Chapter 1671 - 1671
Originally, Liu Zhizhong intended to act alone, not wanting to bring anyone along.
However, Grandpa Lou has difficulty with his legs and feet, and nearby villages often have patients in need of him, so he can't really leave.
Additionally, there's been a recent shortage of medicine, and his clinic needs replenishment, so he asked Ruan Yu and Liu Zhizhong to go to town together to procure some Western medicine.
As for herbal medicine, there are villagers in the rainforest who gather herbs, which can be entirely purchased.
Liu Zhizhong initially thought he could just help with the procurement, but then considered that he didn't have any money on him; what if Grandpa Lou worried he'd run off with the funds?
After all, Grandpa Lou handed Ruan Yu 6000 M Coins to buy medicine. Such an amount indeed counts as Big Money.
M Coins used in Vallebang have a fairly good exchange rate compared to domestic currency; they can usually still go for 1 to 1!
The main reason is that the currency used in Vallebang is the national currency of M Country, which has always been considered a relatively strong economic nation. It's just that they are quite laid-back and never fight the neighboring countries over the Vallebang Region. When it comes to combating crime or dealing with warlords, M Country is basically someone who participates without much real effort.
Therefore, it's naturally logical that M Coins became the currency used in Vallebang.
So Liu Zhizhong had no choice but to travel along with Ruan Yu to a town called Liangjia Chong.
Liangjia Chong is the largest town within a radius of fifty to sixty kilometers. It's quite developed in terms of transportation and economy, with many wealthy people and even a battalion of warlords stationed there.
In Liangjia Chong, the permanent population is two to three thousand people, making it large enough to be considered a major town.
As a result, many items can be bought in town, including the Western medicine Grandpa Lou needs.
Coincidentally, Weng Xingban and Ah-Xia also have construction work at another wealthy home in Liangjia Chong.
After finishing their previous job, they've taken on another, so Weng Xingban only managed to return to Dishui Rock once, where he met Liu Zhizhong, chatted, and left him an impression of being honest yet somewhat shrewd.
After this meeting, Weng Xingban headed back to Liangjia Chong to start his second job. Despite Liu Zhizhong's promise, he still doesn't fully trust him; having money himself is the real deal. Most importantly, Weng Xingban thinks Liu Zhizhong's amnesia is a troublesome affair, and somewhat unreliable.
Liangjia Chong is over twenty kilometers away from the village.
Liu Zhizhong rides Grandpa Lou's tricycle used for house calls, bringing along Ruan Yu as they set out.
The tricycle really is a tricycle, domestically produced. On the worn-out cement road, it wobbles and shakes so much that Ruan Yu feels quite jittery.
Riding along, enjoying the subtropical rainforest scenery, the experience is actually quite pleasant.
Though it's winter, the rainforest vegetation is still lush, the sky exceptionally blue, the clouds exceptionally white.
Passing through East Pa River, crossing West Pa River, traversing the small plains in the rainforest, they see in the paddy fields that the third batch of rice has already bent with its heavy stalks.
Liu Zhizhong deeply feels that while the land here is fertile, farmers growing some rice really can't earn much. They barely make enough to feed their families, leaving few coins by year's end. When faced with serious illness or disaster, they can basically only wait to die.
Things like medical insurance or pension insurance— they haven't even heard of them...