"Sister-in-law, do you need my help?"

Not knowing what to do, Liu could only carry Xixi to Sun's side and try to lead her into the forest.

Sun was frantically flipping through the medical book in her hands, her expression grave. She shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, no need. Most of the book talks about how to deal with the plague, but it doesn't say how to investigate it."

"Jiayan, why don't you relax a bit and go for a walk in the woods? Maybe you'll come up with a better idea?"

When Liu heard that Sun's expression was off, she smiled and pulled her up, pointing towards the direction into the woods.

At that time, Sun was also feeling troubled and wanted to walk around to see if there were any useful herbs nearby.

"Okay, let's go take a look around."

[Mom is amazing! She actually took Aunt into the forest. Hopefully, this way they can find out what type of plague it is from the rotting corpses.]

【That means we don't have to cross the mountains! Great!】

[XiXi can't take out the smallpox vaccine yet; if she does, the bad guys will steal it.]

Nestled in Liu's arms, Xixi happily wiggled her little body, babbling and expressing her joy.

Helpless, Madam Liu looked down at her daughter, gently tapping the tip of her nose with her finger. "Little rascal."

Sitting behind the group, Pei Sining had been observing Zhu Xixi ever since she was able to hear her inner thoughts.

Upon seeing Liu and Sun leave, he hurriedly jogged after them.

Zhu Dabao and Zhu Xiaobao originally wanted to find Pei Sining to pick some more mugwort together, but they became suspicious when they saw him sneaking away.

"Brother, why is Brother Sining secretly following Mother?" Zhu Dabao curiously followed Pei Sining's back and looked at his brother in confusion.

Zhu Xiaobao's face was gloomy, completely lacking his usual liveliness. He stared at Pei Sining with a heavy heart. After hesitating for a moment, he took his younger brother's hand and followed behind Pei Sining, quickly entering the woods.

“Pei Sining is, after all, a prince of an enemy country. If we secretly follow him, we can capture him if he tries to harm Mother and Aunt!”

Zhu Dabao listened to his brother's words blankly. Although he didn't quite understand what his brother meant, he knew his brother was smarter than him, and following his brother was the right thing to do.

Just as the two sneaked into the woods, Zhu Yanyan and Wen Xiuying hid in the bushes not far away, quietly following behind them.

Liu was unaware that her son had secretly followed them into the woods; she was intently observing her surroundings.

Xixi did not specify where the supplies were located; she needed to pretend to be gathering herbs before entering the bushes to search for the supplies.

The supplies are in the bushes in front of Auntie. Can Auntie see them?

Next time, we should put the supplies in a more visible place; it would be troublesome if Mom and Aunt missed them.

After hearing her daughter's mutterings, Liu picked her up and came behind Sun, smiling as she spoke.

"Jiayan, are you going to pick this herb now? I'll help you."

"Are there any other places besides here?"

After digging up the herbs, Sun placed them in the basket at her waist, wiped the sweat from her brow, and looked around.

"This herb grows in damp places, and there shouldn't be any around here anymore. I guess we can only find it in the grass."

"Okay, then I'll go in and check."

Just as Liu was worried about not finding an opportunity to go in, she quickly got up, parted the weeds, and was about to enter.

However, Sun grabbed her arm and said fearfully, "Sister-in-law, have you forgotten? It's dangerous inside. What if we encounter crows again?"

"That's true." Liu pretended to understand, nodded, and prepared to walk out.

She pushed the weeds aside, stretched out her arms, and tried to let her sister-in-law see the supplies inside.

Sure enough, when Sun was about to help Liu leave, she unexpectedly saw some strange objects inside.

"Sister-in-law, what's inside? White gloves?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu quickly turned around and looked inside with curiosity, saying, "I'll go take a look."

When Sun saw what was inside, her first thought was of her niece. Could it be that Xixi wanted to hide their treasures?

Thinking of this, she was no longer afraid and hurriedly pushed aside the weeds and went inside.

The two people who entered the bushes stared blankly at the protective suits, gloves, and masks scattered on the ground.

【Oh dear! Xixi forgot, there are no protective suits in this dynasty, so naturally she wouldn't know that this clothing can protect against viral invasion. If Auntie wants to investigate further, she can wear it and freely enter and exit places affected by the plague.】

[And then there are the masks and gloves. These are things my mothers and aunts don't recognize. What if they mistake these precious supplies for something scary? What if they think they're trash and just walk away?]

Xi Xi felt annoyed when she thought about these things. She was so focused on taking out the supplies that she didn't consider whether her mother and aunt would recognize modern goods.

However, what she didn't know was that Liu was intently taking the key points her daughter was making into her mind.

Sun didn't recognize what was in front of her at all. She frowned in fear and pulled Liu away.

"Sister-in-law, let's leave! These things look too strange."

"I am quite curious about these things."

Liu had no intention of leaving. She smiled and handed Xixi to Sun, then picked up the blue bodysuit with a curious look and compared it to herself.

Is this the protective suit that Xixi mentioned? Can it prevent the invasion of plague?

"Jiayan, don't you think this is a piece of clothing?"

"It seems so? But I've never seen clothes made of this kind of fabric before."

After Liu said that, Sun also became interested in the things on the ground and bravely reached out to rub the fabric of her clothes.

"Why is this fabric so smooth? It feels like oilcloth, but it's stronger. What's the purpose of this garment?"

Liu pretended not to understand, shook her head, put the clothes on the ground, and picked up the gloves and mask.

When I put the gloves on, I was surprised to find that they fit my skin perfectly.

The more she looked at it, the more curious she became, and she mischievously appeared in front of Mrs. Sun, saying, "It can actually fit into a finger."

After putting on her gloves, she curiously examined the mask, looking at the two strips on the left and right sides of the mask.

So, she blankly put the two ropes over her ears, and when she found that they could cover her face, she looked at her sister-in-law in surprise.

"Jiayan, look, it can even cover your face?"

"Sister-in-law, doesn't this look a bit like a protective veil?"

The more Sun looked at the object in her sister-in-law's hand, the more suspicious she became. How could such a strange thing exist in the world?

[It's not almost the same, it's an upgraded version of the epidemic prevention veil, hehe, this is a gift from Xixi to everyone.]

[There are also bodysuits that serve as protective clothing; however, when taking them off, the entire body needs to be fumigated with mugwort, and the gloves also need to be fumigated with mugwort for disinfection before they can be removed.]

In short, with this equipment, we don't need to worry about getting infected with the plague after entering Lu Family Village. Hehe, isn't that great, Xixi?

Just as Xixi was feeling proud of her actions, Zhu Dabao's hurried footsteps sounded from outside the bushes. He pushed aside the weeds and rushed in.

"Mother, something terrible has happened! Da Bao and Young Master Pei have disappeared."