Chen Zhaoci waved her hand and said, "I slept in the car on the way, so I'm not very sleepy. You've worked hard these past few days, Granny."

Granny Lu helped distribute food at the village entrance and also had to keep a record with Xu Zhi of the items distributed to each household in the village. Most importantly, Granny Lu and Xu Zhi had to prepare three meals a day for Chen Zhaoci and the others, which was the real headache. The food had to be easy to take, nutritious, and most importantly, suitable for several people's tastes, and the dishes couldn't be the same for several days. Granny Lu had really racked her brains these days. Bai Mi had told Chen Zhaoci that just by looking at the dishes, she knew that Granny Lu had put a lot of thought into it.

Granny Lu quickly said, "I'm not tired at all. It's you who are tired. Zhao Ci, you and Bai Wei, if His Majesty doesn't reward you this time, I won't stand for it."

Chen Zhaoci waved her hand and said, "This time, the credit doesn't belong to me or just a few of us, it belongs to everyone. If it weren't for you all running around outside the village, taking care of our lives and providing us with supplies, how could we have cured the epidemic so easily? Granny, I won't hide it from you, this epidemic is actually a new symptom that has never been recorded in any medical books. With Bai Wei and the others, I could only administer medicine little by little according to the symptoms. Fortunately, with your help, we cured this symptom. If the same symptoms appear again in the future, just follow my prescription."

Granny Lu nodded happily upon hearing this. Xu Zhi noticed that it was getting late and Granny Lu had been busy these past few days without stopping. She helped Granny Lu up and said to Chen Zhaoci, "Mother, you should rest well. I'll take Granny Lu to rest. Granny Lu has been exhausted these past few days."

After lying down, Chen Zhaoci was still thinking about the prescription. He didn't know when he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that it was very bright outside the window. He got up and opened the window, and was immediately surrounded by the bright sunlight. For a moment, he didn't know what day it was.

This window faces the courtyard of the inn. The inn has a large hall in front where guests are received. There is not only the innkeeper's counter, but also a dining area with several square tables. Turning around from the counter, you will find the courtyard for the accommodations in the back. It is a large first courtyard, surrounded on three sides by two-story wooden buildings. Chen Zhaoci's room is on the second floor, and you can see the view of the courtyard from the window.

The courtyard faces south. The main entrance of the inn is located on one side of the lobby where guests are greeted. Directly opposite the main entrance is a screen wall. Behind the screen wall is the livestock shed. Next to the livestock shed is the back entrance of the inn. The back entrance is wide open, and larger carriages enter from this side.

The inn's lobby is right next to the inn's kitchen. The kitchen is quite large, and there are people coming and going in it right now. There must be quite a few people eating in front of it. Chen Zhaoci can even smell the aroma of food coming from the kitchen.

To the north and west are two-story wooden buildings, presumably used as guest rooms. Many of the windows are closed, so Chen Zhaoci guesses that people are living there.

Chen Zhaoci didn't know how long he had slept. Judging from the position of the sun in the sky, it must have been afternoon. He was pondering something when he saw several people leading his horse in through the gate. Chen Zhaoci rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and when he saw clearly, he couldn't help but laugh.

Then they saw a young man, covered in dust, standing in the courtyard leading a horse, smiling as he looked at Chen Zhaoci standing at the window. This young man was Xu Di.

Chen Zhaoci could no longer hold back and turned to run towards the door. Just then, Bai Wei opened the door to come in, but the door suddenly opened from the inside, startling her. When she realized what was happening, she saw her wife running towards the stairs like a gust of wind. Bai Wei quickly slammed the door shut and chased after Chen Zhaoci towards the stairs.

Chen Zhaoci ran down the wooden stairs. Xu Di's horse had already been led towards the livestock shed by the wall. Xu Di ran towards Chen Zhaoci, picked her up, spun her around twice, and then put her down, causing Chen Zhaoci to gasp in surprise.

Some people had already heard the commotion in the courtyard and opened their windows to look out. Xu Di didn't care about other people's opinions. Just like when he welcomed Chen Zhaoci back from the disaster area, he picked her up and spun her around twice. After putting her down, he said to Chen Zhaoci, "Mother, you are my pride. I am proud of you!"

Tears welled up in Chen Zhaoci's eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Xu Di quickly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and said, "Mother, you've worked so hard!"

Chen Zhaoci held Xu Di's hand and let Xu Di wipe away her tears, which made Bai Wei behind her feel hot-eyed.

Bai Wei understood best the hardships Chen Zhaoci had endured these past few days. Not only was he responsible for caring for so many people infected with the epidemic in Zhoujia Village, but even with daily precautions, who could guarantee they were being taken seriously? Chen Zhaoci not only had to supervise and ensure the protection of dozens of infected people, but also find ways to treat them. Although Bai Wei and the other two had studied medicine with Chen Zhaoci for several years, he wouldn't allow them to help with treatment in the face of such an epidemic. In reality, the three of them had been doing nursing care these past few days.

Three times a day, morning, noon and evening, Chen Zhaoci would examine each patient, starting with those with mild symptoms. Each examination took more than an hour. After that, he would write a pulse record and prescription for each patient based on their condition. Chen Zhaoci deserves much credit for the fact that those people were able to recover their health so quickly.

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