Chapter 97: It’s too heavy, let me carry it.

After Shen Yu’an took the food, the woman quickly stepped aside, afraid that Shen Yu’an would cause her more trouble.

The other three people also trembled as they got up from the ground and helped Shu San, who couldn’t stand up.

Fei Yanchen thought about what these people had just said about wanting to elevate Shen Yu’an to the position of the top courtesan.

He glared fiercely at those individuals.

The woman was so scared that she hid behind the four bodyguards, not daring to show her face.

Shen Yu’an tugged at Fei Yanchen’s sleeve and whispered, “Let’s go quickly and see if there’s anything delicious being sold in the city.”

Fei Yanchen lowered his head and looked at the sleeve that Shen Yu’an was pulling in his hand, feeling a bit less troubled in his heart.

He no longer looked at those few individuals and instead followed Shen Yu’an towards the city gate.

Shen Rong and Bai Wu hurriedly caught up.

At the front of the city gate, Shen Yu’an took out forty taels of silver from her pocket and reluctantly handed it to the guard on duty.

The guard weighed the silver in his hand and allowed them to enter.

Meanwhile, the woman who had not yet left witnessed this scene and felt even more relieved that she had quickly and willingly admitted her mistake.

The fact that the family’s silver was actually in the possession of a young girl, and that she casually took out so much silver, didn’t seem like an ordinary household at all.

She patted her chest, pondering that Shen Yu’an and the others would walk away after entering the city gate, and only then did she lead the four bodyguards to show the guard the pass token to enter the city.

Because it was during the distribution of porridge, the commotion outside the city gate only attracted the attention of a few people.

By now, Shen Yu’an and the others had entered the city.

Upon entering the city gate, they were met with a scene that was like entering a completely different world from the outside.

The scenery inside the city was not as desolate unlike outside, and the pedestrians on the streets were not greatly affected.

The vendors were still lively, shouting and selling their goods.

Not far from the city gate, there was a small stall selling wontons, and the aroma drifted over from a distance.

However, she hadn’t forgotten the main purpose of entering the city today.

That was to buy medicinal herbs!

The supply of the prenatal medicine prepared for Xiao Zhang had been greatly depleted during the journey, and there was also a shortage of medicinal herbs for treating external injuries.

To prevent any unexpected incidents during the upcoming journey, they planned to restock their supplies.

Of course, they also needed to buy things like powder to repel snakes, rats, insects, and ants.

Bai Wu had already prepared a list, and as soon as the four of them found the medical hall in the city, they would report the required medicinal herbs.

The doctor at the medical hall found it strange that they were buying so many medicinal herbs all at once. He said, “Keeping medicinal herbs for too long without using them can also affect their effectiveness. You can always come and buy what you need when you actually need it. The medical hall isn’t going anywhere.”

The doctor’s attitude was decent, and he didn’t look down on them just because they were dressed in tattered clothes.

So Shen Rong responded amiably, “Our family is heading south, that’s why we are preparing some medicinal herbs in advance.”

The doctor at the medical hall nodded in understanding and looked at the four of them with a hint of compassion.

These people probably didn’t have enough silver to allow everyone to enter the city, so they planned to continue heading south by taking a detour.

There had been cases in the past where a large family traveled together, but due to insufficient funds, they would send one person into the city to purchase what they needed and then leave again.

After the doctor packed up all the medicinal herbs that Bai Wu had requested, Shen Yu’an paid the silver, and the four of them left together.

They had bought a lot of medicinal herbs and prepared a little bit of everything, filling up two backpacks that Shen Rong and Bai Wu carried on their backs.

Since they had finished buying the medicinal herbs and didn’t have any other important things to purchase, Shen Yu’an expressed the desire to wander.

Before fleeing, she had been to their county town once, but only to inquire about the news.

Shen Yu’an looked around while turning, searching for what she needed to buy and bring back.

They weren’t short on food, but Shen Yu’an hadn’t had freshly cooked snacks from the vendors in a long time, so she wanted to buy a little bit of everything she saw.

Pastries, pork, roasted chicken, eggs, salted duck eggs, various seasonings…

Although she had everything in her spatial storage, it wouldn’t be appropriate to take everything out.

By purchasing some items here, she could easily take them out and eat them on the road.

In no time, Shen Yu’an and Fei Yanchen’s backpacks were almost full.

However, Fei Yanchen was concerned that she would get tired, so he ended up carrying most of the items in his backpack.

Shen Yu’an took the dozens of salted duck eggs and chicken eggs handed over by the shopkeeper, intending to put them in the backpack, but Fei Yanchen took them from her.

“It’s too heavy, let me carry it,” he said.

Shen Yu’an didn’t refuse. Although she was capable of carrying it herself, who would reject such a caring gesture?

However, she still took the seasonings from Fei Yanchen’s other hand and said, “Then I’ll help you carry this.”

Seeing that Fei Yanchen’s sleeves were a bit short on him, Shen Yu’an suddenly spoke up, “Let’s go to the clothing store and buy some clothes.

Currently, Ah Chen, Ji Xun, Miaqing, and Uncle Bai are all wearing clothes borrowed from others. It’s a good opportunity to get a few properly fitting outfits.”

Shen Yu’an realized that Ji Xun and Bai Wu were relatively easy to accommodate since there were people in the house with similar body shapes, and they could make do with the clothes available.

However, Fei Yanchen was taller and broader than the men in the house.

Even Shen Rong, who was the tallest in the family, would have his clothes too short when Fei Yanchen wore them.

In addition, Bai Miaqing had a slender figure, but she was thin and fragile. Shen Yu’an’s clothes would be a bit short on her, while Zhao Shi’s clothes would be excessively loose on her.

Coincidentally, they passed by a ready-to-wear clothing store, and Shen Yu’an grabbed Fei Yanchen’s sleeve and headed towards it.

Shen Rong and Bai Wu, who were following behind, hurriedly caught up.

However, as soon as Shen Rong took a couple of steps, he was forcefully pulled back by a strong grip.

Then, a voice with a tearful tone anxiously cried out, “Uncle-in-law!”