Daliang female chief assistant

Chapter 19
"Brother, you can do anything else for me, except this one."

She is the county magistrate of Siyi County. If she is so greedy for life and afraid of death, and needs others to do everything for her, then what is the use of her as a parent official?
Zhou Shu insisted on his own opinion, but Zhou Hui had no choice but to compromise.

"Okay then, but Ah Ci, no matter where you go, I will definitely follow you, you can no longer refuse."

Hearing this, Zhou Shu nodded and agreed to his request to follow her.

The three of them came to the village. The damaged houses hadn't been repaired yet, and there were ruins everywhere.

In the overgrown ruins, two or three corpses could be seen faintly.

It was the villagers who died from the plague.

Not far from the corpse, there was an innocent child sitting on the ground in a daze, holding in his hand a half-eaten steamed bun that he got from somewhere.

Their adults lay dying on the ground.

Seeing someone approaching, panic flashed in his eyes first.

Struggling to get up from the ground, protecting his own child.

Seeing that the visitor was wearing an official uniform, he breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with hope.

Protecting the child, he kept kowtowing to Zhou Shu.

"Master County Magistrate, please save my child, the child is still young, he is innocent."

"Yes, my lord, please save the children."

They haven't had a drop of water for a long time, their voices are hoarse, and the corners of their lips are dry and cracked.

Coupled with illness, the body is very weak.

After saying a few words, he coughed violently again.

Seeing this, Zhou Hui subconsciously grabbed Zhou Shu's wrist and led her to hide, covering her mouth and nose with one hand to avoid being infected by these people.

Seeing this, the villagers were disappointed for a while, and the light in their eyes gradually dimmed.

They backed away silently.

Seeing the subconscious actions of the villagers, Zhou Shu felt bitter, brushed away Zhou Hui's holding her hand, and directed everyone to cover their mouths and noses with a white cloth.

"Everyone cover your face with a white cloth and cover your mouth and nose. The plague is highly contagious, so be careful."

After speaking to everyone, Zhou Shu took two steps forward and walked in front of the villagers.

When the villagers saw her stepping forward, they couldn't help but backed away.

"My lord, don't come here. We are infected with the plague and are already dying. We don't regret dying, but if you are infected, our sin will be serious."

After the words fell, the rest of the villagers nodded in agreement.

Zhou Shu didn't listen to him and continued on.

"grown ups!"

The villagers were anxious, and so was Zhou Hui.

"A word."

"Brother, it's okay." Zhou Shu turned to comfort him, then turned to look at the villagers.

"Folks, please rest assured that I am here today not to drive you out of Siyi County."

"Really?" A villager asked uncertainly.

"En." Zhou Shu nodded affirmatively, "I have ordered someone to find a secluded place for you to recuperate temporarily."

"Can……"

The villagers still couldn't believe it. They hugged their children tightly and formed a group, watching her warily.

Zhou Hui was in a hurry, and if it was delayed any longer, they would all have to die here with them.

"What are you afraid of? If we really came to hurt you, we would have set fire to this place long ago. Wouldn't it be better if you were dead and the plague was gone?"

Hearing this, the villagers shrank their necks.

Then I heard Zhou Hui say: "Also, didn't you beg her to save your child before? Now that she said she would save you, why don't you believe it?"

After some words, the doubts in the hearts of the villagers gradually dispelled.

Seeing this, Zhou Shu struck while the iron was hot, and added: "My brother is right, folks, please trust me, I will definitely find a way to cure you."

"Now, please follow the soldiers to the Epidemic People's Square. There are doctors there who will treat you."

Now that the words have reached this point, the villagers have already chosen to believe her.

He no longer stubbornly resisted, obeyed her arrangement, took the children, and followed the soldiers to the Epidemic People's Square.

As soon as the villagers left, Zhou Shu ordered people to burn the corpses, and also ordered people to burn the clothes of the villagers infected with the plague.

After doing this, the sky gradually dimmed.

Tired all day, Zhou Shu was sore all over, and returned to the county office with Qiu Min's support.

As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Wen Yuting dressed in white, drinking under the moonlight.

Seeing her come back, he put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Magistrate Zhou, this Marquis has been waiting for you here for a long time."

Zhou Shu walked over slowly, his eyes scanned the food on the table, and finally fell on his face.

Wen Yuting didn't avoid his eyes, and let her look at her generously.

He even opened his arms, walked around in a circle, and asked her, "Master County Magistrate, do you think that Ben Hou is extraordinarily handsome and suave today?"

Hearing this, the corners of Zhou Shu's mouth twitched.

Don't hesitate to praise.

"Little Hou Ye has always been breezy, and I'm far behind."

"Zhou Shu, I've known you for so long, and this is the first time this Marquis knows that you can praise someone so against your will."

"Young Lord misunderstood my appointment, and I really admire Young Lord."

On the way to the village before, Zhou Hui had already told her in detail how he found Wen Yuting and Wang Youxian.

It turned out that after Wen Yuting rode out of the city on horseback, recalling the outbreak of the plague in Siyi County, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he returned along the same road.

Halfway there, I happened to meet Wang Youxian and his party who had come out of the city to "find" him.

At that time, Wang Youxian still felt strange and wondered why he did not follow the plan.

"Young Master, aren't you going out of the city to hunt? Why don't you go?"

"General Wang, let me ask you, when you left the city, did you feel something was wrong?"

"No?" Wang Youxian briefly recalled.

Really!
When he went out of the city, he met Zhang Mao'an and led all the servants in the county government to the direction of the governor's mansion.

Seeing him going out of the city seemed to be expected, and even treated him politely, letting him and the soldiers go hunting as well.

But he came to Xiangzhou City for disaster relief, how could he be greedy for fun?

Wang Youxian put a straight face on the spot, taught Zhang Maoan a lesson, and left the city.

Thinking about it now, that Zhang Mao'an was indeed a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken, uneasy and kind.

He said this to Wen Yuting.

Wen Yuting nodded solemnly, and said, "Sure enough, it's exactly what I thought."

Wang Youxian is a straight person, how can he understand these twists and turns in the officialdom.

Scratching the back of his head, "Little Marquis, I'm an idiot, so don't play charades with me. What happened? Are you still hunting? Then..."

Having said that, he carefully looked left and right.

This place is already outside the city, and those who followed him out of the city were all his trusted brothers.

Not afraid to reveal the secret, he asked loudly: "The missing victims, shall we still look for them?"

"Don't look for it, go back to the city first."

Wen Yuting made a decisive decision, and after finishing speaking, he rode his horse and raised his whip, and hurried back to the city.

Wang Youxian led people to follow him.

He shouted at the top of his voice: "Young Lord, just go back like this. If Mr. Zhou asks, how should I explain to him?"

"You just tell the truth, if Zhou Shu has an opinion, let her come to Benhou."

(End of this chapter)