It was as if he hadn't met anyone who could talk to him for a long time, and he just kept talking, sounding like a real refugee.
The refugees inside listened to his words. There was no movement at first, but gradually they began to feel that they were all suffering.
"Child? Are you also infected?"
The man inside coughed twice and asked.
Cao Gen hurriedly said: "Ahem, yes, I was infected when I met other infected people on the road. I didn't dare to go near people along the way, for fear of infecting others."
These words seemed to speak to the heart of the man inside. He also came here in the same way. He had been walking on the mountain road for fear of infecting others.
Ever since they knew that the disease could be transmitted to humans, their family had been avoiding crowds and walking on mountain roads. However, when they came here, he was the only one left.
He had a premonition that he wouldn't live long, and with all thoughts gone, he just wanted to die in this cave.
I just didn't expect that there would be someone with an experience so similar to mine, and the voice sounded like a child.
After all, I have lived for decades, and I have experienced bitterness and sweetness in my life. How can it be like this child, who has only been in this world for a few years, but has always suffered.
Suddenly, I felt a burst of sadness, so I told Cao Gen about my situation.
"Uncle, aren't you from Fucheng?"
When Cao Gen heard what he said, he was a little surprised. He thought he had escaped from Fucheng. Unexpectedly, he had been walking on a mountain road, so he probably didn't know about Fucheng.
"It's not ahem, I heard that no one is allowed to enter the city, so our family took a detour to the mountain road halfway... But my wife and children didn't last long."
There are always some small roads that the government cannot block, and when the epidemic was not discovered before, the government actually did not pay much attention. They thought it was good that they could get in by their own ability, and at least they could live for a few more days. We are all human beings.
, it’s not easy, I don’t want to make it too difficult.
Because of this, there are still many refugees who come around the mountain road.
In other words, there should be many people like this refugee family.
Maybe there are other sick refugees in Sichuan. If that's the case, this matter is too serious.
The grassroots were worried, but for a moment they didn't know what to do.
After thinking about it, he decided to stabilize this person first and said: "The uncle probably doesn't know that there are doctors in Fucheng concentrating on treating people's diseases! Let's go to Fucheng and take a look, maybe we can help
Is there any chance?"
"Is this an epidemic?"
The man was a little surprised. He only knew that the disease was contagious and did not know that it was an epidemic.
"If this were an epidemic, wouldn't all of us be burned to death?"
Thinking of this, his voice was trembling. If this was the case, it would be better to die in the cave, which would at least be safer.
Cao Gen didn't expect him to think this way, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle, you misunderstood. A miracle doctor came to Fucheng. She can cure this epidemic. Everyone is going there, and I am about to go there!"
Let's go together, we can have a companion on the road!"
He invited warmly, forgetting to pretend to cough when he was excited, and hurriedly added two more coughs after he realized what was happening.
"Really? The government will treat it?"
The man couldn't believe it. All the epidemics that had occurred over the years had been dealt with by burning them down. Those officials in the imperial court didn't care about their lives, so how could they be willing to ask doctors to treat them?
"Of course it's true! This time a high official from the capital came to visit and discovered the epidemic. He happened to have a miracle doctor with him, so he decided to treat everyone! Uncle, go and try, maybe he can cure us.
Woolen cloth?"
The grassroots kept shouting inside, but the man stopped talking. He must be a little confused.
Cao Gen continued: "Uncle, you are the only one in your family. No matter what, you have to live well! Your family will definitely be happy for you!"
That man was a little moved. After all, if there was a chance to live, who would be willing to wait here to die?
but……
He sighed slowly and said: "My child, you go ahead, I won't go."
He finally refused and without waiting for further questioning, he explained: "I haven't eaten for three days. I have no strength and feel very uncomfortable. I can no longer hold on to Fucheng. I might as well stay here."
Waiting to die. Go ahead, I hope you can be cured and live a good life!"
The man spoke a long sentence in one breath and tried not to cough. But after he finished speaking, he coughed extremely badly. Listening to Cao Gen, it felt like he was coughing out his heart and lungs.
It's painful to hear.
Cao Gen felt very uncomfortable and wanted to explain it clearly to him, but now that no one was coming to support him, he did not dare to speak out to stimulate him.
"Uncle, someone will definitely come to save us, so we must hold on!"
He shouted inside, but there was no answer, only heavy coughing.
Here, Duan Kuo and his men rushed to the town, sent people to look for the marks left by the grass roots, and soon tracked them around the cave.
The secret guard deliberately let them discover the location of the cave here, and then alerted Caogen.
Cao Gen had not spoken for a long time now and just sat quietly outside. People inside even thought he had left.
The sound of horse hooves came, and the man in the cave was a little nervous. He didn't know if his whereabouts had been discovered. Someone was coming to arrest him?
However, he is going to die now, and it doesn't matter whether he is caught or not.
However, if they become infected, aren't they afraid of being infected?
Hearing the footsteps of another group of people, the man was about to speak when someone outside asked, "Is there anyone there?"
Duan Kuo did it on purpose, because Cao Gen shook his head at him and pretended not to see him.
"have……"
The man spoke weakly. He felt that his body was getting worse and worse. He had just coughed for a while, draining all the strength from his body.
The festering wounds on his body were aching, but he could no longer care about it. He held on and said: "Master, I am infected with the disease. I am afraid that it will be transmitted to you. Let me die here and don't come in."
"
He coughed as he spoke, without saying a word, and his voice became softer. No matter how they knew they were here, it didn't matter. Not infecting others was the most important thing.
This was the original intention of their family, otherwise they would not have taken the mountain road to avoid the crowds.
"There is a centralized medical clinic in Fucheng. We are here to pick you up. You can come out on your own and we will take you there in a carriage."
The other party had a good attitude, so Duan Kuo tried to talk to him as gently as possible.
These days, not many people can be so conscious and considerate of others.