Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 132 Misery

At this time, a woman walked in without warning. Her face looked very healthy, not like she was infected with the plague. Seeing so many people suddenly in the room, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and the bowl of water in her hand swayed slightly as her body paused.

After a moment, he regained his composure, but his eyes revealed a hint of barely perceptible irritation and impatience. Without saying a word, he walked straight through the extra people in the room as if no one was around, walked to the innermost position, and stopped next to an old man with dry and flaky lips.

Someone among the guards suddenly said, "The Eighth Prince and Lord Wu are here, why don't you pay your respects?"

The woman's face showed even more impatience. She glanced coldly at the man who was speaking and said sarcastically, "We are all dying. Even if the emperor himself comes, what does it have to do with us?"

The guard didn't expect a commoner woman to be so rude in front of the Eighth Prince, and he immediately shouted, "You..."

However, before he could finish his words, the Eighth Prince interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

The woman carefully picked up the bowl filled with water and slowly brought it to the old man's thirsty lips. The old man's cloudy eyes moved slightly a few times, and seemed to have regained some clarity. He struggled to support his body, opened his mouth, and drank the water in the bowl in one breath.

Then, the woman, holding the full kettle in her other hand, poured water into the empty bowl and continued to feed water to the next person lying on the wooden board.

Xiao Guoer frowned as she watched. She didn't even wear a mask and was in the same room with these patients infected with the plague, but she didn't get infected with the plague. It was really a miracle!

After feeding the boy water, the woman walked out of the house without looking around.

Xiao Guoer hesitated for a moment, said to Tang Jingchen, "I'm going to go out for a while," and followed the woman out of the house.

The woman walked quickly through the small courtyard and headed straight for the door. As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Sister-in-law, please wait a moment."

She stopped and turned around, and saw that it was one of the people in the room just now. They were all dressed the same, wrapped tightly with only two eyes showing, and they were hurrying towards her.

"Sister-in-law, I have two more masks here, you can wear them first." Xiao Guoer had prepared two extra masks and took them out from her arms and handed them to the woman.

Seeing that the woman didn't answer, Xiao Guo'er was afraid that she didn't understand, so she quickly said, "Sister-in-law, this mask can prevent the plague virus from entering the body through the mouth and nose through breathing. Although it can't guarantee that you won't be infected with the plague, it's always better to wear it. In the future, you should try to wear clothes that cover your whole body, and wash your hands and change clothes immediately after contact with patients. Masks should also be changed frequently. If you don't have one, you can just cover your mouth and nose with a piece of cloth."

The woman looked at the person in front of her, her big eyes full of sincere concern. The impatience in her heart gradually dissipated, but she still did not take the mask from Xiao Guoer's hand.

"You don't have to give them to me. Yesterday, officials brought me clothes and masks like the ones you are wearing, but I didn't wear them."

Xiao Guoer asked curiously, "Why not wear it? Wearing it may not guarantee that you won't get the plague, but it's still a bit more insurance than not wearing it."

The woman's face showed a numb look of extreme pain. "My husband died of the plague, and my child also got the plague. He will leave me soon. Why should I care if I get the plague again? If I get the plague, our family of three can be reunited underground, which is better. I won't have to live alone and meaninglessly in this world."

After hearing what the woman said, Xiao Guoer was dumbfounded and speechless for a long time. Her hand, which was originally tightly holding the mask, slowly dropped as if it had lost its air.

Facing this poor woman who had lost her beloved and was about to face the pain of losing her son, Xiao Guoer was at a loss and didn't know what to say to comfort her. Any words would undoubtedly be pale and powerless at this moment.

Xiao Guoer opened her mouth and uttered three words with difficulty, "I'm sorry."

The woman's eyes flickered, her face slightly moved by the kindness of the stranger in front of her. She could feel that this stranger was really sad for her experience, unlike the government runners in the past, who always looked at them with disgust. On the surface, they came to bring them medicine and clothes, but in their hearts they thought that these people were unlucky. Maybe they even secretly wished that all the people in Shanglin Village would die, so that they would not have to bother coming here to bring them medicine and clothes.

The woman turned around and continued walking forward.

Even if this stranger was truly sad for her, she didn't have the energy to complain to him.

There is so much pain in my heart that I can’t express it in words.

Xiao Guoer saw that the woman walked less than fifty meters and then turned into a house.

Her mind went blank and she followed him involuntarily.

After entering the house, I heard vague voices, mixed with the childish voice of a child.

This was the first time Xiao Guoer heard a lively voice since entering the village. Although the voice was not loud, it dispelled her fear.

Xiao Guoer followed the woman into the house and saw many people, about twenty or so.

These people were either sitting or lying down, filling up the large hall.

The floor of this room was also neatly arranged with wooden boards. The difference from the Yin family's was that these boards were covered with bedding, making it much more comfortable for people to sleep on them.

In contrast, the person lying on the bare wooden board in Li Yin's house was really waiting to die.

No wonder there were no people in other places in the village, it turned out that the remaining people gathered together so that everyone could take care of each other and no one would die at home without anyone knowing.

Those with milder symptoms will be kept here, while those with more severe symptoms will be taken to Li Yin’s home to wait for death.

A few childish children timidly looked at Xiao Guoer who had just walked in, their innocent eyes full of curiosity.

A child who looked to be only three years old ran to the woman with unsteady steps and threw himself into her arms. His childish voice was soft and cute, "Mom, why is this person dressed so strangely? Who is he?"

As the little fellow spoke, he poked his head out from his mother's shoulder, and stared at the strange outfit that he had never seen before on Xiao Guoer with his big round eyes, his face full of unconcealable curiosity.

Other people in the room also looked over, with some curiosity on their faces.

These people also had sick and haggard looks on their faces, but their condition was not as serious as those in Li Yin's family. Their mental state was relatively better. However, it was only better. After all, how could they be truly relaxed and happy when they were suffering from illness?

In the room, there were only a few innocent children with pure smiles on their faces, as if they knew nothing about the sufferings of the world.