Xie Ming

Chapter 521: Yaqian Medicine Shed
On the morning of the 19th, Xiao Xing's team arrived at the city wall of Changzhou County.

Seeing that the people outside the city were starving and disease-ridden, it was a horrible sight, so he did not stop for long, prepared his mask, and drove straight into the city.
Unexpectedly, when Xiao led his cavalry into the city, he found that the scene in the city was even more tragic than before he just left the city.

The streets and alleys were filled with many refugees gathered in groups of three or five.

The refugee shacks built along the street were packed tightly together.

There was a flood half a month ago, and it seemed that this county town was not spared.

The streets and alleys that were originally made of bluestone and hard soil were now muddy and difficult to walk on.

The shops on both sides of the main street were either closed or damaged.

Most of the doors and windows were covered with mud, and some of them showed signs of being smashed and vandalized.

Xiao Jingchuan led the horse team and walked carefully for more than a quarter of an hour, going through the streets and alleys, avoiding the houses that blocked the way and caused trouble. The scene before them was quite shocking.

A few moments!

The county government arrived
"Hey, Changting?!" At the entrance of the alley, Xiao saw the county government office right in front of him and hurriedly waved his hand to stop the team behind him.

"Yes, General. What's the matter? What can I do for you?!"

Chang Ting heard the call, took two steps forward, and came to Xiao to listen to the order.

"Uh"

"Pass the order down, all the people should dismount and rest here, and hand over to Captain Qin Jing, and do not cause any disturbance."

"You and I, along with Yue Xiu and Ma Weimin, will go to the government office first to take a look."

"It won't be too late to find out some real information before leading the team and revealing your identity!" Xiao Wei ordered.

Upon hearing this, Changting bowed in agreement.

After the cavalry stopped at the entrance of the alley and rested on the spot, Xiao led the remaining three and also changed to walking, heading towards the Changzhou County Government Office which was about a hundred meters away.

At this moment, the gate of the yamen was wide open.

Many refugees were wandering around, making a lot of noise and chaos.

At the government office, a medicine shed has been temporarily built for boiling medicine and providing relief. It has a thatched roof and is supported by a few logs. It is a bit simple, but considering the current epidemic situation in the county, it is quite appropriate.

Xiao and his group of four approached steadily. As they got closer, they began to smell the pungent smell of medicinal residues scattered everywhere, and the smell of decay and decay hit them in the face.

Xiao Jingchuan frowned and went over to see a man dressed as a government official, who was lying on a recliner guarding the medicine furnace in the middle of the shed. He decided to go over to take a look.

Not much effort
"Master Xing, Master Xing!"

"No! My dad can't do it!"

"Save him, save him!"

"Hurry up and save him!"

Suddenly heard!

A half-grown child, covered in dirt and tatters, ran out of the yamen, crying, and ran towards the clerk who was leaning on a reclining chair in the medicine shed.

"kindness?!"

"Go! Go! Go"

The yamen official's moustache just curled up, half opened his eye, turned his body slightly to glance at her, and then closed his eyes and dozed off again, not wanting to pay any attention to this.

"You little bastard, the government office can't hold so many dead bodies! Huh?!"

"Your father is really in trouble!"

"Have someone carry them out as soon as possible!"

"Even if you make room for it, others will need it too!"

The clerk named Xing narrowed his eyes and was reluctant to speak, responding coldly. It was obvious that he was somewhat familiar with the critically ill person.

It's hard to imagine that someone could say such bland and perfunctory words, watching someone in danger without helping, and just saying nothing and looking down on him.

"Xing, Master Xing, please!"

"Save my dad, save my dad"

Seeing that the clerk named Xing was unwilling to help, the child was panicked and at a loss. In desperation, he knelt down and moved forward, grabbed a corner of the hem of the clerk Xing's clothes with his two dirty hands, and made a lot of nonsense, refusing to give in.

"Hey! You! You"

"You bastard!"

"Come on, come on!"

"Take this kid away!"

"Humph!"

"What the hell is this job!" "Quick! Get rid of it!"

"Your father is done, what does it have to do with me?!"

"If you keep making trouble, don't say I'm rude to you!"

Xing, the clerk, was caught off guard and suddenly saw the child climbing up to him. He quickly pushed him away with one hand and shouted for the yamen runners to come and help, and kicked the little plague god out of the medicine shed.

When they saw it, they were very disgusted, fearing that they would be infected with the disease.

At this moment, Xiao Xing and his three companions took advantage of the clerk's nap and entered the shed one step ahead.

At this moment, he lay beside several medicine furnaces nearby, leaning over to examine the medicine residue in the furnaces without saying a word.

The clerk Xing was so angry that he sat up straight with his belly sticking out. He chased the boy away for a moment, then suddenly glanced at Xiao Xing and his gang, and his two triangular eyes glared at them, shouting!

"Hey!"

"You, all of you!"

"who?!"

"What are you doing here?!"

"If you want to get medicine, line up over there!"

"This is the important area of ​​Changzhou County Government. Who the hell told you guys to come into the shed?!"

"The unruly people are making a scene!"

"Come here, come here!"

"Kick these guys out as well!"

Xing the clerk did not ask any questions and was not in a good mood.

At this moment, he was waving a palm-leaf fan in his hand, chattering, and started to curse at me. At the end, he even wanted to find someone to send.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan, who was standing beside him, raised his head from the stove with his face covered and spoke to the official.

"Ah!"

"You are so powerful!"

"This medicine is not right. There is something wrong with the prescription."

"It's fine to use this to clear away heat and detoxify, but it's ridiculous to use it to treat the epidemic!"

"Hey, you're just a policeman, what's your job at the government office?!"

"Who gave me this recipe for making the medicine?!"

"Where is your county magistrate?!"

Xiao Jingchuan asked seriously, but he didn't get angry at the behavior of the yamen official in front of him.

Xing Yali looked over and saw that although Xiao Lang in front of him was wearing a mask and had his face covered, his stature and demeanor, as well as the demeanor of the three people beside him, seemed to be different from ordinary people.

He has been working in the government office for a long time, so he has to be able to read people's minds.

Now that this person can respond so calmly, I am sure that, even if he is not an official, he is definitely not an ordinary person!
So, Xing Yali paused, suddenly changed his expression, and said something tentative.

"Hehehe"

"Your Excellency, Master Yan should be distributing porridge at the porridge shop in the street ahead!"

"Who are you guys?!"

"Come up to stir my medicine stove, smell it, and lift the lid!"

"Whether the decoction is good or not, it's the prescription personally approved by our master!"

"You are a stranger who came from nowhere and you come to this government office to do a job!"

"hehe."

"Kid! No matter who you are!"

"If you don't have an explanation today, you don't have to leave in such a hurry!"

"And there is room for you to speak!"

As they were talking, the clerk of Xing Ya thought Xiao had come to cause trouble, and pressed him to reveal his identity. In order to prevent the visitor from running away, he gave a look, and several clerks rushed in from the side shed, surrounding Xiao Xing and the other two and bringing them to the stove.
"Humph!"

"You little clerk, what's wrong?!"

"You're going to fight us after just a few words?!"

Seeing that it was the yamen runners coming into the shed from all directions, Xiao Pang and Gu Changting snorted, clenched their fists and walked forward, speaking in a provocative tone, but he didn't care about it at all and just retorted directly!

(End of this chapter)