Chapter 66 Will You Abandon Us?
After getting his luggage, Liu Fuyi went straight to the tent. There were only Mancang and his mother in the simple tent.
Lily was afraid that the mother and daughter would despise her background, so she put on the clothes Hu Zi gave her and hid outside the tent. Liu Fuyi only took a look at the tent and then sat outside it as well.
At this time, the entire team had been checked, and Manager Qi also found three people with fever.
Because the three people didn't want to leave, they had a conflict with Manager Qi and others, and were eventually forced out of the team.
After being kicked out of the team, they wanted to join Zhou Yunshu's side, but were stopped by the patrol team with knives.
Now Zhou Yunshu doesn't allow Manager Qi's caravan to get too close to them, let alone these people with fever. She doesn't have the kindness to do so, and neither does anyone in the team.
In the evening, Qingfeng took the prepared herbs to the tent thirty meters away from the team.
Qingfeng poured the boiled medicinal soup into the bowls of the three sick people one by one. Before Qingfeng left, Mancang's mother hurriedly asked him, "Doctor Qingfeng, will Mr. Zhou abandon us?"
Mancang's mother asked this question because she saw the caravan behind her directly driving out people with fever. She was afraid that she and her son would also be driven out.
The reason why they didn't ask Du Laozhuang was because they all knew that Zhou Yunshu was in charge of the team now.
Liu Fuyi and Baihe, who had been sitting outside the tent, also quietly looked up at Qingfeng after hearing Mancang Niang's question.
They didn't know whether they were infected with the plague, but they knew that once Zhou Yunshu gave up on them, they would only have death to wait for them.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou said that as long as you don't have the plague, you can continue to follow the team after your fever subsides tomorrow." Qingfeng smiled and said, "I will come back to check your pulse tomorrow morning."
Qingfeng glanced at the tent that could accommodate about five or six people, and said to Liu Fuyi and Baihe who had been outside the tent, "You'd better rest together in the tent tonight. If you take the medicine but the wind doesn't heal the fever, it will be troublesome tomorrow."
In other words, if they still don't get better tomorrow, they will be abandoned.
Liu Fuyi and Baihe understood Qingfeng's hidden meaning. They nodded and said in unison, "Thank you, Doctor Qingfeng."
"You're welcome. It was Mr. Zhou who gave you the opportunity. Don't give up if you can seize it."
Qingfeng said everything he needed to say, and then asked Luo Xiaoshan, who had been following him, to put down the dinner for Liu Fuyi and the others, and then left the tent.
When he came over, Zhou Yunshu once again instructed the team to pay attention to personal hygiene and that water must be boiled before drinking, among other nearly ten requirements.
The people in the team have been trained by Zhou Yunshu to the point where they can almost obey orders, so Zhou Yunshu is not worried that they will pretend to obey but actually disobey. After all, mutual supervision and collective punishment are not for show.
Zhou Yunshu had long learned from Doctor Xue that Liu Fuyi and the other two were only suffering from a cold, so she had never let her guard down because she was worried that something unexpected might happen.
Fortunately, when Qingfeng went for a follow-up visit the next day, the fever of the three had subsided, and Zhou Yunshu finally put her mind at ease.
Liu Fuyi and the other three did not return to the team immediately. The people in the team were wary because the three of them had fever, even though Qingfeng had explained clearly that they only had a common cold before.
The isolated Liu Fuyi and his three companions could only follow the main group at a distance of 30 meters, while Manager Qi's caravan followed Liu Fuyi and his companions at a distance of 50 meters.
Three days later, Liu Fuyi and the other two recovered completely and returned to the team without any symptoms.
Among the four people who came back, except Mancang and his mother who returned to their home, Liu Fuyi did not go to look for Wan Liqing, and Lily did not return to the merchant.
Liu Fuyi used the little money he had left to buy a small donkey cart and followed the team.
After Zhou Yunshu knew the arrangements for the four of them, she didn't care anymore. As long as they were not infected with the plague, she was willing to give them a place in the team.
Before the team officially entered the territory of Wolong Mountain, Zhou Yunshu saw several groups of Red Lotus Envoys passing by.
Every time they met Zhou Yunshu, they would ask the entire team to make way for the Red Lotus Envoy. On the day of entering the Wolong Mountain territory, Zhou Yunshu saw the team that she had met by chance in Anshan before.
The Red Lotus Envoy, who was condescending to all the disaster victims and caravans, dismounted and bowed and scraped to the people in the caravan with a fawning look on his face.
Shopkeeper Liang frowned slightly when he saw this scene. Could it be that the people in this convoy are also members of the Red Lotus Sect?
However, the members of the Red Lotus Cult always wear red robes when traveling, and the way these people dress has nothing to do with the Red Lotus Cult.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the team was escorted forward by the Red Lotus Envoys who had come to greet them, leaving behind a large group of passersby who did not understand the situation.
Zhou Yunshu's team is the largest team waiting to enter the Red Lotus Cult's territory, and it is also a team with no benefits to gain.
Therefore, when it was finally their turn in the queue, the Red Lotus Envoy who was blocking the way looked at them with an expression of impatience, but did not directly tell them to turn around and get out.
After all, Zhou Yunshu's group is not small, and although they don't have much money, they are not completely penniless.
Especially the Red Lotus Envoy who was in the lead saw that there were many skilled fighters with knives among them. If there was any conflict, they would definitely suffer losses because there were not many people blocking their way.
Zhou Yunshu and the others let the Red Lotus Envoys in front of them look them up and down. Shopkeeper Liang, as the vanguard of the team, was quick-witted and took the initiative to negotiate with the Red Lotus Envoys who were blocking the way.
When Shopkeeper Liang stepped forward, he thrust a ten-liang silver ingot into the hands of the leading Red Lotus Envoy. Seeing the long-faced Red Lotus Envoy subconsciously weigh the silver in his hand, he felt it was worth it and said with a smile, "Sir, the people in our village can't make a living in our hometown and have come here to find a way out. Could you please help me?"
The long-faced Red Lotus Envoy frowned slightly and was about to speak when Manager Liang stepped forward and stuffed a fifty-liang silver note into his hand.
"Please be kind, sir. This is a token of our whole village's appreciation for you."
The Red Lotus Envoy glanced at the banknotes, raised an eyebrow, and looked at the long line of people in front of him. He said, "The teachings of our Red Lotus Cult are to save all the civilians harmed by the drought demon."
"As long as you are willing to believe in our Red Lotus Sect and our Red Lotus Mother, God will save you and keep you away from disasters and diseases."
The Red Lotus Envoy winked at Shopkeeper Liang, who immediately understood and said loudly, "Everyone in our village is willing to believe in the Red Lotus Sect, and we are even more willing to believe in the Red Lotus Mother!"
"May the Red Lotus Mother bless me."
Shopkeeper Liang and the people around him immediately followed him and shouted, "May the Red Lotus Mother bless me."
"Okay, your village is not easy either. Give me five hundred taels of incense money and you can leave." The Red Lotus Envoy said to Manager Liang as if giving alms.
Shopkeeper Liang: “…”
He nodded and turned back to Zhou Yunshu. The whole team worked for a while before moving a large pile of loose silver and copper coins to the Red Lotus Envoy.
The Red Lotus Envoys who were blocking the road looked at the silver and money in front of them with a hint of disgust in their eyes, and accepted it without even counting it.
"You guys can go." The long-faced Red Lotus Envoy waved his hand to let them go.
"Thank you, sir, thank you!"
The entire team passed through the Red Lotus Sect's wooden barriers quickly and orderly. When they walked a hundred meters and were about to relax, a horse caught up with them from behind.
"All of you have been conscripted by the Red Lotus."
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