"Qinglan, why are you back already?"
Not long after Dong Yao sat down at home, she saw Shen Qinglan return.
"I'm sleepy," Shen Qinglan replied.
With that, she went back to her room to sleep.
Dong Yao frowned. She felt that Shen Qinglan's personality was too aloof now and it was not a good thing.
When Shen Qinglan got up, it was already 10 o'clock. After she yawned, she got out of bed.
As soon as she went out, she heard her elder sister Shen Qingju say, "Mom, the rice in the rice jar is almost gone. When Qinglan was sick recently, we used a lot of rice to make porridge for her. Now, the amount is only enough to last us for three days at most."
Dong Yao placed the wild vegetables into the basket and handed them to Shen Qingju as she said, "The Liu family gave us one tael of silver for the medical expenses, and your uncle gave us another tael of silver. We spent more than one tael of silver on Qinglan's doctor and medicine.
Two days ago, I spent 20 bucks on getting the meat cut, so now, I have more than 300 bucks left. When your father has free time, let him and your second brother go to the town to buy some rice and noodles."
"Gee, you scared me to death!"
Shen Qingju had just picked up the basket to wash the vegetables when she turned around and saw Shen Qinglan standing behind them. She was startled.
"Why didn't you make a sound while standing at the back? You really scared me!"
Shen Qinglan stared at her dazedly.
Dong Yao said," Alright, Qingju, go wash the vegetables. Everyone is hungry, so let's eat early and rest early."
Shen Qingju glared at Shen Qinglan, then went to wash the vegetables with the basket.
After Shen Qingju left, Shen Qinglan sat down beside Dong Yao and yawned again.
When Dong Yao saw that Shen Qinglan was sitting there in a daze without saying a word, she was about to speak, but then she heard her suddenly say, "Where is the town?"
"Huh?"
Not quite understanding what she was asking, Dong Yao froze.
Shen Qinglan was silent for a while. After she reorganized her words, she asked again, "How do I get to town?"
When Dong Yao heard this, she realized that she was asking about the way to town.
Dong Yao helped her tidy up her messy hair and said, "It's to the south. It's a little far, so if you walk, it'll take two hours. If you take an ox cart, it'll be faster."
Two hours on foot?
Shen Qinglan frowned as she turned her head and looked at Dong Yao, "How much is an ox cart?"
"If you take the ox cart, it'll cost two copper coins, four copper coins for a round trip."
Shen Qinglan nodded and stretched out her hand as she said, "Give me two copper coins.""
"Huh?"
Dong Yao was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and said, "You want to go to town?"
Shen Qinglan nodded.
Dong Yao sighed softly as she muttered to herself, "Since you were young, you've never been anywhere except Linshui Village."
Then, she patted Shen Qinglan's head and said, "You don't know the way. There are many people in town and there might be human traffickers. What if you get kidnapped? If you want to go, you can go with your father in two days."
Shen Qinglan didn't care about that and kept her hand stretched out.
Helpless, Dong Yao could only say, "After dinner, I will give you the money."
Hearing this, Shen Qinglan withdrew her hand and continued to stare ahead blankly.
Dong Yao sighed while thinking to herself, She's not stupid anymore, but she's quite absentminded.
On second thought, she felt that her current state was still better than being a fool who didn't know anything. At least she could understand human language now.
Dinner was very sumptuous. There was a white pheasant, fried chicken, and wild vegetable chicken soup. It was a pity that there was no rice.
Dong Yao thought that after dinner, Shen Qinglan would forget about the money. Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to her room, Shen Qinglan followed her in...
