Chapter 65 Gu Xixi, Your Man Is Looking for You
There was no firewood on the ground, the water tank was empty, and there was no firewood, rice, oil or salt anywhere.
Gu Xixi quickly gave up the idea of cooking for herself.
Xiaohua gently grabbed her and motioned for her to continue following him.
Gu Xixi followed Xiaohua around the earthen stove in confusion, and suddenly found five mice lying neatly on the ground.
The rats were all fat, their throats had been bitten off, and their bodies were basically intact and clean.
Xiaohua sat down with her legs together, raised her head and meowed.
Gu Xixi actually understood, "You want to treat me to a meal?"
Xiaohua called out again, looking even more proud.
Gu Xixi was very touched, but could only refuse with difficulty, "I'm sorry, I may not be used to this. Thank you for your kindness."
If we are stuck here for too long and have no food to eat, then we can only...
Gu Xixi looked at the dead mouse again.
Maybe it was because she was hungry that such a terrible thought popped into her mind!
As she looked, Gu Xixi's gaze gradually moved and was attracted by a weed growing under the wooden pillar.
She quickly ran over, bypassing the mice on the ground, and squatted down to take a closer look.
There was no doubt about it; it was from the same family as corn, or rather, it was a kind of wild corn grass that she had never seen before!
If we could bring it back and cross it with the widely grown corn varieties in the area...
The ecstasy of the new discovery made Gu Xixi briefly forget that she was in Stone Village and her life was in danger.
"Miss Gu! Miss Gu~~!"
The voice was far away, and Gu Xixi didn't hear it at first, until her name was called out:
“Gu Xixi! Gu Xixi!!!”
Gu Xixi suddenly came to her senses and stood up. Isn't this Madam Zhao's voice?
She picked up a few chipped bowls, jars, and broken bottles and placed them in a circle around the corn grass as a protective shield.
Then he walked out and responded to Madam Zhao, "I'm here. Is there anything wrong down there?"
Before he finished speaking, Madam Zhao came up by herself and appeared in front of Gu Xixi.
"Your man is here to look for you. He's just outside the village entrance."
Gu Xixi was a little dumbfounded, "My man?"
"Why is he here? Did he say anything?"
Although this was not true, the first person that came to her mind was Mu Nanzhao.
Mrs. Zhao, carrying a straw basket, said, "Old Zhao went to the entrance of the village and heard your husband tell the yamen runners guarding the checkpoint that his wife's name is Gu Xixi, and she is not from Shitou Village, but she was trapped there last night."
"He was really worried, and just wanted to see his wife through the fence and have a few words. If his wife needed anything, he could go home and get it and pass it in."
Madam Zhao glanced at Gu Xixi and said with a teasing smile, "Because your man is so handsome, I can see him from a distance without having to walk to the entrance of the village."
"The most rare thing is that he is not only good-looking, but also so considerate."
Gu Xixi's mouth twitched. Mu Nanzhao is really good at acting, my lady? !
When she imagined that scene, she got goosebumps all over her body.
Gu Xixi was unable to explain the truth and could only respond with dry laughs and “hmm, ah”.
Mrs. Zhao was almost at the door when Gu Xixi remembered to stop her, "You'd better not go in."
"My uncle has to come into direct contact with the patients."
"To be on the safe side, let's keep some distance when we talk."
Madam Zhao was cooperative.
She placed the basket on the windowsill and said, "Okay, I'll go down first."
"When you're full, go see him. He's worried about you. Don't keep him waiting."
Seeing Madam Zhao walking away, Gu Xixi felt relieved.
The old doctor had woken up. When Gu Xixi opened the lunch basket and saw the food, she felt mixed emotions.
The consommé chicken that we didn't eat last night was boiled again along with the chicken soup, steaming hot.
A plate of green pickled vegetables and a few steamed buns made of sorghum and wheat flour.
This is probably the best meal that Stone Village can serve right now.
The old doctor sighed and picked up his chopsticks, "Eat."
As Ms. Zhao said just now, it has been confirmed that the Qingtian County Government is responsible for sealing off the village.
The local garrison has not been deployed yet, which is probably the only good news at the moment.
The old doctor had to go negotiate with the people in the yamen, and Gu Xixi had to see Mu Nanzhao, so the two of them happened to go together.
A spiked fence was set up at the entrance to the village.
Five yamen runners were sitting or standing outside, and some of them were chatting in low voices from time to time.
The atmosphere seemed relaxed, but in fact each of them had a knife hanging around their waist.
Mu Nanzhao smiled and bowed to a yamen runner beside him, pointing at Gu Xixi and said, "This is my wife."
The yamen runner glanced at Gu Xixi, shook his head and walked away with a sigh, "It's pitiful that the young couple hasn't had time to get married yet. Just say whatever you want to say, but don't stay too long. It's not a good place to stay for long!"
The yamen runners actually took the initiative to make room for them to talk. Gu Xixi looked at Mu Nanzhao suspiciously.
"What did you tell anyone?"
The smile on Mu Nanzhao's face had disappeared. "It doesn't matter."
"Gu Xixi, are you aware of your current situation?"
"Now that rats are destroying fields and eating up crops, it is no longer a major concern for the court."
He stared into Gu Xixi's eyes and said in a low voice, "What makes them nervous is the plague!"
Gu Xixi glanced at the yamen runner who was talking to the old doctor.
"Well, I knew about the village closure last night."
Mu Nanzhao said angrily, "What do you know? You still don't know!"
"Now if there is any mistake, or someone makes a decision in a hurry."
"You may be buried with this village at any time."
Gu Xixi lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Just when Mu Nanzhao thought that he had spoken too harshly and scared her into tears.
Gu Xixi suddenly raised her eyes and looked directly at him, "But I'm already here."
"There is no regret medicine in the world."
"Since I decided to come here with Master, I have thought about the worst possible consequences. I will take responsibility for myself."
Mu Nanzhao stared in astonishment, then sneered in anger, "Gu Xixi, you have always been very opinionated, I shouldn't have made this trip!"
Gu Xixi said seriously, "There is only one plague patient in the village so far. Master gave him medicine and acupuncture, and it has shown initial results. His whole family has been isolated, and the village has been disinfected several times."
"Master said that if we use the medicine for another day, we will know by tomorrow morning at the latest whether it is effective against this epidemic."
Mu Nanzhao looked back, "You want me to delay time?"
Gu Xixi said, "I know you have a way."
Mu Nanzhao said, "Even if you don't tell me, I'm going to find this person."
He glanced at her coldly, "Gu Xixi, if you dare to die here and cause me to be sent back to the exile camp, you will never be able to die in peace."
Gu Xixi watched him go away and said, "If no one gets sick today or tomorrow, we will be much safer in here. Don't worry too much!"
She deliberately spoke loudly so that the guards could hear her.
After the old doctor introduced himself as someone who could cure the plague, the yamen runners finally whispered a few words to each other.
One of them said to the old doctor, "I will convey your words to the county magistrate today."
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