The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 1005 - 1000: The Opportunity to Harass

Erya laughed and walked closer to Gu Youyou with the child in her arms.

Although she didn’t fully understand why Gu Youyou and Jin Zijin had to go through such a struggle, they ended up together after all, didn’t they?

She said, "Lotus Village is destroyed, and I was worried about what to do next, but it’s great that you’re here, big sister." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Gu Youyou smiled and asked her, "What about the other villagers?"

She had heard that the people who escaped from Lotus Village together were all trapped, but here, she only saw people from the Gu Family and Wang Shun’s family.

Wang Shun’s mother said, "They were afraid of catching the disease, and as soon as the flood receded, they fled, unknown in which direction. Perhaps those with relatives have gone to seek refuge with them, and after this disaster passes, they might come back."

Spring plowing had long since ended, and by now it was too late to return home to farm. This meant that they would have no harvest this year and would have to endure hunger.

Gu Youyou managed a weak smile and nodded, saying, "The Imperial Court won’t ignore us. As long as we get through these few months, by autumn, there will be plenty of food."

"I still want to go back and take a look," Huang Xiangwen said hesitantly.

Sanshun’s parents agreed, saying, "We’ve always lived in Lotus Village, and we can’t bear to leave without seeing its destruction with our own eyes."

Everyone’s mood was very somber, and even seeing Gu Youyou did not lift their spirits.

At such a time, having a powerful relative to rely on was good, but could it ever be better than one’s own home?

There’s a saying, "A gold cage or a silver cage is not as good as one’s own dog house."

Gu Youyou accompanied them toward the direction of Lotus Village. Due to the unique geography of the village, it still resembled a vast ocean.

Only then, having seen it and lost hope, could they follow Gu Youyou northward.

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Searcy and her group were initially waiting for Gu Youyou in a small town near Yangguan City, but as the Imperial Court issued successive disaster relief decrees, they could no longer stay in that town. She was deployed to a refuge nearby that had gathered disaster victims.

Since tuberculosis was discovered among the refugees, and the number was not small, Searcy, being a doctor from Jisheng Hall, was forcibly conscripted.

Reluctantly, she had to let Gui Yunxi continue waiting for Gu Youyou and the others in that small town while she went to report to an official nearby.

Although Searcy’s understanding of tuberculosis was not as thorough as Gu Youyou’s, she knew that the disease was contagious and that once contracted, one could only wait to die.

She wore specially made isolation clothing and gathered the infected people in one place. Whether they could be cured was secondary; the priority was to control the spread of the disease.

In the isolation area, the sound of coughing never stopped, and there were severely ill patients emitting agonizing groans of pain.

When King Jin heard that Searcy was treating the disease in the isolation area, he rushed in urgently and, without a word, tried to pull her out.

"What are you doing? Don’t you see I’m busy?"

Perhaps King Jin saw it as a suitable opportunity to bother her. Searcy thought she would be safe among the patients, but she hadn’t expected King Jin to be so audacious as to run into the isolation area.

"Come, you need to get out with me. You can’t stay here," King Jin said with a face full of concern.

His grip was strong, and he quickly pulled Searcy out.

Searcy, resisting the urge to hit him with a Poison Needle, gritted her teeth and said, "Don’t worry. Even if you die, I won’t. You dared to directly enter the isolation area; you mustn’t be far from catching tuberculosis yourself."

Had she known King Jin was there, she wouldn’t have come, not for anything.