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Two days later, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue successively retrieved items from the back mountains, forests, and private lands. They were ready to rest well and study with Wen Ruyu when Uncle Feng and his wife, accompanied by Feng Shuanzhu, came over in a mule cart to express their gratitude.
The genuine appreciation touched everyone in the room.
The rectification of chaos into order brought a sudden uplift of spirits to the elderly Wen Ruyu and Jin Ruochu present; perhaps there would come a day when these academicians, who had been sent down, could also look forward to such treatment!
All of them belonged to the academic community, having never engaged in political careers; being sent down was tantamount to being charged with groundless accusations—it was sheer fabrication.
