Chapter 14: Delivering Medicine
"You didn't see that, did you?" The bearded man said in surprise. "Let's not even talk about the distant ones. Look at these women. Which one is as hardworking and selfless as your wife?"
Since he was a serious criminal of the court, he paid close attention to the actions of the Xie family, especially Xie Mubai and his wife.
I originally thought that this noble prince would suffer a lot, but I didn't expect that he would live a more comfortable life than me, an official.
Along the way, he was the only one who was protected from the wind and rain.
Coincidentally, a woman next to me was standing with her hands on her hips, cursing loudly.
She complained that her husband was useless and was exiled to a wild place before she could enjoy the happiness of marriage.
Xie Mubai's heart moved slightly after hearing this.
That’s right, the ugly girl really had nothing to say about him.
Even though he was penniless and couldn't move his legs, she still took care of him meticulously without a single complaint.
The so-called protection of her for the rest of her life, could it be that he wants to spend the rest of his life with him?
The divorce mentioned earlier was probably just some angry words.
If she didn't love him deeply, there would be no need for the ugly girl to be so dedicated.
Thinking of this, Xie Mubai couldn't help but feel grateful.
But even so, he would not fall in love with her.
He knew clearly that gratitude and love are different.
Scarface was afraid that Bearded Man would be tired, so he came over to take over after a while.
Although the road was difficult to walk on, the group still reached the village ahead at the hottest time of the day.
There was no post station in the village, so they could only rest in the dilapidated temple at the entrance of the village.
As no one has lived there for many years, the temple is a bit dirty but cool.
With Hu Dahai around, Shen Wan and Xie Mubai were given free large sesame cakes at lunch.
Since Sun had money, she naturally bought some sesame cakes.
Seeing that they all had sesame cakes, Xie Murong's face turned pale with anger.
Although she was gritting her teeth in hatred, she could only bite the steamed bread in her hand.
If you don’t eat it now, even this steamed bun won’t be left.
Chen Wan borrowed the official's small pot, boiled the collected herbs such as Huoxiang into soup, and shared it with Xie Mubai and Hu Dahai.
The weather is so hot, it would be bad if you get heatstroke.
"Sister, my disease...is there any cure?" Hu Dahai looked at her hesitantly, holding the bowl.
He had already given up hope on this disease.
But after listening to the old doctor's words, his stagnant heart became lively again.
Perhaps, this ugly woman in front of me will have a way.
Shen Wan asked: "When did your illness start?"
"Three years ago." Hu Dahai frowned. "I had an accident while escorting a prisoner and suffered a head injury. That's when I developed this disease."
"In the past few years, we have spent a lot of money, but the results are not very good."
Shen Wan nodded slightly: "I'm not completely sure either."
"But I'll prescribe you a prescription when I have time. As long as you take the medicine on time, the disease will basically not recur."
"Then I'll leave it all to you, sister." Hu Dahai said gratefully, "If this disease can be cured by chance, my life will be yours!"
Hu Dahai is a rough man with a very simple mind.
He will be good to whoever is good to him.
The book mentioned that when Hu's mother passed away, Hu Dahai was too poor to have money for her burial. The third prince who passed by gave him ten taels of silver, and from then on he was devoted to the male protagonist.
Now that Shen Wan has done Hu Dahai a favor, he naturally won't neglect her.
Seeing how animatedly they were chatting, Aunt Zhou and the others were so angry that even the pancakes in their hands didn't taste good anymore.
Hu Dahai's condition had just stabilized and he couldn't overwork, so he discussed with several of his brothers and decided to stay in this dilapidated temple for the time being and set off early the next morning.
When the prisoners heard that they could rest, they were so happy that they almost cheered.
After walking for two days, their legs were almost broken and their feet were covered in blisters. They urgently needed a good rest.
Li was originally a lady from a noble family who never left the house. Now she had to often help her two sisters-in-law hold their children, and her bound feet were a horrible sight.
While no one was paying attention, he quietly came to the old locust tree outside the temple.
She took off her dirty shoes and socks, endured the pain, and used a thin bamboo stick to poke the blisters on her feet bit by bit.
Shen Wan looked at it and walked over quietly.
She handed over a small packet of powder and said in a low voice, "Apply this and it will heal quickly."
Li was somewhat surprised by the kindness of this ugly woman.
"But...we have separated." She did not take it and said it unnaturally.
Shen Wan smiled and said, “So what if we split up?”
"Take it, but don't give it to those people."
When Aunt Zhou and others proposed to divide the family, Li was the only one who said a word of concern for them.
Just based on this sentence, Shen Wan would not ignore it.
Li hesitated for a moment, then took the packet of powder: "Don't you want it?"
"I'm used to it in the military camp, it's okay." Shen Wan said lightly, "You should apply the medicine quickly. It's best to use cloth pads in your shoes when walking in the future."
Li was about to thank her when she saw that the ugly woman had already left.
The gate of the dilapidated temple was open, and Xie Mubai, who was leaning against the wall to rest, saw everything clearly.
Seeing Shen Wan walk in, he asked expressionlessly: “Don’t you hate those people?”
"She's different from those people." Shen Wan sat down next to him and said with a smile, "If she were a bad person, I would rather throw her away than let her get away with it."
Upon hearing this, Xie Mubai couldn't help but look at her again.
He likes this kind of personality that clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.
But he didn't understand which one was the real her.
Is it the little woman in front of him who hates evil, or the madman who lost control of his emotions this morning?
"Well, you bitch, you got the medicine and you dared to use it behind our backs!"
"Even if you don't take me, your sister-in-law, seriously, you should at least leave some for your aunt and the two children."
"From now on, you are not allowed to eat my pancakes!"
Suddenly, there was a burst of sharp shouting and cursing from outside.
Looking up, she saw Sun and several women from the Xie family standing outside, pointing at Li's nose and cursing.
Li felt aggrieved but didn't know how to defend herself.
Could she say that Shen Wan didn’t let them have it?
"The third daughter-in-law is still filial." Aunt Zhou said coldly with a gloomy face, "But we are all family, and the medicine has been used up. I won't care about this matter anymore."
"Let's all go and find a place to rest."
Seeing this old woman being so magnanimous, not to mention Sun, even Shen Wan was confused.
This doesn't seem like Aunt Zhou's style.
"What does she want to do?" She looked at Xie Mubai in surprise.
Xie Mubai smiled coldly: "It won't be a good thing anyway."
He didn't say anything else and began to close his eyes and rest.
"Do you think we can reach the Northwest in another month?" Shen Wan asked, rubbing her sore and painful legs.
Although he was a military doctor, his equipment was really poor, especially the shoes on his feet.
When the house was searched, everyone's shoes were not confiscated.
These shoes are made of brocade. They look light and beautiful at first glance, but they are not suitable for long-distance walking at all.
Even Shen Wan, who was a military doctor, was still exhausted.
Xie Mubai didn't open his eyes and said coldly: "No."
"Hey, big brother, can you give me one more word?" Shen Wan was really bored, so she poked him lightly.
Xie Mubai frowned slightly.
Although unhappy, he still cooperated and said, "No."
Shen Wan felt bored, so she leaned against the wall and began to rest, no longer paying attention to him.
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