freenovelworld Chapter 737 Plan
Chapter 737 Plan
Lu Yangyang nodded and followed her inside.
The village chief didn't follow them inside. He just told Lu Yangyang to call him if she needed anything, and then turned around to find someone to prepare food for Lu Yangyang and the others.
As Lu Yangyang followed Hongyu inside, she listened to Hongyu explain their previous arrangements. The horses of the caravan had been driven away in batches. The roads in the desert were difficult to travel, so they weren't worried about being found by General He's men.
In addition, Changshan was not brought to the ancestral hall, but was hidden in Aunt Chang's cellar, where people were assigned to guard him.
Lu Yangyang had no objection to her arrangement, and the two walked together to an empty room on one side of the ancestral hall while talking.
There were two rooms, one for the girls and one for the doctors. When Lu Yangyang walked to the door, she could still hear them talking.
Lu Yangyang peeked out from outside the door. The girls all seemed to be in good condition, so she didn't go in but went to see the doctors on the other side.
Most of these doctors were elderly, and even the younger ones were over thirty. They probably never imagined they would suffer such a calamity. Now that they had managed to escape the bandits' den, they all felt a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.
Tu Jiuying had captured more than just these doctors; several of them had already been killed by her. Those who survived were even more terrified, so when they saw Lu Yangyang walk in, they quickly stopped talking and knelt down in front of her.
Lu Yangyang and Hongyu stepped forward and helped them up.
"There's no need for such formalities. I'm also a doctor. Being captured by bandits this time was purely an undeserved misfortune. I'll tell you the truth: I brought you back without going through the authorities, which could lead to investigation. So I hope that if anyone asks about you after you return, just say you were sick or visiting relatives, and don't mention this matter again. That would be better for everyone," Lu Yangyang said, looking at them.
Standing in front was an elderly man with gray hair, who seemed to be in good spirits. He cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Yangyang and said, "Please rest assured, young lady. We barefoot doctors may not be as good as those famous doctors who run clinics in the city, but we have treated the villagers for half our lives. Doctors are benevolent, and you have saved us from dire straits. We cannot repay kindness with enmity."
“Dr. Cheng’s words are timely. We will remember your great kindness, young lady. Please rest assured, young lady, we have never seen you, nor have we seen any bandits,” another younger doctor added.
Others quickly agreed.
They weren't stupid. Although they didn't know what kind of magic Miss Lu had used to rescue them, they knew one thing: the government didn't care about bandits. Getting involved with those bandits and ending up in the government wouldn't do them any good. A trip to jail would probably be no easier than a trip to the bandits' den.
Now, as long as I can survive and return home safely, it's best to keep a low profile and behave myself.
Seeing that they were all reasonable, Lu Yangyang didn't intend to say anything more. He Jingze probably couldn't care less about these doctors. The bandits had captured so many people, and they themselves couldn't even say how many had died. Even if someone came to inquire, as long as they stubbornly denied it, they wouldn't pursue the matter to the end for a few people whose fates were unknown.
“In that case, I’ll arrange for someone to take you back now,” Lu Yangyang said.
The doctors bowed again in thanks, but one or two of them mustered their courage and asked, "Young lady, I have another request. May I ask how you saved that young master? We barefoot doctors treat external injuries most often. Every year, people die from injuries caused by farm tools while working. Could you please give us some advice? I apologize for my abruptness."
Lu Yangyang looked at that doctor, and then at the other doctors who all looked eager. She actually wanted to teach them all the methods for treating external injuries, but time was tight. She had to leave tomorrow and simply didn't have enough time to explain them.
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment and said, "I must send you away before dawn. Otherwise, if someone notices something amiss, it might cause trouble for Huangjia Village. Huangjia Village has kindly protected us, and I can't cause them any trouble. So at most, I can only talk to you for two hours. The rest is up to you to figure out on your own. But if there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely teach all the methods to any doctor who wants to learn."
The doctor who spoke up was just curious and asked tentatively, never expecting that Lu Yangyang would be so generous as to teach them such an important thing.
Traditionally, doctors have passed down their skills within their families, rarely passing them on to outsiders, unless they are direct disciples. Yet this girl actually agreed to it.
Everyone felt like they were dreaming, and they quickly tried to kneel down to become his disciples, but Lu Yangyang stopped them.
"These are just some simple methods for treating external injuries; there's no need for apprenticeship. Please wait a moment while I have someone call Su Mu over so we can all explain them together." Lu Yangyang never expected that her visit to ask for help to send these doctors away would actually involve her in some work. But considering that after this meeting, she didn't know when she would see them again, she wished she could be in two places at once to teach more people and help more people learn.
Lu Yangyang asked Hongyu to arrange for them to leave before dawn, and then went next door to meet the girls.
The girls were even more excited to see Lu Yangyang. The two or three days they had spent together had already made them unconsciously trust and rely on Lu Yangyang. They just didn't expect that she would actually save them.
The girls' eyes were red, and they didn't know how to express their gratitude, so they kept thanking her.
Lu Yangyang asked them, "What are your plans for the future?"
The reason we brought them all back was to find them a place to go.
In this world, women always face many more hardships.
Although the Northwest has a more open social atmosphere, a woman's reputation is still a shackle.
As expected, when Lu Yangyang asked this question, the girls all fell silent. During their time in the bandit's den, they had longed to leave, regardless of life or death. But they dared not think about where they would go after leaving. No matter how pampered a girl was at home, once she reached marriageable age, she became an outsider. If she did not marry, her family could not keep her.
Their plight, though evokes sympathy, leaves them with nowhere to go if they cannot survive on their own.
“Miss, I saw that you brought so many female guards to rescue us from that cannibalistic place. Can I also be your guard, or even a maid? Just give me a bite to eat, and I’ll do anything!” one of the girls said.
"I want to go home and visit, but I know that once I go back, I'll probably have to leave again. I want to find a job. If you need any help, could you count me in?"