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Soon, Fu Zhiwen said, "Sister-in-law, you must be careful. When you arrive at the military camp, remember to send word back that you are safe."
Xiao Ruo rolled the crushed medicinal herbs into pills and laid them out on a bamboo mat to dry. Then, after washing her hands in a bucket of water, she took out two silver notes worth fifty taels each and handed them to Fu Laosan, saying earnestly, "I don't know how long this trip will take. Keep these silver notes for emergencies. If you encounter a situation that requires a lot of money, try to borrow some Yuan Bao first, and we will repay it when your brother and I return."
She had nearly spent all the silver she had earned before; these silver notes were the payments Liang Jinghong made for seafood and Gao Yanpeng made for medicinal herbs. She still had some with her and planned to leave some for her mother-in-law and father when she returned to the village the next day.