Chapter 1774 The Last Desperate Measures

Dr. Mi raised his hand. "You still dare to talk?"

The apprentice quickly scurried away, and Doctor Mi, facing Shu Yu's gaze, coughed lightly and explained a few more words, "Besides decocting medicine, all I know how to do is boil vegetables. Sister Fang is a good cook, so I've been benefiting from her cooking these past few days. I reduced her food expenses and was even thinking of hiring her to help in the kitchen. But the county government office is better than ours, and she's gotten used to working there. She might stay long-term, so I didn't want to stop her."

Shu Yu was relieved to hear that Granny Fang was doing well. The county government was indeed short-staffed, but with Xia Yi there, Shu Yu didn't need to worry too much. Yuan Gui was even more meticulous than she had imagined.

Just then, Yingxi came over and called her, "Miss, we're leaving."

Shu Yu nodded, bid farewell to Doctor Mi, and then got into the Meng family's carriage.

Thick blankets were laid out inside the carriage. Meng Pei sat on the carriage shaft, while Xia Yan led the horse slowly forward. Although the snow was only a thin layer on the ground, they were worried that it would be slippery.

Shu Yu told Meng Pei about Meng Yunzheng's letter and learned that the situation in the prefectural city had also been resolved, which made them both very happy.

It seems that the city gates will be open soon, allowing free entry and exit. At that time, the Spring Festival a little over a month later will not be too deserted.

The future looks bright, which is a good thing for them.

However, before they could even rejoice, just as Shu Yu and the others returned to the escort agency and settled Uncle Meng in, news came from outside that the people in the black market had suddenly launched a counterattack.

Following closely behind, two laborers who originally lived in the black market also came out of the abandoned mansion to find Xia Yi, saying that someone was trying to reopen the secret passage outside the city that they had blocked.

Shu Yu's expression was grave; clearly, Wu Laosan, the leader of the rebels, had already received news of the prefect's death in Changjin Prefecture. They had been peacefully waging guerrilla warfare to buy time, believing everything was under control.

Unexpectedly, the prefect died suddenly, and they probably couldn't contact their informants in the prefectural city, so they naturally realized something was wrong.

When he tried to return to the black market, he found that even the secret passage was blocked. Wu Laosan must be furious.

Ke Laoda and Fu Laoer went to the capital, Wu Laosan was the leader, and Chang Laosi was captured by Qi Lie and taken prisoner to General Huang's side. Considering that the entrance to the black market was blocked, it seems that Guo Laowu, who stayed behind to guard the black market, also got into trouble.

The fact that Magistrate Cheng of Chenggu County did not notify him of such a major problem in the black market indicates that he is also dead.

Now that even the prefect is dead, all the pressure has suddenly fallen on Wu Laosan.

Unfortunately, he had already reduced his manpower by more than half, and he was now facing off against the battle-hardened General Huang. Wu Laosan had almost no chance of winning.

However, this might cause him to act even more erratically. Shu Yu and Xia Yi were both afraid that he would resort to desperate measures. After discussing it, they immediately decided that Xia Yi would go back to the black market to check on the situation there.

Shu Yu and Meng Pei gathered men to guard the two city gates, ready to respond to any emergencies.

Sure enough, at night, a commotion suddenly came from outside the city gate.

Fortunately, although time was tight, Shu Yu and his men had made preparations in advance. The rebels below the city wall were only a small group, not many. Shu Yu ordered the archers to shoot arrows and the stone throwers to throw stones, and they quickly dealt with these people.

Despite this, no one dared to let their guard down.

Shu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief when there was still no movement outside the door early the next morning.

(End of this chapter)