Chapter 115 I would do anything to repay this kindness.
"Mrs. Xiao, this is for your family. I'll get it from the donkey cart when we get to Shuangling City."
Li Ping's face first showed a flash of flattery, and then her eyes instantly turned red when she heard the following words.
"You know everything?"
"Well, my husband told me that your aunt from your husband's family passed away before you were exiled, and the elders in your family went to Shuangling City to pay their respects."
Li Ping put down the food in her hand, lowered her head and couldn't help wiping away her tears.
"Who would have thought that just by going out, I would lose my home."
"Mrs. Xiao..." Ran Qingxuan wanted to say a few words of comfort, but then she heard Li Ping holding her hand and saying.
"Now that we are all prisoners, I dare not call you Madam Xiao or Madam Wu. If you don't mind, you can call me Auntie from now on."
"Okay, then let's do as Aunt Xiao says."
Ran Qingxuan was worried that she couldn't build any connections. After all, the other members of the Xiao family were being escorted, and the information they received must be the same as Xiao Hongyi and the others. By then, with the Xiao couple being there, they wouldn't have to waste their breath explaining.
The women of the Gu family were nearby, and when the third sister-in-law heard what was said behind her, a barely perceptible worry flashed across her face.
Ran Qingxuan was observant and saw the whole scene while sitting opposite. He came up and whispered comfortingly.
"Third sister-in-law, it will take us at least two months to reach Cangzhou. If the team arrives one day later, your second uncle's family and grandparents will suffer one day less. Besides, I am here, so I will definitely not let them suffer.
As he spoke, Ran Qingxuan also took out three tents and placed them next to Zou Yu.
"We all have tents. The more the emperor doesn't want us to have a good life, the more we can't let ourselves suffer on the road. Although this tent is different from our house, it is much better than sleeping directly on the ground before."
"Let's just make do with it for now, and we'll get better slowly when we get to the northwest."
When Zou Yu heard that he also had a share, he stood up excitedly and opened his mouth, but didn't know how to express his gratitude.
Third sister-in-law Chen Wan'er showed gratitude, and Zou Yu also wiped away her tears quietly.
"The confiscation of our property was sudden, and we were not prepared at all. If it weren't for the help of my in-laws, how could our family face the current predicament? Ran, you are a great man, and your aunt is grateful to you."
"Don't say that, Aunt Zou. We are a family, and we should help and encourage each other."
Zou Yu also faced the reality in the past few days. Since the days when the Chen family served as officials in Beijing were a thing of the past, all he had to do was look forward to the future.
Moreover, now under the leadership of Ran Qingxuan, these exiled prisoners can all live in tents, so anything will be possible in the future.
"No matter what you need, just ask us. We will work like slaves to repay your kindness."
Old Madam Gu knew that Zou Yu was not just talking. After all, they were relatives, so how could she really let them treat her like a slave?
"What are you talking about, mother-in-law? Wan'er is my daughter-in-law of the Gu family. If you say such things again, I will be angry!"
Third sister-in-law Chen Wan'er felt a little embarrassed for a moment and gently pulled her mother Zou Yu's arm.
Xiao Wenmei has recovered a lot after a night's work. She is now sitting on the side helping to cut the tent. When she sees that the Chen family has expressed their opinions, she looks at her mother anxiously.
Li Ping thought that she was a woman after all, and she had no relationship with the Gu family, so there were some things she couldn't say directly.
Seeing the look in her daughter's eyes, she turned her back and whispered, "Do more and prove our family's intentions with actions."
Xiao Wenmei finally felt relieved and nodded seriously.
The atmosphere returned to its original lively state. Everyone wanted to make tents out of the remaining oilcloth in one go, so Ran Qingxuan made a simple dinner.
She heated up the steamed buns that she had made the day before, and then she copied a few dishes and made a big pot of vegetable and egg soup. Everyone gathered together, talking and laughing. You couldn't tell at all that they were a group of prisoners experiencing exile.
Inside the carport, the Shang and Li families, chewing black steamed buns, stared at the room where harmonious laughter was constantly coming from with their eyes as if filled with poison.
Especially Shang Bin, his hatred for the Gu family seemed to have reached its peak, and his whole face looked distorted.
Mrs. Shang, He Qin, held the five-year-old Shang Zifan in her arms. All she did was cry the whole time and curse Gu Yanchen and Ran Qingxuan in her heart.
But everyone knows that this is all their own fault, who can they blame...
Finally, before the break, all the tents were made. The Xiao mother and daughter thanked the Gu family profusely and took the tents and left. The rest were kept by the Gu family and placed in the house.
The gray tent was used by Ran Qingxuan to bribe the officials.
Ran Qingxuan could not carry all six tents by himself, so his second sister-in-law followed him, preparing to give the things to Bu Wei and to check on He Xun's injuries to see if he had recovered.
After all, the whole family spent so much time making it, and without seeing the process, we have to let them know who made it.
At night, except for the officers guarding the prisoners outside, the rest basically rested in the rooms upstairs.
Ran Qingxuan went straight to the room upstairs and learned that Bu Wei had been guarding He Xun's room. He divided the tent in his hand into two and went directly to the room closest to the innermost side.
After knocking on the door softly, Bu Wei let her in directly.
The second sister-in-law was standing at the door waiting. After Ran Qingxuan went in, he put down the tent and walked straight to the bed. He Xun had already woken up and was talking to Bu Wei.
When He Xun saw Ran Qingxuan coming in, a trace of unnaturalness flashed across his face, and he was about to get up by supporting himself on the bed.
"Hey, hey, hey, just lie down and don't move."
"Ran...I have to thank you for saving my life this time no matter what."
Afraid that the thread on his head would break if he got excited, Ran Qingxuan quickly signaled Bu Wei to hold the man down.
"It's not the right time to thank you. It won't be too late to thank you after you recover from your injury."
He Xun wanted to say something, but Bu Wei pushed him back and bowed deeply to Ran Qingxuan.
"It's inconvenient for him to thank you, so I'll thank you for saving his life on his behalf."
He had fainted when he was poisoned before and did not see those thrilling scenes, but this time he saw with his own eyes that He Xun died and was revived by Ran Qingxuan.
They also cut his scalp to drain the blood. This method of treatment was unprecedented and not only did the patient take risks, but the person doing the treatment also had to endure tremendous pressure.
Ran Qingxuan accepted Bu Wei's thanks, and she knew the reason better than anyone else.
With the backward medical level in ancient times, if He Xun did not receive timely treatment for a condition like cerebral hemorrhage, he would definitely die.
After expressing his gratitude, Bu Wei quickly concealed the gratitude on his face and returned to his usual expressionless state.
Ran Qingxuan knew that his second sister-in-law was there, and he also knew that as officials, they could not be too friendly with the prisoners.
"These tents were made by the women from several families. The weather will only get colder in the future. If we can't find a place to stay, we won't be cold if we sleep in the wild at night."
Bu Wei glanced at the neatly folded tent and bowed to her again.
"In that case, thank you very much."
Knowing that it was inconvenient for him to stay with the two men for too long, Ran Qingxuan nodded and turned to leave.
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