The heavens start from the Palace of Transferring Flowers

Chapter 40 Investigating the Causes of the Plague

Jiang Chen first went to look at the well where the villagers ate, guessing last night that it wasn't the reason for the well, he still didn't feel relieved to come and look.

Under Axiu's leadership, Jiang Chen came to this well where the whole village eats.

Jiang Chen brought up a bucket of water, the water looked very clear, and there was no dirt in the well water.

No problem was found at the well, so Jiang Chen asked Axiu to take him around the village.

Axiu was misunderstood by the villagers, and she didn't have a smile on her face when she was with Jiang Chen. Women in ancient times valued their reputation very much, unless they were the sons and daughters of the Jianghu, some of them would not take into account the worldly eyes when doing things.

Jiang Chen and Axiu went around the whole village. Although the houses in this village are not very good, the sanitation in the village is not bad.

Could it really be a mosquito bite?

Jiang Chen is still investigating the cause of the plague.

On the other side, several maids from Yihua Palace lost Jiang Chen on the way last night.

It turned out that they rode their horses to a Y-shaped intersection, they thought Jiang Chen would choose the easy road, but they didn't expect that Jiang Chen was practicing on the horse, closed his eyes and let the horse lead him away.

So they chased them all night, and they were exhausted. Not only the people couldn't bear it, but even the horses couldn't bear it.

"Aru, you said that we have been chasing him non-stop all day and night, why haven't we caught up yet?"

"It stands to reason that if we don't dare to rest for a moment, we should have caught up long ago."

"Yes, don't people and horses need to rest?"

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Several people were puzzled.

"Do you think we chose the wrong path and lost it?"

"No way, this road is so easy to walk, only fools choose that broken road."

Fool!Everyone thought about Jiang Chen's usual surprises and strange behaviors, and they became more and more uncertain in their hearts.

"I think Xiaolan is right, he might really go that way."

"Even if we know that he's going another way, we and the horse are in a difficult situation now, and we really can't hold on."

"Let's find a grassland to feed the horses first, and we will take the opportunity to rest."

Everyone agrees that in this situation, there is no other choice.

Although the girls were martial arts practitioners, they ran around for a long time, and after eating, they lay down on the grass and fell asleep one by one.

Near noon, Jiang Chen still hadn't found out the cause of the plague.

"That son's house is out of food, I'll go to the vegetable field to pick some."

Jiang Chen saw that other people's homes raised chickens or rabbits, but Axiu's family didn't raise anything, but her family obviously had a chicken coop.

"Why don't you raise some chickens?"

"Nursing, my mother is sick and sells it for money to see a doctor for my mother."

It turned out to be the case.

Mother and daughter depend on each other for life, and there is no strong labor in the family, so it is really difficult.

Anyway, since she has nothing to do, Jiang Chen will accompany her to the field for a walk.

The two came to the field. Many people in this field grow radishes, but the radishes are not growing well. It can be seen that there is not enough fertilization.

Axiu went to pull the radishes, Jiang Chen stood in the distance and looked at this vast field.

This series of fields share a canal. The so-called canal is to dig a ditch to bring in water, so that it is more convenient for villagers to irrigate.

Jiang Chen came to the irrigation ditch, and found that the water in the ditch was still very clear.

"Axiu, is the water in this canal drinkable?"

"Of course I can drink it. The villagers in this field will immediately grab water and drink it when they are thirsty."

Hearing Axiu's words, Jiang Chen's head flashed, as if he had grasped something.

"Whose land does Axiu belong to? Is there anyone dead in their family?"

"This land belongs to old uncle Cai's family. His daughter-in-law is dead."

"That piece belongs to Uncle Shui's house. Uncle Shui is dead."

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As Xiu talked, she became more and more shocked. She was shocked to find that the owner of the land near this canal had people who died of the plague, while the fields to the north, because they were not irrigated by this canal, no one in the family got the plague. .

"What the hell is going on, son?"

Axiu looked terrified.

"Now go and tell the villagers to gather here, I think I already know the reason."

"Ah."

Jiang Chen guessed that this plague was directly related to this canal.

After two cups of tea, all the villagers arrived.

The originally quiet field suddenly became noisy.

"Axiu, you called us here and said you have something very important to say, what exactly is it?"

"That's right, Axiu, my father's first seven years have not passed yet, and the funeral still needs to be taken care of."

"Why are you here?"

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The villagers questioned Axiu one by one, Axiu looked surprised, she looked at Jiang Chen, and asked him for help.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Jiang Chen shouted with genuine energy, his voice was like a bell, the person who was still talking immediately shut his mouth, and looked at him strangely.

"I have invited you here about this plague."

Hearing that it was related to this plague, everyone widened their eyes and listened carefully.

"This plague is related to this aqueduct."

"Are you kidding me? This canal has been around for hundreds of years, and we have never had any problems using it for irrigation and drinking."

"Yeah, what's the problem with this canal?"

"Who are you and why did you appear in our village?"

"And you, the guy who ruined Axiu's famous festival, can you believe what you say?"

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"Shut up for me."

Jiang Chen's dantian was lucky, and his voice was like ocean waves, instantly covering all voices.

Everyone was intimidated by Jiang Chen, this group were all honest farmers, although they were petty and cunning, their nature was pure and good.

"Axiu, tell everyone what you said just now."

Axiu and Jiang Chen nodded.

Next, Axiu told the owners of these lands, whoever died in the family.

The more everyone heard it, the more frightened they became. It wasn't that the owners of the land in the north didn't get the plague, why only the land here had it.

"Old cow, isn't your daughter-in-law still alive after suffering from the plague? Go and ask him if he has ever drank the water in the canal."

"I'll go back and ask."

After Lao Niu left, everyone looked heavy, waiting for news from Lao Niu.

After half a cup of tea, the old cow came back.

"How is it, old cow, what did your wife say."

"She said that she worked in this field yesterday and did drink the water in the canal."

After hearing what the old cow said, everyone believed that the plague was caused by this canal.

"This canal has been around for hundreds of years. Why did it happen in the past few days when it was fine before?"

"Yeah, what's going on."

"Could it be that the ghosts and gods were offended, and the ghosts and gods sent down plagues to punish us."

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Everyone said something to each other, the more they said, the more mysterious they became, and finally everyone cast their eyes on Jiang Chen.

"If you want to know what's going on with this water, you have to go to the source. Where does the water in this canal come from? If we search all the way along the canal, we will definitely find something."

Under the leadership of a villager, the whole village followed the two to find the culprit.

After walking for about half an hour, everyone became more and more anxious, and some were already questioning whether it was the cause of the aqueduct.

(End of this chapter)