Chapter 15 Who is Who's Father-in-Law
The team failed to reach the post station before dark.
After leaving the valley, Wei Da saw the mountain people waiting by the trail from afar, and glanced at Lao Zhang expressionlessly.
Old Zhang stole a glance in the direction of the Shen family and began to wonder.
Is Commander Wei really saying that?
Chen Chunxing sat on the cart, shaking his feet. He seemed unaware of Lao Zhang's behavior of coming towards him. From time to time, he picked out some medicine from the basket and threw it away with disgust.
"I've taught you so many times, but you still can't remember it?"
"Let me be frank. Anyone who uses weeds as medicinal herbs again won't get a share of the next medicinal soup."
Ever since the last time they were outside Yuanxi Town, everyone remembered how powerful the second daughter of the Shen family was, and they shamelessly came to her and asked the Shen family to help them cook some medicinal soup every day.
This can cure illnesses and strengthen your body. It’s free, so you never have too much of it.
The Shen family changed their previous strong attitude and agreed easily.
I just made a small request, which is that the herbs must be picked by everyone.
They picked fruits along the way and were despised all the way.
Li had always disliked the Shen family. She had been oppressed by them for some time and was already very angry, so she started to yell on purpose.
"How can it not be a medicinal herb? They all look the same... If you don't want to help us, just say so!"
After resting for a while, Diao switched places with the second girl and walked by herself, leaning on a thick branch. She was already tired and upset, so how could she listen to any provocation and sneered.
"Hey, who do you think you are? You think you can represent us? If everyone is like you, an old hag who can push her granddaughter out to die, then we really don't need your help!"
Li...it never ends!
Can't this bitch talk about something else? She always talks about the same old trivial things!
She just felt a tightness in her chest and quickly changed the subject.
"I'm doing this for everyone's sake! Chun asked us to pick herbs, and we all listened. But these herbs, we pick them every day, and we don't use much. You have almost two baskets piled up in your cart, right?"
Li talked for a long time, but no one around him responded.
This sentence alone caused quite a stir.
Although there were not medicinal herbs everywhere along the way, as they accumulated over time, it was natural for a gap to form in everyone's hearts.
Although the medicine soup is good, how can it be more important than money?
I am on the road to exile now, but there will always be a way out. When I get to the place, no matter how I am arranged, I will live a peaceful life.
Of course, you have to think of ways to make money.
If they had not asked the Shen family for help before, and had not obtained the approval of Lord Wei, which in turn gave them Doctor Chang's help, they would never have been willing to hand over all the herbs to the Shen family for safekeeping.
"That girl from the Shen family, Chun, should really give us an explanation, right?"
Seeing that someone was really instigated by Li, Diao's face darkened, "What explanation do you need? My granddaughter can do whatever she wants!"
Her words were always unpleasant to the ears. When she was annoyed, no matter how many people were in front of her, she would speak in a sarcastic tone.
"When asking for help, you wanted to kneel down, but now that you've learned a little from the second girl, you think you're capable and you're going to destroy the bridge after crossing it!"
"Why is your face so big?"
"No, what a bunch of shameless bastards!"
Everyone was scolded so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads. They were angry and annoyed.
"Look how hurtful your words are..."
Diao spitted, "Who has feelings for your family? Don't tarnish my family's reputation!"
"That Chun girl is monopolizing our medicinal herbs, just to eat more and take more!"
Diao started to roll up her sleeves, "Come on, this whole basket is yours today! If you don't eat it all, you'll be my grandson! You're still scrambling to take the medicine, why don't you go fight for your life with the King of Hell!"
“We didn’t say anything…”
Diao put her hands on her hips and put on a very serious attitude, determined to make these people remember how she got the nickname "Diao Pozi".
"You're a whore and you still want to be a virtuous woman? You've said everything you can..."
However, before he could unleash even 30% of his strength, he was grabbed from behind by Chen Chunxing.
"Since you are unwilling, then you don't have to hand over the herbs you collected to the Shen family for safekeeping. I think Lord Wei won't care about such trivial matters."
She caught a glimpse of Lao Zhang leading the mountain people over and ending the dispute in time.
Diao was very unwilling in her heart, but she couldn't refute the eldest maid in front of everyone.
"But those herbs in your car were also picked by us. If anyone gets sick in the future, you won't ignore us, right?" A look of satisfaction emerged on Li's face.
Chen Chunxing glanced at the nervous crowd and said with a smile, "Of course we won't ignore it. If anyone gets sick in the future, as long as the herbs in the car have not been used up and they happen to be suitable for the disease, we will use them immediately."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lao Zhang walked up to her.
"You are lucky today to have met a kind father-in-law. Please hurry up and get to Wangjia Village as soon as possible so that you can rest early!"
Just when everyone got a satisfactory answer, they unexpectedly encountered another surprise.
It’s good to go into the village. Anywhere is better than being blown by the wind in the mountains!
With their status, they can't stay at the post station, but it shouldn't be too expensive to stay at a fellow villager's house, right?
The simple smile on the mountain man's face froze.
He secretly glared at Lao Zhang several times.
You look like you're forty, and I'm only thirty-eight. So who's the father-in-law between us?
Shen Mingqiu, who was lying on the cart, tried hard to poke Shen Chunxing's lower back.
"Ordinary people would be intimidated by the sight of officials, let alone a team that specializes in escorting exiles. This is the first time I've heard of them proactively inviting people like us to stay overnight in the village. They really have something in mind."
Chen Chunxing couldn't help laughing and jokingly said, "There are some things, but not much."
She didn't expect the other party to choose such a direct method.
It's true... Even without my previous deliberate guidance, as long as Wei Da and others are not stupid, they will definitely be able to see that something is wrong.
The group moved forward under the cover of night.
Leaving the valley, the path was overgrown with weeds, with no trees or birds. It was so quiet that it seemed as if they were the only ones left in the world.
At first everyone was very happy, but as they walked along they became a little panicked.
Who would build a village in such a terrible place?
But before I could figure out what was going on, I saw a few scattered thatched houses, just like those in the countryside, and immediately put my worries aside.
Enter the village.
The surroundings were still as quiet as if no one was around, not even the crowing of chickens or barking of dogs could be heard.
Chen Chunxing raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, then turned back to look at the mountain villager. Seeing that his head was full of dirty air, he knew that he was not mistaken.
This person is plagued by sins and deserves retribution.
But this village...
She gently closed her eyes, as if she could smell the fragrance of spring flowers in the surrounding desolation.
It’s truly a paradise on earth.
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