The man who turned out from behind the tree looked like he was in his 30s, well dressed, but he seemed to bend over and lean out habitually, like a servant.

Xu Shi suffered some hardships in the mountains and forests. His face was bruised from the cold, his jacket and trousers were torn to pieces, and he also held a hatchet in his hand, but it was more like holding a pen, which was very awkward.

Li Laosan and the others subconsciously backed away, gathered together, raised the hatchet in their hands, and asked loudly, "Who are you? Where are you from?"

The man was also full of fear and doubt. He carefully looked at Li Laosan and the others, and then replied, "I came from outside the mountains and I am a fleeing famine. Who are you? Why are you here?"

Li Laosan and the others were a little relieved, as long as they weren't bandits.

"We also escaped here, but we entered the mountains very early. Are you alone?"

Before the man could respond, there was another coughing sound from behind the tree, and then a man and two women came out.

A woman looked like a servant, supporting a middle-aged woman who was very expensively dressed.

The other man was over forty years old, although he was embarrassed, he could see a bookish look in his eyes.

Li Laosan and the others were even more surprised. From the deep mountains and old forests, where did the nobles and... scholars come out?

The beautiful woman coughed non-stop and seemed to be very ill. The middle-aged scholar was very anxious, and stepped forward to salute Li Laosan and the others.

"Several fellow villagers, do you live nearby? May I ask if there is a doctor in the village? We also came here fleeing famine and urgently need a place to stay. I wonder if the fellow villagers can help?"

"Are there only four of you?" Li Laosan asked cautiously, and the middle-aged scholar nodded quickly, "Yes, almost all the original carriage luggage was thrown outside the mountain. We walked for four or five days without seeing anyone, and we couldn't hold on , fortunately met you all."

Li Laosan hesitated for a while, and told a villager to go back to report the letter first, and then lead the four people out of the forest, but the hatchet in his hand was always tightly held, and he never put it down...

The beautiful woman was so sick that she could barely walk, the middle-aged scholar had avoided suspicion a little bit before, but later he couldn't care less, and took turns carrying the beautiful woman forward with the servant woman.

In this way, after walking for a while, the group of people returned to the mountain stream.

The village head and Li Laoer had already brought seven or eight villagers to wait, lit a bonfire, and of course brought a hatchet and sickle.

Although some villagers reported in advance, everyone had guessed, but they were completely relieved when they saw four outsiders.

Because these two men and two women are really not like bandits and thieves pretending to be, and the beautiful woman's illness is indeed very serious.

The middle-aged scholar didn't expect there to be so many people in the mountain stream, so he was also taken aback. After carefully looking at the caves on the mountain, as well as the village chief and others, he stepped forward to speak.

He still didn't declare his identity, he only said that he was a fleeing famine, begging a doctor to settle down temporarily.

And he took the initiative to order the servant girl and attendants to hand over all the hatchets in their hands.

Seeing this, the villagers certainly couldn't make things difficult, but they didn't intend to let them enter the cave either.

They were only invited into a shed that was simply built on weekdays. The snow was cleared in the shed and a bonfire was lit. It was not very comfortable, but it was much better than braving the wind and snow outside.

In the caves of each house, the elderly, women and children lifted the curtains and looked down secretly.

The Li family was no exception, and Jiayin was even more curious, but Tao Hongying carried her back without even looking.

The wind at the entrance of the cave is hard, and it is easy to get a headache.

Zhang Miracle Doctor is getting old, and he is unwilling to make troubles. He recovered from the cold earlier, but he is more and more afraid of the cold.

Now he was wrapped in a wolf fur coat and a wolf fur hat, and he rolled himself into a ball before reluctantly getting off the ladder.

As a result, he entered the shed and saw the beautiful woman and the middle-aged scholar, he was so shocked that he didn't speak for a long time.

The middle-aged scholar was also surprised, and after careful identification, he asked tentatively, "But...jishitang doctor Zhang?"

Doctor Zhang coughed twice, and quickly adjusted the wolf fur hat he was wearing crookedly, "It's the old man, I just don't know...how did Mr. Wen get here?"

The middle-aged scholar didn't have time to say more, he grabbed his arm and pulled him in front of the beautiful woman.

"Master Zhang, help me quickly... Mrs. Cui, she contracted a cold before entering the mountain, and she had intermittent fevers on the way. She took medicine pills, but it only relieved it, and it didn't have much effect."

Doctor Zhang shook his head, and muttered in a low voice, "Why are you two together? In this troubled world, everything can happen."

The middle-aged scholar's complexion was not good, and he replied with a sigh, "It's a long story, the genius doctor should save people first."

Doctor Zhang felt the pulse of the beautiful woman, and finally straightened up and said.

"It's not a serious illness, it's just that the wind and cold have dragged on for a long time, but you still have to take six or seven days of medicinal soup to take care of it for a while."

After all, he still asked, "Where are you planning to go, is there someone to meet you?"

The middle-aged scholar shook his head, his expression a little complicated, "We were driven into the mountains by the barbarians. We were desperate and there was no one to answer us. If it is convenient here, can we stay here for a few days?"

Doctor Zhang spread his hands, and turned to the villagers and others, "I can't make the decision, I'd better ask everyone."

When the village head and everyone knew that Dr. Zhang knew the person, they went to guard.

After all, Dr. Zhang has saved countless lives along the way, and is highly respected by everyone.

These few people knew him, so they must not be bad people, and they came here alone, so they didn't pose any threat to everyone.

But if they were left behind, the caves would be full, how would we arrange them?

Xu Shi saw that the villagers were in a dilemma, so the middle-aged scholar signaled his followers to take the package, took out two five taels of silver coins from it, and held them to the village chief with both hands.

"Uncle, I'm also a fallen person in Tianya, please do me a favor. We don't have anything, we only brought a little silver. If any villager is willing to sell the cave, this is our thank you gift. Even the smallest cave is it is good!"

The village chief quickly waved his hand and refused to accept the money.

"Mr. Wen, you're being polite. It's not easy to go out, so you should help. What's more, you also know Dr. Zhang, and you are half of your own family. You take back the money, and I will arrange it for you first."

While talking, the village head greeted two villagers, they were men from the family of Aunt Wu and Sister-in-law Sun.

The two of them usually get along well, and this time they lived together in the smallest cave.

"Give up the cave temporarily, and see if you can squeeze it wherever you want."

Uncle Wu and Second Brother Sun didn't refuse either. They are a family of three and don't have much luggage, so it's easy to move anywhere.

However, Mr. Wen insisted on giving the money to the village head, "I'm sorry to trouble you, brother, I must give you the money. If my brother can ask for some hot water for us, it would be better to use simple things."

The village chief thought about it, and then he accepted it. One silver curly was given to Wu and Sun's family, and the other was directly given to Li's second son.

"Second brother, your family has the most food and necessities. Go back and talk to your mother and take care of Mr. Wen and the others. Let them eat with your family in the next few days!"

The second brother Li agreed, even if he didn't give money, for the sake of Dr. Zhang's face, his family should take more care of him.

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