Chapter 836: Chapter 839: Refused Stayover
This situation was something Xiaoxiao did not anticipate. They had come across several villages on their way, and most of the villagers were welcoming. Such a situation was a first for them.
Seeing his wife worried, Yang Ming continued to comfort her, "We will definitely find a family willing to take us in. I’ll go and ask around. You wait here for me."
"Okay." Xiaoxiao nodded. They could only try asking. If it didn’t work out, they could leave for the next village. However, since they were passing through this village, they needed to inquire about the Divine Doctor Xue. They couldn’t just leave because the doors were closed; they weren’t on a leisure trip, and gathering information was their main goal. So Xiaoxiao instructed, "Honey, remember to ask about the Divine Doctor Xue."
"Yes, I know." Yang Ming agreed, then tied the horse to a big tree in the village to prevent the carriage from moving suddenly and startling his wife and children inside. After everything was set, he said, "I’m going now."
Yang Ming then walked towards the village, first heading to the nearest house and knocking on the door, "Knock, knock."
While knocking, he also called out inside, "Is anyone in the yard?"
"Anyone?"
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He knocked for a while, but no one came to open the door. They might have heard him mention staying over, and deliberately chose not to open the door. Yang Ming helplessly moved on to the next house.
But the treatment was the same. He went to several houses in a row, and it was the same situation everywhere. No one was willing to open the door for him.
Yet, Yang Ming did not give up. Even if they couldn’t stay here, he still needed to find someone to ask about the Divine Doctor Xue. He couldn’t return empty-handed.
So he continued to walk towards another house, knocking on the door, "Is anyone in the yard?"
After a while of knocking, finally, the door of this house opened, and a voice came from inside, "Coming, coming, who is it?"
Hearing the voice, Yang Ming was overjoyed and said, "Brother, I’m coming from another place. Passing through here, I wanted to see if I could stay at your home for a night. Is that possible?"
The middle-aged man frowned upon hearing this and, waving his hand, was about to close the door, "No, no, you should leave."
Having finally managed to get someone to talk to him, Yang Ming was unwilling to give up, so he reached out to block the door from closing and said, "Brother, please help us. We just need to stay one night and won’t cause you any trouble. We’ll leave tomorrow."
"No, no." The middle-aged man continued to wave him away, pushing Yang Ming out.
Seeing this, Yang Ming had no choice but to say, "Brother, please don’t close the door yet. Let me at least ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Have you heard of the Divine Doctor Xue? To be honest, our family is here to find Divine Doctor Xue. We’ve been inquiring all the way here, hoping to find some clues about his whereabouts."
"Never heard of him, now go." The man impatiently said, pushing Yang Ming out and slamming the door shut with a bang.
Yang Ming shook his head in frustration and went on to knock on other doors. Yet, after knocking on several more houses, the result was the same. Not a single household was willing to take them in, even when he offered to pay with Silver, nor could he find any information about the Divine Doctor Xue’s whereabouts.
Yang Ming was extremely disappointed, unsure of what was wrong with the people in this village. If it continued like this, they would have no choice but to leave for the next village.
Just as Yang Ming decided to head back, after taking only a few steps, a tender child’s voice called out from behind, "Uncle, if we let you stay, will you really pay with Silver?"