On the way to escape from famine, I amaze the world with my medical practice

Chapter 29 Are you willing to harm others?
  The news that Ye Hongchang brought back was that he couldn't get in, and everyone suddenly became worried.

Only young people can have a chance, what about others?
  Someone said, "Can we go anywhere else? Otherwise, let's go back now. When the river recedes, we can still go back."

"Go back? You can live if you go back? If there is still a place for us in Terukawa, why bother running away here?"

"Yes, there was a war in Xiliang. The officers and soldiers massacred the city. The people of Zhaochuan killed one by one and went back to wait for death. They might as well hang themselves here to settle the matter."

"What are you talking about? It's better to die than live. It's not the last moment yet. Why do you want to die by yourself? We are the people of Zhaochuan, but there are no words on our faces, so we can pretend to be people elsewhere."

"It's so easy to pretend. You put it lightly. Can you show the household registration? The officers and soldiers knew it as soon as they checked and killed him on the spot."

"What are you doing with me? If you have the ability, come up with a solution and see what should be done now."

"What can I do? There is nothing I can do. Let Hongchang think, he is the most capable."

Everyone was anxious, and after a while, they all started to quarrel, and no one was convinced.

Ye Hongchang said, "Stop quarreling. If we quarrel, we can find a solution. Why should I be anxious?"

Someone came forward and said, "Brother Ye, we all followed you here because we trusted you, but now we can't get in. You have to say a few words about what to do, right?"

"It's just that I almost lost my life trying to cross the river. When I came here, I thought I would be able to settle down and live a happy life. Who knew it would be like this? We are all angry, can't we say a few words?"

These words are meant to blame Ye Hongchang. Ye Hongchang has been encouraging everyone along the way. If they didn't think that they would be able to live a stable life in Dayan, many people on the road would not be able to hold on.

Now that there was no hope of entering the Great Flame, of course they would be angry, and in a moment of anxiety, they took out their anger on Ye Hongchang.

Ye Shaodong said, "Don't worry, everyone. My second brother has been giving advice on big and small things along the way. If we hadn't relied on him, would we still be alive now? We would have died when we contracted the plague."

"Oh, if I hadn't followed his instructions and walked here, how could I have contracted the plague?"

Ye Shaodong was also worried, "What do you mean? It's the same no matter where you go to escape from the famine. So many people died, and there will be plague no matter which direction you go."

"You didn't go, how did you know? Maybe we would have found a place to stay somewhere else."

It’s understandable that everyone can’t hold back their emotions when encountering difficulties.

Ye Shaodong wanted to argue with someone, but Ye Hongchang stopped him.

"Okay, everyone is right, but I thought too simply. It's getting late today. Let's all rest first. If we have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow. There's no rush."

Most people were grateful to Ye Hongchang and spoke for him, finally calming the others down.

In the dead of night, Ye Hongchang couldn't sleep, and kept thinking about how to solve the current predicament.

Ye Xiangxiang couldn't sleep either. She stared at the stars in the sky in a daze, racking her brains but couldn't think of a way to enter the Great Flame.

With so many people but no place to stay, is it possible that they really want to live in the mountains and become savages?

She turned her head and saw Meng Chang making medicine for Meng Tianlang not far away. After the plague, he had been taking care of Meng Tianlang's body and would make medicine when he stopped.

Ye Xiangxiang thought to himself, maybe they would have a way.

Today, those nobles can easily enter the Great Flame. She doesn't know Meng Tianlang's true identity, but that noble temperament cannot be acquired overnight. He must not be of ordinary origin. Ye Xiangxiang stood up, took two steps and then stopped.

When she saw the woman on the carriage, she felt hypocritical and contrived, and secretly resented the unfairness of the world and the hardships faced by the people at the bottom.

Now she wants to use the help of noble people to let the people around her enter smoothly. In the eyes of other refugees, she is afraid that she is also a hypocritical person.

This is what others ridicule, you hate power just because the power is not in your own hands. Once you have the power, you may be more selfish and cruel than your predecessors.

Ye Xiangxiang saw Wang, Liu, and Zhou who were pregnant, as well as Ye Cuicui and Ye Lixuan, who had become extremely thin along the way.

She laughed at herself, it didn't matter if she was hypocritical, this time she was hypocritical.

Meng Chang and Meng Tianlang had not yet fallen asleep when they saw Ye Xiangxiang appear. Meng Chang just glanced at him and went to prepare the medicine.

Ye Xiangxiang asked, "Mr. Meng, we have reached the border now. When will you enter the border?"

Meng Chang poured out the medicine and gave it to Meng Tianlang, and then said, "Didn't you say there is no way to get in? Now we are waiting to find a way."

"Mr. Meng, is there anything you can do?" Ye Xiangxiang sat down on a stone nearby and watched Meng Tianlang drink the medicine. He could smell that it was a medicine to strengthen the body.

Meng Chang shook his head, "If there is a way, why don't I take Tianlang and leave now?"

Ye Xiangxiang said bluntly, "But you don't seem to be in a hurry, Mr. Meng, I know I have made many rude requests before. You also said that if you don't just say "please", people will help you, but Now I'm in trouble again, and I have to beg you."

"Whether you say I'm selfish or don't understand the rules, you can scold me as long as I'm willing to help. Please think of something for us."

Her eyes were filled with tears. "The current predicament cannot be easily solved by ordinary people like us. So many people came here with high hopes, but with this result, everyone is really desperate."

Meng Chang stared at the fire in trance and said nothing.

After Meng Tianlang finished drinking the medicine, Ye Xiangxiang took the medicine bowl and placed it firmly next to him.

"I'm asking you to help me one last time, okay?"

Meng Chang pretended not to hear, and Meng Tianlang said, "Grandpa, they can't get in, and we can't get in either. If you have any idea, please tell me."

Meng Chang knew that he was going to speak again. The young master could not change his soft-heartedness all the way.

He looked at Ye Xiangxiang, "Do you really want me to help?"

Ye Xiangxiang nodded seriously, and Meng Chang said, "Are you willing even if it means harming others?"

Hearing this, Ye Xiangxiang hesitated, paused and then said, "What do you mean by harming people?"

"Literally speaking, the border guards are not allowed to enter now. How about we find a way to deal with them and we can go in? When we enter the Great Flame, it will not be so easy to catch you. If something happens to the border guards, there will be chaos for a while. With that If you have the chance, you can all go in.”

He looked at Ye Xiangxiang and asked again, "If this is the solution I can come up with, will you listen or not?"

Ye Xiangxiang's throat rolled and his eyelashes trembled. After a while, he raised his head and said, "I want to save the lives of my people, but I don't want to harm them. If Mr. Meng only has this way, then just pretend I didn't say it."

(End of this chapter)