Chapter 91: Qiu Xiu falls ill. Thief.
The people in the town were in a panic, and all the major clinics and grain stores were crowded with people.
The things were as free as ever, and people were scrambling to buy them, fearing that they wouldn’t be able to buy them.
There was a profiteer who took the opportunity to raise the price of rice a lot.
This was all sold.
Zong Xiao told the news to everyone, and everyone was filled with fear.
If they didn't know the news last night, they would probably have been squeezed into the crowd this morning.
"Brother, is this epidemic real?" Zong Anji was worried all night. He was not afraid of delaying his business, but he was afraid that his family members would be infected.
Yueyang is weak, Shuyun is still so young... Huaixue is only eight years old...
"People are so panicked, but the government hasn't sent anyone to clarify. It must be true." Zong Xiao gave each of them a medicine bag.
He said, "I got this from the clinic this morning. Everyone was buying it, so I'll just take it as a peace of mind."
The capital city is in chaos, which shows that the epidemic is definitely a serious matter.
Qiu Xuan instantly thought of the methods of treating epidemics recorded in ancient books, one of which was to massacre the entire village.
When the epidemic is really out of control, the whole village will be burned down to prevent it from spreading.
This is the worst outcome, and it is also the outcome that Qiu Xuan fears the most.
Fortunately, there is no epidemic in Yuanxiang Town yet, which is the only thing to be thankful for.
"Luckily, we didn't buy any piglets this year. If we had, we would have been terrified."
My grandmother heard that the epidemic was spread from pork.
Nowadays, most families who have pigs have to slaughter them with great reluctance, but the pork cannot be sold.
At times like this, only those who don't care about their lives will buy it.
Yueyang felt sad because her parents raised several pigs.
This time, something like this happened, and I think the loss must be huge.
"The capital is far from here, so the swine fever might not come." Qiu Yun reassured everyone, "Let's stay home these days and avoid going out if possible."
Qiu Xuan was actually still thinking about one thing.
When people are in panic, chaos will arise.
Their house was close to the nearby village, and she was afraid that someone would take the opportunity to rob her home.
It's easy to deal with one person causing trouble, but what if it's a group of people?
Qiu Xuan had to make plans early.
"Mom, are there still some bamboos in our backyard?"
“Yes, there are quite a few, but they haven’t been dealt with yet.”
Qiu Xuan was going to make those bamboos into skewers, after all, this was a good time to sell skewers.
We can’t sell skewers now, but these bamboos are still useful.
Qiu Xuan called the two slaves she had bought to the front yard and asked them to help cut the bamboo into pieces and make them sharper.
"Sister-in-law, what are you going to do?" Yueyang had a vague guess in his mind.
"We have to be on guard at times like this. I'm thinking of putting some bamboo under the wall so that if a thief comes in, he'll be able to hear the noise."
As soon as Qiu Xuan said this, the room fell silent.
Zong Anji opened his mouth and was about to ask if it was really that serious?
But he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
The human heart is always scary, they are the big bosses in this area...
If someone really wanted to steal it, their family would be the first to come.
He instantly tensed up and volunteered, "I'll be on guard these few nights. I don't believe anyone dares to come."
"I can also keep watch." Siqi also stood up.
Although he was thin when he was bought, he was able to eat enough and get enough sleep later, and now he is much stronger than before.
He is a servant, so he must do his part at times like this.
Qiu Xuan didn't stop them. The more people there were, the safer it was.
The yard is so big that someone needs to watch over it from front to back.
Qiu Yun made some arrangements, including herself, making a total of five people, divided into two groups.
In the first half of the night, she was with Zong Xiao and Yuan Gu, and in the second half, Si Qi was with Zong Anji.
This way, everyone won't get tired and there will be someone watching over them at all times.
Everyone lived in fear for three days, until the second half of the night on the fourth day.
Finally, someone couldn't help but sneak in in the dark.
The man probably didn't expect that there were sharpened bamboos under the wall, and his leg was pierced when he jumped down.
The pain made him scream, and all the Zong family members came in an instant.
Zong Xiao moved closer with a torch in hand. When he saw the face clearly, his eyes darkened and his fingertips sank deeply into the flesh.
He recognized this man.
It's not in the village next door, but on the mountain.
He is the son of his second uncle, named Zongyuan.
"Why is it you?" Zong Anji also recognized him. He was so angry that he grabbed his collar and lifted him up.
Seeing this, Zong Yuan stopped pretending.
He sneered, "Why, seeing that it's me, you feel refreshed, right?"
Zong Yuan looked at the side courtyard, his eyes filled with envy that could not be hidden.
Why can the Dafang family live so well, with a booming business and a good living environment?
He couldn't even imagine such a big yard.
"What are you doing here?" After all, he was her own nephew, so the grandmother did not say anything too harsh.
"Please take me in~" Zong Yuan pointed outside the door and sneered, "My father, my mother, my third uncle's family are all here, everyone is outside."
Qiu Xuan originally thought that this person was here to steal something, but unexpectedly he was here to explore the way.
If two families come together, isn't that just forcing them?
Qiu Xuan had no intention of letting those people in. If they were really good people, they would not have treated the Zong family like that before.
But there is an epidemic outside now, and I heard that people died in a village ten kilometers away from Yuanxiang Town.
If this continues...
"Go back and tell your father and your third uncle, let them dream." The clan mother spit and glared at Zong Yuan fiercely.
At her age now, she has already seen through everyone.
What relatives, what blood ties.
None of it worked.
"Auntie!" Zong Yuan grimaced in pain, "Those are your husband's brothers outside."
The clan mother naturally knew, but so what.
She took Huaixue's hand and left without looking back.
She is telling everyone that this is her attitude.
Seeing this, Zong Xiao gave Zong Anji a look.
The two men lifted up the injured Zong Yuan and walked out the door.
"You, you can't do this! Zong Xiao, I'm your younger brother!" Zong Yuan yelled, waking up Shu Yun who was sleeping soundly in the room.
Qiu Xuan was so angry that her teeth were itching. She went to the kitchen, got a rag, and directly blocked Zong Yuan's mouth.
"Behave yourself. If you make trouble again, I will break your legs." Qiu Yu threatened.
Outside the door, the second and third branches of the Zong family were sitting under a tree waiting for news.
Zong Lao San didn't want to come at first, he felt it was embarrassing.
But all the children in the family said that at this time they had to catch the rich family and eat and sleep in the big house.
If the eldest wife's family were to be infected with the epidemic and die, then the shop and yard would all become theirs.
The two families discussed it and set off as soon as it got dark.
They didn't take anything, just came.
The yard that Qiu Xuan and her friends rented was large, and it looked impressive just from the outside.
The two families sat under the tree, enjoying the days after moving in.
Suddenly, the gate opened.
The light of the torches dazzled everyone's eyes.
"Son, what's wrong with you?" Zong Yuan's mother pounced on him instantly.
Seeing her son injured, she cried and made a fuss.
"How can you be so cruel? He is your brother after all. How could you hurt him?"
"Look carefully, we didn't touch him." Qiu Xuan walked forward from behind. She glanced at the people outside and said, "I didn't expect my thief-catching tool would come in handy today. If I had sent him to the government office, could his leg have been saved?"
"You, how can you be so vicious!"
"I'm vicious? Who breaks into my house in the middle of the night?"
Qiu Xuan really didn't want to see them. She had been nice to them before, but these people really treated her like a dish.
Now he is planning to move in.
It's a dream.
"You vicious woman, the epidemic outside is serious. We are your uncles, why are you so cruel not to let us in?" The third elder of the Zong family didn't care about Zong Yuan.
After all, that wasn't his son.
All he wanted was to live in this courtyard; he didn't care about anything else.
"We've severed our relationship long ago, so don't try to get involved." Qiu Xuan had Zong Xiao throw the man in front of them. She smiled and said, "If you guys still don't leave and want to cause trouble, don't blame me. Now, with just one word from me, he can be branded a thief."
The villagers are very concerned about their reputation. Who would like to be pointed at in the face and accused of being a thief?
The second branch of the Zong family couldn't afford to lose face. Besides, Zong Yuan's leg was injured, so he could only go to the clinic at this time.
"You'd better leave quickly before daybreak. If someone sees you in the morning, there's no way to explain it."
The light from the torch made Qiu Xuan look like the King of Hell. The people from the Zong family looked at her timidly and didn't dare to refute at all.
They are jealous and hateful, but more importantly, they feel helpless.
Qiu Xuan stood outside the door until they were out of sight, then she led them back to the courtyard.
This was the first time that Zong Anji witnessed Qiu Yun's way of doing things.
He didn't even dare to breathe, fearing that Qiu Xuan would kill him the next moment.
He looked at Zong Xiao sympathetically, then slipped back to his own courtyard.
"Let's go back too. I don't think they will come." There was no one around, and Qiu Xuan yawned as she walked to Zong Xiao's side.
This look is completely different from her just now.
Zong Xiao extinguished the torch, bent down and picked up the person.
"Hey, hey, I can walk." Qiu Xuan patted his shoulder and whispered.
That's not what she meant.
"It's okay, no one saw it." Zong Xiao held her firmly and walked back to the house in a few steps.
After this happened, no one in the family slept well that night.
The next morning, Zong Xiao went to the town to inquire again and heard from the people in the clinic that someone had indeed come to see the doctor last night.
He was injured by a bamboo thorn, but fortunately the wound was not that serious. He got stitches and applied some medicine and went home.
As long as he's alive, Zong Xiao feels relieved.
Since he was already there, he went to take another look at the shop. There was no sign of the door lock being tampered with, and it was quiet inside, so it seemed no one had been in.
His heart finally settled down, and he went home without further delay.
Three days later, the epidemic finally spread to Yuanxiang Town.
The town's clinic diagnosed the first case, and soon the second and third cases appeared one after another.
What everyone was worried about broke out completely, and the entire Yuanxiang Town fell into silence.
Qiu Xuan and her friends never left the hospital again. They all lived separately at home and had to wear cloths even when they met.
The whole family was on high alert, fearing that something might happen.
No matter how good the prevention is, the virus cannot be spread through the air.
It was not until mid-July that Qiu Xuan began to feel unwell early in the morning.
She had a headache, no strength in her body, and her throat was so sore that she couldn't speak.
An ominous premonition came to her mind, and she felt that she must have been infected with the virus, otherwise she would not feel so uncomfortable.
She held herself up and raised her hand to remind Zong Xiao to quickly prepare medicine for everyone in the family.
But she was too weak, and before she could touch Zong Xiao, she fell to the side.
"Ah's wife, Ah's wife, wake up."
Qiu Xuan felt her head getting heavier and heavier, her eyelids were twitching, and the ringing in her ears gradually died down.
She wanted to say something, but before she could say anything, she fainted.
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