"Okay, then you can bring it to me yourself later." Ji Changying took it without hesitation.
The bearded man was itching to fight: "Master, how about I fight for us? If I win, we can get our things back!"
Tu Hai shook his head. "This is Prince Ping! He has power and influence, and he has connections. People in power like him only care about their feelings, not reason."
"We'll leave as soon as we get our share! We'll figure out how to salvage it along the way."
The bearded man reluctantly agreed.
Twenty percent of the silver seemed like a lot when it reached Ji's hands, at least nearly two thousand taels of silver. However, after everyone divided it up, there wasn't much left in each family's hands.
I don’t know if it was Zhonglizhou’s bad taste, but the food he distributed to Ji Shi happened to be the ones that Tu Hai and his men had been robbed.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Tu Hai looked at Ji Changying and the others, seeming to be hesitant to speak. Ji Fengshou had an expression that said 'Brother, I'm in a difficult situation', and neither of them spoke.
After Zhang Ziwei realized these people were the Liangzhou garrison, he excitedly donned his yamen uniform and stepped forward. "Prince! I'm a bailiff from Kyoto, escorting the Ji clan to exile in Liangzhou. Here are my official documents!"
The lieutenant general behind Zhong Lizhou stepped forward to take a look, his face immediately darkened, and he pulled Zhong Lizhou back a meter: "Surround them all!"
The members of the Gale Squad were packing up their things. When they heard the order, they immediately raised their weapons and surrounded them.
Ji Changying didn't expect that he was fine just now, but now he suddenly started to fight, so he immediately protected his family.
"What do you mean? You want to fight?"
Ji Changying looked at the lieutenant general with a bad look. If she really had to take action, she would kill him first!
"Prince? What...what does this mean?" Zhang Ziwei was worried.
Zhonglizhou looked at the lieutenant general: "Lieutenant General Yang, what happened?"
He believed that his men would not suddenly do this for no reason.
"They passed by Hengzhou and came from that side!" Lieutenant General Yang whispered.
"From Hengzhou?!" Zhonglizhou was surprised.
Brigadier General Yang nodded with a heavy face.
Zhonglizhou turned his head to look at them, and gestured with his hand for them to calm down:
"After the Hengzhou flood, refugees fled in all directions. Some of them fled to Liangzhou. We settled them outside the city just in case. As a result, many of them fell ill within three days."
"At first they just had diarrhea, fever and general weakness, then they started vomiting, incontinence, bloody diarrhea and headaches. Within two days they were gone."
"Some doctors believe it's most likely...an epidemic."
Everyone's expression changed when talking about the epidemic.
"Is that really true? Is there an epidemic in Liangzhou right now?!"
The patriarch looked incredulous.
They took extreme precautions along the way for fear of getting sick from drinking dirty water, and they didn't dare to have too much contact with the refugees. But now, the gates of hell are at the final destination!
"Everyone, we're not targeting you. Everyone is afraid of this. We can't contact you for now. We'll talk to you after we've made sure you're okay."
Lieutenant General Yang signaled his men to keep a close eye on them.
Xie Siheng stood up and walked to Ji's side.
No wonder I haven’t heard any news about Prince Duan or Prince Xuan recently. I guess my grandfather doesn’t have time to deal with them now.
"Also, the waterway from Guanzhou to Liangzhou is now blocked because the Fen River has frozen over and no boats can sail on it."
The people of the Ji family were ecstatic. Could they delay for a while before going to Liangzhou?
"But you're lucky to have met us! We can take you on a shortcut, and you can still reach Liangzhou within three days."
The smile on Ji's face disappeared. This was not good luck at all, it was clear that he had met a living devil!
The clan leader sobbed and cried, "If God wants us to die at three o'clock in the morning, we won't be able to stay until five o'clock. After all this time, it will take three days to reach Liangzhou!"
"I'm so scared! I don't want to die. Can I not go to Liangzhou?"
"What should we do? Will we still be able to survive in this plague den by then?"
Ji's people could no longer hold back and hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Lieutenant General Yang didn't expect that everyone started crying after he finished speaking, and he felt a little embarrassed.
Tu Hai asked solemnly, "What about Xizhou? How is Xizhou doing?"
Admiral Yang glanced at him and said politely, "A little better."
Tu Hai's heart sank. This "slightly" could probably be ignored, right?
Thinking of this, he led out his horse: "Let's go now!"
The bearded man looked around and said, "Sir, these goods of ours..."
"What kind of stuff! Go back now!"
If something happens to the old man, his huge fortune will fall into the hands of others. Compared with the two, this little bit of stuff is nothing!
"Brother Ji! When I have time in Liangzhou, I'll definitely find you to reminisce about the past!"
"Of course, of course. I'll be at your service anytime!" Ji Fengshou bowed.
Tu Hai waved his hand without hesitation and galloped on his horse.
Zhonglizhou waved his hands at his men and said, "Go, tell the people below to let us pass."
"yes!"
After hearing his order, the subordinate turned around and ran down to inform people.
Ji Changying lowered her head and was telling Mrs. Hu how to sew a "mask".
When she heard Zhonglizhou talk about diarrhea and other things, she suspected it was dysentery.
That disease was easy to treat before the end of the world, but now it has become a serious disease and is indeed contagious.
Ji Changying approached Mr. Huang and asked, "Have you ever seen the symptoms they just described?"
Huang Lao pondered, "I'll have to see the patient first to know. I can't tell now. But I've never seen someone die from diarrhea."
Ji Changying's heart sank: "Then we can only take precautions first."
Mr. Huang was very interested: "Do you know how to prevent this disease?"
"It's hard to say, but the only way it can be transmitted is through the air or through contact with the source of the disease. As long as you protect your mouth and nose and pay more attention to hygiene, it's better than doing nothing."
Huang Lao was thinking: "When evil spirits enter the body, should we protect our mouth and nose?"
"Besides being infected through contact with patients, it can also be spread through the air. The air can carry harmful qi, and don't we all breathe through our noses and mouths? Protecting our mouths and noses might help block some of this harmful qi."
Huang Lao spun around excitedly: "That makes sense! The analysis is very reasonable! Maybe we can give it a try!"
Ji Changying felt her scalp tingle as she watched him getting a little excited. "What I said might not be right. Even if you protect your mouth and nose, you could still get sick. Don't be impulsive."
"I know!" Old Huang excitedly got back into the carriage and started looking for something.
Ji Changying took a look at him and ignored him.
The team at the foot of the mountain sent someone to report: "Prince! All the bandits at the foot of the mountain have been controlled! There are more than 400 of them in total, and currently more than 100 are alive. They are specifically guarding this mine..."
Zhong Lizhou signaled his men to stop. "We just need to hand over the goods and kill the bandits. We won't care about anything else! No need to ask about other matters."
"Remember, our goal is to suppress bandits! We only suppress bandits."
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