Chapter 226: Okay, let’s try it

When daybreak came, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Laowu poured a bowl of water for Jiang Lianzhu and said with concern, "Wife, you've worked hard. Drink some water and take a rest. I just went home. Mother is making breakfast. The three children are also very well behaved. They have cleaned up the clinic."

Last night, three children came over and said they wanted to help.

He was forced to go home by Jiang Lianzhu and Wang Laowu.

There were too many people and it was too noisy. The three children couldn't help much and it distracted the couple.

Let Jiang Cheng take them home to rest and don't think too much.

The situation is too chaotic, and having to take care of the children and treat the illness will only make you more tired and distracted.

Fortunately, the children were sensible and obedient, so they went back with Jiang Chengshi.

Jiang Lianzhu took the water and took a sip. She was tired after a night of work and was very hungry.

"That's good. They are all my good kids. Tell them not to come. Those who need to go to school should go to school, and those who need to stay at home should stay. There are patients here, and it's not good to have sick people around."

Wang Laowu replied, "That's what I told them too. Dabao and Erbao have already gone to school. Ninbao wanted to come with me, but I didn't bring her."

"Okay. I'm hungry, so I'll have this."

Jiang Lianzhu took out a piece of beef jerky from her sleeve pocket like a magic trick. The piece was the size of a child's palm and handed it to Wang Laowu.

It has five spices.

Wang Laowu sniffed it and said, "Jerky? It smells nice. Where did it come from?"

Jiang Lianzhu whispered, "Of course I dried them before. Just eat them to replenish your energy. There aren't many, just a few small pieces."

Wang Laowu was very straightforward and put it directly into his mouth.

This way, others won’t come over and see it, and it would be difficult to share the food.

My wife is cooking for me this special meal. This is the first time in eight hundred years. How can I not cherish it?

As soon as the five-spice beef jerky entered his mouth, Wang Laowu's face relaxed. "Mm, delicious, so fragrant. But it doesn't seem to be pork or wolf meat. What kind of meat is this?"

Jiang Lianzhu also ate a piece herself. The taste was good, chewy and fragrant. It was the beef jerky she hadn’t tasted for a long time.

In ancient times, cattle were mostly used for plowing and could not be killed or eaten. Most people rarely bought or ate beef.

"As long as it tastes good, there's no need to talk too much. If you keep nagging, I won't give you any food next time."

The two of them filled their stomachs with beef jerky.

But everyone outside was hungry.

"What should we do? Does the government have any countermeasures?" Jiang Lianzhu had a headache. "These people are vomiting from poisoning, and the various sequelae haven't recovered yet. Medicine is extremely scarce. Most importantly, everyone is hungry. They can't recover on their own. They must eat and replenish their nutrition..."

Hundreds of people.

Not just a few, ten, or dozens...

If there were only a few dozen people, Jiang Lianzhu would have thought of donating the food at home first to help them survive and recover.

The square was packed with hundreds of people. Even if she donated all her food, it would still not be enough to last for a few meals.

Wang Laowu looked grim, and said with embarrassment, "The Chief Clerk went to the county town early this morning to apologize for the poisoned rice and to ask for food, but we don't know when we'll get any news. I heard that food is extremely scarce in the county town, and there are even more refugees there. The town government doesn't even have a bag of good rice. Several officials are almost out of food at home, so we forcibly went to the town grain store and temporarily requisitioned the last 200 kilograms of food. With so many patients, I guess that's only enough to make porridge for two meals."

As for the other people in the town, they were basically out of food.

Nowadays, even if you have money and silver, you can’t buy food.

He had already informed Xiangdong and the others to go elsewhere to collect food and transport it to Shili Town, but there was not enough time.

Before I knew that there was official grain coming for disaster relief, I didn't plan in this direction. Now in this emergency situation, it is not possible to collect grain in a short period of time. There is no food in this area, and the journey to transfer grain from other places is too long.

Jiang Lianzhu sighed, "Just making porridge for the patients won't provide them with enough nutrition, and it won't be easy for them to recover. We have to find a way. We can't just watch them die. So much medicine has been wasted. We can't let all the rescue efforts go to waste."

Wang Laowu heard something behind her words and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Let's go hunting in the mountains! Try our luck, take Xueda and the others with us, and bring back more prey. We still have some rice and grain at home, so let's see if there's anything to eat in the mountains. Let these hundreds of people handle it for a few days. I'm afraid they won't be able to survive. Herbs are also in short supply right now. The medicines I have and those from Doctor Tong are basically all used up..."

Look for food and herbs together.

The main thing is to find food. If there is no food, the patients will starve to death.

Wang Laowu looked at her and said, "Every time you go into the mountains, you don't let me go with you..."

There was a hint of grievance in his words.

Jiang Lianzhu said seriously, "I'll take you there this time."

"?" Wang Laowu always felt that there was something else behind her words, and it was definitely not that simple.

Jiang Lianzhu added, "There are two golden eagles deep in the mountains. They are Xue Da and his friends' sworn enemies. They might come out and fight with Xue Da and his friends. Can you handle them then?"

After all this time, it turned out that they invited him for this reason. Wang Laowu had an idea.

I knew she wouldn't invite him into the mountains for no reason and take advantage of him.

"Okay. I'll handle it."

"Why don't you ask what kind of golden eagles they are? Two very ferocious ones that can hunt and kill a pack of wolves..." Jiang Lianzhu glanced at him.

Wang Laowu said in a deep voice, "I'll take care of it."

How could he not know those two golden eagles? He had caught them east and west, and then released them again.

Wang Laowu went to tell the officers.

The official was surprised when he heard this. "How can Doctor Jiang leave in this situation? Let others go hunting. Doctor Jiang should not go."

Someone else asked, "Can hunting support so many patients? It's impossible!"

Wang Laowu remained calm. "We have three wolfhounds and hunting dogs at home, and they all listen to her. We still rely on her for hunting. I'm not as good as her. Also, there are no new patients right now. Even if there were, Doctor Tong and the others are here. My wife said that these patients must have adequate nutrition and food to recover. I don't know when the chief clerk will bring back food. These hundreds of people have been poisoned and are extremely weak. They can't live without food. That's why we went into the mountains to try. If there is any serious problem, you can send someone to find us in the mountains..."

The officers thought about it and agreed.

"Okay, let's give it a try. Go ahead and give it a try."

Considering those three unusually majestic wolfhounds, they shouldn't return empty-handed.

No matter what you cook, it can feed a few people.