That's true, who would want to spend more time with people in this situation?
But someone opened the door; it was an elderly woman with white hair.
Wei Wangqing also walked over, but kept a certain distance.
"Grandpa, we've come to Jiangcheng to investigate the epidemic and help you. Could you please tell us more about this plague?"
The elderly person seemed to move a little slowly, but fortunately, communication was not a problem.
"Yes, may you come in?"
Wei Wangqing hesitated for a moment, but still decided to go in.
The two sides maintained a certain distance, and it was the old lady who suggested it: "I'm old and not afraid of death, but you are different. You are still young, and the people here still need you to save them."
Wei Wangqing thought the old man was a broad-minded and open-minded person.
“We’re not exactly rich here, but we’re doing alright. But the first ones to suffer were the second son of the Li family and the eldest daughter of the Wang family. Nobody knows what happened to them. They were perfectly fine at first, but then they started coughing up blood, and within two days they were gone. It was a tragedy of parents outliving their children. Both families were devastated.”
“If there were only two cases, that would be fine, but there are more and more. Fortunately, the people who came after lasted longer, unlike those two families who died so quickly. Even I…” As she spoke, she turned her head and coughed twice, and Wei Wangqing unconsciously held her breath.
"During this time, there were people who wanted to escape Jiangcheng, but the city lord sent troops to guard it early on, so not even an insect could crawl out."
Wei Wangqing frowned. This city lord didn't seem like someone with such foresight. "When did the city lord send troops to garrison the area?"
"This, I don't know either. I only know that when someone tried to escape, they saw guards at the city gate."
Wei Wangqing was somewhat alarmed. This was too early, as if... as if she had known all along that the plague would happen!
"Does the old man know where the original Wang and Li families were located?"
"They're all in this area. The Wang family is the first one two streets away, and the Li family is the second to last one on this street."
"Thank you for telling me, sir. This is just a small token of our appreciation, please accept it." Although money might not be of much use at this time, they had nothing else on them, so it was just a small token of their appreciation.
The old woman declined, saying, "These things are of no use to me! I live all alone, and I cherish every day I can. I don't need these material possessions. You should give them to those who need them!"
Wei Wangqing didn't ask any more questions, but still put the silver on the table and walked out.
As they reached the door, Wei Wangqing seemed to remember something and turned back to ask, "Are the Wang and Li families still alive?"
The old lady was taken aback, not expecting the man to ask such a question. “They all contracted the plague, but they are all still alive.”
Wei Wangqing walked out, but couldn't help frowning. The children from the Wang and Li families were among the first to be infected, and the most severely affected, dying within two days. How could their families have endured for so long? If the epidemic hadn't been so severe, it wouldn't have spread throughout the entire city.
"The Sixth Princess!" someone exclaimed.
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