Chapter 89 The Chen Family's Retribution Has Come
You Chatou took the wine and the big bowl of chestnuts.
"It seems that Madam Jun is not brave enough."
Su Hanchu spoke reluctantly after hearing this.
"It's been so hard to survive this journey, so naturally our family cherishes life."
Wan Chatou took the wine and poured a bowl of it to the bailiff.
"It's a bit strange that Madam Jun can still take out wine at a time like this."
Su Hanchu spoke calmly after hearing this.
"This was purchased by the Jun family last time. Luckily, we found our luggage while we were in the mountain stronghold. Because the wine was hidden under the quilt, the bandits didn't have time to take it away."
Soon the wine was distributed by the captain using bowls, and each person was given two or three chestnuts. The captain You handed the wine pot and bowl to Su Hanchu.
"Madam Jun was kind enough to share the porridge with the children. We were delayed in suppressing the bandits and didn't have time to prepare food. Madam Jun is now helping us a lot. Madam Jun, there is no need to worry."
Only after getting the guarantee from You Chatou did Su Hanchu take the wine gourd and bowl and leave.
We are about to reach the northwest, and good days are about to come. I naturally cannot be slandered for forming cliques just because I have a little porridge.
Sure enough, Su Hanchu and Chen Sipan passed each other. It was obvious that the Chen family would send someone to sow discord between them because they did not get the porridge from the Jun family. However, this time, the Chen family was likely to be disappointed again.
They continued their journey the next day. As expected, some members of the Chen and Fang families' eldest branches were too hungry to go on. Without Captain Feng to protect them, Captain Ning only took care of Chen Sipan. Many members of the Chen and Fang families were whipped because they could not keep up with the team.
On the other hand, the Su and Jun families had two horses to carry their luggage, so it was much easier for them to walk empty-handed. Plus, they were well-fed and warmly dressed, so although they didn't look energetic along the way, they all looked refreshed and didn't look pale and pitiful.
At night, they found another dilapidated temple to settle down. Basically, other families distanced themselves from the Chen family and the main branch of the Fang family.
Because Su Hanchu took the lead in helping everyone cook cabbage and radishes, those who grabbed the pot this time also took the initiative to help boil water in their own pots.
Su Hanchu still gave the children a bowl of porridge today. Anyway, they could go buy food when they got to town.
Many people did not go to Su Hanchu to express their gratitude, but they all kept the Jun family's kindness in their hearts, thinking of repaying them when they had the chance in the future.
After walking for another day, several people from the Chen family and the main branch of the Fang family died on the road. Due to hunger and cold, many people had already changed their temperament. They would even strip off the clothes of their own family members who had died, and then throw the bodies into the woods for a potato.
Even the always arrogant and domineering Chen Fang fell ill. However, as the saying goes, good people don't live long, but evil lasts for a thousand years. As soon as Chen Fang fell ill, he went to the town.
Because they had encountered bandits before, the captain had lost most of his belongings. This time, Captain You and Captain Ning left the rescue work to Captain Wan, and asked Captain Wan to take the exiles to resettle them.
You Cha Tou and Ning Cha Tou took Feng Cha Tou's body to the post station for burial.
As usual, Su Hanchu gave Wan Chatou two taels of silver.
"Wanchatou, my husband and I are going to take people to buy some food. Please be accommodating."
Wan Chatou weighed the silver in his hand.
"Madam Su, your food along the way must have cost a lot of money. I'm curious, how did your Jun family come up with so much money?"
Su Hanchu spoke with a helpless look upon hearing this.
"It's not that we don't have any money, but we have to live our lives. We in the Jun family also had relatives and friends send us money, but everyone, including the maids, handed the money to me. As a family, we are united and we can always get by on this journey."
Upon hearing this, Wan Chatou smiled and spoke.
"Don't be nervous, Madam Jun. I'm just asking out of curiosity. Go ahead and come back early. You'll have to take roll call later."
Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu and Jun Moye also spoke with a smile.
"Okay, thank you, Wanchatou."
The two of them took Liu Shan and Jiang Like with them, and also led the horses. Since the captain also gave them two horses, Su Hanchu naturally would not waste them. He went to the street to ask where to sell horse-drawn carriages, bought two simple carriages, and bought a lot of food and clothes. He changed out of the clothes of the Jun and Su families. Anyway, there was plenty of silver in the space.
The two of them sat in the carriage, of course squeezed in the middle of a pile of goods. Su Han lifted the curtain and looked at the busy streets, stopping the carriage from time to time to add some more things.
“Candied Haws… Candied Haws…”
Su Hanchu's eyes lit up as she looked at the man selling candied haws, then she pursed her lips and thought, forget it, it would be too conspicuous if she bought one back. It would be like exile. If so many children from the Jun and Su families ate candied haws, they would probably be hated by others.
Jun Moye noticed her expression.
"Liu Shan, stop..."
Su Hanchu was surprised why he suddenly stopped.
Jun Moye has already stood up.
"You wait in the carriage."
Just as Su Hanchu was about to ask him what he was going to do, he had already gotten off the carriage.
Jun Moye walked over to the man selling candied haws.
"Uncle, how much are these candied haws?"
The old man selling candied haws spoke.
"Two cents a string."
Jun Moye took out four coins from his purse.
"I want two."
The old man happily took the copper coins and let Jun Moye pick out two strings of candied haws himself.
After Jun Moye finished picking, he walked back with the candied haws. Thinking of Su Hanchu's eyes when he saw the candied haws just now, he couldn't help but smile. He was such a grown-up and looked steady and smart, but he didn't expect that he could be as greedy as a child.
Suddenly there was some noisy noise in the distance.
Jun Moye looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Wenlin kneeling in front of a doctor begging bitterly at the door of a pharmacy.
"Doctor, I only have a few copper coins on me. Please help me boil some medicine. It's so cold, and I could die if I catch a cold."
The doctor said with a frown.
"It will cost an additional five copper coins to decoct the medicine. I've already undercharged you. You should take the patient back and decoct the medicine yourself. Don't delay me from seeing other patients."
The people waiting to get medicine and see the doctor also spoke up.
"You look healthy, but you can't even take out five copper coins. If you can't take it out, go home and fry it yourself. Why are you making such a fuss here? What a disgrace."
"Exactly. Could it be that a man who only seeks such petty gains cannot even come up with a few copper coins?"
Chen Fang leaned against a pillar in a daze, her face wrinkled as she listened to the noisy sounds around her.
Chen Wenlin became more and more anxious when he saw that Chen Fangshi was already unconscious. He had lost his mother, and his two daughters were not around, so Chen Fangshi was the only one left.
"Doctor, I really have no other options. Since you are a kind-hearted doctor, please help me boil some medicine. I kowtow to you..."
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