Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 273 Signs of Catastrophe
A group of people walk and rest at the same time, the distance that can be reached in an hour on weekdays, but now it takes two full days to get close to the outside of Wenshui City, not even as fast as rowing.

However, the big sun in the sky has been basking in the sun for four or five days, and the road surface is basically dry.

Some people in the town by the road have already returned to their dilapidated homes, crying and looking for their relatives, while searching through the messy houses.

Some people have already carried the dead bodies of the family members to the door. I don’t know whether they hope the sun will dry the drowned family members again, or they simply don’t want them to soak in the house full of water.

But those whose families were all killed didn’t even have a body collector. Some were leaning on the wall, some were hanging on the tree, and some were lying on the window.

Qin Rui's face became darker as he walked, and finally frowned, showing a hint of anger.

The reason is not only because of the people who died, but also because those who returned to their homes actually slaughtered the drowned livestock and cooked them indiscriminately to satisfy their hunger.I didn't see a single grain of the government's disaster relief food.

Ding Wei also frowned all the way. When she arrived at the nearest small town outside Wenshui City, she couldn't help it. She walked around the town and saw someone lying on the side of the road. His face was pale.

So, she quickly pulled Qin Rui away from everyone's eyes and said anxiously, "Brother Qin, it seems that something is wrong!"

Qin Rui nodded, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he replied in a low voice, "I can see that the government has not distributed relief food at all. When I enter the city, I will look for Liu Dongsheng!"

Ding Wei guessed that Liu Dongsheng might be the governor of Wenshui City, but she didn't care to ask, and after careful consideration for a while, she still said, "Brother Qin, that's not what I'm talking about. I just want to say... oh, how should I put it !"

The two walked together all the way, even though Ding Wei vaguely guessed that Qin Rui's status was either rich or noble, she never stingy with her fists and supercilious eyes.There was always something to say, but the sudden hesitation at this moment made Qin Rui puzzled, and urged, "What is it, you can explain it clearly."

Ding Wei couldn't help it, and lowered her voice even more, "I just asked, these victims have eaten livestock carcasses for two days, and even eaten drowned mice, chickens and ducks. Now some people even started to suffer from dysentery. , or even fever, which is obviously eating unclean things. If this goes on... no, it should be said, I am afraid that some people have caught... the plague!"

"What?" Qin Rui was so startled that he almost jumped up, Danfeng's eyes widened, and he really didn't want to believe it, so he questioned, "You can't talk nonsense, you..."

Ding Wei saw someone throwing up against the wall not far away, and her face became even more gloomy. She said anxiously, "How could I not be cautious about such a big matter? After the flood, the well water is no longer clean, and the livestock that have been soaked for seven or eight days The poultry carcasses have deteriorated and stink, how can they not get sick after eating them? In addition, some victims have already started vomiting and dysentery, these are signs of the plague!"

Qin Rui's face also became paler, and he stared at Ding Wei for a while without speaking.

Originally, Ding Wei thought that Qin Rui didn't believe him, and she was a little annoyed, but then she thought about it, after all, she is not from Da Viet, and it is understandable for Qin Rui to suspect her of being so "alarmist".

But Qin Rui didn't expect to speak, but asked with difficulty, "Do you have a cure for the plague?"

Ding Wei froze for a moment, but shook her head honestly, "Such a large-scale plague is not something that a little girl like me can fight against. If there are enough doctors, enough medicinal materials, and these people are obedient enough, there may be a glimmer of hope." .otherwise…"

Qin Rui closed his eyes fiercely, and when he opened them again, he pointed to Wenshui City, "What if we only protect the [-] people in the city?"

No matter how soft-hearted Ding Wei was, at this time she knew that this matter was not something she could take care of, so she responded cautiously, "It's still the same sentence, if the people in the city are obedient enough, if there are enough medicinal materials, doctors, and [-]% sure."

"What about outside the city?"

Qin Rui still didn't give up, "Is there nothing I can do?"

"Immediately bury or burn the corpses of the drowned domestic animals and the people, otherwise once they rot and smell, or are bitten by rats, wild dogs, etc., they will be uncontrollable. And those patients must be isolated , defecating things should also be dealt with intensively. You should drink boiled water, eat fresh food, and drink preventive medicinal soup..."

In the end, Ding Wei also stopped talking, because even she knew it herself.These things are impossible to do, after all, the affected area is too big and there are too many people.It is impossible for everyone to abide by these rules. The government has not even distributed food, let alone medicinal materials that need more gold and silver to buy...

Qin Rui clenched his fists tightly, his usual cynicism had long since disappeared, and he was full of heaviness. Finally, he knelt down on one knee and begged, "Sister Yun, although I don't know where your home is or what your origin is, but This is a life-and-death moment. If the plague spreads into the city, hundreds of thousands of lives will be destroyed. I beg my sister to stay and help me! If the plague is still out of control, I will send you to leave by water. I will never delay your reunion with your family!"

Ding Wei bit her lip. Even though she had studied medicine with her master for more than a year, this is a plague. The dead are ruthless while harvesting crops. Maybe a wrong decision may kill more people!
Besides, there are husbands and children at home, parents and relatives are waiting for her to go back, for the sake of the people in a foreign city, if her life is taken, what will her son do, what will Gong Zhiming do?
"I can't. I can only scratch the surface of medical skills. Besides, it's the first time I've encountered the plague, so I don't have much experience at all..."

However, Qin Rui refused to listen to her words.In his opinion, Ding Wei was the first to discover the plague, and he was even eloquent about its prevention and control, much better than those old doctors who could only stroke their beards and shake their heads.

"You just need to do your best, and I will arrange the rest. Even if the plague spreads in the end and cannot be contained, I will send someone to put you on board in advance and return to Donghao."

Qin Rui had already spoken to such an extent, if Ding Wei refused again, it would be hard-hearted.She turned her head to look at the weeping figure in the dilapidated house, the old and young people lying on the side of the road, the corpses that were soaked and deformed, and the city in the distance, and finally nodded, "I will try my best, but I don't guarantee that I will hide." through this catastrophe."

"Okay, on behalf of the [-] people in Wenshui, I would like to thank you for your kindness."

Qin Rui saluted again before standing up.Ding Wei smiled wryly, and pondered for a long time before saying, "How many government soldiers are there in the city, can they be dispatched by you? I'm afraid this matter will require a lot of manpower."

"Don't worry, you just make arrangements."

"Okay, go to the city quickly. The later it is, the harder it is to control!"

After the two agreed, they rushed back to the resting place, leaving Chen's aunt with two soldiers to protect them, and walked slowly into the city.Qin Rui got on the horse, took Ding Wei in front of him, and rode the horse forward quickly.

It was the first time for Ding Wei to sit in the arms of a man other than Gong Zhiming, not even Fang Xin, whom she knew the most. Naturally, she felt a little embarrassed, and tried her best to grab the horse's mane, refusing to lean back.

A gloomy look flashed across Qin Rui's eyes, but he stretched out his hand to wrap her in his arms, and said loudly, "It's urgent, I don't care about men and women, sister, don't worry!"

After all, his subordinates waved the whip twice more, and they reached the gate of the city in a blink of an eye.

Soldiers were preventing the distressed victims from entering the city. Normally, Ding Wei would have looked annoyed, but now she was fortunate.

Since there were already signs of the plague spreading outside the city, letting the victims into the city would be letting in the source of infection, which would be harmful to the entire city.

Liu Dongsheng, governor of Wenshui City, was in the lobby of the government office, running around in a hurry, wishing he could hang himself to death with a rope.Originally, after the spring plowing, the Eldest Prince wrote to say that the weather is good this year, so Chang Ping warehouse should leave a few more places to store new grain.

He considers himself a smart man, he knows the elegant meaning by hearing the stringed songs, and immediately sells all the grain in the Changping warehouse at a low price to the first prince's "recipients", dumps all the warehouses, and prepares new grain for autumn fashion.

Sure enough, within two days, his mother's imperial order was upgraded to a higher level, and there was even news that he had also written "upper" in his evaluation by the Ministry of Officials.If there is no accident, in autumn, his black gauze hat will have to be replaced.

But if he is afraid of the word "accident", he has not been happy for a few days, and the accident will really come.The Jinhe River broke through, and the flood was out of control. Although Wenshui City was preserved because of its high terrain, there were not a single village or town left.

He was so frightened that he didn't remember to change the black hat. If the common people knew that the Changping warehouse was empty and they couldn't distribute a grain of grain, he might lose his head.

Just as he was planning how to fool the past, the emperor's favorite sixth prince suddenly arrived.This is like a bolt from the blue, in the whole of Dai Viet, no one knows that the two princes regard this uncle as a thorn in their side.Now he flattered the First Prince and hurt the country, but it fell into the hands of the Six Kings. It was like a mouse hitting a cat's mouth!
In the past two days, he has gathered all the rice shops in the city, and under coercion and temptation, he collected five hundred dans of grain, but it was still a drop in the bucket!

Just when he was worried about where to go and thought of a solution, the guard outside the door came to report, "The six kings are back!"

Liu Dongsheng's legs gave way, and he almost fell to his knees.

Unexpectedly, Qin Rui brought a woman and strode in, and directly took the pen and paper from the table.

Ding Wei took it and sat down to start writing. Plague prevention and control is easy to say, but it is trivial and troublesome to do. There must be a specific and detailed plan.

Liu Dongsheng glanced up and down Ding Wei several times in doubt, but he didn't see anything unusual about her. When he was thinking about opening his mouth, Qin Rui asked coldly, "Liu Dongsheng, why haven't you opened the warehouse to release the grain? People outside the city have already started to eat drowned livestock, do you know?"

Liu Dongsheng was poked in his weak spot, and immediately deflated like a deflated ball.

"My lord, my lord... my lord has already raised [-] dans of food, and I will distribute it immediately."

"Five hundred dan?" Qin Rui Danfeng's eyes shone coldly, and he said coldly, "There are [-] permanent warehouses in Wenshui City, and each warehouse has a stock of [-] dan, which is nearly [-] dens of grain. Now there are only [-] tan left?"

"Forgive me, my lord. I have no choice but to do so. There is nothing I can do about natural and man-made disasters!"

(End of this chapter)