Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

But before he could hear clearly, a cold voice interrupted the noise.

The voice that had spoken for the first time asked again, "Little girl, are you cured?"

The old doctor shook his head. "That amnesia is extremely difficult to treat. Even I am powerless to do anything about it."

He thought the other party would have more questions, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't get any questions, but felt someone approaching him.

Before he could say anything, he felt a slight stinging sensation on his neck again, and then he sank into endless darkness.

Only after confirming that the other party was completely unconscious did Yan Senyue slowly nod his head.

Gathered in the room were the villagers of Darong Village, and their expressions were equally solemn.

Sun Wan was extremely surprised. She didn't expect that Xu Xiangxiang would encounter such a misfortune.

"These damn bastards! How could they be so cruel to a weak woman? They pushed her into a desperate situation in just one night!"

In the crowd, Ma San Ge was already on the verge of collapse after learning about what happened to Xu Xiangxiang. When he heard that his sister had become like this, he could no longer stop crying.

His face was filled with sorrow, and he fell to his knees in front of the village chief and everyone else. "Please, everyone, save my sister!"

"As long as I can save my sister, I will give everything I have!"

However, after hearing his words, the villagers looked at each other, unable to decide whether to save the man or not, and turned their eyes to Sun Wan.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ma San Ge looked at Kou Zhong expectantly again.

Kou Zhong pursed his lips, a look of struggle appearing on his face.

Finally, his eyes fixed on the village chief: "Grandpa Village Chief, I actually want to save her."

"It's not just because she had feelings for me before. If any other girl were in this miserable situation, I wouldn't be able to just stand by and watch."

"But he's the Sima of Chuzhou, a fourth-rank official!"

"If we, the refugees, provoke such a person, wouldn't we be seeking our own death?"

Sun Wan also has her own concerns. Although she is not selfish, she does not want to be too involved in Xu Xiangxiang's affairs.

Wang Cuihua hesitated and expressed her objection, but when she thought of what Doctor Cao said, sympathy flashed in her eyes.

Everyone was in hesitation.

Finally, it was Sun Wan who broke the deadlock: "Why don't we find out the situation first?"

"The village chief and I managed to sneak into the Sima Mansion to investigate the situation and see if there's any chance to save him."

"But let me be frank," Sun Wan said, looking at Ma Sange, who was glowing with hope. "If we have the chance, we will definitely not stand idly by."

"But if the defense there is tight, we can't sacrifice so many lives for one person."

Ma San Ge's eyes dimmed slightly because of Sun Wan's words, but he still nodded gratefully, "Thank you very much, Sister-in-law Sun. I will repay you for this kindness one day!"

Seeing that Mrs. Sun had expressed her opinion and the village chief had no objection, everyone could only agree to this plan.

In order to prevent the inn from being implicated after rescuing the people, the village chiefs and others discussed and decided to tell the innkeeper the truth.

That afternoon, there was another commotion in front of the inn.

The inn owner fiercely drove all the people from Darong Village out of the inn, threw their luggage on the ground, and shouted in the street: "What a shameless bunch!"

"I took you in out of kindness, gave you a place to stay in the woodshed, and even asked you to work to pay off your debts. But who would have thought that you, a bunch of ungrateful wolves, would turn your kindness against your own and actually steal our guests' things!"

Wang Cuihua and the others were shocked and angry, "You, you are talking nonsense!"

"We've been living in your shop like a well-behaved child, doing whatever you told us to do, whether it was chopping wood or fetching water, without a single word of complaint. Yet, you've taken advantage of us, and now you're blaming us for it!"

"It was clearly your store that was robbed, yet you're blaming us for it. How unreasonable!"

"Everyone, look at this shop. Customers lose their belongings and they blame others. Stay away from these shady shops from now on!"

Wang Cuihua started shouting in the street. When the shop owner heard the word "black shop", he became furious.

He rushed forward, grabbed Wang Cuihua by the collar, and swung her violently, "You crazy woman, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll turn you over to the authorities!"

"When you get to the government office, let's see how you can still make excuses!"

When she heard that she was going to be sent to the authorities, a look of fear flashed across Wang Cuihua's face, followed by regret.

She climbed to her feet guiltily, muttering, "Everyone knows you're colluding with the government. How can we outsiders stand a chance against you?"

"Forget it, there's nothing special about that shabby house. Let's go!"

After saying that, she hurriedly picked up the bag on the ground, squeezed through the crowd and tried to slip away.

Seeing that Wang Cuihua gave in so quickly, the audience booed in disdain.

Wang Cuihua was filled with shame and anger. She glared fiercely and fled the scene with a red face.

The shop owner watched the crowd disperse and spat angrily, "What kind of quality is this!"

Wang Cuihua led the villagers around three alleys before stopping to catch their breath.

Not long after, the village chief, Sun Wan and Yan Senyue arrived from another alley.

When she saw them, Wang Cuihua felt relieved at first, then her face turned red.

She covered her face and said in frustration, "Oh, my reputation is ruined in this life!"

"I've never been so embarrassed!"

Sun Wan laughed out loud: "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."

"Luckily, we won't be staying in Tuzhou for long. Soon, no one will remember your aggressive image today."

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

This was a scene they had planned in advance with the store owner.

Even if the matter of rescuing Xu Xiangxiang is exposed, the store will not be implicated.

After settling the others, in the afternoon, the village chief brought Sun Wan and Yan Senyue to the gate of Sima Mansion.

A servant poked his head out of the door, looked at the three people, and asked cautiously, "What brings you here?"

Sun Wan continued, "We saw the notice from the Sima Mansion. It just so happens that my father is proficient in medicine, so I wanted to give it a try."

When the servant heard this, he immediately understood.

He quickly made way and enthusiastically ushered the three people into the mansion. "What a coincidence! The notice has been posted for such a long time, and you are the first to come."

Sun Wan frowned slightly when she heard this. "How could this be? The notice said that curing the patient would earn one hundred taels of silver. Such a large sum of money, and no one wants to try?"

The servant looked at Sun Wan and the others and asked, "Are you new here?"

Sun Wan nodded and smiled quickly: "Yes, I just arrived not long ago."

"That's not surprising. The doctors here all know that we've hired Doctor Cao before. Doctor Cao's medical skills are superb and he's a family heir. If even he can't cure an illness, how could anyone else dare to take it over so easily?"

"Rather than going there and embarrassing myself and ruining my reputation, it's better to just give up the hundred taels of silver!"

"I see." Sun Wan nodded thoughtfully.

The servant walked briskly and in the blink of an eye he led the three people to a secluded courtyard.

As soon as she reached the door, she heard the servants' panicked shouts: "Miss Ma, put down that dirty thing!"

When the door opened, the scene before him was jaw-dropping.

The unruly Xu Xiangxiang of the past is now a completely different person.

She was wearing gorgeous clothes, but they were as loose as pendants. Her skin, covered with bruises and bloodstains, appeared and disappeared with every move she made.