Zhang Hui breathed a sigh of relief and asked with concern, "Changlin, are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat? Can your auntie make you a few poached eggs?"
Li Changlin clenched his teeth, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Hearing his aunt's words, he shook his head and looked up: "Aunt, we don't need so many eggs. Steamed buns with pickled vegetables will do."
He always knew how poor his family was. To support his studies, they had scrimped and saved. After the flood, their fields yielded nothing. Yet, over the past six months, his father and Uncle Wu had been sending him more and more money to the academy each time!
They must be eating coarse food at home, so how could he possibly eat the eggs that could be exchanged for coarse salt?
Zhang Hui didn't refute, turned around and went to the storeroom, using the hem of her clothes to carry seven or eight eggs to the kitchen.
In the past, the family used to exchange eggs for salt and other items. However, after following Shui Qing, they earned a lot of money, and with enough grain, they no longer needed to spend money to buy more. Gradually, they started saving all the eggs to eat and provide nutrition for their family.
It's time for Changlin to make up for it.
Inside the house, Shuiqing, Li Dani, Erni, and others handed the eggs they had brought to Wang Guifen. Wang Guifen was about to refuse when Shuiqing gently advised, "Take them. The child lost a lot of blood and needs to be nourished. We happen to have a lot of eggs, so it's fine to take them."
Wang Guifen's tears fell again, and she choked up, unable to speak.
A cloth was draped over Shui Qing's bamboo basket, but she knew from the weight that there were at least eighty grains!
This is extremely valuable for the social interactions within the village.
Behind her, Da Ni and the others each had a dozen or twenty eggs in their bamboo baskets, which was considered very good in the village. She wanted to shake her head and refuse to accept them, but then she thought that if she accepted Shui Qing's eggs but only refused Da Ni's four families, people would think she was looking down on them.
Knowing that each of them raised chickens, ducks, and geese, these eggs shouldn't affect their livelihoods, so they gratefully accepted them all.
Li Dani and the others breathed a sigh of relief after handing out the eggs. They were afraid that Sister Guifen would look down on them because they were servants and wouldn't accept them!
After Qin Yilin finished bandaging the wound, she waved her hand and said, "Let's go out first. There are too many people in this room, and it's hard to breathe."
Everyone hurried to the main room, leaving only Li Wen and Wang Guifen inside to take care of the situation.
Inside the main room, the old village chief sighed deeply, "I never imagined that the King of the Wild Goose would still rebel."
Qin Yilin remained silent.
It was alright that the late emperor's crown prince died, but the biggest mistake was that his eldest grandson also died after the crown prince's death. The late emperor had to ensure that the crown prince's bloodline would inherit the throne, so he had no choice but to pave the way for the new emperor, who was the crown prince's son by a concubine, fearing that he would be unable to control the new emperor and would massacre meritorious generals.
They also selected many civil officials to instruct the new emperor. These officials were undoubtedly loyal, but they were all all talk and no action; they knew nothing about fighting on the battlefield or commanding troops.
They were too eager for quick success and instant benefits. Now look what happened. The Prince of Yan, who fought alongside the late emperor, was a true hero who fought his way through countless battles. One of them had the strength, and the other had seized the rightful throne. This battle is going to be a long one.
To be honest, she really didn't care who won or lost, because no matter who won or lost, it was still the Zhu family's world, and the spoils would stay with them. It was just that ordinary people like them suffered!
The longer it goes on, the more the people suffer.
She would rather the two sides be of vastly different strengths and the outcome be decided quickly!
Shui Qing was one of the few who already knew the answer. Seeing the somber atmosphere, she changed the subject and asked, "How did Chang Lin get injured?"
"We haven't been to the prefectural city these days, so we don't know that Changlin said the news of the Yan King's rebellion came only a few days ago, and the prefectural city became even more chaotic. The official school intended to close its doors and suspend classes, but before it could be announced, the school was attacked by a group of dozens of bandits!"
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