Chapter 173 Leaving the House Secretly
He warmed the wine and stood up, and Dashao came in to serve him.
Wen Jiu glanced at her and frowned: "What's wrong? Who bullied you?
Ever since Dashao came to me, he's been cheerful every day. Last night, he even smiled at me with his neat, white teeth, saying he wanted to eat two more bowls of rice.
I haven't seen you for just one night, why do you act like a frost-bitten eggplant?
Dashao frowned and said, "Girl, I'm a little worried about my brother, but I can't go out to see him."
Wen Jiu was stunned. He had heard Da Shao mention his brother before, and he remembered him well. He should be doing well. Although he had also been a bandit with Hei Feng, he had never done anything harmful.
Jinyang City was in need of people at that time, and the Fourth Master saw that he had good skills, so he gave him a chance to redeem his crime by his merits and sent him out to resettle the victims.
"Why can't you go out?" Wenjiu asked. She didn't see any reason why she was not allowed to go out.
Da Shao said, "I forgot to tell you, young lady. Last night, the Fourth Master sent someone back to say that no one in the mansion was allowed to go out. There's been a sudden outbreak of plague in the city, and I heard they're investigating it all over the city. Anyone with a headache or fever has been taken to a temple five miles outside the city."
Wen Jiu subconsciously looked at Xiao Jin and saw shock in each other's eyes.
"Is there any way to cure it?" Wenjiu asked.
It turns out that grandpa didn’t come back yesterday. Was he busy with this?
She was busy preparing meals and collecting the ripe fruits and vegetables in the space. She was busy for a long time and didn't pay attention to what was happening in the outside world.
Da Shao also shook his head in confusion: "I don't know either. There has been no news for such a long time. I am so anxious waiting. My brother is still helping out at the charity hall. I don't know if he is okay."
He warmed her up with some wine and comforted her, then let her go out and rest.
"Xiao Jin, can we help?" He asked while holding out the big spoon and warming the wine.
Xiao Jin's expression was a bit indescribable: "Master, if it's this plague, there is a solution, but we need to extract the virus strain."
Wen Jiu frowned slightly: "You want to see the patient, right?"
Xiao Jin nodded. "But extracting the toxin, as well as developing treatment and prevention plans, all require the Master's health. The Master only has a little over 100 days left, so I'm afraid that won't be enough. Furthermore, the Fourth Master has sealed off the house and won't let us out. How can we get the poison bead while we're locked in the yard?"
Seeing Wenjiu's frown, Xiaojin couldn't help but advise: "Master, how about we wait and see what happens this time?"
Wen Jiu shook his head. "I have a feeling that the Fourth Master's dark transformation is closely related to this epidemic. Since we have a solution, we should definitely give it a try. If we really can't do anything, we won't regret it."
Xiao Jin was silent for a moment: "Then what should we do?"
Wen Jiu touched his chin and said, "Actually, it's not difficult to leave the house."
Half an hour later, at the back door of the prefect's mansion.
"Eunuch An, are you going out to buy it yourself today?"
The guard at the gate greeted An Luhai with a smile. An Luhai was now considered a favorite of the master, so the guard was quite polite.
An Luhai immediately handed over the paper bag in his hand: "Yes, the master and the young lady haven't enjoyed their meals for the past two days, so I thought I'd buy some fresh food. These are the steamed buns I made this morning, they're still hot, I'll fill your stomach for you."
The guard didn't refuse. He took it and smiled, "You are so polite, sir." Then he reminded him, "Sir, be careful when you go out today. Cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief and remember not to go to crowded places.
The plague is rampant now, and the master has been busy all night. We must not add to the chaos, let alone be infected with the disease."
An Luhai nodded immediately: "Brother, you are right. I have made a note of it and will definitely go back soon."
The guard seemed a little worried and said, "How about this? I'll ask two people to go with you and help you carry some things."
An Luhai's heart tightened, but he smiled and said, "I'd better not trouble you, brother. We can't be short of people in our house. Besides, these eunuchs around me can help. They are all used to serving the Fourth Master. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
The guard hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "In that case, go quickly and come back soon!"
An Luhai agreed and led a few young eunuchs out without stopping.
"Go buy some rice, go buy some meat. Remember, go where there are few people. Be very careful not to come into contact with anyone. Meet back here when you come back."
After the generals were sent away, An Luhai's tense expression instantly collapsed: "Hey, Auntie, now that you're out, where are you going?"
Wen Jiu just smiled and said, "Thank you for today. I will remember this kindness. It's better if you don't know where I'm going. Just wait here. If everything goes well, I might be back faster than them."
Wenjiu didn't explain much, and followed the direction Xiaojin pointed out, leaving quickly.
An Luhai still wanted to catch up, but then he remembered the girl telling him to wait here, and he stamped his feet in anxiety.
Thinking back to what had just happened, he wiped his sweat in fear. Now he was tied to the girl on the same boat. If anything happened to the girl, he would probably lose his life here too.
He has been very cautious for many years and finally climbed to the position he is in today. How could he be so foolish as to agree to such a thing as a girl without any hesitation?
Thinking of this, he suddenly slapped his forehead. The girl was young and naive, so why was he also naive?
What if something really happens to the girl?
He turned around and wanted to chase after her, but the girl was nowhere to be seen.
"As long as we find a patient and take his blood, it will be fine?" Wen Jiu asked Xiao Jin on the way.
Xiao Jin nodded: "It's just that it's not easy to find a patient. Master, every time you test a person, it takes one day's worth of life.
If calculated by time, detecting everyone nearby for one minute consumes 10 days of health points.
Master, how do you check it?"
Wen Jiu gritted his teeth: "If I had known this would happen, I would have followed the Fourth Master secretly."
But if I think about it carefully, the Fourth Master won’t come back, so how can I follow him?
Even if he came back, I guess the Fourth Master wouldn't even bring Su Peisheng and the others with him, so how could he bring me with him?
With Wen Jiu's physique, he can pretend to be a eunuch, but if he pretends to be a guard, he will be seen through at a glance!
Although she said something to her Fourth Master on weekdays, he rarely refused. At the very least, he would agree after some coaxing and persuading.
But Wen Jiu thought that this matter was probably not negotiable.
He gritted his teeth and continued walking towards the charity hall. Since the epidemic had occurred in this place, no matter how fast the Fourth Master acted, he would not be able to thoroughly check for all the illnesses.
At the entrance of the charity hall, a guard was seen from afar, covering his mouth and nose, carrying a thin young man's shoulders out of the door.
Wen Jiu raised his eyebrows and immediately said to Xiao Jin beside him: "Check if he has the plague."
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