Chapter 54: A Show of Power
Most importantly, she truly loves medicine.
When she was teaching those women, her eyes seemed to be shining with stars.
"They all have children at home. If you want to take in apprentices, you can choose talented ones from them. In the future, those children will have the foundation to make a living." He had a gentle smile on his face.
Although the starting point is different from Shen Jinan's, the goal is the same.
"That's a good idea." Shen Jinan clapped his hands and agreed with the proposal very much.
But there are too many variables along the way, so it’s not a good time. We’ll make a long-term plan after we arrive at the place of exile.
The closer they got to the place of exile, the less people there were, and the roadsides were overgrown with weeds. However, Shen Jinan and the women were very happy. Every day, they would come to her to exchange dry food during their rest time before going to bed.
"Today's harvest is not bad!" Li Chunhua smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits, and handed the herbs she picked to Shen Jinan.
The people behind lined up consciously, with joy on their faces.
"Yes, Doctor Shen, last time I took my girl with me as you asked, and the efficiency was indeed much higher!"
Especially when Doctor Shen said that he might accept her as his disciple in the future, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep for two nights.
Shen Jinan smiled and nodded, and was sincerely happy for them: “This is a lot of dry food for you this time, you must keep it well.”
After distributing the dry food prepared in advance to everyone one by one and watching them leave, Shen Jinan put all the herbs together.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the herbs in Shen Jinan's space piled up like a mountain.
The official walking in front suddenly stopped. The people who were walking mechanically with their heads down raised their heads and looked forward blankly. There was a city in front of them.
After suffering many setbacks, the people in the team finally arrived at Puzhou City.
“We’re finally here!”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief now that they had a place to stay.
But standing outside the city walls of Puzhou, they were all dumbfounded.
Looking out, the sky was filled with yellow sand, the whole place was devastated, large tracts of land outside the city lay abandoned, and the city walls were riddled with gullies and ravines that no one had repaired.
The road leading to the city is also bumpy and extremely uneven. A gust of wind blows up a cloud of flying sand and rocks.
"Is this our place of exile?"
"Can people really live here?"
The exiled people stared with their eyes wide in disbelief. The conditions here were too harsh!
It's not even as good as the Misty Forest!
“This…” Shen Jinan secretly opened the storage space and carefully checked the supplies inside, then he relaxed his brows.
Fortunately, as long as there is food, there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Don't delay, hurry into the city. We still have to arrange accommodation for you today!" Commander Lin urged.
Looking at the city wall in front of him, Lin Xiaofeng felt relieved and was just waiting to return to the capital after the handover.
On both sides of the road are dilapidated houses that have been baptized by the years and seem unable to withstand the invasion of wind and rain.
Seeing a large group of people entering the city, all the native residents in the city stopped what they were doing and looked at them sharply, as if they were looking at enemies.
Shen Jinan's family walked with the women who were picking herbs as usual.
"Why do these people look so scary?" Li Chunhua clutched her package tightly and looked at the people around her who were eyeing her with greedy eyes in panic.
With sunken eyes and sallow faces, these natives were no different from the people in the team in the forest some time ago, and were even more destitute.
"It's okay, the officials are here, they dare not cause trouble." Shen Jinan also had a serious face, patted her hand, and comforted her softly.
She is now the backbone of these women. As soon as she opens her mouth, their hearts settle down.
Commander Lin led them forward and first went to the government office to exchange official documents with the Puzhou prefect and accommodate the exiled prisoners.
Keep walking along this road and you will reach the government office.
Even a general like Lin Xiaofeng who came from the capital had to wait outside the government office for about half a minute.
“What a big rack!”
He was undoubtedly just a minor official who would never be able to enter Beijing in his lifetime. Even Officer Xu was dissatisfied, not to mention Lin Xiaofeng.
Lin Xiaofeng frowned and glared at him when he heard that. Although he felt uncomfortable, it was the last moment and he didn't want to cause any trouble.
When the bailiff who reported the incident came out, he was followed by an old man with a goatee.
He had a stern face and looked like an old scholar.
The yamen runner who reported the matter handed the document to Lin Xiaofeng with a calm expression and said bluntly, "The person has been sent, and the city lord said you can go back."
Without waiting for Commander Lin to reply, he gestured for permission and said respectfully, "Master Chen, please arrange for the prisoner."
The attitudes before and after formed a sharp contrast. Xu Guancha flicked his sleeves, raised his brows and wanted to go up and argue with him.
Commander Lin grabbed him and replied through gritted teeth, "Thank you for your concern, Prefect. Let's go."
After saying that, he turned around and walked back in the direction he came from without looking back.
Officer Xu and his men all looked unwilling. They glared at him fiercely before turning and leaving.
"Why is Commander Lin so good-tempered?" Li Chunhua scratched his head, a little confused.
In the past, no one dared to disrespect him, and the slightest neglect would result in punishment. But now he seemed like a different person!
"Maybe there is some unavoidable difficulty." Shen Jinan remained calm. He was in an unfamiliar place, so it was better to be cautious.
Gu Yanqing's eyes darkened. It seemed that the water in Puzhou was deeper than he had imagined.
Instructing the yamen runners to stand in their respective positions, Chen Zhubu stroked his beard and said in a very impressive manner: "Those whose names are called, stand in their respective positions."
"Liu Yunfan's clan from the capital, fourteen people, stand in the first row."
The person who was called stood behind the yamen runner he had assigned and waited quietly.
"Gu Yanqing and the Shen family, seven people, stand in the third row."
Seeing Shen Jinan and the others standing with him so obediently, Shen Xitang felt strangely happy in his heart.
"Chen Jinan, I didn't expect that we would continue to live together in the future!" Her eyes flashed with excitement, and the hatred between her and Shen Jinan was not over yet.
She deliberately asked for a scolding, so how could Shen Jinan not help her? He glanced at her and said, "Yeah, if you don't get scolded, there really is no one who can cure your problem of feeling uncomfortable. "
Shen Xitang gritted his teeth, feeling extremely angry. Why did Shen Jinan always look so calm and composed?
Being also exiled to Puzhou City, what exactly makes her so noble?
"Silence!" Chen Zhubu said in a deep voice with a stern face, "I have just assigned you to different places. In Puzhou City, if you don't behave, you will bear the consequences."
As soon as he finished speaking, the leading yamen runner led the team towards the corresponding village.
"Doctor Shen! We are in the same village!"
While the yamen runners were not paying attention, Li Chunhua quickly stepped forward and caught up with Shen Jinan. "Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhou are from the same village as us. We can take care of them if anything happens in the future."
Shen Jinan smiled and said yes, and chatted with her about the surrounding environment.
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