"Observe it to see if anyone is infected, if not, you don't have to report it, if it appears, you can't do anything but report it."

This method seems selfish, but it is the safest way for the interests of the royal family.

"Aunt He, do you think this matter is behind my Wang family, or did someone do it on purpose?"

"Look at what you asked, I'm not an immortal." He Mei was in a relaxed mood, and after making a joke, she said with a smile: "If it just appears in the town, we can't be sure, but if it also appears among the victims in the county......" Speaking of this, He Mei's eyes were bright, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Then it is definitely artificial." ”

"Why?"

"If there are too many coincidences, it can only be artificial."

Wang Shihua nodded, and said to He Mei Zhengse: "Aunt He, I want to go to the town to have a look, you and Cuiyun are better to only be at home during this time and not go out." It is best to let people boil the utensils used for food and clothing, and soak them in light lime every day...... On the pretext of acting to defend against the plague, they were gagged......"

Speaking of this, he instructed the two dogs on the side: "You go and pass the order immediately, from today, within ten days, the whole Wang family will implement control, it is strictly forbidden to visit each other, cancel all gatherings, and the marriage and the like will be postponed for me, and the funeral must be simple...... All households of the whole clan should immediately paint lime powder, and no household should miss it, whether it is well water or streams, each village and village must be guarded by special personnel in turn...... It is the responsibility of each security officer. Tell them which village has a problem, I will never ask the reason, I will only take the head of the chief and the whole family to stand up. ”

"Head of the family, in what name do we issue these decrees?"

"Didn't we launch a lime powder brush operation last year during the disaster? At that time, it was to prevent the plague, and now, you tell them that the plague has been found in Hubei and Sichuan, and in order to prevent everyone from being infected, the Wang family once again practiced to defend against the plague for ten days...... All the doctors immediately went to the various important points to sit in the town, and checked every person who passed by, and the eighth master was in charge of the old division city...... By the way, then mobilize the whole people to supervise each other, but anyone who finds red sores on his body will be detained, and those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot...... Damn, if you can't beat Lao Tzu, you still have to trouble him. ”

Facing Wang Shihua's last muttering, Ergouzi didn't hear it clearly, and hurriedly asked, "Family master, what do you have the last order?" ”

"No, go ahead. Come over when you're done and take me around town. ”

Soon, Wang Shihua led more than a dozen men to the west gate of Lao Sicheng, and saw Jiang Shoucheng and Uncle Hu standing at the gate of the open city from a distance, asking a herald about something.

"Head of the house, did you order the door to be closed for ten days? It is said to be a drill for the whole clan to defend against the plague. ”

"Yes! Uncle Tiger, what's wrong? ”

"Family Master, is ten days too much?"

Jiang Shoucheng on the side also said: "Yes! The head of the family, this New Year has just passed, and seeing that the trade route is about to prosper again, isn't it ...... to practice for so long at this time?"

Wang Shihua thought about it and felt that they were both his henchmen, and if he didn't explain this matter to them, I was afraid that it would not only affect the strength of the defense, but even think that they didn't trust them afterwards.

Jumped off the horse and led them aside.

"Uncle Tiger, Shoucheng, there is leprosy in the town......"

"Huh~?"

"Ahh Uncle Tiger was furious and rewarded Jiang Shoucheng with a slap on the back of the head, and said in a low voice: "The head of the family revealed such important news to the two of us, because he trusted the two of us, look at your fuss." ”

After speaking, his next sentence undoubtedly exposed the fear in his heart: "The head of the family, there is no mistake? ”

"Yang Guangming personally diagnosed the diagnosis."

"Is it contagious?"

"It's being investigated, and no one has been found to be infected, so I want to block the news in the name of epidemic prevention drills......" After thinking for a while, he said to Uncle Hu: "Uncle Hu, please be prepared, once you really find that many people are infected......" Wang Shihua smiled bitterly with a little hideous, and said: "Only your old man can help me carry this black cauldron." ”

Uncle Tiger's eyes sank, and there was a bit of iron and blood in his tone, and he said: "Don't worry, the head of the family, if you really get to that point, I'll do it to save others from being soft-hearted." ”

According to the past practice, if many people are really infected, that is a sign of the outbreak of the plague, and when the time comes, it is normal to slaughter the entire Longtang Town. And Wang Shihua's meaning is to let Uncle Tiger be this executioner. The deeper meaning is: After Uncle Tiger kills all the people in the town, in order to save Wang Shihua's reputation, he also has to commit suicide, which is the black pot. Because only Uncle Tiger has this prestige, his death can barely calm the dissatisfaction and anger of everyone - although everyone understands such behavior, but after all, it is not a death from illness, but a person who will be happy?

"Uncle Hu, I'll leave it to you here, I've sent a doctor here to check. Remember, you are not allowed to go out, and everyone, regardless of their status, must be checked...... Shoucheng, you come with me to the town to have a look. ”

"Don't worry, I know how to do it."

With Jiang Shoucheng and more than a dozen subordinates, he went to the town, and along the way, there were few pedestrians on the road, and the victims had already retreated to the mountains.

When I came to the east entrance of the town, I saw that Liu Minhua was taking five or six apprentices, all wearing white coats, masks and gloves, checking passers-by, and there were still twenty or thirty spearmen eyeing each other, with a posture of killing people once they were discovered, which frightened the merchants and customers.

"Uncle Liu, why are there only a few of you and the others?"

Liu Minhua pointed to the town and said with a smile: "They were all transferred to the town by Guangming to help." ”

Looking into the town, I saw a group of gunmen wearing white coats, wearing masks and gloves, and carrying guns, dragging lime powder in horse-drawn carts to distribute to each family, many people were painting the walls of their homes, some people without guns were throwing lime into the street, and some people were holding gongs, shouting Wang Shihua's orders along the street......

"The head of the family, just taking care of the town is not enough, there are thousands of victims on the mountain, if there is an outbreak among them, the Wang family will not be able to run either." Liu Minhua looked worriedly at the grass huts all over the mountains and said, "You have to think of a way quickly, you must evacuate these victims immediately." ”

Wang Shihua knew what he meant, thought for a while, and asked, "Shoucheng, where are the people who reviewed the victims here before?" ”

"According to your orders, they are all temporarily resting in the town office, waiting for your further orders."

"Uncle Liu is right, the victims here must be evacuated immediately. In this way, let the stewards continue their work, and then let Guangming send more doctors to help Uncle Liu and them, and everyone will take turns to rest...... The specific arrangements are up to Uncle Liu, and we must ensure that both the audit and the medical treatment are correct, and the qualified victims will be dispersed to various villages and villages overnight. ”

"Yes!" Jiang Shoucheng answered the call and was about to leave, but was stopped by Liu Minhua, who put on a simple protective suit before letting him go into the town to call someone.

"Shihua, you have worked hard in the past few years, and I see it in my eyes, uncle. This time, you will take advantage of this opportunity to have a good rest. ”

This is to ask Wang Shihua not to come out recently as an elder -- leprosy is really terrifying.

"Then there is Uncle Lao Liu." As he spoke, he leaned closer and whispered, "Uncle Liu, if there is anything abnormal, you must leave as soon as possible." ”

Everyone knows that once leprosy occurs, the most concise and effective preferred method is to kill the leprosy patient, and then seal the place completely, and let him fend for himself, that is, he is not allowed to come out. Therefore, Wang Shihua took a big risk by giving such an order, which made Uncle Liu a little moved.

"Master, I beg you something."

"Let Xiaobao and Xiaobao and his aunt live in Lao Sicheng."

"Uncle Liu, what about you and your aunt?" Lao Sicheng has strict management, the probability of being infected is the lowest, and the hope of survival is the greatest, which everyone knows. Wang Shihua also understood what Liu Minhua meant, and whispered: "Otherwise, you and your aunt will move to Lao Sicheng." ”

"Your aunt and I have lived most of our lives, and we can live a few years of peace and tranquility in the last days, and we are content." Uncle Liu smiled faintly and said lightly: "She and I have supported each other for so many years, and we are inseparable...... Okay, the head of the family, if you have your heart, Uncle Liu has received it, don't persuade it......" At the end, Uncle Liu said with seven points of pride and three points of ambition, and said with a smile: "My Liu family has practiced medicine for generations, and I still don't believe it, and if I don't want to fight this old life, I can't find a way to restrain it." ”

Wang Shihua hugged his fists and bowed deeply to Liu Minhua. immediately ordered the second dog to hurry up to pick up Uncle Liu, Xiaobao's mother and son, and went back to Lao Sicheng together.

At this time, the four gates of Lao Sicheng were closed, and the spearmen were like a forest, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw a subordinate running to hand the telegram to Wang Shihua.

The message of the telegram was simple: there was no such plague as leprosy in the county for the time being.

This made Wang Shihua breathe a sigh of relief. asked, "Isn't there any news from Liu Shaoxun?" ”

Seeing his subordinates shaking their heads, Wang Shihua pondered: Could it be that Liu Shaoxun is hesitating whether to give me the equipment of the Wang family, right?

"You go and send a telegram to Liu Shaoxun, and just say directly: If you help me get the equipment and medicines on the list, my Wang family may still be able to cooperate with them, otherwise, it is better that we will not meet in the future."

Sure enough, this time, Liu Shaoxun returned quickly.

Just when Wang Shihua came to Hemingxuan, took a sip of tea, and was about to discuss with He Mei and Uncle Jiang, a telegram came: he could get the equipment, but several of the medicines were extremely scarce and needed to be shipped from Japan.

"Isn't that? Do I need to ship it from Japan? I heard that Shanghai has everything, and it is occupied by them, and he wants to really help, a telegram. "This is the characteristic of Xiangxi people's personality: everyone is a friend, I absolutely believe you, I believe everything you say, but if there is a rift, then I'm sorry, I have to doubt what you say.

"Shihua, don't be angry~!" He Mei smiled: "If you have a advantage, you don't take advantage of it-bastard!" He can provide the equipment, so we will pretend to be confused. As for medicines, doesn't Pete have friends in Shanghai? Wouldn't it be better to ask his friends for help? In these years, I still don't believe that money can't do things! ”

Uncle Jiang on the side thought for a while and said, "The head of the family, if you just need medicine, perhaps, the housewife can help." ”

"She~?"

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