Qingqing sobbed, "But I don't have a grandmother anymore, Madam, I..."
Qingqing simply burst into tears.
Chen Zhaoci waved to Bai Mi. Bai Mi saw that someone was carrying a door panel over to receive the injured person, so she called someone over to help. She moved Qingqing onto the door panel and asked someone to carry her to the inn.
Bai Mi supported Chen Zhaoci, who felt as if she were walking on cotton. She thought to herself, "Time really waits for no one. I'm not even forty years old yet, and I'm already exhausted after working for half a night. It's because I've been living a life of luxury all these years. If I were still in the hospital, I could work for 24 hours straight and still be able to hold a hospital office meeting."
Back at the inn, the innkeeper had arranged for the injured to be placed in several rooms on the first floor. They were all neighbors, and naturally, they would help each other out when something like this happened.
After Chen Zhaoci returned, the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward and said, "Madam, thanks to your kind treatment, I have arranged for breakfast to be prepared. Please have breakfast first."
After thanking him, Chen Zhaoci ate a bowl of noodles in the lobby of the inn. Bai Wei, who was staying at the inn, had already brought Qingqing over with her people, cleaned her up, and settled her in properly.
After having breakfast, Chen Zhaoci couldn't stay awake any longer. She told Bai Wei and Bai Mi to take good care of the patient before going back to her room to rest.
Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan worked diligently with the guards. After everyone in town had left, especially the town's headman, Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan returned to the inn with the guards.
After a quick wash and breakfast, Xu Bai went to Wu Muyue's room.
Seeing Xu Bai come over, Wu Muyue invited him to sit down and said, "Ah Bai, after this incident, what are your thoughts?"
Xu Bai sighed and said, "Uncle, this is too outdated. With just your two hands, it's really difficult to save people in this kind of situation. If we had some time-saving and labor-saving tools to help, wouldn't we be able to save more people?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Muyue stroked his beard and pondered. Xu Bai said, "Uncle, I came here to discuss with you whether we should send someone to Liaodong to tell my father about the situation here, and have him send someone over to take over and handle it."
Wu Muyue said, "Tell me what you think."
Before Xu Bai could finish speaking, Chen Yuyuan knocked on the door and came in. Wu Muyue said, "Yuan, you've come at the right time. Sit down and listen to what Bai has to say."
Chen Yuyuan sat down silently next to Xu Bai. Xu Bai knew that this incident had a great impact on Chen Yuyuan. Although he had seen life and death, he had never seen how insignificant humans were under the power of nature. A landslide of only a small scale had almost wiped out the entire village. At this moment, humans seemed so insignificant and so powerless.
Xu Bai cleared his throat and said, "Uncle, this is what I'm thinking. Since it has already happened, we should first consider how to save people, after all, human life is at stake. But if we really can't save them, we should consider how to handle the aftermath."
Hearing Xu Bai's words, Chen Yuyuan looked at Xu Bai with some surprise. Xu Bai nodded to Chen Yuyuan and said, "In this kind of weather and disaster, the bodies of those who have died need to be properly handled. Also, the village that has been almost razed to the ground needs to be properly handled. Otherwise, a plague may break out, and then it will not only affect one village, but a large number of villages."
Wu Muyue nodded, and seeing that Chen Yuyuan didn't quite understand, he explained, "Yuan, in this kind of weather, people who have lost their names are prone to spreading the plague. Once the plague spreads, it can easily cause an epidemic. If an epidemic really occurs, it will be difficult to control. If we handle this properly now, we can either extinguish the plague or stop it. In any case, we won't let more people suffer."
Chen Yuyuan nodded and said, "Sir, I know how serious the plague is."
Wu Muyue said, "In that case, let's consider how to write this letter that is to be sent to Liaodong."
Xu Bai said, "I remember reading in one of my mother's books that a lot of lime is needed. When burying the bodies of the victims, some lime is sprinkled on them, and the village also needs to be disinfected with lime."
Wu Muyue nodded. Chen Yuyuan thought for a moment and said, "Should we ask Uncle to send some medicine over? There were many people rescuing people over there last night, and there are still people there now. Who can guarantee that the plague hasn't spread yet? Send some preventative medicine over, brew it, and share it with everyone."
Wu Muyue nodded and said, "This should be written down."
Encouraged by Wu Muyue, Chen Yuyuan became more relaxed. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I think we should ask my uncle to send some more people over. After all, the people my uncle sends are more likely to follow our orders. Although the people here will help with some things, I'm afraid they won't help if they know there might be an epidemic in the village. It won't be easy to do some things with just the people here."
Wu Muyue nodded and said, "It's not easy for you to think of these things. Alright, I'll write a letter to Lord Xu right away and then send someone by fast horse to Liaodong Prefecture to report the news."
When Chen Zhaoci woke up, it was already noon. Hearing that the messenger had already left, Chen Zhaoci said with some regret, "I was thinking of asking them to send more medicinal herbs over, because I don't have enough with me."
Xu Bai said, "A Yuan had already thought of that for you. In his letter, your uncle not only asked for medicine to treat external injuries, but also for a lot of medicinal materials to prevent and treat the plague."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaoci looked at the somewhat shy Chen Yuyuan with delight and said happily, "Oh my, our Yuyuan has really grown up! She can even help her aunt with things now."
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