Palace Concubine Policy: Invincible Queen

Chapter 245: Surviving a Catastrophe (18)
"Today, the steward in charge of cooking medicine and porridge told me that there were not many medicines and grains, and asked me to buy them! Besides, the lime and vinegar had already been used up. So I thought about going to the neighboring county to buy some. But When I asked about the prices, they all increased by more than ten times." Liu Butou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

"What?! More than ten times?" Dong Xiaowan said in surprise.

"That's right! The other counties heard that the epidemic in our Taoyang County was under control, and saw the things I bought a few days ago. They all thought that they only need to wear white clothes, cover them with white cloth, sprinkle lime, and boil white vinegar. Drink some of the medicine prescribed by Mr. Murong, and it will be able to resist the plague god from spreading the plague. That's why these things are so expensive!" Liu Catcher said with a frown.

"What about the food? There is not much food in the city. If we don't give porridge on time, not only the sick will not be able to keep it, but even the people who are not sick may not be able to keep it." Dong Xiaowan also frowned.

"Those unscrupulous businessmen saw that other prices had risen so much, so they also joined forces to raise prices. That's why it happened. Mr. Murong, your Murong family has a lot of people, what should we do now?" No idea.

"How long can the food and medicinal materials in the city last?" Dong Xiaowan asked.

"The food in the city was not bought much at that time, so it can only last for two days at most. The medicinal materials are because I bought a lot at that time, so it should last about five days." Liu Tutou said.

Dong Xiaowan bit her lip, thought for a while, and then asked: "Then how much money do you have?"

"Now there are only more than 1000 taels!" Liu Butou frowned.

"More than 1000 taels?! At the current prices, nothing can be accomplished at all!" Dong Xiaowan pondered for a long time before saying, "Liu Butou, you call the people in the city and ask them to take out all the surplus food at home for distribution. If so It should be able to last for a while, but the medicinal materials are unstoppable, if all the 1000 taels are used to buy medicinal materials, how many days can it be supported?"

"According to the current drug price, if you buy the medicine for 1000 taels, it can only last for three days!" Liu Tutou said frowning.

"Three days?! It's only three days! How can this work! We have to find a way as soon as possible! Now we can only stop the drug for some patients who are almost good, and don't take the 1000 taels. Those who need money, that’s life-saving money! Catcher Liu needs to save some money, let me think of a way these days. If it continues, then our hard work will be in vain.”

Dong Xiaowan originally wanted to pay some money from the Murong family's properties, but because of the plague and the lack of embankments in the Yellow River, the Murong family has already invested a lot of money. If things go on like this, the Murong family will soon collapse. I think Murong Yi and Murong Lan also know of.Now I have spent so much money here, although I brought these from the palace, but I did not bring much out, besides, I still have a lot of money to spend in the future, so it is difficult for me to ask Murong. The family takes money.Although the two brothers of the Murong family recognized him as an aunt, he was still an outsider after all, so it was not good to ask the Murong family for money like this!Or figure it out yourself!If it is used as an ornament on the body, it can be exchanged for a lot of money, but most of the clothes on the body are obtained from the palace. If people find out at the pawn shop, then the golden cicada shelling plan I worked so hard to set up is over.

(End of this chapter)