Nan Wu refused to believe it and was determined to find out the source.
Just follow the smell of the corpse and it's easy to find the source.
Su Yin, Nan Jingzhi, Nan Wu, Doctor Li and others stood on the ridge of the field behind the village, looking at a big pit in front of them. There were rotting corpses lying densely in the pit.
The corpses were in varying degrees of decay; some at the top seemed to have been thrown in not long ago, and the degree of decay increased as they went down.
Doctor Li looked at the corpses on the top layer, which were relatively well preserved. Even though he did not get close, he could clearly see the red bumps on the faces and exposed arms of the corpses from a distance.
The same symptoms were seen in every relatively intact body, which meant that…
"Go!" Doctor Li's face changed drastically.
It was not just Doctor Li who noticed it; several other knowledgeable people noticed the problem as well.
Without any instructions from Doctor Li, they all ran away quickly.
"There is a plague here."
As soon as Su Yin came back and opened her mouth, everyone's expression changed drastically.
Old man Zhang's voice trembled, "Miss Su, are you telling the truth?"
They all knew Su Yin's character, so they naturally believed it, but they still couldn't help but hold a glimmer of hope that she was joking.
Plague is no joke.
In the Yong Dynasty, when medical care was underdeveloped, once a plague broke out, nine out of ten houses would be empty, and an entire village or even a city would be wiped out with one person dying.
When the superiors fail to develop a cure for an epidemic, they usually lock up all the people in the outbreak area to put an end to the epidemic once and for all.
Without Su Yin saying anything, Doctor Li answered first.
"It's true. A huge pit was found behind the village, filled with people who died of the plague."
There must have been an epidemic in Baiji County.
They didn't see any bodies on the roadside, and guessed that the magistrate of Baiji County had ordered people to dispose of the bodies.
"We can't stay here for long, leave now." Su Yin ordered with a serious face.
Doctor Li then said, "If any family still has mugwort, they might as well use it up. Don't use it all up, as it may be of great use later."
With Doctor Li's instructions, no one dared to be careless, especially after hearing that an epidemic had broken out here, who would dare to disobey the advice?
Su's mother took out the mugwort from the package and muttered, "Fortunately, when we enter the mountains, we can pull out the mugwort and dry it when we see it."
"You dare go anywhere kid."
Su's mother muttered to herself, her tone full of worry, and she fumigated Su Yin's body with the burning mugwort back and forth, making it so difficult for her to open her eyes.
"Mom, it's almost done."
"No, let it fumigate for a while longer." Su's mother slapped her rebellious hand away.
Su Yin had no choice but to let her mother roll her back and forth like smoked meat.
The people who followed behind saw Su Yin and his group lighting the mugwort, and some of them were fumigating their entire bodies with mugwort. They were very puzzled.
The old man's second son frowned, "What are these people doing?"
"Let's just ignore what they do."
Su Yin saw the old man's family and knew that they had listened to her. She thought it would be a good idea to inform them about the epidemic to prevent them from being infected. If she could save a life, she would lend a hand.
When the old man and his family saw Su Yin coming, they were a little wary, but the old man was smiling and very kind.
"Is there anything wrong, girl?"
Su Yin got straight to the point. "Old man, let me tell you that there has been an outbreak of plague in Baiji County. If you have mugwort, hurry up and use it for fumigation."
"What?"
The old man and his family's expressions changed drastically.
"Girl, don't joke around." The old man's voice became stammering.
The old man's second son said angrily, "Don't lie to us. This place is clean and peaceful. How can there be a plague?"
Su Yin did not argue with them. "Don't you smell the strong stench of corpses here? If that doesn't work, you can go to the back of the village and take a look. There is a huge corpse pit there, filled with people who died of the plague."
Seeing that she spoke so confidently, the old man and his family had already believed it for the most part.
"You can't stay here for long. You should leave Baiji County as soon as possible."
After Su Yin gave the notice, he followed his team and left.
This time, no one was urging them, and everyone quickened their pace. The carriage started running for the first time, and the people walking behind it were running all the way, as if there were wild beasts chasing them.
We have finally come here, and no one wants to die, so naturally the sooner we leave here the better.
The old man and his family looked at their galloping carriage, and then looked at the group of people running wildly, and their hearts were pounding.
"I'll go and take a look." The second brother still didn't believe it.
The old man wanted to stop him, but the boy didn't listen and ran straight to the back of the village.
In less than half a cup of tea, the second child came back crawling.
The whole family knew, without asking, just by looking at his expression, that what the girl had just said was true.
"Dad, let's go, let's go quickly." The second son was so scared that he turned pale.
The refugees following behind them also heard about the plague. Many of them did not believe it, but as he came back crawling, it became difficult for them to not believe it.
The old man and his family quickly lit the mugwort, and followed their example, lighting the mugwort while hurrying on their way, running all the way, fearing that if they were a step slower, everyone's life would be in danger.
The same is true for others.
I used to think soaking in mugwort water was unnecessary, but now it has become a lifesaver.
No one dares to say that this is a waste anymore.
After passing through that area, Su Yin and others did not stop and continued on their journey overnight.
This is not the first time I have to travel at night.
The last time it was because he was afraid of being hunted down by people from Hui'an Prefecture, and this time it was because he was afraid of the plague.
In the face of the plague, the pursuit in Hui'an Prefecture seemed insignificant.
This time, Su Yin didn't need to explain the interests involved. Everyone agreed to travel at night and leave Baiji County and Nanshan County as soon as possible.
Su Yin walked in front. In the first half of the night, Su Yin and Su Baozhu worked together to drive the carriage, one holding a torch and the other driving.
In the second half of the night, cousin Yang Rong and Su's mother worked together to rush the car, while Su Yin and Su Baozhu stayed in the carriage to rest.
The two children, Xiao Taohua and Xiao Yanggui, were resting in their car. The whole car was packed with Yunniang, her second cousin Yang Shuilian's two boys, and her eldest cousin Yang Rong's one-year-old baby.
My uncle's family's carriage was also packed with people, mostly elderly people and children, including the children of Doctor Li and Li Rui.
At times like this, mutual help is very necessary, otherwise a team will not go far and will easily become disunited and fall apart.
All night long, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
When warm light appeared on the horizon, a stone tablet appeared on the official road ahead, with three large characters "Jinghe County" carved on it.
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