Chapter 71 Emperor Shunwu paid for everything
He Zhiran pretended to help Fei Nanyu up and asked, "Why don't you sit on our wooden cart and go to the county government office?"
Fei Nanyu glared at the scholars and then nodded: "Okay, thank you, young lady."
When the scholar saw that the men were serious about their fight, someone immediately stepped forward to surrender.
"It's just twenty taels of silver per person, we agree. It's such a small matter, there's no need to disturb the old county magistrate."
Seeing this, He Zhiran stretched out his hand towards them.
"Since you don't want to go to the government office, just give me the money!"
The scholars looked at each other, then started to collect money behind the backs of a few people.
Soon, one hundred taels of silver were delivered to He Zhiran and others.
Peng Wang waved his hand and told them to get out.
The five scholars ran away in a flash.
He Zhiran gave Fei Nanyu one hundred taels of silver.
"Keep it!"
Although Fei Nanyu was injured, it still couldn't stop the rebelliousness in his eyes.
"Why are you helping me? Aren't you afraid of offending those people?"
He Zhiran shrugged and replied casually, "I just saw something unfair. Don't think too much about it."
In order to avoid arousing Fei Nanyu's suspicion, He Zhiran turned his eyes away and did not meet his gaze.
"Can you still walk?"
"OK."
As Fei Nanyu spoke, he stood up with difficulty and bowed deeply to the few people.
"Thank you all for your help. If we ever meet again in the future, I will definitely repay you with all my strength."
After saying that, he turned around and limped away.
Only after Fei Nanyu's back disappeared did He Zhiran call Peng Wang and the officials to go find something to eat.
He Zhiran couldn't tell whether her act of saving Fei Nanyu today would be rewarded in the future.
However, she firmly believed that even if they could not become friends in the future, today's events would serve as a prelude, so they would not become enemies.
Just as He Zhiran was thinking about this, Peng Wang couldn't help but ask.
"Sister-in-law, from what I know about you, you're not the type to meddle in other people's affairs. Why did you save that person?"
This kind of thing is out of selfishness, so He Zhiran naturally wouldn't tell the truth.
"I can't stand it most when the majority bullies the minority, so I couldn't help but meddle in other people's business."
Peng Wang didn't believe this at all, but since the other person didn't want to say it, he couldn't continue to ask.
After walking for about ten minutes, Peng Wang pointed to a seemingly inconspicuous stall and said:
"The wontons there are delicious, and they also have their signature braised pork. Do you want to try it?"
He Zhiran was extremely hungry at the moment and didn't have high requirements for what to eat. As long as he could fill his stomach, it was enough.
Besides, judging from what Peng Wang said, the food at the stalls he had visited before and wanted to eat again must be good.
"I have no objection. Brother Peng will make the arrangements."
The officer also agreed: "We eat whatever the boss says."
Seeing that both of them had no objection, Peng Wang took the lead and walked towards the wonton stall.
I ordered three bowls of wontons and a large plate of braised meat.
He Zhiran took a bite and found both the wontons and the braised pork tasted pretty good.
But compared with the delicious food she had eaten in her previous life, it was a little lacking.
However, in ancient times when supplies were scarce, it was already very good if the food could taste like this.
The weather was already hot, and after eating a bowl of steaming wontons, beads of sweat appeared on the foreheads of the three people.
The officer felt a little reluctant when he saw the bright sun outside.
"Boss, the weather is too hot. Let's find a place to rest before we go on."
Peng Wang also had this idea. In the past, when they were escorting prisoners on the road and encountered the scorching sun at noon, they would choose to find a place to cool down and continue their journey in the afternoon.
"There's a teahouse over there. Let's go there and have some herbal tea and rest our feet."
He Zhiran also wanted to drink herbal tea, but she knew in her heart that this was her only chance to act alone and she must not miss it.
"Brother Peng, I'm not afraid of the heat. I also want to buy some things. Why don't you go and rest? I'll find you at the teahouse after I've finished shopping."
Through some recent events, Peng Wang no longer regards He Zhiran as an exiled prisoner, and he also believes in the latter's character.
Peng Wang naturally would not object to such a small request. Moreover, he was not willing to accompany He Zhiran to go shopping in such hot weather.
"That's fine, let's go take a break while my sister-in-law goes shopping."
He Zhiran parted ways with the two of them, and she found another cloth shop.
Considering that the family members have no change of clothes, and they all smell bad in this hot weather, this problem must be solved when conditions permit.
So, before leaving, she planned to buy some cloth to take back, and let her sisters-in-law make some clothes while she didn't have to travel for a few days.
Not far away, you will see a cloth shop.
He Zhiran did not forget his current identity and did not want to be too high-profile.
So, I picked out linen with plain colors and thin texture and bought enough.
Seeing that she bought so much fabric, the store owner kindly gave her some scraps of cloth.
He Zhiran and the original owner were not good at needlework, and had no idea what these scraps of cloth were for. However, seeing the shopkeeper giving her the scraps of cloth as if they were treasures, they thought that they would surely come in handy in the hands of someone with a clever mind.
After thanking the shopkeeper, He Zhiran pushed the wooden cart and continued forward.
She planned to find a deserted place, take out some of the remaining flour and rice from the Mo family from the space, and by the way, check Taobao to see if there was any suitable food to bring back.
After turning a corner, He Zhiran pushed the wooden cart into a secluded alley.
After checking that there was no one around, her consciousness entered the space and she took out two bags of rice and two bags of flour.
In addition, she bought 20 roast chickens and 20 roast ducks on Taobao, rewrapped all the packaging with oil paper, and placed them on a wooden cart.
In addition to these, she also wanted to buy some pork and vegetables.
Considering the hot weather today, He Zhiran was too lazy to continue shopping at the market and simply did everything on Taobao.
Looking at the car piled high with supplies, He Zhiran felt no pressure at all.
Anyway, it was Emperor Shunwu who paid for it...
This is indeed the case. The more than 4 million that He Zhiran earned were all exchanged for things in the Shunwu Empire’s treasury. Wasn’t it he who paid for it?
Looking at the time, she had only been separated from Peng Wang for half an hour. If she went to the teahouse to find them now, people would be suspicious of her because they would see that she had bought so many things in such a short time.
So, He Zhiran didn't rush to leave. She pushed the wooden cart to a shady place and found an empty seat to sit on.
By the way, I bought myself a cup of ice drink on Taobao to cool down.
Since traveling here, He Zhiran has never felt so comfortable.
She sat on the wooden cart, drinking an icy cold drink, her legs swaying rhythmically back and forth...
Just when she was feeling a little carried away, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the direction of the alley entrance.
He Zhiran quickly put the remaining half cup of ice drink into the space and looked towards the source of the sound.
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