Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Great Plague in Caozhou (I)
Almost overnight, more than a dozen people fell.
On the night of the second day after the end of the war, a once-forgotten epidemic once again swept through the devastated Dongqiu County.
The illness of several people in the past made Yun Xiang and others faintly worried, but this time the epidemic is menacing, Rao is they have some preparations, or they are shocked by this sudden epidemic.
"Now we can only settle the sick people alone, although the medicine you brought back is timely, but once the cold and fever disease occurs, it can cure 12 out of 10." Shang Ying said with a gloomy face.
At the beginning of the month, her head slowly drooped, and the cold and fever were almost incurable, she didn't know it.
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the house, as if some villagers were making trouble. Shang Ying frowned and said, "You have a good rest, I'll go out and have a look." Yu Bi hurriedly got up and wanted to leave, but found that his sleeve was being pulled.
"I have to get out." His eyes were blazing, and he looked at Shang Ying intently, "You are a military officer, and you have no right to interfere in civil affairs." There is no county order in Dongqiu County, and I am the one in charge of the current situation. She said.
Shang Ying pursed his lips, looked at her faintly, and said hello heavily only after half a sound.
When the two of them went out of the house, they saw that the lights outside the house were bright, and the villagers were pale, holding torches, and surrounded the gate of the county government again and again.
The leader is Lu Dayong, followed by a few small young men. Third Uncle Wen stood by the door and stared at them with a solemn expression.
"What's going on?" Shang Ying glanced at it and asked.
"They want to open the gates." Wei Yuan on the side bowed his head and said, Third Uncle Wen twisted his gray eyebrows tightly, but did not react.
Hearing this, Shang Ying looked at Lu Dayong, "Once there is a big epidemic, the city gate must be sealed to prevent the spread of the epidemic." He said coldly.
As soon as Lu Dayongfu saw Shang Ying, his head unconsciously turned away, and he didn't dare to look at him directly. Hearing him say this, he was even more silent. The young man on the side was anxious, and stabbed Lu Dayong with his elbow, "Brother Dayong, you can say something!" ”
"The second girl is dead." Half-loud, Lu Dayong said in a sullen voice.
At the beginning of the month, I was stunned.
"What does this have to do with opening the gates?" Shang Ying tilted his head slightly and asked sideways.
Lu Dayong was silent, and the guy behind him glared at him, as if he hated iron but not steel. "The second girl is dead, and the doctor must not be able to cure this disease. If we don't send them out, we'll all get sick and die. Finally, the young man spoke to himself.
"Do you mean to drive the sick villagers out of the city?" Shang Ying squinted coldly. "What's the difference between you and Cao Ji'an?" He sarcastically said.
The villagers' faces suddenly stiffened, and then someone shouted: "You noble, if you want to stay here and wait for death, just wait, don't drive them out of the city, let's go out ourselves!" ”
"Nope." At the beginning of the month, he said in a deep voice, "If the people who go out of the city do not get sick, they will spread the epidemic when they go to other villages and counties, and the situation will be even worse." ”
"If you don't drive them out of the city, and don't let us out of the city, anyway, you dog officials will always only plan for yourself!" Some people were already annoyed and angry, and there was a lot of noise in front of the county government.
At this time, Third Uncle Wen persuaded with a blushing face, trying to calm down the villagers, but unfortunately with little success.
"You old traitor, you must have received some benefits from the dog officer!" With a scolding, I don't know who was angry, picked up a stone and threw it at the third uncle, and suddenly a blood hole was smashed out of his forehead.
"Third uncle!" At the beginning of the month, there was an exclamation.
Shang Ying's face sank, and he turned around and slammed his palm on the gate of the county government. With a bang, the vermilion gate exploded, and the villagers were so frightened that they didn't dare to squeak.
Third Uncle Wen held his forehead, waved his hand towards the moon and said, "It's not in the way." Looking up at the villagers who were silent at the moment, he continued to speak: "If Lord Hang only thinks about themselves, then have you all forgotten the siege of Zhangtai two days ago?!" Who is it who keeps a sleepless guard on the city? Who is the day and night to transfer reinforcements from Pushan! ”
The villagers were afraid of Shang Ying's authority and did not dare to say much, and finally one of them mustered up the courage to say: "This ...... These are two different things......"
The third uncle was angry for a while.
At the beginning of the month, he swept them around, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "The city gate cannot be opened." Again, she continued: "There is food and medicine in the city, but you still stay in the city, as for the sick villagers...... I'm going to build a new thatched village outside the city to house them, so it's okay, right? ”
Behind the beginning of the month, Shang Ying was half-leaning against the wall with his chest crossed, staring at the troublesome villagers, **naked threat.
The villagers looked at each other a few times, and said no more, since the imperial history said so, there is no point in them making trouble, if they really go out of the city, maybe they may starve to death. Under the beginning of Lu Dayong, it gradually dispersed.
When he came back, Wei Yuan on the side had already taken Uncle Wen into the mansion to bandage him.
At the beginning of the month, he glanced up at Shang Ying, lowered his eyes and said, "I'll go see Yunxiang." ”
Sang-young nodded and let her go.
When I arrived at the side house, I didn't see Yunxiang, but the second girl knelt beside her mother's coffin, quietly burning paper money, her eyes were red, and she suddenly suffocated at the beginning of the month, her chest seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't breathe.
"Miss Hang?! What happened to you? Ying'er saw a bluff and hurriedly stepped forward to support her.
Clenching Ying'er's sleeves tightly, she tried to stabilize her figure at the beginning of the month.
"I didn't ...... It's okay. After a long time, she lowered her head and whispered, her face hidden in the shadows, and she could not see joy and anger. Ying'er didn't notice anything wrong, and nodded to indicate that it was okay.
"Where's your young lady?" She asked lightly.
"Miss...... Miss, she went out into the courtyard. After a little hesitation, Ying'er replied timidly.
At the beginning of the month, she didn't stay long and went to the backyard again, and Ying'er naturally didn't notice that she didn't look up at the second girl on the side again.
Bypass the promenade and soon arrive at the backyard of the prefectural government.
On a summer night, the moon is in the sky, the breeze is blowing, and the cries of the weaver and the sound of knowing are intertwined one after another, like a quiet night with nothing to do.
Yun Xiang sat in an octagonal pavilion in the courtyard, with a jar of wine and a pottery bowl on the stone table. The first day of the month was stiff, and it tasted a strong smell of wine just recently.
"Yunxiang?" She frowned and called softly.
Yun Xiang turned his back to her and did not respond. After thinking for a moment, she walked around to Yun Xiang and was shocked. I saw Yun Xiang hanging his eyes, his face was red, and he was full of tears.
"Yunxiang?" She whispered again.
Yun Xiang slowly looked up at the beginning of the month, "the beginning of the month......" she said with a sad face: "I want to shepherd...... Want to see him...... I want to see him right away......" said and threw herself into the arms of the moon and cried.
"I'm so useless...... Still not saved...... Mother...... It's all Xiang'er's fault......" (to be continued.) )