Chapter 78: Confronting the Yamen boss, a female Bodhisattva?
Chen Xiangwan saw those people, but ignored them. She looked up at the yamen headman fearlessly, "When the officers are performing their duties, we do have an obligation to cooperate, but a woman's reputation is more important than anything else. How can we allow you officers to search her body at will? You probably don't want to see them all die here to defend their innocence, right? We can search them, but please find a few women and we will fully cooperate."
"Yes, we demand that the woman be searched, or else we will be killed here."
"We have only been exiled, not sentenced to death. We cannot allow you to insult us."
"We asked the woman to be searched..."
The women of the Yan family reacted very quickly and stood up to show their support one after another. A few women of the Wei family also stood up. Most people hid behind the men in fear and only enjoyed the fruits of others' labor with peace of mind. This was one of the reasons why Shen Xiangwan, who had so much money and supplies, would rather distribute them to the disaster-stricken people than lend them.
"What a clever little woman."
Glancing at the women who stood up one after another, the yamen head looked at Shen Xiangwan with sinister eyes. Zhao Shan and Lao Zhou couldn't help but secretly sweat for her.
"Your Excellency is too kind. I am only trying to protect my innocence."
Shen Xiangwan smiled on the surface, but she was actually swearing in her heart. If she wasn't afraid of causing more trouble, she would definitely teach them how to behave in person.
"What if I don't agree?"
The yamen boss became even more annoyed and asked again in a sinister tone.
"Then we have no choice but to resist. Our Weiyang Palace is a family of military commanders. Even if we are exiled, we will never allow ourselves to be insulted!"
Pretending to be stunned, Shen Xiangwan said seriously.
"Weiyang Palace?"
This time it was the head of the yamen who was stunned. His eyes finally fell on Wei Chengyi: "You are King Wei Yang!"
It is rumored that King Wei Yang is already a master-level expert at a young age. Even though he was exiled, his martial arts skills are still there. He is not someone they can easily provoke. It seems that they have met a tough opponent this time.
“Guaranteed authenticity.”
Ever since Shen Xiangwan deliberately mentioned Weiyang Palace, Wei Chengyi had expected this to happen, and his attitude was very calm.
“···”
Hearing this, the veins on the yamen head's forehead twitched uncontrollably, and after a moment he said, "Come here, find a few women to help search the body."
"yes."
Those wretched officials from before did not dare to do anything more. Soon, they found a few women in their thirties and returned to the post station again. One by one, they were taken into the room and searched. At the same time, the officials searched the post station inside and out. The result was self-evident: they found nothing.
After this delay, when they set out again, it was almost 9 o'clock. This time there was no need for the escorts to whip them to urge them on. Everyone automatically quickened their pace, fearing that they would be caught again.
Longshui County?
Soon, the exile team left the city. Before leaving, Shen Xiangwan looked back at the city tower that was still being repaired, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across her eyes. She has never been a person who can suffer losses.
That night, Shen Xiangwan rushed back to Longshui County, secretly captured a yamen runner, used drugs to find out the residences of most of the yamen runners, and then visited their homes overnight. He cleaned them out so thoroughly that not even a speck of dust was left. Of course, this is all a story for later.
As the epicenter of the earthquake, no city in Binzhou was spared. The further you go, the more victims there are. Many people have begun to flee the famine with their families. Shen Xiangwan claims to be not a good person, but she can't bear to see large numbers of people suffering. She goes out almost every night to give away money. She herself doesn't know how much money and food she has given away.
Along the way, in all the cities they passed, most of the officials were inhumane and only a very small number allowed the victims to enter the city. But that was all. The court had been slow to take any disaster relief measures, so even if they wanted to, they could not do anything without the help.
"Sir, please give me some food."
"Wow, wow, wow... We haven't eaten for two days, sir..."
"My child is starving to death. Please, save my child..."
"Give us something to eat..."
A few days later, the exile team entered Weiyang County. The disaster here seemed to be more serious than those in the previous counties. Dozens of ragged refugees rushed forward, begging the escorts for food. Among them were many old people and children. They were all covered in dirt, and some even had wounds on their bodies. It could be seen with the naked eye that the wounds had become inflamed.
"Go! Go! Go."
Zhao Shan and his escorts waved their whips and drove them away forcefully, saying loudly, "We are just an exile team. We have no food to give you."
“Woo woo…”
Fearing the whips in their hands, the people did not dare to move forward rashly, but they cried heartbreakingly. Shen Xiangwan, who was sitting on the carriage with Wei Chengyi, looked at the child in the arms of a woman not far away. The child was probably only as big as a cub, and there was no light in his sunken eyes.
"Hurry up."
After finally dispersing the refugees, the escorts shouted loudly to urge them to leave.
Everyone knew that being entangled would be troublesome, so they had to speed up their pace. No one noticed that Shen Xiangwan deliberately slowed down the speed of the donkey cart, and soon fell behind.
"Whoa!"
Suddenly he pulled the reins to stop the donkey cart, and before it stopped, Shen Xiangwan jumped off: "I'm going to the bathroom."
"Wanwan."
In the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared in the bushes nearby. Wei Chengyi wanted to follow her, but he felt her breath disappear again. Realizing what she was going to do, he could only sigh helplessly. Who said that his little scoundrel was not a good person and could only use violence? Those people didn't provoke her, so why did she provoke anyone on her own initiative?
Shen Xiangwan, who used the space to go back, did not go out rashly, but repeatedly confirmed that there was no one in front or behind. Only those dozens of refugees were carrying several huge bags and fell in the bushes behind them. She didn't want to fail to help others and end up getting herself involved. Once she was surrounded by more refugees, she would be dead.
Don't blame her for being so cunning when helping someone. No matter when and where, she will take action only when she is sure of her own safety and within her ability. Otherwise, she is not doing good deeds, but seeking death.
"etc."
Calling the refugees in front, Shen Xiangwan quickly stepped forward carrying a few large bags and said, "I still have some food here, you can take it and share it."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, female Bodhisattva!"
"Woo woo...son, we have food."
"Thank you, thank you..."
After a brief moment of shock, the refugees all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her. Although they were all hungry, they did not lose their minds. Shen Xiangwan also saw this and chose to turn back: "I am an exile and cannot leave the team for too long. You can divide it among yourselves. Also, this ointment is very useful for external injuries. You can use it."
Shen Xiangwan put down his things while speaking, and without staying for long, he turned around and ran into the bushes next to him, using the extension of space to return to where the donkey cart was parked.
"Thank you, Bodhisattva!"
Dozens of refugees kowtowed a few more times in the direction she left. When they found that there was silver in the package, everyone couldn't help but burst into tears. There are still many good people in this world!
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