In the end, the two men made the excuse that they didn't have enough silver and asked for credit, and under the murderous gaze of the vendor, they squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

I thought a big money man had come, but they turned out to be two poor fellows. The peddler was so angry when he saw them fleeing.

As the sun rose to noon, more and more people appeared on the street.

The two of them followed the flow of people on the street, looking around.

I found that whether it is a street shop or a roadside stall, the most sold item is opium.

Those places that were supposed to be restaurants and teahouses were renamed as opium dens.

After much difficulty, I finally found a grain store, but discovered that the store was packed with people, as if there was a robbery going on.

"Boss, please be kind and sell me some brown rice. I have no more rice at home, and my family is waiting for me to bring them back to save their lives."

An old woman in ragged clothes, holding the copper coins in her trembling hands, humbly begged the grain store owner to sell her some grain.

"Get out! You stinky beggar, go to the street to beg, this is not the place for you!"

The grain store owner, with a dark look in his eyes, pushed the old woman impatiently with his big fat belly.

The old woman had difficulty moving to begin with, and was knocked over by the push.

The crowd at the back seemed to be accustomed to such scenes. They were like a group of zombies, not even bothering to glance at each other and just kept pushing forward.

They trampled on the old woman mercilessly, and she screamed in agony.

When Cheng Xingwan and Mo Junyi saw this, they rushed forward and rescued the old woman.

The old man's face was covered in blood and he was dying, obviously seriously injured.

Mo Junyi carried her out of the grain store, and Cheng Xingwan quietly passed a few drops of spiritual spring water into her mouth, saving her life.

The two asked several people before they found out the location of the clinic.

So he took the old man to the clinic to treat his wounds.

After finally finding a medical clinic, I discovered that it was surrounded by people in three layers inside and three layers outside, just like the grain store.

Most of the patients in the clinic are pale, thin and in a trance.

As soon as I approached the clinic, I heard continuous coughing.

Even though it has come to this, there are still many people holding their pipes, coughing violently, puffing out smoke, and looking intoxicated.

What’s even more outrageous is that even the doctors in the clinic smoke pipes.

Such a scene had a great impact on their vision and soul.

Look at the doctor's slow and nonchalant manner.

If we really have to wait for him to save the old man's life, I'm afraid he would be dead.

There was no other way. The two of them didn't know where the old lady's home was, so they could only take her back to the inn where they were staying temporarily.

Fortunately, the inn was not far from here and we arrived there in a short while.

When they returned to the inn, the innkeeper saw that they were carrying a man in tattered clothes and covered in blood.

He stopped them at the door and said, "My two guests, this...what's going on? Our shop is just a small business, and we dare not get involved in a lawsuit."

Cheng Xingwan realized that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, shopkeeper, we have not made enemies with anyone.

We didn't know this old lady either. She fell outside and we happened to run into her. We couldn't bear to watch her die without helping her, but we didn't know where she lived, so we decided to bring her back to bandage her wound first."

The shopkeeper looked at them suspiciously, then bowed and said with a smile: "You two guests are from other places, right? You are really good people.

But, I see that this woman is so old and has been seriously injured. What if... I mean what if something happens to her and her family comes to cause trouble, our store cannot take the responsibility.

I hope you can understand me. I have an 80-year-old mother and a 3-year-old child at home, and they all rely on this small shop for their livelihood."

Although the shopkeeper's concerns were understandable, Cheng Xingwan still felt a chill in his heart after hearing them.

If the same thing happened in Cangwu Town, she believed that many people would lend a helping hand to the injured old man.

But in this place, it seems that there is no humanity at all.

All of them seemed to be immersed in a vague world, turning a blind eye to the weak and indifferent to death.

In desperation, they could only carry the old man to a secluded alley, and the old man, who had taken the spiritual spring water, was saved.

But the wound was still bleeding, so Cheng Xingwan simply disinfected her wound and wrapped it with gauze.

Just at this moment, the old man slowly woke up.

She was dazed and felt her body was more relaxed than ever before. She was not sure whether she was alive or dead.

I heard that when a person dies, physical pain will disappear.

She felt her body was so light that she could float up. She thought that the two people in front of her were here to take them to the underworld.

"Greetings, my Lords. I have something to ask of you. Before I leave, I would like to go home and see my family one last time. I beg your permission."

Cheng Xingwan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that she finally woke up.

The old woman's voice was very weak, and she only heard the word "go home".

"Old man, you finally woke up. Do you still remember where your home is? We will take you home."

"I remember, I remember. Thank you, thank you! My home is at No. 65, Kuanliu Alley. Go straight ahead from here to the third fork in the road. Turn right and it's the second house in the seventh row."

Seeing that they agreed to send her home, the old woman was so grateful that she even temporarily put aside her fear of death.

The old woman felt like she was dead. She could even float when she walked, and she didn’t even need a cane.

Without the support of two people, he walked ahead with big strides.

Cheng Xingwan and Mo Junyi wanted to learn more about Lairuo County from her, so they followed her without saying a word.

Not long after walking, they saw the old woman stopped outside a dilapidated shack. From inside the shack came the sounds of men cursing and smashing things, as well as the crying of women and children.

The old woman angrily pushed open the useless wooden door and shouted at the young man who was rummaging through the boxes inside: "Stop it, you bastard!"

The man paused and turned to look over.

Cheng Xingwan clearly saw the green in his eyes.

"Mom, mom, you're back. Where is the money you earned yesterday? Where did you put it? Give it to me quickly. I can't stand it anymore. Give me the money quickly."

He threw himself at the old woman's feet and begged her humbly to give him money, just like the old woman had just begged the owner to sell her grain in the grain store.

"I don't have any money, how could I have any money? Son, please quit smoking opium, it's not a good thing.

Open your eyes and look at your wives and children. See how hungry they are.

Do you have to destroy our family and separate our wives and children before you are satisfied?"

"Mom, mom, please give me the money quickly, I can't stand it, I can't stand it!"

The man held his head and rolled over on the ground, sweating profusely, his face covered with tears and snot.

Soon a foul smell came, and he became incontinent.

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