Chapter 419 Return Home Safely
Especially through the curtains blown by the wind, they really saw the hunting leopard bite off the throat of the hare with one bite, and their blood froze.
The woman hugged her child tightly, buried her head in her arms, and dared not breathe.
At such times, time seemed long and the days felt like years. Even when people were hungry, no one dared to ask for food. The two youngest children grumbled and nudged into their mother's arms.
Chi Zhaodi and Chi Sanhua didn't dare to feed them, they could only comfort them patiently, hoping to leave such a dangerous place as soon as possible.
At this time, a yamen runner shouted, "Damn it, we encountered a wolf again. Is it here for revenge?"
"It's hard to say. If they don't catch up with us, we should leave quickly and don't stay. If they do catch up with us, we should kill them."
The yamen runner spoke in a loud voice, and the woman in the carriage was almost scared to tears.
Chi Zhaodi asked tremblingly, "Will anything happen to us?"
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm sure everything will be fine!" Yu Mei's face was frighteningly pale, but she still gritted her teeth and held on.
Shen Yi saw many wild animals eyeing them, not only jackals but also leopards and some small beasts in the wilderness.
His frown deepened, and he shouted, "Brothers who bought seafood, spread out your seafood to attract the attention of the beasts. I will compensate you later."
At this point, saving lives is definitely the most important thing.
"Sir, don't talk about compensation! Brothers, the five of you go first, let's speed up!" The head of the yamen runners shouted, and the five people in the front opened their seafood packages and threw them out.
Sure enough, the wild beasts quickened their speed and soon surrounded them.
The runner at the back had been watching the beasts' movements, and when he saw that they were all attracted, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Okay, they've all gone that way. Let's hurry up, we can't stop, we have to keep running tonight."
I don’t know what’s going on this year, but there seem to be more wild beasts than last year.
Everyone felt a lot heavier when they thought that they might have to make another trip next year.
The herd of horses galloped for most of the day and finally arrived at the post station at the border of the Ice Field and Langya Kingdom.
The waiter offered them tea.
The yamen runner also asked about the situation of the wild beasts.
The waiter sighed, "From your accent, you must be from Langya! Last year, many Langya caravans passed through the ice field. Those beasts knew where the food was, so they all gathered here. I heard that several caravans were attacked by wild beasts, and the herders on the ice field are organizing people to hunt. If you have nothing to do, don't go to the ice field in the short term. The herders understand the habits of those beasts, but we don't!"
The yamen runner realized, "Thank you, little brother, for giving us some hot water and horses, all with good fodder. We have to travel early tomorrow morning."
"Okay!" The waiter immediately went to make arrangements.
When the yamen runner recovered, he found that the women and children at the two tables next to him were silent and their faces were pale.
One of the women even held her child and secretly wiped away tears.
"What's going on?" the bailiff stood up and asked.
Chi Zhaodi immediately knelt down holding the child, "Sir, my son is sick. He is burning all over. Can you save him?"
She was so frightened today that she didn't feed the baby much. It was only after she got off the carriage that she realized something was wrong with the baby.
In Qiongzi, a cold can kill someone, let alone such a young child.
The yamen runner frowned slightly and turned to ask Chen Yisu Tai for instructions.
After a while, Su Tai came over and asked, "What's going on?"
Chi Zhaodi didn't dare to cry out loud, tears fell down, "Madam, my child is sick"
"When did the fever start? Are there any other symptoms besides fever?" Su Tai asked calmly.
Her voice has a soothing power.
Chi Zhaodi's grief and anxiety gradually eased. She thought carefully and shook her head, "He was fine this morning. He wanted to drink milk when we were on the road, but I didn't feed him. He became like this after getting off the carriage."
Su Tai asked Shen Yuezhang to take the children's antipyretic medicine from the luggage and poured some into the child.
He asked the waiter to bring a bowl of warm water and fed the child two mouthfuls.
"Okay, observe for 25 minutes. If the child sweats and the fever subsides, then he's fine. Eat something and then feed him."
After she finished her instructions, she took Shen Yuezhang back.
Chi Zhaodi knelt on the ground holding the child and kowtowed three times to Su Tai before getting up.
Several women nearby came to comfort her.
After everyone sat down, the waiter brought the food, which was a bowl of coarse flour steamed buns, a bowl of boiled wild vegetables, and a pot of stewed game. These dishes were already excellent for them.
The hungry crowd picked up the steamed buns and stuffed them with wild vegetables and game and started eating them in big mouthfuls.
Chi Zhaodi ate while staring at the child, absent-mindedly, and didn't eat much.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, she saw that the child's fever had really subsided. Her tense nerves finally relaxed and she burst into tears of joy.
Chi Sanhua and the others are extremely rare.
"Madam is so amazing. She actually has such a magical medicine. Just one sip and the child will be cured!" Chi Sanhua was overjoyed and even had some expectations for her future life.
Chi Zhaodi nodded frantically. In her heart, Su Tai was a living Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering. Not to mention being her servant, even working like a cow or a horse would be no problem.
Yu Xiaoyu saw all these things and felt relieved.
Before dawn the next day, the team set out again. From here, they galloped at full speed and would return to Shenjiazhuang today.
By the evening, the convoy finally arrived at the Daxun River.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Yi said to the yamen runners, "Come back to the village with us tonight to rest. There is no shortage of guest rooms at the ancestral home. I will go back to the county government with you tomorrow morning."
Everyone was not polite to Shen Yi.
After entering Shenjiazhuang, Su Tai asked Yu Xiaoyu and the others to walk around. "This is our village. Take a walk and have a look. This will save me from having to lead you around."
Huang Xinghua was carrying a hoe and was about to go home. She was overjoyed to see Su Tai, "Xiao Tai, you guys are finally back! Wow! So many guests? Do you need any help?"
Su Tai hurried over and said, "Auntie, I really need your help. If anyone in the village has meat or vegetables, please collect some for me. Also, find a few people who are good at cooking to come and help cook a meal. We are all exhausted and need a good meal!"
"That's easy! Leave it to me!" Huang Xinghua took the responsibility and glanced at Yu Xiaoyu and the others a few more times before leaving.
Everyone returned to Shen Yi's house.
Su Tai led Yu Xiaoyu and the others into the yard. Seeing that everyone was listening to her orders obediently, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "This is our home. There is also a large ancestral house in the village. I'll take you there to have a look tomorrow and then I'll arrange some work for you.
Tonight you will stay in the backyard of the workshop next door. The rooms over there are more than enough for all of you. When the stove in the kitchen is boiling, the pot in the bathroom will also heat up. There is a well over there, so it is very convenient to use water. Forget it, I will take you there."
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