The old woman glanced at Ji He

"Look at this city teeming with people. Not all of them are incredibly wealthy, but every single one of them came in with donkeys, horses, and provisions. Now look at them—besides barely clinging to life, what else do they have?"

Qin Ling and the others were all shocked upon hearing this.

Ji He stepped forward, took the old woman's hand, and slipped an ounce of silver into her pocket.

"Sister, how long have you been here? Could you please tell us about the situation here in detail?"

The old woman stuffed the silver back into her hand.

"This is useless to an old woman like me. It'll be taken away sooner or later, and I might even get beaten for it. I have to take care of my seriously ill son; I can't afford to get hurt over such a small amount of money!"

After the old woman finished speaking, she turned to leave.

Ji He grabbed her hand: "Big sister, wait a minute!"

She didn't see Dr. You in the crowd, and turned to Qin Ling and said

"Honey, quickly call Dr. You over here!"

Qinling immediately turned around and went to call Doctor You.

Ji He looked at the old woman with deep meaning.

"Sister, there's a very skilled old doctor in our village. When the young man in the village was seriously injured fighting against the bandits, Doctor You saved him. I'd like him to help you save your son. After he's healed, you can tell us what happened here. Is that alright?"

When the old woman heard that there was a skilled doctor, she immediately grabbed his hand.

"Young lady, are you telling the truth? A fatal knife wound can be cured?"

Ji He patted the back of her hand.

"Don't worry! I can't guarantee anything else, but Dr. You's medical skills are beyond question. Anyway, you won't find a better doctor, so why not let him give it a try?"

The old woman leaned closer to Ji He and whispered in her ear

"You send men to guard the carts and grain, and the women and children should secretly follow me. I'll explain everything to you when we get to my house!"

Ji He nodded and asked Qin Xing's wife, Wan Yun, to call Liu Zheng, Tao Zhi, and the children.

He then sent Qin Yi's wife, Bai Shao, to inform the women and children in the village.

But I specifically told her that since Old Lady Ma had difficulty moving around, she didn't need to call her!

Wan Yun told Liu Zheng what had happened, and Qin Luo overheard it as well.

She immediately assembled the cloth bag squad.

After wandering around in the crowd for a while, he finally got to a spot not far from Ji He.

Those people didn't pay any attention when they saw the children running around.

They just kept a close eye on the donkey cart and the grain!