That afternoon, Jiang He and Shen Yunxue returned with five kilograms of beef and a bolt of fresh cotton fabric.
The following morning, Shen Wei set out for the county town alone.
His eldest and second sons had taken the ox cart to haul firewood, so he made the journey on foot.
There were only two apothecaries in the county town, and Shen Wei went to the more reputable one. The shop was bustling, likely due to the change of seasons, with long
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