Famine and Chaos: Weaving Cloth in Exile to Escape the War

As the system kept ringing with notification sounds, the red markers in front of Jing Zhichun reappeared, and then, one by one, they all locked onto a very large package that Liu Yi was carrying on his back.

[Ding! Found approximately 100 grams of wild rhinoceros horn, a traditional Chinese medicinal material!]

[Ding! Found approximately 300 grams of wild Rehmannia glutinosa (raw medicinal herb)!]

[Ding! 300 grams of natural wild musk, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, have been found!]

[Ding! Found a natural, wild, century-old ginseng, approximately 150 grams!]

[Ding! Found a natural, wild, century-old Ganoderma lucidum, approximately 500 grams!]

[Ding! Found 300 grams of naturally grown, wild, century-old Polygonum multiflorum!]

[Ding! Found 100 grams of natural wild Chinese medicinal herb ambergris...]

【Ding! 】

【Ding! 】

【Ding! 】

After a series of dense names and quantities of medicinal herbs were quickly announced, a series of price estimates followed, and finally the system synthesized them into a mechanical voice.

[Ding! High-value natural herbal medicine package detected, total estimated value 200000 coins. Sell now?]

Two hundred thousand coins!

?

Kyoto Haru was terrified. She felt as if her head was being hit by silver, and she could hardly breathe.

However, it wasn't from being strangled, because this time the rope wasn't tightened; it was from excitement.

The 123600 coins she had painstakingly accumulated in the system, which she had initially thought was quite considerable, suddenly seemed pale and insignificant in the face of this astronomical figure.

The value of the bag of medicinal herbs that Liu Yi carried was almost twice her entire fortune!

She really stumbled upon a walking gold mine!

Moreover, according to her analysis of these medicinal materials, in addition to those used to treat the plague, there are also precious items such as century-old ginseng, lingzhi, and he shou wu, which are life-saving and vital-replenishing, as well as some calming and antipruritic herbs.

Clearly, these were all prepared for the Shen family.

Currently, the symptoms of the Shen family members all meet the criteria for using these medicinal herbs.

The Liu family really went all out this time!

Compared to the ordinary prescription for treating the plague that the Liu family gave Shen Qingzhou last time, the medicinal materials they gave this time are worlds apart!

Jingzhichun really wanted this packet of medicinal herbs.

Once she has this packet of medicine, she won't have to worry about not having enough to eat or wear for a very, very long time.

Just then, Eunuch Wang, panting heavily, carried the gloomy-faced Shen Qingzhou on his back and quickly circled around to Jingzhichun.

The lantern in Eunuch Wang's hand swayed, illuminating the spring of the capital city beneath the wall.

Although Jing Zhichun did not recognize Eunuch Wang, she immediately recognized the human-turtle wrapped up tightly on Eunuch Wang's back.

This person was Shen Qingzhou.

Shen Qingzhou also saw Jingzhichun and immediately raised his finger to speak.

Kyoto Haru instantly transformed into a drama queen, and then burst into tears in a high-pitched voice.

"My...my husband! You're finally back! Waaaaah...I was so scared! Just now, just now, three thieves were fighting in front of our house! It was so fierce! One of them...one of them killed the other two and then ran away! There was so much blood! I was scared, so...so I quickly hid...waaaah..."

As she cried, she cautiously observed the actions of Shen Qingzhou and the others.

From the intermittent conversation of these people, she understood that they had summoned her tonight not to take her life, but to have her serve the sickly people in the Shen family.

For now, her life can still be saved.

She also planned to turn the tables and distance herself from the two lives, making sure they didn't suspect or become wary of her.

Then, she would find another opportunity to steal the packet of herbs and get rid of the men.

Of course, now is not the time to deal with them.

Taking action rashly at this moment would be detrimental to her.

Especially this Liu Yi.

This person knows lightness skills, but she doesn't yet know their true fighting strength.

If she draws her gun now, and misses, the pistol will be exposed; if she hides in the space, then the space will also be exposed.

Guns and space—either of which would be fatal for her if exposed to these people.

From now on, there will probably be no place for her in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After all, they are not like Yang Erniu.

Kyoto Haru thought it would be better to use the same method as last time with the bewitching incense.

Shen Qingzhou was indeed taken aback upon hearing this.

He had initially thought that the two people might have been killed by Jing Zhichun, but seeing her trembling and incoherent state, and recalling her submissive and timid behavior in the Shen family over the past few years...

Kill two strong men?

That's really unlikely.

This woman is still that useless piece of trash, all she does is hide and cry!

However, he didn't care at all about the lives of those two lowly people.

What really annoyed him was that when they were searching for this woman, she was clearly nearby, but she hid without saying a word!

If she had come out sooner, I wouldn't have been humiliated by Liu Yi like that.

"You bitch! You must have heard the commotion, right? You knew we were looking for you, so why didn't you come out here?!"

Jing Zhichun really wanted to go up and slap Shen Qingzhou a few times.

This bastard can still curse so loudly; it seems he didn't get enough injections before.

She suppressed her anger, shrugged, and then began to sob.

"I...I was terrified...my voice was hoarse, my legs were weak...I couldn't move...waaaah..."

"Stop crying, all you do is cry! Shut up!" Shen Qingzhou said sternly, just about to have Eunuch Wang teach Jing Zhichun a lesson.

However, his gaze suddenly fell on the strange white headscarf on Kyoto Haru's face and the oddly styled white dress at her feet, and his eyes paused.

"What the hell are you wearing on your face? And where did that piece of clothing next to your feet come from?! What is that weird-looking thing?"

Jing Zhichun timidly began to make up a story: "My... my husband, I found these in the mountains when I was chopping wood. They look strange, but I thought they could be worn, so I picked them up."

As she spoke, she pointed to the mask on her face: "I found this one too. It blocks the wind and keeps my face warm... By the way, husband, I can hardly breathe. Can you ask that monkey to let me go? This rope is really uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhou glanced at Liu Yi, assuming that Liu Yi had managed to keep Jing Zhichun in check.

"Liu Yi, let her go first. She can't die yet."

Liu Yi was taken aback upon hearing this, and then turned his gaze to the monkey.

Only then did he realize that there was a rope around Kyoto Haru's neck, and the other end of the rope was being held by the monkey.

A hint of surprise flashed across Liu's eyes.

He had practiced martial arts for many years, and even he found it difficult to snare someone with a rope so quietly. He never expected that this beast would have such skill.

This monkey really keeps giving him surprises.

Liu raised her hand and patted the monkey's head: "You did a good job, help her loosen it."

The monkey squeaked in dissatisfaction, but obediently released its grip, nimbly jumped off the roof, landed on Kyoto Haru's shoulder, and quickly hooked its claws onto the knot, pulling the rope off Kyoto Haru's neck.

Before leaving, the monkey didn't forget to slap Jing Zhichun on the head, and then jumped onto Liu Yi's shoulder.

Kyoto Haru's lips twitched in pain, and she started sobbing again.

Hearing the crying, Shen Qingzhou impatiently said to Liu Yi, "Liu Yi, bring those clothes over here so I can take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yi leaped down from the roof and picked up the half-undone protective suit from the ground.

The feeling of holding the clothes made Liu Yi slightly startled.

This fabric is neither cotton nor linen, nor silk or brocade, but it has a very smooth feel and is extremely supple, giving it a light and weightless feel when held in the hand.

There were also some metal fasteners on it that he didn't understand.

Seeing Liu Yi examining the clothes closely but hesitating to hand them over, Shen Qingzhou grew impatient: "Liu Yi, give me the clothes!"

Liu Yi then handed over the clothes expressionlessly.

Shen Qingzhou took the clothes and examined them carefully by the light of the lantern.

The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.