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Seeing Xiao Tao's red face from fever, Sheng Xuan and Xiao Lan also became anxious.

"Fourth Aunt, pour a glass of Tusu wine and feed it to Xiaotao. We will go home and harness the ox cart to take him to the town for medical treatment." Xiaolan handed the Tusu wine in her hand to Liu as she spoke.

Sheng Hao's family knew about Tusu wine. It was said that many people who had been sick recovered after drinking Tusu wine. The price of Tusu wine is now comparable to gold. There is a saying that one ounce of Tusu wine is worth one ounce of gold. Seeing Xiao Lan bring over half a bottle, Liu's hands trembled with excitement.

"Your family lives together, so you should drink a little too. Don't get infected by Xiao Tao, otherwise you won't be able to take care of him." Xiao Lan said as she pulled Sheng Xuan home to harness the car.

When Zhang Qingshan learned about Xiao Tao's condition, he asked Sheng Xuan to drive the carriage to take them to the town's medicine store without saying a word. The shopkeeper of Chunshengtang was impressed by Sheng Xuan and Xiao Lan. It was because this family stocked Tusu wine that made him decide to stock up medicine. Therefore, when Sheng Xuan and Xiao Lan brought Sheng Hao's family to the medicine store, the shopkeeper did not let them queue up, but directly found the best doctor in the store to treat the child's illness.

The shopkeeper of Chunshengtang was named Bao. He was impressed by Shengxuan and his daughter, especially Xiaolan. It was this girl's idea when her family bought Tusu wine and herbs to prevent the epidemic. While the doctor was treating Xiaotao, Bao started chatting with the father and daughter, "Don't you have a lot of herbs and Tusu wine? How come someone got the epidemic?"

Xiao Lan thought for a moment and understood why the shopkeeper said that. Her family bought the herbs and Tusu wine here. Because they bought a large amount, the shopkeeper must have been concerned at the time. "The one who got the disease is my fourth uncle's child. Our family separated him and lived separately."

Shopkeeper Bao nodded, thinking that it was no wonder. The reason why his pharmacy is so famous now is closely related to Xiaolan's family. It was because of the batch of herbs and Tusu wine that her family bought that made him determined to stock up on herbs. Otherwise, Chunshengtang would still be in jeopardy. He wanted to do Xiaolan's family a favor, so he smiled and said, "Although I don't expect you to patronize often, as long as you come, my family will definitely not charge a penny."

"How can this be possible, Manager Bao? We can't get such a big favor from you for nothing." After hearing what Manager Bao said, Sheng Xuan hurriedly refused.

"It's nothing, just a way to make a good relationship." Shopkeeper Bao said with a smile.

Xiao Tao slowly woke up after acupuncture. The doctor suggested that Sheng Hao and his family take the child home to rest. Xiao Tao was mainly suffering from malnutrition and physical discomfort caused by the heavy rain for several days. He was infected with the epidemic. There were many patients with the epidemic in the pharmacy. He was weak at the moment. If he was infected by other patients, it would be bad. After writing the prescription and getting the medicine, Bao, the shopkeeper, did not charge a penny for the sake of Sheng Xuan and Xiao Lan. Sheng Hao and Liu were grateful and tears filled their eyes.

After returning home and settling Xiao Tao down, Sheng Xuan asked Sheng Hao to go home with him. Zhang listened to Xiao Lan's story and knew that Xiao Tao was sick because of malnutrition and could not stand the heavy rain for days. She felt very distressed. When Sheng Hao came, Zhang gave him five catties of millet and one catty of brown sugar and asked him to take it back to boil for the child. Now that the child is sick, his stomach is the most fragile, and he may not be able to withstand eating the same meals as adults.

The food at Old Sheng's house is incomparable to before. Beans and millet are ground with the shells, which makes the throat hurt when eating. Xiao Tao is young and can't stand it.

It was already considered good to be able to eat such meals. Some families in the village who had not yet harvested their crops didn't know how they would survive. After seeing Sheng Hao off, the family couldn't help but sigh.

"The child's grandmother is so cruel. How could she bear to watch Xiao Tao being so seriously ill and not do anything about it?" Zhang said.

"They think Xiao Tao has contracted an epidemic and are afraid that the rest of the family will infect them, so Cui doesn't allow them to sit at the table to eat. Now the fourth brother's family is cooking for themselves." Sheng Xuan also said.

Sheng Hao was not favored by the old Sheng family, and his children were not taken seriously by the old couple. Xiao Lan estimated that the old Sheng family should not have much money, otherwise they would not let a boy fend for himself. After all, Xiao Tao was the blood of the old Sheng family, and his status was higher than that of a girl.

Sheng Hao returned home and gave Liu a bag of millet and a bag of brown sugar. Liu cried with tears in her eyes, "If it weren't for my third brother's help, our Xiao Tao would have died. How could my parents be so cruel? After all, Xiao Tao is their grandson."

Sheng Hao lowered his head and let Liu pat his chest.

"Dad, Mom, even though the manager of Chunshengtang confiscated the medical expenses today, it was only for the sake of my third uncle. Our family must repay them well in the future." Xiao Ye said firmly to Sheng Hao and Liu with red eyes.

Sheng Hao and Liu both nodded. Although Xiao Tao was still very weak, he still took these words to heart.

The heavy rains and the epidemic after the rains made the lives of the refugees even more miserable. Many people fell ill and died in the wilderness. Some people also gathered together to rob supplies and food from the rich families. Such incidents occurred several times in the county and town. The county magistrate arranged for the yamen runners to start patrolling. In the past few days, wherever the officers and soldiers went, blood flowed like a river. Most of the dead were men who were starving to death.

There were so many deaths that the county magistrate was afraid that the plague would come back, so he piled up the corpses and burned them.

Suddenly, the county and the town were in a state of panic, and even Shengjia Village felt the urgency. Taihe Town was considered to be the least affected by the famine, and few people fled the famine. I heard that many people fled the famine in other places because their families could not make ends meet, and they would starve to death if they stayed. At this time, everyone was more grateful to Sheng Xuan's family, because it was his family that took the lead in harvesting the crops, and then the head of the village followed suit, and gradually several nearby villages began to follow suit. The people in the surrounding villages were connected by marriage, and they communicated with each other, so many farmers in the town benefited, and Sheng Xuan's prestige gradually rose.

In this era, unless it is absolutely necessary, no one in the family or even the entire clan is willing to leave their hometown to seek a living outside. Besides, the situation outside may not be as good as at home. Although they are not well fed now, they can still survive by tightening their belts. Compared with the outside world, Taihe Town is a paradise.

After Xiao Tao recovered from his illness, everyone in the old Sheng family knew about Sheng Xuan's support for the fourth family, and the fourth family also sat at the table again.

It is worth mentioning that the Sheng family has been living an uneasy life recently. At the beginning of the year, Wang arranged a marriage for Xiaoru, and originally wanted to settle it around the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, as the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, there was still no movement from the family, and Wang couldn't help but feel worried.