Chapter 200 Applying Medicine

Jiang Mi did not intend to have her family members come along. After all, meeting with certain people from Qingyun Village was a very unpleasant experience, and she would not have gone if it weren't for completing the mission.

Huo Ran asked someone to help Jiang Mi take all the medicine, and then followed Zhao Decai to Qingyun Village. Perhaps the villagers had been informed early on, because everyone was already waiting there. At a glance, there were far fewer people, indicating that quite a few people in Qingyun Village had been infected with the epidemic. There were very few people standing there to receive the medicine.

"Magistrate, please save us! It's only been a few days, and several people in our village have already died."

The death of a person is a major event, and officials will definitely have to report it to their superiors. Moreover, this is not a good thing for Zhao Decai.

Zhao Decai quickly got off the carriage, had someone bring out the medicine, and hurried towards the villagers.

"Everyone stand in line. No one is allowed to fight or grab. Everyone will get one, but only those who have been infected will get one. Those who haven't been infected are not allowed to take one."

The villagers protested, "Those who are infected can't even get out of bed. We're here to get them medicine. How can we prove that someone in our family is infected?"

That's a problem. Back in town, everyone brought their patients with them. Some couldn't come, so they had their families take the medication back. Inevitably, some imposters would try to scam people out of medicine, but there was no other way.

"If someone in your family has indeed contracted the disease, you can come and collect the medicine on their behalf. There isn't much medicine available right now, so we can only prioritize the sick. Therefore, people who are not sick should not collect the medicine yet. Everyone will receive it later."

Fearing the villagers wouldn't believe him, Zhao Decai personally explained, "We came to Qingyun Village first because it has the most infected people. In the current situation, as long as we cure the sick, those who haven't been infected won't be infected either. So please don't hoard medicine, otherwise this plague will never stop."

Jiang Mi saw that Zhao Decai was speaking so earnestly, but few people were listening to him. At this moment, who wasn't thinking only of themselves?

“We already know which families have infected patients. Just yesterday, your village chief reported the names to the county magistrate, so anyone who isn’t on the list can’t come to get medicine.”

At this moment, a commotion broke out in the crowd. After all, some people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to get the medicine and prevent themselves from being infected, but after hearing what Jiang Mi said, their plans all fell through.

Someone stopped Jiang Mi and shouted, "Who are you? Do you think you can make decisions for the county magistrate? Jiang Mi, how long have you been away from Qingyun Village? Have you forgotten who you are?"

"That's right, do you think you're the magistrate's wife? Why should we listen to you? You have no right to speak here!"

These people were speaking in an extremely offensive manner. If it weren't for the system's mission, she really wouldn't care about their lives.

Zhao Decai couldn't stand it anymore: "What nonsense are you spouting? What kind of behavior is this? I have always been honest and upright, and my relationship with Miss Jiang is completely innocent. How did it come to be such a thing in your mouths?"

Hearing the magistrate's question, the villagers calmed down a bit. Huo Ran coldly said, "Why does Miss Jiang have the right to speak? Because she made these medicines. Without her, this plague would be completely out of control. Not only would people die, but they might all perish!"

"And who are you to threaten us with these words? We know Jiang Mi better than anyone. She used to live in Qingyun Village. We watched her grow up. When did she learn medical skills? Could she be a fraudster? Don't be fooled by her!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, don't be fooled by her innocent appearance. This woman is actually quite ruthless." At this moment, Village Chief Yang stepped out from behind the crowd. He looked perfectly fine and had not been infected with the plague.

Looking at Jiang Mi, Village Chief Yang felt a pang of sadness. He used to despise this fat girl the most; she had a fat head and big ears, and her whole body was covered in fat. She was so chubby that she was annoying. He never expected that she would change so much in just a few months.

"You...you're Jiang Mi?" Village Chief Yang was astonished. "You..."

"Is this a completely different person? I really didn't expect you to end up like this. Yang Liu is now less than one of your fingers."

Thinking of the missing Yang Liu, Jiang Mi asked in confusion, "Where is Yang Liu? Is she here too?"

Village Chief Yang scoffed, "How dare she, a withered woman, return to Qingyun Village? Even if she did, she would be thrown out. Qingyun Village will not accept such a shameless woman!"

Jiang Mi felt utterly disgusted looking at Village Chief Yang's demeanor. Although Yang Liu was despicable, she was also a victim. It wasn't her fault that she was robbed by bandits, yet Village Chief Yang slandered her like this.

Village Chief Yang's gaze toward Jiang Mi turned lecherous: "Who cares about her? A woman like her probably won't last long outside. Even if she does, she might not be able to make a living. What can a woman rely on to survive? It's just one man or several men."

Village Chief Yang's words were so blunt and offensive that even the villagers in the surrounding villages couldn't stand them anymore.

"Enough, Village Chief Yang. What do you mean by saying these things? Yang Liu is, after all, a villager from your village. Instead of rushing to look for her when she goes missing, you're making sarcastic remarks here. Is this how you treat your villagers?"

Village Chief Yang got carried away and forgot that there was a county magistrate next to him, so he quickly restrained himself.

"Lord Zhao, you don't know, that woman Yang Liu... never mind, let's not talk about it. It's an honor for our Qingyun Village to have you come to deliver the medicine in person today."

Zhao Decai gave him a cold look: "Alright, alright, no need for these empty pleasantries. You were the one who submitted this list of infected individuals to me. If it's all correct, then distribute the medication accordingly."

Village Chief Yang rolled his eyes, coughed twice, and said, "This list is from two days ago. I was infected yesterday. Please give me a medicine packet first, sir."

Zhao Decai looked at him suspiciously: "You? Weren't you perfectly fine just now? You sounded full of energy, not like you were sick."

Village Chief Yang coughed twice more: "That's because I just caught it, and the symptoms aren't too severe, so you can't tell."

Jiang Mi rolled her eyes at him: "You arrived last, so you can go to the end of the line."