The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#695 - move place

“Serves you right for being so talkative!” Doctor Jia glared fiercely at Xixin.

The young apprentice was immediately frightened and covered his behind.

“Providing medical care to refugees is a good deed. Why doesn't Doctor Jia go to the charity hall in the city for funding?”

Lu Jing remembered that he had a charity hall in Wujiang City.

The initial funding was provided by Gu Caiwei, and later it attracted donations from local martial arts forces, including the Tianma镖局.

“You should have seen it when you came from outside the city. There are refugees almost everywhere. The government doesn't allow them to enter the city. When they are extremely hungry, they will steal food from nearby villagers, even rob them openly. A few days ago, Old Li's daughter was violated by several refugees.

“Under the bright sky, they broke into the house and dragged Old Li's daughter away. Later, the young and strong men in the village fought with those refugees and rescued her, but she committed suicide by hanging herself not long after. Now everyone in the village is armed with knives and guns, and they can't sleep peacefully.

“The relationship between the two sides is now tense. The reason I want to move is not just because I don't have money to treat those refugees, but because the villagers won't allow me to treat the refugees anymore.”

Doctor Jia sighed, “Although there are many rogues and bandits among the refugees, most of them are relatively honest and honest. Some people fled with their families, and when they set off, there were more than a dozen people in the family, but when they arrived here, only he and his granddaughter were left.

“And his granddaughter is seriously ill. Can I, as an old man, stand by and watch her die?”

Lu Jing didn't know what to say after hearing this.

Refugees are an international problem. Saving them and not saving them both seem to have reasons.

Although Lu Jing was famous throughout Wujiang City, he couldn't persuade the villagers here to accept those refugees, and he wouldn't do such a thing of talking without experiencing the pain himself.

So he just asked, “Where do you plan to move to?”

Doctor Jia said, “I haven't decided yet. I plan to take Xixin to visit some old friends first, and then make a decision. To be honest, there are many refugees everywhere now, and I am a little frightened. I don't know when it will cause trouble.”

“Then go into the city. It's safer in the city.” Xia Huai advised.

Doctor Jia stroked his beard and straightened his back, “My family has ancestral instructions not to treat the rich and powerful.”

“You have integrity!” Lu Jing gave a thumbs up and paid his respects.

However, Xixin on the side had a sad face.

It would be great to go to the city. There are all kinds of snacks and toys in the city, as well as beautiful older sisters. Outside the city, there are only fierce and dirty refugees, and you may be robbed if you are not careful.

Not only is food robbed, but people may also disappear.

Although Xixin is not a girl, young boys are also in danger these days. Who knows when he will be robbed? Should he shout for help or not?

With Doctor Jia's physique, coming to save him would only be sending more people to their deaths.

But Xixin had just been beaten with a bamboo board yesterday, and his butt still hurt, so he could only pout and sulk on the side.

Just then, he heard Lu Jing say again, “If you don't have a good place to go, why not come to me?”

“Great Hero Lu, please don't persuade me anymore. I said I won't enter the city.” Doctor Jia waved his hand.

“I'm not talking about Wujiang City, but Yuzhou. I have a piece of land in Yuzhou. There are almost two hundred people there now, but we have always lacked a doctor who can provide medical care.”

Doctor Jia was stunned, “Yuzhou? Which county town?”

“Ju County, but my territory is not in the county town, but on Qinglong Mountain next to the county town.” Lu Jing said truthfully.

“But aren't the refugees in Yuzhou even more terrible? It has already caused banditry.”

“I have built an earthen fort, and there are militiamen in the fort, which is enough to deal with the nearby refugees and bandits.”

Doctor Jia was a little tempted, but he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he asked again, “If I treat the refugees again, will the villagers in those earthen forts still drive our master and apprentice away?”

“Doctor Jia is overthinking. We can't ask for more. There is a lot of farmland there, and it is being reclaimed. We have always lacked manpower. It would be best if you could cure those refugees and let them stay.”

Lu Jing said, he didn't pay much attention to this matter. How many people can a Doctor Jia, plus a Xixin, save?

Doctor Jia was actually already tempted, but he still had to maintain his composure, so he said, “Please allow me to consider it for a few days.”

“Of course.” Lu Jing said, “Doctor Jia, you make the decision. If you want to go, go to Feima镖局 in the city and ask them to send a team of镖师 to escort you there. After all, there are quite a few bandits in that place. It's not safe for you, one old and one young, to travel on the road. I will say hello to镖局 in advance, and I will pay for the travel expenses.”

Seeing that Lu Jing was so generous, Doctor Jia was a little embarrassed, so he no longer put on airs and cupped his hands and said, “Since Great Hero Lu is so enthusiastic, then my apprentice and I will set off tomorrow.”

“Okay, I look forward to seeing Mr. Jia again in Yuzhou.”

Because it was late, Lu Jing simply spent the night with Xia Huai in Doctor Jia's thatched cottage.

This reminded the two of them of the time when they came here for medical treatment before.

Xia Huai also performed a set of swordsmanship for Lu Jing, and then the two also talked about Wei Zixian's affairs. Xia Huai was also very emotional, only saying that after the incident in the Zhuangyuan Building that day spread, no other disciples of Xijian Pavilion had seen this very proud senior brother.

It couldn't help but make people a little worried.

Lu Jing comforted, “With Brother Wei's mind, I think he may be troubled by this matter for a while, but he will definitely not be destroyed by this matter.”

“I hope so.” Xia Huai could only say.

After she finished speaking, she didn't say anything else, just quietly looked at the starry sky above her head.

Lu Jing didn't disturb her either, sitting next to her and continuing to practice his swordsmanship.

After a while, Lu Jing felt his left shoulder sink, but it was Xia Huai who had fallen asleep on his shoulder.

Unfortunately, such leisurely time did not last too long. Early the next morning, Lu Jing received a letter from Sitianjian urging him to return.

This matter was not too surprising, after all, the matter of the dragon was still very important.

Although Lu Jing had already reported the ins and outs of the matter, Guo Shouhuai probably still had something to ask him in person. What Lu Jing didn't expect was that when he returned to Sitianjian, he was told that Guo Shouhuai was no longer there.

Lu Jing casually stopped a Qingyi person, and that person told Lu Jing that Guo Shouhuai had left in a hurry due to an urgent matter, and told Lu Jing to be patient.

“What urgent matter?” Lu Jing asked.

The Qingyi person hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Lu Jing was a supervisor, he still said truthfully, “A very powerful strange object appeared in Huizhou, and many people have died, including five supervisors and three academy disciples.”