Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Old Mrs. Lin's face lengthened and she was very unhappy.

Just through this journey, the old lady, who was usually arrogant and domineering, was made to look ten years older. She looked haggard and her harsh face revealed a terrifying look.

But thinking about how much Old Man Lin had protected her in the past, and thinking that if Old Man Lin could hold on, it would still play a big role in winning over the third brother.

So, as Uncle Lin stretched his neck to watch impatiently, he pulled out a half-new pink purse from the lining of his clothes. This was the purse that Lin Xiaolian had used to stuff silver and money into the old lady's pocket after she entered the mansion.

"Here, 20 taels is enough to hire a doctor in the city to treat your father. Go quickly."

Uncle Lin was angry but dared not speak, he could only curse his mother in his heart for being so stingy, not even considering the time and still holding on to the silver. There were clearly several bills in the purse, but his mother only took out two to send away the beggar.

"Mom, this is the state capital. Everything is expensive. 20 taels seems like a lot. We can definitely find a good doctor in our little place, and there's still change. But this is the state capital. 20 taels is probably just enough to pay for a doctor's visit. Look at this..."

Uncle Lin suppressed the rage in his heart and tried to persuade Old Lady Lin in a gentle manner. Finally, after much persuasion, Old Lady Lin reluctantly gave him a 10-liang silver note.

After that, no matter what Uncle Lin said, she just ignored him and just covered her purse tightly, saying, "This is all I have. If it's not enough, you can pay for it yourself. You should know that the person on this bed is not only my husband, but also your father."

There was no other way, so Uncle Lin had to leave the room with a dejected face and go out to find a doctor.

But no one knew that Uncle Lin had concealed 20 taels of the money and put it into his own purse before leaving the inn...

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On this side, as soon as Uncle Lin left the inn, the guiding soldier who arranged for Lin Xiaoyue and his group to stay in the inn, brought Wu Qianhu and three other people, rushed into the inn in a hurry, and pulled the shopkeeper to look for the old man with a mustache among Lin Xiaoyue and his group.

The shopkeeper had sharp eyes and saw that among them there were actually two gentlemen, the governor and the chief secretary. The other two looked unfamiliar, but they were wearing armor and should be military officers of high ranks.

The sudden appearance of so many important figures frightened the shopkeeper so much that his legs were shaking and he almost fell down.

The waiter who had just changed Lin Xiaoyue's room came back. The shopkeeper, whose CPU was already overloaded, didn't think twice and asked the waiter to call the bearded old man over.

However, as soon as he said this, several people stopped him and said that they could go up themselves and there was no need for the doctor to come down.

So, the shopkeeper looked in disbelief as a group of "leaders" whom he hardly ever saw on weekdays were urging the waiter to take them upstairs...

Who was that doctor? How could he even have the governor come to see him in person? This was so exaggerated. Was he going to make the room where that doctor lived a memorial? ? ? ? ?

Regardless of the fact that the shopkeeper here had a lot of questions in his mind, the group of state officials over there were in a hurry to find Doctor Qiao as if their butts were on fire.

Ever since he took out the imperial edict, he had a premonition that this would happen, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Doctor Qiao could roughly guess the purpose of the governor's visit. After welcoming him into the house, he sent Chun Xing to call Doctor Li. After a pause, he told Chun Xing to call Lin Xiaoyue as well.

After Lin Xiaoyue settled Father Lin and the others, she followed Chun Xing in. As soon as she entered the door, she felt a heavy atmosphere. She turned her foot and was about to slip away, but she didn't expect to be stopped by the sharp-eyed Doctor Qiao, "Girl, don't leave, come in quickly... Hurry, don't waste time, hurry up, Chun Xing, close the door."

Lin Xiaoyue:...Fuck, this old guy is harming me.

Don't treat me as blind. I won't talk about the little soldier. Captain Wu, there are three others who look like they have the aura of a superior, gathered in this small shabby house. What are you doing? Don't drag me into this. I'm just an ordinary salted fish. I'm a salted fish from all sides. Don't cause trouble for me.

Lin Xiaoyue looked resistant, but had no choice but to be dragged into the game. She could only choose a seat farthest away from the crowd, and silently... took out a handful of melon seeds and started cracking them.

Everyone:...

The governor was so anxious at the moment that he thought it was a great honor for him to condescend to come here, and he didn't care about other trivial matters.

The main purpose was to deal with the plague outside the city. The epidemic was so rapid and severe that they could hardly suppress it.

Long before Lin Xiaoyue came over, everyone in the room had already exchanged brief greetings. In addition to the soldier and Captain Wu whom Lin Xiaoyue could recognize, the other three were the highest administrative officer of the state, the Governor, the Governor's deputy, the Chief Clerk, and Captain Wu's superior, Commander Mu.

This group of big guys, whom she should have rarely seen in her life, are now gathered together. If she said that nothing serious happened, no one would believe it.

The biggest thing right now is the plague.

From the narration of several bigwigs, everyone learned that the epidemic situation in Yongzhou was more serious than they had imagined.

As for why the Lin family and their entourage did not encounter anyone infected with the disease or any chaos outside the city, it was all thanks to the more than ten doctors hired by the bigwigs present.

Although the dozen doctors could not cure the disease, they could diagnose which people were infected. So, a very smart aide made a stupid move and suggested to the boss that in order to prevent unrest in the city, it would be best to order all the infected people to be confined to the Black Wind Ridge in the south, which was steep and uninhabited.

Speaking of Black Wind Ridge, it was once a place of great importance.

Decades ago, there were too many bandits who occupied this steep mountain top which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Later, although the government sent troops to encircle and suppress the bandits many times, the bandits on Black Wind Ridge took advantage of the geographical location and fought an offensive and defensive battle with the government that lasted for several years.

In the end, the bandits became fed up with the government's endless anti-bandit operations, so they chose a dark and windy night and quietly moved their lair away.

Since then, over the years, some people have seen a large number of wild dogs in Black Wind Ridge, and there are rumors that some people have encountered ghosts in Black Wind Ridge. Then, somehow, a good mountain area has become a mass grave that everyone is afraid of.

Over time, Black Wind Ridge became an ominous place with a bad reputation, and no one was willing to set foot there anymore.

After the outbreak of the epidemic, the government, following Dacongming's advice, confined and isolated the infected people for treatment, so Black Wind Ridge became an excellent place.

First, the Black Wind Ridge is steep and rocky. Besides being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is also difficult for people who go in to get out because there are layers of soldiers guarding the outside.

As for outsiders, Black Wind Ridge has a bad reputation. Generally speaking, few people who know the situation are willing to take the risk and go to Black Wind Ridge.