Su Huaiyue smiled and said, "I'm fine. I was just studying the prescription and was a little lost in thought."
She pointed to the ancient books on the table and said, "These ancient books contain many records about the plague, which are very helpful to me."
Wei Che looked at the densely packed text and couldn't help but admire Su Huaiyue's knowledge.
However, a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes: "I... I don't know any medical skills, I'm afraid I can't help you."
Su Huaiyue quickly said, "Don't say that. I'm already very happy that you can come to accompany me. Besides, you can help me with something within your ability."
She looked at the messy herbs on the table and asked, "Can you help me sort these herbs and place them according to their types?"
Wei Che nodded quickly: "Okay, no problem."
He walked to the table and began to sort the herbs carefully.
Although he was not familiar with medicinal herbs, he studied very seriously. Every time he picked up a medicinal herb, he would carefully ask Su Huaiyue its name and characteristics.
During the sorting process, Wei Che looked up at Su Huaiyue from time to time, and an indescribable feeling slowly grew in his heart.
"Huaiyue, is this honeysuckle?" Wei Che asked, picking up a bunch of slender yellow flowers.
Su Huaiyue took a look and said with a smile: "Yes, it is honeysuckle. You learn really fast."
After receiving Su Huaiyue's praise, Wei Che showed a shy smile on his face: "Actually... I just want to help you more. I don't want you to suffer so much alone."
Su Huaiyue's heart moved. She looked at Wei Che's serious expression, and a warm current surged in her heart: "With you here, I don't feel tired at all."
The two of them chatted while they were busy.
Before I knew it, the sky outside the window had gradually turned white.
Su Huaiyue stretched and realized that he had not slept all night.
"It's almost dawn, let's take a break." She said to Wei Che.
Wei Che looked at the sorted herbs on the table and Su Huaiyue's neatly organized prescription, and nodded: "Okay."
The two returned to the room, where three people were sleeping soundly. The two of them lay down in the empty space at each end.
However, after only a few hours, Su Huaiyue woke up.
She was worried about the illness of the people in the city and could no longer fall asleep.
Wei Che, who was at the other end of the bunk bed, seemed to notice her movements and stood up as well.
Both of them had bruises under their eyes, but Wei Yunrou and the two little ones were still sleeping soundly. They walked out of the room tacitly.
Wei Che then asked loudly: "What are you going to do so early?"
Su Huaiyue said: "I want to go to the city to see the symptoms of other people, so that I can better adjust the prescription."
"I'll go with you." Wei Che was worried about letting her go out alone since she was unfamiliar with the place.
The two of them had a simple breakfast and began to prepare protective measures.
Su Huaiyue took out some homemade masks and gloves from the space and handed them to Wei Che: "Put these on. Although it can't completely prevent infection, it can provide some protection."
Wei Che had seen masks before, but these gloves...
"What is this?"
"These are called gloves. They prevent us from coming into contact with those infected with the plague and getting infected. Although they can't completely isolate us, compared to the current situation, they can already provide a good level of protection."
Wei Che looked at her with a little more appreciation in his eyes. She always created surprises and came up with something different.
Su Huaiyue reminded again: "Remember to cover your mouth and nose, and try not to touch it with your hands."
Wei Che nodded seriously. Looking at Su Huaiyue's attentive look, a warm feeling surged in his heart again.
After taking protective measures, the two left the county government office and headed towards the city.
Su Huaiyue and Wei Che walked side by side on the long street of Southwest City, which seemed particularly deserted due to the raging plague.
Most of the shops on the street were closed, and the occasional pedestrians looked hurried and frightened.
Su Huaiyue frowned slightly, her eyes filled with worry. She casually glanced at the shops on the street. Suddenly, she stopped and her eyes fixed on the door of a pharmacy.
"Wei Che, look."
She raised her hand to signal, and Wei Che looked in the direction she pointed, only to see that the door of the drugstore was closed and the storefront was covered with a thick layer of dust. It was obvious that it had not been open for a long time.
"All the pharmacies on this street seem to look like this." Wei Che looked around, his face slightly solemn.
They continued walking along the long street, and saw several drugstores in a row were like this, lifeless.
Full of doubts, Su Huaiyue stopped an elderly man passing by and asked softly, "Old man, why are all the pharmacies on this street closed?"
The old man looked around in panic. Seeing no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "Girl, you are from outside, right? All the medicine has been taken away, and the pharmacy is out of stock, so we have to close it."
"Someone took it away?" Wei Che asked, "Who has the ability to take away all the medicine in the pharmacy?"
The old man sighed helplessly and shook his head: "How would I know? I only heard that the price of medicine is ridiculously high now, and most people can't afford it."
After bidding farewell to the old man, Su Huaiyue and Wei Che became more and more confused.
They decided to find a store that was still open and inquire about the price of the medicine in detail.
Finally, at the end of the street, they found a small pharmacy that was still open, but the store was deserted and there were almost no customers.
Su Huaiyue walked into the medicine shop, picked up a bag of herbs on the counter, and asked casually, "Shopkeeper, how much are these herbs?"
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a shrewd look in his eyes. He looked Su Huaiyue and Wei Che up and down and said, "Young lady, these are top-grade medicinal herbs. The plague is raging now, and medicinal herbs are scarce, so they are naturally expensive. This package will cost you ten taels of silver."
Su Huaiyue was shocked. She and Wei Che looked at each other, both with shock in their eyes.
Wei Che asked calmly, "Shopkeeper, isn't this price too high? In Dongzhou, these herbs are only half a tael of silver per bag."
The shopkeeper sneered, "Sir, you also said that this is Dongzhou. Now in our southwest, the plague is raging. Medicinal herbs are life-saving things and are worth a fortune."
After leaving the pharmacy, Su Huaiyue and Wei Che stood on the street with serious expressions.
"This price is ridiculously high, more than twenty times higher than Dongzhou." Su Huaiyue said with anger, "There must be something wrong here."
Wei Che nodded slightly, his eyes deep, "I also think this is strange. The price of medicine in the southwest has suddenly skyrocketed, and pharmacies have closed one after another. I'm afraid someone is doing this on purpose."
He paused, a cold glint in his eyes, "Moreover, it seems they had planned this long ago and started hoarding medicinal materials before the plague broke out."
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