Traveling through: The down-and-out beauty refuses to be cannon fodder

Chapter 42

After rolling down the suspension bridge, Xu Chun finally untied Fang Yuanzhi's rope.

At this time, some people followed suit and successfully jumped onto the suspension bridge.

Xu Chun took Fang Yuanzhi up to the hanging basket, and the soldiers on the city gate pulled them up.

Fang Yuanzhi saw that the suspension bridge was closed again, and the people on the other side of the moat cursed and cried, and the people's resentment boiled over.

"Why can they enter the city? We can't? Shameless dog officials, disregarding the lives of the people!"

"Open the door and let us in! If we don't open the city gate, we will starve to death outside the city!"

"Master Qingtian! Help us!"

Xu Chun and Fang Yuanzhi were led down the tower, there were two horses downstairs, the general who sent them down the tower said: "Young Master Xu, please return to the mansion on your own, the general will send you off soon."

Xu Chun clasped his fists and saluted: "Where is the magistrate?"

"The magistrate is handling government affairs in the government office."

Xu Chun and Fang Yuanzhi still rode the same horse, and headed for the city along the crowded street.

The horses stopped at the gate of the magistrate's office, Fang Yuanzhi was slightly surprised.

The gatekeeper blocked the way: "I don't even look at this place! Can you come here?"

Fang Yuanzhi looked at Xu Chun and himself. He was wearing a coarse short jacket, soaked through and covered with mud.

Xu Chun glared coldly at the yamen servant: "Quickly pass the message, Xu Chun asks to see the magistrate."

The yamen servant's expression fluctuated and he looked up and down. Although the clothes of the person in front of him were dirty and he was wearing the clothes of a villager, his long body and noble temperament could not be concealed by the clothes, like a pearl covered in dust.

The yamen servant was about to go in to report, but a person walked out of the door and greeted him with strides: "Mr. Xu, you came so fast! You are too far away!"

"Master Qin, I request to see the magistrate." Xu Chun saluted calmly.

"Please, please, my lord is waiting!"

Fang Yuanzhi followed in despite his weak body.

The Xing Zhifu was wearing a crimson official uniform and sat upright. He was a gray-bearded old man in his fifties, and he was very enthusiastic when he saw Xu Chun:

"Mr. Xu, you came the fastest. I will always remember your support for this government."

"What's the matter with my lord?"

The Xing Zhifu was surprised: "Didn't the person who passed it on tell me?"

"I hurried back from outside the city. I haven't returned home yet, so I don't know the situation."

The Xing Zhifu didn't repeat himself: "Then Mr. Xu should know that the continuous rainstorm and floods have caused disaster victims everywhere outside the city of Suzhou, and the city has already accommodated many victims. It's just that the government has limited food storage. Therefore, the government specially invites your local big family Come here and see if we can work together to share our concerns."

This is asking local wealthy businessmen to contribute money and food for disaster relief.

Xu Chundao: "Master Xing, would you like to go further in your official career?"

The Xing Zhifu was puzzled, and his face was slightly worried.

Is it because this official is too kind to you local wealthy and powerful households, so he avoids the important and ignores the trivial, and refuses to agree to contribute money to disaster relief? !

Seeing this, Xu Chun smiled slightly and said, "There should be quite a few disaster-affected areas in the south of the Yangtze River this time. How to provide effective disaster relief and let the court see that you are different, you need means."

Xing Zhifu rolled his eyes slightly, frowned and said, "How do you say that?"

"Wealthy businessmen contribute money and efforts, how can it appear that the credit belongs to you, Mr. Xing? It's not as good as storing grain in the government treasury, enriching the people's grain, and distributing military grain at the same time!"

The prefect did not answer.

The master on the side quickly interrupted: "Your Excellency, you must not! If you tamper with the government's stockpile and military rations without reporting, you will be condemned or even impeached by your superiors! Your Excellency, please don't take any risks!"

Xu Chun stood up: "My lord, please be careful and take my leave. If you need to donate food, the Xu family will advance and retreat together with other families!"

After leaving the mansion, Fang Yuanzhi said: "Master Xu, my medicine hall is not far from here, so please leave here, thank you very much."

But Xu Chun helped her get on the horse, and rode on it himself. This time, Fang Yuanzhi was sitting in front of the horse, and Xu Chun was behind: "The doctors in Xu's residence are of high standard, and the medicinal materials are also complete."

Riding all the way to the gate of Xu Mansion, Xu Chun pulled Fang Yuanzhi off the horse.

Seeing Fang Yuanzhi looking at the gate of Xu Mansion and hesitating, Xu Chun turned around and sneered: "You don't want your legs anymore?"

A group of servants and servants poured out from the gate of Xu's residence: "Third Master, you are back!"

Fang Yuanzhi was surrounded, and quickly entered the house, where he was attended to to take a shower and change into clean and refreshing clothes.

Doctor Zhu is already waiting outside the door.

After taking the pulse and prescribing a prescription, Dr. Zhu also gave some Jinchuang medicine.

After the doctor left, Fang Yuanzhi put the medicine on his thigh with all his strength.

The wound looked big, but it wasn't serious. It didn't hurt any muscles or bones. It would probably be fine after half a month.

After the medicine was boiled, as soon as it was brought in, Mrs. Gu helped Madam Gu to come.

"You child, why are you sick? Are you still uncomfortable?"

Madam Gu touched Fang Yuanzhi's head, feeling a little hot, and three vertical lines formed between her brows.

"We still have to take good care of ourselves, the so-called doctor cannot heal himself..."

Fang Yuanzhi smiled embarrassedly: "Where is the third uncle?"

"I heard that I went out after taking a shower and changing clothes, but I didn't see him. Did you come back with him?"

Fang Yuanzhi was afraid that Mrs. Gu would be frightened by the experiences of the past few days, so she said with a smile: "I met Uncle Three outside the city, and the city he brought me into..."

Seeing that her face was pale and her eyes were tired, Mrs. Gu didn't say any more and asked her to lie down and rest.

"You have taken care of me for so long, it's time for me to do my best..."

Fang Yuanzhi couldn't care less about being polite, so she lay down and fell asleep.

Waking up in a drowsy state, it seemed that he heard someone talking, it was Mrs. Gu and Xu Chun speaking in a low voice.The lights in the bedroom were dim, and it seemed that it was night.

Fang Yuanzhi fell asleep again, and when he woke up, it was already broad daylight.Looking at the sky-blue fine gauze mosquito net hanging on the bed, Fang Yuanzhi sighed slightly: "It's good to be alive!"

There are chirping birds outside the window.

As soon as she struggled to sit up, she heard the door being pushed open and someone walked in.

Xu Chun was wearing a gray Taoist robe, looked at her calmly, touched her forehead, and said: "It looks better, let's take a rest." Then he turned around and left.

"Xu Chun!"

Fang Yuanzhi hurriedly called to stop him.

Seeing Xu Chun turn around and look at her, Fang Yuanzhi looked left and right, picked up the Jinchuang medicine bottle beside the bed and handed it out: "The wound on your back, apply it well."

Xu Chun glanced at her, took Jinchuang medicine and went out.

Fang Yuanzhi let out a long breath.

Even though she and Xu Chun stayed together for several days through hardships, they didn't communicate much.

She didn't even know what to say to Xu Chun.

In the evening, Dr. Zhu came to take the pulse again and prescribe a prescription, and Mrs. Gu was also watching.

Fang Yuanzhi watched Madam Gu sitting on a chair not far away, and asked Dr. Zhu in a low voice, "How is the third uncle's injury?"

She didn't want Mrs. Gu to hear it.

Doctor Zhu was slightly taken aback: "I didn't know the third master was injured."

After Fang Yuanzhi was silent, he still said, "Please go and have a look."

When the two were riding together, she accidentally touched a certain part of Xu Chun's body, and he would instinctively avoid it, probably due to an unhealed injury.

(End of this chapter)