“But who knows, when the man saw me looking at his uniform, he immediately tacked his clothes back.”

Meng Nan’s facial expression changed: “Are you sure it is the uniform of the military in the capital?”

Jin Shiwei replied: “I’m sure that it was the capital military uniform. I have a cousin in the capital. I saw him wearing that uniform all the time. My cousin said that it was custom-made for the military in the capital, so the style is unique.”

Hu Feng, who was on the side, opened his mouth and said: “So, the mountain bandits robbed the relief grains, but they escorted the capital military officer back in the town and they stayed in the station?”

Meng Nan is not a fool, so how can he not understand Hu Feng’s words? Thinking back Gu Daren’s abnormal behavior in front of him before, he originally has some doubt. And now, this doubt gradually expands.

Bai Zhi said: “Meng Dage, I know that this matter has nothing to do with you, but the people will not think the same. The palace court has funds to send reliefs, these funds are supposed to help people, but some people unscrupulously embezzled the grains. They are planning to sell these grains for a high price that the people should be receiving for free. They are making things more difficult.”

“The people can’t tell who is loyal or who is a traitor. They only know that the people who are giving them a way to live are good people. And the people who are forcing them to die are all traitors.”

“And you, Meng Dage, you are now in Qingyuan town. In the eyes of people, you are no different from the country magistrate. You are all officials of the palace court. You clearly have the ability to save them from this pit of fire, but you only stand on the side and not helping.”

Meng Nan shook his head: “I–” He wants to say that he doesn’t, but when he thinks about what he has done in the past few days. He only watched on the side. So, what is the difference?

Jin Shiwei saw the embarrassment on Meng Nan’s face, his heart became anxious. So, he said: “Zhi’er, you also know that gongzi is not that kind of person. He is not a cold-blooded or ruthless person. It’s just, there are things he cannot do.”

When it comes to Jin Shiwei’s words, Bai Zhi naturally knows it. She takes Meng Nan as her good friend. After all, he not only helped her but also saved her life.

“I have an idea.” Bai Zhi’s smile has a trace of slyness.

Both Jin Shiwei and Meng Nan, who was sitting in front of her and asked in unison: “What is it?”

Bai Zhi leaned forward and whispered some words to Meng Nan’s ear.

Jin Shiwei didn’t hear a single thing, so he got anxious: “Hey, can’t you let me hear it?”

While Meng Nan listened, he nodded his head again and again. He also thinks that this plan was wonderful.

The more Jin Shiwei looked at them, the more he became anxious. He asked Hu Feng, but he didn’t answer him. He had no choice but only to endure.

*

After Bai Zhi helped Meng Nan removed the suture. She gave him a rubber hand gripper. This thing shouldn’t be included in the first aid kit. But, it seems Lin Yang left it inside his medicine box after he used it and didn’t take it out.

Well, it is now useful, naturally, she will not waste this chance.

“What is this?” Meng Nan looked at the brightly color thing that has an odd shaped in his hand. This little girl always took out things from that bag that he never had seen before.

Bai Zhi took back the hand gripper and showed Meng Nan how to use it: “This is a hand gripper. You should use this every day to exercise your fingers and wrist. Do it twice a day, in the morning and evening for 2 sticks of incense. You should exercise not too short and not too long either to achieve a good result. Don’t tire yourself too much.”

After that, she handed the hand gripper to him and asked him to try it.

 

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