Chapter 21 A strong medicine to save this place
The driver stopped in embarrassment. He didn't dare to offend Luo Jinzhi, but it was difficult to disobey the order. He had to turn his gaze to the official next to him.
Old Zhang waved his hand, and someone immediately came forward to carry Luo Jinzhi away.
Anyone who dares to stop me at this time simply wants to die!
These rough guys who came out of the barracks are really pushed into a corner, and they don’t care who you are!
Luo Jinzhi had never been treated like this before, and she immediately shouted angrily: "How dare you treat me like this? When I return to the capital, I will definitely sue you!"
After watching the lively scene, Chen Chunxing covered his face and left.
She is really disgusting.
Is this what a person from a big house would be like? If he were in the Shen family, I'm afraid even Zhixia wouldn't be able to defeat him...
As soon as Chen Chunxing moved, the others followed immediately.
"Why don't you go and take a look?" Shen Mingqiu looked back, eager to make a move. "They should be asking our family for help, why would they go looking for a scholar..."
Ah Si raised his head, looked carefully at the boy who was talking, and then lowered his head with a complicated expression.
The eldest daughter of the Shen family is weird enough, but I didn’t expect her younger brother to be a lunatic as well.
Others are trying to avoid it, but from his tone it seems like he really regrets not being able to go with them?
Ah Si couldn't help but mutter, "Why are you invited here? Are you here to throw yourself on the line? With your tiny body, you still want to compete with that guy in the carriage..."
The unfinished words stopped abruptly when she saw the man coming out of the room.
The experience of being pressed on the grass by Yang Yi and unable to move seemed to come back to his mind. For some reason, Ah Si felt a little sad. He turned around, went back out of the yard, and sat down at the door in a daze.
"you……"
Chen Mingqiu seldom dealt with outsiders, let alone provoked them. Just as he showed some interest, he saw the person running away listlessly, and he was stunned.
"he……"
After thinking for a long time, Shen Mingqiu said firmly: "This kid is a fool. It is enough for us to have a little fourth child in our family. Big sister, please don't be soft-hearted anymore."
"You are stupid, but he is not stupid either."
Shen Chunxing patted the back of Shen Mingqiu's head, ignoring Ah Si's actions, and relayed the message to Diao who was leading Wu Min out.
"Uncle Zhang is bringing people to provide support. I guess we'll have to wait here for a while."
When she learned that there were only three or two officials left to guard the village, Diao's face did not show any joy. Instead, she became solemn and glanced at Wu Min.
"I hope these people can see clearly and stop causing trouble."
Wu Min lowered her head in shame, but her eyes never left Yang Yi.
"Wu Qing hasn't woken up yet. You go into the house and take care of him." Chen Chunxing said understandingly.
Wu Min immediately lowered his head even lower and bowed in gratitude.
After everyone entered the house, only the Shen family was left in the yard. Yang Yi suddenly said something nonsensical.
"You really don't need me?"
Apparently he had just heard a conversation between several people in the room.
Chen Chunxing shook his head and smiled mysteriously: "I have to leave you here to calm the situation. We don't need to take care of that side. Nothing serious will happen."
If there was really danger, she would not instigate it secretly.
This trip was a pleasant surprise for Lord Wei, a good opportunity for the local villagers, and a boost for the Shen family.
The cart was pushed back into the yard, and even when everyone was most panicked, it never fell down.
Chen Chunxing lifted the linen covering the basket, revealing the dried herbs inside. He picked up one or two and played with them in his hands.
"Where's Doctor Chang?"
Shen Zhixia pointed to the next door and couldn't help but smiled with her hands covering her lips.
"There's so much crying outside, but that old man can still sleep. I don't know if he's really asleep or just pretending to be sleepy." Shen Mingqiu translated for her.
"Go wake him up and say..."
Chen Chunxing waved his hand and smiled innocently.
"The people are suffering, and the children are innocent. Fortunately, Lord Wei is willing to help. Now all we need is a good medicine. I hope Doctor Chang will show his mercy."
Ah Si suddenly pricked up his ears, and when he turned around, he saw Shen Mingqiu coming out. This crazy boy didn't even ask a single question. Puzzlement flashed in his eyes, as if he couldn't understand this family.
Not long.
Doctor Chang hurried over and shouted before even stepping into the yard, "Which medicine is missing? Tell me quickly and I'll take Xia girl to find it!"
There was no sound in the yard for a long time.
Ah Si couldn't sit still anymore.
It felt like millions of ants were crawling in his heart. Thinking of the current situation in the village and He Liangpu who had left with the officials, he suddenly stood up.
However, before Ah Si could make a decision, another person walked out of the yard.
Diao walked hurriedly, muttering to herself, looking unwilling, "Here it comes again, this girl is going crazy again!"
Next came Doctor Chang, with a rosy face.
The old man, wearing a white shirt that could not be washed clean, laughed out loud as if he had encountered a happy event. Ignoring the stunned Ah Si, he hurried back to the next room.
"What on earth are you going to do?"
In the yard, Yang Yi took out an iron pot from the kitchen. That dark iron pot was probably the only valuable item in this poor family.
Feeling that he was owed a debt of gratitude, Chen Chunxing smiled at the stunned Ah Si.
"I heard that much of Yuzhou is flooded, leaving the people with no land to farm. If someone could provide free land for cultivation, would you be willing to leave the mountains and this paradise?"
Ah Si savored the meaning of the words, his eyes gradually lighting up. He sighed and said, "If such a place really existed, it would be a true paradise."
Three days passed quickly.
Wei Da still hasn't returned with anyone.
During this period, the prisoners were driven to He Liangpu's house for unified custody and were no longer treated with the leniency they had previously received. Of course, they did not need this "leniency" at the moment.
If someone hadn't failed to straighten himself out, how could anyone dare to think of running away?
Even though two children were found, more corpses were brought back that day.
Yang Yi spent two days building an earthen stove in the open space at the entrance of the village.
The prisoners were unaware of this, but the villagers living nearby could see it clearly through the low wall.
That was why, when Chen Chunxing placed the big black pot on the stove, the wooden doors around it were still closed and no one dared to approach.
She was not surprised and gave the position of chef to Diao.
Not long.
A pungent fragrance filled the air throughout the small village.
It smells like...meat?
The fragrance was both tempting and overbearing. It flowed along the broken earth wall and faithfully reached the people inside, making them, who were already starving, feel a desire.
Especially the children, even though they knew the food would not fall into their mouths, they still couldn't help but climb to the top of the wall and peek carefully.
I was immediately attracted by the older sister standing in front of the stove.
Chen Chunxing's eyebrows curved into crescent shapes, and he waved to the children with a gentle smile.
"A few days ago, the adults killed eight wolves and brought them back. Winter hasn't arrived yet, so they need to eat them all within five days. If anyone in the village wants to eat, feel free to come."
Seeing the little kids stretching their necks, she deliberately prolonged the sound.
"There's only so much meat available each day. If you come too late, there won't be any left."
Who can refuse a bowl of meat during a famine?
It's worth it even if it costs my life!
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