Chapter 165: Something is wrong when things are out of the ordinary

Li Bosong smiled broadly, "You're not late, Xichuan, you came at the right time."

"My two young men, you must be traveling so fast and so tired. I'll go back and change into dry clothes and come to Manager Tian's house to explain the situation. Please stay. No need to see me off. No need to see me off."

Li Baisong politely got on the carriage, Xichuan jumped on the shaft, smiled politely at the two of them, cracked the whip, and the horse pranced forward.

Dong Yi was anxious. "What should we do? Manager Tian is still waiting for us to take the dried meat back. You shouldn't have hesitated and just grabbed it. The dried meat must be in his backpack. I remember it, that's the backpack his family used to deliver dried meat."

Xi Er slapped Dong Yi on the back of the head, "Do you remember why you didn't block people?"

Is he hesitating? He's as slippery as a loach, how can he stop him?

Dong Yi covered the back of his head and said, "So what do you think we should do now? We didn't get the things, and we will definitely be punished when we go back."

Dong couldn't help but shudder when he thought of Manager Tian's methods. It was too scary.

Xi Er also shuddered and gritted his teeth, "Then do as he says."

Dong nodded, and the two of them looked at the direction the carriage left, squeezed into the crowd, and quickly disappeared into the street.

Li Baisong got on the carriage and the smile on his face fell.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

Something happened in the city, and everyone entering and leaving the city gates was strictly checked. How many people would dare to take the risk and go to a brothel?

The seller is not in a hurry, but the buyer is. Haha... You should be conscientious and sincere when doing business, but the brothel and the people are so conscientious... It's really like a knife pulling an asshole, which is really eye-opening.

Brothels are such a conscienceless place, yet girls are still forced to entertain customers.

He was so attentive, maybe he wanted to get something from him and his senior brother.

Free entry and exit of the city gate, or something else?

This is all Li Baisong can think of at the moment. It is better to be cautious.

The Xichuan carriage drove steadily and quickly, and Li Baisong quickly returned to Pan's house.

Mr. Pan was practicing boxing in the yard. His fists seemed soft, but when they were thrown out, they brought up strong winds.

Li Baisong bowed, "Sir, the disciple is back."

"Boxing." Pan He threw out two words in response.

"Yes, sir." Li Baisong put down the backpack, rolled up his sleeves, walked behind Pan He, and started boxing like Pan He.

After finishing another set of punches, Pan He stopped. Li Baisong was also sweating lightly. Xichuan handed him a clean handkerchief.

Li Baisong took a piece, said thank you and then followed Pan He into the house.

"Yesterday morning, someone came to the government office to report that a body was found in West Fifth Alley. The body is in the government morgue. The coroner examined it and it's possible it was caused by an epidemic."

"Epidemic?" Li Baisong was surprised.

Pan He frowned, "The story out there is that he died of a strange disease. Your senior brother is investigating and has asked a doctor to see him, but the doctor can't confirm if it's an epidemic."

Li Baisong was about to speak when Changxi rushed in, "Sir, there's another report."

"Another body was found?" Pan He frowned.

Chang Xi said in a serious tone, "Yes, just now, the deceased suddenly rushed into the crowd and died suddenly on the street. Now the city is in chaos. My lord, please do not go out for the time being."

"Sir, it seems like someone did this on purpose." Li Baisong thought carefully and felt that there was something fishy going on, but he didn't know what it was yet. "Sir, could those people who died suddenly be the ones who disappeared some time ago?"

Pan He's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Let's go and take a look."

Changxi blocked the two of them and said, "Sir, young master, please don't go out yet."

"Changxi, my husband and I might be able to help Senior Brother. Please take us to have a look."

Pan He also looked at Changxi.

Changxi couldn't persuade the two of them, so he took them to the morgue.

Li Baisong and Pan He, who were wearing triangular scarves, met Deng Wenyan, who was also wearing a triangular scarf, at the door of the morgue.

When the three met, Deng Wenyan first gave Changxi a look before going to meet him.

"Sir, Junior Brother."

"You've come just in time. Your junior fellow apprentice has a suspicion, and we want to go in and take a look."

"But sir, inside..."

"If that's true, your master will stand by you." Pan He said, pushing Li Baisong aside, "You wait for us outside."

Li Baisong stepped forward, "Sir, Second Senior Brother."

"Little Junior Brother, listen to the Master. You shouldn't have entered the city."

"Second Brother, if it really is that kind of disease, the entire county will be sealed off."

"Yes." Deng Wenyan looked at Li Baisong deeply. If the Li family wanted to leave and seek refuge somewhere else, he could find a way to send them to the farm.

Li Baisong smiled bitterly. Their family business had just begun to take shape. The old and the young were all there. It would be very difficult for them to abandon their home and business and leave.

Besides, this place is different from before, young and old going out...

Let’s not talk about these, let’s just talk about his relationship with Deng Wenyan and Pan He. They are master and have the same father. There is no difference between him, Deng Wenyan, and Li Lao Da, Li Lao Er, and Li Lao San.

His master and senior brothers stayed behind, while he ran away with his entire family. If the news got out, he would no longer have to continue taking the imperial examinations.

Only by adapting to local customs and obeying the rules of the times can one break the shackles of this era in the future. But now he can only be the one who adapts to the times.

After thinking through all these twists and turns, Li Baisong took a step forward resolutely, "Sir, Brother, although I am weak, I also want to advance and retreat with you."

Pan He and Deng Wenyan looked at each other and paused. Pan He was relieved and said, "Come on, follow me. If you really die, I won't be able to explain to your mother."

The three of them walked in together.

When Pan He saw the two bodies, he said, "Sure enough, I should have come here earlier."

"Sir, Doctor Su has arrived." The servant reported.

Li Baisong looked towards the door and saw Doctor Su.

"Doctor Su." Li Baisong bowed and walked forward.

"Boy, you're here." Doctor Su nodded and walked inside.

"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Su." Li Baisong bowed deeply. No matter what era, brave and fearless doctors are admirable.

Doctor Su bowed and said, "It's just what I have to do."

Doctor Su walked up to the body of the newly deceased and examined it carefully.

"This man's cause of death is the same as yesterday's. I carefully considered it last night. It could be an epidemic or poisoning. However, my medical skills are limited and I don't understand the complexity of this matter. If you have a skilled doctor, please invite him as soon as possible. The chaos in the city needs to be quelled as soon as possible. I will also carefully consider it."

Deng Wenyan bowed and said, "On behalf of the people of Guangyi County, I would like to thank Doctor Su for his generosity."

"Sir, Su has something to ask of you."

Deng Wenyan replied, "Doctor Su, please feel free to speak."

"I want a room to ponder these two bodies."

With two bodies for comparison, Dr. Su felt he should be able to figure out something more.