took the money, his face flushing bright red. Thank you, My Lady.
He was currently penniless, feeling both wretched and embarrassed, while simultaneously feeling even more grateful to Jiang Jin.
They left one carriage at the clinic for Yun Ci's use. Jiang Jin and the other two drove just one carriage to the wagon dealer, planning to buy more carriages.
Yun Ci would likely be traveling with her from now on, which meant he would definitely take up a carriage. As a result, the carriages in their convoy were becoming somewhat insufficient.
Plus, she planned to buy a lot of supplies during this trip to Lin County, since they were already here anyway.
Although she had her secret spatial storage, with so many people needing food on the journey, she had to display a considerable amount of grain openly.
Arriving at the wagon dealer, she bought a carriage cabin to pair with Zhou Sui's horse, and also bought an additional horse and carriage for Dong Si to use.
This was probably the largest county town they could shop extensively in before reaching Ge Feng. If they did not spend their money now, they might not be able to spend it later even if they wanted to.
After buying the carriages, Jiang Jin moved a chest of money from her carriage to each of theirs.
In this ancient era where even silver notes did not exist yet, shopping was truly a very troublesome affair; one could not manage without a bit of physical strength.
Afterward, the three split up.
Dong Si was responsible for oil, salt, and seasonings.
Zhou Sui was in charge of purchasing vegetables and meats, especially meat. It was best to buy some live chickens and ducks to take on the road and slaughter them whenever they wanted to eat, mainly because meat would not keep for long in this weather.
Jiang Jin was responsible for buying staple grains. She drove her carriage leisurely to a grain shop.
Seeing that Jiang Jin arrived driving a carriage, the shopkeeper knew she was from a wealthy household. His attitude was excellent as he continuously introduced various grain prices to her.
Grain prices were truly not cheap right now. Top-quality rice cost 490 copper coins per unit.
Jiang Jin naturally had to haggle. I am buying a lot, so give me a cheaper rate.
The shopkeeper looked delighted. May I ask how much the young lady wishes to buy?
Ten units of rice, fine flour, coarse flour, I want to buy some of those too, and bran if you have it. Looking at the rice, Jiang Jin felt a pang of regret that her carriage could not hold too much, otherwise she could have bought more.
Her two-horse carriage was too luxurious, so she had driven an ordinary, large carriage out this time.
The two haggled for a while. Ultimately, the price of rice was negotiated down to 472 copper coins per unit. Combined with the other fine flour and coarse grains she bought, it cost a total of 7 strings of cash.
She thought about it and finally paid with silver.
Although copper coins were inconvenient, they were the common currency circulating among the commoners, and they might be useful later.
Her current transaction was considered a large order, so using silver was convenient and would not attract unwanted attention.
Since she bought a lot of grain and the carriage could not quite fit it all, she used the cover of the carriage cabin to store a portion of it into her spatial storage.
Watching the back of Jiang Jin's departing carriage, the shopkeeper could not help but sigh in admiration. This young lady is really amazing at packing things. She actually managed to fit all of that in. Then again, her carriage is indeed quite large.
Not long after leaving the grain shop, Jiang Jin arrived at a secluded alley. After parking the carriage, she entered the cabin and transferred all the purchased grain into her spatial storage.
After finishing, she stepped out of the cabin, just about to head to the next shop to continue her shopping.
Faintly, she seemed to hear voices conversing. She looked around; the sound seemed to be coming from deeper within the alley.
