Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

"Yes, Miss. I'll leave right away." Uncle Fu looked serious. He knew that the young lady was afraid that he would be infected with the plague if he stayed here, so she sent him out specially. Otherwise, there would be no need to let him go for such a thing.

On the same day, the city

From the hour of Mao, many people gathered inside and outside the city, waiting for the gate to open. However, the prefect had not yet notified them, and the people in the city were a little anxious. "Has the thief been caught?", "Will the city gate be opened today?" "Oh, who knows? There is no news yet." More and more people were blocking the door inside the city gate.

Suddenly, the people began to spread the news about the opening time. "Go back first. There is no notification yet. I heard that it may be open this evening."

"That's what I heard, but I don't know if it's true. It's definitely closed in the morning."

"Okay, come back this afternoon."

Soon most people dispersed, leaving only a few people guarding near the city gate.

In the evening, when the sun set, the people began to gather again. Many people also gathered outside the city gate.

Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted, "There is a plague in Lake County."

"Is it true that there is a plague in Lake County?"

"Really? I think I heard that Magistrate Tian has contracted the plague."

"What? Is there someone from Hu County here?" The crowd dispersed, all afraid of being infected. "That person seems to be from Hu County."

"There is no plague in Lake County. I saw our county magistrate yesterday and he was fine. Don't listen to what others say. What evidence do you have?"

"Let's go quickly and stay away from those people." The crowd retreated further away. No one dared to gather at the city gate anymore. Some people started running back.

"You are sick, don't come near me." In the end, only a few people were still there, waiting for news, and they were in a stalemate with the people from Hu County.

The soldiers guarding the city gate had heard the noise long ago, and when they heard about the plague they immediately reported it to the prefect.

"My lord, it's bad. I heard from the city gate that there is a plague in Hu County."

"What, when did it come from, is it reliable?"

"My Lord, someone said at the city gate that there was plague in Hu County and that Magistrate Tian also had the plague."

"Quick, notify them to guard all the city gates and don't open them. I will send people to investigate and decide whether to open the city gates when we get some news."

"It's an adult."

Soon the news of the plague in Hu County spread throughout the city.

"It's actually a plague. Damn it! They are so vicious." When Tian Yuyu heard the news about the plague, he was so angry that he clenched his fists and slammed them on the table.

"Tian Ba, go find Li Gui's people and ask them to pass the message to Li Gui and ask him to send a batch of medicinal materials to Hu County as soon as possible."

"Yes, Master."

At noon that day, all the doctors in Hu County were summoned to the Tian Mansion. Tian Yuheng said to the doctors, "Doctors, Hu County is now facing a crisis. My father was murdered by a villain and is currently bedridden. Foreign objects have been thrown into the water of the Hu County River, causing the water source to be filthy and undrinkable. Today, we, the younger generation, summoned you to deal with the problem that the people may get sick tonight. We have purchased the medicinal materials in advance and arranged an empty house. If someone gets sick, our county officials will send the person there. Then it will depend on you doctors. The people behind me will obey you doctors. We have prepared the medicinal materials and medicine furnaces, and the rest can only be handed over to you. In addition, we hope that everyone can listen to the arrangements of Doctor Qi. I believe that Doctor Qi's medical skills are unmatched by anyone here."

"Mr. Tian, ​​I wonder where Doctor Ge is. I think Doctor Ge is also a suitable candidate." One of the doctors asked somewhat unconvinced.

"Let me tell you this. Old Ge is in quarantine now. He has come into contact with infected people." Doctor Qi didn't mind much. After all, Doctor Ge's medical skills were indeed better than his own, and he was better at treating epidemics.

After hearing this explanation, the doctors behind him didn't plan to say anything more and followed Tian Yuheng's people to the quarantine yard.

After arranging several doctors, Tian Yuheng came to find Tian Xing'er, "Xing'er, how did you find that old woman?"

"I found out that the old woman is now in a small courtyard in the east of the city. Yuze has already taken the yamen runners to wait there. It shouldn't take long to catch her."

"Okay, the people in the city are a little uneasy now, I need to send people to comfort them. I don't know how serious the disaster will be. I need to arrange people to mobilize supplies and contact the capital. If we fail to hold on, the court may take extreme measures to prevent the spread of the plague."

"Brother, we will definitely be able to hold on. We must hold on for our parents. I have asked people to buy medicinal herbs. The city has prepared a lot of food for this celebration. Even if the city gates are closed for a month, we should be able to hold on. As for water, we are currently using water from another new river, which can be sufficient for the time being. The rest depends on the doctors. God will surely bless our Lake County."

"Well, okay, then the second brother will go first."

After saying that, Tian Yuheng took his men away. There was still some time left, so Tian Xing'er went to visit her father and mother. Tian Fu'er and her aunt also came.

"Mom, is Dad feeling better now? Are you feeling unwell? You should take good care of yourself too." Tian Xing'er asked through the door.

"Mother, here are the delicious food that my aunt and I prepared for you. There are also the calming sachets that we made ourselves. I'll have someone pass them in to you. Just wait." As she said this, she asked the servants to pass the things in with wooden sticks, and also used wooden sticks to receive them.

"Madam, how is the master? You and the master should take good care of yourselves."

"Master, he hasn't woken up yet. Doctor Ge and I are taking turns to look after him. You don't have to worry for now. I'm fine too. You can all go back. If there's nothing wrong, don't come here too much. You can take care of Liu's house for me first. Don't let anything go wrong."

"Yes, Madam. I will definitely live up to your high expectations."

"Okay, let's go, lest we wake the master up later."

"Yes, mother (mother, madam)"

The few of them had no choice but to go back. On the way back, Tian Xing'er said to Liu, "Aunt, you and your sister will take good care of the house. If there is not enough money in the account, you can ask my maid Liu Qin. You should pay more attention to it and remember to bring a face towel with you. And the face towel should be changed and washed every day to prevent infection."

"It's the Third Miss."

"Sister, you should also be careful and take care of yourself."

"Well, I'm fine. I've been in good health since I was a child and I don't get sick very often. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, they went their separate ways.

At 3:30 pm, Tian Yuze and his men caught the old woman and brought her back. They locked her in a small firewood room and asked Doctor Ge to come and diagnose her. Doctor Ge initially felt that she was not suitable because she was still in quarantine, but Tian Yuze said that it was the old woman who deliberately infected his father with the plague, so Doctor Ge stopped refusing.