Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhao Feng stood at the alley entrance, her eyes fixed on the city gate, afraid of missing Zhao Lian.

Almost an hour had passed, and the city gate remained unmoved, let alone Zhao Lian's figure could be seen.

The sun rose higher and higher, making her skin incredibly itchy. Li Chunhua was sweating profusely from the heat and began to lose her temper.

"This brat wouldn't be lying to us, would she? We don't know how your dad is either?"

"You're asking me? How would I know!" Zhao Feng said irritably.

She didn't want to pay any attention to Li Chunhua at all. Li Chunhua had been Mrs. Qiao for several years and had forgotten that she was originally a peasant.

They caused all sorts of trouble along the way, and Dad was taking such a long time to travel in order to take care of the mother and daughter.

And that chubby little boy, if his father hadn't tried to save him, he wouldn't have caught a cold. Thinking of this, Zhao Feng's resentment towards Li Chunhua and her son grew even stronger.

“Mother, in my opinion, that jinx is definitely not coming back. She hates Father so much, she wishes he were dead. Maybe she didn’t even go to save him.” Zhao Fu leaned against the alley entrance, looking indignant.

Zhao Feng pursed her lips and remained silent, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

She knew that Zhao Lian hated her father, but she believed that since Zhao Lian had promised her, she would definitely go to save her father.

"Who's talking badly about me!"

A cold voice rang out from behind.

It's a lotus-summoning ceremony!

Zhao Feng's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned around.

It was indeed Zhao Lian, leaning against one end of the alley with a basket on her back. I had no idea when she had started standing behind me.

Zhao Feng was completely baffled. She had been staring intently at the city gate, but she hadn't seen Zhao Lian enter at all.

Zhao Lian stared coldly at Zhao Fu: "You gossip about me behind my back, believe me or not, I'll cut your tongue out?"

Zhao Fu felt a chill run down his spine from Zhao Feng's cold gaze and quickly stood up to hide behind her.

Zhao Feng forced a smile: "Zhao Lian, don't blame Zhao Fu, he's still young~"

Zhao Lian snorted: "Young? He'll be able to get married in a few more years! Big sister, only you spoil him."

"By the way, Zhao Lian, how is Father?" Zhao Feng asked impatiently, thinking of her father.

“I’ve arranged for him to stay outside the city. Zhao Di is taking care of him, so he won’t die anytime soon!”

Hearing that her father was indeed alive, Zhao Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Zhao Lian, do you have any way to get us out of the city? I can't rest easy until I see Father!"

"No, the city is heavily guarded right now, the gates are closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave. If we get caught, it won't be a joke."

"You all stay here for now, and we'll see how things go later."

"Big sister, come with me!" Zhao Lian said, turning around.

Li Chunhua and Zhao Feng exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

Zhao Lian led Zhao Feng and the others to a house: "You all stay here for the next few days and don't wander around."

He then took out a cloth bag from his basket: "This contains a few pounds of dark flour and wild vegetables. If you use them sparingly, it will be enough for you to eat for a few days."

When they entered the city, Zhao Lian specifically looked around and found an abandoned house.

There was a large padlock hanging outside the house, the lock was rusty, and it looked like no one had lived there for a while. The house was covered in dust, but the pots and pans were all there.

Realizing that Zhao Feng and the others would have nowhere to stay, Zhao Lian removed the lock.

When Li Chunhua saw what Zhao Lian took out, her eyes lit up. She snatched it away and weighed it in her hand. It was a good four or five pounds of black flour.

"The plague is raging in Suizhou City right now, so you must not go out and wander around easily. Once the situation stabilizes, I will come and take you out of the city."

Zhao Lian said something simple, then turned to leave.

"Summoning Lotus~"

Seeing Zhao Lian turn around to leave, Zhao Feng was anxious and quickly called her back.

"Big sister, is something the matter?" Zhao Lian turned around and raised an eyebrow.

Now that I'm not going out of my way to be nice to her, Zhao Feng is getting impatient. It seems I really can't spoil her.

"It's nothing, Zhao Lian, thank you!" Zhao Fengqiang forced a smile.

"Humph!"

"No need to thank me, it's what she should do," Zhao Fu snorted.

"Believe it or not, I really will cut your tongue out."

Zhao Lian narrowed her eyes.

Zhao Fu covered his mouth in fear.

Watching Zhao Lian's retreating figure, Zhao Feng felt a mix of emotions.

Zhao Lian seems to have changed. She used to be very enthusiastic towards me, but now she's indifferent, and I can't guess what she's thinking.

"Oh, Zhao Feng, it seems that brat doesn't respect you, her older sister, at all now." Li Chunhua said with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Li Chunhua, if you can't speak properly, shut your mouth. Also, this black mask was given to me by Zhao Lian, not for you." With that, Zhao Feng snatched the black mask away.

Ever since Li Chunhua went back to live with her father, Zhao Feng has found fault with everything about her.

……

The open space at Caishikou was filled with sick people, some were refugees, some were locals, and many were sitting haphazardly to one side.

All the patients were gathered together, and Prefect Song then instructed Chief Li to invite several renowned doctors over.

Prefect Song wore a mask covering his mouth and nose, and other officials and doctors also took protective measures.

We don't know if this disease is contagious, so it's best to be careful just to be safe.

There are five famous doctors in Suizhou City. The most famous is Dr. Liu from Kangjian Pharmacy, followed by Dr. Huang from Suihe Pharmacy, Dr. Li from Jimin Pharmacy, Dr. Gao from Kangshou Pharmacy, and finally Dr. Luo from Tongji Pharmacy.

Prefect Song clasped his hands together, his face full of sincerity: "Gentlemen, besides the suggestion I just made, what other good ideas do you have? Please feel free to speak them. Right now, the city of Suizhou is entirely dependent on you."

Doctors have always been highly respected. Moreover, at this critical juncture, the treatment and saving lives depend entirely on these doctors, so Prefect Song naturally dared not neglect them.

Doctor Luo stroked his goatee and said slowly, "Sir, in my opinion, let's do as you just said."

The group experiment that Prefect Song just mentioned is the same one that Zhao Lian talked about before.

"I think it's a good idea!" Doctor Huang had no objections.

Finally, the other two doctors chimed in, while Dr. Liu from Kangjian Pharmacy remained silent.

"Dr. Liu, what do you think?"

"I think we could do it this way: categorize these patients. Dr. Huang is incredibly effective at treating coughs, so patients with coughs but no fever should be under Dr. Li's care. And those with high fevers or vomiting and diarrhea should be arranged like this..."

Doctor Liu explained it to Prefect Song in detail.

"Sir, this Doctor Liu's method is excellent!" Master Cao's eyes lit up.

"But, sir, there is something I have always been afraid to say," Doctor Liu said hesitantly.

Prefect Song frowned: "Speak!"

"The medicine in the pharmacy was mostly bought up by one person the day before yesterday."

This was quite a shock. Prefect Song felt a chill run down his spine; it seemed someone had done this maliciously.

"Godfather, this Doctor Liu is really thoughtful. Also, I have a way to deal with that medicine."

Judging from the voice, it was Zhao Lian who had arrived, and Prefect Song was overjoyed!

"Zhaolian, you've finally arrived."

Zhao Lian was carrying a basket on her back, and it seemed that the basket contained quite a lot of things.

"Dr. Liu, please take a look at these things and see if they can be used?" Zhao Lian put down her basket and took out the perilla, houttuynia cordata, and mugwort from it.