Chapter 246 Shen Yi's Current Situation
After leaving Ma's house, Su Tai went to Dongmen Village first to tell her family about the situation.
Han was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. "Then I have to prepare more things. Your father likes to eat our pickled vegetables and bacon, and..."
Su Tai frowned, "Mom, there is limited space. Fifty taels can only fill half of the car. Don't bring any unnecessary things with you. Besides, will Dad still need pickles?"
"That's true!" Han was a little confused. "Then what do you think I should prepare for your father?"
Su Tai shook her head helplessly, "Mom, let me prepare it, you don't have to do it here."
"That's fine." Han happily gave Su Tai a hundred taels of silver. "Take the money. If there are any sons-in-law, prepare some for your father. I'll talk to your aunt. She's not short of money, so she should prepare some things too."
Su Tai nodded and went back.
This is Ma's house.
Bai played with the jade in the brocade box and couldn't let it go.
Ma Xingteng came back and saw the things, and was somewhat surprised, "Where did it come from?"
Bai said excitedly: "Mrs. Shen Yi came to my house today to ask me something, she sent it."
"Hiss!" Ma Xingteng gasped, "This is top-quality mutton-fat white jade. Where did Shen Yi's wife get it from?"
With the wealth of the Ma family, it is impossible for them to own such fine jade. Even the Yue family might not have it often.
Bai didn't care. "Who cares? Anyway, this jade is real and good! I just talked a lot, that's all!"
Ma Xingteng always felt a little uneasy. After thinking about it for a long time, he went to Shenjiazhuang with his friends the next day.
Su Tai was not surprised by his arrival. She invited him to sit in the workshop and stated her request.
Ma Xingteng's answer was more detailed than Bai's. "It's not easy for those officials. They have to walk outside in the cold winter and hot summer. It's easy for accidents to happen on the road, so the higher-ups allow them to make a little money. But not all officials are good. I know one with good character, his name is Liu Jianzhang.
He was originally a government official. He was blinded in one eye during a bandit suppression operation, and has been doing these cleanup jobs ever since. They are from Moshi Town, and they only use our route to transport corpses. Don't look at him as a fierce man, but he is really reliable. If you really want to send something, give it to him. With him watching over it, nothing will go wrong."
This news is really important to Su Tai.
She thanked him again solemnly and wanted to give him another gift.
Ma Xingteng was so frightened that his face changed. "Sister-in-law, please don't give me any more gifts. I'm still not at ease with the jade you gave me yesterday!"
Su Tai was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Don't worry, Mr. Ma. White jade is indeed precious, but it came from the wasteland beyond the ice field. We have relatives on the ice field, so it's easy to get some jade."
"So that's how it is!" Ma Xingteng suddenly realized, "I'm really impressed by your family's connections! In that case, we'll accept your sister-in-law's jade, but don't ask for anything else. Goodbye!"
Ma Xingteng got the answer he wanted and walked away quickly.
Su Tai didn't continue to be polite to him.
He turned around and started to prepare things. Shen Yi's clothes must have been badly damaged during the battle, so he must make a few more sets of warm clothes.
There is also food, braised beef, bread and cake are definitely indispensable, and she needs to prepare some more medicine for injuries.
By the time everything was almost ready, the half-month deadline had arrived.
When the news came from the county government, Su Tai immediately went to the county government with the things.
I explained the situation to the officer and was treated well.
"You want to send something?" A big man with a sharp look came in from outside with a group of people.
They have a strong aura of evil and a strong smell of sweat, and it is obvious at first glance that they are not easy to mess with.
Su Tai quickly stood up and saluted, "It's me. I want to find a police officer named Liu Jianzhang."
The man on the left of the big man was a little surprised.
The big man was used to it and ordered, "Old Third, you will be the one to entertain them. I will take them to meet the others and we will leave tomorrow after packing up."
"Yes!" Liu Jianzhang nodded respectfully.
After the group of people left, he squinted his eyes and looked at Su Tai, "Who recommended me to you?"
Su Tai did not hide anything and told the whole story.
When Liu Jianzhang heard that it was Ma Xingteng, he became more polite to Su Tai. "Ma Xingteng's brother-in-law has done me a favor. Since he introduced me here, there will be no problem. Tell me, what do you want to send and to whom?"
Su Tai quickly opened the box she had brought with her, "Master Liu, I have prepared some clothes, food, and medicine. Do you think I can take the medicine with me?"
Liu Jianzhang lowered his head and took out the bottles and jars.
Su Tai was afraid that the other party would misunderstand her, so she opened the bottles one by one in front of Liu Jianzhang and took a pill one by one. "I prepared some common medicines for my husband. Is this okay?"
Liu Jianzhang was a little surprised. "That's not necessary. I just wanted to see what kind of medicine it was. You tried it yourself, so I have no reason to doubt it. After all, it's a military camp, so we should be careful."
Su Tai nodded hurriedly, "If you are at ease, you don't have to give these medicines to my husband, but if my husband is injured, you have to give them to him."
"What's your husband's name?" Liu Jianzhang spoke in a gentle tone and had a good impression of Su Tai.
Su Tai said: "Shen family? Shen Yi."
"Chen Yi! You said Chen Yi is your husband?" Liu Jianzhang was shocked.
Su Tai nodded in confusion, "Is there a problem?"
Liu Jianzhang laughed, "No problem, no problem! If I had known that you were Chief Shen's wife, I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble. I will definitely help you get your things safely."
Su Tai was confused, "Chen Baichang?"
Seeing that Su Tai didn't move, Liu Jianzhang explained to her carefully, "A centurion is a centurion, commanding a hundred soldiers. He is an official in the barracks. Shen is a very good person. He doesn't act arrogantly just because he is a centurion. He takes good care of the soldiers below him and has a good reputation in the barracks!"
After Su Tai found out, she was more worried, "How did he become the centurion?"
"That must be a military achievement!" Liu Jianzhang said matter-of-factly, and couldn't help but sigh, "If the soldiers are lucky, they can train for a few months when they arrive at the barracks, but if they are unlucky, they will go to the battlefield right away.
Shen Baichang was lucky, as he arrived just in time for the Chinese New Year. After three months of rest, he was strong and had some basic fitness. He survived three battles and once even killed a general of the enemy. He could brag about this achievement for the rest of his life. It was also because of that achievement that he became a centurion.
However, he is not a man of courage and is too sentimental. As soon as he became a centurion, he gathered his fellow villagers around him. They were all elderly veterans. In my opinion, those people would only be a burden to him. The deputy general also mentioned this to him, but he insisted.
He said that those were his relatives and friends and he wanted to take care of them.
Although the deputy general was disappointed with him, he appreciated his kindness and righteousness, so he let him make the arrangements. "
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