Chapter 11 The Horrific Aftermath of the Flood

"Why."

Lin Yue saw that her uncle's face was full of sorrow after seeing the flood, and she sighed repeatedly.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Tell me and see if your niece can solve it. Even if we can't, we can all work together to find a solution. We will eventually get through this difficult time. We all care about you very much!"

Lin Hongyuan shook his head. How should he tell them about this?

"Old man, Lin Yue cares about you, so don't be ungrateful. Why are you still being so pretentious at this time?"

Sitting aside weaving straw sandals, she rolled her eyes and criticized her husband without any hesitation. Originally, Wang was the daughter of a wealthy family. An accident made her learn a lot of things she didn't know before, and made her even more popular.

"Our journey to Lingnan is getting even harder!"

Although Lin Yue lived in the end times, she had never experienced a flood, so she naturally didn't know the series of events that would follow.

"Why? Isn't it just a flood?"

The other children in the Lin family also looked at the head of the family, Lin Hongyuan, with the same expression, thinking he was stupid and innocent.

On the contrary, several adult men of the Lin family seemed to be thinking about something and remained silent, obviously they had thought of some ideas.

This really made Lin Hongyuan choke back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Boss, go tell them, make sure you make it clear that the Lin family's children can't be so stupid!"

Lin Hongyuan spoke with gritted teeth, especially when he mentioned "Danchun", he even emphasized the pronunciation, and it was obvious that he was very angry.

Lin Yixu touched his nose. His sister didn’t need to learn about state affairs, and the children were young, so of course they didn’t know when their father became so narrow-minded!

"Our Dagan is high in the north and low in the south. Rivers generally flow from high to low places, and Lingnan, where we were exiled, is in the south."

"Oh, and then?"

Lin Yue had no idea about the consequences of floods in feudal society.

Lin Yixu choked, and at this moment he seemed to understand his father's feelings.

"I know this, I know! Floods will spread across the south, and many people will die."

Fifteen-year-old Lin Daxuan excitedly raised his hand and answered quickly.

"What else?"

Lin Yixu is also a strict father, and he is very disappointed with his reckless and showy son.

"And, and, and there are refugees. E, my son doesn't know."

Lin Daxuan was as excited as he was now as frightened as he was before. Facing his father's murderous eyes, his head almost dropped to the ground.

"Humph, you've already passed the Tongsheng exam and studied in Class C of Qingshan Academy for a year. Didn't the teacher explain current affairs to you?

Lin Yixu was very angry. Although his family was exiled, he still cared a lot about his children's education.

"This flood will definitely affect the south, and we have to pass through several places to get to Lingnan.

The flood destroyed farmland and houses, leaving people homeless. If the local government does nothing, a large number of refugees will soon move north.

These refugees are even worse off than us. If they were numerous and powerful, we would become prey and be at risk of being robbed at any time. You can imagine how many enemies we will encounter on our way."

Lin Yue and others opened their mouths wide, obviously not believing that someone would rob the exiled team?

"That's one thing. The second thing is the death toll. Many people will die after the flood, and it's very easy for plague to break out. We face the risk of infection at any time."

Lin Yue was shocked. She hadn't expected that the sanitary conditions in ancient times were so poor. Just an ordinary flood could be so dangerous. It seemed that she had underestimated the difficulty of survival in ancient times.

"The plague is a very serious disease that can kill people, and there is almost no hope of recovery."

"Wuwuwu, I don't want to die, I don't want to leave my father and mother, wuwuwu!"

"Wuwuwu, uncle is such a bad guy, wuwuwu, I don't want to die!"

“Woo woo woo!”

Infected by their emotions, several children were frightened and started crying, which attracted the attention of many people, especially the police officers.

"Boss, why are you scaring the kids?"

"Husband, if there is something wrong, why don't you talk about it calmly? Look at the children crying."

The women of the Lin family put down their work and left, each holding their children.

Three black lines crossed Lin Yixu's face. To be honest, this was also his fault.

"Then uncle, is there no way to prevent these plagues?"

Which is worse, the plague or radiation?

Lin Yue had no knowledge about this area and her understanding was only one-sided.

Wear a gas mask?

Wear a filter mask?

Or should I take some medicine?

She could make a gas mask, but could she make one out of wood?

Will her family believe her after she does it?

"Prevention, what do you mean?"

Lin Yixu had never heard of this word before and didn't understand what his niece meant.

"Prevent the disease before it happens and stop its spread so people can't get in touch with it. For example, cover your mouth and nose with a cloth, try to stay away from the source of the plague, or use quicklime, vinegar, or wine to disinfect it."

"Disinfection? What is quicklime?"

Before Lin Yixu could react, Yang Dajun asked first. At some point, the area around the Lin family was crowded with people, who were obviously interested in what Lin Yue was talking about.

"The plague occurred because the flood brought dirt from other places. If it was not cleaned up for a long time, the dirt would parasitize the dead bodies, and then spread from person to person, causing a large-scale outbreak.

"Quicklime. I don't know if you've ever seen a volcanic eruption. The white ash and rocks around the eruption are quicklime. Just spreading quicklime on the area after a flood has occurred has a certain inhibitory effect."

"As for us, we can sew strips of cloth to cover our mouths and noses. As long as we make sure the cloth is soaked in vinegar and kept away from the source of the virus, I believe it should be able to effectively prevent us from contracting the plague. Of course, using wine will have the same effect."

Lin Yue knew that wine was very expensive in ancient times and was not suitable for children, so she emphasized the role of vinegar.

Many court officials had seen the imperial physicians deal with the plague and defense in the capital, and they nodded unconsciously, but they were still skeptical about vinegar and wine.

"So simple?"

"How do you, a little girl, know all this? I think it's just a lie made up by someone to please everyone!"

"That's right, what could a girl with no experience know? She's just trying to attract attention!"

"Vinegar, such a vulgar thing can prevent the plague, it's ridiculous. How can you put the imperial physician in such a position?"

Many people in the exile team were jealous of the various preferential treatments the Lin family received, and they took the opportunity to slander and question Lin Yue, determined to plunge the rising star of the Lin family into the quagmire.

"No one told you to believe that our Lin family's education of our children has nothing to do with you. You are really meddling in other people's business."

Lin Yixu was not the type to suffer injustice, so he directly retorted without mercy.

It feels so good to be protected. It is a brand new experience to be cared for by family. In the end times, the emotions between people are very indifferent. Even the closest relatives will fight for a little survival supplies.