Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

When he rushed downstairs with his luggage, he saw that his wife and daughter hadn't moved. He said anxiously, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get the horses and the cart!"

Li Qulian rolled her eyes at him. "You're in such a hurry, you're practically telling everyone you're rushing to escape."

"What's there to be afraid of losing face at this point?" Doctor Hu's face flushed with excitement. "Run while you can, or the government will block the city gates and no one will be able to get out."

“Dr. Hu, there are no government officials blocking the way,” Liang Qiuqiu reminded him. “Changqing is in charge of Beishan County. She told you to leave, so why can’t you leave?”

"Her?" Doctor Hu exclaimed, "It's her who we need to run for! If she had any brains, she wouldn't have been serving as the county magistrate in this wretched place all these years."

"What did you say!" Doctor Li kicked Doctor Hu in the shin. "Have you gone mad just hearing about war? At your age, can't you speak with a bit more sensibility?"

Dr. Li said to Liang Qiuqiu and Madam Wen, "I'm sorry, he's just a man who doesn't know how to speak kindly."

"It's alright." Madam Wen found a stool and sat down, saying to Doctor Hu, "There won't be any surprises in this matter. There's no war going to happen immediately, so don't be too anxious. Changqing will send you out of Beishan County tonight. You can go straight back to the capital or stay in Liangzhou, it's up to you."

"Back to the capital!" Doctor Hu made the decision for himself first, then asked Madam Wen, "Will you all come along too?"

Wen shook her head, "I won't leave. I believe in Changqing. She can protect Beishan County."

"Naive! So naive!" Doctor Hu said. "War isn't something one person can decide. Even when her father was alive, they suffered many defeats. Besides, she's just a minor county magistrate with only about a hundred men under her command. If the Yan army attacks, we'll still have to rely on the Weishan Camp."

If those people arrived in time, that's fine. But if they hadn't... humph! At worst, we'd just lose Beishan County. Once the gates of Yangmen County are closed, who's going to care about the lives of the people in that county?

Doctor Hu insisted on persuading Wen and the others to leave, saying, "You should listen to me and come with us. Take Changqing with you too. I don't think the emperor intends to give her any important position. It's not worth risking your life for such a court."

"Dad." Hu Xiaohua didn't want to hear any of this.

Some things, when only heard from others, are completely different from being experienced firsthand. Hu Xiaohua had never experienced war, so she looked down on her father's eagerness to escape.

“I know you’re doing this for our own good,” said Madam Wen. “We can leave, but what about the people of Beishan County? Changqing wants to stay here, not only for the court, but also for the people.”

"Your family is here entirely because of us," Mrs. Wen said to Dr. Hu's family. "I'm so sorry. We will send you away as planned tonight, so don't worry."

"It's a promise, right? There won't be any changes, will there?" Doctor Hu asked anxiously. He couldn't be completely at ease unless he had already escaped Liangzhou.

Wen assured that "there will be no changes."

"Quickly, pack your things," Doctor Hu said to his wife and daughter. "We still have some time. Pack your clothes and bedding too. We don't need to pack the medicine. Since they want to stay here, we can leave it for Changqing."

Wen got up, preparing to leave, but at that moment Hu Xiaohua said, "I'm not leaving, Dad. You go with Mom. I'll stay here."

Dr. Hu simply couldn't understand. "What nonsense are you talking about! Meng Changqing is crazy, and you're going crazy with her too?"

"When war breaks out, doctors will be in high demand, so I want to stay here and help."

Hearing this, Dr. Hu became furious. "There are military doctors in the camp. What help do you need?"

Hu Xiaohua said, "It's not only soldiers who get injured."

"I think you're going to fly to the heavens." Doctor Hu picked up a broom from the side, ready to beat her up. (End of Chapter)