Chapter 159: Plague Outbreak
On the morning of the third day, that is, the day when he was scheduled to go back, Jiangxi had packed up his things, and Lianzi was also full of joy, deceiving him to go back to see Daddy and Auntie early.
It was already time to set off, Jiang Xi had already got into the carriage, and Song San and the others had also got on the horse, and at this moment, someone suddenly came to report.
"My lord, it's not good, there was a large-scale plague outbreak in the next county, and many people died, and the county order has been holding the news, and it only leaked out this morning."
Master Song's face changed immediately, and he quickly said, "Quick, take me to have a look!" ”
Song San rode his horse, circled around Jiangxi twice, and finally stopped next to the carriage.
"It seems that we can't go back today, there is a plague over there, my father has passed, and I can't stay here. Jiangxi, we already have a cure for the plague this time, and it is a dangerous place over there, you must not go with us, you wait at the county office for two days, and then I will send someone to send you back. ”
Now, there is a plague in the county seat downstream, of course, it is important to focus on that side, and it is impossible for people to escort Jiangxi back. If it was just the two of them, he would be a little worried.
"Take me with you, let Lianzi stay here. The plague is easy to poop, and the medicine that works here may not be suitable for that side, so I'll have to go over and talk about it. ”
"This ......" Song San hesitated, but he was not a person who dragged mud and water, and nodded after a while: "Okay, in this way, you get on my horse, and we will hurry up." ”
"Hmm!"
At this time, I no longer care about the defense of men and women, Lord Song has already walked a distance over there, and if I delay it any longer, I am afraid that I will not even be able to see their shadows at that time.
Jiang Xi got out of the carriage, grabbed Song San's arm, and turned over on the horse.
"Drive!"
With a loud shout, the horse galloped quickly ahead.
Here, Li Xianling's face changed suddenly, and his forehead was already covered with dense sweat.
Before, he was still thinking that the disaster situation here was properly controlled, and the disaster relief food and salary were about to come down, and the county town had survived the crisis, and it was impossible to blame him again.
Now, there was a plague in the county downstream, and it suddenly occurred to him that it must have something to do with his side. I don't know if it's the water or the fish. However, he clearly wrote handwritten letters to the county commanders of several counties downstream, so why didn't they pay attention to it.
Lotus Seed got out of the carriage with no joy on her face. The girl left her alone, and did not know how long it would take to return home. In this county office, she is really uncomfortable to stay.
It's very uncomfortable, I don't know how to learn horseback riding, pharmacology, etc., if I know this, I will definitely be able to follow the girl now and help her share a little.
Thinking of the outbreak of a large-scale plague over there, the girl didn't know what would happen when she went, and if something happened, how would she explain it when she went back. Not to mention that Mrs. and Daddy and Auntie are going to talk about her, she can't even pass this hurdle in her heart.
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When the people of Jiangxi and the Song family hurried to the Yangshui County below, the Yangshui County was already completely chaotic. The county magistrate stared at the letter on the table, and his eyes were about to burst into flames.
"Who received this letter, why didn't anyone come to tell this official!"
The officials below trembled and did not dare to speak, the county magistrate was notoriously bad-tempered, but if they said the slightest mistake, they would be hit with a lot of boards.
"Say! Not to mention, Lao Tzu will throw you all into prison! ”
After being imprisoned, someone finally spoke.
"My lord, this letter was received by the master three days ago, and he said that he would show it to the county magistrate immediately, and we don't know why it was still here."
"It must be that the master concealed it and didn't report it!" Immediately, someone said that they had taken all of themselves and the county order, and blamed all the blame on the master.
Three days ago, the local county magistrate suddenly looked frozen, he remembered that he was eating wine with a big businessman in the county town in Cuilan Courtyard that day, when the master did come to him with a letter, saying that it was written by Li County.
At that time, he was annoyed that his master was ignorant, so he actually came to disturb him to listen to the play and eat wine, and scolded the master back after a few scoldings.
The fist hit the table next to him, and the dead thing didn't tell him about such an important thing, if he knew, he wouldn't have looked at it.
When the county magistrate was thinking about this, he didn't realize that his "majesty" had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone was afraid that without his permission, where would the master dare to open and read the letter written to him by another county magistrate.
"Master, where did that dog go!" A large-scale plague broke out yesterday in the county, killing and wounding hundreds of people last night alone. He's been trying his best to suppress the news here, and he doesn't know if it's getting out.
But so many people died, even if he hid it and didn't report it, this layer of window paper would be pierced one day. In officialdom, he has also stayed for a year or two, and he is no longer a stunned young man.
The officials were once again collectively silent, not daring to speak.
"It's all dumb, where did the master go! Whoever speaks up first, I will keep him safe, and the others will go and get me ten boards later. ”
"Spare your life, my lord! We really don't know. We haven't seen Master this morning, but we met with you last night, and we really don't know. ”
"A bunch of rubbish!"
"My lord, I ...... I seem to know a little bit. In the crowd, one of the officials spoke resignedly.
"I know you don't say it yet!" The county commander glared at him coldly, and the official shrank in fright.
"My lord, my uncle is in the tofu business, and I followed him to get tofu this morning, as if I saw my master and he went out of the city."
"What!" This county order was admitted based on real talent and learning, and naturally it is not a straw bag. When I heard this, I was shocked, the old fox of the master had already left the city, and it seemed that this matter could not be hidden.
He glared at the yacha again, and pretended to be calm: "That old thing really slipped away early, and he is as timid as a mouse!" This day is falling, and there is also Lord Ben on top, what are you afraid of! You guys, go check on the plague again, and you'll report back to me later!" ”
"Yes!" The lower officials said in unison, still thinking in their hearts, although this county commander is not very good to people on weekdays, he is still a responsible person at a critical moment.
The magistrate came down from the hall and called his wife as soon as he returned to the courtyard.
"Pack your things, we have to get out of now!"
"Leave? Why! You are the county magistrate here, we live a life of fine clothes and food, why do you want to leave! ”
"You idiot, now that there is a plague outbreak here, the court will definitely find out. When the time comes, let alone the position of the county order, it is still a question whether our heads can be saved.
Hurry up, pack up, and before those nerds in front of us react, we must leave immediately! ”
"Is it really that serious?" His wife was also startled, and it wasn't for fun to lose her head.
The tone was even more severe, "When have I ever made a joke, hurry up and clean up!" ”
"But my dad hasn't gone back yet, so can't they wait?"
"They went over there, maybe they won't be back until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and then the people from the court will arrive, do you want to take all our lives? When we're out, just give him a letter and tell them to come out quickly. Don't be stunned, hurry up. ”
"Uh-oh." His wife hurried into the house to clean up, not seeing the sinister glint in his eyes.
It's ridiculous that this fool is still thinking about her father, and that's when his father-in-law went there to do business, and the plague broke out, and the news came last night that the man had died halfway there. He just hadn't told her that yet.
The people on the county government's side were all paid out by him, and even the girls were sent out to buy them. Only one girl was left by him, who was waiting in his room, only seventeen years old this year, and she was born with a good appearance, and she was accepted by him for less than two months.
After packing up their belongings, the three of them got into a carriage and headed out of the city.
This carriage, he used the abandoned one in the backyard, and he didn't dare to use the good one in the county office, for fear that it would be recognized by the county order guarding the city gate.
"Why did you bring this little slut with you!" When he got out of the city gates, his wife began to babble.
"What's wrong with bringing her, whisper to me, in case you attract someone, I'll let you have no good fruit to eat!"
His wife didn't dare to say anything, so she could only stare at the pretty girl and snort coldly.
The dilapidated carriage couldn't run fast, especially on the mountain road outside the city, the official road was now full of plague victims, and he didn't dare to go there at all, and he was even more afraid that he would be recognized by those officials from his county government.
The carriage had been running for about two hours, when suddenly there was a series of hurried horses' hooves in front of him, and the ears of the county magistrate suddenly stood up, and at the same time his heart tightened.
Could it be that the people of the imperial court came so soon?
He lifted the carriage curtain slightly, and saw a large number of people in front of him, the one led by him shocked his heart, but it was not the inspector in the provincial city.
A fast horse ran past him and stopped in front of the group.
"My lord, my subordinates have gone to the front to see, Nayangshui County is already full of mourning at this moment, and many people have died in the plague. On the other side of the official road, the corpses are about to be piled up. ”
"Damn! How does that Yangshui County county order do things! Go quickly, and bring him to me. ”
"Yes!"
The people on both sides just passed by, and the county magistrate in the car happened to hear this words, and immediately frightened his legs, his wife and the young girl had already panicked, thinking that they had escaped fortunately.
After walking past Lord Song and their team, the county magistrate was still in shock, quietly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and glanced behind him.
At the back of the group were a man and a woman, and they were on the same horse. The county magistrate didn't pay much attention to it, and was about to withdraw his eyes, when suddenly, his pupils shrank, and he looked at it intently again, with a look of shock in his eyes.
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