I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Wen Shutang did not respond to the bailiff, but looked down at the little boy.

The boy looked a little timid and nervous as he looked at Wen Shutang anxiously. He didn't know if the sister in front of him was here to catch him too.

Seeing the frightened look on the little boy's face, Wen Shutang's heart suddenly softened. The child in front of him didn't look very old, and looked thin and similar to Xiao Ye at the beginning.

Wen Shutang couldn't help but lower his voice: "What's your name? Are you okay?"

The little boy shook his head: "I, I'm fine, my name is Qiu Sheng, sister, can you please not take me to the government..."

"Why don't you want to go to the government? I just heard something about being burned to death, what does that mean?" Wen Shutang asked patiently.

Qiu Sheng became visibly nervous. He swallowed, glanced at the runners behind Wen Shutang, and began to explain in a low voice.

"Because, because I'm sick. Everyone says that this is a disease that can't be cured and can only lead to death. It can also be transmitted to other people. The captain asked all of us who are sick to go to the government office so that we can be burned to death, so as not to let the disease continue to pass on to those who are still healthy..."

Hearing this, Wen Shutang immediately understood.

She pursed her lips and helped Qiu Sheng up, brushing off the dust on his body, and said in a gentle voice: "Qiu Sheng, don't worry, no one will burn you to death. Lord Liang summoned you to the government office only to treat your illness, and he will not hurt you."

Qiu Sheng's eyes flashed with hesitation: "But...but the adults at home said..."

"Does everyone think so?" Wen Shutang looked at Qiu Sheng and said.

Qiu Sheng nodded gently.

Seeing this, Wen Shutang turned around and looked at the yamen runners with a cold expression: "This is what you do."

The bailiffs stared at each other, no one dared to refute, they just stood aside silently with their heads lowered.

Wen Shutang didn't want to waste any more words with them. She looked at Qiu Sheng and said softly, "Qiu Sheng, I will protect you. You can go with me to Liang's house and meet Lord Liang. You can ask him in person what's going on."

Qiu Sheng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the moment he saw Wen Shutang's sincere eyes, the words of refusal got stuck in his throat.

If we go find out the truth from the adults, then we don't have to hide from the pain anymore, right?

Qiu Sheng pursed his lips, looked at Wen Shutang and then at the yamen runners behind her. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded slightly.

"Okay, sister, you really will protect me, right?"

"Yes, I promise."

After getting a positive answer, Qiu Sheng reached out and carefully grasped the corner of Wen Shutang's clothes.

Noticing Qiu Sheng's little action, a smile appeared on Wen Shutang's face.

Mu Bai was looking after the house, so Wen Shutang took Qiu Sheng and several yamen runners to the Liang Mansion.

Liang Yan was sitting in the front hall with a worried look on his face. Sometimes he stood up and paced anxiously, and sometimes he sat helplessly on a chair and drank tea.

The housekeeper knew Wen Shutang, so he naturally did not stop her. Instead, he led the way for her.

Liang Yan was stunned for a moment when he saw Wen Shutang with a little boy, and then hurried to meet him.

"Miss Wen, what are you doing?"

It was the first time that Qiu Sheng saw the head of the pavilion, and he was so scared that he hid behind Wen Shutang.

After Wen Shutang calmed Qiu Sheng down, he told him everything that had just happened. The more Liang Yan listened, the more surprised he became.

Qiu Sheng mustered up the courage to ask Liang Yan if he called them all together in order to burn them to death.

Liang Yan immediately explained: "No, it's a misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding! I want to gather the sick people together for centralized treatment!"

After hearing what he said, Qiu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that they really misunderstood.

Qiu Sheng looked at Wen Shutang happily, a little excited: "Sister! Then we are really saved!"

Wen Shutang wore a mask, revealing only a pair of eyes: "Yes, don't worry, Lord Liang will save you."

Qiu Sheng nodded vigorously: "I want to tell everyone this good news! So that no one will be afraid anymore!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the servants ran in from outside in a panic: "It's bad! It's bad, sir! The people in the town are rioting!"

"What?" Liang Yan was stunned.

"Most people in the town are holding hoes and brooms, and have already surrounded our house!" The servant pointed in the direction of the gate in panic.

Liang Yan's face changed. He didn't expect things to turn out like this.

Before he could speak, Qiu Sheng turned and ran out the door, shouting as he ran: "Sir, I will go and explain everything to everyone!"

Wen Shutang followed closely behind, reminding everyone to wear protective masks as they would be facing infected people next.

Everyone arrived at the gate of Liang's mansion. There were several layers of people surrounding it outside. Almost everyone in Qingshui Town had come.

The leading men were holding common farm tools and daily necessities in their hands, and were constantly inciting everyone's emotions.

"Look everyone! The dog official has come out! He actually wants to burn us all to death in order to stop the spread of the plague! This is so unfair to us! We have to find a way to survive on our own!"

"Yes! We must resist, everyone unite! If we can take down this bastard official, we will have a chance to survive!"

"Yes, that's right!"

For a moment, the people's slogans were loud and clear.

"Catch the dog officer!!!"

This scene really frightened Liang Yan. He was so scared that he didn't dare to go out the door. He hid behind the housekeeper and watched the scene in fear.

No, why are you blaming him? Didn’t he want to save people too?

Seeing this, Qiu Sheng hurriedly stepped forward and shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone calm down! It's not like that! Lord Liang is a good man, he wants to save us!"

Everyone was stunned when they saw Qiu Sheng speaking for Liang Yan.

"Qiu Sheng, why are you standing on the side of the dog official? Come here quickly, we are in the same group!" The leading man frowned and waved at Qiu Sheng.

Qiusheng quickly shook his head and explained to the man: "No, it's not like that, Uncle Dazhu, Lord Liang really wants to help us! You should tell everyone to put away their things."

Dazhu didn't believe what Qiu Sheng said at all. He pointed his spear at Wen Shutang and shouted angrily: "What kind of magic potion did you feed Qiu Sheng? Anyway, we will not stop until you hand over that bastard official today!"

Qiu Sheng wanted to say something anxiously, but was interrupted by the people who were completely angry.

"Yes! Dazhu is right. We won't go back until we see that damn official today!"

"That's it!"

Many voices of agreement were heard from the crowd. Just as the atmosphere became more and more tense, a scream suddenly broke out from the crowd and everyone turned to look over.

A man fell to the ground, screaming in pain, and kept scratching the red rashes on his body. Some of the rashes had been scratched out with yellow-brown pus, which was even mixed with some red blood.