Chapter 131: Widow Zhou Infected
Yu Lizheng braved the cold wind, struck the gong, and gathered the villagers.
Most of the villagers still live in stone houses.
Taking into account that the few households that moved into the village were unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Yu Lizheng specially chose the location under the big willow tree at the foot of the mountain.
In the dim sky, layers of clouds and mist enveloped the entire small mountain village.
Tiny salt particles, accompanied by the cold wind, hit the mountains, forests, tree branches, and dead grass, making a rustling sound all around.
Yu Li was looking at the salt particles falling on his body, muttering, "It's snowing."
The children who ran out first cheered, "Oh, it's snowing," and began to circle around the big willow tree.
Playing with their friends is the happiest thing for them.
The adults suddenly left the warm place and walked around with their heads down. Some of them, when they arrived, stamped their feet and covered their ears, staring at Yu Lizheng under the big tree, not knowing what he was up to.
"Uncle Yu, what are you wearing? Why are you wearing a mask like a young girl? Here, only young girls and young wives cover their heads, not their faces." Yu Da, a lazy man in the village, licked a snow bead that fell on his hand and asked with a smile.
The people below were quite curious about Yu Lizheng's attire. Some asked questions, some were curious, and some laughed like Yu Dameng.
It was the elderly Mrs. Wang who had the foresight to ask the crucial question: "Brother Yu, is this year's epidemic much more severe than in previous years?"
The news of the plague in Shu had already spread throughout Gouxiong Village.
If the Shen family can bring back news, then other people who leave the village can naturally bring it back as well.
But except for the Shen family, no one in the village took it seriously.
After all, Liangshui Prefecture is far away in the southwest of Shu. In order to avoid conscription and tax payment, the villagers hid in underground stone chambers.
But so much time has passed, and people have gradually grown bolder after hearing that the Rong people have been infected with the epidemic and the government is in chaos.
I see everyone is here.
Yu Lizheng glared at Yu Dameng before telling him about the plague.
Everyone was terrified for a moment.
I heard Yu Lizheng give the instructions.
Yu Dameng was the first to jump out, "What? Are we still banning people from leaving the village?"
In the past few days, Yu Dameng met up with his former friends to drink and play cards in the town, and lived a very happy life.
"Cover your asshole tightly!" Yu Lizheng glared at Yu Dameng. This lazy man had just looked down on him, and he glared at him, so this lazy man didn't dare to make a joke anymore. But now, with such a big thing happening, Yu Dameng was still so nonchalant.
Yu Lizheng was naturally angry. He shouted, "If you want to die, don't drag the whole village with you. If you keep talking nonsense, I will expel you from the village."
Yu Dameng didn't dare to complain anymore and just exchanged glances with the people below.
Seeing the commotion still going on below, Yu Lizheng said sadly, "You young people don't know how serious the epidemic is.
Mrs. Wang and Mr. Li in the village all knew about it and had experienced it.
When God wants to take someone away, he doesn’t distinguish between rich and poor, young or old, and even children will not be spared.
I heard that this epidemic is very contagious, so asking everyone to stay home is for our own good!
Mrs. Wang recalled an epidemic she had encountered as a child and sighed repeatedly, "Yes, when I was little, everyone in our village died. Gone!"
When Mrs. Wang recalled the past, tears welled up in her eyes.
After listening to Yu Lizheng's instructions, everyone left with their own thoughts.
In the evening, cotton-like snowflakes danced in the air.
Widow Zhou’s home in the village.
"Mom, brother, what happened to you?" Xiu'er looked at her mother lying motionless on the bed, her body was terribly hot, and she was very scared.
That day, after Chen Xinli and Xue Xuan completed the deal, she specifically asked them to compensate for the chickens that were eaten by Widow Zhou's family.
Yun Gu paid five taels of silver as compensation.
The orphan and his widowed mother lived in extreme poverty and could not eat a single bite of meat for half a year.
I heard that the villagers went out of the mountains these days.
Ban'er also clamored for meat, so Widow Zhou took a huge sum of money and went to the town with a few people.
He bought half a pound of fat pork and some cotton cloth from Hu the butcher's shop, intending to make warm clothes for the brother and sister.
After returning, Widow Zhou was worried that the children in the village would have trouble eating the food, and that her own children would not be able to eat much if she shared it with them, so she planned to eat in the village before returning to the underground stone house.
But before she finished her meal, Widow Zhou fainted and felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
Xiu'er insisted on going to call for help, but Widow Zhou groaned and said to wait a little longer and just lie down for a while.
Widow Zhou lay down for the whole afternoon and felt pain all over her body and was very cold. Xiu'er quickly burned firewood in the house and went to the stone chamber to get a quilt to cover Widow Zhou.
The villagers knew that Widow Zhou's family had bought meat, and guessed that they planned to stay outside for a few days so as not to make the children at home smell the meat and get scared, so they didn't care.
The next morning.
Xiu'er was sleeping in a daze, and she felt her mother's body was as hot as charcoal. Her brother's face was also red, and she was shocked.
The nine-year-old girl didn't know what to do.
Suddenly she remembered what Grandpa Yu said yesterday, that if there was anything unusual, she should inform him and ask Doctor Meng to take a look. Xiu'er put on her shoes and ran towards the stone house.
While climbing the mountain, the little girl fell several times, leaving a series of marks on the snow.
"Grandpa Village Head, Sister Ali, my mother and brother have high fever." A crying voice broke the silence in the stone house.
Chen Xinli heard the voice first.
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