By the time Xue Chenghe set off, it was already five days later.

Now Du Rongzhi's health has gradually improved, and the epidemic in the county has been fully contained - not only the number of deaths due to the epidemic has been greatly reduced, but the number of new infections with the plague has also been greatly reduced under the rapid and effective prevention and control.

At the same time, for those who were not sick, Song Zixun adopted the method of cash-for-work, allowing young men to repair bridges and roads and build canals, while the old and weak women and children were responsible for weaving sacks for building canals.

Throughout the settlement, almost everyone in the settlement, except for the sick who are still recuperating, has something to do, and food is distributed to the victims in the form of remuneration according to the amount of work they do each day.

In this way, on the one hand, it avoids the hidden danger of homeless people being idle and fighting and causing trouble, and greatly reduces the difficulty of management and the pressure of public security; On the other hand, it also made the construction of roads and water conservancy facilities, which were originally full of complaints about labor, be driven by sufficient labor - rich families and merchants only needed to provide a certain amount of money or equivalent grain to be exempted from labor.

In this way, no matter how turbulent and turbulent it was outside, the entire Shanyin County gradually returned to its former tranquility and calm.

It's time for Xue Chenghe to set off.

Before leaving, he checked Du Rongzhi's pulse for the last time, and said, "There is nothing hindering your body now, but you still need to be well raised...... I have already prescribed a new prescription, you can take it for another month, and you can also take care of the deficiency in the disease. ”

Du Rongzhi nodded, opened her mouth to speak, and stopped.

Xue Chenghe looked at her, "Ah Zhi, I know what you want to ask." ”

Du Rongzhi looked up at him.

Xue Chenghe said, "You are recovering from a serious illness, and now is not the time to think about this. ”

Du Rongzhi pursed her lips and said softly, "I understand...... I just wonder if I still have a chance to ......."

"Naturally, there are opportunities." Xue Chenghe said softly, "I also said that your body should be conditioned for a few years before making plans. Now—" he paused, "it's a little harder than the others, but it's not impossible." ”

"Is what my cousin said true?" Du Rongzhi's eyes lit up, but before the light could illuminate her little face, it dimmed, "Didn't my cousin say this on purpose to make me happy?" ”

In the past few years, she has also seen a lot of doctors, taken a lot of medicines, and is full of hope every time, but in the end it is just a failure.

Her voice was low, "Cousin, I just want to hear the truth. She took a deep breath, looked up and smiled at Xue Chenghe, "If I really can't...... Please tell me the truth. I've been planning for a long time. ”

Xue Chenghe looked at her, "I didn't lie to you, but I also can't give you a clear answer." He said seriously, "Ah Zhi, the matter of the heir is about fate, and when fate comes, it will naturally come...... If you're too anxious, you'll get half the effort. ”

"The most important thing for you now is to take care of yourself. In fact, your body is so weak, in addition to the reason back then, it also has a lot to do with your own thinking too much and not knowing how to maintain it. Xue Chenghe said solemnly, "Sad lungs, sad spleen, you don't have a good body, how can you talk about giving birth to heirs?" ”

Du Rongzhi lowered her eyes and was silent.

"I understand what you're worried about...... To tell you the truth, before I met you, I had heard my aunt and mother mention the same concerns as you on several occasions. "Hanlian literature

"But now—after all the life and death you've shared with him, are you still worried?"

Du Rongzhi shook her head, "I understand what you mean...... I also believe that even if I never had a son, he would always treat me. She smiled tearfully, "It's me, and I want to have children for him again." ”

She wanted to share the joy of the new life with him, and she wanted him to no longer have to be caught between the elders and her, and she wanted to ...... Let him belong to her alone forever and ever!

Especially after all this, she felt more and more that even if she gave him to others, her heart was like a knife.

But she herself is like this.

"Then you have to take good care of yourself." Xue Chenghe said seriously, "I have also seen many precedents that husband and wife have been begging for children for many years but can't, but finally let go of their obsessions, but the children came by themselves...... Don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's best to go with the flow. He paused and said in a low voice, "As for the others, other things, as long as he doesn't take it to heart...... Why should you suffer yourselves? ”

Xue Chenghe has lived here for so many days, and it is not that he has never heard of Aunt You. It's just that as an outsider, he can't give more advice - as a wife, Du Rongzhi longs to be a couple with her beloved for the rest of her life, which is human nature; But on the other hand, the elders of the Song family expect Song Zixun, who is the eldest son, to spread out as soon as possible and reproduce heirs for the family, which is also blameless.

Du Rongzhi was silent for a while, "I know......" she smiled bitterly, "Maybe it's because of my illness that makes me too attached to him...... I can't help but be a little greedy again. ”

Xue Chenghe sighed, "For things that can't be changed, you have to look at some things yourself...... This is the way to maintain health. ”

Du Rongzhi nodded, "What my cousin said is ......" she cheered up, "I will take good care of myself in the future." My cousin too, the road ahead is difficult, my cousin must take care of himself......"

Xue Chenghe smiled and nodded, "I'm going to be a big hero who hangs the pot to help the world, how can I let myself have something?" You can rest assured! ”

The brother and sister were talking here, and Song Zixun, who had been invited out by the housekeeper for a while, walked in from outside, "Everything is ready......" Seeing that Du Rongzhi's eyes were slightly red, Song Zixun still thought that she was worried that Xue Chenghe's trip would be dangerous, so she said with a smile, "I sent a team of people to escort my cousin all the way...... You don't have to worry. ”

Du Rongzhi smiled slightly, lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Song Zixun saw that the atmosphere was somewhat solemn, and couldn't help but smile and ease, "If my cousin sees Guan'er in Yunyang, remember to help us tell her that when the situation outside stabilizes, her mother and I will take her back." ”

Xue Chenghe smiled and nodded, "I must bring it." ”

Du Rongzhi took a deep breath and smiled brightly at Xue Chenghe, "I also wish my cousin all the best for this trip and completely eliminate the epidemic as soon as possible." ”

Xue Chenghe said solemnly, "You should do your best." ”

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At this time, the Du family, who was far away in the capital, was a gloomy fog.

Now that the news of the plague in the south has gradually spread in the capital, as soon as Du Rongzhi's letter to Xue Chenghe asking for help from the epidemic arrived in the capital, Mrs. Xue rushed to find Mrs. Du, who fainted on the spot in shock.