It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 155

Fu Nulang has always been very quick to make decisions, especially when it comes to matters of life and death. As soon as Jiang Yan returned from her round of notification, she was told that she planned to move out for refuge overnight.

The farm is still too close to the provincial capital. Once the sick victims gather around and contaminate the surrounding water and food, it will be difficult for them to take complete precautions.

Moreover, when officials from the surrounding prefectures, cities, and counties discovered that the refugees fleeing into Heding Prefecture were carrying diseases, they would either refuse entry to the city or, in more serious cases, drive the refugees to one place, leaving them to their fate or slaughtering and burning them on the spot.

Fu Weixin knew without hesitation which one the court would choose from the various ways of dealing with the situation that Jiang Yan listed.

She had been brought up in such an environment since she was a child. Although she didn't fully understand it, she was very familiar with the way of thinking of the high-ranking officials from aristocratic families.

Of course, protecting oneself is more important than the safety of civilians.

Just like when Jiang Yan asked where to take refuge, Fu Weixin could easily tell Jiang Yan the place he had omitted again: "Dongshan Village."

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Jiang Yan sat silently on the courtyard wall, with complicated thoughts.

She instinctively resisted Fu Nulang's decision to hide in Dongshan Village because she didn't want to bring the risk of the epidemic. The villagers were full of elderly and weak people who could hardly withstand the invasion of the disease.

But she was also worried that if no one warned the villagers in advance, they would likely come into direct or indirect contact with the patients if they went out without any precautions.

She was afraid that Grandma Sun Yun and the others were trapped in the city and suffering from the plague, and she would abandon them. She was also afraid that no matter how hard she or her companions tried to prevent it, they would still not be able to escape the fate of contracting the disease.

The door facing the courtyard wall opened gently, and the aunt whose body was hidden in the shadows stuck her head out and saw Jiang Yan's worried look.

After much hesitation, the aunt decided to tell Jiang Yan the secret she had been hiding for several days.

"Auntie, could you please say it again?" Jiang Yan jumped off the wall anxiously. She felt that this surprise came too suddenly.

"Someone came to the village a few days ago looking for you, saying that your relatives had fled from the capital to their village."

Jiang Yan couldn't wait to ask, "Which village?"

The aunt recalled for a moment and said uncertainly, "Hexia Village, or maybe Hexia Village? Oh, there are many villages with this name around the city. I don't know which one it is. You can ask the girl in the house when the time comes."

Jiang Yan's joy suddenly faded, and she paused for a moment: "Aunt, do you mean that our girl knew about this a long time ago?"

"Jiang Yan!" Fu Weixin, who was staying in the house, suddenly stopped her, "If you have anything to say, go back inside and talk."

Jiang Yan ignored her and looked into the aunt's eyes seriously: "Are you saying that our girl already knew about this?"

The aunt nodded and added, "Not only her, but also Baoqin and Zhou Li. They all know about it. It's just that your lady said she wanted to keep it from you first."

"Jiang Yan, don't listen to her exaggerations!" Baoqin saw that Fu Nulang's face looked a little unhappy, so she hurried out of the door to stop her. She also signaled with her eyes to Huanyan who was standing there in a daze to work together to bring the person back to the house.

"Who is exaggerating?" The aunt was just eavesdropping to kill time and didn't think of telling anyone else. She thought the good or bad of other rooms was none of her business. If she exposed the truth and started making a fuss, she would only get herself into trouble.

But Jiang Yan had sent her food and warned her to be careful of the disease, so she felt guilty about hiding it. She was planning to escape anyway, so trouble wouldn't find her.

The aunt raised her voice and said, "I saw with my own eyes that the man brought the person into the house and sent him out again. I also heard clearly what you said in the house.

"I, your aunt, never lie. Unlike you, you stay indoors all day and rely on the other girls for support. You don't learn your lesson even though you're being supported by others, and you even gang up on others to bully others behind their backs."

Baoqin couldn't help but argue: "Who's bullying me? You haven't seen us girls helping with the work."

"Oh, you also said that you really didn't see it, but you didn't do any work, so I wasn't wrong." Auntie put her hands on her hips and said sarcastically.

Baoqin stamped her feet in anger: "Jiang Yan!"