256 I don't know what it means
Wang Xiaochen packed the two brothers' luggage, a large backpack and a large bundle, which contained clothes and food.
His brother Xiao Ming's food team didn't care. Two people shared one person's meal. If it wasn't enough, they would just eat the dry food they brought with them, which was fried noodles.
He took his things and left with a smile on his face. When someone asked him about it, he didn't say much, just said that he lived with Qingshi and the others.
A man in his thirties stopped him and said, "Xiao Chen, why did I let you live with me? Is it because of your brother's injury?"
Wang Xiaochen smiled and said, "Doctor Lu, I was just about to take my luggage over and tell you later that I will live with them from now on. I have signed a living contract with Master Ping An and I am considered his subordinate."
Lu Ping glared at him and said, "Xiao Chen, this is your fault. You got to the medical team through my connections. How can you climb up the ladder without telling your benefactor?"
Wang Xiaochen smiled faintly: "Doctor Lu, you may be wrong. I am my father's apprentice. I have never learned from you for a day. You can't be considered my benefactor. It's just that we happened to go to the government office to register together. You just helped to say a few words. For this, I will give your family 20 kilograms of broken rice and 20 kilograms of pumpkin."
Lu Ping didn't expect Wang Xiaochen to be so arrogant and dare to talk back to him like this. He had originally planned to add Wang Xiaochen to his list of apprentices so that he could get some benefits in the future.
"Without my help, would your brother have come with you? How much are a few dozen kilograms of food worth? If your brother didn't come with you, would he be able to survive in such a year with only a child at home? In this case, am I not your benefactor?"
"If that's the case, Xiao Ming told me where you were imprisoned, so I asked Uncle Ming and the others to rescue you. In this case, can Xiao Ming be considered your savior?" The young man's clear and bright voice rang out.
Everyone looked up and saw that it was Master Ping An who came with Er Qiang and Lin Feng. In the past few days, everyone almost knew the people around Master Ping An.
The bailiff was ready to leave, but when he saw people gathered here, he hurried over.
Ping An said, "The officer has arrived just in time. I asked the Wang brothers to come to my place, but this man stopped them and said that Xiao Ming could come with me because of him. I would like to ask the officer, can I take these two brothers with me?"
"Master Ping'an, just call me Xu Lin. The Wang brothers can be taken away naturally. Wang Xiaochen's brother's injury is thanks to you. Lu Ping, what nonsense are you talking about? I didn't know you had the ability to influence the decision of the government office."
Lu Ping hurriedly smiled and said, "No, no, I was just joking with the kid. After all, we all come from the same place and we are all acquaintances."
"Xiaochen, why aren't you coming over yet? We'll be leaving soon." Ping An nodded and said goodbye to Xu Lin, then turned and left without even looking at Lu Ping.
Wang Xiaochen hurriedly jogged after him, carrying his things on his back, and the bag was taken over by Erqiang.
Several people nearby began to sneer at Lu Ping.
It's really incomprehensible that an ordinary country doctor actually wants to take control of a child, not to mention that the child has already hooked up with Master Ping'an.
Sun Sicheng also noticed this. It was just a small matter, so just handle it peacefully. If you really meet someone who doesn't know what's good for you, Wanli will let it go.
From today on, he has to explain medical knowledge to Ping An in the car.
It was most likely that the master and the apprentice exchanged ideas about the medical book left by Master Hu. Now he has read it several times, and he has new insights every time he reads it. In this respect, Ping An is no worse than him.
Less than an hour after the convoy set off, it encountered several mule carts and ox carts with a lot of people following behind them. They were obviously fleeing famine.
Ming Wanli hurriedly asked He Jin to stop and jumped out of the car. He had to ask about this. The Great Zhou had done a good job in providing relief for the drought in the past two years, and there were basically no people fleeing famine in various places.
When you are away from home, it is not as comfortable as at home. A broken home is worth a fortune. Especially when you have a large family, if someone gets sick, where can you find a doctor? Medicines are so expensive these days, how can you afford the treatment?
"Uncle, where are you from? Where are you going?" he asked the one leading the group.
He was no more than fifty years old, with a sad face and wrinkles that looked so gloomy that they could crush a person.
He sighed and said, "We are from Youzhou, where can we go? Of course we will go to our relatives. Our families are all relatives. My sister lives well in Qingzhou, so I want to stay with her first."
Ming Wanli asked, "How many of you are there? With so many people, how can your sister find a place to stay?"
The uncle sighed again, "What else can we do? We can only pass by her house, find a piece of land to build some tents, and live there first. Why are you still going to the north? The border has been fighting hard these days. I heard that many people died. My eldest son Li Ronghua is also on the front line, but he is a cook with good cooking skills. He is in charge of cooking, so I am not too worried about his safety."
"Uncle, we are doctors going to the border. We are conscripted by the court for a year. Is the fighting severe these days? We don't know."
"That's good that you are doctors. It's great. The fighting has been fierce these days. We fled because we were scared. In previous years, it was just a small fight. This time, the foreign tribes have been fighting for two years. There is no food left. Shouldn't we rob people who have no food?"
He Jin came over and handed the man a piece of paper: "Uncle, our eldest master has written you a letter. If your sister's people don't allow you to stay temporarily, take this letter to the government office, and the government office will help you."
The uncle was surprised: "Is your young master the eldest son of Baicao Hall?"
He Jin raised his chin unconsciously: "Of course."
The uncle knelt down with a thud, and others knelt down behind him: "Thank you, young master. Thank you, young master."
Ming Wanli hurriedly pulled the man up and said, "Uncle, let's go quickly. We need to walk faster so we can get to the inn before dark."
Ming Wanli entered the carriage and the convoy started moving again, and everyone's hearts sank.
"My Lord, what this man said is true. The fighting on the border has been intense these days."
Sun Sicheng sighed, "What can we do? This is not something we can control. Stay overnight and talk to a few yamen runners. We can't have so many people in chaos. We have to be as united as possible."
"I know."
The two discussed for a while.
Ping An looked at the sky, which had changed color in just a moment: "Master, Uncle Ming, do you think the sky has changed a bit? Is it going to rain? The last time it rained was half a month ago, and it only rained a few times, but the ground wasn't even wet."
Sun Sicheng and Ming Wanli both looked up at the sky: "Yes, it looks like it is really going to rain, but I wonder if it will only be a few drops."
The change in weather has more or less made everyone feel a little better.
If the drought is gone and foreign tribes no longer lack water, will they no longer want to fight? Will they be able to return home soon?
They didn't consider that even if they had water, they had no income this year and would still have nothing to eat.
What's more, foreign races have always been ambitious. With such fertile land as the Great Zhou, how could they not be itching to take it?
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