"Sister, where are we going now?" As they walked out of Luo Jianmin's home, Luo Shan asked with some concern. Since her sister was unwilling to go home, she would accompany her, but in such cold weather, if they didn't find a place to settle down by nightfall, they would surely freeze to death.
"We're going to find Xiao Zheng," Luo Shu said with a smile. Although the original host's younger sister had a passive personality, since she chose to follow her, she would certainly not let her down. This was also a way to repay the kindness the original host had shown her by giving her a body to inhabit.
"You mean we're going to town?" Luo Shan looked at Luo Shu in amazement, disbelief written all over her face. Their brother, Luo Zheng, was the only male in the family and was currently attending junior high in town. But she had never been to town before; she heard it was a long distance from Luo Family Village, at least a two- or three-hour walk. Could her sister's body endure such a journey? And even when they got to town, they had nowhere to stay for the night.
"Yes!" Luo Shu nodded, smiling. With her medical skills, opening a clinic in town shouldn't be too difficult. As for money, she wasn't worried, because her space contained a lot of money and various notes from this era, all placed there by her grandfather. With her current wealth, providing a prosperous life for herself and her younger siblings was not at all a problem.
Moreover, even without money, she could sell the Ginseng and Lingzhi herbs from her space. However, to use that money, she must first find some work. Otherwise, sudden possession of so much money would surely arouse suspicion.
Luo Shu took Luo Shan to the bus station to wait for a bus. The original host had been to town once, so Luo Shu was familiar with the route to town.
Luo Shan tugged at Luo Shu's sleeve and asked quietly, "Sister, I heard it costs ten cents for one person to take the bus, how can we take the bus without money?" She had never ridden a bus before in her life. Although she really wanted to try, they had no money.
"Don't worry, sister has it," Luo Shu said, digging out two ten-cent notes from the pocket of her patched clothes and handing them to Luo Shan.
Taking the money with a look of surprise, Luo Shan asked, "Sister, how do you have money?" Their father had never given them pocket money before.
"I helped Aunt Li harvest corn last time, and she gave it to me," Luo Shu replied. Indeed, there had been corn harvesting, but what Aunt Li gave her was some corn, not money.
"I remember now, Aunt Li even gave you quite a few cobs of corn, she's such a kind person! Sister, look, the bus is coming!" Luo Shan clutched the money tightly, her face alight with excitement as she watched the bus approaching. She was finally going to ride the bus she had longed for and even get to see the town for herself; it all seemed like a dream.
"Sister, let's get on quickly," Luo Shan said, eager to board as soon as the bus stopped.
Seeing Luo Shan's excited expression, Luo Shu couldn't help but smile. To her, taking the bus was nothing extraordinary; after all, in her original world, flying was a trivial matter.
The bus wasn't very crowded, so Luo Shu and Luo Shan walked over to a seat by the window and sat down.
As the bus began to move, it also started to jolt. The rural roads were still made of earth, which was fine when it was dry, but became exceedingly difficult to navigate when it rained or snowed.
Becoming a bit uncomfortable from the shaking, Luo Shu's consciousness sank into her space and she drank a droplet of spring water, which slightly alleviated her urge to vomit.
"Sister, riding the bus is so much fun," Luo Shan excitedly watched the scenery speeding by outside the window. The bus was going so fast, she felt as if she were about to fly.
Seeing the smile on Luo Shan's thin face, a twinge of heartache surged in Luo Shu's heart, "From now on, whenever you want to ride, you can."
Luo Shan turned her gaze back from the window and shook her head with a smile, "Sister, this one time is enough for me, I'm already very content." It costs ten cents per person after all, and she couldn't bear to spend it.
The ticket seller in blue work clothes came over and asked, "Have you two young ladies bought your tickets?"
"Yes!" Luo Shan said, reluctantly handing over the money in her hand. This was the first time she had handled money, and naturally, she felt reluctant to part with it.
After taking the money, the ticket seller tore off two tickets for Luo Shan and then moved on to collect money from other passengers.
The bus jolted along, taking over half an hour to reach its destination.
With excitement written all over her face, Luo Shan pulled Luo Shu off the bus and looked around at the bustling streets, her eyes filled with excitement and curiosity, "The town is so lively!"
"Xiao Shan, let's go to the pharmacy first," Luo Shu remembered there was a pharmacy in town. She couldn't openly take out money right now, so she had to exchange some herbs for cash first.
"Sis, what are we going to the pharmacy for?" Luo Shan looked at Luo Shu with some surprise, then she remembered Luo Shu's fever, "Sis, let's hurry then." All she could think about now was getting medicine for Luo Shu, forgetting that buying medicine also required money.
The pharmacy was not hard to find; after only about ten minutes of walking, they saw the 'Jimin' sign hanging above the pharmacy.
This Jimin Pharmacy was a centuries-old establishment and was very famous in Fangting Town. Moreover, just like its name suggested, it often provided aid to the common people who couldn't afford medical care.
"Wow, it's so impressive!" Luo Shan marveled at the pharmacy in front of her, "Sis, let's go in."
Walking into the pharmacy, Luo Shu smelled a faint scent of medicinal herbs. She briefly surveyed the pharmacy; it was very spacious, selling various herbs sorted into rows of small drawers behind the counter.
Modern medicine had not yet become widespread, so there weren't many shops selling modern drugs. Naturally, a remote small town like Fangting Town wouldn't have a store dedicated to selling modern medicine.
"Young lady, what kind of medicine do you want to buy?" a middle-aged man wearing a long gown asked with a kind face and a smile.
As soon as the middle-aged man asked, Luo Shan immediately remembered that buying medicine costs money. Her face turned red, and she looked down, too embarrassed to meet his eyes. She had been so focused on finding a cure for her sister that she forgot they had no money.
"Uncle, do you accept medicinal herbs here?" Luo Shu asked.
"We do, young lady. What kind of herbs do you have?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile. It was common for villagers to bring in herbs they dug up in the mountains to sell in their store, but those were usually common herbs, not worth much money. He thought the herbs this young lady brought would be similar.
Luo Shu led Luo Shan to the counter, "I have a ginseng root that I found in the mountains."
"Ginseng?" The middle-aged man looked at Luo Shu in surprise, "Quick, take it out and let me see." Ginseng was an extremely precious herb, but it was yet to be seen how old the ginseng that this young lady had was.