Only then did Ah Liu remember that there were several other places he hadn't delivered the medicine to. 'This is really a thankless job,' he grumbled.
With that, he had the two Government Officials at his side help him carry the medicine barrel. "Send some to the prison cells, too. We can't afford to lose a single one of them. This year's grain harvest depends on them..."
After Ah Liu left, the prison chief on guard started hurrying them along again. "Don't just stand there! Get back to work!"
"Hey, Officer, we just drank the medicine. Shouldn't you let us rest for a bit? It wouldn't be good if we actually got sick, right?" Having just been praised by Ah Liu, Tian Er was feeling a bit cocky and blurted out the words without thinking.
"What's not good about it?" The prison chief cracked his whip on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. "Drinking the medicine means you won't die, so get back to work! Anyone who slacks off had better watch out for this whip in my hand."
