Chapter 116 Trouble
In the end, Lord Chen accepted Wu Zhang and his family.
Although it was only a brief contact, Lord Chen found that Wu Zhang was a bit like him, and valued his wife and daughter more than himself.
Most of these people are not bad people.
Otherwise, no matter how skilled he is, Lord Chen will not accept him.
Let’s get back to the topic.
What happened to Wu Zhang and others was just an episode. They continued to pour ginger soup for others, but it seemed that after seeing Wu Zhang's behavior, many people took action and ran over, wanting to join Lord Chen.
This caught the Chen family off guard. They never expected things to turn out like this.
It is impossible to make all these people your slaves. Let’s not talk about other things, just talk about food distribution.
These people have become slaves of the Chen family, so they have to provide their own food. With so many people, I'm afraid all their stored food will be consumed.
So, doing this is totally thankless.
To put it bluntly, after these people became their own slaves, they were not required to do anything, but they were able to get food and other supplies.
It is precisely because of this thought that these people do this.
Therefore, the Chen family’s first reaction was to reject it, but since they had already accepted Wu Zhang, they would reject others, which would instead offend others.
If it was fine before, now they plan to subdue these people. If they reject them, it will probably be more difficult to subdue them later.
Therefore, Wu Zhang's unintentional action brought trouble to the Chen family.
Chen Xue quickly said a few words to the guards, and then the guards immediately stepped forward and shouted angrily.
“That’s enough!”
When everyone heard the guard getting angry, they were so scared that they didn't dare to say anything more. At this time, Chen Xue came out.
"We, the Chen family, are exiled prisoners just like you. How can we possibly have servants? If the imperial court were to find out, we would all be charged with treason and beheaded in public."
Hearing Chen Xue's words, everyone felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on them. The words "treason" and "beheading in public" made them feel fear in their hearts.
"What about them?"
Suddenly, a prisoner pointed at Wu Zhang and others and questioned them. The man was the one who had questioned Chen Jiafa's ginger soup before. Chen Xue sent someone to inquire and found out that the man was called Li Ming.
Hearing Li Ming's words, everyone echoed, "That's right, then why can they!"
Chen Xue: "Who said they became our slaves? They only thanked us because they took things from us and bought food and clothes."
Everyone was stunned, and some people frowned. They were not very far away at the time and clearly heard Wu Zhang say more than just thanks.
At this time, Chen Xue gave Wu Zhang a look.
Wu Zhang quickly stood up. When he saw these people rushing out, he regretted and felt annoyed. He felt guilty for bringing trouble to the Chen family.
So when he heard Chen Xue's words and saw the look she gave him, he knew what he had to do.
"That's right." Wu Zhang stepped forward and said, "If it weren't for Lord Chen's willingness to sell us clothes and food, we would have frozen to death long ago. We kneel down to Lord Chen just to express our gratitude..."
He also resolutely refused to mention the fact that he had become a slave of the Chen family. After all, they had gained benefits and brought trouble to the Chen family. If they did not cooperate, they would be ungrateful.
When everyone heard Wu Zhang's words, they were immediately disappointed. They knew that the Chen family had enough food and clothing, so they wanted to become the Chen family's slaves.
After all, most of them were originally servants and slaves. It didn't matter who they served, especially since the Chen family seemed to be better than their previous masters.
What a pity...
"What are you doing? What are you doing?"
Zhao Guang and Kuang Wei rushed over and saw a group of people gathered together. They immediately became furious and shouted, "What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
Bang!
As he spoke, Zhao Guang cracked the whip, making a snapping sound. Everyone was immediately startled, as if they were back to the time when Captain Sun and others were still there, and they quickly dispersed.
"Those who have finished drinking the ginger soup, please leave immediately. If you gather here again, be careful of my whip that has no eyes."
Zhao Guang glared at everyone fiercely. Everyone was angry but dared not say anything, but still left obediently.
As the saying goes, every evildoer will be punished by his own evildoer.
Although some of them were not bad people, they were more afraid of bad people, so Zhao Guang could easily intimidate them.
If it were Xu Tian, he would not be able to do such a thing, because everyone already knew his character and knew that even if he was angry, he would not whip them.
But Zhao Guang was different. The scene where Zhao Guang was holding a knife and trying to chop down the Chen family in front of everyone left a deep impression on them.
“Well done!”
Seeing Zhao Guang's expression, Chen Xue was very satisfied.
"Of course I should."
Zhao Guang was flattered when he heard Chen Xue's praise and quickly said that it was what he deserved.
"How is it? What do you think?"
Next to him, Lord Chen turned to look at Xu Tian who was hurried over and asked.
Xu Tian was silent. He knew what Lord Chen meant. If it were him, things would probably get worse and worse, and even Lord Chen might lose face.
But now, Chen Xue would scare everyone first, then let everyone calm down, and then let Wu Zhang clarify.
Then let Zhao Guang show his power again. This method of hitting someone with a stick and then giving them a sweet date was something he had never been able to do before.
"I see."
After a long time, Xu Tian finally made up his mind and said solemnly, "Sometimes kindness is actually indulgence."
"That's right." Lord Chen nodded. "Be firm when you need to be firm, and be soft when you need to be soft."
"Is this okay?"
Xu Tian suddenly asked a strange question.
Lord Chen knew what he was talking about. Although these people were driven away by Zhao Guang, they would definitely not give up and would find ways to become slaves of the Chen family.
"Just spread the word," Lord Chen said after careful consideration. "Just say you don't have to be a servant of the Chen family, you just need to be loyal to them..."
Xu Tian nodded, as if he did not regard what Lord Chen said about loyalty as forming cliques or building a force. Instead, he just thought that Lord Chen wanted to use this to discourage these people.
"Will this dissuade them from thinking so?"
"No rush, I'll release other rumors later."
Xu Tian nodded and immediately made arrangements.
Lord Chen asked his men to arrange for Wu Zhang's family, and then he went to his wife and daughter.
As a result, Wu Zhang knelt down again and apologized for the trouble he had caused. Lord Chen waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.
"Xiaoxue was smart this time and easily resolved the crisis."
Lord Chen praised.
"whee!"
Chen Xue held her mother's arm and was very happy to hear her father's praise. Her smile was like a blooming flower swaying in the wind.
"I'm just a little sorry for Xiaoxue." Lord Chen suddenly apologized, "Xiaoxue collected so much ginger, and I ended up using it all."
"Isn't ginger bought for use? Besides, using it this time isn't meaningless. At least it lets us know..."
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