HLnovel Chapter 695 Opening up wasteland
Chapter 695 Opening up wasteland
Only after seeing Lu Yangyang put away the needles did Uncle Huang and the others dare to murmur aloud.
They were relatives of Dr. Huang, and having seen Dr. Huang practice medicine for decades, they had never seen such a method of treating injuries.
After Lu Yangyang finished treating Huang Tiandong's wounds, she applied medicine and handed him a small box, saying, "This is some wound medicine I made myself. Remember to apply it on time."
Huang Tiandong, his face flushed, accepted it. "Thank you, thank you, my benefactor."
"My surname is Lu. Please stop calling me your benefactor. I'm just a doctor; it was nothing more than a small favor," Lu Yangyang said, wiping her hands with a hint of helplessness.
The Huang family quickly agreed.
Lu Yangyang urged them again, "One of you can take me to the homes of the injured, I want to treat their wounds too!"
"I, I'll go!" Huang Tiandong jumped up.
Lu Yangyang smiled and said, "You're injured, so you shouldn't run around."
Then he looked at Uncle Huang and said, "Uncle Huang, could you please lead the way? I need to see Manager Song after I'm done with my work."
"Okay, okay." Uncle Huang nodded hurriedly.
Lu Yangyang told Mingxiu to put away the medicine box and then followed Uncle Huang out.
The injured men were all young men from the village, and they had all tried to help Dr. Huang. Huang Tiandong and Uncle Huang were grateful to them and had already delivered medicine to each of their homes. Huang Tiandong endured the pain himself and gave them some simple treatment.
After examining each of them, Lu Yangyang found that only two of them, like Huang Tiandong, were more seriously injured. She treated their wounds again and instructed them that if any of them developed a fever, they should go to their caravan to find someone.
After finishing his work, he went with Uncle Huang to the village chief's house.
Manager Song was already there. Knowing that Lu Yangyang was seeing patients, he didn't ask anyone to disturb her.
"Miss, how is it?" Seeing her return, Manager Song quickly came out to greet her.
"The wounds have all been treated." Lu Yangyang glanced at Manager Song, then noticed the middle-aged man accompanying him. Manager Song quickly introduced him to her.
"This is the village chief."
The village chief already knew about Lu Yangyang's help in treating the villagers, and quickly bowed to express his gratitude: "On behalf of the villagers of Huangjia Village, I thank you for your great kindness, young lady."
"Village chief, you're too kind. It was nothing." As a doctor, seeing patients was routine for Lu Yangyang, and she had no reason to stand by and watch someone die. What she was concerned about now was something else: "Village chief, what are your plans regarding the bandits?"
The village chief sighed, his face very solemn.
It's not that it's inconvenient to talk about it, it's just that they don't have any good ideas about this matter in the short term.
Just then, Aunt Chang brought over the meal, and the village chief took the opportunity to invite them all inside: "Manager Song, Miss Lu, please come in first. I just had someone prepare dinner. You must be tired from your journey, so please have something to eat first."
The group entered the house. Not only Lu Yangyang and his group, but also the village chief and the others hadn't had a meal all day and were starving.
After hurriedly finishing their meal, the village chief said helplessly, "Manager Song, Miss Lu, we really shouldn't involve you in our village's affairs, but we're acquaintances, so there's nothing to hide. Originally, those bandits were somewhat restrained, and we could manage with the loss of some grain, but now they've become even more ruthless. They robbed several families of girls before, and now they've robbed a doctor. Who knows what the future holds?"
"Seeing that there's no hope for the government, and they probably won't bother with the bandits, we really don't have any good ideas right now. We discussed it on the way today, and we're going to organize a group of people to search for them. If we can find them, we'll bring back their bodies and give them a proper burial. If we're unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of those bandits, we ordinary people can't fight them head-on. We might as well pack our things and go north to clear the land."
"Reclaiming wasteland?" Lu Yangyang exclaimed in surprise.
The village chief nodded: "This matter has not been decided yet. It's just that our clan has discussed it privately. Our area is close to the border, and there has been less fighting in the past two years. I heard that the general has brought back a lot of wasteland and is encouraging people to go to the border town to reclaim wasteland. Although the border town is also dangerous, there are soldiers guarding it, so it may be much safer than here."
At this point, the village chief couldn't help but sigh again, giving a bitter smile: "The taxes in Da Zhao are decreasing year by year. In recent years, everyone's lives had started to improve, and we all had some surplus grain. As long as we didn't encounter a major disaster year, we wouldn't starve to death, and nobody wanted to move easily. But then we were targeted by bandits, and it's like having a knife to our throats. Today one family is gone, and tomorrow who knows whose turn it will be..."
Such a major event as relocation should not be revealed lightly.
However, firstly, Lu Yangyang risked her life to save the people in their village, and secondly, the village chief knew that Manager Song's caravan frequently traveled to and from the border, so he might be able to give them some pointers.
When Manager Song heard what he said, he understood what was going on.
However, this is indeed a major event. It is not a year of disaster, and relocating the entire village without informing the government would be a great risk.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
The bandits of Huangshadu are indeed a menace. Previously, they only robbed caravans and did not bother the common people much. Now, they openly enter villages to plunder and injure people, and the government does nothing about it. These people really have no good options but to flee.
Manager Song subconsciously looked at Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang was very interested in her elder brother's encouragement of the people to reclaim wasteland on the border. Aunt Jing had told her that the new grain varieties they brought could also survive in the Northwest. It would take time to promote the new grain varieties by occupying the people's farmland, but there were no such concerns about wasteland. It would be best to plant the new grain varieties on all the wasteland and then gradually promote them to the people. This way, they could ensure the supply of grain for the Northwest Army and also make the people more receptive to the new grain varieties, actively promoting and expanding their planting.
But while encouraging land reclamation is one thing, the problem of bandits cannot be ignored. Judging from the government's response, they are either too cowardly to intervene or they are colluding with bandits.
This is no small matter.
Lu Yangyang was pondering how to deal with it. In any case, she couldn't let these bandits continue to run rampant.
"Something terrible has happened!" A shout suddenly came from outside the door, and a boy ran in. "Village chief, something terrible has happened! Bandits! Bandits have entered the village again!"
"What?" The village chief stood up abruptly. "Where are we?"
"The people we organized patrolling near Huangshadu heard the commotion and rushed back to report. They're probably almost at the village by now," the boy said nervously. "Village chief, what should we do?"
"First, make sure all the women and children in the village are hidden. The rest of you, grab your self-defense items and hide behind the doors to see what happens." After giving the instructions, the village chief looked anxiously at Manager Song, worriedly asking, "Manager Song, what about your goods?"
Their convoy carried a lot of goods this time, and now the vehicles are all parked in the village, with nowhere to hide them.
"Hurry up and leave, you might still make it in time!"