mtl008 Chapter 432 Get to work
Chapter 432 Get to work
Lin Wuji's sudden remark left his subordinates, who were helping with the work nearby, somewhat bewildered: "Boss, isn't it inappropriate for you to poach someone's talent out of the blue?"
Lin Wuji: "..."
His subordinate analyzed for him: "Especially the corner of Miss Lu's wall. Miss Lu has never given you a kind look. No matter how well you swing your hoe, you can't dig it up, right?"
Lin Wuji remained expressionless.
The subordinate pressed on: "And another thing, you called her ugly the first time you met her! To be honest, boss, if I were Miss Lu, I wouldn't talk to you either. A young lady cares most about her appearance. Maybe your eyesight isn't very good; you've really offended her..."
Lin Wuji gritted his teeth: "Shut up and get back to work, you're just bored!"
The subordinate touched his nose, muttering with a puzzled look, "Isn't this what you told me to say..."
Lin Wuji's brow twitched. He looked in Lu Yangyang's direction again. Lu Yangyang happened to look up. Lin Wuji quickly flashed a big smile and waved to her. Lu Yangyang turned her eyes away expressionlessly and continued with her work.
Lin Wuji: "..."
Hey.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.
After the government quelled the chaos at the dock, it sealed off the entire dock, collected the bodies of the dead, and temporarily sent them to the yamen and mortuary to await their relatives' claims. Uninjured civilians could leave after registering with the officials, while the government provided free medical treatment to the injured and subsidized them with silver based on the severity of their injuries.
Lu Yangyang and Wen Qingqing helped treat the women in an orderly manner. One after another, almost all the women at the dock heard that a female doctor was treating women's injuries and came to her on their own. Lü Yao was among them.
"Girl? It really is you! I knew you would come, you scared me to death!" When Lüyao saw Lu Yangyang, her eyes immediately reddened.
Lu Yangyang hadn't expected to see Lüyao here. Before leaving the capital, she had asked Lüyao to leave first to leave herself an escape route. After witnessing the prosperity of Yingzhou, she guessed that Lüyao might be in Yingzhou, so she had specially asked Chen Ping to inquire about her yesterday. However, she didn't expect so many things to happen overnight.
She quickly looked at Lüyao: "What are you doing here? Are you hurt?"
Lüyao shook her head: "Miss, I'm fine, I'm not injured. I came here today to pick up a batch of goods, but I didn't expect this to happen. Luckily, I brought some people with me, and we're far away, so I escaped unscathed. I heard that someone was treating an injured woman, and I wondered if it could be you. It turns out it really was you! I'm so glad I came to check!"
Lu Yangyang breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're not injured."
Luyao still had many questions to ask, but it was clearly inappropriate at this time. Looking at the women who were still queuing to see their wounded, she thought for a moment and said to Lu Yangyang, "Miss, the dock is not very convenient. You can leave after registering now. I opened a pharmacy for you in Yingzhou Prefecture. Why don't you let everyone go to the pharmacy? It will be more convenient to get medicine there."
Lu Yangyang never expected that Lüyao would open a pharmacy in Yingzhou in just a few months. The wound medicine she carried was far from enough. Many people had only treated their wounds and hadn't even applied any medicine. This was perfect, like a pillow for someone who was sleepy. It helped her a lot!
Lu Yangyang immediately instructed Lüyao to arrange for the injured women to be taken to the pharmacy. She also informed Luo Jing of the address and asked him to stay here and protect Old Man Meng until the injured at the dock were taken care of, and then go to the pharmacy to meet them.
Then, together with Wen Qingqing and Lu Zhan, they left the dock with Lü Yao.
Not long after they left, Manager Chen arrived at the dock with his men. After waiting for a long time, the dock was finally reopened, but they had completely lost track of Lu Yangyang and the others. They had no choice but to leave people at the dock to wait for news.
Green Yao's pharmacy is in the South District, the dock is in the East District, and the Tianbao Inn where they stayed yesterday is in the North District. As a result, not only did Manager Chen and his group fail to find anyone, but even the pirates who had their eyes on Lu Yangyang and his group completely lost their target.
Lu Yangyang, however, was in her element. She worked for two whole days to completely heal all the injured women, and even treated many women who came seeking her help after hearing the news.
The surrounding area is mostly inhabited by merchants. When they learned that there was a female doctor at the pharmacy, they all rushed to come and see her. The pharmacy was busy for several days before things gradually calmed down.
Lu Yangyang finally had time to chat with Lü Yao about Yuzhou: "Have you ever been to Yuzhou? What's the situation there now?"
Luyao had been waiting for Lu Yangyang to have some free time so she could tell her. When Lu Yangyang asked, she quickly told her everything she had found out: "You probably won't believe it, but Yuzhou and Yingzhou, which are neighboring prefectures, are worlds apart. Yingzhou is as prosperous as Jiangnan and the capital, while Yuzhou is quite desolate. The city is a little better, but in the counties, towns, and villages below, there are no people for miles around. They are so poor that even peddlers won't go there. I went to great lengths to find the county where criminals were exiled. Guess what it's called? It's called Jue County. It's said that it used to be called Dan County, but as more and more criminals were settled there, it gradually became Jue County, meaning 'death'."
"That place is extremely well-guarded. No passersby are allowed to enter. I asked around and was told that there isn't even a county magistrate there. Once you go in, you can't come out, no one is an exception. I secretly had someone keep an eye on it for a few days and found that it wasn't an exaggeration. There really was no one coming or going. Only those who went in didn't come out. What's even stranger is that no one seems to care about such an absurd thing. When the locals talk about that place, they are very secretive and refuse to say a word."
“That’s not even the most outrageous thing,” Green Yao said with an utterly incredulous look. “Do you know? In Yuzhou, there are no doctors, no pharmacies. Whether they are sick or injured, they only believe in gods, saying that praying to the gods will cure them. They have temples everywhere, but they don’t allow outsiders to enter, saying that it will affect their luck. Girl, I’m not exaggerating. I’ve traveled to many places since I was a child, and I’ve never seen a place where they completely distrust doctors. I’ve traveled all over Yuzhou, and there really isn’t a single doctor or pharmacy!”
Recalling this, Lü Yao still felt a lingering fear. "Back then, one of our employees suffered from acclimatization problems, vomiting, having diarrhea, and developing a fever. If we hadn't had some medicine left, he probably would have died there. When I left, I didn't know about your situation or His Highness's, and I hadn't received any news from His Highness. I was thinking how troublesome it would be if you arrived and there wasn't even a pharmacy. But since pharmacies couldn't be opened in Yuzhou, I found a way to open one in Yingzhou. It's just one county south of Nancheng that's Yuzhou. I've already cleared the road there, and we can get to Yuzhou in less than two days."