The day Shen Rong and her family went to the town to sell medicine, they happened to encounter a big market.

There were many people going to the market that day, and Shen Rong was afraid of encountering human traffickers, so she resolutely did not let her children go to the town.

To this end, she promised to bring delicious food to her nephews and nieces, and only then did she calm down the little rascals.

Those who went to the town included Shen Rong and her two sisters-in-law, as well as the two brothers Shen Dongting and Shen Chunsheng.

The cow in Old Man Shen’s family is an old cow that can pull at most six people at a time.

There were exactly six people in Shen Rong's group, and there were also some herbs packed in sacks.

Therefore, Shen Wu chartered a car with Old Man Shen one day in advance.

At daybreak, the sisters-in-law of the Shen family got up to make breakfast.

It was just getting light when we finished breakfast.

The Shen family took the herbs to the village entrance and took the bus.

When Shen Rong passed by her home, she couldn't help but take a few more glances.

She has been home for so long and has never been to the east side of the village!

Seeing this, the others said nothing.

A few people came to the village entrance with herbs, and Old Man Shen was already waiting with a ox cart!

At the intersection at the entrance of the village, there were already groups of people walking around, all of them preparing to go to town.

Everyone said hello to Old Man Shen and got on the ox cart.

Shen Rong sat next to her two sisters-in-law.

There was no cover on the ox cart, so the sisters-in-law took a piece of torn cotton and spread it underneath, which made it soft to sit on. Otherwise, on this uneven road, even if you go slowly, you will still be shaken all over.

Despite this, Shen Ronglai felt drowsy after the ox cart had been moving for a while.

These days, she was the only one taking care of the herbs in the space at night. She got up very early this morning and was inevitably a little sleep-deprived.

When Shen Rong first got on the car, she was initially interested in looking at the scenery along the way, but after looking for a long time, she realized that it was all farmland and there was nothing interesting to see. She was also dazzled by the scenery and could not open her eyes.

According to seniority, Old Man Shen is Shen Wu's uncle. Even though there are only a few juniors in his car, he still has something to say to them.

"Chunsheng, what are you doing in town so early? I heard that Sanniang has been going to the mountains with your wife to collect herbs during this time when she returned to her parents' home. Are you going to sell herbs?" Old man Shen, who was driving the cart, looked at the bags on the cart with envy.

Most of the villagers were envious of the fact that Shen Rong took her sister-in-law to collect herbs.

Some people even maliciously speculated that Shen Rong married Changsheng just to learn Shen Lianchuan's medical skills. Now that Shen Rong has learned how to identify herbs, she can't wait to take her sisters-in-law to collect them.

Some people with sharp eyes and minds thought that Shen Rong would feel embarrassed to eat and drink for free since she had stayed at her parents' home for so many days, so she took her sisters-in-law to collect herbs.

Shen Rong didn't know that the villagers would think so much.

Shen Chunsheng chuckled twice. It was really difficult for him to answer this question. After all, they did take advantage of his sister. He could only cover it up with a dry laugh.

When Shen Rong decided to take her sister-in-law to collect herbs, she told her family that Grandpa Changsheng was a doctor and would be happy to have someone help collect herbs. Small amounts would be fine, but large amounts would be best sent to the pharmacy in the town or county.

Shen Rong taught her sister-in-law how to collect herbs, but for Shen Lianchuan, it was nothing at all.

What's more, the herbs that Shen Rong taught her sister-in-law were all those that could be dried, and she wanted them to be simple and convenient to process.

Old Shen seemed to realize that what he said made it difficult for others to answer, so he just laughed dryly and stopped talking. The only sound on the road was the sound of the ox cart.

Those people who had set out to go to the town before Shen Rong and the others had long been left behind by the ox cart. Even if the ox cart was not fast, it was still faster than walking.

The ox cart became quiet. Shen Rong leaned on her second sister-in-law and glanced sideways at Old Man Shen.

This old man might have talked a lot on normal days, but I didn't expect him to quiet down so quickly. In the past, every time he drove a bus, he would chat animatedly with the people on the bus.

The sky was getting brighter, and it was estimated that it was the beginning of the morning. The farmland on the road gradually decreased, and the town ahead was already in sight. Shen Rong suddenly became alert and sat up straight. The wall of Qinghe Town was getting closer.

Shen Rong hasn't been to town for several days.

"Old Shen, can you give me a ride?" Suddenly, a woman's voice interrupted.

Shen Rong looked to the side following the sound. Eh? Isn't this Zhang Cuifen, whom she knows well? She is a fast runner. They just got here by the ox cart, but she is already in town.

"Erzhu, look, we are almost in town. I have some stuff on my ox cart, so I'm afraid it won't have enough room. You can take my cart when we get back! I'll still be at the old place."

Old Wang got a headache as soon as he saw that it was Erzhu's family. This woman always waited for his ox cart, and when they were not far from the town, she would see him and ask for a ride.

He didn't know the first few times and asked how it happened as they met each other so many times. As the distance was not far, he was embarrassed to take the money. But when he got home and thought about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. How could it be such a coincidence that they met each time on the same road section?

It was as if it was waiting for him here.

The next few times, he found excuses not to take her with him, but she was thick-skinned and sometimes insisted on climbing up, so he couldn't chase her down.

"Old Shen, look, I'm tired after walking for so long, can you give me a ride? Nephew Chunsheng, can you let me come up and rest for a while?"

When Zhang saw that the person sitting on the ox cart was actually a young member of the Shen Wu family, she immediately put on the demeanor of an elder and stopped the cart.

She stretched her neck and saw the sacks of various sizes on the ox cart. Thinking of the rumors in the village, she had some guesses in her mind.

Shen Rong tried hard not to show her impatience.

Shen Chunsheng didn't understand why Zhang acted like an elder and called him. If he wanted to take a break, he could just ask Old Wang to stop! It wasn't him who was driving the ox cart.

Besides, although Shen Erzhu has the same surname as them, the two families have long had no blood relationship. Zhang still runs in front of them and pretends to be an elder. Is there any mistake?

Shen Chunsheng looked at Zhang standing next to the ox cart with a puzzled look on his face. He said bluntly what was in his mind, "Aunt, this ox cart is not mine, and I am not the one driving it. What's the point of you telling me?"

Old Man Shen glanced at Zhang, thinking that it was not a good idea to leave the ox cart on the road, so he just raised the whip in his hand and said:

"Erzhu's family, look, we have no more room to sit here. We're almost in town. Why don't you take a rest when you get there?"

Old man Shen didn't wait for Zhang to say anything. He cracked the whip and drove the ox cart much faster than usual. After a while, he left Zhang behind. The dust raised by the running ox cart choked Zhang.

Shen Rong turned around and saw Zhang jumping up and down in anger behind her. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

In the past, every time she went to Shenyuan to play, Zhang would always give her a cold look.

At that time, she took Shen Yuan into consideration and didn't care. But now, Shen Yuan is no longer Shen Yuan, and he is a bad person. Zhang didn't notice the changes in her daughter. She must have not taken Shen Yuan to heart, so she was too lazy to take care of him.

The ox cart slowly approached Shanhe Town, and Shen Rong finally saw clearly the three big characters "Qingshi Town" written on the town's gate.

Qingshi Town is a small town and does not have a separate city wall. The walls on both sides of the gate connect the houses back to back, naturally forming a "house wall" to replace the city wall.

After entering the gate, there are houses on both sides. Although the houses are not tall, they are much more beautiful than the earthen houses in the countryside.

"Chunsheng! I'll just drop you off here. Today is the big market, and I have to go back for another trip. You will definitely be back late today, right? Then I won't wait for you?"

Every time Old Man Shen waited until everyone had gathered, he would park the ox cart at the end of the south street of the town and wait for more than an hour. When everyone had arrived, he could go back.

If there are many people who want to ride the ox cart, they have to make two more trips. And today, it was equivalent to being chartered by the Shen family. Usually, it costs three cents per person to go to the town, and a cart can only seat six people at most. Today, the Shen family paid twenty cents!

However, ox carts don’t have business every day. Only on the 15th day of the lunar month, when there is a big market in the town, are there more people.

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