Chapter 310 Epidemic
"No news?" Huo Xifei frowned and asked again.
"Yes!" County Magistrate Pang nodded and said, "I dare not deceive the prince!"
Huo Xifei frowned, but knew that this was not the time to dwell on this, so he asked, "How far is Xiahe Village from here?"
"Your Highness, Xiahe Village is about thirty miles away from Hehua Town," County Magistrate Pang said hurriedly.
"Let's go to Xiahe Village in the afternoon!"
"Yes!" County Magistrate Pang quickly responded, adding, "Then, my lord, I will go and tell the kitchen to prepare lunch. After lunch, I will take you to Xiahe Village. How do you think that is?"
"Okay, go get ready!"
Jiangyin Prefecture has always been known for its beautiful mountains and rivers. Xiahe Village, nestled between mountains and rivers, is also an extremely beautiful village.
However, this flood, coupled with the almost uncontrollable epidemic, cast a shadow over this originally beautiful and quiet village.
"Greetings to the prince, hello, sir!"
Among the soldiers stationed in the village, a burly man in his thirties respectfully saluted Huo Xifei and Pang De.
"Your Highness, this is Shi Yungao, the chief escort of the Qilin Escort Agency in Jiangyin Prefecture!" County Magistrate Pang said to Huo Xifei, "During this epidemic in Xiahe Village, Chief Escort Shi volunteered to help me guard this place."
"Thank you for your hard work!" Huo Xifei nodded to Shi Yungao and said, "Master Shi, the escort leader is Gao Yi."
"Your Excellency is too kind!" Shi Yungao quickly responded, "I'm just doing my part!"
Huo Xifei nodded appreciatively and asked, "What's the situation in Xiahe Village now?"
"My Lord!" Shi Yungao said, "More and more people in the village are sick now. I have ordered all the sick villagers to be gathered together for care. Those who take care of the patients are all volunteers. However, those who are not gathered together may have already contracted the disease. However, it is not clear who has contracted the disease yet. They are all now confined at home and cannot go out at will."
"Prince, let me go in and take a look!" Yuan Ziyu said to Huo Xifei after hearing what Shi Yungao said.
Huo Xifei hurriedly said, "I'll go with you!"
"My Lord, you can't do that!" Pang De, who was nearby, heard this and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "You are a wealthy man, how can you enter this village? If something happens to you, what will we do?"
"There's no need to say more, County Magistrate Pang. I've been ordered by the Emperor to provide disaster relief, and this epidemic falls within my responsibilities!" Huo Xifei said, "As for the rest, County Magistrate Pang, don't worry. I have the best doctors by my side!"
As he said that, Huo Xifei pointed at Yuan Ziyu!
County Magistrate Pang looked at Yuan Ziyu in surprise. He could not associate Yuan Ziyu with a doctor with excellent medical skills. Yuan Ziyu simply looked too young!
"This...this..." Pang De still didn't dare to trust Yuan Ziyu's medical skills too much: "My Lord, I will go in with you. Also, send a doctor in with you!"
"No need, it's fine if it's just the two of us!" Huo Xifei said, "By the way, who can show us the way?"
"My Lord, I will lead the way for you!" Shi Yungao said hurriedly, "Also, you need to cover your mouth and nose when entering the village!"
As he spoke, Shi Yungao handed a square handkerchief to Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu respectively.
"good!"
Huo Xifei was about to enter the village with Yuan Ziyu when he saw Pingshan and Huo Twelve following behind, so he said, "You two wait here!"
"My Lord!"
"Second Young Master!"
Pingshan and Huo Twelve hurriedly said, "Let our subordinates go in with you!"
"No need, you two just wait here!" Yuan Ziyu said, "Don't worry!"
"Listen to the Second Young Master!"
After Huo Xifei said this, he entered Xiahe Village with Yuan Ziyu. Pingshan and Huo Shier had no choice but to watch them enter Xiahe Village with concern, and they couldn't disobey Huo Xifei's orders. They couldn't help but feel anxious.
Pang De was also extremely anxious: "My two young masters, this... this prince..."
"Since the prince has given the order, we can only wait here!" Pingshan sighed, feeling uneasy.
When Pang De heard Pingshan say this, he frowned and thought for a moment, then hurriedly ordered Liu Yuan, "Hurry up and send someone to find the best doctors in Hehua Town!"
"Yes, sir!" Liu Yuan also knew that this matter was of great importance, so he hurriedly sent someone back to Hehua Town!
"My Lord, that's where those who have contracted the epidemic are being housed." Shi Yungao pointed to an ancestral hall in front and said, "The Zhang family is a prominent family in Xiahe Village, so there's a Zhang family ancestral hall. It's also the largest place in the village that can house the sick."
Huo Xifei nodded when he heard this and said, "Okay, I understand. You can go back now!"
"My Lord!" Shi Yungao said hurriedly, "Let me accompany you inside!"
"No need!" Huo Xifei shook his head and said, "You don't know any medical skills, so you can't help much if you go in. Go out and tell them that I'm fine here and will be out soon!"
"Yes, then the prince and this young master must be careful!" Shi Yungao had no choice but to say when he saw Huo Xifei's insistence.
After entering the ancestral hall, Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu were shocked by the scene before them!
If the disaster victims seen along the way could still give the feeling of being in the human world, then everything in this ancestral hall was like purgatory.
In the entire ancestral hall, there were not many people who could move freely. Most of them lay on the ground weakly, some groaning, some sleeping, or with lifeless eyes.
The exposed skin of those people was covered with red and black patches, and some even oozing pus.
And not all of those moving among the crowd are healthy, they just have slightly milder symptoms!
"Dad! Wake up, wake up!" Suddenly, a young man's sad cry attracted the attention of Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu.
I saw a man in brown shorts gently shaking an old man lying on the ground. The old man's face was basically black, and his skin had rotted in some places. He was breathing out more than breathing in.
Seeing this, Yuan Ziyou rushed forward and said, "Move aside for a moment, let me take a look!"
The young man was grief-stricken and hadn't noticed Yuan Ziyou. When he heard Yuan Ziyou's words, he turned around and looked at him. Seeing a strange face, he was surprised and said, "You...are you here to treat us?"
When the people around heard this, they all looked at Yuan Ziyou with hope and nervousness.
It has been quite a while since a doctor has come in, and the people in the ancestral hall are now waiting to die. But who doesn't want to live?
"Yes!" Yuan Ziyou said, "Don't worry, I'll check on your father first!"
As he spoke, Yuan Ziyu pressed his fingers on the old man's pulse.
"How is it?" After Yuan Ziyou finished taking the pulse, Huo Xifei looked at Yuan Ziyou nervously. He knew that Yuan Ziyou had the blessing of Qiongjiang Pavilion and was immune to all poisons, but he was still nervous unconsciously.
(End of this chapter)
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