"good."
After saying that, Qin Yuerong also got on the carriage. These two carriages were a gift from Qiu Yinong.
We watched the convoy leave until it was out of sight, then everyone dispersed to do their own things.
Mother Qiu also walked with Zhixia and Sun Guiying in her arms: "Mom, please make me some noodles for lunch. I miss your cooking skills."
Sun Guiying smiled lovingly and said, "Okay, give me a hand. Don't think of leaving it all to me, an old woman, to do alone."
"Okay." Mother Qiu laughed, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went back talking and laughing.
Father Qiu smiled and glanced at his old father, inviting him, "Yier asked me to reclaim some land a few days ago. Dad, would you like to come with me and take a look at it for me?"
"Okay, it looks fertile, and it takes experience." Qiu Wanjin patted his chest proudly.
Mr. Qiu quickly said yes with a smile, and the father and son left happily.
Qiu Hansheng took his new wife to his woodworking workshop. Mo Kerou wanted to embroider a screen, and Qiu Hansheng promised her that he would get her an embroidery frame today.
Qiu Hanqing touched his nose and pulled a few young men to go for training. These men were also preparing to follow him to join the army in the border area.
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At noon six days later, Qiu Yinong and his group found an open space and prepared to cook.
They were going to Mocheng, the neighboring prefecture. They heard that the plague there was quite serious. They had disdained the medicine that Qiu Yinong had passed down to them. Now, not only were there refugees pouring in, but many people in their own county had also been infected with the disease.
Along the way, I didn't meet any refugees.
Li Ao was also accompanying him this time, so he didn't need to disguise himself. If he shaved off his beard, even if he stood in front of Prince Shen, he and his people might not be able to recognize him.
Li Ao and Chen Lin, who served Jing Xu, went to the nearby area to hunt some game.
He told Qiu Yinong what he had seen: "Miss, there are many dead animals on the mountain. Shen Lin and I dug pits and buried all that we saw."
"Do you think these pheasants and rabbits are still edible?"
Qiu Yinong looked at the wild animals in Li Ao and the other man's hands, and he jumped around in high spirits.
"It's okay. Hares and pheasants don't eat meat either."
"But I'm not sure about other animals. I didn't expect the plague to be transmitted to animals. It seems the situation is more serious than I thought."
Qiu Yinong said in a deep voice.
Jing Xu angrily said, "Damn Chu Hongyan, what a madman!"
"He won't have a good ending!" Chu Hongyun responded with gritted teeth.
Li Ao and Shen Lin looked at each other, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with the game, they went to a nearby water source to clean and slaughter it.
Qiu Yinong also asked Qingyuan and others to set up the stove. Ziyao came back with the rice and washed it clean, but did not use mountain spring water directly.
The water in the space is used directly to cook rice, and smoke rises from the cooking.
"Sister Qingyuan, have you picked all the vegetables? I'll take them over to wash together!" Qiu Qinghe asked Qingyuan.
Qing Yuan handed her the vegetables she had picked: "Okay, I'll trouble you, Miss Qing He."
After all, she is now a member of the Qiu family, so Qingyuan has no intention of looking down on Qiu Qinghe and will respectfully call her "Miss".
Qiu Qinghe took it and walked towards the river with Zi Yao.
Just when she was halfway there, a hand suddenly grabbed Qiu Qinghe's ankle, scaring her so much that she screamed.
Zi Yao moved quickly and kicked the man's hand away. The man's hand didn't have much strength, so he let go after feeling the pain.
Qiu Qinghe was so frightened that she quickly took several steps back, looking at the man in horror.
The person who grabbed her ankle was an old woman, dirty and with a sallow complexion.
Looking next to her, there were several people lying there, including men, women and children. Could these be refugees infected with the disease?
"They should be refugees infected with the disease. Why are they here? I didn't see anyone here just now." Zi Yao also became puzzled. She had walked several times just now, but didn't see anyone here.
Qiu Yinong walked over and looked around.
"It must have been lying around here from the beginning. You see, the grass around it is flattened, but the weeds are a bit tall. You didn't notice it just now. I'm afraid you smelled the fragrance of the food."
Zi Yao nodded, it should be exactly as her master said.
"What happened?" Li Ao and Shen Lin also rushed over after hearing the news. They were also a little surprised to see several refugees infected with the disease.
"I checked around just now and didn't see anyone. Where did they come from?"
Zi Yao exclaimed, "Brother Li, have you checked the area just now?"
"Yes, I'm sure I checked." Li Ao nodded with certainty.
Qiu Yinong took another look and finally figured out something.
"There's a hole over there. Could it be that it crawled out from that hole?" Qiu Yinong pointed to an inconspicuous hole not far away.
Li Ao's expression also became serious. He handed the thing to Zi Yao and walked over to take a look inside.
Soon he looked up, his face also colored with anger.
"Girl, there's a cave underground. There are many people in there, even some who are sick and dead. It stinks."
Qiu Qinghe and the others looked at each other, and Qiu Yinong's expression also looked ugly.
Mo City is not far away. There are so many people infected with the disease in the suburbs, and some even died of the disease. They were deliberately abandoned.
"Let's see if we can get anyone alive out." Qiu Yinong spoke, and Li Ao quickly responded.
"Wait." Qiu Yinong stopped Li Ao again.
Li Ao was puzzled and looked at Qiu Yinong. Qiu Yinong took out two detoxification pills.
"Take it first, or the previous medicine will not work."
"Put on the mask. If there are no living people inside, stick this talisman in the cave and burn it all."
"Thank you, young lady. I understand." Li Ao and the other two were very grateful. They quickly took medicine and put on masks. Then one of them jumped into the cave while the other waited outside.
Li Ao went down to light the fire. Most of the people inside were very sick and weak. It was not difficult to see that they tried hard to escape, but failed because they were too weak.
The few who appeared just now were probably the last to be infected. They had to step on corpses and pull on vines to climb up.
But I used up all my strength.
The small cave was full of people. Those who died first began to rot, their bodies covered with maggots. Even wearing masks, they couldn't cover up the pungent stench.
Li Ao picked up the still-gasping man and climbed up by pulling the vines.
After this happened several times, only corpses were left in the cave.
He went down to check again, and just as he was about to put on the talisman and prepare to go out, he heard another voice: "Uncle...Uncle, save me."
The voice was very hoarse. After searching carefully, he found a girl under a corpse.
There were already a lot of maggots crawling in the girl's mouth and nose, but she was indeed still alive.
Li Ao uncovered the body and rescued the child.
Her leg was injured and the rotten flesh was full of maggots. Li Ao did not despise her. He used his hands to clean the maggots crawling in her mouth and nose, then picked her up and carried her back to the ground.
"Girl, come and take a look at this child." Li Ao shouted anxiously.
Qiu Yinong hurried over and fell silent when she saw the child's situation.
Li Ao went down again and put the talisman on.
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