Chapter 52 Who said that Sister doesn’t want you anymore?
When everyone heard the sound, they all looked outside the door.
Shen Fenghe walked in leisurely, holding a fish weighing three or four pounds in her hand.
Everyone was stunned. Even Chen Wu and Yuan Xun looked at Chen Fenghe with their mouths slightly open.
Everyone really doesn't understand how difficult the days of exile were. Why did they come back so foolishly when they had the chance to escape?
The Qin family members were so angry that their faces turned blue.
Qin Huanhuan glanced at Lai Hu, who was standing aside with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged.
What a waste! She had originally thought that Shen Fenghe hadn't returned, and that Lai Hu had succeeded and killed her. Although it wasn't what she had planned, it was still a relief.
But unexpectedly, Chen Fenghe came back unharmed!
Shen Yichuan and Shen Qingxing stared at Shen Fenghe in a daze, then suddenly came to their senses and ran towards Shen Fenghe.
"Sister!"
"Sister!"
The two of them hugged Chen Fenghe's legs, one on each side, and cried, "Sister! Where did you go? We thought you didn't want us anymore!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yunhao also stumbled over. Without legs to hold her, he opened his little arms and hugged Xing'er, crying, "Sister-in-law, you're back!"
Before Shen Fenghe came in, she stayed outside for a while and had already heard Shen Yichuan's words that he was going into the mountains to find her. She couldn't help but feel warm and sad.
She patted the heads of the little ones and said with a smile, "Who said that Sister doesn't want you anymore? Sister promised to take you with her, and she will never abandon you!"
Qin Mengyue hurried forward, pulled Shen Fenghe, and said, "Fenghe, I knew you wouldn't run away. Did something happen to you? Are you injured?"
As he was speaking, Chen Wu, Yuan Xun and other officials also came forward.
"Mrs. Shen, what's going on? Where did you go last night?"
Chen Fenghe said seriously, "Yesterday, like everyone else, I encountered bandits. I took advantage of the chaos to escape, intending to go down the mountain and secretly report the news to Master Chen. However, just as I reached the back of the mountain, the rocks suddenly loosened and slid down, and I couldn't help but fall with them. Fortunately, I was not injured. I tried to find the way out of the mountain, but I got lost again. It started raining, so I found a cave and spent the night. I hurried back this morning. Master Chen, believe me, I really didn't run away. My brother and sister, my mother-in-law, and my brother-in-law are all here. How could I abandon them and run away?"
Regardless of whether what Chen Fenghe said was true or false, the fact that she came back on her own initiative was an indisputable fact.
Chen Wu also breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Miss Shen, since you can come back on your own initiative, I naturally believe that you have no intention of escaping!”
Then he said, "Since the people have returned, let's set off now!"
Qin Mengyue and the three little ones were still immersed in the joy of Shen Fenghe's return.
"Sister, this fish is so fat! Can we have fish soup again at noon?"
"Sister! I'll also pick some wild vegetables and throw them into the fish soup!"
"Sister-in-law, I also pick wild vegetables! I also collect firewood!"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "Okay, you are all very good."
As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Huanhuan calmly.
Sure enough, she saw Qin Huanhuan looking at her viciously.
She couldn't help but sneer.
The source of the medicine that Lai Hu used to plot against him yesterday, I’m afraid this woman is involved!
Because the bridge ahead collapsed, they had to take a detour and only arrived at a small village not far from the county government at noon.
Taking advantage of the break, Chen Fenghe secretly asked Yuan Xun, "Master Yuan, did Lai Hu buy any medicine or anything like that along the way, or did he bring it with him?"
Yuan Xun was stunned for a moment, but after experiencing Shen Fenghe's initiative to come back in the morning, he trusted Shen Fenghe even more.
Therefore, he shook his head and answered truthfully: "Probably not. If it was someone else who was confiscated and exiled, it would be fine. He was originally a death row prisoner who was turned into an exile and was handed over to us directly from the prison. It is impossible for him to have any medicine on him. Miss Shen, did you find anything?"
Shen Fenghe shook her head and said, "No, it's nothing. Maybe I just saw it wrong. Thank you, Mr. Yuan."
She wouldn't be stupid enough to tell anyone about her Chinese medicine.
Otherwise, even if she is innocent, she will be criticized behind her back.
She can't just take a physical examination to prove her innocence every time she's suspected, right?
After saying that, she returned to Qin Mengyue and the others.
Because it had just rained, it was not realistic to collect dry firewood. Fortunately, they were resting in the village, so Chen Fenghe spent ten cents to buy a large bundle of dry firewood, lit a fire, and cooked fish soup.
Shen Yichuan and his friends picked a lot of purslane. This time, Shen Fenghe did not put it into the fish soup. Instead, he used the lard from last time and cut some bacon from the space and fried them together.
The fish soup was made by asking the villagers to buy a piece of fresh tofu and adding a few mushrooms.
I also roasted a few sweet potatoes as the staple food.
During this trip, we ate tofu for the first time because it is made from soybeans. Everyone couldn't help drooling at the white jade-like pieces of tofu in the milky fish soup.
Chen Fenghe gave half of the fish to the officials first, and the rest was eaten by his own people. Each person was given a bowl of milky white fish soup, and they ate it with roasted sweet potatoes and bacon fried purslane, and they ate it happily, making the other exiled families around them jealous.
Many elders can't help but complain about their younger generations.
"Look at Miss Shen. Every time she comes back from the mountains, she either catches a rabbit or a fish. You're a man! You can only dig up a few wild vegetables every time! You don't think it's shabby!"
"Look at how filial other daughters-in-law are! You, on the other hand, just feed your parents wild vegetable pancakes and black steamed buns every day..."
Chen Fenghe ignored these envious words and just watched Qin Huanhuan's movements calmly.
If she really gave the medicine to Lai Hu, and the plan failed, she would definitely have a backup plan!
Sure enough, Qin Huanhuan pretended to have a stomachache after a while and secretly went to where Guan Laihu and the others were.
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