Jiang Yimian heard that Liu'er had woken up in the evening.
Perhaps because of the overcast sky, it got dark early.
Upon entering the room, one sees Liu'er sitting pale-faced on the bed. A female physician brings her a bowl of dark, murky medicinal soup and then leaves.
Liu'er picked up the medicine bowl and drank it down. The bitter taste of the medicine instantly spread in her mouth, and she frowned.
Just as Jiang Yimian was about to speak, Lin Yan'an walked in from outside, his face full of displeasure. "It's one thing for Liu'er to be injured, but how come you got injured just because you went out with that Lu fellow?"
We're all injured, so that guy surnamed Lu has to take responsibility.
Not only did they go out without him, but they also caused Yi Mian to come back with injuries.
The guy surnamed Lu is indeed unreliable.
Jiang Yimian glanced at him, finding it amusing. "Why are you so angry about my injury? I'd like to ask you, how did Liu'er get hurt?"
If Lu Cijian hadn't arrived in time, she probably would have collapsed on the spot, instead of waiting until now.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan'an immediately felt a little guilty. He cleared his throat, took out a packet of candied fruit from his pocket, and handed it to Liu'er, saying, "Well, thank you for today."
At that time, Jiang Yimian was holding Zhou Ling hostage and confronting Zhou Shiwen outside, while things were in chaos inside.
Wang San and those people were locked in a fierce battle, and he and Zhang Duyun, both of whom were powerless, could only hide and flee.
Unfortunately, swords have no eyes, and the two of them were almost cut by flying blades several times. If it weren't for Liu'er protecting them, he would have suffered more than just a simple broken arm.
Although he had been annoyed with Liu'er for a long time because she had misunderstood him as a homosexual, he would never hate her again after today, after all, she was his savior.
Liu'er's eyes lit up when she saw the candied fruit. She took the candied fruit, quickly picked one up, and stuffed it into her mouth.
Instantly, the bitterness in my mouth was washed away by the sweetness.
Seeing that she seemed very happy, Lin Yan'an was a little smug. "How about it? These candied fruits are pretty good, right? I went out of my way to buy them. I didn't want to eat any of them along the way, but now I'm giving them all to you."
He was somewhat surprised that he had taken it out unconsciously, even though he had only bought it on a whim.
Seeing that Liu'er was eating so happily, he felt a little embarrassed.
Liu'er felt as if she had been brought back to life. She thanked him and, seeing that it was already dark outside, asked curiously, "Where did Zhang Duyun go? It's already dark, why isn't he here?"
She was unconscious for a day and didn't know what Zhang Duyun had gone to do.
They'll just assume they went out to play.
Jiang Yimian only said, "He and Chen Tongzhi went to the villages outside the city to check on the disaster victims."
After saying that, he glanced at the sky and also felt a little strange: "Logically speaking, they should be back soon. It's already dark, and the roads outside the city are flooded and difficult to walk on."
I had a lot to do today. As soon as I got back, I went to see Wei Jinghai and that woman. I forgot about Zhang Duyun. He went to other villages with Chen Tongzhi. I wonder how he is doing.
Seeing their concern for Zhang Duyun, Lin Yan'an just pursed his lips and said, "Don't worry, that guy won't suffer a loss easily. Look, we're all bruised, but that guy is completely fine."
Thinking about this, he felt indignant. They were all hiding together, yet those people didn't hurt Zhang Duyun at all, but beat him up instead.
Just then, a mournful cry came from the front hall.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "Judging from the sound, they must have returned. I'll go out and take a look."
The front hall was unusually lively at this time.
Jiang Yimian hadn't even walked through the corridor when she heard that familiar crying sound.
"Lord Lu, sir, you must do me justice!"
Prefect Chen knelt on the ground, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face. He was extremely disheveled, covered in mud, and his face was bruised and swollen. He looked quite pitiful.
Lu Cijian stood under the eaves, staring at the person kneeling on the ground, and said in a flat tone, "Why do you say that, Magistrate Chen? How did your trip to the other disaster-stricken villages go with Supervisor Zhang today?"
Zhang Duyun hurriedly and respectfully replied, "Reporting to Your Excellency, I and Chen Tongzhi have visited the disaster-stricken villages outside the city and distributed supplies."
The number of villagers affected by the disaster is now 1,450, with few elderly, weak, women and children, and mostly men.
"I have already informed them about the plan to build shelters outside the city. As for whether they will come, we'll have to wait and see in a few days."
The villagers were wary of them, clearly distrustful. Forcing them to come to the city gate might backfire.
Upon hearing this, Chen Tongzhi felt his wounds hurt even more, and said pitifully, "Lord Lu, you can see for yourself, these injuries were inflicted by those unruly people. Their actions must not be led towards the city gate!"
"Things might get chaotic then."
Those unruly people were far too arrogant. As soon as they saw him, they rushed at him. What's worse, that bastard Zhang Duyun ran away early and only came to explain that they were there to deliver supplies after those unruly people had vented their anger.
The thought of being beaten up and then having to politely deliver things to those unruly people made him furious, and he wanted nothing more than to kill that bastard Zhang Duyun.
Lu Cijian looked at Zhang Duyun.
Zhang Duyun could hardly hide his smile; if there hadn't been so many people around, he would have burst out laughing on the spot.
That idiot Chen Tongzhi still wanted to frame him. As soon as he saw the villagers, he started shouting that he was an official from the capital and that he wanted to send these people down the mountain, acting all high and mighty.
Unexpectedly, the people ignored his nonsense and rushed up to beat him up.
Fortunately, he was prepared and led everyone to hide in the nearby woods, only explaining the situation after the people had vented their anger.
To be honest, he didn't do anything. Chen Tongzhi was beaten simply because he was being rude, plus the fact that the people recognized him.
Serves him right; he's had quite a show to watch today, and he's in a really good mood.
He cleared his throat before saying, "Sir, there's a misunderstanding. Those people thought we were there to cause trouble, which is why they attacked first. Once I explained things, they didn't dare to attack again."
However, I am genuinely curious about what Magistrate Chen did during the floods a few years ago that made those people hate him so much.
He couldn't help but tremble when he recalled the terrible beating Chen Tongzhi had suffered.
Those commoners were really ruthless. He thought that if Chen Tongzhi hadn't been starving, he would have been in even worse shape.
Fortunately, he was smart, and that idiot Chen Tongzhi could only take the beating.
You think you can trick him? You're dreaming.
Lu Cijian looked at the person kneeling on the ground.
His dark blue official robe was so worn that his original appearance was no longer recognizable. It was covered in yellow mud mixed with grass, and his bruised and swollen face made him look rather disheveled.
If it weren't for that familiar voice, probably no one would recognize who this person was.
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