After returning home, Shen Lijun continued to mock the third wife's family, saying they were making a mountain out of a molehill and causing unnecessary trouble.

However, as dawn broke, he began to feel that something was amiss.

He was sore all over, his throat hurt, and he couldn't even speak. He tried to get up, but found that he had no strength.

Looking at Shen Xudong and Shen Xiangxi, as well as some of the illegitimate children from the second wife, their expressions were also pained.

Shen Xudong was in an even worse situation. Shen Lijun wanted to ask him to pour him a glass of water, but when he touched him, he found that he was incredibly hot.

Sinking westward is the same.

Some members of the second branch of the family were unharmed. After careful observation, Shen Lijun discovered that those who were unharmed had all drunk Mu Wanting's traditional Chinese medicine.

He was extremely embarrassed and felt very regretful.

This regret increased as his symptoms worsened.

After that, he experienced unbearable itching all over his body, and soon developed pustules. Wherever the pustules flowed, the itching became unbearable.

Shen Xiangxi still had a fever, while Shen Xudong, being stronger, had his fever subside on its own, but he still developed boils.

Those who had taken the medicine, upon seeing these symptoms, dared not stay any longer and immediately went to find the third wife.

Shen Lijun's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

"Please call Mu Wanting over here for me."

Those people obviously didn't hear it.

At this moment, the situation in the entire inn was not good, and almost everyone was suffering.

Among the officials, only Su Yu was still alright, simply because he had drunk the Chinese medicine given to him by Mu Wanting. The other officials, seeing that Ma Dazhuang didn't like Mu Wanting, didn't dare to drink it either.

Now, regret is just regret.

As for Mu Wanting's group, everyone is fine. Now, apart from Mu Wanting's room, they dare not go anywhere else and are all sleeping on the floor.

Mu Wanting was both amused and exasperated.

"There's no need to worry so much. Drinking Chinese medicine three times a day will be enough to prevent the plague."

Everyone's eyes lit up, but they were still hesitant to ask them to go back to their rooms.

Left with no other choice, Mu Wanting had to ask the innkeeper to open a few more rooms, and then she went in herself to fumigate the rooms with the medicine before letting them in.

As for the convicts who had contracted the plague, Mu Wanting always firmly believed that rushing to buy them was not a good deal.

Sure enough, there was a knock on the door soon after.

When Mu Wanting opened the door, she saw Xu Cuilan.

She crawled there, her face flushed, barely breathing.

"Mu Wanting, save me, save me."

Mu Wanting didn't say anything; she was also an exceptional person.

Xu Cuilan, being very pragmatic, held up twenty taels of silver.

To put it bluntly, watching an elder die right in front of her would inevitably lead to her being criticized behind her back.

Mu Wanting then took it and gave her several packets of medicine.

"This medicine cannot completely cure the condition; it can only alleviate it."

She hasn't yet figured out a way to control the plague, which has come about in a rather strange way, and she doesn't dare to make any promises.

Xu Cuilan crawled to prepare the medicine. It wasn't until she was on the verge of death that she realized that only she could truly rely on herself.

After that, Mu Wanting's door was knocked on one after another, and Mu Wanting would give medicine after receiving the consultation fee.

The kitchen quickly became too crowded, but what did that have to do with Mu Wanting?

Ma Dazhuang was the last to arrive. He initially thought it was just ordinary typhoid fever, but he panicked when he watched the waiter and several customers die.

Compared to the corrupt officials who were all lying down, Su Yu, a man full of energy, was a real oddity.

“I advised you to drink before, but you insisted on putting on airs. Now look, you’re sick.”

"You asked for this."

In the past, if Su Yu had said that, Ma Dazhuang would have definitely argued back, but now that Su Yu has said that, they are indeed in the wrong.

At that time, Mu Wanting had already brewed a large pot of Chinese medicine, but they themselves refused to drink it and even joined the second branch of the Shen family in mocking her.

Ma Dazhuang sighed, "Now that things are like this, if we can't move forward, it will slow down our progress."

Su Yu looked at Ma Dazhuang with surprise, a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

"No way, boss, you're still thinking about the progress? You should be thanking God you're alive."

Upon hearing this, Ma Dazhuang's face turned very ugly, but he knew that what Su Yu said was true.

This plague can kill people, and the mortality rate is frighteningly high.

"If only we could have avoided this town back then."

Su Yu shook his head, completely clear-headed.

"There's no escaping it. If even one person infected with the plague comes into contact with us, we'll all get infected sooner or later."

Ma Dazhuang was speechless for a long time before he finally spoke.

"Su Yu, go find Mu Wanting and ask her to come and treat us."

Su Yu said, "Boss, if I go, I'm afraid it'll only be my face that's affected."

If it weren't for Su Yu's identity, Ma Dazhuang would have loved to whip Su Yu.

That brat, he's deliberately trying to see him get his comeuppance.

He said, "Okay, let's go then."

Ma Dazhuang stumbled along ahead, while Su Yu leisurely hummed a tune behind him.

Ma Dazhuang was furious. If he had drunk that herb back then, he would be just as carefree now.

When you see Ma Dazhuang, you still have to act.

Mu Wanting looked at Ma Dazhuang with some surprise.

"Sir, what brings you here?"

Ma Dazhuang blushed: "Do you still have that plague medicine?"

Mu Wanting hesitated for a moment: "The medicine to prevent the plague is 100% effective, but there is no medicine to treat the plague, only medicine to alleviate the symptoms."

Su Yu quickly asked Mu Wanting to open it, and he happily took it.

After returning, Li Song also came back, carrying several doses of herbal medicine.

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