Chapter 28: Whatever you need, give it to me
Chen Xue pulled open the door curtain and saw a couple with a girl blocking the carriage. When they saw Chen Xue coming out, they immediately knelt down.
"Master Chen, Miss Chen, save us!"
Chen Xue and Lord Chen looked at each other, feeling a little puzzled. It seemed that they didn't know them.
After a few simple inquiries, they found out what was going on. The man's surname was Yang, and he was the Yuan family's private doctor.
The head of the Yuan family was a councilor of the Ministry of Revenue, and his position was only one level lower than that of Mr. Chen and Zhang Yiquan. After the corruption case broke out, all the officials under the Ministry of Revenue except the Shangshu were arrested.
Because Lord Chen had the utmost protection from a number of officials including the Grand Censor, and Zhang Yiquan was a subordinate of the Minister of Revenue, and was also a meritorious official who took the initiative to expose "Lord Chen", he was ultimately only exiled.
But apart from these two people who were lucky, others were not so lucky. For example, the head of the Yuan family was a councilor of the Ministry of Revenue, and three generations of his direct descendants were sentenced to be beheaded in public, and the rest of the family members were exiled.
Yang Quan's family had been doctors for generations. After being noticed by the Yuan family, he was taken in and became the family's personal doctor. However, who would have known that less than half a month after he entered the Yuan family, something bad happened.
Fortunately, they had no relatives with the Yuan family and were only exiled in the end.
Although it was very unfair, there was no place to appeal, so Yang Quan and his family could only accept the exile.
Who would have thought that as soon as she was exiled, Yang Quan's daughter Yang Xiaohua was targeted by the yamen runners, who even cut off their food supplies in order to make them surrender.
Yang Quan was just a doctor, without any power or influence. He could not resist the yamen runners, even if they were just runners in the exile team, but he did not want his daughter to be abused.
It just so happened that the Chen family had been causing quite a stir these past few days, and they knew that the Chen family had a background, especially since they saw the postmaster personally escort the Chen family to the carriage in the morning.
So they wanted to ask the Chen family for help.
They said they were asking for help, but in fact they planned to let their daughter work as a maid for the Chen family, so that perhaps the yamen runners would not take action against their daughter because of the power of the Chen family.
"Master Chen, please accept my daughter. She has been very smart since she was young, and her medical skills are even better than mine..."
Yang Quan knelt on the ground. He knew that he had no relationship with the Chen family and the Chen family would not offend the yamen runners for them. But it would be different if his daughter became a maid in the Chen family.
Lord Chen turned to look at his wife and daughter. He could not make the decision on this matter. He had to discuss all family matters with his wife and daughter.
Chen Xue was silent. Accepting Yang Xiaohua would mean offending the yamen runners. Not only that, if she accepted Yang Xiaohua, what about her parents?
If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely accept it, so that Yang Xiaohua will be loyal.
But taking in their family would mean three more mouths to feed, which would be a huge expense. If nothing had happened to their family, they wouldn't mind this expense.
But now I am in exile, without any income, and the supplies in the space are getting less and less.
This is not the point. The point is that once they open a door, there will be big trouble.
What if the other prisoners around see the Yang family joining them and want to join them too?
If they all agreed, how could they bear the consumption of so many people? If they didn't agree, these people would definitely be dissatisfied. Why could the Yang family join but they couldn't?
It would be fine if they were just dissatisfied, but if they were to make moves behind the scenes, it would be even more troublesome.
Of course, there are also benefits to accepting Yang Xiaohua's family. After all, their family has been practicing medicine for generations. With a doctor around, there is no need to worry if you get sick, and maybe you can save their life.
You have to know that the road to exile is full of hardships and dangers, as well as wind, sun, rain, and various harsh environments, making it easy to get sick.
In ancient times when there were no antibiotics, even a common cold could be fatal.
If there is a doctor, then everything will be fine.
Especially after arriving in Nanman, the environment is harsh, with miasma and viruses... If there is a doctor, the survival rate will be much higher.
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Xue looked at her parents. This matter was not up to her alone.
"If there is enough food, then accept them..." Chen's mother also considered the importance of the doctor and suggested that they accept him.
As for offending the yamen runners, the Chen family had long planned to win over all of them. As long as the offense was not too serious, they could handle it.
"Then take it!"
Seeing that his wife and daughter had no objection, Lord Chen turned to look at Yang Quan's family. Whenever there was something happening outside, Lord Chen would come forward, but the decision still had to be made by the family of three.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..." Yang Quan was immediately excited when he heard that the Chen family agreed.
They only have one daughter, so naturally they don't want her to be abused. Although giving her to the Chen family as a maid will lose her freedom, it is still better than being raped.
So, in front of Xu Tian, Zhao Guang and other prisoners, Yang Quan wrote a contract of sale and handed it to the Chen family.
In ancient times, a contract of sale determined a person's life or death, so servants would not betray unless there were special circumstances.
Originally, Yang Quan planned to give his daughter to the Chen family, but the Chen family was willing to accept them. Yang Quan naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, so his whole family became slaves of the Chen family.
They knew very well that if they did not have a backer in the exile team, they would probably die on the road before reaching their destination.
The oppression of yamen runners was partly to blame, and food shortage was also partly to blame.
But after joining the Chen family, they found that they no longer had these troubles.
At lunch, Yang Quan watched the Chen family take out a fish to cook and swallowed involuntarily.
The exiled troops were given hard steamed buns by the yamen runners, which were impossible to chew and had no nutritional value.
Especially after the yamen runners targeted their daughter, they withheld their food. They are still hungry now. They didn't expect that after joining the Chen family, they would be able to eat meat.
For a moment, Yang Quan's family was very grateful and felt that joining the Chen family was a very wise decision.
"Your name is Yang Xiaohua." Chen Xue looked at the little girl who was a few years younger than her, only twelve or thirteen years old. She was pretty, no wonder she was targeted by the yamen runners.
"yes!"
Yang Xiaohua seemed a little timid, lowering her head and not daring to look at Chen Xue.
"I heard from your father that you are a good doctor. Do you know a lot of herbs..."
"Miss, I've memorized all the herbs in the Classic of Materia Medica and Qianjin Fang. I can recognize most of them at a glance..."
"That's good." Chen Xue said with satisfaction, "When we get to the next day, please help me point out any herbs I come across on the road."
At that time, part of the collected herbs will be used to plant in the space and stored, and part will be used to exchange for contribution points.
The value of herbs is very high. One weed can be exchanged for several contribution points. The value of herbs ranges from dozens to hundreds of contribution points.
If these contribution points are exchanged for silver, the ratio is 1:1, that is, one tael of silver can be exchanged for one contribution point.
Therefore, instead of exchanging silver for contribution points, it is better to collect surrounding resources for exchange.
Especially herbs.
Their exile team had to travel a long way, and the places they passed through were generally sparsely populated and had basically not been developed, which meant that the herbs had not been picked.
This was a good deal for her.
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