"The border town government has specially summoned doctors to treat the plague. You must cooperate and refrain from making noise. Until a cure for the plague is found, we will stay with you outside the city walls, so you have nothing to worry about."
After saying this, Huo Xiaolong followed Hou Xiangxiang to treat the woman who had just fainted.
Sun Zixi and Wang Dani stayed behind to speak with the others.
"This is the daughter of the general guarding our border city. She is the only child in the family, so she will definitely find a way to cure the plague. Those who are feeling unwell, stand on the right; those who are fine, stand on the left. In a little while, tents will be brought down from the city wall. Please settle in yourselves. Do not conceal anything. Anyone who does so will be executed without mercy."
The little girl who used to debate with others in the school has grown up. Following Li Jian's instructions, she is now building momentum for Huo Xiaolong. Huo Xiaolong is not good with words, but she is.
This fool put in money and effort; we can't let her do it for nothing.
The woman inside the tent had a flushed face, her body covered in red welts, a persistent high fever, and dry, chapped lips. She used all her strength to open her eyes and look at the person who had come in.
"Is that the young lady who spoke on the city wall just now?"
"Don't speak yet, the doctor is coming to take your pulse," Huo Xiaolong said.
The woman shook her head, letting Hou Xiangxiang tap her wrist, and then continued speaking.
“I won’t live much longer. In just a few days, these red envelopes will ooze yellow fluid and then become infected with pus.”
The woman spoke haltingly. She looked at Huo Xiaolong, wanting to reach out and touch him, but then, noticing the red spots on the back of his hand, she withdrew her hand and said...
“I…I have a child. If you could have mercy on her and spare her life before she has contracted the plague, please…please.”
After taking her pulse, Hou Xiangxiang instructed them to set up a large pot to prepare the medicine, and then used a megaphone to shout from below the city wall.
“Tell my mother to throw down the medicine I prepared a few days ago.”
Li Jian waved the red flag twice and nodded, then sent someone over to deliver a message.
The girl then lifted the tent flap and looked at her friend expressionlessly, saying...
“I hate kids. I have three younger siblings to take care of, and they’re very naughty. I don’t have time to take care of another one. You’ll have to raise them yourself. If it’s really not possible, I can find you a job that will definitely be enough to support your family.”
The woman on the hospital bed nodded, not forcing the young lady in front of her. If there was any hope of survival, who wouldn't want to see their child grow up?
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