It seems that you are going to flee from famine, don't be anxious or panic

Huo? quietly followed the little beggars. He heard his wife say that if they really had the disease, it would be contagious, so Huo? only observed from a distance and then turned back.

The news Huo brought back was just as Ning Jian had expected: the beggar had red spots on his neck and body.

Red spots on the body are a type of skin disease and also a symptom of the ancient plague.

If a plague really happens, beggars will definitely be one of the groups with the highest incidence of disease, because most of them often have no fixed place to live, are not so particular about imported food, and have unsatisfactory hygiene, so they can easily become a mobile "pathogen".

After hearing the answer given by Huo Yan, Ning Yan felt that there might be more than one case in the city. He just didn't know whether the officials would respond quickly this time and whether the disease could be treated and controlled in a timely and effective manner.

After hearing this, everyone was a little panicked. They had originally been holding on to some hope, but now their hearts were finally hanging in the balance. This is a disease that is 100% fatal. It is human nature to feel fear in the face of life and death.

However, things have not yet reached the worst point, so even though everyone is very worried, they still have to do what they should do next.

That afternoon, Ning Jian and Huo Yan took their two children and drove to the city in a carriage to see what was going on there.

The city is definitely not as prosperous and lively as before. Many houses have collapsed and are still under repair.

However, compared to the past few days, the shops here have reopened one after another, and there are many people coming out to shop.

Ning Yan carefully observed several medical clinics here and found that many people went in one after another. The doctors and pharmacists inside were very busy.

After watching for a while, Ning Yan and Huo took the two children away and went directly to the cloth shop.

They planned to buy some white cloth and ask Aunt Zhou and others to make some masks to prevent diseases.

By the way, buy some more cloth for daily wear and put it in the space for his future use.

They went directly to the largest cloth shop in the city. After so many days, there were still many people coming to buy things. Ning Yan took a casual glance and saw many boys and girls choosing clothes and fabrics.

After the family of four entered, they didn't see any waiter coming to greet them, but they didn't care and started to choose the fabrics they liked.

Huo Yun took a fancy to a colorful piece of fabric, pointed at it and said to Ning Yan, "Dad, buy that one for me.

"Are you sure?" Ning Yan asked speechlessly as he looked at the cloth.

This material looks quite comfortable, and you won’t feel stuffy when wearing it in the summer. But clothes made of this color, will you definitely not look like a peacock with its tail spread out when worn?

"Yeah." Huo Yun nodded confidently and said, "This color looks good."

What else could Ning Yan say after hearing this? Since his son liked it, he had no choice but to buy it for him.

So he called his waiter and asked him to help wrap it up first.

The waiter came over and took a look at Ning Yan and the others before saying to him with a smile, "This style of cloth we have is a new design. Many young men from official families like to buy it recently, but it's a bit expensive."

Although the man's tone seemed gentle and respectful, Ning Yan still understood his hidden meaning. Was he worried that they couldn't afford the cloth?

"How expensive is it?" Ning Yan looked at him and asked calmly.

"A piece of cloth costs 50 taels of silver." The clerk raised his chin slightly and said as if others could not afford it.

This guy in front of him had nothing special to offer except that he looked good. The clothes he was wearing were made of ordinary cotton fabrics that cost a few hundred coins per piece. A shop like theirs would never sell such fabrics.

The guy secretly thought that this person definitely couldn't afford such expensive fabric.

The annual expenses of an ordinary family of several people are only a few taels of silver. Who would be willing to spend 50 taels of silver to buy a piece of cloth to make clothes?

And from what he said, he was buying such expensive cloth for a little kid, so the waiter concluded that the guy in front of him definitely couldn't afford it.

Instead of wasting time explaining to them here, he might as well serve a few more rich women and boys.

"How many pieces of cloth do you have at home?" Ning Yan asked.

"There are only three left now. Our goods are in great demand," said the clerk proudly.

"Then I want them all, please pack them for me." Ning Yan said without hesitation.

"What?" The guy widened his eyes in surprise and asked in disbelief.

"What? Don't you understand what people are saying?" Ning Yan said in a cold tone.

When the waiter heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "I understand, I understand. I will pack it for you right away. Please wait a moment."

I originally thought that this person was dressed in ordinary clothes and definitely couldn't afford the fabrics here, but I didn't expect to meet an invisible rich man.

Then why was he still hesitating? If he wasn't motivated to make money, there was something wrong with his thinking. He then picked up the fabric and went to the counter to pack it for Ning Yan.

But at this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came: "Hey, buddy, give me a piece of that cloth you have in your hand. I want to take it away later."

This fabric is a new product that has recently become popular in the city. She wants to buy a piece and bring it back to give to her brother Ting.

When Ning Yan heard the voice, he turned around and looked at the woman who had just come in from outside the door.

The woman looked about 15 or 6 years old. She was wearing a rose-red corseted long dress embroidered with orchid patterns, a jade bracelet on her left hand, and a golden hairpin on her head. She looked pretty and lively.

Especially those eyes, they are very bright and lively, but when they look at people, they are a little... a little arrogant, as if they don't take other people seriously?

There were three people following behind her, two of whom were wearing the same clothes and looked like her maids.

The other one seemed to be a boy, who looked somewhat similar to the woman in front of him, but the clothes he wore were not as good as those of the other two maids. It was unknown who this boy was related to this woman.

After a few people came in from outside, they went straight to the counter. When they saw the cloth in the clerk's hand, they asked for it as if it was a matter of course.

The waiter paused when he heard this. After turning around and seeing who it was, he immediately stepped forward and complimented her with a smile, "It's Miss Zhang. Welcome, welcome."

"Don't welcome me. I originally planned to go out for a walk, but I didn't expect the weather to be so hot. Hurry up and pack the cloth for me. I'm going to go back." Zhang Min said with some complaints after hearing what the waiter said.

While she was talking, her two maids were busy fanning her.

When the guy heard this, he immediately said, "Okay, I'll pack it for you right away."

After saying that, he turned around and took out one of the three bolts of cloth he had just packed for Ning Yan, and turned to explain to Ning Yan, "My dear, I'm really sorry, we only have two bolts of cloth left in our store."

Ning Yan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and asked, "What? Isn't there a first-come, first-served system for selling things?"

Upon hearing this, the guy apologized and said, "I'm so sorry, how about you take a look at something else?"

Although his words were full of sincerity, his actions did not make people feel apologetic at all. The way he packed the things was really neat and efficient.

Seeing this, Ning Yan asked again, "What if I insist on having all three?"

Zhang Min, who was standing by, snorted when she heard this and said to Ning Yan in a haughty tone, "Whose family are you from? How dare you snatch something from me?"

"It's mine, what's wrong?" Huo? stepped forward and stood beside Ning Yan, looking at Zhang Min with a slightly cold face and said.

"Who is stealing whose things? My wife asked for this thing first. Why should I sell it to you just after you come?" Huo added after he finished speaking.

When Zhang Min heard this, she was about to argue with him, but after seeing Huo?'s appearance, she was stunned. This man was so handsome, even better looking than Brother Ting.

No, Brother Ting is the best looking. After Zhang Min came to her senses, she warned herself in her heart.

This man was dressed so ordinary. Apart from the dark green jade crown on his head, everything else was cheap stuff without exception. How could he be compared with someone of Brother Ting's status?

So she said to Huo Yu bluntly, "You said you wanted it, so it's yours? Anyone can buy it before you pay. Besides, I didn't ask for it. The guy sold it to me voluntarily. It's useless for you to object."

The noise of several people attracted the attention of people in the shop, and soon a burst of whispering was heard.

Seeing that they were about to start a quarrel, the waiter took a few steps towards Huo and Ning, leaned over slightly and whispered:

"My two guests, Miss Zhang is the daughter of the Minister of Rites. It's best not to provoke her. Here are two pieces of cloth. I'll wrap them for you right away."

Minister of Rites?

Huo? and Ning Yan looked at each other when they heard this. This was really a coincidence. It seemed that they had met the son of the Minister of Rites when they went to Fuxin Pawn Shop before. Judging from the age of the woman in front of them, were they brother and sister?

Judging from their personalities, they are really like one another.

Although the waiter spoke in a low voice, Zhang Min was standing relatively close to him, so she heard some of what he said. Looking at the expressions of Ning Yan and Huo?, she thought that they were scared, so she snorted arrogantly and said, "You don't have the guts to snatch things from me."

Before she could finish her boastful speech, Huo Yu said fearlessly, "What's wrong with the daughter of the Minister of Rites? Can the daughter of the Minister of Rites openly steal other people's things?"

Huo's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and everyone in the shop could hear it, but no one dared to speak up for Huo and the others.

When they heard that she was the daughter of the Minister of Rites, everyone would naturally stay away from her. Unless your family's official position is higher than her father's, otherwise, wouldn't you be asking for trouble if you went up to argue with her?

It is obvious that there is no one with a higher position of power here who dares to compete with Zhang Min.

After Huo Yu finished speaking, Zhang Min hadn't spoken yet. Instead, a smart-looking maid who was fanning her stopped what she was doing and scolded Huo Yu, "How dare you slander our young lady for stealing your things.

What do you mean by "your things"? Have you paid for them? You look so poor, can you afford so much money? Buying things requires mutual consent. If the shopkeeper doesn't want to sell it to you, do you still want him to force you to buy it?

After hearing what the maid said, Zhang Min's expression instantly became more proud, and she couldn't help but praise the maid in her heart.

Huo Yun and Ning Jing were both precocious. Although they sometimes could not fully understand what the adults meant, they could definitely tell who was being well-intentioned and who was being malicious.

After what happened today, Huo Yun probably knew that because he wanted the cloth, the person in front of him also wanted it and even had an argument with his father. Moreover, the person behind him seemed to call them poor?

Huo Yun has never been a weakling since he was born in his father's womb, otherwise he would not have come out before Ning Jing. What's more, he was influenced by Huo Yun and has a very vengeful character.

So when he heard the man in front of him scolding him, he pretended to wave his little hand at the tip of his nose, looked at Ning Jing who was held in Huo Xi's arms and said, "Brother, do you smell anything?"

"Yeah." Ning Jing nodded in agreement with a serious face. "What a stinky smell. Is this what Dad meant by going to the toilet without brushing your teeth?"

"Yeah, that's for sure." Huo Yun nodded his head and said seriously, "What's the simpler word for it?"

Huo Yun tilted his head and thought for a moment as he spoke, then he said as if suddenly realizing, "Oh, I remember now. It's called being unhygienic and spewing feces from your mouth."

After saying this, he nodded his head seriously, as if what he said was so correct.

As soon as Huo Yun finished speaking, someone in the crowd burst out laughing. After realizing what was happening, they quickly covered their mouth to stop laughing.

Although the others didn't say anything, many of them covered their mouths and laughed. This kid was so young, but he could actually curse. They were really deceived by his cute appearance.

The little maidservant Dongchun, who had just cursed, was furious after hearing what Huo Yun said. She pointed at Huo Yun and cursed, "How can you talk like that, little kid? How can you be so uneducated? I must teach you a lesson today."

As he said this, he was about to reach out and hit Huo Yun.

Because the fabrics were all placed on the cabinet, Huo Yun was held up by Ning Yan to look at them, and he was sitting in Ning Yan's arms at this moment.

Dongchun wanted to hit Huo Yun, but Huo Yun was not someone to be bullied. When he saw her hand reaching out, he also reached out and slapped Dongchun's hand.

Huo Yun was very strong, and the slap on Dongchun's hand instantly turned red. She covered her hand and screamed in pain.

The onlookers looked forward curiously when they heard Dongchun's screams. What happened? Could it be that he was beaten to a pulp by a child?

Zhang Min's face has been bad since she heard Huo Yun's nonsense. It turns out that a son raised by a vulgar person is not well-educated.

However, after hearing Dongchun's screams, her face became even worse. You are a teenager, how could you be hurt by a child?

However, when Dongchun took his hand away and turned to face her, she was completely speechless, because the back of Dongchun's hand was indeed quite red from being hit.

Dongchun raised her hands with tears in her eyes and looked at Zhang Min and shouted: "Miss..."

At the same time, Huo Yun also raised his little hand and looked at Ning Yan aggrievedly and said, "Dad, she hit me and my hand hurts."