Heavy rain and epidemic
That day, Yan Chan, who was not yet a young marshal, was about to return to the military tent when he happened to see a soldier arguing with a female doctor.
To be precise, the soldier unilaterally pulled the female doctor, and the female doctor was resisting.
She separated the two of them and put the doctor behind her.
"What are you doing? This is the female doctor in the military tent." Yan Chan scolded him disapprovingly and reached out to grab his collar.
"......" The man who was scolded swallowed his saliva. In fact, he was still a little afraid of Yan Chan. This young marquis had some prestige in the army, especially since she was a descendant of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. The former commander of the Qibei Army was the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
Although more than ten years have passed and the commander-in-chief of the army has long been replaced, there are still many old soldiers in the army who remember him and are willing to help his descendants.
"Young Marquis, you smell so good." The soldier sniffed and said this as if possessed by a ghost.
"!?" Yan Chan's eyes widened instantly, and she quickly let go of the hand that was holding his collar. She took several steps back until the distance between them was as long as two arms' length, and then she stopped.
Is this guy a pervert?! First he tried to do something indecent to a female doctor, and then he did this to a "grown man" like that!
If she hadn't experienced it herself, she really wouldn't have believed it.
It’s just that there are no women in the army, but they have no brains either?
Or...he only thinks in this way?
Thinking of this, Yan Chan couldn't help but shudder, and his whole body felt itchy as if a bug was crawling on him.
So she pulled the female doctor and quickly left this place of trouble.
"Young Marquis, please listen to my explanation!! That's not what I meant!" Yan Chan ran away in a flash, and the soldiers behind him had no time to explain.
In fact, he didn't like men, he just felt a sense of pleasure when he smelled the fragrance on the young marquis.
"Um...you can let go now." The female doctor reminded a little embarrassedly. At this moment, her wrist was still tightly held in Yan Chan's palm.
"Oh, sorry." Yan Chan quickly let go of her hand.
"Are you... the young marquis?" She dropped her hands to her sides and quietly looked at the man in front of her who was bowing his head.
"May I have your name?"
"Yan Huaiqi."
"My name is Shi Guiyi."
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At this moment, there was a loud thunder and heavy rain began to fall outside.
Shi Guiyi had just bandaged the wound on Yan Chan's hand.
She walked quickly to the entrance of the military tent and brushed aside a curtain.
Suddenly, the wind blew in, and the rain wet Shi Guiyi's skirt.
In comparison, it was a bit stuffy inside the military tent.
The rain came without warning. The soldiers who hid in the tents were fine, but those outside were all soaked.
Yan Chan stood behind Shi Guiyi and looked out through the curtain she opened.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it seemed as if the whole world had darkened.
No one expected that this ordinary rain would last for seven whole days.
Shi Guiyi didn't want to watch any longer. She turned around but unexpectedly bumped into Yan Chan's arms. She was shocked and stepped back, almost stepping out of the military tent and into the heavy rain.
Fortunately, Yan Chan reached out and grabbed her wrist, thus preventing her from being soaked by the rain like others.
"Be careful." Yan Chan said softly, but her eyes were not on Shi Guiyishen, but on the gloomy sky.
Yan Chan just wanted to help her stand firm, but Shi Guiyi stared at the place where she touched him.
This time, she did not choose to ask Yan Chan to let go.
Just as Shi Guiyi was lost in thought, Yan Chan's voice came from beside him, "Looks like you'll have to stay with me tonight."
The rain showed no sign of stopping, but instead became heavier. It was unrealistic to send people back in the heavy rain. The military tents were all very similar, and it was difficult to tell which one was the doctor's tent in the heavy rain.
The water outside flows like a small river.
"Doctor, you don't mind, do you?" Yan Chan turned around and curled his eyes at her.
Shi Guiyi didn't say anything, just shook his head.
In fact, she didn't know what to say now. Every time she had a lot of things to say to the young marshal, but when she saw him, the words on her lips couldn't come out.
She didn't know what was going on with her.
She was probably ill.
She turned her head to look at the furnishings in the military tent. There was only a bed... Shi Guiyi frowned slightly.
She seldom came to Yan Chan's military tent, and had never paid much attention to the layout inside.
"I'll sleep on the floor tonight. The bed is yours. You don't have to worry, doctor." Yan Chan was a very careful person. She noticed Shi Guiyi's hesitation at a glance.
"Young Marshal... why don't you ever call me by my name?" Shi Guiyi looked at Yan Chan with helplessness in her eyes, and she quickly looked away.
She seemed to have changed a little. She never cared about these things before...
When did it start...
She couldn't remember, maybe it was the day Yan Chan rescued her...
It feels so good to have someone protecting you.
At this moment, there was another "boom" of thunder. This thunder was very close to here. Yan Chan could see that when the lightning fell, the sky seemed to be torn apart, and the thunder made his ears hurt.
This also prevented Yan Chan from hearing what Shi Guiyi asked.
"Aren't you afraid of thunder, female doctor?" Yan Chan remembered that before she joined the army, there was a day when there was a loud thunder that scared Lin Xunyan, Xu Songhan's youngest daughter, to tears.
"Don't be afraid, I like this kind of weather." Shi Guiyi likes extreme weather. It makes her feel the breath of freedom, and her whole body seems to relax.
To be honest, she now wants to get caught in the heavy rain.
Yan Chan respected her very much. After all, not only Lin Xunyan, but even she herself had been frightened and cried when she was a child. This was an embarrassing thing that her mother would bring up and laugh at every thunderstorm when she grew up.
The two chatted casually like this until it was completely dark.
The rain had not stopped, but it had become lighter.
Yan Chan lay on the mat on the ground, her arms supported behind her head. She looked at the military tent without any desire to sleep.
She was not used to having other people in the room while she was sleeping.
Even if the two are far apart.
At this moment, she was once again glad that she was a "man".
After all, at her age, many girls are ready to get married.
If I get married, there will be a stranger in my bed, which is so uncomfortable.
And it’s very embarrassing!
She had secretly read that kind of booklet, and the thought of two complete strangers doing that kind of thing without even chatting for a few minutes gave her goosebumps.
She is afraid that she will never get married in this life.
Of course, I won’t get married.
You can't let a good girl marry into a marquis's mansion and become a widow.
This is too life-shortening.
Regardless of what to do in the future, just thinking about the wedding night makes her feel overwhelmed.
Nowadays, if the Zhougong ceremony is not performed on the wedding night, the bride will be humiliated if the news gets out.
If I had to marry one...
Forget it, forget it, what is she thinking about... Yan Chan gently turned sideways and suppressed all her thoughts.
As soon as Yan Chan turned around, Shi Guiyi opened his eyes.
She looked at the figure not far away with its back to her, and also turned sideways.
What happened to me...
Why do you care so much about the young marshal's every move?
Shi Guiyi touched his beating chest.
She seemed to understand a little.
This feeling is called love.
......
The rain continued all night.
The place where they were stationed was on higher ground, and the rainwater flowed down the ground without accumulating water.
But I'm afraid there will be some trouble below.
The commander of the Qibei Army also realized this serious problem.
He quickly gave orders to send some people to investigate the situation below.
If the flood is serious, please report it immediately.
Yan Chan was not in this team, but she still volunteered to go and investigate.
Looking at the situation, she always felt that the rain would not stop.
Yan Chan walked on the muddy path, and the wet mud under her feet added some resistance to her steps.
"Watch your step." Yan Chan quickly grabbed a soldier who was about to fall.
After arriving, everyone asked questions and checked.
The situation was not very serious, but they still carefully warned the people living here.
On the second day, everyone set off as usual.
It’s about time to return to the military camp.
There is still no sign of flooding.
But the rain didn't stop.
Yan Chan frowned and walked into the commander's tent.
She suggested that the people should be moved to higher ground as soon as possible. After all, no one could guarantee that floods would not occur. If they did, their people would not be able to rescue them in time, and the casualties would be very heavy.
This is also something the coach is considering.
The Qibei Army had originally planned to return to the capital to report, but they just happened to encounter this kind of thing. If they stood by and waited for local officials to deal with it, if the emperor blamed them, they would not end up well.
But if this matter is done well, it will be another achievement.
So he readily agreed to Yan Chan's proposal and ordered people to start evacuating the people.
Yan Chan’s prediction turned out to be correct. As soon as it got dark, the accumulated rainwater washed away the houses downstream.
Fortunately, they evacuated the people in advance, so there were no major casualties.
The coach also breathed a sigh of relief.
But his subordinates' words made him feel nervous again.
There will be a great epidemic after heavy rain.
This is the fourth day of heavy rain.
I heard that Lin County also suffered a flood.
Day 5.
The officials and imperial physicians sent by the emperor had already arrived in the county above them.
The commander also marveled at how wise the emperor's decision was, saying he was truly a wise ruler.
Day 6.
The rain is getting lighter and the flood is showing signs of abating.
Day 7.
In the afternoon, the sky cleared up, but the flood had not yet completely receded.
However, unfortunate news came that an epidemic broke out in Lin County.
Ever since the flood began, Shi Guiyi locked himself in the military tent and immersed himself in studying prescriptions related to epidemics recorded in medical books.
But she had no patients here and could not modify the prescription according to the situation.
She has been praying these days, hoping that her prescription for epidemic disease will be of no use.
Epidemic is a particularly terrible thing that can take the lives of many people in an instant.
But not long after, an epidemic broke out in Yanchan as well.
Even some weak soldiers were unfortunately infected.
But the imperial doctors sent by the palace were still in Lin County because the outbreak was earliest and most serious there.
The Qibei Army had no choice but to rely on doctors and female doctors from the county and the army.
Shi Guiyi realized that her chance had come. She took protective measures and was about to step into the isolation area set up by the army, but Yan Chan grabbed her wrist.
"Be careful." Yan Chan said just two simple words, telling her to pay attention to her own safety.
Shi Guiyi nodded, and when she turned her head again, a strong light seemed to burst out of her eyes.
Yan Chan watched her walk in. She had more important things to do, so she didn't stay here for too long.
In the isolated military tent, Shi Guiyi checked their conditions and took out a pen and paper to write something down.
She modified the prescription in her hand, carefully considering the dosage of each herb.
Even at night, while she lay in bed, she was thinking over and over in her mind how to make the epidemic prescription more perfect.
On the third day of the outbreak, Shi Guiyi finally finalized the prescription.
She presented the recipe to the commander-in-chief's tent.
The commander-in-chief didn't understand this either, so he called all the doctors in the army over.
Everyone was discussing Shi Guiyi's prescription for the epidemic.
Finally, I gave a thumbs up and said, "Great."
Upon hearing this, the commander was very pleased and asked his men to prepare some medicine.
......
"Little sister, look, what is this?"
"It's...it's a wood carving." The child in Yan Chan's arms said in a crying voice.
"I'll give it to you to play with, okay?"
"Thank you, big brother." The little girl pinched the hard wooden sculpture in her hand, and tears gathered in her eyes again.
"Big brother, Mom is sick. She is very, very sick. Can you cure her?"
Yan Chan touched her hair, which was tied up in a bun, and said softly, "Mom will definitely get better."
The little girl couldn't help crying loudly. Her delicate little face pressed against Yan Chan's cold armor, leaving a red mark.
Yan Chan held her in his arms, stroking her back to comfort her until she fell asleep from crying herself tired.
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