Infinite Disaster Survival

A few days ago, it rained heavily, flooding a lot of land, and even the nearby river was almost washed away by the flood. The residents of the county were afraid of the flood day and night. When they finally found out that it was a false alarm, they were relieved, but their bodies that had been soaked by the rain inevitably had headaches and fevers.

The clinics in the county town have been full every day in the past few days, and the medicines in stock are not enough.

It's not just the medicines that are lacking.

When the flood came, it was the nearby villagers who came to make a living at first, and later the victims from farther away came. As a result, the prices in the county town became higher and higher, and the refugees who came to escape caused trouble every now and then.

Seeing the disaster victims who were kneeling at the door of the clinic and begging for medicine, the apprentices in the clinic who were busy waving their hands to drive them away: "Don't kneel at the door. The county's medicinal materials are not enough. Our clinic must supply the people in the county first. If you continue to stay at the door and block the road, don't blame us for being rude."

Just after he finished speaking, the apprentice saw a carriage stop, hurried forward to greet, took the silver thrown from the carriage, and immediately smiled: "My noble sir, it's noisy in front, why don't you let the carriage follow me to the backyard, Doctor Sun is seeing patients in the back."

The disaster victims kneeling at the door were driven away because they had not left for a long time. They couldn't stop crying while holding their children, but they were unwilling to give up. They begged and asked the name of another clinic, and dragged their weak bodies to try.

However, before they could get to the next clinic, they ran into the yamen runners and were finally driven out of the city gate, and they couldn't even cry.

Just behind the victims, the carriage followed the apprentice through the guarded door and entered the backyard of the clinic. The patient in the carriage was helped down by the servant and looked at the quiet yard with satisfaction: "This backyard is still presentable. Who would want to go in if you dirty victims surrounded the door of your clinic? You should drive them away as soon as possible."

"People have been driven away. The county magistrate was afraid that the victims were infected with the epidemic, so he ordered the city gates to be closed. The victims who came in the past few days can only stay outside. I heard that those who came in before had to be driven out. I believe there will not be so many shameless victims without money in the future." The apprentice nodded and bowed.

The patient, who was quite impressive, was satisfied: "I heard that a group of disaster victims in the south rebelled, so we can't be too kind to the disaster victims. Although the court will send troops to suppress them sooner or later, if the disaster victims make trouble in our county, it will be a bit of trouble."

After chatting for a few words, the previous patient came out, and this patient was supported by the servant to Doctor Sun. Although Doctor Sun was not a good person, his medical skills were pretty good. He just felt that it was just an ordinary cold, but the more he diagnosed, the more he felt something was wrong. Before he could examine it carefully, two yamen runners entered the backyard.

"Doctor Sun, the county magistrate invites you." The yamen runners said "invite", but their tone was not polite at all.

The patient being treated by Doctor Sun did not dare to say much, and took back his hand and said, "Since the county magistrate asked Doctor Sun to come over, I will let the other doctors deal with it."

Doctor Sun came to the county magistrate's mansion under the guidance of the yamen runners, but when he saw the person, he found that the person who needed to be treated was a young stranger, and the county magistrate was sitting below this person.

It can be seen that this person has an extraordinary origin.

So, Doctor Sun became more cautious, and he explored from many places when treating, but he became flustered at the end of the treatment. The symptoms of this nobleman were somewhat similar to the patient he treated before. It seemed to be an ordinary cold, but there were many places that could not be matched.

Doctor Sun had a bad premonition in his heart, but no matter what he thought in his heart, he could not verify it now, let alone express his speculation in front of the nobleman.

In the end, he only prescribed medicine for common cold. When he left respectfully, he saw the kingfisher in the corridor, which was a little depressed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, sighed that the weather was too hot, and tried to pretend to be normal and returned to the clinic.

After returning to the clinic with a big man, Dr. Sun directly took the medical records of all the doctors in the clinic for nearly two days. After reading them all, he paid special attention to patients who seemed to have colds in the next two days, and asked people to inquire about the situation outside the city.

Two days were enough for Dr. Sun to increase the possibility of his guess, and even let Dr. Sun tell his wife to secretly pack up the gold and silver.

Unfortunately, he hadn't finished packing, because the prescription he prescribed failed to cure the patient, and Dr. Sun was taken to the county magistrate's mansion again by the yamen runners.

Wen Zheng and others who passed by the county town a few days ago had already walked a short distance and encountered a fork in the road leading to the county town on the way. However, they had not yet discussed whether to go there, but they met the disaster victims coming from the direction of the county town.

After asking, I found out that the county town had closed its gates. Without enough money to open the way, it was impossible to enter, and there was no porridge.

They didn't want to starve to death outside the city wall, so they had to embark on the road of escape again.

Giving half a fist-sized grain and wild vegetable ball as a reward, the group of people in Fengnan Village completely gave up the idea of ​​going to the county town, especially Wen Erye, who was the former Dianshi, said that the county magistrates he knew did not do much better. If there was anything better, it was the prefectural city of their Yangning Prefecture.

The county magistrates below all acted in this way. Wen Zheng did not have any hope for the so-called prefectural city, and even did not have any hope for the court of this strange dynasty.

But seeing the villagers' exhausted look, knowing that even if they went to Yangning Prefecture City, it would take at least fifteen days at their current speed, they could not refute it.

The villagers all needed to find a safe place to rest and replenish supplies. Yangning Prefecture City was the best choice.

After walking for another five days, the temperature seemed to have no desire to drop. Walking under the scorching sun would consume a lot of water. The bamboo tubes on the car were empty one by one, and the remaining water could not support them to the prefecture city.

There was no choice but to find water resources on the road. When he noticed that the water was consumed too much, Wen Zheng paid attention to the rivers and lakes he encountered on the road, but he thought that he was not far enough from the place where the flood occurred, and he could always find the bodies of animals and even people that polluted the river water.

The villagers who saw the third master shaking his head many times regretfully gave up the method of getting water from the river. They didn't say much, but there was a little anxiety in their eyes.

The water in the bamboo tube was filled by the villagers together. Most of the villagers knew how much they had drunk in these days. They were rejected every time. If the third master had a higher prestige as a doctor, everyone might not be so obedient.

In fact, the third master was also anxious in his heart. He couldn't sleep well at night, but he estimated how long the bamboo tube could last, so he was willing to listen to Wen Zheng twice. If it still didn't work, he would nod even if Wen Zheng didn't nod.

People who drink the river water may not get the disease, but in the current situation, they will probably die of thirst if they don't drink water for a day.

Stopping to rest on a flat ground at night, the third master wanted to ask Wen Zheng again, but he saw Wen Zheng tilted his ears as if he heard something, and then walked towards them: "Chief, third master, I heard the sound of water over there, there should be a river, I'll go over to see the situation."

After getting permission, Wen Zheng left the camp and found the stream along the sound. He found that there was no obvious pollution source within his sight. Just in case, he walked a little further upstream and downstream. After confirming that there was no problem, he relaxed and returned happily.

When the Third Master saw Wen Zheng coming back, he waved and called him to his side. Seeing that the other villagers didn't notice this place, he asked without hope: "How is it, is this river what you want?"

Wen Zheng smiled and bowed, saying: "Third Master, I need to trouble you to pick a few people to drive the ox cart with me to fetch water first."

"Really?" The Third Master couldn't help shouting out. Seeing that the villagers couldn't stand it, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Wen Zheng just found a river with drinking water. Who of you is willing to follow him to fetch water?"

Several people took the initiative to stand up. Finally, the Third Master asked Wen Zheng to choose by himself. Wen Zheng selected ten people who were still strong and nimble.

Before leaving, Wen Zheng found Yang the hunter who was left behind and asked him to pay more attention. As a hunter, Yang the hunter was the most sensitive person in the team after Wen Zheng.

The river was not far away, and they had to use bamboo tubes to carry water, so Wen Zheng's team brought a bullock cart. Not long after leaving the camp, someone asked: "Dashan, where is the river?"

"You asked after just a few steps."

After a while, he continued to ask: "We are not far away. Not only did we not see the water, we didn't even hear the sound of water. Didn't you hear the sound in the camp?"

"What do you mean?" A villager was not used to it.

Wen Zheng frowned: "Don't think about anything else, just think about the sounds around you, and try to identify what sound you heard."

"I seem to hear the sound of water, is it in that direction? Dashan, your method really works."

"Why can't I hear it?" The villagers who had been saying they couldn't hear it kept mumbling until they climbed over a low slope. Not only did the sound of water flow enter their ears, but even the river with bright lines under the moon appeared in front of them. The villagers couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, "What kind of ears are these..."

Although he was a little embarrassed because his suspicion just now was unreasonable, he was more happy after seeing the river, and the other villagers who had not doubted it were even more so. Wen Zheng couldn't stop running forward.

After running over, a villager scooped up the water and tried to put it into his mouth. Before he could put his hands into his mouth, Wen Zheng knocked down his hands. Wen Zheng's face was more serious than when he was suspected just now. He said sternly: "Raw water cannot be drunk. You can take this water back, but if you want to drink it, you have to boil it and let it cool before drinking."

The villagers had long been accustomed to the difference between raw water and cooked water under Wen Zheng's subtle influence. They just forgot it because they were too happy just now. Now they went to the ox cart and took the bamboo tubes to fill the water.

Wen Zheng and a total of eleven people took out their greatest enthusiasm and filled all the empty bamboo tubes on the cart. Then they drove the ox cart back. Before they arrived, they heard the villagers' happy voices and the fragrance of food. When they saw them, they rushed over with surprise.

Well, they rushed over not for them, but for the water they brought back.

However, these heroes who fetched water were not ignored for too long. Several smiling aunts pulled them to the flat stone and brought the prepared food to them. When Wen Zheng told the Third Master how to deal with the water, these people were holding their food and holding back their saliva. When Wen Zheng came over and served the food, they started to eat voraciously.

On weekdays, they ate dry food made of grains and wild vegetables, which had almost no water and was relatively durable, but also tasted bad and difficult to swallow. Wen Zheng had to drink water to eat.

But today they found a source of drinkable water. Even though the water had not been retrieved, the clan leaders and others trusted Wen Zheng very much. They also thought that the villagers had been tired for these days, and there were only ten days left to reach the capital, so they simply had a good meal today.

As soon as they told everyone, after suppressing unnecessary worries, the villagers were happy in their hearts. Several aunts who were good at cooking were selected by the whole village to show their skills today.

It is not good to be too ostentatious in the wild, and it is not suitable for food with strong taste. After discussing, several aunts set up iron pots, clay pots, etc. on the fire and cooked stewed rice. The rice was refined grain and they dared not put too much in it. The vegetables were dried before drying, and a little dried meat was put in it. After adding water, the bamboo pot lid was covered and roasted on the fire. In addition to stewing rice, two clay pots were found to put some wild vegetables to cook soup, and then a handful of coarse salt was sprinkled in it.

The stewing time of rice is long, but Wen Zheng and his team went out to get water for a long time. Before Wen Zheng and his team came back, the stewed rice was ready. The clan leader asked the elderly and children who couldn't stand the hunger to eat first. When the pot lid was opened, the fragrance became stronger.

As soon as Wen Zheng and his friends came back, the Third Master first instructed everyone to eat quickly according to Wen Zheng's reminder. The air-dried meat itself was a bit salty, and the fat from the very little fat made the rice and vegetables smell of meat. After tasting the stewed rice, the mouth that could only eat grains and wild vegetables every day felt like eating the most delicious food in the world. Not only did they finish it all, they even licked the bowl clean.

They simply washed it with water, then poured the water they had taken today into the pot and the pottery jar, and put it on the fire to continue cooking. There were many branches and dry grass scattered around, which had already lost moisture under the scorching sun and became good fuel.

Everyone sat far away from the flames. The weather was hot, and they didn't want to be roasted by the fire. Only when the water was boiled did they put out the fire in the heat and move the pot of boiling water to a safe place. After sleeping for a night, the temperature of the boiling water should be reduced to the level that can be put into the bamboo tube.