Back at the place where she met the old lady, Liu Ye was sitting alone on her bicycle, lost in thought.
Seeing Xiao Weiguo's unpleasant expression, Liu Ye was a little puzzled. Xiao Weiguo, who was usually always smiling, had a long face after going to the clinic.
"Wei Guo, what's wrong?"
"Liu Ye, let's not sell anything today, let's go back now."
Xiao Weiguo's tone was heavy. In his previous life, this massive epidemic lasted for several months, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands, causing incalculable economic losses to the northern Shandong region at that time.
In this life, he has come to this point again. Although Xiao Weiguo knows how things will develop, he still feels powerless.
Such natural disasters are not something that any one person can easily change.
Hearing him say that, Liu Ye was clearly taken aback.
"Huh? What's wrong? Why aren't you selling anything?"
"well!"
Xiao Weiguo sighed.
“The old lady from earlier has been diagnosed with the plague. This disease spreads very quickly, so we need to do our best to prevent it. We have to put the sale on hold for now.”
"plague?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye's expression changed.
These two words have a huge impact on the general public.
Almost every time the disease breaks out, many people lose their lives.
For example, there are many in their village, such as Xiao Weiguo's parents.
"So what do we need to do?"
Yes, what can just two people do? They are insignificant and their words carry little weight. Even if they told others that the plague was about to break out, no one would believe them. They might even be accused of spreading rumors and causing panic. They can't afford that. So they can only take care of their own families first.
"Okay, let's go back and put the socks down first, then we'll go to various supply and marketing cooperatives and buy as much rat poison, rat traps, rat cages and other rat-catching tools as possible."
"If you have quicklime powder, you should buy some too."
Liu Ye made the suggestion.
Having studied for so many years, I do know some common epidemic prevention measures.
Xiao Weiguo nodded, and the two of them, without saying much, quickly rode towards their respective homes.
Xiao Shanshan had already taken her two younger brothers to the fields. Xiao Weiguo put down his things and, without lingering for a moment, rode his bicycle with Liu Ye to the county town.
The county supply and marketing cooperative has a fairly abundant supply of goods.
Especially in this era, mousetraps and other mouse-catching tools are almost essential items in every household, so the two of them quickly bought a large number of them.
There were a total of two hundred mousetraps, fifty mouse cages, and two large bags of rat poison.
In addition, Xiao Weiguo bought several bottles of floral water, about ten boxes of mosquito coils, some mosquito repellent, and two mosquito nets.
At his suggestion, Liu Ye also bought some.
Xiao Weiguo spared no effort in considering anything that could help prevent the spread of the plague.
Fortunately, neither of them was short of money, and the whole pile only cost them about two hundred yuan. They didn't hesitate at all.
When they finally asked about quicklime, the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have any, but the salesperson, considering how much they had bought, told them that a lime factory in the suburbs could sell it.
The two rushed to the lime factory and bought two large bags of quicklime, totaling 100 jin (50 kg), at a high price of five yuan per bag.
Both bicycles were loaded with goods, and they didn't even have time to eat lunch. They only bought a few dozen large meat buns on the way and hurried home.
Upon reaching the village entrance, the two separated the purchased items, each taking half, and went home to decorate.
Liu Ye returned home, where her mother and younger brother were both present.
Liu Ye's mother, Wang Guirong, was a middle-aged woman in her forties. She dressed simply, was quick and efficient, and was no different from any other rural woman.
My younger brother, Liu Qing, is fourteen years old and still in junior high school. It's summer vacation now, and he's staying home just like his older sister.
"Mom, don't cook anymore. I bought some meat buns. Let's eat quickly so you can help me with the chores."
Liu Ye parked her bicycle in the yard, stopping her mother who was about to start a fire.
"What did you buy? Are you burning money? Oh my god. A whole bunch of mousetraps and cages, are you planning to eat rat meat or something?"
Wang Cunrong muttered to himself as he helped unload things from the car.
“Mom, today Xiao Weiguo and I went to sell socks. On the way, we met someone who had been infected with the plague. Xiao Weiguo said that there was going to be an outbreak in our area, so we bought these things to take preventative measures in advance.”
At that moment, Liu Qing, who was inside the house, heard Liu Ye speak and immediately jumped out.
"Xiao Weiguo, Xiao Weiguo, you can't stop talking about Xiao Weiguo. Do you know how many people in the class are laughing at me for hanging out with that good-for-nothing all day?"
Liu Qing and Xiao Weiguo's second younger brother, Xiao Jian, are the same age. They were originally classmates and had a pretty good relationship, walking to and from get out of class together every day.
Ever since Xiao Jian was forced to leave home by Xiao Weiguo, Liu Qing's resentment towards Xiao Weiguo has grown stronger.
In his eyes, Xiao Weiguo was a scumbag who didn't even care about his own brothers and sisters.
His outstanding older sister, however, ended up associating with that scumbag, which angered him and also made him the target of ridicule from his classmates.
This made him hate Xiao Weiguo even more.
Upon hearing Liu Ye mention Xiao Weiguo, he rushed out in a fit of rage.
People his age are considered to be in their rebellious phase because they haven't yet developed the ability to distinguish right from wrong, but they already have their own opinions. They tend to act from their own perspective in everything they do, neglecting the feelings of others.
Looking at her angry younger brother, Liu Ye felt somewhat helpless.
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