Chapter 553 One after another
Chapter 553 One after another
The aunt carefully put the old lady's arm on her shoulders and slowly walked back.
This was the longest time she had walked in recent times, and she was jumping up and down.
Such physical exertion is really too great for the old lady, so it is normal to feel a little weak.
Thinking of letting the old lady go back and lie down for a while and rest, I stopped halfway when I saw that she looked a little tired and listless.
He said softly, "Let's take a break. Look, you were able to kill a wasp just now, which means you are not far from full recovery!"
"I've walked a lot today and I'm tired. Let's continue practicing tomorrow. I think I'll be able to fully recover in two or three days!"
The old lady felt very relieved after hearing what her aunt said, and said, "Well, thanks for your good words. I hope it will be as you said."
However, the old lady was still a little out of breath when she spoke. I don’t know if it was because she was too active when she was killing the hornet just now, or because she was scared because she almost fell.
After much difficulty, the old lady was helped to lie down slowly, and my aunt breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as I was about to take a short break, I suddenly heard a commotion around me, and someone was shouting, "Good news, good news!"
This sudden voice instantly perked up the already exhausted old lady.
Her eyes, which were about to close, suddenly opened, and her originally slightly dim look became bright at this moment.
"Go and see what's going on!" the old lady urged anxiously, with a hint of excitement and anticipation in her voice.
After walking for such a long time and the weather was so hot, the aunt thought that she had to bring a bowl of water to the old lady to quench her thirst.
However, what was unexpected was that the old lady was so anxious.
"Let me pour you a glass of water first. You must be thirsty." The aunt said while she was busy with her hands.
The old lady smacked her lips and felt her mouth was indeed dry and her lips were about to crack.
The aunt put a bowl of water next to the old lady and said, "If you are thirsty, drink it yourself~"
Then, the aunt poured herself another bowl of water.
The old lady saw many people walking in a certain direction, with footsteps coming one after another, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
She silently said in her heart: "Hurry up, hurry up, why are you taking so long to drink water?"
Finally, my aunt put down the bowl and wiped her mouth.
The old lady couldn't hold back any longer and hurriedly urged, "Hurry up, or you won't be able to squeeze to the front if you're late."
"Hey~" the aunt responded, ran out quickly, and disappeared in a flash.
The old lady was not sleepy at all, her mind was completely attracted by the movement of the crowd.
While silently praying in my heart that my aunt would come back soon, I was secretly thinking: I wonder what good news she can bring back this time?
Just as the old lady was daydreaming, the crowd suddenly became agitated. Everyone pushed and shoved each other, crowded together, and surrounded the yamen runners in three layers, making it impossible to get through.
"Ouch, you stepped on my foot!"
"I didn't step on it!"
"Stop arguing, tell me quickly, what is the good news?"
"That's right, everyone can't wait!"
For a moment, all kinds of noises came one after another, making it very lively.
At this time, a yamen runner raised the gong in his hand, struck it a few times, and then shouted loudly: "Everyone, be quiet!"
This shout resounded through the crowd. The originally noisy crowd suddenly became completely silent.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the bailiff who was speaking.
"Recently, all of our patients have recovered well, and there have been no new patients for a long time, so the county magistrate made a decision that everyone can go home."
When this sentence came out of the mouth of the yamen runner, the crowd below suddenly exploded like a pot of boiling water, with noise and discussion one after another.
"Really? We can really go home now?"
"Where are we going to live then?"
"What about food?"
Various questions came like a tide, people talked one after another, and the scene became a little chaotic.
Seeing this, the bailiffs quickly struck the gongs and drums again, trying to get everyone to quiet down.
"Listen to me first. After I finish speaking, you can ask any questions you have." The bailiff raised his voice and shouted.
The crowd gradually quieted down, all eyes focused on the yamen runners.
"The county magistrate knows that everyone will have no place to live and no food to eat after returning, so he has sent many people to help everyone build houses, and will continue to provide free meals for four months, as well as the things needed to build houses."
Hearing this, there were exclamations and cheers from the crowd.
“Wow, the county magistrate is so nice!”
"Now we have a place to live and food to eat!"
The yamen runner smiled and nodded, then continued, "We are letting everyone go back now because we hope that everyone can build houses well and take care of the land, so that before winter comes, you can have a place to live and store some food to get through the winter."
He paused, and then added: "Don't complain about the small amount of food for these four months. You should know that the county magistrate spent a lot of effort to come up with these things, and even paid a lot of his own salary into it."
There was another round of exclamations from the crowd, and people expressed their gratitude and respect for the county magistrate's good deed.
"The weather has been very good recently, and the temperature is suitable. Let's go back and start building houses as soon as possible. We will try to move into the new houses before the New Year and spend the New Year comfortably!"
Then he paused for a moment, as if he had something else to say.
Sure enough, he cleared his throat and continued, "But I still want to say one more thing. After you go back, you must take precautions! After all, getting sick is no joke."
"Everyone must take good care of themselves and stay healthy so that they can move into their new homes as soon as possible!"
The bailiff looked around, his eyes sweeping across everyone and then lingering on them, as if to confirm whether they had any other questions to ask.
After a while, the bailiff said, "Any other questions?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a moment of silence, someone answered, "No more." Then another person echoed, "I don't have any more problems either."
Seeing this, the yamen runner nodded slightly to show that he understood. His voice was deep and powerful: "Okay, if that's the case, you can go back now."
When my aunt heard this, she felt relieved and the excitement in her heart was beyond words.
Her eyes were moist and tears were welling up in them, almost falling.
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