Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Chapter 275 Inquire

After everyone left the county government office, Team Leader Shen seemed to have thought of something and asked them to find an inn to stay in first and he would come to find them shortly. Then he turned back to find the chief clerk and asked if there were any houses or properties for sale in Wanbao Town.

The chief clerk was quite curious and asked Team Leader Shen with a smile, "Are you planning to purchase property in Wanbao Town?"

Team leader Shen said that he did not want to buy it, but was asking on behalf of one of the Lin family members.

The leader's words made the chief clerk and the runners in the yamen puzzled. They winked at each other, silently wondering, when did the runners in Yongzhou City become so enthusiastic?

Team leader Shen did not hide the fact and told everyone in the county government office about the governor's special instructions to take good care of these people.

The people in the yamen who were supposed to be busy were all out doing their work, and those who had nothing to do all poked their heads over and pricked up their ears to listen to what was going on.

It turned out that among this group of people, there were two doctors from Yaowang Valley, who were invited by the governor in the state capital to go to Black Wind Ridge to treat the infected patients.

The family he led today that was registered in Wanbao Town was the one with the largest number of people. It included not only the old doctor's granddaughter, but also his disciples and those inexplicable "relatives".

Yes, the Lin family team was busy following the two doctors before they went to Black Wind Ridge, so the people who were sent by the state official to inquire about the news misunderstood their relationship.

In addition, according to the household registration documents provided when entering the city, Doctor Li and the Lin family were from the same village. Therefore, outsiders imagined that they were relatives.

When everyone heard this, they realized that this was the case. Since they were related to us, they were indeed worth taking care of.

It is just like if someone from the same village goes to the battlefield to fight against foreign invasion and defend the country, there must be relatives, neighbors, etc. in the village behind to help take care of him, which is a kind of care for the military families.

The Lin family team didn't expect that due to various misunderstandings, they would still be able to benefit from the two doctors even when they arrived in Wanbao Town. Although these doctors may not be able to take care of everything, it would be convenient for them to help them find out where there are houses for sale in the town.

Nowadays, you have to find a middleman to buy a house or land, but when the middleman helps people transfer the property, he or she also has to register it with the government.

Therefore, whether it is third-party information transmitted by the middleman, or some merchants recorded by the government as defaulting on the sale of their houses and other property deeds, there will be some corresponding records.

Of course, there are houses that are officially recorded and used to pay off debts, but they are relatively few and not as comprehensive as those in the hands of real estate agents who specialize in buying and selling real estate and land.

Team leader Shen was just asking for help. If there was one, that would be great. If not, then they would stay at the inn for a night and see if they could buy a house in Wanbao Town within a day or two.

If time is urgent and there is no time to make a decision, Team Leader Shen also thought about saying hello to the people in the yamen before leaving and asking them to keep an eye out for the next time someone passes by Wanbao Town, or if there is any news here that can be passed on.

As for the imperial edict, Team Leader Shen said nothing at all.

Of course, he actually didn't know about it.

The only people who had the honor of seeing the imperial edict were the soldiers who were in charge of leading the troops at the gate of Yongzhou City and Captain Wu. There were also the governor, the chief secretary and the commander-in-chief who came to visit them after they checked into the inn. These people were the only ones who knew about the imperial edict.

Moreover, the night before Team Leader Shen set out, the state magistrate specifically asked him to take good care of the people from Linjia Village along the way. He also only mentioned the two doctors from Yaowang Valley who risked their lives for the sake of national justice and went deep into the severely affected areas.

Therefore, it was not that Team Leader Shen did not want to reveal the imperial edict to the county magistrate and others, but that he had no idea about it at all.

After the county magistrate and his subordinates learned about the situation, they all perked up. Such people must be taken care of.

If for no other reason, it's because in our Wanbao Town, there have actually been people with symptoms of infection, but these people were secretly taken to Heifengling by the yamen runners for centralized isolation.

But, you said that the infected people have been taken away, so does that mean the rest of the people are completely safe and will be fine?

How can it be?

However, when the residents of Wanbao Town learned that some of the infected people and even their families did not want to be imprisoned by the government, they threw a tantrum in the county government office, cursing the heavens and the earth. But in the end, they were all forcibly sent out of the town, and no one has returned home so far.

How could such means not make the remaining people feel panic-stricken and fearful?

They all tightened their necks and huddled at home, doing nothing.

In this way, all the erupted ones were pulled away. How many of them were still hidden under the ice that had not erupted? Even the county magistrate was afraid that he would not know.

Now, hearing that the miracle doctor from Medicine King Valley was not afraid of danger and went deep into the severely affected area of ​​Black Wind Ridge, how can one not admire him.

If the Godly Doctor of Medicine Valley could solve the plague, it would not only solve the long-standing problem that had been giving the state officials a headache, but also, if the Godly Doctor lived in Wanbao Town in the future, it would be a great political achievement and a major benefit for him.

Then, people who have a relationship with the miracle doctor, let alone clan members, even if they are distant relatives, will be taken good care of by the county government without the state officials notifying them.

Thinking of this, the county magistrate winked at the chief clerk, asking him to quickly look through the files to see if there were any records of those deadbeats in Wanbao Town who were waiting for the county government to seal up and auction off their properties and land.

But no matter how hard he turned, the place he found didn't seem suitable.

Those properties waiting to be auctioned by the county government are either located in the east or west sides, and the prices are so high that it is out of reach. The refugees who have settled down here may not be able to afford them.

Or there are one or two farms in the far suburbs, and the prices are reasonable, but I don't know if these people would be interested in houses in remote areas.

According to the thoughts of these people in the county government, they chose to settle in Wanbao Town, probably because they wanted to find a place in the town. Otherwise, who would live in the suburbs if they settled in Wanbao Town? It would be better to live in the village below.

After listening to the chief clerk's brief account of the properties and lands that were about to be "auctioned", Team Leader Shen pursed his lips and wrote down the locations. He planned to discuss the matter with the Lin family's team when he returned to the inn to see what they thought.

If that doesn't work, you can always ask a pawnbroker.

Team leader Shen bowed to thank the county magistrate and his colleagues, then turned and left the county government office, heading to the inn where they had agreed to meet up with everyone when they first entered the city.

While people were talking here, Lin Xiaoyue, a few young girls, and the hunter's young wife were already strolling happily on the street.