Although he had just finished his shift, Liao Jia still rushed to the government office as soon as possible and happened to meet other colleagues who were also rushing back.
"Han Zhang, do you know what happened?"
Liao Jia whispered to Xun Zhen who arrived first.
According to his understanding, his lord has always advocated that the upper duty is the upper duty, and the lower duty is the lower duty, and fully respects the private time of his staff, and temporary emergency (overtime) calls (shifts) rarely occur. This time, however, it was a rare violation, and it could not even be postponed to the next day.
This shows how urgent the situation is.
Xun Zhen had heard something about it.
Therefore, his expression was unusually solemn.
Just at this time, Jiang Sheng also hurried over.
The hem of her clothes rustled in the wind as she walked quickly.
As soon as he arrived, he asked, "Han Zhang, what happened?"
It just so happened that there was no need to answer the same question twice, so Xun Zhen simply answered the puzzle at once, slightly turning his body to look at Jiang Sheng who was sitting down: "Shaomei doesn't often go to the northwest region, so he may not know about this. Xiandeng, do you still remember Luxia County last year?"
It has been less than a year since this happened.
How could Jiang Sheng not remember
Luxia County was his hometown after all. The disaster of refugees attacking the city directly led to the death of the county magistrate's family, leaving only Lu Ji and Lu Ji's nephew. Even though Jiang Sheng had a bad relationship with the Luxia County Magistrate and did not have any deep feelings for his hometown, his hometown was destroyed. If Shen Tang's reinforcements had not arrived in time, a massacre would have been inevitable. It would be strange if Jiang Sheng did not remember it.
It’s definitely not Luxia County that has a problem at this moment.
Because Luxia County is currently "governed" jointly by Tianhai, Shangnan and Yiru - if Lord Shen Tang had not been transferred to Longwu County, she would have been added - although the power in Luxia County is chaotic and poorly governed, at least no one dares to attack it.
Then, there is only one possibility left.
"That group of refugees?"
Xun Zhen nodded in affirmation.
"Jia knows something about the group of refugees and bandits that Hanzhang mentioned. Didn't they suffer a great loss in Luxia County and were forced to change their route, and then disbanded?" Liao Jia has been active in the Northwest Continent for a year. He has seen and heard a lot along the way, but his understanding is not in-depth. After all, a makeshift group that relies on looting for military supplies except for its people cannot cause much waves.
"How can it be that simple..." Xun Zhen sighed. Jiang Sheng and Liao Jia, the former only fought with the group of refugees and bandits for a short time, and the latter only heard some rumors, so their understanding was naturally not as good as that of him who had personally joined the group of refugees and bandits.
That group of vagrants and bandits might not be a makeshift group.
The threat is far beyond people's imagination.
As soon as he said that, Jiang Sheng remembered it.
He seemed to have never asked Xun Zhen why he left the refugee group and went all the way to Shiwu. Previously, he was worried about Xun Zhen's private affairs and didn't ask too much. Now, looking back, there might be another hidden story. He was ready to listen attentively.
With a glance, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the package Liao Jia was holding. He had not paid attention to this detail, but the package was just hastily tied, and now it was untied, and then—
Reveal a corner of the object.
One piece...
Freshly colored...
Bellyband
Now, all the atmosphere is ruined.
Xun Zhen was about to speak, but his friend had a subtle expression on his face. Out of curiosity, he followed Jiang Sheng's gaze and looked over.
Xun Zhen: “…???”
When Liao Jia was about to eat the watermelon, he looked up and found that his two colleagues were looking at him—well, to be precise, in his arms. So he lowered his head. When he saw the object in his arms, his hands seemed to be licked by flames, and he subconsciously wanted to throw the object away. His reason suppressed his impulse, and Liao Jia's face turned red and blue.
Tie the package tightly and hastily.
Embarrassed, he explained, “This isn’t Jia’s.”
Xun Zhen and Jiang Sheng said "Oh" subtly.
In fact, Liao Jia didn't need to explain, they were quite open-minded and didn't mind their colleagues' hobby of wearing women's bellybands. After all, there was Qi Bu Shan, a scourge who would disguise himself as a woman at any time... In comparison, Liao Jia's hobby was very friendly.
As soon as Liao Jia saw their expressions, he knew that his explanation was in vain. His face flushed, and he felt like he was dealing with a hot potato. He stuttered as he explained, "Really, it was really forced upon me by my guard... The lord urgently summoned me, and I didn't have time to deal with him, so I brought him here."
Xun Zhen nodded: "I see."
Jiang Sheng also laughed: "That guard has a unique hobby."
The two of them did not tease Liao Jia too much.
After all, I am a new colleague and I always have some privileges.
Liao Jia was afraid that the package would loosen, so he tied a series of twisted knots. Regardless of whether the two really believed it or not, he quickly changed the subject: "I just heard Han Zhang say that the group of refugees and bandits didn't seem as weak as the outside world said?"
Xun Zhen coughed lightly.
"really."
He continued, "The leader of this group of vagrants and bandits was named Huang Lie. He was originally a bell doctor in Yanzhou. He grew up in a poor family and had been tenant farmers for generations. His family of several people could not even get enough food. A few years later, his biological father died of an epidemic. His mother was unable to raise the child and wanted to remarry, but was sold by his grandmother as a secret prostitute. Huang Lie was lucky enough to cultivate martial courage and later became a knight-errant."
What is a bell doctor
To put it simply, it is a barefoot doctor.
They carry bells and medicine boxes all year round, and travel in the mountains or downtown areas. Different bell doctors have different methods of treating people.
"This man was generous and righteous. Once he was violent and killed someone. Fortunately, he was saved from prison with the help of a nobleman. Huang Lie was grateful for the nobleman's life-saving grace, so he took the initiative to offer to be the nobleman's bodyguard for a few years to repay the grace of saving his life. The nobleman saw that Huang Lie was quite talented, and in the next few years, he taught him all his unique skills. Huang Lie became a master in a few years and traveled around as a bell doctor..."
Liao Jia said: "He sounds like a good person."
Xun Zhen touched his conscience and said something fair: "He was not a very evil person. He was not very good, but he was not very evil either. In the final analysis, it was just that the world was too difficult, forcing people to rebel. A few years later, his medical skills became more and more sophisticated. He returned to his hometown and found out that his blood relatives had either starved to death or died of illness. He only had one brother and two cousins left."
The four brothers have depended on each other since then.
The job of a bell doctor is to have food to eat one day but not the next.
Most of the patients were ordinary people, or ordinary people who were too sick to afford medical treatment and could only wait to die. How much money could such a family pay for medical treatment? Huang Lie did not ask for much, just enough to feed his three younger brothers. Even so, the four of them had a harder and harder life.
The only benefit
Probably because he has accumulated a lot of good reputation.
In fact, he is similar to Yi Ru Zhang He. Both of them made their fortunes by relying on their superb medical skills. The difference is that Zhang He at least has a background. He once served as the Imperial Physician of the Medical Bureau, so his starting point is not low. Huang Lie is a real commoner.
He has medical skills and martial courage.
But there are still some flaws in this world.
Until Zheng Qiao led his troops to destroy the Xin Kingdom, Huang Lie also faced the biggest crisis and the biggest opportunity in his life!