Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

As the saying goes, good people don’t live long, but evil people live forever.

Lin Yinan felt that Yu Shida was not dead, but she did not think too much about it because Liu Ji came back and brought back another piece of news.

This time, the bandits caused chaos in Nanzhou Prefecture, and the refugees who headed south were gathered together and driven to Cangwu County by the bandits.

The steward of the Deng family secretly told Liu Ji who was going to Cangwu County to deliver the goods.

"Numerous refugees have died every day outside Cangwu County due to fever, vomiting, coughing, and diarrhea. Their master has sent a doctor to check, and the doctor said it was suspected to be a plague, and asked us not to go there to deliver goods during this period."

"Has the Deng family taken any protective measures?" Lin Yinan asked.

Liu Ji said: "There was no porridge stall they had set up outside the city. They had secretly dismantled it two days ago without telling other noble families. However, some smart noble families also dismantled their porridge stalls and stopped distributing porridge."

"Okay, I know about this. Have a good New Year and don't worry about anything else for now."

Lin Yinan thought that Cangwu County was quite far away from their Longtan. If they didn't take a boat, there were many cities in between and the journey was long. Even if the refugees were infected with the plague, it would take them a while to get here.

Knowing that Liu Ji had returned, Su Yunzhi brought several members of the Su family to find her.

"Anan, I want to discuss something with you." Su Yunzhi stood not far away, smiling gently and speaking in a gentle voice.

Lin Yinan said calmly: "What's the matter? Tell me."

Su Yunzhi looked back at the five or six brothers of the same clan who were following him.

"I want to ask when Liu Ji and his men will go to Cangwu County? Several members of the clan came here before the New Year to give New Year gifts. It's almost New Year, and they want to take the Longtan boat back."

Liu Ji looked at him awkwardly, then at Lin Yinan.

"No." Lin Yinan glanced at them and rejected his request outright.

Su Yunzhi frowned, not expecting her to refuse so straightforwardly.

Is he forcing others to do something?

"Why not?" he asked cautiously.

"I advise you to stay in Longtan for the New Year."

Lin Yinan always had a calm expression.

After she finished speaking, the Su family members looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment. They were fine when they came here, but now they can't go back.

"But what happened in Cangwu County?"

Su Yunzhi was not angry, he knew that Lin Yinan was not that cold-hearted person.

Lin Yinan nodded and glanced at Liu Ji.

"Liu Ji brought back news that the Deng family discovered that the refugees outside Cangwu County might have been infected with the disease, so it's best for us not to go there."

Several members of the Su family turned pale with fright. How come they suddenly got sick after only being away for a few days?

"are you sure?"

Lin Yinan nodded.

"Master Deng has secretly consulted a doctor. Our ship has stopped and we will not send a ship there until the epidemic is resolved. If you insist on going back, you can only go back by carriage."

Su Yunzhi nodded to her, bowed and said goodbye.

"Thank you, Anan! I will go back and discuss it with my father."

After saying this, he hurriedly left with the Su family members.

"Sister Anan, I..."

Liu Ji felt a little guilty. After all, Su Yunzhi treated him well all the way south.

Lin Yinan patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. The situation is urgent. They will make their own decisions. Let's go back and eat. A-Yu must be getting impatient waiting for you."

The two men left the county government office and walked quickly home.

Cangwu County, Deng family.

"Father, several families headed by the Zeng family are still distributing porridge outside the city. I sent a steward to explain the epidemic, but they drove him out."

Deng Shi shivered with snowflakes on his cloak and strode across the room, complaining to his father who was sitting at the top of the room warming himself by the fire.

Patriarch Deng raised his eyelids and glanced at him. "As the saying goes, kind words can persuade a damned ghost. Since they won't listen, let them be."

"Dad, are we just going to ignore it? The disease is contagious. We can't abandon the people in the city!" Deng Shifa was a little angry and became more and more excited as he spoke.

"I have discussed the countermeasures with my uncle. During these days, you should control the people in the mansion and don't go out without permission."

Deng Shifa's eyes lit up, "What's the solution?"

"You will know then."

"You're keeping me in suspense again."

Deng Shifa muttered to himself, turned around and went out to do his work.

With so many refugees coming this time, his father was thinking of picking out some with good foundation among them to strengthen his own troops. However, after this incident, I am afraid that not many can survive.

Outside Cangwu County, snow was falling all over the sky.

Zeng Xiaofeng, supported by her maid, stood in front of her own porridge shed and looked at the long line of refugees.

The servants next to them were holding wooden spoons, serving porridge to the refugees in line. There were already more than a dozen empty buckets behind them, and the bucket they were opening was almost empty.

The maid looked at the Deng family's dismantled porridge stall and asked in confusion, "Miss, why did the Deng family and other families suddenly stop distributing porridge?"

"Those are just hypocrites who put on an act for others to see." Zeng Xiaofeng said disdainfully.

At this moment, the refugee who was making porridge suddenly broke out into a violent coughing fit, and the bowl of porridge fell to the ground. He held his stomach and coughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back, and his face turned red.

Zeng Xiaofeng covered her nose with a handkerchief and took two steps back in disgust.

The maid kindly stepped forward to help him pick up the bowl, and the man took it without forgetting to bow.

"Thank you! Thank you girl!"

"It's cold, hurry up and take it back to eat!"

The maid smiled at him and returned to Zeng Xiaofeng.

"Miss, they are so pitiful. They all seem to be sick."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaofeng looked carefully at the queues and found that half of the people in the two lines for porridge were coughing constantly.

Looking at the snowflakes flying in the sky, she suddenly came up with an idea.

"Xiaohong, do you remember the Longtan we visited?"

The maid didn't understand what she meant by saying this, so she followed her words and said, "I remember, how could I not remember."

Seeing some refugees looking at them, Zeng Xiaofeng raised her voice unconsciously.

"I heard that there is a place called Longtan in Nanman Prefecture. It is a very prosperous place. Children can go to school for free, and the monthly salary for doing work is high."

"That's true." The maid nodded. She had been there with the young lady before and it was true.

The refugees who were eating porridge nearby pricked up their ears to listen.

An aunt with a child did not leave after finishing her porridge. She came forward to greet Zeng Xiaofeng and said while holding back a cough, "Miss, may I ask where this dragon pond is?"

So Zeng Xiaofeng kindly told everyone everything he knew in Longtan.

Finally, she added, "I also heard that seeing a doctor in Longtan is free. If you work for the city lord for ten years, she will give you a house for free."

"really?"

“Free medical treatment?!”

"Work for ten years and get a house for free!"

How could such a great thing happen? !

The refugees were excited, and the two teams whispered to each other and had a detailed discussion.

Zeng Xiaofeng realized that her goal had been achieved and didn't want to stand there in the cold, so she took the hand of the maid, got into the carriage and left.