Chapter 12 A coincidence
The refugees who had just been sitting casually outside the city gate now all stood up and surrounded a carriage that did not look luxurious.
And the person standing on the roof of the carriage was Wei Da.
His face was solemn, his hand on the sword at his waist, as if he was ready to draw his sword.
But the refugees below were not shocked. They still rushed forward excitedly, waving their hands and trying to pull the coachman down.
"You are the ones who are robbing! You take the imperial salary, but you don't care about the lives of us ordinary people!"
"If the governor wasn't incompetent, we wouldn't have left our homeland!"
"The flood has been going on for so long, and no one has come to help. Since the officials don't treat us as human beings, we can just forget about it!"
Chen Chunxing and his companions hid in the woods in the distance and heard about 70% of the quarrel.
"Flood? I've never heard of a flood anywhere..." Zhao Si was puzzled. "Weren't Wei Tou'er and the others going to the clinic? Why are they here?"
Lao Zhang's expression changed instantly, and he said anxiously, "Stop talking nonsense and go help!"
Something can happen to the Xue family member, but nothing can happen to Commander Wei!
The two men rushed over in a hurry, and with the power of the swords in their hands, they quickly broke through the encirclement and came to the carriage.
Chen Chunxing stood there and watched for a while, then pulled Zhixia onto the waterwheel.
She held the reins loosely with one hand, shouted "Go", and easily turned the horse back the way she came.
Shen Zhixia looked back, took Shen Chunxing's other hand, and gently drew a few strokes on his palm.
"Don't worry, they'll be fine."
Chen Chunxing looked indifferent, as if he was completely uninterested in the conflict at the city gate.
She brought people here and let what was supposed to happen happen as planned, that's all.
Shen Zhixia held Shen Chunxing's hand and stroked again and again.
But this time it was just like a play between little girls, revealing the hesitation and worry in their hearts.
Chen Chunxing couldn't bear the itch and thought for a moment.
"Do you like them?"
Shen Zhixia wrote down seriously - good person.
These two simple words made Shen Chunxing laugh silently. She touched Shen Zhixia's head soothingly and explained softly.
"Because you're a good person, you should be here."
Kindness cannot command an army, affection cannot establish affairs, righteousness cannot manage finances, and goodness cannot be an official.
Lord Wei is blessed with great fortune. Sooner or later, he will be in a high position. The sooner he sees the sufferings of the world, the better it will be for the people, and for her... it will be fun.
Chen Chunxing played a little tune in a good mood.
After receiving the answer, Shen Zhixia quickly put the matter behind her. She carefully took her sister's hand, as if she only dared to reveal her innocent nature when no one was around.
No matter how good a person is, he cannot compare to the position his elder sister holds in her heart.
What my elder sister says always makes sense.
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The waterwheel slowly entered the south city gate. Chen Chunxing had no intention of going in. He just found a well nearby and spent two cents to ask someone to fill the waterwheel.
With her thin arms and legs, she really can't lift a few buckets.
When they returned to the camp, someone saw the waterwheel from afar and shouted excitedly, "It's coming! The eldest daughter of the Shen family didn't run away!"
There was a whisper of arguing all around.
Diao, standing in the middle with her neck stiffened, excitedly waved away the crowd, "I told you my granddaughter wouldn't run away! How could she abandon our entire family?"
"Who knows if he wants to run away..."
Li's voice was still as harsh as ever.
Chen Chunxing drove the waterwheel in front of the crowd without changing his expression, and smiled shyly at Wei Da and others who had been waiting for a long time.
"I'm relieved to see that you are all well. The situation was critical just now, and we couldn't help much, so we just went and did what we needed to do first."
An official came forward to check the waterwheel and found that it was already full.
"You really are..." Wei Da frowned and looked at Chen Chunxing for a long time, and finally said, "Bold but careful."
Seeing him come back, Lao Zhang finally felt relieved. He deliberately put on a stern face and scolded him: "There won't be a next time. Remember who you are!"
Chen Chunxing nodded in response and glanced at the clothes of several people.
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, then quickly pursed into a straight line.
The uniforms that usually looked neat and tidy were now either missing sleeves or torn into strips, but there were no visible injuries on their bodies. It seemed that the reinforcements from the government had arrived in time.
Wei Da was keenly aware of the little girl's gaze and felt very amused, but he didn't have the heart to deal with her at the moment, so he turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves.
"Please ask Doctor Chang to take a look again."
The prisoners around immediately scattered, even pretending not to see the shining herbs on the waterwheel.
Chen Chunxing narrowed his eyes and understood.
Since the carriage appeared outside the East City Gate, it must be that they had failed to find a doctor. Now everyone was avoiding my house, and I wondered what had happened before I came back.
As expected, Diao came over with a grim expression on her face. She changed her excited expression in front of others and said in a low voice, "Why did you come back? I heard that the county magistrate is dead!"
Yuanxi Town is indeed not very wealthy.
The doctor was found, but the prescription he prescribed was almost the same as what Doctor Chang said. Now we are trapped by refugees outside the city, and there is a shortage of food and medicine inside the city. I am afraid that people can only wait to die!
"That woman is completely out of her mind. When she heard the disaster was getting worse the further north she went, she actually thought of returning to Lin'an to seek medical help. Isn't that a joke?"
"Fortunately, Lord Wei arrived in time, otherwise he would have been torn to pieces by those refugees on the spot!"
"Now that he's dead, I think she's looking for us to be her scapegoat. She just threatened to bury you with her! She's killing me!"
The more Diao spoke, the more ferocious her eyes became.
There was no trace of the humbleness he had shown before when facing the officials.
"Since the east of the city is occupied by refugees, as long as we can run over there, even if they want to catch us, it won't be that easy..." Shen Mingqiu's eyes rolled around, and his hand subconsciously touched his lower back.
Was slapped away by Chen Chunxing.
She glanced at Chen Mingqiu as a warning, then said to Diao Shi in a soothing tone, "It's just medicinal herbs, who said we don't have any?"
Diao was stunned.
Just then, Zhao Si came over to take away the waterwheel. As soon as he moved, Shen Zhixia laboriously lifted the medicine basket and followed closely behind him.
Zhao Si hurriedly shouted, "Little girl, don't follow me, go find Zhang Tou."
Shen Zhixia lowered his head, said nothing, and kept walking.
Zhao Si... This second girl from the Shen family is not only clueless, but also quite stubborn!
But seeing the little guy carrying such a big bamboo basket and staggering every three steps, he really couldn't be cruel and could only accept his fate and lead the way.
"Doctor Chang, could you please use these to make a pot of medicinal soup to help everyone get rid of the cold?"
There was a crowd of people around the carriage, and Zhao Si walked over with gritted teeth.
"What medicinal soup? Nonsense, can you just make that kind of thing casually..."
The old doctor came out of the carriage shaking his head. When he saw someone carrying such a basket of things, he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, yes, it's just a kid playing tricks. I'll throw it away right now!" Zhao Si's heart skipped a beat and he hurried to grab the medicine basket from Shen Zhixia's hand.
Unexpectedly, someone was faster than him.
The old doctor practically pounced on them, his face pressed against the herbs, sniffing them again and again, his expression showing a hint of surprise amidst his delight. "Hey, how come you've come so coincidentally?"
Shen Zhixia took a few steps back timidly while holding the medicine basket.
"Hey," Wei Da stretched out his hand to stop the old doctor, "Don't scare the child."
The old doctor flipped through the herbs and muttered, "I scared her, you scared her? Don't you see how dark your face is? If I had come a step later, every one of them would have been scared to tears by you."
Wei Da was about to frown.
Then the old doctor continued, "It works this time. I just found the right medicine."
He felt something in his heart and glanced at Zhao Si.
The other party immediately stepped forward and whispered, telling him the origin of the herbs.
Wei Da finally felt a little amused when he learned that it was the eldest daughter of the Shen family who proposed this and the second daughter of the Shen family who contributed to this "coincidence".
This is why Lao Zhang and the others were able to reach the east city in time...
But how could a country kid who is just over ten years old be brought up so well?
But it really is...
Countless thoughts were running through his mind, but he didn't show it on his face. He immediately ordered someone to boil the medicine.
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