Because there were so many people, the place where Ye Wanwan and the ten lucky ones agreed to meet was not in the capital, but at the place usually chosen for farewell parties - Shilipo.
"Han Zhengfei, come here." Among the other people in the crowd, Ye Wanwan saw the sloppy Han Zhengfei at a glance.
The reason why she recognized him at first sight was because unlike other families, General Han had been away fighting all year round, and Madam Han had long passed away. Unlike other families who had a group of people surrounding them to give them instructions, Han Zhengfei, who was standing there with a servant and a bag on his back, looked a little lonely.
When Han Zhengfei heard Ye Wanwan calling him over, he inexplicably felt a little guilty. No one had looked for him these days, so no one probably noticed. Thinking of this, Han Zhengfei calmed down a little.
He walked over obediently, pretending nothing had happened, but Ye Wanwan's words broke his lucky mentality.
Ye Wanwan threw the bag in her hand over and said with a smile, "Here, thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? Master, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Han Zhengfei took the bundle and said uncomfortably.
The other person was clearly saying it with a smile, but why did he feel a chill all over his body? And the thank-you gift, could it be something poisoned? Wow, is retribution coming?
Ye Wanwan remained noncommittal. "If you say it's nothing, then it's nothing. So what? Are you ready to accept the torture that's coming?"
"Master, you're joking. I'm following you to learn real skills." Han Zhengfei laughed awkwardly and said embarrassedly.
Ye Wanwan smiled again and stopped worrying about it. Instead, she went to see how the old man with white beard had arranged things. What she didn't expect was that the old man with white beard took the initiative to take charge of all these chores, leaving her with some free time.
After a while, Li Wanting, who had watched her family leave, walked up to Ye Wanwan. Without even glancing at Lin Xu'an beside her, she simply bowed politely and said, "Hello, Master."
Ye Wanwan remembered all ten of these poor souls who would be tortured in the next three months. She recognized them immediately and said with a smile, "Are you Li Wanting? Hello, too."
As for why it was three months, it was naturally because the home visit leave was for three months. After three months, Lin Xu'an would go to Chuxi to take up his post. Although she verbally promised Lin Xu'an not to go there to suffer, she still wanted to go over and take a look.
So during these three months, she not only had to keep these bastards in line, but also had to train someone to take over her position. She would be very busy in the future at the Palace Academy, so this candidate really needed to be carefully selected...
Looking at Ye Wanwan in front of her with a smile on her face, Li Wanting was a little surprised. She simply couldn't connect the woman in front of her with the big devil that others talked about.
Ye Wanwan didn't say anything more, because students came over one after another and greeted her one by one, and she successfully matched everyone's information with their faces.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get going."
Unlike the female students who were secretly excited, the male students who had been tortured in the palace school for some time felt that they had no desire to live. They had a premonition that if they didn't die in these three months, they would be skinned alive.
Thus, a scattered team was assembled and ready to set off.
Ye Wanwan didn't try to restrain the group of people along the way. When she saw them having fun and enjoying themselves among the mountains and rivers, she just smiled, and even had a hint of doting like an old mother. After all, they were quite cute when they didn't cause trouble, and there were not many good days left for them.
When they were halfway through the journey, one day, someone suddenly said that her grandparents' home was over here and volunteered to lead the way. Ye Wanwan didn't care much about this matter and just wanted to let them go. However, she didn't expect that just letting someone lead the way would cause trouble.
"Master, something happened outside." The carriage suddenly stopped and a whispering voice came from outside.
Ye Wanwan became a little nervous. She pulled open the carriage curtain and asked, "What's going on? Did we run into bandits?"
Hearing this, Qingyu's mouth twitched, "No, Master, go and see for yourself."
This was not the first time he had seen his master obsessed with storybooks and strange ideas. If the bandits were better, they would have taken action directly, but this was not a case of bandits, so it was difficult for them to deal with it.
"If you don't get out of the way, we will just rush over. How dare a lowly person like you block our way?" Before she even reached the front, Ye Wanwan heard the arrogant and domineering shouting, and she felt a little overwhelmed.
This, this, this... this death has begun again.
"There are five people in my family who depend on this piece of land for their livelihood. Please be kind, sir, and don't do this anymore..." The woman kneeling on the ground kowtowed and begged for mercy. Even though blood was oozing from her forehead, she seemed to be unaware of it and repeated the following actions woodenly.
What she has to protect with her life is not only a wheat field that is about to mature, but also the hope of survival for her entire family.
Mu Fan was unmoved and ordered impatiently, "Ignore her and just leave."
Just as he turned around and prepared to get on the carriage, Ye Wanwan's voice came over, calling out to Mu Fan, who was pulling hard, "Stop."
Ye Wanwan helped the woman who was still kowtowing to her feet and shouted at her, "Mu Fan, come down and apologize."
"At worst I can just give her money. How much are these things worth? Is it necessary to make such a fuss? I know the teacher comes from a farming family, so it's inevitable that she is in the same mind as them, but here, this means nothing." Mu Fan not only didn't think he was wrong, but instead started to argue with Ye Wanwan.
Ye Wanwan didn't think much of these words that seemed directed at her. She didn't care about these people's opinions at all. She just looked at the fact that no one said a word about it, and some people were even laughing. She couldn't help but feel heartbroken and self-doubting.
Could she really change the minds of such a group of people? What would it take for her to do so? Could perceptions ingrained over decades in these areas really be altered overnight?
However, even if she has some doubts, it is not Ye Wanwan's style to retreat at the last minute. Even if it is as difficult as climbing to the sky, she will still face the challenge!
"Everyone go back. Qingyu, you go and give the orders." Ye Wanwan ignored those words and spoke to Qingyu on the side. Then, together with Shu Jin, she helped the bewildered woman to the side.
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