Chapter 124 - Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Second Brother Came Back (1/2)

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Second Brother Came Back

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Some of these families were relatively easy to persuade, while others proved more difficult, but they would all heed Wei Ruo’s advice to some degree.

They recognized that it was Wei Ruo who had advocated for the division of the land, which allowed them to cultivate new land and receive relief grains from the government office every day, giving them hope for survival.

Hence, Wei Ruo’s words held substantial influence over them.

An hour later, the majority of the peasants had been persuaded to leave, leaving only the most remote family.

Seeing the rainfall intensify, Wei Ruo directed the town clerk to proceed ahead with the remaining men:

“Mr. Chen, lead these government officials to escort the people into the city first. I will seek out the last family. We have a carriage so once we manage to bring them along, we can catch up with the carriage.”

“No, I cannot just leave Wei Miss behind, as explicitly advised by the superior!” Chen was unwilling to leave Wei Ruo behind.

“We’re running out of time; the rain is getting heavier, and the weather is growing colder. Those who are weak will not be able to withstand much longer. You go first. If you’re really worried, leave a government official with me.” Wei Ruo suggested.

After some hesitation, Chen the clerk finally agreed with Wei Ruo’s proposal, “Alright, I will leave a government official with you.”

Then, Chen led the people towards the city.

Wei Ruo, accompanied by Xiumei and a government official, walked towards the furthest part.

The three, clad in raincoats, treaded on the muddy ridge of the field.

The water in the rice fields had already reached its capacity, yet the rain showed no signs of stopping.

“Miss, let me carry you,” Xiumei offered sympathetically.

“No need, I may not have martial arts skills, but my constitution is not that frail. A little path won’t hinder me,” Wei Ruo refused.

Although she lacked martial arts skills, living in rural areas, working in fields, and gathering medicine on mountains had granted Wei Ruo better physical health than the typical sheltered young miss.

The last family was situated behind a small hill.

There was a flat piece of land behind it, where the soil was in better condition than other places, making it easier to work on.

However, surrounded by mountains on three sides and being quite a distance away, it posed certain challenges. On ordinary days, however, there were no serious issues, as the government office would send people to deliver rice seedlings and fertilizers. But today seemed to be more inconvenient than usual.

On arriving at the last household, Wei Ruo found a dilapidated thatched cabin swaying violently in the storm.

Inside, a woman cradled a three or four-year-old child.

The sight of Wei Ruo seemed to bring a glimmer of hope into her eyes, and she pleaded, “Please save my child, save my child!”

We Ruo approached, placing a hand on the forehead of the child in her arms. His temperature was scorching.

She felt for a beaded pouch she carried with her, extracting a white bottle from it. She poured out a medicinal pill and began looking around for a bowl and water.

The only available was an imperfect bowl, but no hot water.

Left with no other choice, Wei Ruo gave the pill to the child’s mother, “Chew this pill and feed it to your child.”

The woman hurriedly did as instructed.

Immediately after, Wei Ruo asserted, “We need to leave this place first. When we reach a safe location, we can fully treat the illness.”

This place was both cold and damp, putting it far from conducive for treatment or recuperation. The best Wei Ruo could do was to administer medicine to temporarily alleviate the child’s symptoms.

“Okay, okay!” The woman nodded repeatedly.

“Give me the child,” Xiumei moved forward to lighten the woman’s burden.

She opened her raincoat and sheltered the child within.

Wei Ruo, seeing this, removed her own raincoat and draped it over the woman.

The nearby government official quickly offered his own raincoat to Wei Ruo, “Miss Wei, you mustn’t.”