Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 322 Late Night Inspection
When Wen Shu returned to the real world, the clapper outside had already struck the second watch.

At this time in the past, the alley should have calmed down long ago, but today she could hear some noise outside, as if many people were talking together.

Taking off the heavy cotton coat on her body, Wen Shu was about to go out to see what happened, when someone knocked on the door.

"Back?" Father Wen said outside.

"Yeah." Wen Shu went to open the door, "Father, what happened outside, why did I hear so many people talking?"

Father Wen glanced at the two chickens in the courtyard, frowned and said, "Da Zhao's mother-in-law is ill, and rumors are circulating that she has contracted chicken plague."

"Aunt Guo, who is across the door, also mentioned this matter to me in the next afternoon, but it seems that it is just a guess, why is it all discussed now."

"It's not just talking about it. I don't know who has reported it to the yamen. The yamen has sent officials and doctors to Zhao's house to verify it. I heard that if it is verified, our entire alley will be closed."

"So serious!" Wen Shu was startled.

Father Wen said worriedly: "No, these two chickens were bought from the Zhao family, I heard that three or four chickens have died in his family, these two of ours"

Hearing this, Wen Shu picked up the broom and beat the chickens squatting in the corner squatting. The two chickens immediately stood up and ran around in fright, looking alive and well.

"It should be fine." Wen Shu said.

Twisted Chicken has always been energetic. Although the white-haired chicken was slumped at first, after eating a few meals of scallops, it gradually regained its energy. At this time, there is nothing unusual.

Father Wen still believed in her words, and besides, the two chickens seemed to be fine, so he didn't say that he would kill and burn them.

And Wen Shu didn't want to kill the chicken either.

For one thing, the Zhao family and the Guo family also knew about the fact that she bought two chickens from the Zhao family, in addition to their own knowledge.If they killed them rashly at this time, not only would they not be able to prove anything, but it would be easy for people to misunderstand that they ate the chicken, and that they had already contracted chicken plague at this time.

On the contrary, keeping these two alive and kicking chickens is the best proof that they are not infected with chicken plague.The premise is that the two chickens have been fine.

Secondly, if what the neighbors said was true, and three or four of Zhao's chickens really died one after another, then it can basically be concluded that Zhao's chickens were really infected.

And the white-feathered chicken she bought may have been infected before.But now the white-haired chicken has improved significantly. Does that mean that the rice with grass has a control and therapeutic effect on the chicken plague this time?

However, this is only her conjecture, and she will not rush out to say it without sufficient evidence.After chatting for a few more words, the father and daughter went back to their room to sleep.

Whether the Zhao family is suffering from chicken plague, whether Mrs. Zhang is infected with chicken plague, the officials have already gone to investigate these matters, and there should be results after dawn.

In the courtyard of the Zhao family, officials and doctors who had been covered with white strips were busy with torches.

The officials inspected the chickens in Zhao's courtyard, and Zhao Da conducted interrogation, and the doctors jointly consulted Mrs. Zhang and her two sons.

Outside Zhao's courtyard, some good neighbors were covering their mouths and noses with their sleeves, standing at a distance, watching the actions of the officials in the courtyard, discussing a lot.

"Ouch, another one died. It's not chicken plague."

"Shh, keep your voice down, if it's really chicken plague, it won't do us any good if we live in the same alley."

"It has nothing to do with me. I haven't bought chickens from Zhao's house recently, nor have I had contact with his family members. Even if there is chicken plague, it won't affect me."

"Looking at what you said, it's really not a big deal to watch the excitement. However, when it comes to eating chicken, the Wen family seems to be stewing chicken this morning."

"That's right, the fragrance is wafting." As she spoke, the woman who spoke suddenly slapped her thigh, "Oh, her chickens are bought from Zhao's, right?"

Another person said: "Most likely, I saw her come out of Zhao's house with two chickens the day before yesterday."

"Oh, it's over, it's over, there's another one infected with chicken plague."

"Hey, everyone, Mei asked for a bowl of chicken soup from the Wen family this morning. Could she be infected too?"

"Fart your mother, I'm fine, I got infected somewhere." Mrs. Guo, who was standing in the crowd and eavesdropping, jumped out immediately when she saw the flames of war burning on her.

"What I'm talking about is the truth. If you eat the chicken that the Wen family bought from the Zhao family, you're infected."

As soon as these words came out, the people who were standing with Lady Guo backed away immediately.

When Mrs. Guo saw this, she was so angry, "Fuck your mother, the chicken Wen's girl bought from the Zhao family didn't kill it at all, and the chicken that was stewed this morning was bought from other places."

"You said you bought it elsewhere, and you bought it elsewhere. You don't dare to admit it. I saw it with my own eyes that day. The girl from the Wen family brought a twist and a white-haired chicken back, unless the two chickens were still alive. Otherwise, it's useless to say what you say."

"Well, you bitch, think I don't dare to tear you apart, right?" Mrs. Guo threw herself on the other party as she cursed, "Dare to put a shit bowl on my old lady, and see if I don't slap you to death."

Because they suspected that Mrs. Guo was infected with chicken plague, the people next to her didn't dare to fight.So that Mrs. Guo scratched a few marks on the opponent's face as she wished.

It was the officials inside who saw that the noise outside was not decent, so they came out to scold them.

When the official asked the question, the people next to him hurriedly talked about the matter, and when they heard that there was someone who bought Zhao's chicken in the alley, the several officials immediately became vigilant.

After discussing, it was decided to keep the two of them to continue to question Zhao Da, while the others went to Wen's house to check.

Over there, just as Wen Shu changed her clothes and was about to go to bed, she heard the door of the courtyard being slapped.

After putting on her clothes, she opened the door and went out, only to see that her father was already up, standing in the courtyard and walking around anxiously.Seeing her come out, he quickly walked over and whispered: "What should I do, I should be here to ask about the chicken."

"It's okay, isn't our chicken good?" Wen Shu patted his shoulder and said calmly.

Yes, if the chicken is fine, it proves that it is not infected with chicken plague. If the chicken is fine, the person is also fine.Even if the officials came to investigate, they couldn't catch the wrong thing.

Opening the courtyard door calmly, Father Wen returned to his usual serious face.

"Several officials are here late at night, what instructions do you have?"

"I heard that you bought two chickens from Zhao Peng's family. There is something wrong with their chickens. Let's take a look."

Wen Shu poked his head out from behind and said, "Yes, I bought it. Brothers, please come in." Wen Shu led a few people into the yard, then pointed to the two chickens in the yard and said, "These are the two."

Due to the loud voices, the two chickens were awakened early and were running wildly all over the yard.The official sent a look, come on, it's normal.Looking at the faces of the father and daughter, they didn't look like people who were infected, so they asked the directional sentence again, and then took them out.

Mrs. Guo, who followed them, saw this, and hurriedly pulled the woman who had spoken earlier into the Wen Family Courtyard: "Go in and see for yourself, whether I have lied, and whether the two chickens are still in good condition!"

Because they knew about the chicken plague in the Zhao family, the doctors took this situation into consideration when they diagnosed and treated them.

(End of this chapter)