"Give me the arrow."
Su Sijin's frosty almond eyes stared at a certain place, and the words she spoke were cold and without any warmth.
Lu Changgong handed it over without saying a word, then pushed Lu Qiuling aside and saw a man sneaking up on the corpse.
Just as his hand was about to touch the corpse, Su Sijin's bamboo arrow broke through the air and fell. The man stepped back in fear, screaming in horror.
The man's scream stopped the leading team. Tang Peng came to Su Sijin and asked, "What's going on?"
Su Sijin's eyes turned slightly cold. "He was greedy and tried to search the body, but I stopped him with an arrow."
When Tang Peng heard this, he came to the man angrily and started beating him without saying a word.
The frightened man was suddenly hit. He was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on. Then he rolled on the ground in pain, begging for mercy as he rolled.
Even if he didn't know what he had done wrong?
But begging for mercy is human instinct.
The man's skin was torn and his flesh was exposed. Tang Peng was still not satisfied and hit him a few more times. After the man calmed down, he announced loudly, "You, at this moment, are expelled from the southbound team."
The man was horrified. He ignored the pain and climbed up to try to hug Tang Peng's thigh, but his grip was empty. "Sir, sir, what did the untouchables do wrong? Why were they expelled for no reason?"
At a time when there was a shortage of water and food, if he was expelled, it would mean that he would surely die, either being cannibalized by his own kind, dying of thirst, or being eaten by wild animals.
If he follows the team, he will never be short of food if they have one. Only by following the large group can he survive in this world where the strong prey on the weak and in the face of natural disasters and man-made calamities.
Therefore, he must not be expelled.
The man endured the pain and kowtowed for mercy.
Tang Peng snorted contemptuously, turned his gaze, and warned loudly, "Everyone, listen carefully. Do not approach or touch any corpses."
"Neither shall he be greedy for money, nor shall he plunder the spoils of the dead; nor shall he touch anything connected with the dead, or he will become a warning to others."
The man crawled on the ground with a pale face, constantly confessing and making promises, but Tang Peng ignored him.
Tang Peng wiped the whip with a cloth soaked in wine. "If you don't want to be infected with the plague, you'd better remember what I said. If I find out that anyone is pretending to obey but actually disobeying, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Su Sijin nodded. Tang Peng had to take the lead in this matter, as it would be quick and effective. If she took the lead, it would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but the results would probably be minimal.
She didn't know where Tang Peng started, but his hostility and prejudice towards Lu Changgong had dissipated.
It seems that his attitude started to change from the night she rescued him from the attack by the men in black!
Therefore, putting aside hostility, Tang Peng is a good "leader" and "decision-maker".
Tang Peng is not stubborn and self-righteous. Although he is a little arrogant, he listens to advice and adopts suggestions in critical moments. That is enough.
The team continued to move south, and no one dared to act rashly on the road.
Therefore, sometimes a painful experience can make people remember it deeply, make them feel afraid, and make them think twice before acting.
Because the consequence of learning from previous experiences is death.
Su Sijin was rummaging in her backpack, but her consciousness had actually entered the space and was looking for herbs that could prevent epidemics in the pharmacy.
"Sijin, these are herbs, right? What are you going to do with them?" Zheng Jie really didn't understand what Su Sijin was trying to do.
“I plan to make epidemic prevention kits.”
All the herbs that Su Sijin took out were processed and dried. She had already figured out the origin of the herbs. They were either bought before or picked from the mountains.
She opened her mouth to explain, but... no one asked her where she came from.
It's like... whatever she takes out is reasonable.
"Anti-epidemic package?" Zheng Jie asked doubtfully, holding a few herbs.
Su Sijin was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Well, give me your purses."
Forget it, it’s better not to ask. I don’t have to go to great lengths to cover up the lie.
Su Sijin took Zheng Jie's purse, on which was embroidered a blooming lotus flower, which looked like a dream, with dense stitches and an elegant beauty.
The purse of Lu Changgong is sewn with pine and bamboo, which are strong and slender. The pattern is vivid and very comfortable to look at.
Su Sijin sincerely admired: "This is embroidered by my mother! It seems that my mother's needlework is ranked among the best in Beijing."
Zheng Jie blushed at Su Sijin's praise and said shyly, "My needlework is okay."
Su Sijin handed the prepared epidemic prevention kit to Zheng Jie, raised her eyes to look at everyone, and sternly warned, "Don't take the epidemic prevention kit off at any time."
Zheng Jie nodded and promised not to.
The others had no objection.
After Su Sijin packed the epidemic prevention kits for Lu Qiuling and the others, she looked up at Zheng Jie who was mending clothes.
"Mother, Tingyun, please help me sew some simple bags! Make some simple epidemic prevention kits and give them to Tang Peng, Uncle Xu, Uncle Jiang, and the others."
Zheng Jie put down the needle and thread in her hand and joined in sewing with Shen Tingyun.
After a moment, Su Sijin suddenly raised her eyes. Her abrupt action made Lu Changgong, who had closed his eyes, look over and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"
When Su Sijin just realized that she was in the space, she was looking for possible epidemic prevention supplies and found several boxes of masks.
But... she couldn't take out the mask. She couldn't tell Lu Changgong that she had supplies that she didn't need and was feeling itchy and uncomfortable.
Su Sijin put away her annoyance and said, "I remembered that there are several methods for preventing diseases in history books. Mother, can you sew the cloths that cover the mouth and nose in the clinic?"
"I can."
"I can."
Zheng Jie and Shen Tingyun retorted in unison.
"Okay, I have some clean cloth here. Mother and Tingyun will help me sew it." Su Sijin took out the cloth with a veil and started cutting it with scissors.
"This cloth..." Zheng Jie hesitated a little.
Su Sijin paused in her tailoring and said nonchalantly, "I bought some because the fabric looked white and comfortable. I didn't expect it would come in handy."
Zheng Jie nodded and said nothing more.
Su Sijin took a deep breath and continued to work hard.
The cloth was made in a short while. "From now on, you can't take it off at any time except when eating."
Everyone cooperated, no one raised any questions, and everyone trusted Su Sijin.
"Mother, Tingyun, cloth towels are consumables. Let's use all this cloth to cover our mouths and noses!"
Zheng Jie was shocked. "I've already done almost a hundred. Isn't that enough?"
Su Sijin shook her head. "Of course it's not enough. With so many of us, it will be used up in a few days."
"Mother, listen to my wife." Lu Changgong took a military book, took the time to raise his head and looked at Zheng Jie and said.
"Okay, I'm fine anyway."
At the same time, the sound of Tang Peng resting came from the other side.
Lu Changming delivered epidemic prevention packages to those families. When someone saw him wrapping his mouth and nose with white cloth, they asked him why.
Lu Changming said whatever he wanted to say. "My sister-in-law said that covering your mouth and nose can prevent disease. Why not do a few and protect yourself? It will give you peace of mind."
After Tang Peng, Xu Yongsi, Jiang Guan and others covered their mouths and noses, many people followed suit. Of course, there were also people who were dismissive and did not take it seriously.
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