Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1459: Did They Think She Was a Sucker?

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Previously on Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside...
After a successful defense against bandits, Qin San Lang grants his soldiers a brief respite to find their families before leading them to pursue the bandit leader. Gu Jinli confirms the safety of the families, including an injured Mrs. Kuang, and urges Qin San Lang to act quickly. Meanwhile, Lord Ghost and Lu Zi observe the situation, with Lord Ghost deciding to "gift" Qin San Lang the bandit leader's head by ordering their own men to eliminate the entire bandit stronghold.

The fact that the Eagle Food Gang became the second largest bandit group in the Northwest is testament to their competence. Their influence has extended to the vicinity of the expressway in Yongtai Prefecture, and there are members of the Eagle Food Gang in every county and the prefecture city from the Northwest to Yongtai Prefecture expressway.

Once Ying Yifang gives the order, the nearby Eagle Food Gang bandits will quickly converge, forming a considerable force, charge into the mountains, and wipe out Boss Bai and his men.

Furthermore, Lord Ghost is familiar with the location of White Wolf Village, having visited it a few times, and has already figured out all the traps and mechanisms in White Wolf Village. Their men can quickly penetrate it.

Lu Zi was taken aback by what he heard and asked, "Lord Ghost plans to eradicate them completely?"

But there is no need for that.

What kind of existence is their Eagle Food Gang? They have no fear of the court, defying them openly, and have no fear of Boss Bai exposing their Eagle Food Gang.

Lord Ghost did not answer, only instructed, "There’s no need to ask more, proceed quickly."

There are some things Lu Zi does not need to know, nor is he qualified to know... Six years ago, Lord Ying took control of the Eagle Food Gang and expanded it.

Now all the fierce bandits of the Eagle Food Gang rally around Lord Ying, but Lu Zi and many others do not know much about Lord Ying’s background, only that Lord Ying and a large group of his confidants once served in the military.

Perhaps because of their military background, the Eagle Food Gang likes to recruit military officers who have been wronged by the court or those who have no way out.

"Yes!" Lu Zi, being clever, asked no more questions and immediately blew the eagle whistle.

Screech—!

A long and sharp eagle cry sounded, and an eagle flew over, landing steadily on Lu Zi’s wrist protected by a wrist guard.

Lu Zi attached an iron tube to the eagle’s leg, then with a shake of his arm, the eagle took off and disappeared in the gradually whitening sky.

Lord Ghost looked at the sky and said, "Let’s go."

With that, he and Lu Zi rode off.

The eagle, flying extremely fast, soared above Hundred Wolves County as daylight broke. The two squads of Eagle Food Gang fierce bandits, who were lying in ambush in Hundred Wolves County, received the message from Lord Ghost. They immediately gathered their men, mounted their horses, took shortcuts as indicated on the map, charged into Hundred Wolves Mountain, and pursued Boss Bai.

Meanwhile, Qin San Lang, escorting two bandits and accompanied by the trained wolves, led the soldiers into the mountains to eliminate the bandits.

Qin San Lang instructed, "There are many poisonous creatures in the mountains, and the bandits have poison too. Everyone, take the distributed Detoxification Pills first to prevent poisoning!"

The soldiers, upon hearing this, immediately took out the Detoxification Pills that were distributed and consumed them, then followed Qin San Lang deeper into the mountains.

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While Qin San Lang led his men into the mountains to eliminate the bandits, Gu Jinli was still attending to the injuries of the wounded family members.

Too many people were injured tonight, and with the differences between men and women, the women, for the sake of their reputation, endured the pain even when injured, waiting for Gu Jinli, Qing Hui, Qing Pu, Siqing, Ye Jingzi, and others to come and help bandage their wounds.

"Madam, you can just take care of the women of our Military Office. I and Qing Pu will go to treat the family members of the soldiers in other camps." Xiao Ji, who has been with Gu Jinli for several years and has learned some medical skills, knowing how to handle wounds, did not want Gu Jinli, who was busy until dawn, to further treat the family members of other soldiers.

Gu Jinli felt very pleased, as Xiao Ji had become more capable: "Alright, go with them and be careful. If you encounter a troublesome shrew, don’t treat them, bring our people and the medicine back."

She genuinely wanted to help other Military Office family members, but if they did not appreciate it, there was no need to play the good person.

"Understood, Madam." Xiao Ji responded and, taking the medicine, went with the protection of You Erxi and others to treat the family members of other Military Office soldiers.

As for Doctor Dai and the others, they were even busier, as they needed to treat the injured soldiers.

Ye Dakou followed Qin San Lang into the mountains, ready to treat injuries if Qin San Lang and his men got wounded during the pursuit of the bandit leaders.

All around was bustling, as women shouted upon seeing Qing Pu and the others, "Lady Doctor, Lady Doctor, come quickly to see my Brother Bao. He was knocked unconscious by the bandits."

"Lady Doctor, don’t go there, come see my eldest son first. My eldest son is the eldest legitimate grandson and was cut by the bandits. He’s almost bled out. Hurry up, don’t go there!"

"Bah, Ms. Chang, your son just got a cut on his hand and is still lively. My Brother Bao has been unconscious all night. Are you competing for doctors with my Brother Bao? Do you have any humanity?" Brother Bao’s mother rushed up directly to pull Qing Pu over to see Brother Bao.

Ms. Chang also rushed over to grab Ye Jingzi: "Lady Doctor, come check on my son; his hand can’t be injured. If it becomes disabled, he won’t be able to marry."

Other women, seeing this, likewise hurriedly rushed over to grab people.

You Erxi suddenly pounded the carriage wall with a sound, yelling, "Let go! We decide who gets treated. If you dare to snatch, don’t blame us for being impolite!"

Scanning the surroundings, he angrily declared, "You are not the family members of the He’an Prefecture Tianfu County soldiers! We are not obliged to save you. That we brought medicine for you is our lady’s kindness. If you don’t appreciate it, don’t blame us for being harsh! We killed bandits last night, and we dare to cut you a few times too!"

You Erxi exuded a murderous aura, his words were fierce, and Ms. Chang, along with the other women who rushed to grab people, dared not move after hearing.

You Erxi continued, "Wait patiently. If you don’t want to wait, you can go to the county clinic and find a doctor to treat your injuries."

"Ah, go to the county to find a doctor?" These women were very shrewd, knowing it costs money to seek treatment in the county, and they were unwilling to spend their silver.

Gu Jinli was speechless, thinking, are you treating me like a big fool? Trying to exploit me like this?

She instructed Erqing, "Go tell You Erxi, those wanting treatment must pay. No money, no treatment!"

She realized she couldn’t be too kind; being kind meant some would try to take advantage.

"Understood." Erqing immediately went to convey this to You Erxi.

Upon hearing this, those women panicked and pointed at Erqing, yelling, "How can your madam be like this? Aren’t we all the family members of Kangrong soldiers? Why do we have to pay for treatment?"

Was Erqing someone easy to bully?

She coldly retorted, "These doctors and medicine are from the Gu Family, not the court. You are indeed the family members of Kangrong soldiers, but your men serve the court in Kangrong. If you want treatment without paying, go find your Company Commander or the Prefecture City Camp military doctor to treat you. Our Gu Family has no obligation to provide medicine for you for free."

With these words, the aggressive shrews were left speechless.

Some even started making a scene for benefits, but when You Erxi’s broadsword slammed into the ground, those sitting there making a fuss quickly stood up in fear.

Some smart women brought silver over, saying, "To Mrs. Qin’s family, please come and look at my son. He fell and hit his head while escaping, bled a lot, and feels dizzy and nauseous."

This is not their hometown, and with so many injured and a shortage of medical supplies along the way, it’s best to quickly pay and invite the female doctor over to see the illness first.