Chapter 22 It Should Be God's Will
Wolf meat tastes sour and fishy, and even if it is boiled with some herbs, it is not very delicious.
But in the eyes of these skinny villagers, it is perfect.
Soon, a woman came to the stove holding a bowl.
Under her nervous and unbelievable eyes, Diao really poured her a bowl of rice and then chased her away like a fly.
"Get the meat and leave immediately. What are you standing here for?"
The woman's hands were shaking. After thanking him repeatedly, she hurriedly ran towards the child who was leaning against the door and looking out.
But unexpectedly, someone called him.
"Auntie, we are passing by here and cannot bear to see the people suffering, so we are holding a free clinic here today. If anyone in your family is sick, you can bring them to see a doctor." Shen Mingqiu said seriously.
What you said was really not pleasant to hear.
But there was a strong hope in the woman's eyes. Her gaze fell on the low table behind him, and turned to Dr. Chang's experienced old face, and she spoke with difficulty.
"But my family has no money..."
Chen Mingqiu continued with a stern face, "I said it was a free clinic, the kind that doesn't charge money. Not only do they treat patients, they also guarantee to cure them. Where can you find such a stupid... kind person?"
Before he finished speaking, Shen Zhixia slapped him in the face.
She strongly suspected that the third brother was deliberately looking for trouble, just like he had been wary of the fourth brother these days.
The brat is always afraid that someone will come and snatch his elder sister away.
After taking a deep look at Doctor Chang and then at Diao who was cursing while dividing the meat, the woman's hand holding the bowl stopped shaking. Without asking any more questions, she turned around and left quickly.
Once there is a first person, there will be a second person.
In a short while, a long queue formed in the open space.
After the meat was distributed on the first day, almost the whole village knew that a kind-hearted person had come to the village.
That night.
Doctor Chang walked to the next room with his hands behind his back, rummaged through the basket, and asked in surprise, "How did you know there was miasma here?"
Chen Chunxing's expression remained calm. "Doctor Chang, you think highly of me. Autumn is the season when malaria is prevalent. We are often out in the wild, so we just pick it as we go. Please be careful."
This makes sense.
But Doctor Chang wouldn't believe a word he said.
But he still pretended to be convinced and nodded, saying, "Maybe it's God's will. This medicine came just in time."
The next day.
A second pot was set up on the open space at the entrance of the village.
Ah Si also took the blame for He Liangpu's family.
He has become quite quiet these days.
During the day, he would just squat in the distance and watch the villagers get meat to treat their illnesses. At night, he would guard outside his own yard and never deliberately approached the Shen family again.
This kind of self-awareness actually made Shen Mingqiu feel more at peace.
For several days.
The village gradually became popular.
The courtyard door that had been closed all day was wide open, and the villagers walked out into the sunshine, showing their sincere smiles to the Shen family.
But Chen Yandong was so happy.
The eldest sister has to share the meat, the second sister has to boil medicine, and the third brother always has a cold face.
He was the only one who was surrounded by a group of idiots and had his own friends for the first time.
While everything was going smoothly here, the officers left behind were unable to suppress the riot.
"Why are you doing this? The wolf meat is fine, but the herbs were collected with great effort, and you're just giving them away for free..."
The officer was halfway through his words when he couldn't continue.
He also comes from a poor family. How can he have the nerve to stop someone from helping him as long as it doesn't affect his own interests?
Moreover, under the gaze of the eldest daughter of the Shen family, even the most unreasonable person would feel a little ashamed.
Of course, Chen Chunxing understood what the official meant. A hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile:
"Since they feel that wolf meat is not as good as medicinal herbs, we will not send them starting tomorrow."
"We don't want to embarrass the official. If you can't stop me, I beg you to pretend you didn't see anything and let us handle this matter ourselves."
The officer glanced at Yang Yi who was standing in the shade and nodded in agreement.
With this person around, the Shen family won't suffer any major losses, and when Commander Wei comes back, he won't be blamed.
Wait until the fifth day.
Upon learning that the wolf meat had been completely divided up, the prisoners rushed out of the yard in anger and headed straight for the village entrance.
"You Shen family, you dare to use our herbs as a favor!"
Li rushed to the front, her eyes full of excitement, as if she could completely crush Diao under her feet in the next moment.
"I don't understand what you're saying, Auntie. The herbs were clearly ordered by Commander Wei, and they are under the unified management under the guidance of my Zhixia."
"We agreed at the beginning that if anyone gets sick in the future and happens to have the right medicine for the disease, they should use the herbs here first. Isn't this a coincidence?"
Chen Chunxing did not go to distribute the meat today, but sat on a big rock, propped up her chin and stared blankly. Seeing a group of people coming towards her aggressively, she was too lazy to even lift her eyelids.
"Great! So you were waiting for us here! We originally said it was for the people in the team, not for outsiders!"
Li felt that he had something on the Shen family and kept fanning the flames.
"That wolf meat was clearly hunted by the officials as food, and it should be given to us! But you gave it to others and only gave us a little bit of meat every day. Who are you trying to fool?"
Today was the last day to distribute the meat. Seeing the villagers all holding their bowls, the prisoners were completely furious.
"That's right! The meat should have been ours. How can we trade it for herbs?"
"Your Shen family must give us an explanation today!"
"Yes! Either return the herbs to us, or..."
Li talked for a long time but did not come up with any further response.
Even she herself couldn't figure out what the Shen family could do under such circumstances?
"Or I'll give you my life as compensation." Chen Chunxing helped her finish her words.
It was still the same smile as before, but now it was filled with endless sarcasm, as if it was a deliberate provocation, or as if it was a deep-seated contempt.
She looked around and suddenly reiterated, "Mrs. Madam just said that the herbs can only be used by people in the team?"
Li was stunned, then nodded fiercely: "Of course, we collected the herbs with the permission of Master Wei. If you give them away without permission, I'm afraid we will be punished..."
"Remember what you just said."
Chen Chunxing interrupted her, stood up, walked to the stove, and signaled Diao to continue distributing meat to the villagers.
She herself held a kitchen knife, standing there slack-jawed, grinning at the team that was about to be dispersed by fear.
"We agreed on five days, so it's five days. Not a day less. Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving empty-handed."
Naturally, the villagers were not afraid of her, and were even a little angry - this anger was directed at the prisoners.
To force such a kind person like the eldest daughter of the Shen family into this state! How abhorrent!
The prisoners wanted to be fearless, but when they saw Yang Yi quietly walking behind Chen Chunxing, they became anxious and hesitant.
The Li family and the Shen family don't get along. They have never had conflicts on a normal day. Are they really going to fall out over such a small matter?
The key point is that even after the face is torn off... there is no way to gain more flesh!
The situation came to a standstill.
Everyone stared at each other.
When the meat in the pot was almost divided up, Mrs. Li couldn't bear it any longer. Without letting others take the lead, she patted her own son.
"You idiot, hurry up and grab it!" She added, as if trying to make excuses for herself, "This is the rations the officials gave us. We can eat it without feeling guilty..."
"Who beat whom?"
Amid the clamor of the crowd rushing forward, a deep voice suddenly interrupted.
The sound was as vague and light as if it came through a layer of window paper, making the person who heard it suspect that they were hallucinating.
Only Chen Chunxing threw the kitchen knife back onto the chopping board and stretched himself.
This pretentiousness is also quite boring.
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