Chapter 36 There must be a misunderstanding between us

After hearing this, Zhao suddenly felt that her words were inappropriate.

"I didn't think carefully enough, please don't blame me, Madam Mo."

She knew that Zhao's coming here was not just to apologize, but she didn't reveal her real purpose.

Madam Mo planned to order them to leave.

"Mrs. Fang, I understand the Fang family's feelings. I appreciate your apology. If there is nothing else, please go back to avoid being scolded by the officials."

Seeing that Madam Mo started to drive people away, Zhao no longer remained reserved.

She carefully took out a jewel ring from her tied hair.

"Madam Mo, I'd like to exchange this ring for some fish, is that okay?"

Zhao said, turning and pointing to where her family rested.

"My little son cried out of greed when he saw you guys eating grilled fish. I have no other choice but to come to you and ask for your help. I hope you can take care of him."

Madam Mo looked at the jewel ring in Zhao's hand, and then looked at the direction of her finger.

Sure enough, a little boy who looked about eight or nine years old was there wiping his tears.

"The fish was caught by my ninth daughter-in-law. If you want to exchange it, go and tell her."

Mrs. Mo felt that it was not in her power to make the decision on behalf of her daughter-in-law in this matter.

Zhao exchanged some polite words and turned to walk towards the river.

It just so happened that He Zhiran had caught enough fish and was walking towards the shore.

She had just seen Zhao talking to her mother-in-law and probably guessed the purpose of her coming.

He Zhiran did not take the initiative to speak, but slowly put on his shoes and socks on the shore.

Zhao came closer, trying to maintain a decent smile.

"He... He, can I discuss exchanging this ring for some fish?"

He Zhiran looked at the ring. The red gem was crystal clear and it was obvious that it was a good thing.

It can be seen that Zhao really spent a lot of money for a few fish.

At the same time, he also guessed that the Fang family really had no money, otherwise they would not use such a good ring to exchange for a few worthless fish.

He Zhiran did not bother to be polite with Zhao and took the ring directly.

Then he pointed to the fish she had just caught and said, "The fish are all here, take them yourself."

Seeing that the other party agreed, Zhao thanked him profusely and then squatted down to take the fish.

He Zhiran was watching there. She wanted to see how many fish Zhao would choose to take away.

Zhao hesitated for a moment, then picked up the five fish.

"Are these okay?"

Considering the value of Zhao's ring, let alone five fish, even five hundred would not be excessive.

But he was not greedy and only took five.

This gave He Zhiran a good first impression of the Zhao family.

"No problem, if it's not enough, you can get a few more."

Zhao shook her head: "No, I am already very satisfied with this."

After saying that, she looked at the ring in He Zhiran's hand reluctantly, then turned and left.

Just from that one look, He Zhiran could conclude that this ring was very important to the Zhao family.

So she chased after him and whispered to Zhao.

"There must be a misunderstanding between us. If you want to resolve it, please ask Uncle Fang to come find my husband after dark. Then everything will be clear."

Zhao nodded solemnly: "Okay, I will tell my master."

He Zhiran turned around and quietly put the ring into the space for safekeeping.

She thought that if the Mo family and the Fang family could make peace in the future, she could return the ring to the Zhao family.

But not now.

The sisters-in-law continued to clean the caught crucian carp. He Zhiran grilled ten fish at Peng Wang's request and then handed them all to him. As for who Peng Wang wanted to give them to, that was his business.

After eating the grilled fish, seeing that it was almost time, Peng Wang gave an order to continue on their journey.

The two hard-working laborers of the He family pushed the wooden cart again with bitter faces.

The weather was still hot and humid in the afternoon. Fortunately, He Zhiran cooked some herbs for some people to drink, which saved them from the risk of heatstroke.

The Mo family, the Xie family, and the officials were all fine.

However, the same cannot be said for the other three families.

While on the road, some people developed symptoms of heat stroke to varying degrees.

At first, it was fine. They could keep up with the main force by carrying their families on their backs or in the arms of others.

But as time went on, more and more people suffered from heatstroke, and the few relatively healthy people left were simply unable to take care of so many people.

For a moment, the entire exile team wailed.

At the same time, the Xie family and the officials were also grateful to He Zhiran from the bottom of their hearts.

If it weren't for the herbs she prepared in advance, she would probably have suffered from heatstroke.

Seeing this, Peng Wang knew that he could not continue on his journey and could only order his troops to stop.

When faced with such a situation, the first person Peng Wang thought of was He Zhiran.

"He Shi, you have to solve this matter."

He Zhiran disagreed.

"Master Peng, you've seen them these past two days. They've been scolding my Mo family. Why should I save them?"

He Zhiran thinks that he is not a saint and can save anyone as long as he knows medical skills.

Especially the He family and the Li family, it can be said that they hate Mo Jiuye to the core.

If Mo Jiuye stuck his head over, they would definitely chop it off with their swords without any hesitation.

She would never help such a malicious person.

Of course, the Fang family is different, so they can still be considered for treatment.

Peng Wang also knew this was the case.

He was the leader in charge of the escort this time. It was understandable that an accident occurred on the road and a few people were killed or injured.

But if there are too many people, he won't be able to report to his superiors when he returns.

Therefore, he could only continue to persuade He Zhiran.

"Even though they made huge mistakes, they are still human lives. You can't just stand by and watch them die, right?"

He Zhiran had made up her mind. She crossed her arms and didn't give Peng Wang any face at all.

"Master Peng, please stop talking. I said I won't save you, and that's it."

"You..." Peng Wang also got angry. He pointed at He Zhiran's nose and wanted to curse him, but he finally held back.

"Mr. He, I advise you to be more sensible. The road to the northwest is still long. There is no benefit in offending me."

He Zhiran got angry and refused to give in.

"Mr. Peng, what you said is not right. If it were you, would you be willing to save the life of your enemy?"

"This..." Peng Wang was speechless.

He finally realized that Mrs. He had a very strong temper and could not be dealt with by force.

So, he tried to control his emotions and said again in a negotiating tone:

"How about you pick out a few that you like and treat them?"

Although He Zhiran was unwilling to give up his pride, he also understood that he should not offend Peng Wang too much.

When you encounter a step given to you by someone, you have to come down when it is time to do so.

She looked at those who had suffered from heatstroke. The Fang family was relatively well off. Perhaps it was because they had eaten some fish at noon, so their bodies had some immunity. Only three people fell ill.

The He family and the Li family are in trouble. There are more than 30 people in the two families, but no more than 10 of them are still standing.

"Since Mr. Peng has said so, I will reluctantly treat a few of them."