Chapter 019 Chapter 19

During the days when Xue Chen worked hard, Mr. Hu found a carpenter to build a new wheelchair.

Unlike the clumsy and heavy one last time, this one has a more scientific design, and the armrests are in the right position, so I can push it myself, and I don’t have to worry about running away when Gong Jiu gets sick.

The system said naively: [I thought it was due to the limitation of technical level that a normal wheelchair was not made. It turns out that the carpenters on Wuming Island are not good enough.]

Xue Chen: [Stupid system.]

System: [? ? Why are you scolding me again?]

Xue Chen: [Can’t you see? The previous wheelchair was not very finely made, and the wood used was also very ordinary. It was deliberately made like that just to restrain me.]

System: [Why?]

Xue Chen: [Maybe they are afraid that I will wander around the island, or go out on my own to meet suspicious people. Maybe my brother had already decided to set fire to the Xie family at that time. He would not feel bad if it burned down, and he would have a legitimate reason to replace it with a new one. 】

Mr. Hu: "This wheelchair was made according to your size by the craftsmen from the Longxing government office specially found by the Ninth Young Master. What do you think? Is there anything that needs to be changed?"

"No, it fits me well now." Xue Chen supported his arms to adjust his sitting posture, pulled out the hem of the clothes that was pressed under his legs and smoothed it out, and suddenly remembered: "How did he know my size?"

Xue Chen: [Why is this so strange? ]

System: [Yes. ]

Mr. Hu said embarrassedly: "I told the Ninth Young Master."

He carried Xue Chen in and out every day, and was very familiar with Xue Chen's shoulder width and waist circumference. The rough estimate was not much different from the actual result.

Xue Chen's clothes were all made according to the size provided by Mr. Hu.

It makes more sense when you think about it this way.

Gong Jiu gave a casual instruction, and someone came up to help find a good carpenter in the city, get his measurements, use the best materials to carefully polish it, and send it over. When Hu Sheng said this again, it seemed like Gong Jiu cared about him.

If he wanted to use this kind of thing to motivate himself to work hard, he was thinking wrongly. Not only was Xue Chen not grateful, he also thought he was sick.

"Thank him for me." Xue Chen replied indifferently, "I wanted to ask you to buy medicinal materials for the alchemy furnace. Since you have a wheelchair and the weather is good, let's go out for a walk together. I have a lot of things to buy, so bring more money."

"Yes."

The street seemed to be a lot quieter than when he came. There were few people in the ordinary shops. Only the grain shop and the rice shop were particularly busy.

Not only customers but also ragged homeless people gathered outside the shop. They were driven to the side of the street by the people in the shop and squatted there far away, either numb or fierce.

Hu Sheng was afraid of accidents, so he walked around them quickly with Xue Chen.

The attitude of actively avoiding them showed weakness. Xue Chen was sitting in a wheelchair, dressed well, and was a stranger, so he was immediately noticed.

Hu Sheng had been in the underworld for many years, and he was the first to notice something was wrong. He lowered his head slightly, leaned close to Xue Chen's ear, and whispered: "Sir, there are four people following behind. They are not my opponents, but there are too many refugees nearby, I am afraid that if a fight breaks out, I will not be able to take care of you.

" Xue Chen: "Don't worry about them, go to the pharmacy first.

" Hu Sheng: "But...

" Xue Chen: "Listen to me, nothing will happen." Hu

Sheng: "Yes."

Hu Sheng regretted it now. If he had known it would be like this, he should have told Gong Jiu before going out and brought a few guards with him.

There was a pharmacy not far away. Hu Sheng lifted the wheelchair, moved it over the threshold, and put it down steadily. He did it very easily, and looked like a powerful figure who was hiding his true strength. The few pale and skinny refugees following behind him became suspicious.

"Are you here to consult a doctor or to get a prescription?" A child dressed as an apprentice came over to greet him.

Xue Chen looked around the store and confirmed that the alchemy furnace he wanted to buy was not there. "I want to buy medicine."

The little apprentice looked mature and stretched out his hand. "Do you have a prescription?"

Xue Chen: "No prescription. I want all kinds of medicinal materials, but I have to check the quality first. If the quality is good, I will ask for more. This is a large amount of money. If you can't make the decision, call the shopkeeper over."

The apprentice saw that he was well dressed and didn't look like a liar. "You... "Wait a moment, I'll call the shopkeeper out."

The shopkeeper was a short, fat, middle-aged man with dark skin and bright eyes. He pulled aside the curtain and came out from the inner room. He was surprised to see Xue Chen sitting in a wheelchair, and greeted him with a kind smile: "I heard that you want to buy medicinal herbs? You have come to the right place. The medicinal herbs in our Xinglin Hall are all top-quality. They are being dried and prepared inside. Why don't you come in and take a look?"

"Okay."

Hu Sheng pushed Xue Chen to the inner room.

Xue Chen asked, "Excuse me, boss, is there a back door in the store?"

The shopkeeper pointed to the south and

said, "Look, it's over there, and you'll see Liuhua Street when you go out." Xue Chen said to Hu Sheng, "I'll take a look here, you go and call someone over."

Hu Sheng: "Yes."

After Hu Sheng left, Xue Chen checked the medicines on the shelf and asked the shopkeeper to pack them directly, emptying the stock of the drugstore.

Anyway, it was Hua Gongjiu's money. If this stupid brother didn't prevent the plague in advance, then he would have to do it. There was no way he could save money on this.

Half an hour later, Hu Sheng brought twenty people in from the front door and saw that the boxes inside were full. His son was sitting in the middle of a pile of purple wooden boxes, which made his skin look particularly pale.

The frail young man raised his eyes and looked over. Seeing that it was him, his eyes lit up: "Mr. Hu, pay."

The shopkeeper fiddled with the abacus and couldn't stop laughing: "Thank you for your concern. The total is 4,213 taels of silver. I'll count it as 4,200 taels for you."

Mr. Hu looked at Xue Chen: "How many medicinal herbs did you buy?"

Xue Chen patted the box beside him: "These are all. Do you have enough people? Should we be able to move them back?"

Mr. Hu: "..."

It turned out that he was asked to go back and call for help, not to drive away the refugees on the street, but to move these things to his residence.

Xue Chen saw that he was silent and very nervous, and was a little worried: "Is the money not enough?"

Mr. Hu: "Enough."

He took out the banknotes, paid the money all at once, and ordered the twenty or so guards to carry the huge boxes back to the mansion in groups of two.

Xue Chen came out of the pharmacy. The refugees who wanted to kidnap him had disappeared. Instead, there was a skinny little girl wearing rags and linen clothes, with messy hair, a dark face, and cracked lips. She leaned forward pitifully and said, "Master, please be kind and give me something to eat."

Hu Sheng couldn't bear to see such a young child suffer, so he pushed the wheelchair slowly: "Sir..."

Xue Chen said indifferently, "Let's go, I still have a lot of things to buy."

[Set synchronization rate +1, current vest synchronization rate 88%, available skill points 41. ]

The voice, which was the same as usual, was particularly cold at this moment. Hu Sheng didn't look at the poor child again and pushed the wheelchair forward.

They bought an alchemy furnace and some other things at the clinic. They were actually very common, but they were new here and had no idea where to go to buy them. After asking around for a long time, they found that it was most convenient to buy through the government office. So they simply went home and waited for Gong Jiu to get off work to discuss it with him.

On the way back, Xue Chen heard a burst of crying on the street. He leaned on his wheelchair, his body slightly tilted, and looked behind him.

Hu Sheng turned around and faced the crowd.

Two yamen runners rolled up a corpse with a straw mat and carried it to an unknown place. A lame woman staggered behind and burst into tears.

Xue Chen: "How will these people be buried?"

Mr. Hu: "First verify the identity of the deceased. If they are local residents, the government will pay part of the funeral expenses, purchase a cemetery, and hold a funeral. Foreign refugees or those with unknown identities will be temporarily placed in the charity home. If no one claims them, they will be dragged to the wilderness and buried."

Xue Chen was in a heavy mood: "The most important things in the world are life and death. But in the face of fate, life and death are so uncertain."

[Set synchronization rate +1, current vest synchronization rate 89%, available skill points 42. Hu Sheng asked: "

Sir, why didn't you want to give some money to that girl?"

Xue Chen: "What's the difference between the people who followed us before and her? They are all poor people. You can help her today, but not tomorrow. You can help her have a full meal, but you can't feed thousands of people in the same situation as her. If other refugees see that such a weak and pitiful woman can beg for things, how many women will be controlled and oppressed because of this?"

Hu Sheng felt very uncomfortable.

Xue Chen sneered: "I can't save anyone. The person who can be saved, no one wants to save." He

even deliberately promoted such a situation in order to make money.

Hu Sheng: "Are you talking about Master Jiu?"

Xue Chen said silently.

The system already has experience, and noticed the changes in Xue Chen's emotions, and knew that Gong Jiu was in trouble.

It said with a gloating look: [What are you going to do?]

Xue Chen: [He doesn't care, I do. Don't forget, I also have the jade token given by my father.]