Traveling through ancient times to survive

Wang Mei took a look at the food that Li Wu brought, and sighed in her heart, this is too ostentatious. After everyone starts cooking on the mountain, everyone will have to save brown rice. The two people in the Li family eat white rice every meal. The contrast is too obvious. What should she do if she makes others jealous?

Wang Mei looked embarrassed: "Brother Li, are you and Heng'er going to cook together with my family or should I make one for you separately?"

"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? Of course we eat together!"

"Brother Li, but my family doesn't have much white rice. Are you used to eating it mixed with brown rice?"

"It's okay, sister-in-law. The cook can do whatever he wants. We who eat can't complain."

However, today's breakfast is still pure white rice. Both families have abundant food, and they do not save on just one or two meals. Besides, there are only two families on the mountain now, so they don't need to keep a low profile to avoid attracting attention.

Shortly after breakfast, villagers came up the mountain one after another and greeted the two families briefly.

"Chengchuan, have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten. How about your family?"

"Was it cold sleeping on the mountain last night?"

"It's okay. I slept well anyway."

Today, Zhao Chengchuan took Zhao Deyan out to chop firewood, preparing to stockpile more firewood before the flood comes. Zhao Qing was forced by Zhao Chengchuan to stay in the temporary residence to rest.

Zhao Deyan continued his enlightenment with Li Heng next door, Wang Mei, who was unable to rest, sat at the door sewing, and Zhao Qing squatted in the shed alone, bored to death. Finally, he decided to find a safe place to cook the spiritual meat he bought last time into a cooked meal.

"Mom, I'm going out for a while."

"Okay, remember to come back before dinner."

Ever since Zhao Chengchuan's outburst of rage, the two have been getting along politely with each other, not like mother and daughter at all. Zhao Qing is very satisfied with their current relationship.

After traveling through time, Zhao Qing's personality cognition is still dominated by her past life, and the short ten years of memory of her original body is no different from watching a movie or TV series for her. She knows all the experiences but has no real feelings.

It is impossible for Zhao Qing to do whatever he wants with his mother like his original self. It is good like this now, but I don’t know how long Wang Mei can keep it up.

After informing Wang Mei, Zhao Qing found a deserted place not far from the camp, took out the charcoal, lit it and started grilling.

After roasting fifty kilograms of meat and cleaning up everything, Zhao Qing picked a big tree nearby and kicked it. He quickly moved away and the snow on the branches fell down.

This was not a joke. The snow on the trees was basically cleared. Zhao Qing climbed to the top of the tree in a graceful manner and looked at the top of the mountain in the distance.

The sun was high in the sky, and the white snow reflected the dazzling sunlight. The snow on the top of the mountain had melted a little, and some places had exposed the original brown-black color of the soil and rocks. From a distance, it looked like ugly rashes lying across the white skin.

The snow on the mountainside looked shaky and would slide down quickly with just a little push.

When Zhao Qing returned to the camp, Zhao Chengchuan and his companions had already returned from chopping firewood.

Zhao Chengchuan was so concerned that he was confused. The mountain was in a mess now. What if his daughter ran around alone and got into danger? He completely forgot that his daughter was the only one who could bully others with her fighting ability.

"Qingya, where have you been? Didn't I tell you to have a good rest? It's so dangerous to go out alone!"

"Dad, I went to check the situation on the top of the mountain. From what I observed, a lot of the snow on the top of the mountain has melted. If the weather continues to warm up like it is now, a flood will come soon."

Zhao Deyan remained calm, but if you looked closely at his clenched fists, you could see that his knuckles were white from the force, and it was obvious that Zhao Deyan was not as calm as he appeared.

Zhao Dezhang was fidgeting and looked frightened, while Wang Mei looked flustered, as if there was something she had not done.

"Dad, what else haven't we prepared?"

Zhao Chengchuan comforted the whole family in a calm tone.

"We have done everything we can. The rest is up to God. No matter how dangerous the situation is, we are all together as a family. Don't be afraid."

Zhao Qing suddenly remembered that epidemics are prone to occur after floods, and masks for epidemic prevention are essential.

"Dad, not everything is ready yet. We still need to prepare some masks." Zhao Qing immediately explained, "Masks can be made of fine cotton cloth, with two layers sewn together. You can also put some medicinal herbs in the middle to cover your mouth and nose to prevent diseases."

"Epidemic?"

The four of them said in unison, their faces changing drastically.

In ancient times when modern medicine was not yet developed, every outbreak of an epidemic meant a huge loss of population.

Zhao Qing tried his best to explain the causes and transmission methods of infectious diseases in a way that the ancients could understand.

"When I went to the clinic to sell medicine last year, I heard the doctor say that epidemics are mostly caused by people or animals who have died and have been left unattended for a long time. The corpses will produce poisons that are invisible to the naked eye. If there are many corpses that die in a short period of time, the poison will increase. The heaven and earth will not have time to resolve it, and a large amount of toxins will accumulate. The toxins will melt into the water and into the omnipresent Qi in the heaven and earth, or the corpses will be eaten directly by scavenging animals and infect the scavengers. Then, through the food chain rules of big fish eating small fish, small fish eating shrimp, a large number of animals will be infected. People drink poisonous water, eat poisonous animals, breathe poisonous Qi, and are bitten by poisonous animals. The poison enters the human body, and those with weak bodies who cannot resist it will get sick."

Wang Mei still didn't understand: "What does this disease have to do with the flood?"

Zhao Deyan suddenly understood and helped explain: "Oh, mother, think about it this way. When the flood came, there must be many people or animals who didn't have time to escape and were drowned. No one cared about the bodies floating in the water. Besides the bodies, there were also many dirty things in the water. This met the conditions for the occurrence of the epidemic that my sister mentioned. There were a large number of bodies in a short period of time, and the bodies were all in the water, so the transmission method was also available."

Zhao Dezhang asked anxiously: "Sister, how should we prepare?"

"Just try to cut off the transmission mode. First, make a mask and put some anti-epidemic herbs in the interlayer. I bought all the herbs last year. Wearing a mask at all times can effectively prevent the inhalation of toxins from breathing. Second, prepare more clean water sources. After the flood, no matter how clean the water looks, it is not allowed to be used directly. It is best to heat the water to kill the invisible dirt in the water. Third, do not eat wild animals for a short period of time after the flood, and stay away from rats and other animals that eat carrion to prevent being bitten. Fourth, continue to exercise to improve physical fitness. A strong body will also enhance resistance. Fifth, pay attention to hygiene. Wash your hands before eating. You can sprinkle lime powder around the camp to disinfect. Sixth, if someone is sick, isolate them quickly. That's all for now. I'll add more when I think of it."

Zhao Qing's calmness soothed the family's fearful hearts. Now that they knew the cause of the epidemic, how it was transmitted, and how to deal with it, the epidemic didn't seem so scary anymore.