Although the couple struggled desperately, they were already at the door and there was no reason to let them escape. Several yamen runners rushed over, tied them up and locked them up in jail.
The heavy rain lasted too long, which resulted in it taking three or four days of sunny days to dry up the muddy roads.
All the original wild flowers and weeds have disappeared, and all you can see is khaki.
Corpses were still being burned in the large open space outside the city, and the yamen runners were constantly patrolling the city, searching every nook and cranny.
The originally turbulent river gradually calmed down, fading away its yellowish-brown color filled with yellow sand, and its surface gradually became clear.
Xiao Lingling strolled around the city with an umbrella. Seeing that everyone had gradually gotten rid of their previous negative and fearful emotions, she felt a little relieved.
But she always felt something was weird.
Logically speaking, if she had successfully prevented the plague, she should have received a large amount of merit as before, but up to now, she had only received a small part of it bit by bit.
It is so small that it is less than one tenth of its previous size.
This is not normal, very abnormal!
You know, compared to floods, the damage caused by plague is much greater!
So, even though everything seems calm now, Xiao Lingling still dares not relax at all.
She kept patrolling the city so that she could discover any clues as soon as possible.
As the sun rose higher and higher, little Lingling felt a little uncomfortable under the scorching sun and prepared to go back to rest for a while and eat something before coming out again.
She just turned around and was about to go back when suddenly a scream came from somewhere.
"Ah~~~~~~~Old Xu! Old Xu! What's wrong with you? Someone come! Someone come quickly!"
Xiao Lingling paused, feeling inexplicably anxious.
Immediately afterwards, hurried footsteps were heard in the alley to her right.
Xiao Lingling quickly turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman retreating from the yard in a panic, with a look of horror on her face.
"Hurry, hurry up! Old Xu has a fever! Old Xu has a fever!"
Xiao Lingling felt like her head was exploding, and she immediately rushed over, "What did you say? Who has a fever?"
The middle-aged woman knew her and quickly knelt down. "Divine doctor, divine doctor, please save Old Xu! He is my only family. Please, please!"
The woman was crying with tears and snot running down her face, which made Xiao Lingling frown.
Without saying anything more, she immediately took out the cloth she had prepared long ago from her bosom and covered her mouth and nose, then immediately pulled the person in and shouted to the other people who had come out to join in the fun.
"Anyone who has been here in the past two days and seen the Old Xu she mentioned, please come forward.
I'll check for you to see if there's any problem. If there is, and it's still treatable, I'll prescribe medicine for you right away.
Also, someone should go to the county government office immediately to inform them that martial law is temporarily in effect here and no unauthorized personnel are allowed to approach!
Don't panic, I came prepared and brought a lot of medicinal herbs. I'm sure you will get better.
So, no matter who has a headache, fever, or discomfort, don’t hide it, okay?
Believe me, we will definitely get through this disaster safely. This is the last disaster, and once we get through it, we will be safe and sound!"
After Xiao Lingdang finished speaking, she pulled the woman to find all the people she had contacted in the past two days and brought them all into the yard.
But they were not put together with Lao Xu, and were temporarily sent to the opposite wing.
Xiao Lingling asked them to fetch some water and wash up first, and then she went to the room to check on Lao Xu.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw the person on the bed shivering while holding the quilt. But strangely, his face was red, he had a high fever, his mouth was dry and chapped, and he kept moaning for water.
This is typical plague!
Yes!
Although she ordered the bodies of the victims to be burned, there were still many bodies of small animals that could not be dealt with. Once their bodies rotted, they would also cause plague.
Phew, I was really careless, but it was unavoidable.
Fortunately, Xiao Lingdang knew the treatment method. Although it was a rough prescription written in the book before, it still had to be tried.
Xiao Lingling immediately took out medicinal herbs from the space and also prepared a lot of preventive prescriptions.
Xiao Lingdang was busy here. When the county government got the news, Deng Zhuo immediately rushed over with people.
Soon, the yamen runners surrounded the entire courtyard, and the news began to spread out uncontrollably.
Wang Yunmao rushed in hurriedly, but he didn't dare to get close, and his mouth and nose were wrapped with a cloth.
"Doctor Lin, how would you like to request payment now?"
Xiao Lingling pointed to the herbs beside her and said, "These are the medicines I prepared. You need to boil them and bring them to me immediately.
It has been confirmed to be the plague, and the situation is not too bad. However, since it has happened, there will not be just one case, so it is better to prepare early.
In addition, I have also prepared some preventive medicinal herbs, and I would like to trouble Lord Wang to deal with them.
However, the medicinal herbs I have are definitely not enough to supply the people in the entire county, so Lord Wang has to arrange for people to go to the surrounding towns to see if they can buy some.
For safety reasons, those who go shopping should drink two more bowls of medicine and try to avoid close contact with people from other towns."
Wang Yunmao felt so worried that his hair was about to fall out.
First there was the flood, and now there is the plague. Why is he so unlucky? He is about to be transferred, but if he doesn't handle it well, he may have to stay here for another three to five years.
It really makes me feel overwhelmed just thinking about it.
But now that things have come to this, there is no point in thinking too much. I still hope that this time I can be appreciated by the Fifth Prince, and that he will say a few good words for me and give me some support!
Soon, the entire Changshui County entered a tense yet calm state.
All citizens were forced to stay at home and not allowed to go out, and all those with symptoms and those who had close contact were placed separately.
Xiao Lingdang also recruited all the doctors in Changshui County to help, and everyone was busy for a while.
In just one day, the number of people with symptoms increased from one old Xu to thirty-eight.
There were even more people who had close contact with her, and Xiao Lingling was so busy that she had no time to rest.
The medicinal materials prepared earlier were starting to become insufficient.
Little Bell helplessly called the county magistrate, "Sir Wang, we're running low on herbs. Hasn't the person you sent out to buy them yesterday returned yet?"
Wang Yunmao also looked tired, with his eyes dark and blue.
“It’s not that I don’t want to buy, but the flood design covers a large area. Either there are no herbs, or they are ridiculously expensive. It is really difficult to buy a considerable amount of herbs with reliable quality!
I've already sent people to a farther place to buy them, but I'm afraid the round trip will take some time, so the earliest they can get them is around noon tomorrow."
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