Natural disasters in books: I stockpiled goods to escape famine in ancient times

Zhang Wu came back an hour later. As soon as he came back, Huang Ying threw herself at him and grabbed his collar tightly, which made him feel the other person's uneasiness at once.

Zhang Wuhui hugged her, patted her on the back, and said softly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just went to take a look at the situation and didn't get close. Don't be afraid."

Huang Ying buried her head in Zhang Wu's chest, moved it slightly, and said nothing.

Ordinary people fear the plague as much as they fear death, so it’s no wonder that Huang Ying acted so scared.

After comforting her, Zhang Wu strode into the hall.

"Master, there is some commotion at the entrance of the city. It seems that the victims want to enter the city."

Song Shiwei propped up his head and said lazily, "It is impossible to let them enter the city before the plague is completely eradicated."

"I was far away and heard someone say that they did not have the plague. I was afraid that they would be infected if they traveled with those who had the plague, so I asked the officers to let them enter the city."

Song Shiwei was still nonchalant, even raising his hand to his mouth and yawning: "So what? The prefect of Zhending Prefecture can't bet the entire prefecture city for a few or dozens of people who don't have the plague. Even if they really don't have the plague, who can take the risk? Who wouldn't be afraid of the unexpected?"

"I think so too, but when I came back I saw the neighbors fumigating with mugwort. Master, should we fumigate our house as well?"

Not to mention the medicinal properties of mugwort, just say that it has been raining heavily for several months in a row, and there is still a slight odor in the humid air in the house. It would be a good idea to fumigate with mugwort to remove the odor. Therefore, Song Shiwei directly took out a bundle of mugwort from the space to ensure that every room could be fumigated with it.

Zhang Wu led Huang Ying to fumigate each house with mugwort, and Feng Ru also went out with a broom, ready to sweep away the dead leaves blown in by the wind and rain at the door.

Only Song Shiwei was too lazy to move at all. He leaned lazily on the chair, holding a notebook in one hand and supporting his head with the other.

After they had smoked the wormwood and cleaned up the house, Song Shiwei said proudly: "Don't cook tonight, let's go out to eat."

Huang Ying couldn't hide her worry on her face: "Shi Wei, is it too dangerous to go outside now?"

Zhang Wu stood side by side with her and said with a smile: "Not yet, but maybe not in the future. Listen to the master. We haven't eaten out for a long time. You and Ru'er have worked hard today, so don't make dinner."

Huang Ying then smiled and agreed.

Song Shiwei gave Zhang Wu an appreciative look, then took the three of them straight to Liu's Restaurant, chose a seat by the window on the second floor, and ordered a few dishes.

After the meal was served, Feng Ru looked at the delicious dishes on the plate with sparkling eyes. She swallowed and turned to look at Song Shiwei. When she saw her nodding at her, she immediately smiled brightly and picked up the bowl and chopsticks to eat.

Zhang Wu kept picking up food for Huang Ying, but Song Shiwei was eating while looking around the street casually.

The location of this restaurant is quite close to the city gate, which was deliberately chosen by Song Shiwei and Zhang Wu so that they could come and listen to the situation outside the city.

At this time, Song Shiwei heard bursts of noise in his ears. After a while, the noise became much louder. He listened carefully and realized that the victims outside the city were fighting. Seeing that the soldiers were holding bloodthirsty long swords, those people did not dare to approach, so they retreated and prepared to grab a better position in the tent. Several groups of people fought for this.

Although he didn't hear any useful news, Song Shiwei was not disappointed.

When they were enjoying their meal, someone knocked on the door of the private room. As Zhang Wu just said "come in", the door was pushed open.

Li An came in with a smile on his face, and walked straight to the empty seat next to Feng Ru and sat down: "I said I heard Ru'er's voice, it turns out it was you, how come you have time to come out for dinner today?"

Zhang Wu: "I don't want to cook today, so the master brought us out to eat. Brother Li, have you eaten yet? If not, just have some."

Li An waved his hand: "I just ate. I was passing by and heard your voices so I came in to check. Why did you come here to eat?"

Zhang Wu looked at Song Shiwei and saw that she was smiling but not saying anything, so he explained, "This side is close to the city gate, so I came by to check on the situation."

Speaking of the city gate, Li An's smile faded and he sighed, "The victims outside the city have been making trouble. They insist on coming into the city. The prefect just sent a team of soldiers to suppress them. Those people are unreasonable and it's really annoying."

At this time, Song Shiwei raised his eyes and looked at him: "What is the plan of Fucheng?"

"What else can we do? Our city just suffered a disaster, and many places are still being rebuilt. The prefect and the young master felt sorry for those people, so they built tents for them to rest outside the city and gave them a bowl of thick porridge every day. They are still not satisfied. I think they think we are too easy to talk to. The young master said that if we cause trouble again, we will be executed directly."

"How is the plague outside the city? Has anyone shown any symptoms?"

Li An calmed down and said seriously, "Not very good. The plague spread too fast. Many people are already lying in bed. Doctor Xu left the city early this morning to treat them. The city clinic has also been boiling medicine."

"Dr. Xu is out of town?"

Li An nodded and said in a deep voice: "When Doctor Xu heard about the outbreak of the epidemic outside, he couldn't sit still. He took Doctor Xu out of the city early this morning. The young master was worried about their safety and sent people to protect them."

Seeing Song Shi frowning slightly, Li An said again: "Miss Song, don't worry. Doctor Xu left the city only after he was well prepared. Doctor Xu took a lot of the masks that Zhang Wu mentioned before. And it's not just the two of them. All the doctors with excellent medical skills in the city have gone out with him. They won't come back until the epidemic is cured. The general also sent soldiers here to prevent the victims from causing unrest. Now they are guarding outside the city."

Li An took the tea from Zhang Wu, took a gulp and continued, "This morning, there were several victims who were sick with plague. They were probably afraid that the soldiers would kill them, so they tried to sneak to the surrounding villages, but were caught by the general's men. Now they are all placed in tents, and the doctors are treating them according to the severity of their illnesses."

Feng Ru blinked her round eyes, her face full of innocence: "What if it can't be cured?"

Li An was silent, and the atmosphere was a little heavy for a moment.

Song Shiwei tilted his mouth slightly, leaned back, and said nonchalantly: "If you can't cure it, you will die."

Feng Ru's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly.

"Ruer, the plague is different from other diseases. If it goes on for a long time, it will only make you more miserable. Sometimes dying is better than living. The plague is also contagious, so Ruer, stay at home and don't go out if you have nothing to do."

Feng Ru already knew what death meant, so he nodded and said okay.

Li An rubbed her little head and softened his tone: "Ruru, don't be afraid. As long as the situation outside is well controlled, the plague will not spread in."

"I understand. I'm not afraid."