Chapter 356: Enemies on a narrow road

The two people exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

“If the Little Divine Doctor wants to know something, all you have to do is ask. We will definitely tell you if we know.”

Then they spoke with Liu Yusheng and the Liu family about the situation in the villages under the heavy snowfall.

“The snow is too heavy. In one night, the snow that accumulated on the roof can crush weak thatch roofs. Our village is poor, and almost everyone is living in houses made of mud walls, plus nearly half have thatched roofs. Ours wasn’t the only one that collapsed. Several people were injured, but my mother was most seriously injured. The doctors did not dare to treat her, so either we had to send her to town or come to Xinghua Village to find you.”

“In addition to our Potou Village, there are also people in several surrounding villages who were crushed and injured because their houses collapsed, like Yunshui Village, Duanqiao Village, Luxi Village…”

“There are so many villages. I’m afraid only Xinghua Village survived the disaster.”

The Xinghua villagers have a good life. After the villagers saved some money in their hands, they all renovated their houses. Their roofs were covered with thick tiles, and their houses were solid and very safe.

If someone hadn’t brought back the news, they would have never imagined that this late winter snow has caused harm to the people.

“The heavy snow has turned into a disaster, roofs collapse, and people suffer. I wonder whether the government will manage it. If not, there may be trouble.” After hearing the situation, Grandpa Liu’s brow furrowed tightly.

The matter was more serious than he thought.

“Our county magistrate at present is considered a good one. Once the public information is presented, he should proceed to deal with it,” Grandma Liu said.

It was the magistrate who personally ruled the case of the deputy magistrate, Wang Chengbin. He could do real work, so he should be considered a good official, right?

“Management or not, we can only wait and see how the government acts.” Liu Zhixia thought much farther, “We can only assess our surrounding area. What the situation is in other places is unknown for the time being. If there is a disaster in various places, the court will certainly issue orders.”

Fu Yuzheng nodded. “If the disaster is serious, the above will definitely start to respond to support, but Yunzhou is far away from the capital. It takes a lot of effort to pass the news back and forth. It may be difficult to wait for support in time.”

The King himself certainly wouldn’t ignore this matter. But with the conditions limiting him, there was no way he could possibly handle it in time.

At such times, it was most crucial to rely on local parental officials.

The family began to discuss the issue, while Liu Yusheng sat nearby with eyes downcast in contemplation.

In the past, she ignored current affairs. In her opinion, as long as her relatives and the people around them were well, everything was fine.

But Feng Qingbai was the regent of the Nanling Kingdom.

Xiao Feng was the emperor of the Nanling Kingdom.

Every inch of the land of Nanling was royal land.

Every citizen of the country was their people.

She could calmly look on in the past, but she couldn’t not do anything and stay out of it now.

The two men agreed who would stay and take care of the granny and who would go back to the village to tidy up the collapsed house, and said goodbye to the Liu family.

Before leaving, the men bowed deeply towards Liu Yusheng and the Liu family.

Country folks might not be eloquent, but they would always remember the kindness of the Liu family in their hearts.

Just because they were unlearned and provincial didn’t mean they knew nothing.

Considering the Little Divine Doctor’s medical skills, her consultation fee was worth not more than 50 Wen? The barefoot doctors in the countryside asked more than this amount for one consultation.

Moreover, the cost of medicine was surprisingly low for them.

Everything was down to the Little Divine Doctor’s benevolence.

Only the Liu family could produce such a good person!

In the future, whoever said that the Little Divine Doctor was not good, they would swing their fists at whoever!

After sending one of the men away, the other person went to the small consultation room to take care of his old mother.

The Liu family sat in the hall and lost the energy to talk.

The situation of the mother and sons today was only the tip of the iceberg. In places they could not see, they had no clue how many other people were affected.

The wind and snow was still raging outside, so the people in the room sighed.

They could only hope that the government would do something soon to solve the people’s suffering.

Things were just as the Liu family expected. This time was just the beginning.

Afterwards, perhaps because they received the news that the Little Divine Doctor was seeing patients as usual, there began an influx of injured and sick people one after another into Xinghua Village.

Liu Yusheng’s leisurely calm during the New Year period was broken, and she needed to attend to a large number of people every day.

She became extremely busy.

Most of the patients were infected with wind chill.

This showed how many victims there were of this blizzard.

On the day before the Lantern Festival, unexpected guests came again outside the Liu family courtyard.

Near noon, the Liu family just had lunch when a carriage that braved the snowstorm arrived outside the house.

It was a group of three people, two middle-aged men and a young girl.

They were all dressed in brocade robes, with heavy cloaks to protect them from the cold.

One of the men looked honorable and upright, exuding majesty from head to toe.

The other man’s aura was weaker, standing behind the majestic man.

The young girl was about 17 or 18 years old with a lotus-colored cloak wrapped tightly around her body. Her hood covered her head, revealing a delicate jade white face.

“Father, is this the Liu family of Xinghua Village?” The young girl’s eyebrows radiated arrogance as she took in the courtyard in front of her.

It occupied a vast area, with black tiles and gray walls. The roofs were covered with thick snow, and icicles hung on the eaves.

“This should be the right place. Let’s go in.” The man in the lead raised his foot and walked inside.

During the day, the Liu family compound was open.

This made it convenient for people who came to seek medical help to enter directly.

At this hour, there were many patients with wind chill or accidental injuries waiting for consultation in the small consultation room, occasionally talking with each other, so they didn’t feel deserted.

Liu Yusheng and Xue Qinglian were busy together.

There were too many people seeking medical treatment, and Liu Yusheng couldn’t cope with them alone, so Xue Qinglian was forced to go into battle.

The three people walked into the courtyard. No one paid attention to them in the small consultation room, but in the hall of the house, Madam Liu and other people spotted them immediately.

“Who are you? Also here to seek medical help?” Grandpa Liu asked in a raised voice from inside the house.

“We are from the county. May I ask if Miss Liu Yusheng is at home?”

They were looking for Nannan?

The Liu family looked at each other. The three people outside did not look like they came to seek medical help. They came from the county town, looking for Nannan. What was the matter?

“It’s cold outside, so let’s talk inside.” Grandma Liu welcomed them inside and asked the people around the fireplace to move aside to make room for a few seats. “Our Nannan is still busy, so you have to wait if you’re looking for her.”

Incidentally, Liu Zhiqiu was bored, propping up his chin and fidgeting. He accidentally raised his eyes and immediately found the young girl behind the person who walked into the hall.

“You?!”

The lotus-colored cloak! And that pair of haughty eyes. They were simply too familiar, engraved in his heart!

Liu Zhiqiu gritted his teeth, and his cheeks, which had long since lost their feeling, began to ache vaguely.

Hearing a somewhat familiar voice, the young girl walking at the end raised her eyes and met Liu Zhiqiu’s eyes.

Sparks flew all at once.

Him? That pervert?

He was a member of the Liu family?

What a narrow road!