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Immediately afterwards, Zhu Chuanren directly began to assign tasks without asking his father's opinion:
"Boss, please take some people to the granary, count out all the food, and then distribute it to see how long it will last for our family if we distribute it according to the minimum needs."

Chuan Wen realized the seriousness of the problem and didn't ask any more questions. He immediately said:

"Sure, I'll go right away."

"Second brother, you take the brothers and seal off a one-mile radius for me. Wear scarves and try not to come into contact with outsiders."

Chuanwu put down his bowls and chopsticks:

"Okay, leave it to me, I'll make sure not a single fly comes in!"

"Xian'er, Xiu'er, Hongturban, Yushu, the four of you took out all the cloth at home and made masks. Do you know what a mask is?"

The four women shook their heads in unison. They had never seen this before.

"You guys go prepare your things first, and I'll tell you what to do later."

Xian'er is the most responsible and responds in one go. :
"it is good!"

Yushu looked anxious and was about to speak when Zhu Chuanren said:

"Don't worry, I was just about to say it. Fourth brother, you are familiar with the town. Take a hard trip, bring some brothers, hitch the carriage, and do your best to purchase supplies, food, medicinal materials, you can think of it, buy as much as you can. , In addition, go to Chun Hesheng and bring back Shopkeeper Xia."

Chuanjie has grown up and has been working as a shopkeeper in Louwailou. After so many years of experience, he is now far more mature than his peers.

"No problem, I'll go right now!"

"Be sure to pay attention to safety, and stay away from people who are sick!"

"I understand, Third Brother~"

Then, he shook Yu Shu’s hand:
"Don't worry, I will definitely bring the shopkeeper's back."

Opposite heaven, there are always shanties.

Among the singing, dancing, and playing music in Bingcheng, the shanty town that seems out of place is Fujiadian.

The houses here are low and crowded, and it is a slum where more than 2 people gather.

In such a place, the roads are muddy in the spring, flies are swarming in the summer, wind and sand are often blowing in the autumn, and icicles hang upside down in the winter.

If given a choice, no one would like to live here.

However, Fujiadian has gathered a large number of railway construction workers. Many of them came from the Guan Nei area where disasters are frequent, just to find a way to survive.

Due to limited economic conditions, they often live in the same house with several people, lying on a kang made of adobe.

And among them, a large part are refugees from the Qilu land who crossed over to Guandong.

They would never have imagined that after traveling through mountains and rivers to get here, before they could live a good life, such an overwhelming disaster would sweep over them.

When the epidemic spread here, survival became a dead end.

Those warm earthen beds that embody family, friendship and nostalgia have become hotbeds for the spread of diseases.

The god of death has extended its huge claws here. In less than a month since the first death, Fujiadian's daily death toll has exceeded [-].

If the epidemic cannot be extinguished, this place will become a "ghost town."

The typical symptoms of high fever, vomiting blood, and especially dark purple skin allowed professional doctors and some officials with relevant education to quickly identify the culprit of this large-scale massacre - wasn't this the plague, which once ravaged the European continent? Black Death".

However, at this time, antibiotics had not yet been invented, and there was no specific medicine to treat plague.

Apart from sending the patients to temporarily rented nursing homes and paying some funeral expenses to the deceased, there are not many effective measures.

Even the staff who screen patients are mostly hired temporarily and have no experience in epidemic prevention.

The entire epidemic prevention process can be said to be a mess. If you want to survive, it all depends on your fate.

The three northeastern provinces cover more than one million square kilometers of land, and it seems difficult to find a safe place to survive.

However, thanks to Zhu Chuanren's precise measures and ruthless means of arriving in time, Fangniugou, a three-acre land, has become one of the few pure lands in the three eastern provinces.

As early as when the case first appeared in Yuanbao Town, Zhu Chuanren immediately summoned the folks from Fangniugou and directly took over the land of Fangniugou with the help of his silver power over the years.

Of course, after what he told, everyone realized that the weather outside was changing. If they wanted to survive, they must unite around Zhu Chuanren and protect Fangniugou. Only in this way can everyone be safe.

So, at Zhu Chuanren's call, young and old men joined the convoy one after another, and the Fangniu ditch was firmly sealed off. No entry or exit was allowed until the epidemic was eliminated!
Since they had just had a good harvest and every household was not short of food, Zhu Chuanren rushed to buy another batch in advance. As long as everyone did not mess around, the food stockpile would be enough for everyone to survive the epidemic safely.

During this period, He Taisheng's family also rushed to Fangniugou. Yuanbao Town could not stay any longer. The death toll had already exceeded a thousand, and every household closed their doors. Unless it was an accident, no one dared to wander around on the street.

Mrs. Zhang's blockade policy failed, but the news still spread and Yuanbao Town was lost.

However, no one held him accountable. The people above were all focused on epidemic prevention. Who cares what a small county magistrate thought?

No one cares about the success or failure of a small Yuanbao Town, which means that the people in the town can only fend for themselves.

Both sides of the long street were crowded with refugees who had come from far away. They were sick and unable to walk, so they were ready to end their lives here.

The originally wide bluestone street was now littered with corpses, some of which were stinking but no one paid attention to them.

Everyone is too busy taking care of themselves, and even the county government has not organized effective protective measures. What else do you expect the people to do?
It is no exaggeration to say that the air in Yuanbao Town is full of viral factors!
There was no other way, so He Taisheng sent someone to deliver a message to Fangniugou, asking for Zhu Chuanren's help.

As a result, the person who delivered the letter was tricked not long after he returned, but he used his own life to save He Taisheng's family.

After Zhu Chuanren received the letter asking for help, he originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business.

But considering that He Taisheng's relationship with the Cao Gang would be used in the future, he had no choice but to send his brothers to pick up He Taisheng's family in two large modified carriages.

But for safety reasons, he placed He Taisheng in the hunter's cabin on Fangniugou Mountain and gave them food and drink.

After observing for a month and confirming that there was no problem, He Taisheng and his family were brought to the mansion and lived with them.

The moment He Taisheng saw Zhu Chuanren, he burst into tears and kept bowing to express his thanks.

He knew in his heart that it was normal to refuse to save someone in the face of death. After all, Zhu Chuanren could not implicate his family for the sake of an outsider.

But Zhu Chuanren still risked his life to save his family. For this reason, even He Taisheng had to admit it!
The life-saving grace will never be forgotten!
Zhu Chuanren accepted He Taisheng's kindness as a matter of course, and he would definitely not be polite if he could be used in the future.

In this way, the two families lived in the Zhu family mansion for another half a year. Although the people above were a step slow, they finally took measures.

I heard that a great hero named Wu was born, who came up with a way to control the epidemic.

As the upper levels began to control the epidemic, the epidemic was finally alleviated.

Mr. Zhang, who had done nothing during this period, was also dismissed from his post and investigated.

But considering that he has been making contributions to Suihe all his life, and there is no credit but hard work, the people above did not do too harshly, they just removed his position and let him retire at home without any further punishment.

As for who the next county magistrate will be, haha, the emperor can hardly sit still, and he still has the county magistrate.

At the end of 1912, it was snowing heavily.

After an epidemic, the population of Yuanbao Town has decreased a lot. Everyone seems to have not recovered from the trauma. Walking on the street, pedestrians no longer have light in their eyes. They are all sallow, hungry and thin, like walking zombies.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Chuanren said to Zhu Kaishan:

"Dad, let's go, we can't stay in Yuanbao Town any longer."

At this time, they were in Baoshu Hall in Yuanbao Town. The two of them were discussing important matters related to the life and death of the family, and no one else could get in the middle of the conversation.

The plan really couldn't keep up with the changes. Originally, Zhu Chuanren wanted to make Yuanbao Town his own back garden. He would first go to Shanghai to make a living, and when he succeeded there, he would take the whole family over to enjoy the happiness.

But he forgot about the major event of the plague. After Yuanbao Town experienced this epidemic, it would probably take ten or even 20 years to recover.

Others can afford to wait, but Zhu Chuanren cannot afford to wait.

Moreover, the Zhu family has so many properties in Yuanbao Town. If they don't stop in time, they will be dragged to death sooner or later. Therefore, it's time to stop, and he must take the whole family on the road together.

Fortunately, Zhu Chuanren's efforts over the years have not been in vain, and he has accumulated a lot of wealth, which is enough to support them to start over in a new place.

However, for Zhu Kaishan and the others, this decision was not that easy to make.

No, Zhu Chuanwen couldn't help but say:

"San'er, back then you just said a word and led your mother and our brothers to travel to Guandong. Yes, it turned out that your original decision was correct. Without your decision, we would not have been able to reunite as a family, and we might have starved to death. .

But have you ever thought about it?This kind of luck can't always be there. We finally got where we are today. Why don't you just say you don't want it?
The land in Fangniugou is a thousand acres of fertile land, and the black soil is covered with water whenever you pinch it. How can we have such good land in Shanghai?
Besides, you don’t want such a big house?So many industries just say they don’t want it, so why don’t they want it? "

Zhu Chuanren squinted at him:
"Do you think my decision was luck?"

Zhu Chuanwu pulled the boss down:

"What are you talking about? San'er analyzed all the pros and cons clearly back then. How can it be luck?"

Chuanjie, who never spoke much, couldn't hold back:
"That's right, brother, how can this be luck? If the third brother hadn't thought about it carefully, he wouldn't have spoken."

Zhu Chuanwen said a word and was surrounded by a group of people, and his face suddenly turned red with anger:

"Okay, okay, I can't argue with you. Anyway, I don't agree. What a great life this is. It can get better just by looking at it. You can't just give up after a small setback, right?"

After Xian'er's experience in Louwailou, her character has become more mature, and her way of thinking about problems is also very different from the past. She pushed the message and said:
"Stop talking, listen to what San'er said? I believe he must have his own plan."

Xiu'er also advised:

"Yes, brother, isn't this a discussion? Just like you said, Chuanren is definitely the most reluctant to let go of so many properties. He won them all with his own hands."

Zhu Chuanwen was not a very independent person to begin with, so it was fine if he didn't have independent opinions. He was quite a man of character. He was really a complex of contradictions.

However, being besieged by so many people, his will began to waver, and he muttered:

"Okay, okay, they're all pretty young anyway, so it's useless for me to say anything."

Zhu Kaishan stood up and made up his mind:
"San'er, tell me what you think. Such a big matter must be discussed."

Zhu Chuanren sighed:
“If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want to give up the country I built.

As the boss said, there is no place to buy a thousand acres of fertile land if you want to buy it in the future.

But now it's time to change. An epidemic has directly knocked people's spirits away.

If you don't believe it, go out and take a look. How many of you still have light in your eyes?

That's all. The most important thing is that everyone has no money. Without money, we have no spending power. No matter what we do, we can't do anything.

Of course, this may be temporary, but don’t forget that there are not only us Chinese people in this land, but also Lao Maozi and Xiaobenzi. These people can make you farm and make money in peace of mind?
In the next few decades, this country is bound to experience violent shocks, and we have to plan early. "

Zhu Kaishan's expression became more solemn, just like his expression before the Boxer Rebellion. He was about to make a major decision.

The other members of the Zhu family were also weighed down by what Zhu Chuanren said, and all of them fell silent.

At this time, Chuanwu spoke:

"I don't care about others. Anyway, wherever you go, San'er, I will go!"

"Me too!" Chuanjie said immediately.

Chuanwen said angrily to him:
"Stop fooling around."

"Who is messing around? Brother, I think that only by following the third brother can I have food, and only by following the third brother can life be fun."

Yushu stuck out his tongue and said with a blushing face:

"Although I haven't officially met him yet, I will go wherever Chuanjie goes, and I also think it is interesting to follow the third brother."

Everyone was amused by her bold and cute speech.

Wei Chunfang said with a loving face:
"Look at Yushu's realization!"

He turned to Zhu Kaishan and said:

"His father, listen to San'er. Back then, he took our mothers and two of them to Guandong. From then on, I knew that San'er would have great potential in the future. We can't hold him back."

Zhu Kaishan forced a smile:

"I'm not worried about anything else. The main thing is that we, the whole family, are going on the road together. If something goes wrong on the way,"

Zhu Chuanren smiled:

"Dad, you forgot that we still have brothers from the escort team. Gang Leader He and Shopkeeper Xia will also go with us. With so many people acting together, are you afraid of something happening?"

After a pause, Zhu Chuanren stopped his smile:
"And if you want to leave, you have to leave as soon as possible. I always feel that a huge turmoil is about to start. It will be troublesome to leave by then!"

Zhu Kaishan was startled for a moment, took a deep breath of dry tobacco, gritted his teeth and said:

"Then let's go! Damn it, your father and I are not old yet, just try harder!"

Chuanwu laughed with arrogance:

"This is the dad I know. That's right. Compared to before, some of us now have money and can do whatever we want without worrying about food and drink."

"Yes, Dad, Mom, the result will never be worse than the result of breaking into Guandong back then!" Chuanjie continued.

"Okay, since you brothers all have this childish heart, let us, the old Zhu family, work harder and work together, and we can pass through no matter how difficult the pass is."

Immediately, he looked at Zhu Chuanren:
"San'er, tell me what to do next!"

Seeing that everyone finally paid attention, Zhu Chuanren finally breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down and said:

"My idea is to divide it into three parts. Second brother, you take 50 people, fully armed, to escort the belongings of our families on the dry road. I will send Kong second brother to you. If you have anything to do, you can discuss it. He has a bright mind. , listen to his opinions more!”

Upon hearing this, Chuanwu hurriedly said:
"What about you? It's not safe for our brothers without a bodyguard. Why don't you just give me 30 people? I'll make sure everyone is there!"

Zhu Chuanren interrupted him with a wave of his hand:
"What are you talking about? Remember, no matter at any time, people are always more important than money!

If you really encounter big trouble, you must not force it. Save your life first. Getting to Shanghai alive is your most important task!
Believe me, as long as you give me time, I can make back double the amount of money you lose. "

Hearing what Zhu Chuanren said, Zhu Kaishan and Wei Chunfang both comforted them:

"Second son, listen to Third son, he is right!"

"Hey! I know, but don't worry, I won't give up when I need to fight hard!"

The second child's temper is exactly the same as Zhu Kaishan's. No one can say anything about what he decides.

Zhu Chuanren shook his head helplessly and continued:
"Dad, you take your mother and the rest of your family, buddy, and 30 brothers from the escort team, take the Manchurian Railway train south, and take a passenger ship to Palmshun to go to Shanghai.

Try not to show off your wealth on the way, keep a low profile as much as possible, arrive in Shanghai safely, and meet up with Lao Tan. I have sent a message to him and he will do a good job of welcoming you! "

Zhu Kaishan couldn't help but said:

"Aren't you going with us?"

Zhu Chuanren shook his head:
"Gang Leader He and Shopkeeper Xia and I are the last to leave. Each family has too many properties and we can't just let them go unnoticed here. We have to deal with them before we can take action. It takes time!"

After a pause, he continued:
"But don't worry, Dad, after we take care of all this, we will take Caobang's boat south and meet you directly at Shanghai Beach!"

Zhu Kaishan hesitated for a while and didn't speak again. Since Zhu Chuanren had already thought about it, he could just act according to her arrangement.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Zhu Chuanren looked at Xiu'er:
"Xiu'er, please go home later and ask your parents if they want to come with us. If you don't, I will hand over our land to him to take care of it!"

Xiu'er was stunned for a moment, nodded and said:
"Okay, I really hope that my parents will go with me."

"Don't force it, they are all old farmers and are reluctant to leave the fields."

Zhu Chuanren vaccinated her in advance to avoid disappointment in the end.

"I know. Anyway, I will go wherever Brother Wu goes."

Zhu Chuanren looked at Xian'er again:

"Your parents haven't forgiven you yet?"

Xian'er looked sad. Over the years, he had written countless letters back, but he only got one reply, and there was only one sentence in the letter - asking her never to come back.

"No, I think they won't let me."

(End of this chapter)