Chapter 38 Encountering refugees, getting separated!

"Madam Song, let me ask you, if it were any other exile group, would you be able to eat your fill and ride in a carriage?"

"Brother Liu, we've been very lenient with the prisoners. If it were any other constable pointing a knife at you and ordering you to go to Black Wind Stronghold to take the blows, you wouldn't have had a choice, would you?"

Madam Song pouted and remained silent, clearly dissatisfied!

Shen Lanxi: "You two, please do me a favor and let's follow the rules of the trading company! Madam Song's goods do belong to Madam Song herself, but the quantity is indeed a bit much. Do you acknowledge that, Madam Song?"

The constable interjected, "The horse pulling her goods is so tired it's practically foaming at the mouth."

Madam Song rolled her eyes at the constable!

"Since there are a lot of goods, shouldn't we have to pay for the transport?"

Madam Song remained silent.

Liu Yan leaned closer to Liu Laohu and explained, "I think it's a good idea. Madam Song has had quite a haul at Black Wind Stronghold; she can definitely afford a few taels of silver for the carriage fare."

"If the cart is too heavy and the horses can't move, and we get caught by refugees or wolves, resulting in deaths, the responsibility would be enormous!"

Madam Song's eyes darted around as she weighed the value of the goods against the silver. Once she had decided, she immediately said, "I'll give you the silver!"

solve!

Afterwards, Liu Yan returned to Shen Lanxi and asked, "Young Master, why did you help Madam Song?" As far as he knew, Madam Song was not a good person, and he originally wanted to remind the young master.

Shen Lanxi: "Someone like her will be useful sooner or later!"

Liu Yanhui understood; the young master knew Song Niangzi's temperament.

Perhaps because their journey had been too smooth, on their way to the last mountain, they encountered a group of refugees, and there were two groups of them!

Compared to the emaciated refugees, they had carts, horses, and food; they were incredibly wealthy!

"Chunxue, go tell Liu Laohu to speed up and rush over there!"

Chunxue quickly sped up to catch up.

Just as Liu Laohu was about to ask a question, he heard Chunxue say this and immediately ordered them to speed up and rush forward!

"All constables, draw your knives!" Liu Laohu regretted destroying all his weapons when he left Black Wind Stronghold.

The group of refugees came down the mountain from the side, and upon seeing them, they practically tumbled and crawled towards them.

The two groups together number at least several hundred. If they catch up with us, losing lives would be the least of our worries!

"Quickly, quickly, give them a good whipping!" Liu Laohu was extremely anxious as he watched the mass of refugees rushing down.

Shen Lanxi stepped out of the carriage, carrying a stick and looking at a mountain in front of her!

With a long staff pointing ahead, he shouted, "There are also refugees on another mountain. Change course and head east!"

The horse's neighing echoed through the mountains. Shen Lanxi, who was originally at the rear of the vehicle, turned around and became the front!

After running 100 meters, two paths appeared ahead.

Shen Lanxi ordered the carriages to stop on another road and quickly gave the order: "Take this road. If you get separated, meet up in Anzhen."

"Spring Snow, Autumn Frost, Li Mama's family, you go with Liu Laohu. I'll lure them away and then come find you!"

After quickly giving the orders, he immediately tossed Chunxue from the carriage onto Qiushuang's carriage with one hand. Holding a long stick, he jumped down from the carriage and directed the exile procession to leave!

In an emergency, with absolutely no time to think, Liu Laohu immediately obeyed orders and led everyone into the side passage.

Spring Snow and Autumn Frost tried to stay, but Liu Laohu whipped the horse's rump. The carriage bolted off like a madman. Then, Liu Laohu used the same maneuver to merge Li Mama's family's carriage into the flow of traffic.

Once the exile procession was out of sight and the refugees were getting closer, Shen Lanxi immediately returned to the car and drove away.

After confirming that all the refugees had caught up with them, Shen Lanxi immediately called out to Nu Bai!

"Quickly check the surroundings, is anyone there?"

Nu Bai: "Besides the refugees chasing after us, there's no one else!"

Shen Lanxi made the carriage run at a leisurely pace for a while, and after confirming that the refugees would not be able to catch up with Liu Laohu and his group even if they turned back, she immediately sped up!

When no one was watching, I quickly stored the carriage in my spatial storage. Then I rode up the mountain!

After running intermittently for three hours, they finally saw the exile caravan in the distance!

Are there any homeless people around?

Nu Bai: "Reporting to Master, no!"

Instead of joining them, she chose to go ahead and scout the way!

They explored for twenty miles but didn't encounter any refugees, though they did come across a few small villages.

Under the cover of night, she explored the village and, after confirming it was an ordinary village, immediately headed towards Anzhen!

Along the way, she encountered a few caravans and small groups of refugees. After confirming that there was no major threat, she continued towards Anzhen.

A day and a half later, we arrived safely at Fugui Village near Anzhen.

After spending another half day in Fugui Village, inquiring about many businesses and famous doctors, we were just about to head to Anzhen when we saw a group of more than a dozen burn patients passing by.

These people were all thin, with varying degrees of burns on their faces and bodies. The most severely burned was the person lying on the cart, whose face and upper body were ulcerated and oozing pus. If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of his chest, no one would believe that someone injured to such an extent could still be alive!

These people were in a hurry, clearly with a destination in mind!

Shen Lanxi changed her mind and quietly followed them.

These people walked through most of Fugui Village until they reached the last house at the end of the village, knocked on the door, and went inside.

She had previously inquired about a lame old doctor in Fugui Village who was highly skilled but had an eccentric temper and charged exorbitant prices. Could this be the doctor she was referring to?

Shen Lanxi followed and, seeing the door open, went straight in.

"Who are you? Who let you in? Get out!" The lame old man shooed him away with a dark face.

Shen Lanxi took out two silver notes: "Is this Doctor Zhang? I heard from the villagers that your medical skills are very high. I would like to ask if you make house calls?"

Zhang Niu didn't even glance at the silver notes in her hand before kicking her out.

"I'm not seeing patients today. I have something to do. If you need to see a doctor, come back in a few days!"

Shen Lanxi quickly said, "Then I'll buy some good typhoid medicine, antipyretics, and frostbite medicine!"

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of her, Zhang Niu glared at her, snorted, and turned to go inside.

Shen Lanxi pretended not to see and followed in silence.

"Dr. Zhang, we..." The person who was speaking immediately stopped when he saw Shen Lanxi come in.

Zhang Niu, as if he had swallowed fire, said irritably, "Don't you understand the first-come, first-served rule? If you want to see a doctor, you should honestly wait in line!"

Shen Lanxi quickly retreated to the doorway and waited.

Zhang Niu began cleaning the wounds of the most severely burned patient, cursing as he did so.

"When you came, didn't you at least put some medicine on his wounds first?! You're all idiots, how come you didn't die from your stupidity!"

"Damn it, we only get one burn victim every year or two, but now we're getting enough of the burns that have been going on for over a decade! Where am I going to get all that medicine for you guys!"

Shen Lanxi's eyes lit up: "Dr. Zhang, I just happened to be going to Anzhen. If you need any medicinal herbs, I can bring them back for you!"