People finished washing one after another and went down the mountain in groups.
"Mother, aunt, you go down first. I'll wait for the people behind me."
"That's fine."
At the time of Mao, the sky was slightly bright, and Su Yin could see the state of the pond. How should I put it? It was not as clear as before. But after a little settling, it would slowly become clear.
The last group of them finally finished washing everything that needed to be washed.
The men came up too.
After half past the hour of Mao, the men, dressed in fresh clothes, happily came down the mountain with their children and washed clothes.
As soon as the men returned, the team set off again.
Unlike in the past, this time everyone carried the fresh scent of soapberries, no longer surrounded by sour and smelly air.
Su's mother spread the washed clothes on the mule cart, and others did the same, hanging the clothes in various places to dry.
The weather is hot now, so you can put it anywhere to dry it.
Nan Jingzhi was in a good mood. He even replaced the sachet around his waist with a brand new one. He held the horse reins in one hand and a folding fan in the other. The sour smell was gone, and he turned back into a truly elegant and noble young man.
In the carport, little Yang Gui was looking at the braised wild boar meat hanging all over the place, his mouth drooling and swallowing saliva from time to time.
Su's mother was amused by his greedy look and cut a piece of meat and handed it to him.
Little Yang Gui shouted happily: "Aunt, you are the best. I love you the most."
Su Yin, who was driving the carriage in the front, couldn't help but want to tease the little Yang Gui's 'flattering' voice. She turned around and asked the people in the carriage, "Little Yang Gui, what about me?"
When little Yang Gui suddenly heard his cousin's voice, his face became very tangled. He hesitated for a long time before saying, "Sister Yinyin is also the best."
"There is only one best one, is it your aunt or me?" Su Yin continued to tease.
Little Yang Gui was in a more difficult situation now. He looked at Mother Su, then at Su Yin outside, and was extremely conflicted. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course, my sister is the best."
Mother Su scolded him with a smile, and gently pointed at his forehead, "You little heartless boy."
Little Yang Gui pretended to be stupid and laughed at Su's mother.
During the break, Su Yin found Dr. Li and asked about what happened yesterday.
When Doctor Li heard her purpose, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just ordinary summer heat, not plague."
"That's good." Su Yin was also worried. After all, she had to be careful when passing through Baiji County.
Su Yin found Nan Jingzhi.
"What's up?"
"If anyone in the team has a headache or fever, tell them not to bear it and to tell Doctor Li immediately."
Nan Jingzhi understood instantly, "I will have people pay attention to the situation of the people below. Even if they don't say anything, I will keep an eye on them."
Su Yin was still very confident in his work.
Su Yin found Li Rui again and asked him to pay more attention to the situation of the people in Lijia Village and report any situation in any family in a timely manner.
Li Rui also understood the importance of the matter and agreed solemnly.
As for Xinghua Village, she is in charge by herself, and with the help of Doctor Li, there won't be any major problems.
When we arrived in Qinghe County, we encountered the same situation as in Baiji County. The city gates were closed, and there was a sign in front of the gates, also informing Dahe County that there was water.
They did not stop in Qinghe County, but bypassed it directly. At the fork in the road, they did not choose to go to Dahe County, but headed towards Jiatong County instead.
Perhaps because of the signposts for Baiji County and Qinghe County, there were very few people walking on the official road to Jiatong County.
Occasionally you can see people walking, they are all local villagers, not refugees.
Those people looked at them with their families and looked at them sideways, but they were surprised to see that they were dressed cleanly and tidy.
Because everyone they had seen was covered in dust, and everyone looked numb and tired, and it was rare to find someone as clean as them.
After two days of travel, they finally arrived in Jiatong County.
The gates of Jiatong County were wide open, and many people looked happy.
"You don't have to stay outside tonight. You can find a foot hotel to stay in." Yang Dashan said with a smile.
Everyone has money in their pockets, so they won’t feel bad about spending those few dozen cents.
Sleeping on the mud every day is not a pleasant experience.
Li Rui's team was walking in the front, Su Yin and his group were in the middle, and at the end were Nan Jing and his group.
They were lining up behind Li Rui, but when the team reached Li Rui, something went wrong.
"Sir, why is this happening?"
"No reason, this is the rule from above."
Seeing that the situation ahead was not good, Su Yin hurriedly got off the carriage and walked to the front to inquire.
Following the principle of giving gifts first when showing respect to others, Su Yin stuffed ten coins into the hands of the soldiers guarding the city and asked with a smile, "Sir, what's going on?"
The soldier guarding the city took a look at Su Yin and saw that she was well dressed with quite a few patches on her body. He also got some benefits from her, so his attitude naturally became much better.
"Girl, are you two together?" asked the soldier guarding the city.
"yes."
The soldiers guarding the city lowered their voices and said, "Then you should leave immediately."
"Why is that?"
"I'm not asking you to come in. It's just that there is a rule from above that anyone coming from Baiji County will not be allowed in. I don't know about the other people."
Su Yin's heart sank.
The local villagers in the back lined up and saw that they were not moving, and urged them impatiently: "Are you going in or not? If not, get out of the way."
The crowd withdrew from the queue to enter the city.
Nan Jingzhi was at the back, and when he saw that the team was not moving, he stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
"What happened?"
Su Yin briefly explained the situation. "It's probably because the people above have received information about the situation in Baiji County that this is the case."
Nan Jingzhi frowned.
"What I'm worried about now is the situation in Linzhou."
After she reminded him, Li Rui also made the connection and looked anxious, "What should I do?"
Nan Jingzhi waved his hand, "No hurry. Since we can't enter Jiatong County, let's go to Linzhou as quickly as possible. There will be a way when we get to the mountain."
"OK."
When the people in the team learned that Jiatong County would not let them in, many of them looked disappointed, but they quickly cheered up and continued on their way.
Those at home were running out of food and only had one meal a day, but they were not as frugal with water as before.
In this way, we can be considered to have made it to Linzhou.
Su Yin looked at the boundary marker of Linzhou in front of him, feeling mixed emotions.
The good news is that they will soon arrive at Linzhou Prefecture and can take a boat to the south of the Yangtze River. The worry is whether the situation in the counties of Linzhou will be the same as that of Jiatong County.
The first county town in Linzhou they passed was Linzhi County.
The closer they got to Linzhi County, Su Yin noticed that there were more and more refugees on the official road. Their faces were sallow, and many of them even kept coughing.
Su Yin immediately notified everyone to wear masks boiled in mugwort water.
"Mom, light the mugwort and place it on both sides of the car."
"Okay." Su's mother did it immediately without asking.
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