There were cries, sighs, and loud curses in response to him, "Why don't we want to live? We are also human beings, with elderly parents and young children to take care of. How can we not want to live a good life and take care of our family?"

Someone else recognized him, and there was surprise in his voice, "You are Mr. Xu Da, the famous doctor in Chenliu County. Can you save us?"

When everyone heard the word "miracle doctor", their eyes lit up, they put aside their hostility towards him, and had a glimmer of hope for the future.

The fire was getting smaller and smaller, and it was almost midnight. They still had to go to Wei's house to discuss important matters with Wei Dong.

Xu Da walked out of the crowd, stood where the fire was brightest, and stretched out his right hand to stop the noise.

He said loudly: "The reason I came here tonight is to solve the problem. If you believe me, please give me some time, I will find a way to get out of this sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Since the day these people came to Suanzao County, they were either driven away or beaten and scolded every day, and no one had ever come out to offer to help them solve their problems.

An elderly white-haired man stood up to speak for him, "I believe what Dr. Xu said. He cured my illness without asking for a penny. I believe that a person who is not after money will not throw our lives away like ants, and will not run here from the south of the city in the middle of the night to say such things."

"That's right, I believe him too. Doctor Xu is a man of his words. Let's cheer up and wait for Doctor Xu to come and save us." Someone echoed.

The scene was noisy again, and Xu Da hurried to stop them. The big fire had been almost extinguished, and the remaining small fires posed no threat. He wanted to leave as soon as possible to find Weidong.

"Thank you for your trust. I wonder if any of you brothers can help watch the fire and prevent sparks from burning the house. I will ask my brothers to find someone to help us with food and accommodation. Is that okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, two or three men who looked relatively strong walked out of the crowd and said loudly, "Doctor, please help yourself. We will take care of this."

The two were finally able to get away and quickly left the north of the city to look for it in the west.

In the Wei family compound, Wei Dong lay in bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep. The heat was flowing outside the house, while the house was cool and comfortable.

The small oil lamp beside the bed flickered dimly. He turned over and sat up, looking at his wife sleeping sweetly. He smiled, gently stroked her cheek, lowered his head and pecked her. He opened the bed curtain and walked slowly into the side room.

Wei Dong sat down at the desk, opened the copper lock, opened the drawer, and took out a letter addressed to him personally.

He took out the wrinkled letter and read it again from the beginning. When he saw the word "assist", his eyes stopped.

He read the letter countless times, from being confused at first to obeying the order in the letter. Later, after getting to know the person in the letter, he gradually came to appreciate his character.

For more than half a year, he assisted him in doing a lot of things, and also did a lot of murders and silenced people behind his back to remove stumbling blocks.

Not long ago, he received another note asking him to fully assist him in getting rid of Feng Nian and the Goddess of Tianji.

This was their common goal and he readily agreed and was happy to do it, but the note made a request that made him extremely embarrassed and was also the main reason why he couldn't sleep at night.

The note instructed him not to get involved in the rescue of the disaster victims in Suanzao County.

This request is puzzling. We know that Tang Zhongbai cares about the people and must put the safety of the people first. What does it mean to ask him to assist him but not to help him?

He put the letter on the table, tapped the paper with his fingers, and thought intermittently.

Suddenly, a clear and subtle knock on the door made his eyes open sharply, and he scolded in a bad tone, "What's the matter?"

"Liulang, the head of the Xu family wants to see you." Wei Lan said in a low voice.

Wei Dong frowned. It was already midnight, and he must have something important to tell him.

He hurriedly got up and tiptoed out of the room, closing the door before asking again, "Where's the person?"

"In the little parlor."

The small living room was in the front yard. Two people in the room were walking back and forth in the hall, sweating profusely. I wonder if he could accept their suggestion and help the victims.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the two of them hurried out to greet them. When they saw Wei Dong, they bowed and apologized.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come to disturb you so late, but the situation is urgent..."

Before he could finish, Wei Dong raised his hand to interrupt him and glared at Xu Da unhappily, "Don't give me that. When have we ever been so polite to each other? Do you look down on me?"

Xu Da smiled silently, his heart was relieved, and he spoke of his purpose without hiding anything, "I was wrong, Yusheng, you have a clear mind, you can speak."

"it is good."

Yin Yusheng told him in detail the real scene they saw in the north of the city. Finally, Yin Yusheng stared into his eyes and asked, "There is also a Wei family porridge stall in the north of the city. They don't distribute food to these people. I wonder if Brother Wei knows about this?"

Wei Dong was very surprised. Although he was the one who proposed to set up the Wei family's porridge shed, he was not the one in charge. Since the first day, when he watched the Wei family's servants set up the porridge shed, he never went there again, and the servants never reported to him the progress of the porridge shed.

Because of the letter, he didn't take the matter of the soup kitchen seriously.

He had been staying at home these days with Mei Zhao and his son, so naturally he didn't know what happened in the porridge shed.

"My eldest brother is in charge of the porridge stall. You all know the relationship between him and me. How could he possibly tell me?"

"That……."

"I understand. You came here to ask me to open the Wei family's porridge stall to provide relief to disaster victims from other counties, right?"

"Yes."

"Where is Tang Zhongbai? Why don't you go find him? He is a government official, and it is his duty to rescue the victims." Wei Dong refused in his heart. Since the head of the family did not allow him to get involved, there was no way he would not do it.

He wanted to kick the ball back to Tang Zhongbai and let whoever was responsible take care of it.

"He hasn't recovered yet. Brother Wei is extremely capable and a local, so we can't just stand by and watch." Xu Da encouraged him with words. The two had worked together many times and he knew that he was an enthusiastic person who would do his best to help others.

But, to his disappointment, this time, Wei Dong did not respond for a long time, and Xu Da saw his dilemma.

He was puzzled by Wei Dong's hesitation, so he asked directly, "Do you have something to hide?"

"Forget it." He sighed and said, "I can help, but I can't show up and I can't use my name. Let Wei Lan show up for me when I encounter any problems. His words are equivalent to mine. Also, this matter is too big, and Tang Zhongbai must be involved. It will be much more convenient for us to do things if someone from the government shows up."

"Okay, I'll go find him later. So you decided to help, right?"

"Of course, when have I, Weidong, ever said anything wrong?" Weidong expressed his dissatisfaction with Xu Da's lack of trust in him.

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