Chapter 196 Someone's Playing Tricks

Those people suddenly pushed the door open, making it impossible to close. Like wolves that had been starving for a long time, their expressions towards Jiang Mi became fierce.

"You can't be so selfish! You have medicine but you don't use it to save people; you'll go to hell!"

As soon as these people finished speaking, they tried to rush in and grab the medicine. Jiang Mi saw that the situation was not right and was about to use her strength when two dark figures suddenly flashed out. The two men who rushed in were kicked out of the door, and the others were stunned when they saw this.

"How dare you!" Huo Ran's cold voice came from behind. "You dare to trespass anywhere, breaking and entering private property. Do you want to go to jail?"

One of them realized what was happening. Although he was terrified of Huo Ran, he still mustered his courage and said, "Being able to eat prison food means we're still alive. This plague is so severe, we don't even know if we can survive. Who cares about all that? Let's get the medicine first."

"That's right, you're all like well-fed men who don't know the hunger of starving men. You're so lucky, you take the medicine and you won't get infected. We're not like that."

"Brothers, forget about them, let's just go in and grab the medicine. As long as we get the medicine, we won't die."

Upon hearing this, those people were ignited with fighting spirit and rushed in with all their might. Huo Ran's men only managed to stop half of them, as there were some women and children who were difficult to stop.

"That's enough. All you want is medicine, right? I'll give it to you."

Seeing this, Jiang Mi could only try to appease them with these words.

"Really? You're not lying to us, are you?"

"Yeah, what if they give us fake medicine? What if we die from it?"

Jiang Mi was exasperated: "If you don't trust me, then why did you come in and steal the medicine? Aren't you afraid that the medicine you steal will kill people?"

Upon hearing this, those people hesitated. They didn't know which medicines were correct, and barging in like this was no different from being headless flies.

"You came all this way knowing nothing. Is someone instigating you behind the scenes? It's not that the government isn't giving you medicine, but you're all perfectly fine. With medicines in short supply right now, shouldn't priority be given to those who need them?"

Some people, however, were not so magnanimous: "We are fine now, but who knows what the future holds? Maybe we'll get infected the next moment. We can't just wait until we get infected to take care of us, can we? Besides, the situation is getting worse and worse, and we can't see any hope at all."

"The epidemic is serious, but the death toll isn't that high, is it? The government isn't ignoring us either. Can't you trust the government and Lord Zhao? I do have some medicinal herbs here, but they're unfinished products. Taking them won't do you any good; in fact, they might even cost you your lives. So... are you still going to rob me?"

Those people didn't know whether Jiang Mi's words were true or false, but they didn't understand medicine, so even if the medicine was placed in front of them, they wouldn't know if they could take it.

Seeing that everyone was silent but much calmer than before, Jiang Mi continued, "I don't know where you got the information, but the medicinal herbs are indeed with me. However, I only delivered the herbs to the county government office. The rest were given to the doctors and physicians to prepare the correct dosage for you. If there is too much or too little, it will only be harmful to your health, not beneficial, let alone treat the epidemic."

Jiang Mi's half-truths had already frightened these people. They looked at each other, unsure of what to do next or whether they could believe her.

“You’re all fine now, so I advise you not to go out. That way you won’t get infected and won’t need medicine. If you can make it to the end of the epidemic, you’ll be safe and sound even without medicine. As the saying goes, every medicine has some side effects, so why are you putting yourself through this?”

One of the women sighed, "How can we not go out? The whole family needs to eat and drink; how can we manage without going out to buy things?"

“But there aren’t many businesses on the streets right now, are there?” Jiang Mi asked someone to fetch some food. “The vegetables you all keep in your courtyards are enough to last for a while. I have some food stored here, so take it and share it. I hope none of you will get infected and that you can get through this epidemic safely. Don’t go out unless necessary.”

Those people

Seeing Jiang Mi's reaction, he was deeply moved and felt that what Jiang Mi said made a lot of sense, so he shamelessly accepted some food, thanked her, and left.

Seeing everyone heading home one after another, Jiang Mi stopped an old woman and asked, "Grandma, I don't know who leaked the news that I have medicine here. They have ulterior motives. If you really listen to them and take the unprepared medicine home, you might lose half your life if not your own."

After receiving the grain, the old woman felt that the Jiang family were all good people, so she told them everything.

"Actually, I heard it from them. It seems that a man surnamed Su said that your family had medicine, but you were hiding it and deliberately not giving it to us, so that we would have to steal it."

"The surname Su?" Jiang Mi thought for a moment. The only family she knew whose maiden name was Su was her third sister-in-law Su Yindi. Could it be Su Yindi's younger brother, Su Xing?

"Yes, that's all I know. Thank you so much, young lady. This food has helped me a lot. If I have the chance to help you in the future, I will."

After the mother-in-law finished speaking, she left. Jiang Mi asked two other people, and they said similar things to the mother-in-law. Could it really be the Su family who did it? But how would the Su family know?

After sending them all away, Jiang's mother said with heartache, "Oh dear, we used so much grain to solve the problem. How much money are we going to lose? We were clearly doing a good deed, but it's like we owe them something."

"Mother, I just asked, and they said a man surnamed Su directed them, saying we have medicine here. Do you think this man surnamed Su might be...?"

Jiang Mi glanced at Su Yindi, and Jiang's mother immediately understood her meaning and began to hesitate: "Their family seems capable of doing such a thing, but how could the Su family know so much about it?"

Jiang Mi didn't dare to say anything more. Su Yindi's body was getting heavier and heavier. He was the first child of the Jiang family, and nothing could go wrong with him.

"Forget it, Mother, let's just pretend we don't know anything about it. It's already resolved anyway."

Jiang's mother sighed, said nothing more, and went to the warehouse to check on her grain with a heavy heart.

"Young Master Huo, thank you so much. You've helped me once again."

Jiang Mi felt both sweetness and helplessness. Why was Huo Ran always there whenever something like this happened?

There's no need for such formalities between us.