On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 43 Epidemic
When Father Li ran back to Qin Tao in a hurry, he was immediately greeted by Qin Tao's concern and care.

"Oh, how could you hit me so hard?
Come on, hold the torch closer so I can take a better look."

Qin Tao acted like a very pitiful person. She took a piece of cloth and dipped it in water to carefully wipe the blood off the wound on Father Li caused by the beating from Grandmother Li with a stick.

Father Li just sat there and let Qin Tao wipe his wounds. He was really sad. He also really didn't expect that Grandmother Li would be so cruel as to hit him!
You know, even when Grandfather Li was alive, he had high hopes for his eldest son.
Even though he had studied for many years but had made no progress, Grandfather Li was willing to work to support his study expenses.

Even though Li Wangming was much younger than him and had passed the examination to become a student, he still had no reputation at all, and Grandfather Li had never treated him badly.

It was when Shitou discovered that he was having an affair with Qin Tao that night, when Li's mother divorced him, the two spankings given to him by Li's grandmother were just for show and it didn't hurt at all.

Grandmother Li probably couldn't bear to hit him.

But tonight, Father Li sat there, feeling the pain on his forehead, and thinking of the accusations that Grandmother Li had just made, he was really sad.

Father Li, who had not shed any tears while he was pretending to wail just now, now cried out of heartache!
Qin Tao looked at the tears falling on Li's father's face with some surprise. She waved to Li Shigui, and Li Shigui left with a torch, leaving Qin Tao and Li's father sitting there alone.

Qin Tao said slowly: "How can a mother and son hold a grudge overnight?

Wangguang, don't worry, go back and talk it out, and everything will be fine."

As she said this, Qin Tao raised her hand to shake Li's father's hand.

Father Li didn't move. He didn't shake Qin Tao's hand back. He just looked up at Qin Tao. Without the firelight, he couldn't see clearly with the moonlight in the sky. There was no sadness in Father Li's eyes at this moment. Instead, he remembered what Qin Tao had done to him in the past few days.

What has Qin Tao done these days?
In fact, ever since that day when Father Li came back from the city with the medicine bag and maltose, Qin Tao noticed something different about Father Li as soon as she saw him and took the medicine bag and maltose from him.

Yes, the moment Qin Tao approached Li's father, she smelled the scent of cheap perfume on Li's father's body.

Qin Tao was a woman who loved to dress up. When Li Wangtian was not captured by soldiers to serve in the military, she would rush to the county town to visit rouge and powder shops as soon as possible.

So, how could she not know that Father Li had such an obvious smell on him when he came back?

However, Qin Tao was very smart and she knew it, but she would not say it to Li's face. After all, all the love she expressed to Li's father was just talk. How could she really like Li's father?
However, Qin Tao felt more or less uncomfortable.

This is human nature. Qin Tao doesn't think that what she did was wrong, but if the father of Li, whom she hooked up with, was the same, she wouldn't be able to accept it.

Therefore, from that night on, when Qin Tao cooked, she actually served rice separately to Li's father, and even the chopsticks used by Li's father were placed separately.

Father Li is such a smart man, he noticed Qin Tao's action at the first moment. At first, Father Li thought he was overthinking it, but after paying close attention in the next few days, Father Li was sure that Qin Tao was disliking him!

How could a man as proud and arrogant as Mr. Li accept Qin Tao's disdain?

When I love you, you are "Little Peach";
When I hate you, you become a "scheming woman".

Therefore, at this moment, when Father Li saw Qin Tao holding his hand, he actually felt hatred towards Qin Tao in his heart.

At this moment, Li Shiyue had been talking to Li Shiyang face to face for a while.

".Flushing face, fever, red eyes, sore throat, these symptoms all indicate that you are indeed sick."

Li Shiyue said to Li Youfu here, then turned to look at Li Shiyang: "And, Brother Shiyang, there are also a few people like this in other families in our village."

Li Shiyue's words made matters worse. During their escape, two people had actually died in the village yesterday. They were both elderly people named Li.

At that time, we just thought that the old man was too weak to endure for more than a month and his body couldn't bear it anymore, so he died.

So, they just dug a pit in the forest, wrapped the person in a mat and buried him. Li Shiyue looked at the two people who were thinking with their heads down. After organizing her words in her mind, she spoke again: "Grandpa Fu, Brother Shiyang, when we were in the city, we saw the appearance of the refugees outside the city.

Not only were they naked, they were also so hungry that they resorted to cannibalism.

Maybe at first they only dared to eat dead people, but what about later?"

Li Shiyang didn't say anything, but Li Youfu asked in surprise: "Could it be that they..."

Li Shiyue nodded to Li Youfu and continued, "Otherwise, why would the people in the city shoot rockets into the crowd?
Not having enough food is definitely one thing, but even if it is not enough, it should be possible to hold out for a while. After all, it is a provincial capital.

Even if there is an epidemic, it is the job of the prefect to seek medical treatment and medicine and cure diseases and save lives.

Something must have gone wrong, and we are all unaware of it, which is why the prefect closed the city gates and shot rockets down to kill the refugees."

"It's Prince Jing'an, Prince Jing'an has rebelled!"

After saying this, Li Shiyang seemed to have let something slip, and his face was visibly relieved. He immediately said, "I read the old court reports in the bookstore and found out about the dispatch of troops to suppress the bandits. But the capital is guarded by the Imperial Guards, so there is no need for Prince Jing'an to dispatch troops to suppress the bandits!"

Li Youfu was so frightened by Li Shiyang's news that he almost fell to the ground. He stood up with a bang, pointed his finger at Li Shiyang and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, kid! You...you..."

After hearing the news, Li Shiyang felt a lot more relaxed. He smiled helplessly at Li Youfu who had stood up and said, "Grandpa, what should I say? Who should I tell?
Having said that, what can we do?
Don’t we still have to flee to Dengzhou?

We'd better get to Dengzhou earlier. Maybe Mr. Chen can still be in Dongmu Port. Then we can really escape from this desolate place and find a way to survive."

"What should I do? How could this happen?"

Li Youfu just kept repeating these two sentences. He turned around and said anxiously to Li Wangren behind him: "Quick, go call Third Uncle and the others over. We need to let them know this."

Li Wangren trotted to a nearby place to look for his third uncle, fifth uncle and eighth uncle. When Li Shiyue saw Li Wangming's back, she turned around and met Li Shiyang's eyes.

Yes, the affair between Li Wangren and Qin Tao was a secret between Li Shiyue and Li Shiyang.

Retracting her gaze, Li Shiyue finally said what she wanted to say tonight: "Then it makes sense.

The prefect is already in a difficult situation and can hardly save himself, so how can he manage the refugees outside the city?
When the dust settles on the matters in Kyoto, Kyoto can issue imperial edicts to various prefectures again.

Therefore, when it comes to this plague, the simplest solution is to eliminate the sick people at the source.

But what should we do?
What about those people in our village who are sick?"

　Sorry this chapter is late.

　　Something happened at home, and it is really difficult to support and care for the elderly.

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