Chapter 271 Eating Dirt
In fact, according to Xin Nian's suggestion, a routine physical examination should also be performed.

What if the tumor is hidden under the clothes? It's hard to say.

Just as she was debating whether or not to tell Doctor Zhuang, she heard Doctor Zhuang say calmly, "Come here and undress for an examination."

He was referring to Zhang Erlang.

Zhang Erlang's refined and handsome face immediately turned bright red, and he stammered, "I...you want me to undress in public? That's an insult to my civility."

"Your family should at least pick one person to undress for inspection. This is already one out of six. In principle, you should inspect them one by one to be rigorous enough."

Zhang Pei stood up and immediately took off his clothes, saying, "Let me do it."

He remained calm and composed, saying, "I know what you want to investigate, doctor. But I can swear on the name of all my ancestors that none of us have tumors."

As he quickly unbuttoned his dirty robe, revealing his thin shoulders and back, he said, "The reason those people have tumors on their faces is because they ate dirt recently."

“When we were together, we were always conscious of keeping a proper distance from people with tumors on their faces and did not have excessive contact.”

Xin Nian listened to his words, which were well-organized and logical, and nodded to herself.

A young doctor surnamed Wang standing next to Dr. Zhuang was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "Eating dirt? That wasteland?"

Is this edible?

Zhang Pei smiled bitterly, "When you're really hungry, you can eat anything."

Xin Wanrou nodded in agreement, “We’ve never eaten any of those weird things. We brought a cartload of grain with us when we left home. We were robbed many times along the way, but we learned from our experience and hid the grain separately. We managed to keep some of it and barely managed to fill our stomachs along the way.”

As they spoke, the three doctors finished examining them and turned to Xin Nian with a slight nod. "These people have weak and feeble pulses and weak spleens and stomachs. Fortunately, they are all still alive, which is quite lucky."

Xin Nian nodded, and told Xin Wanrou and her family of six to line up. She took out a bottle of disinfectant and sprayed it all over the family...

After that, we led them across the isolation ditch and let them in first.

The Zhang family of six were stunned as soon as they entered.

A crowd of onlookers had gathered in the woods, their curious eyes scrutinizing them.

But this is not the point.

The key is this forest! The climate here is completely different from the outside.

They felt much cooler as soon as they came in, a stark contrast to the sweltering heat outside.

Xin Nian and the three medical staff sprayed each other with disinfectant, took off their protective suits and disinfected them, wrote their names on them one by one, and put them into the disinfectant droplets.

"I'll have someone collect a sample of the tumor later, so you all stay here." After instructing Doctor Zhuang and the other two, Xin Nian turned and stepped into the woods, looking at Xin Wanrou and her family of six.

"Is it alright to arrange a larger tent for your family of six to stay in for now?"

"No problem, no problem." It was Zhang Qianshi, Xin Wanrou's mother-in-law, who spoke, clasping her hands together and thanking her repeatedly.

His pale, thin face was etched with deep wrinkles as he smiled, conveying a sense of having endured many hardships.

Xin Nian was actually quite annoyed that one group of relatives in the Xin family would lead to another group of relatives, it was just endless.

Fortunately, the Zhang family didn't seem to cause much trouble, and her tense expression eased a bit.

Xin Wanrou quickly adapted to Xin Laoliu's decisive methods. After all, before she got married, Xiao Liu was also very capable. She even climbed the wall and beat the second young master of the neighboring merchant family unconscious, which caused a sensation in the whole alley at the time...

She was still shocked by that sword strike, feeling that Xiao Liu was now a million times more powerful than before. Xin Nian had many things to do, so she asked Chang Mianmian to make arrangements for the Zhang family of six.

There wasn't much open space left in the woods, so we had to pitch another tent next to the large tent in front of the cabin.

Xin Nian rummaged through the space, tossed a set of large tent materials to Chang Mianmian, and left the rest to Mianmian.

She then went to find Cheng Xu and asked him to pick two young and strong doctors to go across the street to study some tumor cases.

“I have case records of tumor patients from Wan’an Prefecture.” Xin Nian handed Cheng Xu a booklet. “Go and collect these cases first, then come back and make comparisons to see if they are the same toxins, or if the toxins have evolved.”

“Okay.” Young Master Cheng readily agreed, holding the booklet.

Xin Nian then took out three brand-new protective suits and handed them to him, saying, "Write your names on them. When you come back, I'll disinfect them and keep them for future use."

These protective suits were made from the most advanced materials used at the central base at the time. They were lightweight, breathable, wear-resistant, and durable, and their protective effect was rated A+.

It certainly can't be compared to S-level or higher protective suits, but it's more than enough for the current situation.

Young Master Cheng received the new protective gear and examined it with great curiosity. When he looked up again, the little girl had already left in a hurry.

Young Master Cheng couldn't help but chuckle, then turned to his two fellow doctors and said, "Xia and You, you've also handled cases in Wan'an Prefecture before, so come with me."

"Yes, Young Master Cheng."

Xin Nian found her uncle and talked to him for a while. Xie Hui nodded repeatedly and sent someone to invite several clerks over. They first calculated how much wheat bran the refugees in Fengzhou needed, and then formulated a safe plan for distributing food and water.

Everything was proceeding smoothly on this side, while on the other side, Madam Nie heard that the Second Miss's family had been taken into the large tent, and she couldn't wait to go there.

The mother and daughter met and embraced, weeping bitterly. The old lady, Madam Yu, was then helped out by Granny Lu, and the three generations of the family cried again.

Granny Lu advised from the side, "Old Madam, please don't be sad. Second Miss and the others are all fine, aren't they? Why don't you invite your mother-in-law into the tent first, have something to eat and drink before we talk about anything else?"

When the old lady saw that her second daughter's in-laws looked so filthy that they could barely stand, she quickly nodded and ordered, "Quickly, go and cook some soft and sticky rice porridge for them to drink."

"What's wrong with Xinxin?" When the old lady saw her great-grandson, who was huddled in her grandson-in-law's arms like a skinny little monkey, her heart ached and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Zhang Pei quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry to have worried Grandmother. Xinxin is fine. The doctors have already examined her."

"Alright, come in and sit down so we can talk." The group moved into the large tent. Zhou Linchuan, who was writing something at his desk, quietly withdrew when he saw the family enter.

"Please take your seats, everyone," Madam Yu gestured for them to sit down.

The Zhang family members were indeed exhausted, and they took turns sitting on the wooden chairs.

Granny Lu went out to make arrangements and soon came in with Xin Wanqing and Xin Ruoyu. She set out wooden bowls and poured a bowl of hot water for each of them.

Three-year-old Zhang Xin sat on Xin Wanrou's lap, took a small sip of water, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Mommy, it's sweet."

Xin Wanrou also took a sip, her heart filled with emotion.

Just looking at the furnishings inside this large tent, there are wooden beds and stools everywhere.

It seems that my grandmother and her family are doing quite well.

Compared to their life on the run, they must have lived a fairly wealthy and comfortable life.

Xin Wanrou stroked the child's head and said softly, "Sip it slowly, don't choke."


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