Chapter 78: About to be Unblocked [Update 1]
The villagers stood there stupidly, holding their new clothes. It wasn't until the bathhouse attendant called out impatiently that someone finally asked hesitantly, "These clothes, such fine clothes, are you really going to let us wear them?"
These clothes have dense warp and weft and are well made. You can tell at first glance that they are made of cloth that can only be woven by skillful weavers. Although they are the cheapest linen clothes and are not even dyed, they don’t even have new clothes when they get married, and they are still such good clothes.
They don't do any work, yet they can wear such nice clothes?
This makes them feel instinctively uneasy.
"Forget it, I'll just get back to work. When I'm done, you can give me the dress as my wages." The woman lowered her head before she finished speaking. She felt incredibly shameless. What kind of work could earn her such a nice dress? It was so good, she didn't even want to let it go.
The guard at the bathhouse had a lot of experience dealing with this kind of situation, so he didn't try to persuade her. Instead, he spoke directly in his most effective tone of command: "This is the rule of the village. Clothes left outside cannot be left. If you don't want to be dragged out like a dead dog, then be obedient and do whatever you are told. Do you understand?"
As expected, as soon as her tone was harsh, they immediately stopped talking and went in obediently holding their clothes. The younger girl also followed her mother into the bathroom, holding clothes of a smaller size.
After washing, the guard in the bathhouse carefully checked each one of them. If he found anyone who was not clean, he would immediately send them back to wash again. After everyone was clean, he would ring the bell to summon new white robes and take them to a new courtyard.
"You will live here for the next period of time. You can move around within the walls, but you are not allowed to visit other people's homes at will. There are patrol officers on the road. If you run into them, you will not be able to bear the consequences." After saying this, the man in plain robe left.
The women stood trembling in the yard. It was very clean here, but they didn't even dare to push the door open until someone came out of the house in the next yard and broke the deadlock.
"You are new here, right? Come in quickly. Just be obedient here, and you can do some light work when you feel better.
The person who spoke to them had her hair combed neatly, her clothes were clean and tidy without any stains, and even the gaps between her fingernails were clean. However, from the frost on her face and the rough calluses on her hands, it was clear that she was once an ordinary village woman.
This is a fellow.
After coming to this conclusion, the women in the yard subconsciously relaxed their guard a lot and dared to ask for information.
"What's your name, sister? We are from the bamboo village outside. We just followed here without knowing what we are doing. We don't even know what we are doing." The woman from the village chief's family took two steps forward and whispered to the neighbors next door.
The woman in the next yard had also experienced this, so she knew their anxiety. The people in white robes arranged people here with the intention of using similar experiences to comfort people.
You can get two points just by saying a few words!
It's like sewing thirty pieces of clothing.
"Big sister, have you been coughing a lot lately? Everyone in the village is coughing one after another. I can't sleep well at night. After a long time, I have no strength and I wish I could just lie in bed and not get up."
The village chief's second wife slapped her thigh and agreed, "That's right! Is the eldest sister like this too? I think you're doing well."
This was true. As they were talking, the women in Zhucun had been coughing intermittently for quite a while, but the man in the next yard hadn't coughed at all. He just looked a little weak as he swept the yard with a broom, and had to take a break after sweeping for a while.
"I'm fine now." Her face was full of smiles, her eyebrows dancing with joy, like a child sharing her favorite toy. "The doctors here are amazing. Just drink a bowl of yellow water and a bowl of medicine every day, and your cough will go away in two or three days. I'll go back to work for them when I'm better."
Take medicine!
The women in Takemura were horrified. "How can we afford the medicine?! How much does it cost?"
"Oh, don't be afraid. Just work for half a month here and it will pay for the meal."
The village chief's second daughter-in-law was shocked and said, "Medicine is so cheap? What kind of work do we have to do? I'm afraid we have to carry stones in the mountains or do something shameful!"
"Pah, pah, pah, please don't blame me, please don't blame me! She's just talking nonsense, don't bother with her!"
The woman's expression changed immediately. "If you keep talking nonsense, you'll be kicked out! If it weren't for the gods' mercy, we wouldn't be able to live in this blessed place!"
Seeing that the women in Takemura were so frightened that their faces turned pale, she softened her tone and said a few soothing words.
"Hurry up and go into the house, clean up, dinner will be served soon. When you hear the gong, wait in the yard and don't run out." After saying that, he lowered his head and busy himself without saying anything else.
The women left in Zhucun looked at each other in confusion. Finally, the village chief's wife panted and said, "Come into the house first." Then a group of people supported each other and walked into the house.
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In a row house not far from here, Princess Yangzi was leading people to calculate the daily expenses and remaining supplies. Those that were about to expire had to be used up as soon as possible, and those that were missing had to be replenished quickly.
Since she was appointed as the chief steward of the village by the immortal, she has been in charge of all these affairs.
She checked the supplies, signed her name on the list, took a seal from the table, sealed it, and stamped it as a seal before handing it to the maid waiting on the side.
The maid skillfully took the list to the purchasing department. Only the purchasing department could go out to purchase the missing items, and no other items would be recognized.
"We at Yangzi are increasingly acting like the chief steward."
When Yang Zi heard this, he looked up and saw Fusu walking in. He stood up in surprise and said, "Brother! You're back? Did your trip go well?"
Fusu found a random place to sit down, and looked her up and down. Seeing that her face was rosy and her steps were light, he felt relieved. "Of course it's going smoothly. With the Marquis Tongwu leading the troops, I can come and go freely even to the palaces of the six kingdoms in the past, not to mention the county magistrate."
Along the way through the village, apart from the men and women in plain robes that can be seen everywhere, there are courtyards with people bustling around, which shows that there are quite a lot of people.
"So many people in one room, is everything okay?"
He still remembered what the immortal said about separating and isolating them to prevent cross infection.
When Yang Zi mentioned this, he threw up his hands like a scoundrel, "It's the best choice. There are too many people, and there's no room to vacate. And they're all from the same village, and they don't want to be separated. So, let's just leave it like this, and just keep drinking yellow soup for a few more days."
"How is it going here, elder brother? You personally led people to search for the person this time. Did you bring the person back?" Princess Yangzi asked about his situation again.
This time Fusu went out because the immortal said that there were still infected patients wandering around, so he specially sent someone to bring them back.
Fusu couldn't help but put down his cup upon hearing this. The light tapping sound slightly revealed his emotions. "Don't mention it, that guy is really good at running. He hid in four or five villages. Every place he passed by must be brought back. There were hundreds of people swarming in."
The other accompanying personnel have already gone to disinfect and take medicine. Only he dared to come here directly because he relied on the jade pendant to protect him from diseases.
"How long will it take to release the people here?"
Fusu thought of the farmlands he had seen along the way. "The fields are overgrown with weeds. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the grain yield this year will be bad."
Princess Yangzi said, "The people in Area A will be rechecked tomorrow. If they are all fine, they can leave the village."
Now all the infected people outside have been admitted for treatment, and there will be no more problems if those who have been cured are released.
"This time, it's all thanks to the 'miracle medicine' made by Song Jing. When I return to Xianyang, I will definitely ask for credit for her!"
Fusu nodded: "I have made note of this matter. She will definitely not be left out when it comes to rewarding her for her merits."
…
A white flag with a red totem outlined in cinnabar flutters on the roof, announcing to the people around it the specialness of this place.
Song Jingzheng led his men to shuttle between the large jars. Everyone here was fully armed, even their eyes were blocked by transparent glass. They held a flat-mouthed bottle in one gloved hand and a special small spoon in the other, and quickly and accurately scooped the golden liquid floating on the top of the large jar into the flat-mouthed bottle.
After it is filled, it is placed on the table against the wall, and someone will seal it and take it away. After a while of processing, it will become yellow soup for people infected with the epidemic.
Allicin produced using the simplest method cannot be stored and will deteriorate after half a day of use, so the daily dosage must be re-taken.
"Zhonglan, I want to go to the training center today." After finally finishing her work, Song Jing took off her robe, gloves and other things and spoke in a low voice to the person next to her.
Zhong Lan was a little surprised when she heard this, but then she was delighted. She reached out and held Song Jing's hand, smiling: "You finally figured it out. Those people have been wanting to meet the famous Doctor Song for a long time."
Song Jing's face flushed, and she tried to pull her hand back with force, saying in a low voice, "What a famous person! It's so embarrassing."
"What's there to be ashamed of? Even the immortals have said that this is due to your extraordinary talent! You were born to do this!" Zhong Lan's voice was loud and clear, and it sounded very suitable for teaching in the classroom. "Come on, come on, we can still catch up with them if we go there now."
The two walked out of the door. The plain robes they wore and the badges hanging around their waists allowed them to move freely in the village where free movement was strictly prohibited.
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"Much better than I expected. They're quite capable, aren't they, Tong'er?"
My map shows infected people in surrounding counties.
Hearing its faint request for credit, Wei Shengxue chuckled and conjured up a little man in his sea of consciousness, who hugged the system's small light ball and started rubbing it.
"Yes, yes, our sister Tong is the best. You calculated the formula to save lives, you defined the area of infection, and even designed the blueprint for this quarantine village. Oh, so our sister Tong has done so much, and you must be the biggest contributor! I want to give you a five-star rating!"
[Hmph, say it again.] The system took out a recording device.
Wei Shengxue repeated the words praising it without pause, especially the last sentence, emphasizing it twice.
Seeing it humming and putting away the recorder, I hugged it and rubbed it for a long time.
[Ding! Should we start settling the side quests now?]
Weisheng Xueqi asked, "There are still so many infected people in the village who haven't recovered yet, and we're starting to settle the accounts now?"
[With effective medicine and no new infections, eradication is inevitable.]
[According to the calculation of this system, this isolation point can be closed in half a month.]
[I've gained a lot of merit this time. Doesn't the host want to know the results quickly? ]
Wei Shengxue rubbed it and said, "Wait a little longer, we'll talk about it after it's over."
The system didn't understand why the host, who had always been particularly keen on merit, seemed uninterested this time, but it was set up not to go against the host's wishes, so it decisively postponed the matter and moved a task that had been delayed for a long time to the front of the task list.
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