eurekapd Chapter 929 The Dire Situation
Chapter 929 The Dire Situation
But worried that making a sound would cause trouble, she quickly covered her mouth.
They could control it, but the villagers behind them couldn't.
When they saw the pile of heads in the ditch, many people screamed in fright.
Sun Laohai also saw those rotting faces, some of which showed signs of being eaten.
He forced himself to look away, suppressing his horror and disgust.
Hearing people screaming behind him, he immediately turned around and stopped them.
Before he set off, his fifth uncle gave him some private instructions.
These people are now in the group because of Brother Lu and his group.
On the road, try not to cause trouble for others.
If there's any work to be done, be quick-witted and eager to take it on.
Even if there is affection between the two parties, it still requires effort to maintain.
Only those who followed Brother Lu and his group had a chance of surviving.
Sun Laohai kept these words in mind, and after he finished speaking, most people fell silent.
There were a few others who were seriously frightened, so he simply ran over to comfort them.
Soon, the villagers quieted down as well.
At this moment, the carriage driven by Lu Qingqing had already reached the entrance of the village.
Looking from the village entrance, the village is not large, with only about a dozen courtyards.
The gates of the two courtyards at the village entrance were half-closed.
Not to mention the rampant refugees and the pervasive dangers.
Even in normal times, no one would dare to leave the courtyard gate open.
Looking further in, we found that the roofs of several houses in the village had collapsed.
If you only saw this, you would think the village was abandoned.
But Lu Qingqing had excellent eyesight and saw the messy muddy footprints left by the footsteps on the wet muddy ground by the wall.
The footprints weren't completely dry; they were clearly made recently.
In other words, people have lived in this village recently.
Or rather, people still live there.
Suddenly, the half-closed courtyard gate was pushed open.
More than twenty filthy refugees came out from inside.
Their eyes lit up when they saw horses in the group.
This must be a wealthy household; they can even afford to raise horses, so they must have plenty of grain!
In their excitement, they rushed toward the village entrance.
Lu Qingqing covered her face with a handkerchief and shouted behind her.
"There are refugees in the village, everyone be careful!"
After that shout, the people at the back of the line started looking for weapons.
In the middle and rear of the group, Bai Song and Yan Xu immediately deployed their troops and set up a defensive formation.
At the very front of the group, after Lu Qingqing finished shouting, she quickly picked up the bow and arrow beside her, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the refugees at the front.
An arrow whizzed past the feet of the first refugee, followed by a cold shout.
"Stop right there! Take another step forward, and don't blame me for being impolite!"
The first refugee saw that the fletching of the arrow at his feet was still trembling.
He imagined that if that arrow had hit him, he would probably be dead.
He was startled by the arrow and stopped abruptly.
The refugees behind him couldn't stop in time and crashed into him.
The group of refugees, who had been forced to stop, also halted when they saw the large group still heading this way.
They assumed there were only a few people at the front and thought they could manage to steal some food.
I never expected there to be so many people behind me!
Moreover, there were also knives and bows and arrows.
If they charge forward again, they'll be courting death.
Seeing that they were not moving, Lu Qingqing directed the carriages behind them to leave quickly.
Only after most of the group had passed through the village did Lu Qingqing drive onward, returning to the front of the group.
As he passed Old Man Zhuang, the old man's expression turned grim, and he whispered:
"Qingqing, I saw that those people's eyes were bloodshot and they had big blisters around their mouths. They must have gotten a sore throat from eating human flesh!"
Those heads in the ditch are probably what they ate!
What's happened to everything outside?!
Actually, he had heard Bai Song and the others mention it before.
While searching the hideouts of the first group of refugees, they discovered a house specifically for smoking and drying meat.
At the time, he simply thought that the group of refugees were inhumane and were different.
Now, having just fled famine, they've encountered another group like this.
It's clear that there are probably quite a few such cases.
He gained a deeper understanding of just how dire the situation was outside.
Old Zhuang felt a little sad, but he didn't know how to relieve it.
Seeing Lu Qingqing come over, he couldn't help but say a few words.
Lu Qingqing sighed and silently drove the car back to the front.
The procession continued forward until the sun rose and the dew on the ground had mostly evaporated.
They found a flat, open space and stopped to rest.
Having witnessed the previous incident of a venomous snake bite, this time, as soon as the team stopped, they first cleared away the dead leaves and stones on the flat ground.
Only after making sure there was nowhere to hide anything on the flat ground did I feel safe to sit down.
Almost as soon as the vehicle stopped, Old Man Zhuang was called away.
The first to arrive was Manager Wu's wife.
She grabbed Old Man Zhuang's sleeve and dragged him directly to her youngest son.
At this moment, Manager Wu's youngest son was sitting in the carriage.
When they saw Old Man Zhuang coming over, they even moved a little further away to cooperate.
Seeing how nimble he was, Old Man Zhuang knew there was no problem.
But seeing the family staring at him, he still went up to take his pulse.
Sure enough, the situation was pretty much as he had guessed.
The snake venom was treated promptly, and the medication may have also been effective.
Now, there are no more problems with my body.
When he told them the situation, the Wu family was overjoyed.
Even Wu's youngest son, who had initially thought of himself as a patient, felt better and jumped nimbly off the car.
When God came, he thought his life was in danger.
Unexpectedly, he recovered shortly after dawn!
Old Zhuang was also very happy to see the family so joyful.
Since everyone only stayed in one place for about 15 minutes, he planned to go back early to cook.
Seeing that Old Man Zhuang was about to leave, Manager Wu hurriedly nudged his wife, who was still immersed in joy.
Shopkeeper Wu's wife immediately understood and went to rummage through the carriage to find something to give to Old Man Zhuang as a thank-you gift.
Old Zhuang had no intention of accepting the money. As the two sides were struggling, the other people who had been bitten by snakes yesterday also came over.
Before Manager Wu could say two words, he was pulled away again.
After checking on several people who had been bitten by snakes, I confirmed that they were all alright.
Just as I was about to go back, Elm Tree Girl, who was at the very back of the group, called me back.
Even from a distance, her voice was trembling with tears.
"Dr. Zhuang, could you please take a look at my son?"
He's been coughing since he woke up this morning, and now he's so feverish he's delirious!
Old Zhuang glanced at the carriage eight or nine meters away from the camp, which was carrying patients with fever and cough.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice behind him.
"I just had someone brew some herbs. Feed them to them and see how they are doing."
If it helps, it means the medicine is effective.
If that still doesn't work, Doctor Zhuang has no other options!
Old Zhuang turned around and saw that it was Yan Xu who was coming over.
Yan Xu always had a cold face in front of outsiders.
People who are not familiar with him will subconsciously feel a little intimidated when they meet him.
Hearing him say that, Elm Tree Mother remained silent, not daring to speak again.
Old Zhuang knew that Yan Xu was doing it for his own good, and he had no intention of moving forward.
He just gave a few more instructions on how to take care of her.
Elm Tree Mother listened attentively and tried her best to take notes.
As Old Man Zhuang was speaking, he heard a suppressed cough coming from ahead from Elm Tree Mother.