Of course, this is definitely not some random COVID-19 pandemic.

He Tiantian suspects that this is similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also transmitted through respiration.

Otherwise, the plague would not have spread so quickly.

It seems she still needs to go to the government office to find out the specifics.

Before leaving, He Tiantian gave Manager Guan two face masks.

He was also told not to go out unless necessary, and to wear a mask when going out to buy food and not to talk to anyone.

Don't rush to deal with this batch of misty rain gauze. Once she has investigated the situation, she will come to the Rainbow Pavilion again.

Manager Guan was so moved that he burst into tears, and when he left, he practically held onto He Tiantian's hand and wouldn't let go.

Aunt He is such a kind person. She must have seen how hard it was for him to be all alone, so she came to take care of him.

Following the route she had come from, He Tiantian quickly arrived at the entrance of the government office.

At this moment, Zhao Tingzhang was already waiting in the carriage with Zhao Dahai and Zhao Xiaohe. After seeing He Tiantian return, Zhao Tingzhang was finally relieved.

"Maruko's mother, let's hurry back. We can't stay in the city now!" Zhao Tingzhang looked terrified, having just heard the story from Zhang Shiye.

People are dying in the city every day now; it's absolutely terrifying!

"What did the magistrate say about that gang of thieves?" He Tiantian asked.

"The county magistrate has put them all in jail. He said that the prisoners he's brought in now will all be going to help out at the disaster relief camps outside the city in a few days! They're not just being fed in jail."

This was exactly what Zhao Tingzhang was worried about; now even prison food couldn't be eaten for free. It just goes to show how bleak the world truly is!

"Moreover, the county magistrate is currently extremely anxious about finding a cure for the plague, and I haven't even seen him today. It was his advisor who relayed the message."

He Tiantian was startled. "What's wrong? Haven't you made any progress in figuring out the cure for this plague?"

Zhao, the village head, nodded. "That's right! There are many doctors in the government office, and I think they are even more anxious than we are."

After Zhao Tingzhang finished speaking, he looked at He Tiantian and urged, "Wanzi's mother, this is not something we can handle. Let's hurry back. At least our Changfeng Village is still safe."

He also heard today that the plague came from one of the villages below.

But the specific investigation hasn't been completed yet; everyone's busy with the patients in the city.

“No,” He Tiantian refused.

She came from the 21st century, a time of widespread pandemic, so she has some experience to draw upon.

Faced with so many lives at stake, she couldn't just sit idly by.

"Chief, could you please take me to see the magistrate? I have something to say to him," He Tiantian asked.

“This…” Zhao Tingzhang was in a dilemma. “Wanzi’s mother, the city is very dangerous right now! The longer we stay here, the greater the risk of infection will be.”

“I know, but the plague is so severe in the city right now. If we don’t get effective treatment, it’s only a matter of time before our village falls,” He Tiantian explained. “Think about it, although no one from our village has come to the city yet, what about in a while? When we run out of salt and oil, we’ll have to come to the city to buy them, right?”

Even then, the plague in the city will still be like this, and the people in their village will also be infected.

Zhao Tingzhang nodded, "Alright, Wanzi's mother, you've always been quick-witted. If you really have a good solution to this plague, it would be a relief for the magistrate. I'm sure the magistrate will let you in."

After Zhao Tingzhang finished speaking, he went forward again and asked the young yamen runner to go in and report once more.

They waited outside for quite a while this time, and just when they were getting a little impatient, they saw the gates of the government office reopen.

This time, it was Master Zhang who came out in person. He walked quickly to Chief Zhao.

"Chief, I've heard that someone knows a cure for the plague?"

Zhao Tingzhang pointed to He Tiantian next to him and introduced her, "This is He from our village. She has good ideas."

Only then did Master Zhang turn his gaze to He Tiantian, somewhat incredulous.

"Is...it really true?"

He Tiantian stepped forward and bowed, explaining, "I'm not entirely sure myself. But I've heard there aren't any particularly good solutions right now, so why don't we try my method?"

Master Zhang thought about it and realized that it did indeed make sense.

"Please." Master Zhang gestured for him to enter.

Zhao Tingzhang and He Tiantian followed behind into the government office. Zhao Dahai and Zhao Xiaohe waited outside.

He Tiantian gave each of them a mask and told them not to leave or talk to anyone.

Upon entering the government office, a strong smell of medicine filled the air, making it difficult to breathe.

He Tiantian coughed lightly a few times to relieve her discomfort.

Master Zhang led the man to the backyard of the government office, where Magistrate Liu was discussing prescriptions and preparing medicine with a group of doctors.

Upon seeing Zhao Tingzhang and He Tiantian enter, Magistrate Liu put down the herbs in his hand and straightened his clothes.

"Is this young lady the one with the best solution?" Magistrate Liu's eyes lit up when he saw He Tiantian.

Over the past few months, he has sought out the best doctors in the entire city, and even the whole of Quanzhou.

Dozens of different prescriptions for this medicine have been developed, but none of them are effective.

Every day, countless corpses are being hauled from the city to the mass graves. If this continues, the prefect will likely come to punish us personally.

He Tiantian glanced at Magistrate Liu. While she was still hesitating about whether to kneel down and kowtow, Zhao Tingzhang had already knelt down with a thud.

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