Chapter 182 Siblings
On the fifth day, the family boarded a horse-drawn carriage to go to Ganzhou.
It was quite cold when I went out early this morning, but it's warmed up a lot now that the sun is out.
"Dad, is your friend really not planning to come live with us in his old age? I'm a pretty good cook, why don't you tell him to consider it?"
After learning more about it, she discovered that the old man's doctor, Dr. Gu, was indeed a miracle doctor.
Ye Wan was sitting in the old couple's carriage, brainwashing the coughing old man about the ten benefits of his miracle doctor friend coming to their home.
The old man was both amused and exasperated. "You know, I've already written a letter. If you really don't want to come, you can't force me."
Ye Wan chuckled, "I've never been one to force things. I'll still try to get what I want when I can."
Looking out the window, Aunt Cai said, "I haven't left Minxian County in so many years. This place is even more desolate than it was back then."
"This isn't even the most desolate place. There's a stretch of road leading to Ganzhou where you won't see a single person."
Despite the fact that this place was chronically dry and lacked water, King Jing made sure that everyone had enough to eat.
If Prince Jing had become emperor back then, they wouldn't have suffered such an injustice.
Now that Prince Jing has rebelled, how could it not be forced by circumstances?
The old man coughed and grasped Aunt Cai's hand, saying, "You've suffered so much following me all these years."
Grandma Cai smiled, the years having left their mark on her face. "I've lived most of my life, why bother talking about these things? I feel pretty good now. My daughter is filial, my granddaughters are obedient, and I'll be enjoying every day of my life from now on."
“Chunya, you’re right…”
Seeing this, Ye Wan quietly came out, not wanting to be a third wheel.
"mother!"
The third daughter was in a larger carriage, where Hui Gu and Ye Hua sat together.
“Dad came looking for you, but you weren’t here,” Sanya said, playing with two beads.
"What does your father want with me?"
"I don't know, Dad didn't say."
Er Ya couldn't help but complain, "When will we get there? I feel like throwing up from all the shaking in the carriage!"
"Didn't you love riding in a horse-drawn carriage? Why don't you like it anymore?" Ye Wan noticed that her face was quite pale, probably because she was carsick.
Er Ya said listlessly, "Even the best things are uncomfortable to sit on every day."
"It's still early. We've only been walking for a day. It will take at least half a month to get there." Ye Wan said, taking out a small bag. "Here, suck on one when you feel unwell."
Er Ya's eyes lit up when she opened it. "Mom, when did you dry these apricot peels? I didn't know!"
Er Ya put a piece in her mouth, and the urge to vomit immediately subsided.
"I picked and dried them with Hui-gu at the end of June. If you little gluttons had known, they would have been eaten long ago. How could they still be here?"
Hui Gu smiled and said, "Madam carefully put it away. I thought it was long gone."
In the summer, the lady would go to the mountains every day, and if she saw anything edible, she would dig it up by the roots and bring it back.
Ye Wan looked at Ye Hua, who was reading a book, and said, "Big sister, thank you for taking care of them. Don't read in the car, it will hurt your eyes if you read for too long."
“What’s so hard about it? The three of them are all grown up, it’s not tiring at all.” Ye Hua smiled. “I learn things slowly, so I just want to learn more.”
She never had the opportunity to read and write before, but now that she does, she naturally wants to learn more; she can't keep holding her younger sister back.
"There will be opportunities every day in the future, no need to rush." Ye Wan said, picking up a piece of dried apricot and feeding it to her, "Is it sour?"
"acid."
Lin Anyuan, standing outside the carriage, was also quite envious.
He's been running around since he got on the carriage this morning, and he hasn't seen Wanwan once.
They took care of everyone else, but ignored him completely, and Lin Anyuan felt a pang of jealousy welling up inside him.
Just as Ye Wan emerged from her three daughters' carriage, another incident occurred ahead.
Lin Anyuan went over with a dark face.
The scout reported, "Sir, there seem to be people ahead!"
"There are people, so what does it have to do with us?"
Soldier: "..."
Lin Anyuan composed himself. "Ahem, is there any danger?"
"There were two men, one of whom appeared to be injured and unable to move."
"It's alright, stay alert and keep moving forward."
As the carriage passed by, one of the short men under the tree suddenly ran up and blocked the way.
"My lord, please have mercy and save my brother."
"Damn it! You little brat, do you want to die? What if I didn't rein in the horse?!" the big guy Qin, who was driving the carriage, cursed.
Luckily he was quick, otherwise the kid would have been injured.
The short man shrank back in fright and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Please, please save my brother! I'll do anything to repay you!"
"Let the doctor take a look."
There were many people on horseback, all covering their faces. The short man looked left and right, but couldn't hear who was speaking.
The doctor was a barefoot healer who had no family and was recruited by Lin Anyuan to serve as a military doctor.
The doctor went and returned quickly. "Lord Lin, it's a patient."
Lin Anyuan frowned upon hearing this, "Tell them to move away and see what's going on."
The doctor went again and came back, saying, "It should just be a common cold with a high fever."
"Sir, please save my brother! My name is Li Er, and my brother's name is Li Da. We are fleeing from war, and my brother fell ill on the way."
Lin Anyuan glanced at Li Er's earlobe and asked the doctor, "Do you have any medicine? Give them some."
Doctor, "Yes, but I can't say for sure whether it will work."
"Why have you stopped?"
Ye Wan got off the carriage.
“Someone is blocking the way.” Lin Anyuan dismounted and walked to her side.
Ye Wan saw the two brothers, and noticing the one lying on the ground with cracked lips, she asked, "I have some porridge here, would you like some?"
The carriage she rode in had been modified by Huigu, and it had a small stove on it for cooking.
The porridge was leftover and was still warm.
"Yes, thank you, young lady!" Li Er looked at Ye Wan expectantly.
Ye Wan took it down from the carriage.
Li Er didn't care about anything else and fed it all to his brother.
There was only a small bowl of porridge, but Li Da was probably really hungry, so he finished it quickly.
Seeing that the two were still staring at her longingly, Ye Wan reminded them, "When you're too hungry, you can't eat too much at once."
"Thank you, young lady," Li Dayou said weakly, lying on the ground.
"You're welcome."
After Ye Wan finished speaking, she returned to the carriage.
Li Er looked at Lin Anyuan, whose face was covered, and asked, "Sir, are you going to Ganzhou? Could you take us brothers with you?"
The cold winter wind can easily irritate the face, so Lin Anyuan usually covers his face.
Lin Anyuan looked at the two of them. This one named Li Er was clearly a woman disguised as a man. "What can you do with me?"
Li Er spoke softly, "My brother can read and write, and I... I can wash clothes, start a fire, and cook. I can do all of those things."
Lin Anyuan frowned, "I don't need any followers!"
Seeing that Lin Anyuan was about to leave, Li Da, who was lying on the ground, spoke with difficulty, "We can make beautiful fireworks."
"Then let's follow."
After finishing his sentence, Lin Anyuan went to find Ye Wan.
"Brother, we're saved."
Li Er said in a low voice, somewhat excitedly, "Did you see that girl just now? I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful person in this place. She must be rich and noble."
Li Da's face was deathly pale. "Yin'er, if I don't make it, you must, you must..."
Li Er shook his head with tears streaming down his face, "No, we finally managed to escape, you can't just die like this, you can't leave me all alone!"
The doctor behind them urged impatiently, "Are you done crying? If you're done, go to the cart in the back! You're not going to die, so what are you crying about!"
Li Da and Li Er: ...
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