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

Chapter 44 Sent by the imperial court?
  After Ye Xiangxiang got the news, he quickly went to discuss it with Ye Hongchang.

Ye Hongchang fell silent after hearing this, "I thought they were a little strange, not like ordinary people, so that's how they are."

"Dad, did you encounter any horse thieves when you traveled far away?"

Ye Hongchang shook his head, "I'm lucky. I've never encountered them before, and I don't know how cruel these people are."

Ye Xiangxiang looked out the window and felt that the next days would not be smooth.

These challenges one after another are really exciting.

A dark-faced man riding a horse passed by outside the door. After waiting for several courtyards, he gently pinched the horse's belly, and the horse galloped, and soon arrived outside a courtyard.

The man jumped off his horse, walked into the yard, scooped a ladle of water from the water tank, and drank it down.

Sleeve wiped his mouth and sat directly on the steps.

"Boss, are you just looking at us like this? Then this person is not smart, so we have to teach them the rules and let the dog magistrate know how powerful we are and stop making wrong ideas."

Kong Shun was sitting on a deck chair in the courtyard thinking about things, his eyes never leaving the courtyards in front of him.

"Don't worry, let's find out the details first. The yamen has not dared to bring people here for a long time. This time we got so many, and the yamen servants brought them personally. There is no guarantee that there is a scam."

Another person said, "Shitou, the boss has already sent people to inquire. If we don't hurry, can those things still be our opponents?"

The black-faced man called him Shitou. After hearing this, he lay down on the steps.

"I can't understand all these things. Just one sentence, this Xiema Village is our territory. Anyone who dares to come here will be killed. When the time comes, I will personally kill people. Don't rob me."

Several other people burst into laughter, "I won't snatch it from you, I'll let you have a good time, but there are many beautiful girls there, so don't monopolize them."

The stone turned over and said, "Get out of here, I'm afraid my body won't be able to bear it."

Everyone behind him burst into laughter, "Oh, Shitou is so embarrassed, I don't know who he is after."

After a few jokes, a few people lost interest in the topic.

"Boss, I heard a few days ago that the imperial court may make great efforts to suppress bandits. Do you think these people have anything to do with the imperial court?"

Kong Shun wasn't sure about this. Seeing so many people coming here today, he also thought about this possibility and didn't know how to treat those people for a while.

"Whether they are sent by the imperial court or not, be careful now. We finally managed to make that dog magistrate dare not reach out. If you make a wrong move, there will be endless troubles. Keep an eye on them first and ask them clearly before talking."

Several younger brothers agreed, "Okay, we'll just wait until the third child finds out more about it. We'll have to bear with them for a few days."

The villagers in Tongxin Village have been busy all afternoon. Although the house is a bit messy, there are many of them, and when the sun goes down, it is tidied up.

As I was running for my life, I threw away a lot of pots and pans. Now I only have two pots, which are barely usable.

They still had some dried wild vegetables, but the food was gone, so they had to make do with it that night.

Ye Hongchang said, "I'm exhausted today. Let's have some food and make plans tomorrow."

Lin said, "Hongchang, I saw a lot of fresh shepherd's purse on the way here. You can bring some back to eat."

Several other people also meant the same thing, but Ye Hongchang shook his head, "Don't go out yet. I'll go out to explore the road tomorrow."

Ever since he knew that those people were horse thieves, Ye Hongchang became more vigilant.

He has never encountered horse thieves, but he has heard of them. It is said that these people are very cruel and can cut off people's heads with one knife when they are crazy.

As soon as he reminded them, everyone was brought back to reality. They were just happy and completely forgot that there was still a group of vicious people staring at them.

After nightfall, everyone goes to sleep.

Ye Xiangxiang and Wang slept in the same house. The houses here had kangs. It was not winter yet, but it was already a bit cold after nightfall.

The earthen kang was cold and their quilts were not enough to cover them. Ye Xiangxiang and Ye Cuicui cuddled tightly together. “Sister, I’m here, you can sleep peacefully.”

Ye Cuicui couldn't help laughing, "It will be more appropriate for me to call you sister from now on."

She was a little anxious on the road these past few days. Mrs. Zhou was exhausted and couldn't get used to sleeping on this earthen kang. She turned over several times and felt a severe backache.

Mrs. Wang found some clothes and put them under her body, "I'll make do with it tonight, and I'll think of something tomorrow. Are you okay?"

Zhou's lower abdomen could already be seen bulging, and she shook her head slightly, "It's okay. Mr. Meng gives me acupuncture every day. I still have strength, but I'm a little tired these past two days."

Ye Xiangxiang soon became a little confused as he listened to them talking.

There was a sound of horse hoofbeats coming from far away. Ye Xiangxiang suddenly opened his eyes, lay beside the window and looked out.

It was pitch black and nothing could be seen.

Ye Xiangxiang lay back down again, and Wang asked softly, "Xiangxiang, can we stay here?"

Ye Xiangxiang knew that her grandma was tired of running away for so long. She wanted to have a place where they could settle down and live a stable life with their hands.

"Yes, definitely."

Other people in the village thought so too, and no one wanted to leave.

In this case, then find a way to make this place really your home.

Ye Xiangxiang never slept deeply that night. The slightest disturbance could wake her up, and she always felt that danger would happen at any time.

Finally in the morning, Ye Xiangxiang went out of the house and saw that Ye Hongchang was in low spirits. He knew that he had not slept well at night.

"Xiangxiang, follow me out for a walk later."

Ye Hongchang didn't want his daughter to be involved in danger, but now he was in a difficult situation and couldn't make a wrong move.

Everyone in the family knows that Xiangxiang is a little different from before after she recovers, so it won't be wrong to let her follow her and see.

Even if he didn't say anything, Ye Xiangxiang would follow him out. He wouldn't worry if he didn't go and take a look.

Ye Xiangxiang put down what he was doing and nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'm also very curious and want to see what this village looks like."

When she and Ye Hongchang went out, they happened to see Meng Tianlang coming out of the house.

She opened her mouth and wanted to call him to join her, but Ye Hongchang interrupted her and she didn't say anything.

The village was very big. After leaving, the father and daughter chose a random direction to walk.

There are scattered houses everywhere, many of them are old and can be seen as having aged a lot.

The village was sparsely populated. I wonder if it was because it was too early. The menacing people from yesterday did not appear.

Looking around, the sun is rising slowly in the east.

Ye Xiangxiang stretched out his hand to cover his eyes and smiled, "Dad, let's go over there and have a look."

When you don’t know the direction, just walk towards the rising sun.

This Xiema Village is backed by a mountain, and there is a river to the east. Looking in that direction, the river comes out of the mountain.

Ye Xiangxiang said, "The government officials didn't lie to us. This place really has mountains and rivers, a vast land and sparsely populated areas."

If we can get that group of people to establish a foothold here, this will indeed be a good place for them.

　One wave is not over, but another wave is rising.
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)