Mugui

Chapter 289 Outbreak
The two left the other courtyard side by side, rode their horses, and parted at an intersection. Lin Xiao headed for an unknown place, while Yang Mu returned to the Yang family.

Now that the Yang family is in Tang's hands, it is much more convenient for Yang Mu to do things.

No one has lived in the Peony Courtyard since Yang Fei left. Yang Mu led people to conduct a carpet search, and the noise was comparable to ransacking a house.

The results of the search were disappointing. Except for a few sour poems written by the young girl Huaichun, nothing was found.

And Lin Xiao's progress over there was also very slow, and there was no news for several days.

Unknowingly, the plague came quietly.

Plague broke out in the southeast and northwest of the capital almost at the same time
At the beginning, several ordinary people suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, and their high fever persisted.

After that, Jing Zhaoyin's yamen servant got sick.

Afterwards, there were palace eunuchs who died of the plague even in the palace.

There are not enough imperial doctors and doctors, and some doctors are even timid, hiding at home and unwilling to go out for consultation.

It was the Chen family who first fell ill in the Yang family.

On this day, Mrs. Chen originally called Mrs. Tang to ask about the preparations for the family banquet at the end of the year. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Tang had just entered the courtyard when she heard Mother Wang exclaim in the main room: "Old lady!"

When Tang shi quickened his pace to enter, the room was in chaos, and the maid was supporting the flushed Chen shi, at a loss for what to do.

Seeing this scene, Tang immediately thought of the way Yang Mu told her about encountering the plague before, and ordered, "Put the old lady to the bed quickly!"

She then ordered Nanny Song beside her: "Order someone to call for the government doctor. Then call someone to surround this courtyard, and the maids and women of Jingfuyuan are not allowed to leave the courtyard!"

After Nanny Song left in a hurry, Tang quickly exited the room again, and said to Hong Ying, "Quickly go and inform Missy about the situation here, and bring more masks!"

Qingyan persuaded: "Madam, let's get out quickly, don't get sick!"

Tang shi certainly didn't want to stay, she didn't want to set herself up for a Chen shi, so she immediately stepped out without a moment's lingering.

As soon as Tang came out of the courtyard, a rough envoy woman wearing a mask came, quickly closed the courtyard door, and locked it from the outside.

Tang ordered: "Except for the government doctor, no one is allowed in or out!"

A dozen rough envoys said yes.

Tang hurried to the embroidery room and asked about the number of masks.

After Yang Mu got the news, his first reaction was to protect Yang Shitou and Mrs. Bao. Under the plague, the elderly and children are the most vulnerable to illness.

"Qiaoqiao, how many masks do we have?" She looked at Qiaoqiao who was a little nervous and asked.

Qiaoqiao said: "There are more than 100 more!"

Yang Mu said without hesitation: "Take out some for the grandmother and grandfather in the front yard, and give all the rest to the old and weak in our yard."

Qiaoqiao said: "At least some should be left for Miss."

Yang Mudao: "I am a martial arts practitioner, so I have a good foundation. Besides, a large number of masks will be produced soon, so there is no rush."

It's not that she is very generous, but she is just afraid that these old and weak people will pass the plague to the Duke's mansion after they get sick.

Yang Mu hurried out of the door to see the progress of the sewing machine. It was originally agreed to do today's experiment.

The blacksmith's shop has now been renamed a sewing machine shop. The blacksmith is working in full swing, and there is a sewing machine that has been assembled next to it.

Yang Mu threaded the thread, and then took a few pieces to experiment. Although it was not as easy to use as the sewing machine in his previous life, it was much faster than sewing masks by hand.

Yang Mu found the old blacksmith and said, "Master Lu, we have to hurry up!"

Master Lu, who was over [-] years old, raised his eyes and cast a glance at her, and said, "How much faster? I've left all the housekeeping skills to my two apprentices."

As the saying goes, teach the apprentice and starve the master to death.

If it wasn't for the little girl's urgency, he wouldn't have taught her all so quickly.

Yang Mu guessed what he was thinking, and said: "In this way, Master Lu, you recruit a few more apprentices, and give them a part of the sewing machine making skills, and then you close the door and install it. This way, others will not know."

The movements of Master Lu's hands paused.

Yang Mudao: "This is called an assembly line. Everyone performs their duties. Everyone is very important, but they can't master all the technologies."

Master Lu dropped the iron rod in his hand, slapped himself on the forehead, and suddenly realized: "That's right!"

He looked at Yang Mu excitedly, and said: "You girl, you are so smart! I will take on apprentices immediately! Take in a lot of apprentices!"

Seeing Master Lu's enlightenment, Yang Mu didn't say anything more. After urging him to make more sewing machines, he went to the silk and satin factory.

This silk and satin village is under the name of Lin Xiao, and he has been hinted at a long time ago. Seeing Yang Mu is like seeing the owner.

Yang Mu ordered three carts of cloth at the Silk and Satin Village, and took them all to a small shop.

There is no door hanging on the storefront, and there is no furniture inside, just a dozen or so high tables.

After unloading, Yang Mu went to various stores under his name.

Most of the shops under her name sell food. As early as three days ago, after Yang Mu knew that the three scholars had escaped, he ordered them to close down.

She went this time to publicize how to prevent the plague.

Don't go out unless necessary.

Non-essential, no contact with outsiders.

Once you go out or see outsiders, you must wash your hands.

Zhou Dazhuang and his wife trusted Yang Mu very much, and they patted their chests and said that they would definitely do it.

Yang Mu rode out of the city gate again.

The Yang family's barracks is just ten miles outside the city, and they will arrive soon after riding the horse and whipping the whip.

Yang Chengen, Yang Zhen, and Yang Kai were all discussing the issue of military rations in the middle tent of the military camp. After the disasters in various places, although the court bought a lot of food, many of them could be sold to the common people.

The army is different, the imperial court will send it for free.

But the nobles in the palace have a lot of fish and meat for a meal, but the army rations are not enough.

Yang Zhen frowned, now that the Yang family army is serving him, he ordered the sergeants to take care of everyone's rations.

Yang Kai said: "Now the military rations are only ten days old. The documents from the Ministry of War have already been approved and sent to the Ministry of Households, but they have not been delivered for a long time."

Yang Zhen said: "It's already been delayed for ten days, so I have to go and urge it."

Yang Kai said in dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you rush? During this period of time, the legs of several lieutenants have lost weight, and the household department just said, no food! But I see that there is a lot of food in the Sheng family's army!"

Yang Cheng'en said: "The Sheng family is protected by the Empress Dowager Sheng, so the Ministry of Housekeeping will naturally be close to them first. It seems that I have only entered the palace once."

Yang Zhen said: "Father, no! Girl Mu sent a letter a long time ago, saying that it is not necessary, and told us not to enter the city. I am afraid there is a plague in the city."

Yang Chengen raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm her grandfather, do you want me to listen to a little girl?"

Yang Kai rubbed his nose, his grandfather was very hard-spoken, did he still listen to his sister's words in actual actions?
A few days ago, my sister sent a message saying not to go out of the military camp, and my grandfather immediately changed his habit of riding a horse to the mountains every morning to hunt.

And my father, although he doesn't talk about it, is very honest in body.After getting news of my sister, I never went back to the capital.

Yang Zhen glanced at Yang Cheng'en distrustfully, his eyes were full of expressions of "I don't believe you will return to Beijing".

Yang Chengen stroked his gray beard, stared and said: "What are you looking at! I said I want to go back to Beijing, and I want to go back to Beijing! No one can stop me!"

"What is grandfather going back to Beijing for?" Yang Mu opened the curtain and came in.

　Work before the sun rises, and the sun has not yet set.

　　Babies, here is a chapter with tears in my eyes~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)