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Chapter 457 Evacuation
"I don't know much about the epidemic in Liucheng last year. I only heard that many people in the city first developed a fever. In those days, the entire medical center in Liucheng was full of fever patients who came to see a doctor."

"Although there are no famous doctors in the city, there are a few reliable doctors who have been doctors for decades, but they haven't diagnosed any abnormalities. They only treat ordinary fevers." Lin Yan said to Ji Chongyan, " But no matter how they were treated, almost all the prescriptions for fever were changed, but these fever patients never got better. Those who had had fever did not get better, and new fever patients appeared every day. Those days, as long as which street There is a medical hall, and the fever patients queuing up for diagnosis and treatment can be lined up from the front of the medical hall to the end of the street..."

The old ones are not good, and the new ones appear, and more and more hot people in the city.In such cases, not to mention doctors, even ordinary people have discovered the problem.

"It didn't take long before the first batch of fever patients began to die. Before they died, they became confused and started talking nonsense. After talking nonsense for less than a day, they died." Lin Yan said, describing the ending of this so-called fever epidemic, " The incident naturally alarmed the whole of Zhuzhou, and many famous doctors in other cities in Zhuzhou said that this fever seemed to be an epidemic from the appearance of the infection, but it was not as terrible as ordinary epidemics, and it should be a new epidemic.”

The epidemic has already appeared, so it is natural to start closing the city, burning the city and burying people. By the end of the year, the entire Liucheng has become a dead city. After dealing with the Liucheng, no other places have heard of such a strange fever situation. Appeared.

Judging from the results, the officials who dealt with the epidemic this time responded in a timely manner, so many officials received awards at that time.

As for the source of the epidemic... the epidemic has been dealt with, and the epidemic has not been leaked to other cities from the beginning to the end. If you don't know it, you don't know it!

This is the whole process of the epidemic.

From the perspective of the process, the local officials who dealt with the epidemic responded quickly and there was nothing wrong with it, and the reward...is not wrong.It's just that the whole thing seems a bit... confused.

right!Confused tight!I don't know if this is the epidemic, so the epidemic will deal with it.What is the epidemic, where is the source of the epidemic, and how to get this fever is not the same clear.

Obviously, if this Xiuzhu in front of her went to stay in the city, no matter if she had a fever or not, she would not be able to escape the fate of being buried in a pit.

And according to Xiuzhu, that Ren Yazi seemed to have known early on that she might come back dead if she went to stay in the city.

"Master's reaction on this matter is very strange," Xiuzhu talked about the incident at that time. Although she was not conspicuous in front of the master, she was not stupid, and she was one of the few servants of the Dong family who found something strange. "I have a good relationship with Nanny Zhang in the lady's courtyard. She was the one who told me that the lady married a fake rich man. After the lady disappeared, she was disturbed. She often talked to me secretly, saying that the whole thing was weird. Yes, the master is also weird. Later, when the master dealt with us people, Madam Zhang was the first to be sold, and I don’t know where she was sold.” When Xiuzhu said this, a smile appeared on her dull face. With a hint of worry, "I am like this, and it is even more impossible for Madam Zhang and the others to have a chance to live."

Of course, Xiuzhu is just a needlework maid, without the methods of Ji Chongyan and others, there is no way to find out the whereabouts of those sold servants.However, according to investigations by Ji Chongyan and others, not to mention Nanny Zhang, everyone except Xiuzhu died.

"The person who betrayed me has dealt with the Dong family several times. Before the miss disappeared, I heard the sisters in the yard chatting that this person was greedy for money, so he hid the silver notes he saved in the sole of his shoe. Maybe it was me. It’s not very eye-catching, and it doesn’t look like someone who favors the rich, and he didn’t pay much attention to me.” Xiuzhu talked about how she survived from Ren Yazi, “He also has some famous names in Kaifeng’s Yazi generation. , Many families buy maidservants from him."

When Xiuzhu said this, she took out two handkerchiefs from her sleeve and handed them over to Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan. Her indifferent face added a bit of confidence for no reason: "I know that my appearance is ordinary and unremarkable. I have self-knowledge, so I put some effort into the needlework in my hand. Most of the dresses on Miss are embroidered by me."

The handkerchief that Xiuzhu handed over was two pieces of double-sided embroidery. Although it was incomparable with a real needlework master, it was also very good among ordinary needlework maids.

"It stands to reason that a maid like me can be sold very easily." Xiuzhu said, even if she is a maid, she has a good job in her hands and there is no shortage of buyers.

"But he... that human tooth kept me for half a month, and he just refused to sell me." Xiuzhu said here, paused, and frowned, "I knew something was wrong, but fortunately he is a villain !"

Dealing with such people would be troublesome for a gentleman who keeps his promises.If he is a villain, everything will be easy, just give him money.

"I wasn't very conspicuous at first. He thought that few people would remember me afterwards, so he took the money and sold me to Jiangnan Road." Xiuzhu said, "Before the sale, he told me to forget about the former director. Don't ask too much about family affairs."

Xiuzhu was not stupid, so she immediately understood the meaning of Ren Yazi's words and followed suit.However, she did so until Lin Yan and others came to the door, but she jumped out without hesitation.

"I'm just an ordinary maid, they may get rid of me at any time without anyone noticing." Xiuzhu said.

She has been sold as a servant girl since she can remember, and she is used to being a little person, and she also understands how to live the longest by being such a servant girl.It's just that although I am inconspicuous, if the other party remembers me, it is as easy to kill an ant as to kill her.

Instead of waiting for the other party to remember and find out about her, it is better to take the initiative to tell the two in front of her, so Xiuzhu cooperates very much.

"When I gave the money to that Ren Yazi, Ren Yazi said a word when he weighed the money." Xiuzhu said here, her expression became solemn for no reason, "He said...that's fine, the money will buy yours. Life is more than enough."

One sentence let her know that if she did not pay according to Ren Yazi's arrangement, she would definitely die.

"When I entered the new master's house, I heard about the epidemic in Liucheng while chatting with others while working in the sewing room, and I vaguely guessed what was going on." At this point, Xiuzhu's serious expression became more and more obvious , "If they had followed their arrangement, I might have died in the epidemic. But when Ren Yazi arranged for me, the epidemic in Liucheng...hadn't happened yet."

So, is the epidemic also predictable?Could they be prophets?Or maybe the so-called epidemic was also arranged by human beings!

Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of solemnity in each other's eyes.

As a maid, that's all Xiuzhu knew, and after asking someone to draw portraits of the troupe master, Mr. Liang and the so-called dignitaries according to Xiuzhu's dictation, Xiuzhu left.

After Xiuzhu left, Lin Yan asked Ji Chongyan who had been looking at the three portraits for a long time: "Chongyan, you have been looking at them for so long... Could it be that you recognize the people in these portraits?"

Hearing this, Ji Chongyan looked up at him, shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

Lin Yan: "...I don't know you for so long?"

Ji Chongyan explained: "I just seriously recalled whether I have seen these people before, and now I am sure that I have never seen them."

If you haven’t seen it, there’s nothing to say. When the time comes, distribute it and ask people to ask.Lin Yan thought, and then said to Ji Chongyan: "Chongyan, what do you say can predict the epidemic in advance?"

"It's not really a prophet, but he is good at medicine and poison." Ji Chongyan paused for a while, and the Taoist priests who were killed in Ruiyuan Temple on Jiulongling flashed in his mind. He added, "However, to be able to 'predict' the epidemic, ordinary doctors obviously cannot do it."

Lin Yan naturally agrees with this point, but he is concerned about another thing: "What is the relationship between these people who can 'foresee' the epidemic and those rich businessmen?"

This so-called relationship is to find the common ground among these wealthy businessmen.After all, check it out!Lin Yan took a deep breath, hugged the portrait and the dossier in his arms, and together with Ji Chongyan, went out of the gate of Baoling County Government under Wu Youcai's "respectful send-off".

Tremblingly sending off the two great gods, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Ji Chongyan, one of the great gods who walked two steps away, suddenly turned around and said to Wu Youcai: "Master Wu, when Miss Jiang Si comes back, remember to come back to Ji Chongyan." Jia Bie Yuan told me that I brought some fungi back from Yancheng, and I want to send them to her personally."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Youcai suddenly came back to his senses: His Majesty is thinking about Miss Jiang Si's craftsmanship again!Well, it's not surprising, Miss Jiang Si cooks well.But I deliberately brought some fungus to eat and drink, the prince is really a fastidious person!It's not like if they just eat and drink, they only have one mouth.

Seeing Wu Youcai's knowing expression, Ji Chongyan smiled, didn't say anything, just turned around and left with Lin Yan.

……

Miss Jiang Si, who was told by Wu Youcai to "cook a good dish", was in Suzhou at this time.

Around the tenth day of the first lunar month, Mama Chun had originally scheduled to meet Mrs. Yang ten days later, but because of the matter of Miss Yancheng Fang, she delayed for a while, so Mama Chun postponed the date.

The reason for the postponement is also very simple, just put it all on Dr. Sun who is "weird".

It was a headache and a hidden illness, and Dr. Sun's "weird temper" was in front of him. Even if Mrs. Yang was furious at Chun's mother's "another day", there was nothing she could do.

For this, Chun's mother, who had been scolded a lot, took it easy and didn't take it to heart at all.

"This old lady is not the kind who is willing to live under others and likes to dominate the power. Now that Dali is gone, she has more arrogance these days." Mother Chun fanned the fan with one hand and licked with the other. Picking the melon seeds, he said, "I never imagined that someone would dare to disobey the date she set, and if she couldn't ask Dr. Sun's 'weird temper' trouble, they would have to vent their anger on me, a shameless person!"

Jiang Shaoyan looked at Mama Chun who was shaking her fan and eating melon seeds, and after a pause, she lightly said, "Mother Chun, are you angry?"

"What's there to be angry about?" Chun's mother didn't take it seriously, "Isn't this old lady just this kind of person? She can only scold me when we meet, and beat me with that crutch?"

Hearing the indifference in her words, Jiang Shaoyan couldn't help laughing, she nodded: "That's true."

They met Mrs. Yang this time because of the crutches. Now that she is back, the medicine for "Doctor Sun" is naturally ready. Mrs. Yang sent someone to go to check it out. This time there won't be any troubles, so we decided to meet tomorrow at the old place of Xiangyuan Temple.

"The crutch is not far from Mrs. Yang's body, where the crutch is, the old lady is also there." Chun's mother asked Jiang Shaoyan while eating sunflower seeds, "Miss Jiang Si, have you figured out how to snatch the crutch from the old lady? "

The girl glanced at her and said lightly, "Don't worry, I've made arrangements."

Mother Chun's movement of eating melon seeds paused, and just as she was about to ask something, the girl in that room spoke again: "Just in time, I also want to arrange for Xiao Xuebai to retreat, and now... let's make arrangements together!"

Xiaoxuebai, who threw something in the mountain garden, sneezed, opened the door and sneaked a look at the two guards who were dozing outside, then closed the door.

It's boring to stay here all the time, even though you don't have to do anything.If Miss Jiang Si hadn't promised her to take her to Chang'an, she wouldn't be able to stay here any longer.Eh!I don't know when Miss Jiang Si will come!Xiao Xuebai propped her chin in thought.

A ball of paper was thrown in from the window and hit her directly on the forehead.

Xiaoxuebai instinctively picked up the porcelain cup in her hand and threw it at it, and she was overjoyed when she saw the familiar face outside the window: "Miss Jiang Si?"

Jiang Shaoyan nodded to her and beckoned her to come over.

Xiao Xuebaidang even lifted the hem of her skirt and walked to the window, then skillfully propped it up with one hand, and stood firmly in front of the girl across the window.

"Miss Jiang Si!" she said happily.

The girl nodded with a smile, and said, "Let's go! I've made arrangements!" After saying this, she walked forward swaggeringly.

Xiao Xuebai stared blankly at her movements, and was about to remind her guards...

But he saw the girl walking away unhappy, but in the blink of an eye Mrs. Gong had already walked to the side of the guard.

The two dozing guards faced the person who suddenly appeared beside them, but they were sleeping like dead pigs, and if it wasn't for the thunderous snoring, they would have thought that Miss Jiang Si's attack was not serious, killing the person too!

Such a way of sleeping... drug it!Xiao Xuebai twitched the corners of her mouth, followed quickly, and did not forget to kick the two guards when she passed by them.

One of the guards was kicked by her and fell directly to the ground on one side, making a loud crash when it hit the ground.

"Bang!" Her heart skipped a beat when she heard the crashing sound: it hurts!
But the guard was still asleep, snoring like thunder.What an unassailable example.

Xiao Xuebai gave Jiang Shaoyan a thumbs up at Jiang Shaoyan who turned to look at her: "Miss Jiang Si is not only good at cooking, she is also good at making medicine! This is the first time I have seen such a powerful sweat medicine! If there is extra, it can even me Do you want some?" Later, when he saw someone who was not pleasing to the eye, he directly applied the sweat medicine to make him fall asleep!
The girl chuckled lightly, shook her head, pointed outside and said, "Mother Chun is outside, you follow Mother Chun, I have to make some arrangements here."

(End of this chapter)