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Chapter 243 Discovering the Cause of the Epidemic
"Why is there so much flour?" Chu Huanyan asked, looking at the flour exposed from the gaps in the sacks.

"Back to Miss Chu, it was arranged by the Ministry of Revenue. The daily meals are half rice and half steamed buns." The Yamen servant replied quickly.

Seeing that they were still moving things, Chu Huanyan didn't ask any more questions, and just asked Xian Yue to inquire.Only then did I know that because every household in the imperial city was basically accustomed to eating rice, the price of rice had been very expensive some time ago, but the price of flour hoarded by some shops had not increased.

In order to save money, the Ministry of Revenue quickly bought a lot of flour at that time and supplied it to the victims. Later, before the flour was finished, the price of rice dropped, so the Ministry of Revenue arranged for flour and rice to be shipped together. Send it over and let the victims eat it according to their own preferences.

After hearing Xian Yue's words, Chu Huanyan thought for a moment and whispered into her ear.

After Xianyue left, Chu Huanyan went to the Yamen kitchen again.

Chu Huanyan asked, looking at the yamen who were still helping pour rice and flour.

"After the steamed buns and rice are made, should they be distributed immediately or according to the preferences of the victims?"

"Back to Miss Chu, you can eat whatever you want, but if there's only one thing left, it's not up to them to choose." The young yamen servant replied while pouring the flour into the jar, "Miss Chu, please stand away. Please, don't get your clothes dirty."

Chu Huanyan took two steps back, watched all the flour being poured into a large vat, and asked, "Why should it be put in this vat?"

"Put it in this jar and cover it with a lid. It can prevent moisture and prevent mice from chewing the bag. It will also be convenient for people in the kitchen to use when cooking." The yamen wiped a handful of stains on his face. Flour, smiles honestly.

"Thank you for your hard work." Chu Huanyan nodded, looked at the two large vats used to hold rice and noodles, and quickly left the kitchen.

When Chu Huanyan left the Yamen, Xian Yue walked out quickly and whispered a few words to Chu Huanyan.

The master and servant returned to Liangshui Lane again. Chu Huanyan once again entered the isolated courtyard. When she came out, she happened to bump into Xiao Jinzhi.

Seeing Chu Huanyan walking out, Xiao Jinzhi frowned helplessly.

"I know what you want to say, but I have something more important to say." Chu Huanyan suppressed Xiao Jinzhi's words and asked Shen Chi to be found.

After half a stick of incense, Shen Chi looked at Chu Huanyan in confusion, "Rice and steamed buns? What kind of difference is this?"

"Then what if I asked a lot of people and they all ate steamed buns before they got sick." Chu Huanyan said in a low voice.

Shen Chi was stunned for a moment, and finally realized, "You mean, someone tampered with the steamed buns, so the person who eats the steamed buns will seem to be infected with the disease, because the people who eat steamed buns and rice every day are random. , that’s why it’s like this now, even if we live together, some may get sick, while others may be fine!”

If this is the case, it would explain why the disease occurs so randomly.

"I'm just guessing, but when I was at the government office, Xian Yue asked some victims who fell ill, and just now I asked some soldiers. Before they fell ill, they basically ate steamed buns."

Liangshui Lane was rebuilt, and every meal was delivered from the Yamen. Compared with rice, steamed buns are easier to transport.So before they fell ill, almost all the food they received were steamed buns, and a few buckets of rice were sent to make up for it.

According to regulations, the victims who helped rebuild their houses could eat first, and the soldiers had to go after the victims, so by the time they waited, there was very little rice left. If this was the case, it could explain why more soldiers were sick.

However, due to the recent outbreak of the epidemic in Liangshui Lane, the doctors have moved in, and the food has been cooked here alone, instead of being delivered by the Yamen. Some people in the Yamen have begun to have to eat steamed buns.

"However, these are just my guesses. There is currently no evidence to prove it. And if there is really something wrong with the steamed buns, how did those people do it?" Chu Huanyan frowned. "Since so many people ate steamed buns before getting sick, it may not be a coincidence. We can investigate this carefully next," Xiao Jinzhi said.

"Having said that, as Miss Chu said, it's really hard to figure out how to do anything."

Shen Chi frowned, confused.

"Since the outbreak of the epidemic, someone has specially checked the food before it is delivered every day. As for the water used for cooking or steaming steamed buns, it has been carefully checked. There can be no problems. I even asked people to use silver The needle probed the cooked food. If someone really poisoned it, how could it be so unnoticed and the poison was only put into the steamed buns?"

Even the cooks tried it, and there was no problem. Moreover, one of the cooks also fell ill.

The key point is really puzzling.

Chu Huanyan lowered her eyes and thought carefully. The two large vats she saw in the kitchen today suddenly came to mind again.

"Doctor Shen, after the food in Liangshui Lane was separated separately, did anyone get sick?"

"No more." Shen Chi shook his head, "No one has been sick again in the past few days."

On the other side of the government office, people fell one after another.

"Is it possible that there is something wrong with the container where the flour is stored?" Chu Huanyan suddenly said.

Shen Chi was stunned, "Container?"

"Yes, I saw the government officials pouring flour into the big vat today. Although this speculation is a bit ridiculous, what if there is something wrong with that vat?"

Since there were no problems when it was sent over, and there was no problem with the cooking water, is it possible that something was mixed into the flour when it was in the vat?
The few people did not hesitate and quickly arrived at the government office, but in order to avoid alerting the enemy, they used the name of checking on the patient.

Shen Chi took the lead to check on the victims who fell ill. While asking about their status, he also checked again whether they had eaten steamed buns before falling ill.

Almost the vast majority of those who asked said it was indeed steamed buns, and some were too dizzy due to high fever to remember.

After the meal was over, Qin Li checked to make sure no one was there before Chu Huanyan, Xiao Jinzhi and Shen Chi entered the kitchen.

Opening the large vat of flour, Shen Chi found that nearly half of the flour poured in today had been used. Shen Chi took out some flour and smelled it carefully, but found no problem. He also tried it with a silver needle and found no problem.

After thinking about it, he picked up the bowl on the side, scooped out half a bowl of water, put the small handful of flour into the water, shook it, and drank it.

After a while, Shen Chi's expression changed, and he immediately took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, took a pill, and then said.

"There is indeed something wrong with this flour!"

(End of this chapter)