Chapter Thirteen Kind Heart

  Everyone present was stunned for a moment, this statement is really...

  Look at her, look at her, this woman is so eccentric! Cao Guan Shi shouted in his heart.

  The three men were also stunned, especially the one who spoke, his neck turned red.

  "I, I, I didn't..." he muttered.

  "You have." said Cheng Jiaoniang.

  The people around were stunned again.

  "You... you think that just because you have money, you can bully people..." The man usually didn't talk much to women, let alone argue with a little girl like her. He was both angry and flustered, unable to speak clearly.

  "You have no money and you can't bully people either." Jing Nang said in a wooden tone.

  People around looked up at the sky and wanted to sigh.

  This childish nonsense made Old Master Chen suddenly believe that the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family was once an idiot, although he still didn't believe that idiocy could be cured.

  "Ah!" The man at the front slapped the other man on the head with a loud smack, knocking him to the ground.

  The man rushed forward and knocked his head again.

  "A great kindness is not thanked with words, but remembered in the heart and repaid on another day." He said, "Please, miss, leave your name."

  Someone shouted over here, and then there was another commotion over there; two men rushed over carrying a door panel.

  "Big brother, big brother." they shouted.

  The scene shocked everyone present, could it be that the patient was in danger again?

  The three men also hastily stood up.

  "What?" they asked in unison.

  The man rushed over, panting.

  "Third Brother insisted on coming in person to thank you." they said.

  Everyone saw that the man on the door panel opened his eyes, and after being put on the ground, he still wanted to struggle to sit up, but ultimately fell back down, and several men rushed over.

  "Alas, life is hard to know, benefactor's face, wrongly for others...". The man on the door panel said in a low and intermittent tone.

  "I'll thank her on behalf of my brother." The man who was called Big Brother immediately knelt down again and kowtowed to Cheng Jiaoniang three times.

  Jiangniang accepted his gift.

  "Don't you have money?" she asked further.

  Still want money?

  Everyone was stunned for a moment. Even Old Master Chen couldn't bear it anymore and was about to speak, when Jiang Jiuniang looked up and glanced around, as if searching for something.

  "What about Zhou's family, what happened?" she asked.

  Everyone was stunned and then looked at Cao Guan Shi in a hurry.

  Hiding behind someone is also not safe, why are you looking for me again? Cao Guan Shi hurried over without daring to be slow.

  "Daughter?" he asked, "No money, are you going to make his injury worse again?"

  One hand hands over the money, one hand hands over the goods. No money, and the goods naturally have to be taken back. No money, and a cured illness will relapse to its original state. This is the heavenly principle, no deception of old or young, passed down through the Zhou family.

  Although Cao Guan's words were spoken in a low voice, the people around him still heard them. The several men suddenly changed color and became somewhat indignant.

  So, rich people are just bullies who will use every trick in the book...

  "You Zhou family, how can your upbringing be so poor?" Cheng Jiaoniang said, looking at Cao Guan Shi woodenly.

  Cao Guan Shi slapped himself in the face.

  Shut up!

  "They don't have money, you take some money and give it to them," said Cheng Jiaoniang.

  Everyone was stunned, to be exact, they were already stunned to the point of being unable to be stunned anymore.

  Listening to his wife's words, it was indeed a rollercoaster of emotions, with all seven emotions and six desires fully expressed.

  Cao Guan Shi didn't say a word and handed over the purse from his waist to the man.

  "How can this be?" The man was also shocked, waving his hand in refusal. "How could I take your daughter's money."

  "He temporarily saved his life, but in the end, it still depends on nourishment," said Cheng Jiaoniang. "You want to have a lot of fish and meat to supplement, aren't you? But how can you afford that?"

  It turned out she kept asking if I had no money because of this.

  The men just felt their faces burning with shame and anger.

  "The stick is for the wife's head." The man raised his hand and slapped himself hard, then knelt down with a thud, kowtowing heavily.

  The force was so fierce that people standing nearby felt the ground trembling, and soon the man's forehead was covered with a patch of blood.

  Jiang Niang did not respond and got on the carriage with the help of her maid.

  Cao Guan rushed to mount his horse, not wanting to stay here for a moment. Chen Sifu verified that the woman's medical skills were indeed extraordinary and was eager to return to Beijing to save his father. At this point, the crowd did not linger and the team of horses galloped away.

  As this group of people left, the station immediately became quiet and deserted. The men stood still, watching as the convoy on the road gradually turned into black dots.

  The man in front lowered his head and looked at the purse in his hand, then handed it over to someone beside him.

  "Take it," he said.

  "I'll go into town and buy some beef, mutton, and fish." The man replied, lifting his foot as if to run, but was caught by the other man's hand.

  "Don't buy that one, get a good horse instead," said the man. "Get the best horse."

  Everyone was stunned for a moment.

  "Brother, there's no need to rush at this time, what's most important is that Old Three recovers from his illness." everyone said.

  "I'm just recovering from illness and need to hurry on the road." The man said, looking at the official highway, "No matter how good the food and drink are, they can't compare to following that wife with peace of mind."

  That girl, with a single move, can bring a dying person back to life overnight; following her is the best medicine in the world.

  Everyone suddenly realized and responded with thunderous applause.

  Another day of galloping, the night was dark and dense, on the mountain path only two horses could pass, the high-held torches formed a winding shadow in the mountains.

  "Uncle Cao, it's no good, let's take a rest, it's too dark, and we're getting slower." someone shouted from the front.

  Cao Guanshi immediately had someone ask about Cheng Jiaoniang.

  "Didn't you ask Old Man Chen?" the attendant asked.

  "This is our family's daughter-in-law, she is here for medical treatment." said Cao Guan Shi, "Who asked who?"

  The followers pouted.

  Your wife, you don't even dare to show your face in front of her...

  Jiang Nang soon agreed to take a break.

  The followers of the Zhou family were from a military background, so camping outdoors was simple for them. The tents and campfires were set up quickly, and although the night wind was cool, Cheng Jiaoniang still sat by the campfire, taking a short rest.

  Only they and their servants were left by the bonfire, while others automatically avoided them. Mr. Chen Si came forward to ask a few questions.

  "Would you like some wine, young lady?" asked Old Master Chen with a smile.

  "Thank you," said Jingniang, "I won't drink."

  As expected, some of the women could drink, and Old Master Chen smiled and withdrew.

  "How confident are you about my father's illness?" He hesitated for a moment before asking.

  "You are lucky," said Cheng Jiaoniang, using a stick to poke the fire. "If it were half a month ago, you would not have been saved."

  That's to say there's still hope now. Mr. Chen was overjoyed as soon as he heard this, after all, men and women are different, so he made a few polite remarks and left.

  "Miss, what you just said isn't right." The maid said, with a hint of confusion, "This time, I couldn't guess it."

  Jiang Niang usually spoke simply and didn't say much, fortunately this maid could always understand her meaning from a few words and wouldn't ask many questions, but it seemed like she really didn't understand this time.

  "Shouldn't you say that if we delay for another half month, it will be too late?" The maid asked while kneeling beside and looking at Cheng Jiaoniang.

  Jiangniang's hands twisted the fire tongs into a flower shape, raising scattered sparks.

  "In half a month, I'm so tired that even walking a few steps is exhausting. Taking a horse carriage for such a long distance, before we even reach the capital, I'll be dead first." She said, "How can I save others?"

  The maid suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Girl, your idea is really strange." She thought and thought, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  It seems like they always answer irrelevantly, but upon closer thought, it actually makes a lot of sense. It's really quirky and interesting.

  She sat on the cushion watching the silhouette of her daughter-in-law beside the firelight, with a large hood covering her face, only seeing her small chin.

  The master and servant sat quietly on this side, while the attendants who were drinking wine on that side suddenly all stood up.

  "Some horsemen have come." they said.

  Who would be traveling at this late hour? Could they be mountain bandits or outlaws?

  The atmosphere suddenly became tense, with guns and crossbows at the ready in a defensive posture.