Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 324 Yao Erzhuang

At this time, Yaoerzhuang, where Mr. Zhao lived, had already suffered from similar symptoms.More than a dozen of them have experienced symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and high fever. The most serious ones are the Zhang family, a large chicken farmer, and the Guo family, a scholar.

The Zhang family is Mrs. Zhang's natal family. There are hundreds of chickens and two cows in the family, but the land is only a few acres, and it belongs to the third-class household in Yaoerzhuang.

The Guo family is a second-class household, with more than [-] acres of land, and is a well-known "scholarly family" in the village.Guo Jia Dalang was the first man in the tea shop to ask about Baijiafan on the day of the summer solstice, but he didn't call in the end, saying that he was the man in the scribe shirt who would call again on the return trip.

It's just that, when he returns, all the meals have already been distributed, so there is still room for him to call.

He didn't care about it at the time, thinking in his heart that his family's conditions were not bad, so there was no need to compete with those who couldn't afford it.

The officials learned the origin of the chicken from Zhao Dana, and when Yao Erzhuang came to visit following the clues, he was lying on the bed moaning uncomfortably.Also sick is his father, Guo Bazhang, who is in his prime.

The father and son of the Guo family are both scholars. Father Guo participated in the Fajie Examination when he was young, but he failed repeatedly.At the age of [-], he finally accepted his fate and had no choice but to give up.

However, the beautiful vision of "Being the farmer in the morning and visiting the Tianzitang in the evening" has taken root in my heart.It doesn't matter if you fail the exam, don't you have a son or grandson?As long as you don't give up, whoever said that there will be no future.

Under Guo Bazhang's earnest expectation, Guo Jia Dalang grew up to 16 years old.I thought I was good at learning, so I took the Fajie test that year, but I was full of confidence when I went there, but I was full of disappointment when I came back.

Later, I participated in it again, but I was still named Sun Shan. After two rounds, Guo Dalang was already 22.But under his father's urging, he didn't dare to slack in the slightest, and still regarded the solution as the top priority at present.

In order to concentrate on his studies and be admitted to Juren, he didn't even get together with his wife, and became a rare "young talent" in Zhuangshang.Seeing that this year's autumn is approaching, it is another opportunity. Who would have thought that he would suddenly suffer from such a fierce disease!
Guo Dalang was really afraid that he would not be able to make it through, so he just died like this.

Father Guo is also afraid.

He even thought, if God wants to take it, let him take his life, and save his son's life to take the imperial examination.

The two were full of worry and thinking wildly, when they heard the voice of questioning from outside the house.

"Dare to ask my lady, where is Zhang Huai's house?"

The daughter-in-law of the Guo family was sitting in the courtyard washing the dirty clothes that the father and son had vomited. Hearing this, she didn't raise her head, and pointed to the east, "Go to the fifth house, and there are two cows tied to the door."

As soon as the voice of "vomit" fell, there was movement in the house.

Mrs. Guo paused, stood up and said, "Why did you vomit again?" muttering, she wanted to go back.

The officer at the door looked serious, and hurriedly called her to ask what was going on.

Only then did the lady of the Guo family realize that it turned out that the person who asked the question just now was an official.

Her heart tightened, and she smiled politely, "It's my family's officials and Da Lang, who ate something bad and have a stomachache."

The officer thought it was wrong, and asked, "Has your family eaten chicken for the past two days?"

The daughter-in-law of the Guo family went in without knowing it, and said honestly, "I ate it, the chicken that was slaughtered the other morning." Then, in order to show that her family was well-off, she added a sentence, "The chicken bought from the Zhang family is very fat. I don’t know if it’s too greasy to eat, if I knew it, I’d buy thinner ones.”

When the officer heard it, well, it's delivered to your door.

Immediately said to the person behind him: "You stay here, don't allow anyone to go out and walk around."

Upon hearing this, Guo's daughter-in-law panicked and asked, "Master, what do you mean by this? We are good citizens and have not violated the law."

"There is something wrong with Zhang's chicken. You have eaten his chicken and you have symptoms of infection again. You must be serious. Until the results come out, you must stay at home and you are not allowed to step out of the house, otherwise you will be disturbed. Officials handle cases and judge crimes, and the stick is twenty." After finishing speaking, the leading officer and soldier walked away with his subordinates.

Only the daughter-in-law of the Guo family was left dumbfounded in the courtyard, and the remaining officials were staring at each other.

After a while, she seemed to have just realized it, slapped her thigh, and rushed to the back room crying, "It's not good, the head of the house"

She went back to the house to report the bad news. At this time, the situation of the Zhang family where the officials were going was not optimistic.

There are six members of Zhang's family. Except for the youngest grandson and granddaughter, everyone else has symptoms of infection.Zhang Laozhang was in the most serious condition, vomiting and venting, and Zhang Jiadalang had the mildest symptoms, with only slight chest tightness.

When the officials arrived, Zhang's house was full of stench.

In the chicken pen near the wall lay two wimpy, deaf-feathered chickens. The ground in the chicken pen was covered with sparse green feces, and under the sunlight, there was a sour smell.

Two seven or eight-year-old children by the well were squatting on the ground playing with stones, and there were no adults in the huge courtyard.

The officials wrapped their mouths and noses with cloth towels before they opened the door and went in.

The children who were playing around hurriedly stood up when they heard the movement, and when they saw the official servants in official uniforms, they all stood in place cautiously.

"Where are your adults?" the leading officer asked.

"Grandpa, grandma and mother are all sick, and daddy has gone to the next village to ask for a doctor." The girl replied.

The boy quickly ran into the house, and after a while, he helped the pale and sallow old man Zhang out.

Seeing the official sent home, old man Zhang felt that nothing good would happen, but he didn't think about the chicken.In fact, he has been feeling unwell since yesterday, his head has been dizzy all the time, and his body wobbles when he walks.

At the beginning, he only thought that he was getting older and would like to have a rest, so he lay on the bed for a whole day, leaving all the chicken coops to his eldest son.Not long afterward, his wife also became uncomfortable. Zhang Dalang was busy asking for a doctor for the second elder, so he didn't report the situation of the chicken coop to him, so the old man Zhang didn't know about chicken plague.

Seeing the official messenger coming over at this time, old man Zhang asked politely why the official messenger came.

Originally, I wanted to ask my daughter-in-law to come out to pour tea, but there was no movement after shouting a few times. After listening to the eldest granddaughter, I realized that my daughter-in-law was also sick, but she already had a high fever and was unconscious.

The officials were called to investigate the chicken plague, and who dared to drink his family's tea when they were free, so they told the matter straight to the point, and asked where his chickens had been sold recently besides those at his daughter's house and others?
Hearing that his chickens had plague, old man Zhang's old and pale face was filled with astonishment. He looked into the chicken coop in disbelief, but saw that there were only two chickens left in it, so he couldn't help shaking his body. .

"Where's your father, where's your father?" He grabbed the little grandson next to him and asked.

"Father has gone to ask for a doctor."

"Impossible, impossible, how could there be chicken plague." Old man Zhang shook his head repeatedly, "The chickens were still fine when I sent them."

The official was afraid that he might be infected by standing for a long time, so he said impatiently: "This matter has been checked, and your married daughter and grandson have already been infected. Besides, I think you are also infected."

"No, it's impossible." Old man Zhang kept shaking his head, muttering repeatedly, but couldn't say anything more powerful.

At this moment, the little grandson of the Zhang family suddenly shouted, "Father, father."

When everyone looked at it, they saw a middle-aged man leading an old man with white hair rushing here.

(End of this chapter)