Seeing this, Doctor Fang silently rubbed the medicine in his palm, glanced at Zhen Wanwan with a meaningful look, and finally slowly returned it to her.
"Madam Zhen, you are truly skilled. This medicine is amazing. I never expected to have the honor of using Jincang Medicine," Doctor Fang said with deep emotion.
Because the Hua Dynasty had been frequently at war since its founding, military medicine was controlled by the imperial court. In order to meet the needs of the army, ordinary people were not allowed to collect herbs used in large quantities by the army on their own.
In particular, the medicinal properties of Jincang medicine are very good, but the ingredients used to make it are extremely rare. So if ordinary people make it in secret, they will be beheaded if they are caught.
Therefore, although Doctor Fang worked as a family doctor in a wealthy household, he never had the chance to encounter the Golden Granary Medicine.
He fell in love with the medicine at first sight and hesitated for a long time before giving it back to Zhen Wanwan.
Zhen Wanwan was very perceptive and was naturally happy to give him this as a favor. She had another bottle in her space, as well as other hemostatic drugs. Although the drugs were not as effective as the Golden Warehouse Medicine, they were plentiful.
She said almost without hesitation, "I have to thank Dr. Fang this time. I don't really have any use for this medicine, so I might as well give it to you as a gift."
Doctor Fang grinned from ear to ear, but still feigned modesty, saying, "How could I dare take such a fine thing from Lady Zhen? Besides, the laws of our dynasty stipulate that it is forbidden to make this privately..."
Dr. Fang awkwardly pointed to the bottle of Jincang medicine, intending to ask if the source of the medicine was legitimate.
Before Zhen Wanwan could explain, Qu Huaiyuan spoke up for her: "Doctor Fang, please rest assured, we know where this medicine came from. It was given to you by General Xiao a few days ago."
“Yes, we all saw it with our own eyes,” the other eyewitnesses testified.
Doctor Fang was taken aback. He felt he had missed out on two hundred million. One hundred million was for not meeting the famous General Xiao, the pillar of the Hua Dynasty, and the other hundred million was for the golden medicine lying on his wrist.
The medicine seemed to be fine, so he accepted it with peace of mind. Seeing that he had gotten such a great deal from the other party, he was not stingy and generously took over the herbs needed by the injured people present.
Everyone was happy about the deal. Zhen Wanwan made friends, Doctor Fang got the medicine, and the others were delighted that they could save lives with the medicinal materials.
Qu Huaiyuan arranged for people to carry the wounded out of the cave, while Zhen Wanwan watched from the side. She noticed some scraps of paper in the corner, and driven by curiosity, she opened them...
As she wrote the document for disaster relief grain, her heart trembled, and her hands began to shake involuntarily. The scene from yesterday was still vivid in her mind: villagers killing each other to save their own lives.
In Lijia Village, there were elderly people who committed suicide to avoid burdening their children and grandchildren, children who were sold for a little food, and even people who starved to death on the roadside.
The more she thought about it, the more horrified she became, and hatred grew in her heart, making her impression of Prince Yang extremely bad.
He eats the people's food and drinks the people's drink, but he doesn't care about the people's livelihood. Instead, he hides grain and supplies in order to seize power and profit, causing the people to starve to death. In order to seize the throne, he colludes with foreign enemies to invade our dynasty, causing the people to be displaced and separated by life and death.
That guy is a complete scoundrel!
At this moment, Zhen Wanwan desperately hoped that the young general would immediately cut off the head of the Prince of Yang, and she would definitely admire the severed head every day!
Now she felt ashamed to face the mountains of grain, which had been bought with the lives of ordinary people!
Looking at the mountain of grain before her, her mood was no longer the joy she had felt a few days ago when she discovered the grain; instead, she was heavy with worry.
She dared not call herself a saint, nor did she believe she could be the savior of all people. But as someone who had personally experienced the famine, she knew very well how many lives these grains could save.
Although she lacked ability and power, she had a conscience and compassion. In this chaotic world where people preyed on each other, she maintained the principle of "I will not harm others unless they harm me" as a "human being".
If one throws their conscience to the wind for petty gains, what difference is there between them and animals?
After seeing everyone off, Qu Huaiyuan turned around to look for Zhen Wanwan. He saw her looking at the mountain of grain with tears streaming down her face, and his heart suddenly felt a little flustered.
He quickened his pace and nervously swallowed, asking, "Madam Zhen, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Zhen Wanwan wiped away her tears with her sleeve and handed the document to Qu Huaiyuan: "Brother Qu, I'm fine, it's just... take a look at this..."
Only then did Qu Huaiyuan notice what she was holding—the very document he had discovered. He rubbed his fingers helplessly.
"You already know."
Zhen Wanwan was taken aback upon hearing this. So they already knew about this all along! But why did they hide it from everyone?
Perhaps sensing Zhen Wanwan's confusion, Qu Huaiyuan said dejectedly, "We only just discovered it ourselves. Because we were in a hurry to save people, we didn't have time to explain the situation to everyone."
Zhen Wanwan nodded in understanding, but tears still welled up in her eyes, making Qu Huaiyuan's eyes well up with tears.
"So what are your plans for disposing of this batch of grain?"
There was a lot of grain, enough to feed the people of Xinyang Prefecture for two years. They only had a few dozen people, so naturally they couldn't carry it all.
Actually, Zhen Wanwan had an idea in mind, but she wanted to hear other people's opinions, so she looked longingly at Qu Huaiyuan, who was thinking seriously.
Qu Huaiyuan didn't notice her expression, but simply offered his own idea: "I think we should distribute some to the villagers here first, and then inform General Xiao and the others about the grain. As for how to distribute it, that's none of their business."
This idea was similar to Zhen Wanwan's. She added, "There are many villagers fleeing famine on this road, and some of them will inevitably stop here. I think we can hide a little bit of food in each cave. We don't need much, just enough to fill our stomachs for a few days."
The two exchanged a smile and looked at the relief documents in unison, hoping that the grain could see the light of day again so that the remaining people would not go hungry.
Inside the Zhen family cave, Old Lady Li was startled by the people who came in. Looking at the three men, father and sons, who were tied up tightly, she felt a chill in her heart and was about to burst into tears and lie on them.
Seeing the two little ones staring at her with wide eyes, she swallowed the wailing that was about to escape her lips and instead silently shed tears.
Wang Cuihua wasn't much better off. When she saw the bodyguards carrying the person in, she was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to the ground, looking like she had lost her soul.
She crawled on her knees toward Zhen Fugui, tears streaming down her face: "Husband, what's wrong with you?"
Waaaaah...
Tiger and his younger siblings happened to return, only to find their father wrapped up like a mummy. They were so frightened that they knelt down beside their father and wailed.
When Zhen Wanwan returned, this was the scene she saw. Before she could even speak, the mummy that had been lying on the ground sprang to life!
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