Chapter 106 The Convicted and Exiled

He looked so thin that he was almost unrecognizable, and he was wearing the roughest gray linen clothes, but his behavior was not like that of an ordinary citizen.

"This is an antique shop." Facing his inquiring eyes, Chen You continued to explain.

"You can exchange it for silver or the food and medicine you need."

The middle-aged man raised his weathered face and looked carefully at everything in front of him.

The exile team has left the capital.

Why is there such a strange shop next to the stable of the post station?

But even if it was a fortuitous encounter, I had nothing to offer.

On the day he was convicted, his residence was sealed off, and all his belongings were taken away from him while he was in prison before being exiled.

If it weren't for the care of old friends in Beijing, I'm afraid their family wouldn't have made it here.

It is windy and rainy outside and the cold is biting. In a place like this, it is hard to find even a few pieces of firewood.

The weak members of his family have been infected with the cold.

The family had little money left, and it depended on them to get through to the place of exile, and they would have to spend money on food and drink along the way.

"Excuse me, young lady." He Haizhou said bitterly, "I don't have anything valuable on me."

After saying this, he bent his thin back and was about to turn around and leave.

Listening to the clanking sound of the shackles being dragged and shaken, Chen You suddenly thought of something and called out to him.

"Wait, sir, are you a person who was exiled from Beijing?"

He Haizhou was stunned and nodded.

"What day was it and why was he convicted?" Chen You asked again.

Although he didn't understand why the strangely dressed girl asked this question, He Haizhou still answered them one by one.

"Half a month ago, at a palace dinner, he was convicted and exiled for giving advice."

If it weren't for the achievements of our parents, I'm afraid that more than just our entire family would have been exiled.

There was bitterness and desolation on He Haizhou's face, but there was no regret.

He knew that his actions would anger the saint, but he really couldn't bear to watch such a waste of money and manpower.

The sage said that he ascended the throne when the Great Qi was in danger, and that he had saved the country, and his contributions would last for thousands of years. He wanted to build a gilded statue for himself in the Taimiao.

The foreign tribes on the border were ready to make a move. He had also heard that the foreign tribes had invaded the city, massacred and looted, and the Great Qi had rested for decades but had not yet recovered.

At this juncture, how can we still spend money from the national treasury to build a statue of a god!

He couldn't just bow his head and agree like those people did.

After reading He Haizhou's description, Chen You opened the calendar on his phone and checked the time. It was possible that this was the person Wen Zhi was talking about.

She thought about it, took out a cardboard box, filled it with a few useful things from the warehouse, and finally placed it on the table together with the medicine box.

"It's winter in Da Qi, and the road to exile is bitterly cold. See if there's anything you need here."

Wen Zhi took her to a workshop set up by the government in the capital. If the people he mentioned had nothing to trade, she would help them.

These things are not very expensive.

If you get the wrong person, just consider it a good thing.

Seeing He Haizhou looking at the contents of the carton in confusion, Chen You began to explain.

"These are warm clothes and raincoats from the Western Region. I guess you have seen them."

He Haizhou nodded. Someone had secretly sent some things over the day before, including these two.

The raincoat was too conspicuous, so it was given to the escorting officers, and the family felt a little better.

The warm clothes were first given to his mother, wife and children at home, and he never wore them.

But on the way to exile, he also heard people say that this thing was cheap and warm, and the people were very happy. They praised the court every day for not raising the price and expressed their gratitude to the saint.

He also knew that these goods from the Western Regions were not purchased by the imperial court.

The credit for this matter can only be attributed to the saint, but the people have benefited from it in real terms, which is also a good thing.

"This." Chen You picked up a compressed biscuit and demonstrated how to open the package.

"It's a kind of dry food that can be stored for a long time without spoiling. One bag can be eaten for two or three days. It's very filling. You can try it."

He Haizhou did not pick it up immediately, but waited until Chen You put it on the table before picking it up.

He is a generation older and it is not easy for him to accept things directly from girls.

Looking at the strange bag with the hole opened, there was a square piece of hard biscuit made of unknown material, and I was surprised:

Can such a small piece of pancake really be so filling?

He was not afraid of poisoning. He had already fallen to this point. If he wanted to kill him, there was no need to go through the trouble of poisoning.

Thinking of this, He Haizhou took a small bite.

It was a bit dry, but tasted delicious. My stomach, which hadn't had a full meal in a long time, was growling because of this bite of the pancake.

It would be great if this kind of dry food could be sent to the border areas. I wonder if it would be expensive.

"Is this thing also from the Western Regions?" he asked curiously.

"Yes." Shen You nodded and took out the next item, the warming pad she got with the steam eye mask.

"You can stick this on your clothes, it will automatically heat up and last for several hours, but you need to be careful when using it. You can't stick it directly on your body or you will get burned."

"Is there really such a good thing?!" He Haizhou was shocked.

How well has the Western Region developed that it is so far ahead of the Great Qi?

In the past, he could help purchase Western goods and find people to study Western crafts, but now...

I can hardly protect myself, how can I do anything else?

Besides, do these things really only come from the Western Regions?

He looked up at the unheard-of magical objects in the shop and thought about the entrance of the shop.

The shop itself is unusual, and the things sold in it are naturally unusual.

"You'll know when you try it." Chen You answered confidently, "There's also this bag of dried beef and chocolate. Take it back and hide it yourself."

He opened the lid of the medicine box and pointed at several medicines. "Take a look at what you need. If they are not here, I can find them for you."

As long as it's not a banned drug, she added in her mind.

There are three pharmacies on the street at the entrance of the alley, which can provide medicines for common diseases.

He Haizhou stared at a box of packaging he had never seen before, stunned for a while, eyes full of anticipation.

"I wonder if there is any medicine to treat the cold?"

"Jingfang granules, no need to boil, just drink with hot water. If you already have symptoms of body heat, take these two together."

Chen You took out his regular medicine, compound acetaminophen tablets and antibiotics.

After telling the dosage, they each took out a tablet. Jingfang Granules is a traditional Chinese medicine. They removed the packaging and gave him the whole box.

"As long as you don't open these things I gave you, water won't get into them even if they get wet."

"Is this the miracle drug used to treat the epidemic before?!"

He Haizhou recognized the antibiotics and his tone unconsciously quickened.

He knew about that medicine, and several noble families in the capital had found ways to collect a few pills.

"That's right." Chen You continued, "I have hot water, ginger and brown sugar here. If you have a water bag, I can help you fill it."

He exiled his entire family, and they just brought a few disposable cups over, waiting to be reported.

"There's a water bladder! But I need to go back and get it."

The whole family, young and old, carried two water bags with them and were worried about how to get some hot water at the post station.

(End of this chapter)