Chapter 62 Return to the City

"We have worked hard all our lives, but we still cannot earn as much as we did this time."

"Thank you, ancestors! Many officials have never encountered such a good opportunity in their entire lives. I have only been an official for a few years, and I have encountered such a good opportunity!"

The wife of the magistrate scolded, "I was scared to death just now. I thought those people were going to stop us from leaving!"

"My husband is so wise. He sent them away with just a few words."

The magistrate laughed complacently.

The wife of the county magistrate patted her chest and said in a coquettish voice: "The news that we are going to set fire to the city must have been spread by that kid Song Ci. I am worried that he will ruin our business."

The county magistrate stretched out his voice: "Don't worry, madam, General Sun of Tongmen Pass and General Tang of Jianan Pass have already surrounded this area of ​​100 miles. Except for the patients who are about to be transported in, not a single fly can fly out!"

As the county magistrate spoke, he actually laughed triumphantly. He was very satisfied with what he did.

"As soon as the patients from the nearby towns arrive, General Tang and General Sun will shrink the encirclement. Once anyone tries to break out, they will be killed on the spot."

Hearing this, Gan Fanren and others looked very ugly.

Li Zhi: "These bastards, they just want to burn down Xiaoye City!"

Doctor Zhu murmured, "How could this happen, we have already found the antidote, why do they still have to do this!"

"Are those gold and white things more important than human life?"

A shadow covered Gongsun Yue's high-spirited eyes: "In the eyes of those dog officials, these gold and silver are much more important than human life."

"I think Doctor Zhu also knows that we are from Tongmen Pass. In order to make money, the county magistrate of Tongmen Pass colluded with officials and businessmen, forcibly closed the city, and raised the price of grain. The people are miserable and starving."

At this time, the distorted voice came from the mouth of the official bird again.

"By the way, madam, have you spread the news as I instructed?"

"Don't worry, my husband. I have said everything you asked me to say."

"When those people heard that they could exchange 12,000 taels of silver for a chance to leave the city, they were all very excited. Many people even thought that the price was very fair!"

"By the way, Doctor Zhu just said that he found the antidote. Should we rescue Doctor Zhu as well?"

"In case someone among us is accidentally infected with the disease, it will be convenient for treatment."

The wife of the county magistrate asked the county magistrate jokingly with joy in her voice.

"No, that Doctor Zhu must die!"

"He has the antidote. If the court knew about it, they would not allocate funds to support us in building a new Xiaoye City, and they might even punish me!"

"What if one of us is unfortunately infected..."

"There is no such thing. Didn't we put the mansion under strict discipline a long time ago?"

"Don't worry, madam, nothing will happen."

The county magistrate comforted the lady perfunctorily, and then the sound of lewd teasing began to be heard.

Among the five people present, three were unmarried. They blushed and cut off the contact with the agency bird in panic.

It's a pity that the voice of the agency bird is not clear enough, and it can't be recalled.

Gan Fanren looked at the male bird with a little regret.

If this agency bird can be recalled, it will be a good helper for gathering intelligence.

It only takes one person to hide the bird in a secret corner to hear the conversation. It's amazing!

Song Ci is such a genius, but the county magistrate actually let him become a small yamen runner. Isn't this stupid!

Because of the spring palace drama that the county magistrate just performed, Li Zhi and the other two were still a little at a loss.

Gan Fanren didn't feel anything about the sound, but Doctor Zhu was still immersed in the thought that the county magistrate had deceived him and wanted to kill him.

Despair, depression, grief...all kinds of emotions almost knocked him down, and he couldn't help but spit out blood!

"Doctor Zhu, are you okay?"

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the city first and make plans."

Gan Fanren helped the battered Doctor Zhu onto the mechanical centipede, and Song Ci drove the mechanical centipede back to Xiaoye City.

When they returned to the city, the guards still did not make things difficult for them. They just glanced at them lightly and did nothing else.

Although they were only guards of the city and had limited information, they could guess what would happen in the face of the various instructions from the county magistrate.

But defending the city was their mission. Their families, lovers, and close friends were all in the city. As guards of the city, they were supposed to protect the people, but now, they were going to trap their relatives and friends in the city.

Their hearts were more tormented than anyone else.

When they were guarding the city gates in the past, no matter how tired they were, they would cheer up, but now they just stood here numbly, turning a blind eye to the people coming and going.

At this moment, Gan Fanren could not care whether he could go home or not. After sending Doctor Zhu to the epidemic prevention center, he called Li Zhi.

"Go home and take a look. This may be the last look."

Li Zhi returned to the inn with Gan Fanren with red eyes.

Seeing Li Zhi from a distance, the old lady rushed over excitedly.

"Azhi, Azhi."

"Mom~"

The child like a mountain finally couldn't pretend anymore when he saw his mother, and he cried in the old lady's arms.

No matter how reckless Li Zhi looked, he was only fourteen years old this year, still a child! The old lady hugged him with tears in her eyes

, her voice choking: "You've lost weight, lost weight."

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Hui Niang looked at Gan Fanren timidly with tears in her eyes. Gan Fanren's heart was about to break, his narrow eyes were gentle and hot: "Madam, I'm back." He hugged her in his arms, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones and blood. Gan Tian's heart was filled with joy. [Daddy, wuwuwu... Daddy, you are finally back, we miss you so much. ]

[Daddy, when you were not around, I lost weight. Look at my arms. They are so thin... No, my arms only had two sections before, how come they have three now? ]

[I didn't eat anything except six bowls of milk yesterday, how come I'm still fat? ]

[It must be because I missed Daddy so much these days, so I drank more to divert my attention! ]

[Yes! That's it! ]

Gan Fanren felt much better after hearing his daughter's babyish voice.

"My husband, you are finally back."

Hui Niang sobbed softly, and because she cried so many times, her eyes were red.

"I'm sorry, I made you worry."

Everyone had someone to reminisce about the past, but Gongsun Yue was the only one standing alone.

Gongsun Yue liked to be lively, but now he felt a little lonely.

He looked around in boredom, but saw that Gan Huaibi's face was completely devoid of joy. Instead, he shrunk himself into a ball, looking like he didn't want to be noticed.