Chapter 344: The same is true in Wuheng City.

For a while, he cried out to heaven and earth, but no one answered him. He struggled on the brink of life and death several times in despair.

He couldn't understand why the flood could rise here when Longchang Mountain was so high and far away?

The rain has clearly stopped, so why is the water coming in so quickly?

And why didn't he listen to Ruan Mian and leave here earlier!!!

I'm afraid it's too late for all this...

Filled with regret, Lu Dalang hung on a tree in despair, crying for help, but no one responded...

The flood took several days to recede.

The entire Wuheng City area, including the low-lying areas near the banks of the Linfen River, were all flooded, all the way to the foot of Longchang Mountain.

The same is true in Wuheng City.

Only Jinsha Village on the mountain remained safe and sound.

The rescued people were moved to the vicinity of Jinsha Village. Fortunately, they were assisted by people from the government office and the people of Jinsha Village, so they did not starve to death.

But there were too many people, and Ruan Mian and the others were having a hard time.

Fortunately, they had stored a lot of food, and the grain fields on the mountain were safe. Ruan Mian would occasionally replenish food from the space, so he didn't have to live in hardship.

But after the flood receded, Lord Lin's subordinates reported that the village at the foot of Longchang Mountain was also completely flooded overnight.

Since the flood occurred at night, there was no one on duty there, and no one knew how many households were still there and had not moved out.

It was thought that all the houses were scattered and collapsed. After the flood receded, officials and soldiers immediately went to search, but no signs of life were found.

Everyone sighed, but it was God's will that could not be violated.

Yet there are some oddities, some say.

"A lot of dead livestock were found in the village, especially pigs. But as far as I know, no one in that village raises pigs."

"Dead pigs? How many?"

Ruan Mian asked in confusion, and the man thought for a moment and said a number that none of them had expected.

There are no domestic pigs in that village. Could it be that it ran away from their pig farm?

Thinking of this, Ruan Mian could no longer sit still. If the domestic pigs escaped, something might happen after the flood.

She quickly called Mei Xi, Yun Xiu and others and went to the pig farm to take a look.

But after counting, there was no shortage of livestock in the pig farm.

Mei Xi seemed to remember something and her brows knitted together quickly. "Miss, could it be... that these are the pigs that Aunt Lu and her family raised themselves?"

Seeing Ruan Mian looking at her in confusion, Mei Xi immediately told her, "Aunt Lu said her daughter-in-law needed someone to take care of her. She and the second daughter were both pregnant, so it was inconvenient for her to work at the pig farm. That's why they moved to a relative's house in that village."

"Now it seems that maybe they set up the pig farm themselves, hid it from us, and the flood washed it away."

This possibility made Ruan Mian's heart suddenly tighten.

She had a rough idea in her mind, so while no one was around, she took out the jade bracelet and summoned some small spirit beasts from it to help her determine the location of the pig farm.

At the same time, there were some things she knew couldn't wait.

He immediately came to Mr. Xue's house. Now Lord Lin is temporarily staying in Mr. Xue's house to recuperate.

At this time, my father, brothers and others were discussing what to do with Wuheng City after the flood receded.

There were many opinions, and Lord Lin wrote them down one by one, then summarized them and planned to follow them one by one.

But before so many things happen, the most urgent thing is to clean up the servants first and see if there are any survivors who have not been rescued in time.

But finding a survivor in such a large area of ​​mess is not an easy task.

At this moment, Ruan Mian stepped forward and said, "We can ask our hunting dogs to help us find a living person."

"hound?"

"Well, my family's hounds are all trained and very sensitive to the scent of living people. They are more agile than us in navigating the disaster area. You can rest assured, sir."

"The most important thing right now is to disinfect the disaster area."

"Disinfection? Madam Ruan, do you mean we need to clean up the disaster area first? We've thought about this, and your father just said that a major epidemic is very likely after a major disaster, so we plan to boil some medicine for everyone after we find the people, and then use some other methods..."

"We can't wait any longer. Now that the weather is getting warmer, many livestock have died in the villages at the foot of Longchang Mountain. If we don't deal with it in time, the epidemic will become more severe."

Everyone was stunned by the severity of the situation. Ruan Mian spoke decisively, "First, let the hounds search, then find people to check the household registration to see how many people have disappeared. We'll eliminate them as we search."

"I have a method of disinfection that can prevent the outbreak of the disease to a certain extent."

In the beginning, they specially built a small winery to make ginseng wine.

My aunt even hired someone to make it, and later on, they could not only brew ginseng wine, but also other fruit wines, water wines, etc.

They have distillation technology, sufficient raw materials for brewing and finished wines, so it is not difficult to extract some high-concentration alcohol solutions from them.

It is most appropriate to use these for the most basic disinfection.

At the same time, she also has to do other epidemic prevention work in advance.

The others didn't quite understand what she said, but they just thought that doing what Madam Ruan said would be the right thing to do.

Only his father and brother could understand what Ruan Mian meant.

In addition, my father also specially prescribed some medicine to strengthen the human body.

He thought that after taking measures step by step, things would turn around, but Ruan Mian did not expect the epidemic to come so quickly.

That day, she called together many female textile workers and taught them how to make "masks". On the same day, she also asked Yun Xiu to cooperate with Lord Lin's men to check on the victims to see if any of them were feeling unwell.

Before she could finish her work, someone suddenly came to her in a hurry: "Madam Ruan! It's bad, Master Lin, he's probably dying."

When the people around heard this, they immediately became nervous.

Ruan Mian rushed over calmly and saw that Lord Lin looked haggard, coughing incessantly, and collapsed weakly on the bed, with little strength left.

His whole body seemed to be on fire, and he looked like he was about to die, which made people around him terrified.

Mr. Ruan had already diagnosed him and his condition was very bad. After he told Ruan Mian about his condition, they both guessed that it was an incurable epidemic.

Master Ruan frowned, his face solemn. "Mianmian, this matter is not that simple. The epidemic is more severe than we imagined. We need to take countermeasures immediately."

"I've sent someone to get some medicine. I wonder if Lord Lin can survive this."

Ruan Mian understood that relying solely on Chinese medicine for treatment would not be enough time-consuming at this time, so he had to use strong antibiotics.

Although the space can be exchanged, there are quite a few people now, and management is also a part of it.

She thought for a moment, then calmly said, "Father, the epidemic is most likely caused by the dead livestock. Our top priority is to quickly isolate those who are unwell or have already contracted the disease."

"I'll take some people over to thoroughly disinfect the area. As for the herbs, I'll discuss it with my aunt later and have them shipped over as soon as possible."

"Brother, Lord Lin is in trouble right now, and I'm afraid he has no time to care for the people. I'm afraid you and Elder Xue will have to take great care of this matter of appeasing the people."

Ruan Qingsong understood what she meant: "Don't worry, Mianmian, I will definitely be able to complete this task, but you and father will have to put in more effort."

Ruan Mian smiled and said calmly: "Since this has happened, we can't just sit there and wait for it to happen without taking any action. After all, this can endanger the people in our village."

"As the saying goes, if everyone is united, man can conquer nature."

Her determination inspired many people, and everyone went about their work step by step.

While Ruan Mian supervised the purification of the winery, he also did not forget to exchange it for real high-purity alcohol solution from the space.

The eldest aunt wasn't too worried: "With your space, we'll take care of it! As long as the villagers are obedient and follow our plan, the epidemic will soon subside."

When they were exiled here, they also encountered the epidemic in Taoqiu County.

At that time, Huo Zong and his friends also contracted infectious diseases because they ate abnormal wild diseased creatures.

There are many types of epidemics, and this time it is more likely to be caused by pathogens from dead livestock.

There are quite a lot of people this time, and it is not easy to prevent flooding in such a large area.

More importantly, they have a lot of medicine and food to exchange.

Medicines are of high value in this space and require a lot of goodwill points. Although Ruan Mian has accumulated a lot, he cannot withstand such consumption.

When my aunt heard that the goodwill points were almost used up, she felt the urgency: "Can this thing still be used up?"

"Damn, we fought so many damn things before, we should have accumulated quite a lot, how can we use it up just like that?"

This thing is like the installment payment in that world. You don’t use much each time, but when it accumulates, it’s really scary.

My aunt thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, let's try to save money and do more good things."

"That Qin Fu! Wen Qiang! These two filthy bastards, if we can just take them down, won't we be able to accumulate a lot of money?"

Ruan Mian smiled and said, "That's the theory, but they're not in Wu Heng, and I can't leave Wu Heng right now. I'll use it for now, and we'll deal with it when it's gone."

Goodwill value is just like making money, it can all be rolled up.

There are many evil people under the command of King Huai, the villain in the original book. Wouldn't it be better to clean them up one by one?

Moreover, Ruan Mian recently discovered that the goodwill value in the space can be increased little by little.

Although the amount added at a time is not much, she can increase it without doing anything.

After thinking about it, I guess it was all because of Ah Huai.

Perhaps it was the lists that I sent that Ah Huai used to eliminate some people in secret.

So she also benefited from it.

In a sense, this is also a bond that has been created between her and Ah Huai.

Even if there is no correspondence, as long as the goodwill value is still increasing, Ah Huai must be safe and doing his own business.

Ruan Mian placed the purified alcohol solutions and the solutions she exchanged in the space separately.

They went to the village with General Huo's soldiers to spray the area. The hounds' search was not without results, as they found two dying people on the spot and urgently treated them.

Most of the water that the victims drank on weekdays was the spiritual spring water that Ruan Mian took from the space.

At least it can keep them healthy.

The fatigue from the past few days made Ruan Mian feel a little unwell.

She distributed the masks she had sewn to everyone, and personally handed a small bottle of alcohol solution to Huo Zong and his colleagues who were going to the front line to save lives.

That day, before Ruan Mian was about to go out with Huo Zong, Ruan Qing suddenly came to them with two bowls of soup.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she suppressed her emotions as she spoke slowly, "Sister, my dear, I feel so guilty for not being able to help you in your time of crisis."

"I just hope you can come back safely, without getting hurt or sick. And these two amulets, I embroidered them these past few nights."

She hung two amulets on Ruan Mian and Huo Zong respectively, and said with a smile: "I embroidered one of these amulets for each of my family members. Doesn't it look good?"

Ruan Mian looked at the exquisite embroidery and smiled: "It looks good. Look, your belly has grown a lot. Although it's a mess outside now, we will take good care of ourselves."

"It is the greatest comfort to us that you can rest well at home."

Ruan Qing retracted his gaze, and the gap in his heart seemed to be healed by A Mei's words.

She always felt that she was the only one doing nothing at home, and even her sister-in-law was busy running around. In such a critical moment, she could not help at all.

She really wanted to help, and she felt uncomfortable for several days.

But now that Ah Mei said this, she suddenly realized that her safety was something they could rest assured about.

Moreover, the fetus in her belly needs her care as a mother.

At home, she can also help take care of Rui Ge'er and Jing Ge'er, so she is not idle.

Ruan Mian patted her shoulder affectionately: "Sister, this is an extraordinary period. Don't overthink it, and don't deny yourself. We are all working hard."

"Without you, where would your sister and your husband get the motivation? How could Rui Ge'er and Jing Ge'er live so well?"

After the two left, Huo Zong stared at Ruan Mian with a face full of regret.

"Madam Ruan, I used to think you were just a fearless woman. But now I realize that my previous understanding of you was still superficial."

"Ruan Qing often told me about your time in exile. She often said that without you, your entire family wouldn't have survived to reach Wu Heng."

"She has learned a lot from you. Now I admire you very much and can deeply understand why the master insisted on marrying you."

After all, they are adults, and they are more perceptive than I am in observing people and things.

Speaking of Xie Huaian, Huo Zong was even more depressed and regretful: "It's a pity that such a good man, who lived an upright life, died in this barren place like Wuheng. If possible, I must seek justice for him and let him..."

"General Huo." Ruan Mian interrupted him and said with a smile.

"Wu Heng's future will not be barren, and the world...will surely be as your Excellency wishes."

While Huo Zong was stunned, Ruan Mian had already ridden away on horseback.

They sprayed disinfectant alcohol in the disaster area, checked carefully, and after confirming that there was no one in a place, they decisively set fire to it and burned it down.

This is also a method.

If you count carefully, there are not many people missing in this village, only about five or six.

The Lu family disappeared without a trace.

The other families were basically persuaded by the people sent by Ruan Mian later.

Because she took out double the amount of silver.

The Lu family's pig farm was found by a spirit beast. When Ruan Mian followed it, he discovered that the scale of the pig farm was even larger than he had imagined.

It seems they have expanded the fence here a long time ago.

That's why they moved here one by one, and these pigs were basically not slaughtered. They must have been collected from private households everywhere, or they bought some piglets themselves.

But where did they get all those pigs in such a short time? Even private households couldn't possibly have so many.

And there are also a few pigs missing from our own pig farm.

Ruan Mian felt that the matter was not simple, and the speed at which the epidemic spread was too fast, which was really contrary to common sense.

But now the Lu family is gone, and we don’t know if they died in the flood. Some things may be impossible to know.

With these doubts, she returned to the disaster relief site, wanting to find the people in her original village to ask them carefully for some information about the Lu family.

However, when she arrived at the food station, she unexpectedly discovered a surprise.

Because there were so many victims, they were all crowded in one place.

For the sake of the overall situation, the sick and the healthy were separated, and most of the meals were eaten in a big pot. They cooked some porridge, vegetable leaves, etc. together to get through the difficult times for the time being.

However, among the group of people at the porridge distribution center, Ruan Mian found a familiar face.

She took a few steps forward, and after confirming that the man was Lu Dalang, she suddenly grabbed Lu Dalang's arm.

Lu Dalang looked over in horror, and when he found that it was Ruan Mian, he couldn't avoid his gaze.

"Lu Dalang."

Ruan Mian called him from the crowd, forcing him to stop.

At this moment, Lu Dalang didn't know why Ruan Mian was looking for him. He just thought that he had opposed Ruan Mian in the past, and now Ruan Mian's people were in charge of this disaster relief site.

Fearing that she would not give him a bite to eat, he quickly knelt down and said pitifully.

"Madam Ruan, I wonder... I wonder what you want to talk to me about?" Seeing his humble attitude, Ruan Mian couldn't help but think of his arrogant attitude that day. In comparison, she couldn't help but sneer.

At this time, there was no one around him, including his wife, son, daughter-in-law, etc. He was the only one left, and there was no trace of sadness on his face.

Seeing this, Ruan Mian sneered a few times and his eyes fell on the bowl he was holding.

"Master Lin's kind words of advice didn't sway you in the slightest! Now that you've brought this upon yourselves, how dare you be so shameless as to ask for food?"

"If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn't be like this a long time ago."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Dalang knelt on the ground with a thud. Even Ruan Mian didn't expect that he would admit his mistake so quickly.

He looked pitiful and said, "Madam Ruan, I know I was wrong. I'm a henpecked man. My wife refused to leave, and there were all our belongings there. I never thought the flood would reach the village!"

"It's because we are superficial and didn't listen to advice that this happened, Madam Ruan! Please be kind. Now I'm the only one left in my family, and I really have nowhere else to go."

He kowtowed as he spoke, and others who saw this couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.

Everyone has suffered this way, not to mention that their family has also paid a price for it.

So some people who already knew him couldn't help but speak up for him.

"Madam Ruan, he is the only one left in the Lu family. He has paid the price for his ignorance back then. I hope Madam Ruan will give him a chance to live."

Ruan Mian moved the corners of his mouth, his face expressionless.

"I didn't let him die. Since you know you were wrong, why don't you tell me where the pigs in your pig farm come from?"

After saying that, she moved closer to him, her eyes darkened, and she lowered her voice: "I want to hear the truth. Where did you get those sick pigs from?"

Hearing this, Lu Dalang knelt down again!

"Madam Ruan, what are you talking about? What pig farm? Why don't I understand anything you're saying?"

"I've only worked at your pig farm. How would I know what sick pigs are?"

Lu Dalang spoke in a serious manner, and when the others heard about the sick pig, they all looked over curiously.

Ruan Mian didn't expect that Lu Dalang's acting skills were so superb.

"Lu Dalang, you asked me to give you a way out, but by saying this, you've undoubtedly blocked your own path."

Ruan Mian was kind enough to persuade him to tell the truth, but she didn't expect Lu Dalang to be so narrow-minded that he started yelling.

"Madam Ruan is suspecting that I'm raising sick pigs outside? Could it be that this epidemic is caused by the death of those sick pigs?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was shocked.

Everyone started discussing: "I was wondering why the disease came so quickly. It turned out to be caused by sick pigs. If so, won't it infect people after the floodwaters recede?!"

"Madam Ruan, what's going on with that sick pig?"

When asked by others, Lu Dalang started shouting again.

"It's unfair, Madam Ruan! As everyone knows, your family's pig farm is the only one in the entire Wuheng City. How could I possibly have the ability to feed sick pigs?"

"You can't wrongly accuse me just because my family members are all dead and I stopped working at your pig farm!"

He screamed miserably and put the blame on Ruan Mian in a few words.

Afraid that others would not believe him, he even cried out for injustice and played the victim in advance.

"My family left your pig farm because my daughter-in-law was about to give birth, so we moved to a relative's home at the foot of Longchang Mountain. Madam Ruan, this epidemic is related to sick pigs. Why don't you investigate your pig farm? Why are you so insistent that it's related to me?"

"I'm all alone now, and my family is heartbroken. If you want me to die with injustice, I'd rather die first!"

After saying that, he was about to crash into a rock beside him.

The onlookers on the side quickly stopped him: "Lu Lang, why did you come here? It must be that Madam Ruan has misunderstood. Don't commit suicide so easily."

"Yeah, Madam Ruan hasn't said anything yet."

Ruan Mian saw that he had built the stage so well by himself, and if he didn't cooperate, wouldn't it be a waste of so many people watching the show?

She just smiled slightly and came to Lu Dalang.

"Lu Dalang, you live in that village, and that village is full of dead pigs. Isn't it normal for me to ask a few more questions?"

"Why are you trying to commit suicide? Besides, I never said you were the one raising the pigs."

Her calm words made Lu Dalang a little panicked.

"You, you asked me about the sick pigs. Doesn't that mean I raised those pigs?"

"You happen to be from that village here. If I don't ask you, who should I ask?"

She seemed to be controlling Lu Dalang, and asked him a series of questions that left him overwhelmed and unable to think clearly.

Taking advantage of this moment, she asked Lu Dalang again, "You just said that it was your wife's insistence on not moving out that led your family to this state. Is that really the case?"

Lu Dalang was immediately drawn to this issue, frowned, and spoke out.

"Could what I said be false?! I am the only one left in my family, and my wife and children are nowhere to be found. Madam Ruan, why are you forcing me so hard? I just want to have a meal and survive!"

He was a man of eight feet tall, yet he burst into tears when he mentioned his wife and children, and everyone around him felt uncomfortable. Ruan Mian sneered and called Yun Xiu to bring the people over.

In less than a moment, a woman suddenly appeared in the crowd. She looked at Lu Dalang with bloodshot eyes and said with gritted teeth.

"Lu Zhen, you're lying with your eyes closed! You and I have been married for many years, sharing joys and sorrows, but I never imagined that when disaster struck, you would abandon our family and run for your own life!"

This person was none other than the disheveled Aunt Lu.

Everyone was surprised, and Lu Dalang also widened his eyes and looked over in disbelief.

I don't understand how she escaped! I clearly saw them being drowned by the flood. They couldn't escape me, and they were not used to swimming, so they were doomed.

But now he is standing in front of him in good health.

While she was stunned, Aunt Lu complained with great chilling emotion.

"If you hadn't been so adamant about not moving out, how could our son and daughter-in-law have drowned?! You also wanted me dead, just to save yourself! Lu Zhen, I should have seen through you long ago, I should have seen through the beastly face you have!"

"For your own selfish reasons, you're now trying to throw dirty water on Madam Ruan. But look up, there are so many people here, who would believe you?"

"Madam Ruan has helped so many people! Yet you want to frame her with just a few words. What are you thinking?"

Aunt Lu became more and more excited as she spoke, and she wished she could rush up and fight him to the death.

While everyone was there, she could no longer suppress the anger that had been accumulating in her heart for a long time, especially when she thought of Lu Dalang's heartless look when the flood came, she hated him even more.

"Everyone! I've been married to this Lu Dalang for a long time, and I've endured his contempt and bullying, but as the saying goes, when you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken, when you marry a dog, you follow the dog. No matter what he does or says to me, I've endured it."

"But he's getting even worse. He's gone too far. It's one thing for him to disregard his family's safety in a critical moment, but now he's speaking nonsense here, trying to frame Madam Ruan!"

"Is a man like this even worthy of living in this world?! Today I will tell you all what filthy things he has done!"

Seeing Aunt Lu furious, Lu Dalang finally reacted and was so angry and scared that he wanted to step forward and cover her mouth.

Yun Xiu, who was standing by, was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed Lu Dalang's hand, and his eyes were as cold as the cold wind in the coldest days of winter, which made him frightened.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Aunt Lu grabbed his collar and told him loudly.

"Lu Zhen is shameless and insane! He takes it out on me whenever he gets upset.

When we worked at Madam Ruan's pig farm, he was envious and had been thinking about stealing Madam Ruan's piglets to raise them elsewhere, so he could break away from Madam Ruan and start his own business."

"But he is timid and doesn't dare to act rashly. Until a few days ago, Madam Ruan stopped us from expanding the pig pen because she was afraid that the bad weather and excessive pig density would cause some negative effects.

He was unwilling to accept this, so he instigated his family to conceal the fact that Lady Ruan had expanded her pig herd outside. When there were no piglets, he went to Guancheng to buy pigs from private households. Later, he bought a lot of sick pigs cheaply from a stranger, saying that if he sold them, no one would suspect the meat.

"I repeatedly tried to persuade him, but all I got was a beating. But that's not the worst part! The worst part is that he was so cruel that he let his daughter-in-law get pregnant with his child!"

When these words were spoken, everyone gasped.

No one would have thought that this seemingly honest Lu Dalang was actually so dirty in private that he even spared his daughter-in-law.

His old face flushed red, and he jumped up in rage and wanted to beat Aunt Lu to death.

"Don't talk nonsense! Don't listen to her! This woman must have escaped death and is so scared that she's talking nonsense! How could I..."

"Every word I said is true! Family disgrace should not be made public. We all endured it, but when the flood came, you ignored your two sons and your wife! Lu Dalang, do you still deserve to live in this world?!"

She became so angry that she bit Lu Dalang's hand!

As Lu Dalang wailed, Aunt Lu bit off a piece of flesh from the neighbor.

Aunt Lu seemed to have gone mad, with tears in her eyes and a fierce look on her face. No matter how he struggled, she would never let go.

Even Yun Xiu couldn't stop it.

In the end, Lu Dalang knelt down and begged for mercy, wailing in pain, without any of the arrogance he had just shown.

"It's my fault, it's my fault!! It's all my fault, please give me a way out, I just want to live..."

"How do you deserve to live? You wanted to sell sick pigs and kill people. Now you haven't sold them, but many people have died because of your sick pigs. You should be buried with them!"

Among those who came to rescue the victims, some later contracted diseases and died.

As soon as these words were spoken, the family members of those who had died of illness in the crowd seemed to have an outlet for their emotions. They rushed up in anger and kicked and beat Lu Dalang fiercely.

The painful cries were endless, but no one stepped forward to dissuade them. They only saw an evil man paying the price he deserved.

Especially Aunt Lu, she has never been so happy since she was born.

Standing there, she laughed out loud with tears in her eyes.

After glancing at Ruan Mian, he did not forget to express his gratitude.

"Madam Ruan, thank you for your help. Otherwise, I would have suffered grievance until my death, and even in the underworld, I would not be able to expose Lu Dalang's ugly face."

"People don't know that I was betrothed to him when I was little. I was sent to his house before I turned fourteen. Every day, I washed clothes and cooked for him, and served his parents-in-law. I worked hard all day, but in return, I was always ordered around and beaten by him."

"I became a refugee in the barren land of Wuheng. My parents-in-law died on the road. I thought I was looking forward to a better life, but instead of repenting, he abused me even more severely."

"Before, I just thought I had a bad fate, being born a woman. But then I came to Jinsha Village and saw so many women, including you, Madam Ruan, living by their own abilities. I also began to have some hope."

"I hope that one day I can leave this home and find the meaning of my life. But...but I don't have the courage. So I deserve to be bullied like this by Lu Dalang! When I was almost drowned, it was you who sent someone to rescue me and gave me the opportunity to fight back."

"Now that I have achieved my wish, I am deeply grateful to you. I am just afraid that I will not have the time to repay you in this lifetime."

After saying these words while crying, Aunt Lu knelt down to bid farewell to Ruan Mian, then pulled out a knife that she had hidden from somewhere, and cut off Lu Dalang's vitals without hesitation!

The huge wailing sound resounded through the sky, and the next moment, she stabbed Lu Dalang in the chest again.

Everyone was so scared that they ran away, and after she pulled out the knife, she pointed it at herself.

Ruan Mian frowned and decisively grabbed her wrist to stop her.

"What's the point of just dying like this? Wouldn't that be a waste of my time saving you?"

It turned out that before this, birds and beasts discovered Aunt Lu trapped in the flood. Ruan Mian asked Yun Xiu to rescue her and took the opportunity to ask about the sick pig.

However, he unexpectedly met the arrogant Lu Dalang, who started to throw dirty water on him like a dramatic actor.

Coincidentally, Aunt Lu became the person who exposed his true face.

But wouldn’t it be a pity to die at this moment?

"If you want to repay me, why not do me a favor?"

Aunt Lu looked at her with despair, only to see Ruan Mian speaking calmly.

"Your life has meaning."

"Now that Wu Heng has suffered such a great disaster, they need people right now. The patients in the epidemic area have no one to take care of them. Since you want to die, why don't you go over and do something meaningful?"

"Although it was Lu Dalang's idea to raise the sick pigs, you were also helping. Those infected with the disease are left unattended and suffer all day long. You help me take care of them, and I promise you that when the time comes, I will ensure your safe departure. At that time, whether you want to live or die will be up to you."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Lu dropped the knife and agreed without hesitation.

"Madam Ruan is absolutely right. I have no desire to live. It would be nice if I could make some difference before I die and atone for my mistakes."

Seeing this, Ruan Mian helped her up and asked solemnly, "Lu Dalang is dead, but I believe you must know where those sick pigs came from, right?"

Aunt Lu told her the truth: "He bought them from a stranger named Yan Qing. I don't know why he had so many sick pigs, nor do I know where he lived. I only know that he gave the sick pigs to Lu Zhen a mile outside Wuheng City."

Yan Qing...

Ruan Mian was somewhat unfamiliar with this name. After thinking for a while, he could not find this person in the original owner or his own memory.

However, he sold so many sick pigs to Lu Dalang at once, and no one in Wuheng City had ever heard of anyone raising so many pigs before, and he was also a foreigner.

Based on this, the man either came to Wu Heng to find a victim to do shady business with, or he was... going after her.

Could it be that they are also Qin Fu or Wen Qiang's people? Or the Fifth Princess's people?

The Fifth Princess shouldn't have reached out to herself, it might be related to Wen Qiang.

But now that the city has suffered such a disaster, it may not be easy to find this outsider.

At this moment, the major general beside General Huo hurried over.

"Madam Ruan, please go and see Master Lin! Master Lin is vomiting blood non-stop. I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

The man's anxious look made Yun Xiu feel anxious too.

Ruan Mian asked Yun Xiu to settle Aunt Lu first, and then she went back to the house.

When she got there, Lord Lin looked like he was about to collapse.

With his last breath, he tremblingly handed the drawing hidden in his lapel to Ruan Mian.

Then he tried his best and spoke in a low voice.

"Madam Ruan, this...here are the blueprints for renovating the river."

"The Linfen River must have been severely damaged after this catastrophe. I feel guilty for not fulfilling the Saint's trust and failing to build Wuheng City. Now I fear I must return to the west. In these final moments, I only trust you."

"I... I've asked General Huo to have different stone figures built on the banks of the Linfen River during disaster relief efforts. If the Linfen River floods again in the future, those stone figures can serve as a warning to everyone to avoid repeating the same mistake."

"And this...this blueprint for river channel modification can also help control future flooding issues in the Linfen River."

Having said this, he seemed to have no strength left.

Ruan Mian immediately held him down: "Sir, please don't say anything. I have accepted the drawings. I understand what you mean, but you will not die."

She had previously fed Lord Lin a lot of spiritual spring water and medicine, but his condition did not improve at all, but worsened instead. It could only be said that he had not paid attention to recuperation in the past few days, but instead was busy and worried about the drawings, which damaged his foundation.

Seeing this, she immediately evacuated everyone in the house, leaving only her aunt to help her.

The aunt understood what she meant and stayed with Lord Lin for her, while Ruan Mian went into the inner room and urgently exchanged some medicines from the space.

Even though it cost a lot of goodwill points, I can't care about that now.

Lord Lin has developed infectious shock. In addition to basic antibiotic treatment, he also needs some vasoactive drugs to regulate blood pressure, and glucocorticoids to reduce the body's inflammatory response.

With some spiritual spring water and first aid measures, he will have no problem getting through this.

She couldn't bear to see such a good person who cared so much about the people die innocently.

Damn it are the evil people who secretly leaked the dam and caused such serious consequences! !

When my aunt saw so many medicines, some of which were uncommon, she became worried.

"Mianmian, we've spent a lot of our goodwill points. After this disaster, I'm afraid we'll have to spend a lot more in the future."

Ruan Mian shook his head. "It's okay. Goodwill can be accumulated, and space always exists. It doesn't take much effort to create something from nothing. What's more, besides space, there is also a treasure house like Longchang Mountain here. There are many ways to rebuild it. There is no need to worry."

"The most urgent task is to save Master Lin."

As long as he didn't die, Ruan Mian would feel better.

However, after taking these medicines, he had to ensure that he got enough rest, otherwise his body would not be able to recover and the medicine would be useless. For this reason, Ruan Mian specially asked Yun Xiu to come and look after Master Lin.

"Don't let Master Lin get too tired these days. I'll have Nanny Zhou take care of his three meals a day."

"Ash, you are the person I trust the most, so I'll leave this matter to you."

Yun Xiu nodded heavily. As long as it was something she asked him to do, he would do it even if it cost him his life.

Post-disaster reconstruction is not that easy.

Before one wave subsides, another wave arises.

A few days later, many refugees from Yuzhou came to Longchang Mountain!

They were starving, and when they arrived here, they desperately snatched food from the local victims, devouring it like a wolf, fighting to the death!

When Ruan Mian and his men arrived there, they found a group of people fighting with each other and the scene was chaotic.

Even patients who were supposed to be isolated on the other side dragged their sick bodies to watch the fun.

Several officers under Lord Lin tried to persuade him, but even if they used their official power to threaten him, it was of no avail, and no one listened to them.

That group of refugees were so hungry that they had no choice but to eat anything, as if they were forced into a desperate situation. They had no regard for morality or justice at all. As long as there was food, no matter if it was in someone else's hands or anywhere else, they would grab it first.

And these disaster victims of Wu Heng never fought for them.

They can only be angered again and again, and then finally rebel.

The leading officer was having a headache. When he saw Ruan Mian coming, he walked up to her and spoke to her as if she were his savior.

"Madam Ruan!! You're finally here! I don't know where these people came from. They've been robbing us without reason. Although they're few in number, they're like bandits, ready to attack anyone!"

"I think we should hurry up and find General Huo and his men, and have him bring his officers to take care of them!"

When Ruan Mian saw the group of people, he already had an idea in his mind.

She walked up to the two men who were fighting and pulled out a sharp dagger from her sleeve without hesitation.

The gleaming blade frightened the man at first, but after a moment of shock, he roared angrily, looking fearless.

"What? You want me to die?"