At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system

The slightly plump man sat down on the chair prepared by the servants, and glanced at the dark crowd below, with no attempt to hide the displeasure on his face.

The man seemed relieved to see that there was no one queuing in front of him.

When the little eyes saw Lin Qing almost standing on the steps, they looked him up and down calmly and said, "I don't think I've seen you before. Which village did you escape from?"

Lin Qing's heart trembled.

She didn't expect that although this slightly fat man looked unattractive, he had such an incredible memory.

Could it be that he is the housekeeper who is responsible for recording the list of concubines in the Jia family?

Lin Qing concealed her doubts, tried to act shy and not used to talking to people, and walked back with the two children.

In fact, she originally wanted to get closer to listen to what the slightly plump man was trying to do, but the woman had obviously not made up her mind yet. She was so busy squeezing forward that she didn't notice that she had actually walked in front of the woman.

On their way back, they happened to pass by the woman, and Lin Qing turned around again and followed her.

But this time I have to hide myself well and not arouse the suspicion of that slightly fat man.

"Master, please look, this is my daughter. She's just thirteen and hasn't had her first period yet. Although she looks dirty now, she'll be presentable after she's washed..."

Her tone was flattering yet ruthless, as if what she was selling was not her own daughter, but a lifeless and speechless object.

Her daughter didn't look angry at all. Her face was numb and her eyes were empty, staring unfocused at the gate of the City God Temple in front of her.

The slightly plump man waved his hand, and a woman who looked like a toothache came over with a twist of her waist. She checked the girl's body and teeth all over, and then nodded to the slightly plump man.

The surroundings were too chaotic, and Lin Qing did not hear clearly what she said to the slightly plump man. She only vaguely heard words like "Butler Hu", "no more meat", "take a while to raise", and "upper middle".

What really shocked her was that the butler Hu then pulled out a manual that looked like an account book from his chest, wrote down the words of the trafficker, and then looked up at the woman and said:

"Your daughter is only of middle-class condition, and cheaper than the high-quality ones. I will give you ten catties of old rice, ten catties of steamed bread, and fifty coins."

Butler Hu paused and continued, "I feel sorry for you, and you're holding a child in your arms. I'll give you an extra ten cents."

The woman thanked Butler Hu joyfully and even forced her daughter to kneel down to express her gratitude.

Lin Qing almost vomited out of physical disgust at the sight.

The numb girl watched the woman happily receive the money and suddenly said, "Mom, please don't let my brother end up like Dad. Make sure he's buried in peace."

The woman screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "What nonsense are you talking about! A Tian is not dead, he just has a fever again, I will ask the doctor to see him! It's all because of you, you damn jinx! If you weren't so greedy to pick up food from the dead, why would A Tian have to snatch it from you..."

As he said this, he was about to hit her, but before the slightly plump butler could give the order, a servant came up to separate the two of them.

Lin Qing hurriedly stepped forward and forcibly dragged the woman towards the large incense burner in the distance where there were fewer people.

The woman seemed very angry at Lin Qing's meddling and said angrily, "Who are you? I'm disciplining my own daughter, what's it to you?"

Lin Qing said, "Since you've already sold your daughter to the Jia family, she belongs to the Jia family. Do you dare to hit someone from the Jia family?"

The woman seemed to have just realized what was happening, and she shuddered all over: "No, I dare not."

"Let me see the child in your arms. I was a barefoot doctor before I fled."

The woman didn't want to obey at first, but seeing Lin Qing's cold face and her two sons with angry eyes, she stretched out her hands and then withdrew them. After a moment, she said in a trembling voice, "Yes, thank you, doctor."

The moment Lin Qing took it, she felt that the child's whole body was incredibly hot. Looking at his face, it was already abnormally red, his breathing was rapid, his eyes were closed, and his lips were chapped.

I hurriedly bought some fast-acting fever-reducing medicine from the mall, fed it to the child according to the dosage, and asked, "Does he cough normally?"

The woman saw her feeding A-Tian something unknown and wanted to scream when she found that A-Tian's breathing immediately stabilized. She was so grateful that she wanted to kneel down.

"You are truly a living god!"

Seeing Lin Qing frowning, the woman quickly replied, "No, no!"

Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his lungs should not be infected.

"Remember to have him drink plenty of water and sweat more, but don't let him catch a cold. Keep an eye on the time. If the fever comes back after two hours, give him another sip of this medicine."

The woman took the child and the medicine with tears on her face. She felt that the heat all over A Tian's body had subsided a lot. She could no longer bear it and knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to Lin Qing several times.

"You are truly A-Tian's living parent! May I ask for the name of the miracle doctor? If A-Tian survives this ordeal, we, the people of Dingyang, will build a longevity tablet for you and offer sacrifices to you day and night!"

After saying that, she wiped her tears and muttered, "You are so powerful, why didn't you come earlier and save A Tian's father! Otherwise, why would I have to live such a hard life!"

Lin Qing immediately felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

It is really eye-opening that a woman is so greedy and even blames Lin Qing for helping her.

The old saying goes that you should help in emergencies but not in poverty, and it is true.

When the woman saw that Lin Qing was a skilled doctor, the first thing she thought of was not why she didn't save the sick poor people here, but she secretly blamed her for not coming earlier to save her dead husband.

Lin Qing is not a saintly white lotus who saves people from suffering. The right thing to do is to let go of the desire to help others and not make things difficult for herself.

So she gestured to Er Miao to help the woman up, and her tone became a little colder.

"You'd better go get your things quickly. It would be terrible if someone else took them."

"No," the woman rocked the child gently, her face showing the tenderness she hadn't shown to the girl just now. "Butler Hu knows us. No one else can take it away except me."

These words proved what Lin Qing was thinking.

This steward Hu was most likely the one who helped Yu Jia and recorded everything in secret.

As long as we get the account book in his hands, it will be strong evidence.

If she could confirm one more thing now, she could leave with her two children.

"Sister-in-law, I'm new here too, and there are many rules I don't understand. I saw you just took the children to Butler Hu and received the money. Do you think my two sons can handle it?"

When the woman heard the word 'son', she shook her head and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. When Housekeeper Hu first arrived, he said that the Jia Mansion only hired maids."

Then she lowered her voice, and her mysterious words frightened Lin Qing so much that his whole body went cold.