Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Chapter 445 Concealment

After eating, Lin Yinan felt a little uneasy and restless.

She simply went outside the city gate to see if Yundong had returned.

Just two steps out of the house, he happened to meet Yun Ye, Yun Dong and Yun San who had returned from the military camp.

"Sister-in-law, why did you come out?"

Seeing the three of them looking serious, Lin Yinan did not answer, but asked, "Did something happen?"

Yunye looked at Yunsan.

Yun San: "Madam, the Deng family sent someone to bring news this afternoon that many refugees gathered in Cangwu County died of the epidemic, and many people in the city also showed the same symptoms as the refugees. I'm afraid the situation is not good. I rushed back as soon as I received the news."

When Lin Yinan heard that he had rushed back from Xihe, he did not rush to ask about other situations.

"You haven't eaten yet, so Mom left some food for you. We'll talk about it in detail after dinner."

When they arrived at the Yun family, Lin Yinan asked them to go back first, and she went to the Lin family next door.

Lin Yiheng did not go to rest after dinner. He was also waiting for Yundong to come back.

His second uncle Lin Shuo sat with him in the living room, warming himself by the fire.

Lin Yinan pushed the door open and walked in. He stood up from his chair and asked, "Yundong is back?"

"Brother, the situation is not good. Call them all to the Yun family."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Lin Yiheng nodded.

At the Yun family, Yun's mother had not yet rested. Fearing that there would not be enough food, she lit a fire and simply fried some vegetarian dishes for the three of them.

As a habit developed over the years, the three of them always eat very quickly.

Yunmu sat beside them and watched them with great pity, picking up food for them from time to time.

"Eat slowly, eat more vegetables."

"Mom, it's cold, so you should go and have a rest. We can clean up the dishes ourselves." Yun Ye advised.

"No hurry, Mom is old and a light sleeper, she can't sleep that long."

Hearing the sound of someone coming in, Yunmu peeked out from the kitchen.

Lin Shuo greeted her with a smile, "Mother-in-law, I am sorry to bother you so late at night."

"Uncle, it's okay. You can go sit in the living room first. Yunye and the others will be here soon after dinner."

Yunmu knew that Lin Shuo came so late, and he must have something to discuss, so she picked up the hot water on the stove and left the kitchen.

Lin Yinan turned on the lights in the living room, took the kettle from Yunmu's hand, and said softly, "Mom, you go and take a rest. I'll clean up the kitchen later."

"It's okay, just two bowls, and there's hot water in the pot."

Yunmu waved her hands at her. She was not the kind of perverted old woman who liked to torture her daughter-in-law.

When they returned to the kitchen, Yunye and Yundong had already finished their meals and put down their bowls. Yunsan poured the last bit of rice into the soup and ate it all up.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all of Longtan's senior management staff had arrived.

Lin Yinan signaled Yun San to tell everyone the news sent by the Deng family.

Everyone gasped when they heard this. They were all refugees, and if they were infected with the disease, only one in ten would survive.

After Yun San finished speaking, he went to Yun Dong.

"We found a group of about 200 to 300 refugees on the official road about 30 miles outside the city gate. Because there were guards in the group, we didn't dare to get too close. But there seemed to be someone leading the group. I don't know if they were from the same village or a temporary group."

Lin Yinan frowned, his expression becoming more solemn and calm, "Did you find out if they are sick?"

"Most people seem to have a cough."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

"Are they from Cangwu County?" the patriarch asked hurriedly.

"We stayed there for a short time and did not find out more details."

Yundong lowered his head in shame. The key point was that those people were too vigilant and they were almost discovered.

After unanimous discussion, everyone agreed that the city gates would not be opened from tomorrow morning, and another 500 soldiers would be dispatched from the mountains to guard the city gates.

Lin Yinan estimated in his mind that it would take about an hour and a half to walk the distance of more than thirty miles. Even though the refugees were not moving very fast, no matter how slow they were, they would definitely arrive at Longtan County around noon.

Considering that Doctor Lin was the only one in the city, after the meeting, Yun Ye immediately sent a pigeon to Yun Wu in Longtan, asking him to set off overnight and return to Longtan as soon as possible.

The facts were just as Lin Yinan had guessed.

At the end of the Si hour, which is around nine to ten o'clock in modern times, the secret guards on duty at the city gate discovered something unusual on the official road.

"Lord City Lord, look over there."

Lin Yinan raised the telescope and looked in the direction of the secret guard's finger.

Then I saw a group of refugees. They were dragging their tired and thin bodies, with their families, supporting each other as they walked forward with difficulty. Their faces were filled with despair and numbness.

"Look! We've reached Dragon Pond!"

Someone in the team shouted.

When everyone saw the towering city walls, their eyes flashed with a desire for life.

Perhaps it was because they were too excited and their frail bodies could not bear too much emotion, so most people bent over and started coughing violently.

Yunye and Yundong on the city wall frowned when they saw this scene.

These refugees are obviously sick!

At this time, several men holding sticks walked out of the refugee group and said to the others fiercely, "We are almost there, why are you waiting so long?"

"It's them?"

Lin Yinan then found the few people he had seen yesterday among the refugees.

Yunye looked puzzled, "Sister-in-law, have you seen them?"

Lin Yinan stared ahead, his eyes unconsciously filled with a layer of frost.

"The other goat we hunted yesterday was taken away by the man with the stick."

Yun San instantly recalled the delicious mutton from last night. It turned out that his wife had caught it herself. These ungrateful things, were they so bold?

He even dared to steal my wife’s things!

There was murderous intent in Yun San's eyes.

"Second Master, look, those refugees seem to be sick." Yundong was very observant and soon noticed something wrong with them.

Yun Ye: "Could they be refugees from Cangwu County?"

"It's possible. Some time ago, bandits invaded Nanzhou Prefecture and drove many refugees to Cangwu County."

In a blink of an eye, the group arrived at the city gate.

Someone immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Open the door! We are here to seek refuge with the Lord of Longtan City, please let us in!"

Yun Ye and Yun San looked at Lin Yinan calmly.

"The city gate is closed, please leave quickly and do not stay here." The gate guard shouted loudly.

The closer they were, the clearer Lin Yinan could see.

The refugees were wearing thin clothes, and in the cold weather, the capillaries under their skin would contract, causing their skin color to turn pale.

Although the refugees were covered in dirt, the skin on their heads and necks that were exposed was abnormally flushed.

Some people in the team coughed softly from time to time.

"They are very likely infected with the disease!" Lin Yinan told them what he observed.

Yunye's face darkened. "Where are you from?"