In other words, she was right.
Those refugees were all infected with some kind of disease.
This requires even more caution.
Tian Guoguo quietly tugged at her grandmother, signaling her to squat down and listen to her.
The old lady was very cooperative.
Tian Guoguo whispered to her grandmother about the possibility that the soldiers might be infected, and asked her grandmother to tell the family to stay away from the soldiers.
The old lady, of course, believed her granddaughter and immediately went to tell her family upon hearing this.
Tian Guoguo also talked to Qian Bao and Xie Shuyan.
Xie Shuyan quickly responded.
At the same time, he also talked to his parents and brothers.
Without a doubt, Xie Daniu didn't believe it!
Not only did he not believe it, but the next day he also instigated the officers and soldiers to gamble in the county town.
They have now reached the outskirts of the nearest county town.
The officer vomited last night but has no other symptoms, except that he is a little weak.
He didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a problem with his stomach and intestines that would get better in a while, so he went with Xie Daniu.
But just as they reached the city gate, the officer in charge suddenly fainted.
This terrified Xie Daniu.
They quickly carried the officer on their backs into the city to see a doctor, but were stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.
The words of the soldiers guarding the city terrified Xie Daniu so much that he trembled all over.
"This person is clearly infected with the plague, yet you still insist on entering the city. Do you intend to spread the plague to the city's residents?"
"Get the hell out of here right now, or I'll chop you up!"
Upon hearing about the epidemic, Xie Daniu's hand, which was holding the officer in charge, immediately went limp, and he threw the officer to the ground.
Upon seeing this, the guards immediately drew their broadswords.
The sharp broadsword gleamed coldly. Xie Daniu was so frightened that he tried to run away, but the soldiers guarding the city demanded that he take the soldiers' heads with him, or they would kill him.
What can Xie Daniu do?
He had no choice but to grit his teeth and carry the officer back. When he finally made it back to the resting place, he immediately threw the man down.
This angered the other officers and soldiers.
Some soldiers also drew their broadswords and shouted angrily, "How dare you knock down our boss? You're tired of living!"
Xie Daniu isn't tired of living, is he?
He's clearly afraid of dying!
He quickly explained to the officers and soldiers, "This, this officer, he has contracted a plague, the kind that can kill people!"
The second half of the sentence seemed to be an explanation he made specifically for the officers and soldiers, in case they didn't understand.
But how could the officers and soldiers not understand?
They not only understood immediately when Xie Daniu mentioned the epidemic, but they even quickly took a few steps back.
Xie Daniu also withdrew!
He was retreating and almost ran towards Ding Zhaodi's resting place, but Ding Zhaodi chased him away with a wooden stick.
"Don't come any closer! The plague is contagious. What if you get the plague from that official? You'll pass it on to the children!"
Xie Daniu was already scared, and hearing her say that made him even more frightened.
Although Xie Daniu was cowardly when his wife encountered problems, he still cared a lot about his two sons.
They actually obeyed and didn't dare to get close to them.
The Tian family was also nervous.
Although they didn't know how Xie Daniu knew that the officers and soldiers had contracted the epidemic, Guoguo had warned everyone beforehand.
Then the epidemic must be inevitable. Everyone knows that epidemics are contagious, and the old lady immediately began to worry about her family.
Tian Guoguo was also worried.
The rest of the Tian family members are all fine, but Tian Yihong is in danger.
Tian Yihong had woken up a few days ago, but due to the daily arduous journey, his body is now very weak.
This condition is very easy to contract.
Even with a mask on, it's difficult to avoid.
Just as Tian Guoguo had predicted. Because the officers and soldiers in charge had contracted the epidemic, the other officers and soldiers did not know what to do, so they rested in place for a day.
Throughout the day, everyone carefully observed the refugees around them. Many of them had high fevers, were vomiting, and some had even fainted.
This caused panic among the officers and soldiers.
Moreover, two more soldiers fell down in the evening.
The other officers and soldiers didn't care whether the masks from the Tian family were poisonous; they rushed over and wanted to ask Tian Guoguo for a mask.
But they had just said it.
Tian Yihong, who was on the donkey cart next to him, also started vomiting.
Tian Yihong not only vomited, but also suffered a bout of asthma and fell off the donkey cart.
There was some cornmeal on the donkey cart.
The old lady was afraid that the Xie family and the soldiers would discover that their cart had no food but they were eating every day, which aroused their suspicion...
When Tian Yihong fell, he spilled cornmeal.
Although the surrounding refugees were all weak from illness, their animalistic instincts were instantly aroused when they saw food.
They didn't even care about feeling unwell and immediately rushed over to grab the food.
Upon seeing this, Tian Laosan and his brothers were about to resist.
Tian Guoguo hurriedly shouted, "Quick, back up!"
Compared to the small amount of food, Tian Guoguo was more afraid of her family getting infected.
The old lady reacted quickly and immediately shouted to Tian Laosan and his brothers, "Don't protect the grain, get away from them quickly."
The brothers, including Tian Laosan, were used to obeying their mother's orders, and upon hearing this, they all instinctively backed away.
The refugees, however, were taking advantage of the situation.
Seeing the Tian family retreat, they not only coveted the Tian family's grain, but also their donkeys!
"Take this donkey back with you; it'll feed us for several days!"
Someone shouted, and everyone else came to untie the donkey's rope.
This broke the old lady's heart.
They found this donkey when they were fleeing famine last time, and it has been living with them for more than half a year now.
They did put in the effort!
How could the old lady bear to see it eaten? Besides, if the donkey were eaten, Yihong would have to walk with the others, and his body simply couldn't handle the long journey.
She wanted Tian Laosan to go and snatch the donkey back.
But a crazed refugee is like a wild beast; you can't just hit him a few times and then stop.
unless…
Qian Bao ran quickly to the soldiers, grabbed the knives from their waists, and returned to scare the refugees. "Stop right there, or my knives won't have eyes!"
The refugees were momentarily blinded by the gleaming broadswords.
But it was just a fleeting glimpse.
They didn't take Qian Bao's words seriously at all!
Qian Bao was not a man of good temper. He immediately ordered his henchmen to carry their leader back, for he was about to be stained with blood again today.
The younger brother immediately agreed, picked up Tian Guoguo, and shouted to the Tian family to back away.
Qian Bao decisively slit the throats of the refugees who were clamoring to steal the donkey.
He really killed someone!
The other refugees who were untying the donkey's rope were eventually frightened.
They no longer dared to steal the donkey; they grabbed the cornmeal in front of them and ran!
Seeing them run away, Qian Bao shouted to his men to quickly tidy up the donkey cart, as they needed to find another place to rest! The murdered refugee had also contracted the plague, and Qian Bao feared that although he was dead, the virus on his body could still be contagious.
Tian Guoguo had the same idea.
She didn't care about anything else; she first asked her father to carry her second brother away so she could give him acupuncture.
While giving Tian Yihong acupuncture, Tian Guoguo also took his pulse.
Tian Yihong has been confirmed to have contracted the disease.
Moreover, this epidemic was extremely dangerous; Tian Guoguo had never seen anything like it in modern times.
The medicine in her space was useless for the time being.
This made her a little anxious.
However, as a doctor, she knew very well that being "anxious" would not solve the problem, so she took Tian Yihong's pulse again and thought of ways to temporarily alleviate the situation.
Perhaps due to his weak constitution, Tian Yihong's illness flared up very quickly.
High fever, vomiting, shortness of breath, and diarrhea…
Every situation is critical.
According to his pulse, Tian Guoguo found the corresponding antipyretic medicine in her space and gave it to him. She also used silver needles to help him breathe as easily as possible.
By evening, Tian Yihong's high fever had finally subsided somewhat.
The high fever has subsided, and the vomiting symptoms have also improved considerably.
The Tian family members were all on tenterhooks, but when they saw Tian Yihong's fever subside, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
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