The wife of two taels of silver

The end of the year is approaching, but almost no one has the heart to celebrate the New Year. Everyone lives in fear of febrile diseases.

Lin Haitang and Gu An came down from Qinglong Mountain and found that in just half a month, the number of infected people had almost quadrupled. This time, even the people in Wei'an City were not spared, and the febrile disease was raging in Wei'an City.

Those who were not infected stayed indoors, while those who were infected wailed in the streets. Their hands and faces were covered with ulcers oozing pus. They grabbed their faces and hands, crying, "I don't want to die."

Soldiers with triangular bandanas covering their faces were trying to maintain order, while a gray-haired doctor was handing out medicine to everyone: "This is a prescription from Dr. Lin Haitang, the miracle doctor in Zhanglin County. If you take it, you won't die. Come and get the medicine!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone surrounded them like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey.

Lin Haitang and Gu An hurried over to the city gate, took out official documents and left Wei'an City.

Lin Haitang couldn't bear to see these sick people, but no matter how painful it was, she had to go to Zhanglin County to get the Xuehan Flower, because Zhanglin County was a place Lin Haitang completely trusted. In other places, Lin Haitang did not trust these officials.

Moreover, what kind of medicine should be combined with this snow-cold flower to achieve the greatest medicinal effect? ​​All of this needs to be tested and no carelessness is allowed.

Lin Haitang and Gu An spent this New Year on horseback. They used dry bread as wine and pretended to clink glasses. Then they took a couple of bites and waved the reins and set off forward.

The return journey was half as fast as the coming one. In just three days, Lin Haitang and Gu An arrived at the gate of Zhanglin County.

The soldier at the door saw Lin Haitang and Gu An and burst into tears. Tears streamed down his frozen, cracked face and he choked out tears, saying, "Doctor Lin, Master Gu, you're finally back."

Lin Haitang and Gu An exchanged glances, each seeing the other's bewilderment. Lin Haitang quickly said, "Brother Wang, what's wrong with you? What's going on in Zhanglin County?"

Brother Wang shook his head and said, "It's not peaceful out here right now. We have to climb the mountain to find Xue Hanhua. You've been away for so many days, and I'm really worried that something might happen to you. Doctor Lin, you are the savior of the entire Zhanglin County. No, you are the savior of the entire Kang Dynasty. If anything happens to you, we really don't know what to do."

Lin Haitang's heart was relieved, and she said with a smile, "Little Brother Wang, please stop crying. If others see you, they will laugh at you. We'll be leaving first. We still have things to do with the old gentlemen."

Brother Wang was also a little embarrassed and wiped his tears randomly. Because his face was too cold, he used too much force and tore the dry cracks, which caused some bleeding.

There are no people left in Zhanglin County. The streets are empty. Even the corpses that Lin Haitang saw on the roadside when she first arrived are gone. Only emptiness remains.

Now all the survivors in Zhanglin County are gathered in one place, so that doctors can check their bodies every day and everyone can help each other if anything happens.

The horse stopped in front of the temporary Imperial Medical Bureau, and Lin Haitang shouted as usual: "Masters! I'm back!"

Lin Haitang was carrying a huge bundle filled with dried snow-white flowers, and there was another big bundle on the horse's butt.

"Girl!" The first one to come out was Mr. Liu Guiyuan. He was the youngest among the five people and had the most flexible legs and feet. When he heard Lin Haitang's voice, he ran out immediately.

Seeing Liu Guiyuan running so fast, Lin Haitang hurriedly said, "Hey! Please slow down!" If it weren't for the inconvenience of carrying such a large bag, she would have run up and supported him.

Gu An rushed over and supported the man, letting him walk slowly to Lin Haitang. He sighed and said, "Please go slowly. Haitang can't run away."

"You old boy! You run so fast!" Old Mr. Zheng Mingzhi's steps were not slow either. While he was talking about Liu Guiyuan, his steps did not slow down at all.

Gu An grabbed Zheng Mingzhi with a speechless look on his face, stopping him from running away.

After a while, Yang Zhiwen, Xie Ru, and Shi Wei also came out. Lin Haitang exchanged some pleasantries with them, then put down the bundle in his hand. He quickly opened the bundle, revealing the contents and spreading them out for everyone to see, saying, "Look! Snow Cold Flower!"

The five people who were originally chattering suddenly became quiet, and each of them stared at the big bag of snow-cold flowers in silence.

They seem calm, but if you look closely, you will find that the eyelids of these old people are trembling slightly.

Yang Zhiwen was the first to move. He bent down and patted Lin Haitang's shoulder: "Okay, okay, okay──"

Everyone else stretched out their slightly trembling hands to touch the snow-white flowers, and then wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes.

Xie Ru was the first to lose control of his tears. He turned his head and burst into tears. Tears flowed out like a faucet, and he cried like a child.

Someone started crying first, and then several others began to cry. Some of them tried hard to suppress their crying at first, but later they didn't care about anything and just started crying loudly.

Lin Haitang didn't want to cry at first, but seeing the expressions of these five old gentlemen, Lin Haitang's mind started recalling the past, recalling those helpless days, and the continuous deaths in front of her, and the continuous search for snow-white flowers in the mountains. Every step she took was unusually clear, as if she had finally seen the sweetness after all the hardships.

Gu An looked at this scene with a lot of feelings in his heart. He turned his head away with red eyes.

After crying for a while, I suddenly felt that the depression in my heart disappeared, and now I was full of energy.

Lin Haitang burst into laughter while crying. She pursed her lips and wiped her tears, her voice still sobbing: "Old man, how come you can cry more than me?"

The five old men blushed, and Yang Zhiwen feigned anger, saying, "You disrespectful little girl Lin!"

Looking at the large bag of snow-white flowers, Yang Zhiwen said distressedly: "Don't put it on the ground, take it into the house!"

Lin Haitang responded, picked up the bag and walked into the house. Gu An turned around and took the other bag off the horse's butt and brought it into the room.

"Haitang, where did you find the snow-cold flower?" Xie Ru placed the snow-cold flower in the palm of his hand, so carefully, as if this dry flower was a rare treasure.

To be honest, they didn't think that Lin Haitang could find the Snow Cold Flower. After all, the court sent so many people out to look for it, but in the end, not a single one was found. They thought that Lin Haitang and Gu An would also return empty-handed. Therefore, when they first met Lin Haitang, they didn't ask about the Snow Cold Flower. They were already satisfied to see them return safely.

Lin Haitang opened the other bundle and said, "We found it in the Qinglong Mountains. Look, we also found this."

Lin Haitang grabbed a handful of snow-cold flower seeds in her hand and placed them in front of the old gentlemen so that they could see them clearly.

"Although there are quite a few snow flowers, they are definitely not enough. With the seeds, we can cultivate some snow flowers ourselves to help in an emergency." Lin Haitang said.

Shi Wei shook his head and said, "We may not be able to grow it."

Lin Haitang put the seeds back into her purse and said, "Give it a try. Maybe it will grow. Besides, it grows in winter here."