Zhou Jiaojiao took the medicinal herbs and asked Wang Meng and others to help boil them.

As expected, most of the people in the caravan were infected with the disease. Some even had high fever and bumps and pustules on their bodies. However, they endured it and didn't say anything, so they were not discovered for so long.

"Ms. Zhou, can you really treat the plague? Can you cure it?" Wang Meng followed Zhou Jiaojiao, standing in front of the big pot for boiling medicine, walking back and forth anxiously.

"Wait until you finish the medicine and see the effects, and you'll know." Zhou Jiaojiao said the same thing: "No one has used this prescription before."

Li Hezhen remained calm: "No one has been able to cure the epidemic before, so if no one has tried it, that's good news."

Upon hearing this, Wang Meng could only endure it by the side.

He really had nothing to do, so he had to go check on the members of the escort team.

Li Hezhen looked up at Zhou Jiaojiao and asked, "Sister-in-law Chu, just do your best. If you can't cure it, it will be the fate of my whole family."

Zhou Jiaojiao saw that he was about to start writing a poem to express his current mood. She had to admit that she could not understand the interests and hobbies of ancient scholars.

"Brother Li, I want to ask, can you take us to Youzhou?"

Before Li Hezhen could speak, she explained, "When you introduced yourself, I guessed you came from a big family. The Huaiyuan Li family is a big family."

"...If it were in the past, I could still promise to help you, Brother Chu and Sister Chu, but now, my wife's child and I are just marginal figures abandoned by the Li family."

Zhou Jiaojiao: “…” She can’t be so unlucky. She has already used all her medical skills, and Li He really said this to her?

Perhaps seeing Zhou Jiaojiao's depressed expression, Li He said in a serious tone, "Although I have left the Li family, I still have the documents for customs clearance from here to Youzhou. I can help you, my brother and sister Chu, to pass through those prefectures and stay here without any difficulties."

"It's just that the money..." Li Hezhen said apologetically, "There are too many of you. I really can't afford that much money."

"It's okay, we'll pay for it ourselves." Zhou Jiaojiao said in a very loud tone.

Li Hezhen looked at the Liushu Village team thoughtfully.

Zhou Jiaojiao pretended not to notice his doubts. She revealed it on purpose to only solve the problem of the pass and not the money. Wouldn't this just give the villagers an excuse to ask Chen Lin for money?

If this happens too many times, it will be discovered by outsiders, and then Shen Lin's luck will decline. This is an excellent opportunity to deal with her.

"In that case, please take care of me on the way." Li Hezhen bowed.

Zhou Jiaojiao nodded, and soon the first batch of medicine was ready. She asked everyone to drink it, and also boiled mugwort leaves for disinfection.

It's not just the caravans.

This was even more so in Willow Village. Since there was no mugwort, the village chief took the lead in finding Chen Lin to get it from the space.

Shen Lin whimpered and tried to speak, but the village chief glanced at her and resolutely turned away.

He didn't notice that Shen Lin's eyes became more resentful.

The team did not stop to treat the epidemic. With Li Hezhen's team leading the team, they passed through various counties more smoothly and were not stopped by anyone.

However, only one month later, they left Pingzhou and entered Wuzhou. As soon as they entered the Wuzhou provincial capital, a heavy snow stopped everyone in their tracks.

"Hiss, it's snowing heavily like goose feathers. It's too cold."

Everyone moved into the rented courtyard on the main street. There was no one on the street at this moment, and it was very clean. The eaves were covered with snow.

"Brother Li, let's go get a travel permit." Chu San approached Li Hezhen. "This period of heavy snow is perfect for a visit."

He also waved the jugs of wine in his hands.

"Okay." Li Hezhen did not refuse and obviously agreed with him. After all, for things like this, the sooner you do it, the more at ease you will be.

The two returned to the house and said goodbye to Mrs. Li who was recuperating and Zhou Jiaojiao who was accompanying her to boil medicine.

"Come back early." Zhou Jiaojiao reminded.

She had solved the epidemic and her relationship with the caravan and the Li family had improved. Everyone in the team knew that she was a good doctor and they treasured her very much.

"good."

Chu San looked at her reluctantly before turning around and leaving with Li Hezhen. The two of them braved the heavy snow and soon arrived outside the residence of the Wuzhou prefect. Li Hezhen handed over the visiting card first. Perhaps they were lucky, and Lord Yang was free and met them.

However, Lord Yang was obviously doing this for the sake of Li Hezhen's family background.

He didn't pay much attention to Chu San.

"So it's Li's Thirteenth Son. You've come all the way to Wuzhou, so I have to entertain you. I wonder if your father is doing well?"

Li Hezhen bowed calmly, "Thanks to your care, my father is in good health, which is why I'm so energetic. You arranged for me to go to Youzhou to visit relatives and friends. On the way through Pingzhou, I met my good friend Brother Chu. His wife treated my wife and took care of her. I'm deeply grateful for your kindness."

"It just so happens that Brother Chu is traveling with his men to Youzhou to look for relatives. He's worried about where to apply for a travel permit, so I had the audacity to come and visit you, sir."

He immediately stated the request, acting like a truly open and honest gentleman.

Chu San noticed that Lord Yang's eyes flashed.

He then led Li Hezhen to talk about the Li family, and finally hinted at making friends with the Li family. After Li Hezhen's silent agreement, the other party agreed to issue travel permits for Chu San and others.

Even though it was done just by Lord Yang's casual order, if Chu San went to the yamen himself, he would definitely not be able to do it without cutting off a piece of meat.

Chu San became even more disgusted with these local officials. Corruption had become the norm, and they didn't care about the lives of the people.

In the next few days, a large number of ordinary people in the state capital were frozen to death, but the government did nothing, not to mention the countless ordinary people who were frozen to death in the villages.

The villagers heard the sounds of funerals outside every day, and later there were only cries. Everyone went from being terrified to being sad and angry.

While staying in Wuzhou.

All the charcoal needed comes from Shen Lin's space.

That day, Li Hezhen was pulled aside by Wang Meng as usual and asked, "Mr. Li, the price of carbon outside is already 300 coins per piece. Do you want to buy it?"

"Buy." Li Hezhen has always been generous with his money to his family.

Wang Meng didn't leave after he finished speaking, but frowned slightly: "Um, Mr. Li, have you noticed that there's something wrong with the villagers of Willow Village?"

"Why do you say that?"

Wang Meng saw Li Hezhen's disapproving look and quickly explained, "Mr. Li, you've misunderstood. It's not that I was deliberately staring at them with bad intentions. It's just that I've noticed these days that they clearly don't have much wood. The man who went out to buy wood only went out for a walk and came back without buying anything. So where did they get the firewood?"

"What's more, it's firewood with a larger area, not the charcoal that people in the prefecture are more accustomed to using."

Li Hezhen's heart skipped a beat, and she stared at his face: "Are you serious?"