Traveling through ancient times to survive

Zhao Qing disagreed: "Dad, hand it all over, and don't let others know that it was us who handed it over. If everyone knew that we have medicine, they would just come to borrow medicine, and our medicine can't supply the whole village. If someone can't borrow medicine, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Chengchuan replied solemnly: "They will resent us. If someone dies, it will be even worse. They will blame us for the death of their loved ones."

Wang Mei rolled her eyes: "Then why do we still hand in the herbs? We go through so much trouble and then get blamed."

Zhao Chengchuan smiled flatteringly: "Not everyone is like this. Anyway, we have medicine, so we can't waste it."

Zhao Dezhang was still struggling with whether to keep the herbs or not: "Dad, as long as the village chief keeps it a secret, we can just keep some herbs in our hands and not let others know. Why not keep some? What if we don't have them when we need them?"

Zhao Deyan knocked on his younger brother's head, his tone was full of disdain: "How stupid! We all live so close to each other, how could others not know that we secretly made medicine? If we can't use it, why keep it?"

Zhao Dezhang covered his head and understood, pouting his lips to express his dissatisfaction: "Brother, you are stupid, I just didn't remember that the medicine has a taste."

Zhao Chengchuan made up his mind and said, "Boss, let's transport the medicine down from the cave in the second half of the night and hand it in tomorrow."

"Dad, I'll go alone. It's safer with fewer people. I'm better at fighting and it'll be easier for me to transport the herbs." Zhao Qing remembered the medicine Zhao Lan gave him. "By the way, I'm going out for a while. I have something to ask Lan Ya."

This was the first time Zhao Qing took the initiative to come to the shed of the old house. She knocked on the simple door as a reminder.

"Who is it? Wouldn't it be troublesome to come here now? Lan Ya, what are you standing there for? Go and take a look."

Mrs. Zhao's scolding voice came from the shed. The door moved away, revealing Zhao Lan's expressionless face. When she saw it was Zhao Qing, the whole person came alive like a black and white portrait with color added.

"Mom, someone is looking for me. I have to go out for a while." Zhao Lan hurriedly squeezed out of the door and closed it. "Cousin, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"It's not convenient to talk here, come with me." Zhao Qing said in a low voice.

When the two of them walked not far from the camp, Zhao Qing asked, "Cousin, does the medicine you gave me indicate how many times I need to take it to be cured?"

Zhao Lan rubbed her temples embarrassedly: "It seems not, I guess three to five days should be enough."

"Is the medicine expensive? How much more can you buy?"

"It's not expensive. I can buy a tablet every day."

"In that case, I want to grind the medicine you gave me into powder and hand it over to the village chief. What do you think, cousin?"

"Of course that's fine! Cousin, I'll give you all the medicine I have now, and I'll save up for a few more days before giving you another batch."

Zhao Lan took out all her stock, a total of eight boxes of medicine, and Zhao Qing only took five boxes.

"You can take back the rest for future use."

Zhao Lan obediently took back the remaining medicine, which was just enough for one person for five days.

"Cousin, the medicine cannot be handed over in your name."

Zhao Qing was extremely embarrassed and didn't dare to look at anyone. She felt uncomfortable taking credit for someone else's work.

"It's okay, cousin, I understand. Not to mention medicine, my body can't produce anything based on my experiences since childhood." Zhao Lan waved her hand nonchalantly.

Zhao Qing looked at Zhao Lan steadily, and said seriously: "This time, your cousin took advantage of you. If you have any requests, you can raise them."

Zhao Lan didn't know how lucky she was to get the promise from the person in front of her. She scratched her head in distress.

"Cousin, I can't think of it right now. I'll tell you when I think of it later."

Zhao Qing nodded and promised: "Okay."

At night, everything was quiet. Zhao Qing found the cave where he hid his food alone. He carefully moved the big stone at the entrance and unwrapped the oilcloth. The food and herbs inside were well preserved. He took out the sacks of herbs, two in total, and then carefully wrapped the food and sealed the entrance.

Finally, Zhao Qing picked up the herbs and returned to the shed quietly. Even Li Wu, who was nearby, did not notice that anyone had gone out at night.

The next morning, before everyone got up, Zhao Qing picked up a sack, carefully avoided everyone's sight, and quietly went to the village chief's shed.

Zhao Qing took the opportunity to take out half of the medicine bag from the space button and mixed it in. Looking at the two full bags of medicinal materials, the village chief was so excited that he trembled all over and tears filled his eyes.

"Okay, okay, now we are all saved. Grandpa thanks your family for your generosity on behalf of the entire village."

"These are medicines for fever, cough, diarrhea, etc. They are not for treating epidemic diseases. Please don't have too high expectations."

Because there were a lot of medicinal herbs, and except for the doctor's family, ordinary people would not store so many medicinal herbs, so Zhao Qing made a special trip to explain the origin of the medicinal herbs.

"You know I sold a wild ginseng last year, and I bought a book on herbal medicine to dig and sell. These were all herbs I collected last year. Before I could sell them to the pharmacy, the weather changed drastically, and I never had a chance to go out. You said yesterday that someone was sick, so I remembered this. I sorted it out yesterday and brought it to you today."

"It's good that we don't have a chance! Otherwise, where would we get so many medicines!"

Zhao Qing took out a medium-sized porcelain bottle, which was filled with the powder of "Plague Elimination". The five plates that Zhao Lan gave him yesterday, plus the three plates that Zhao Qing took out from his hand, made a total of eighty grains.

"By the way, village chief, I have another bottle of medicine here. It was given to me by an old doctor who was collecting herbs for me. He said it was a special medicine passed down from his ancestors and had some effect on the plague. You can add a little of this powder when you boil the medicine. Just pour a soybean-sized amount each time."

The village chief's eyes were shining, and his scorching gaze could melt people.

"Qingya, well done! You are indeed the lucky star of our village!"

Zhao Qing showed an embarrassment: "Grandpa Village Chief, I have an unwelcome request. My family is afraid of trouble. I hope you can keep the matter of delivering medicine today a secret."

The village chief was stunned for a moment, then reacted and realized what Zhao Qing meant. This is human nature. The village chief sighed and said, "Okay, grandpa promises you that your family is the lifesaver of the village. Grandpa cannot accept your kindness and bring you trouble."

Zhao Qing thanked him: "Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief."

The village chief said: "Grandpa should be the one thanking you. I will record the medicine delivery in the annals of the clan and will not let your family suffer any loss. I will not announce it now, but after this hurdle is over, I will make it known to everyone. Your great kindness is a must."

Zhao Qing: "Oh, by the way, Grandpa Village Chief, there is one more thing. It would be better to send someone to guard where we are now."

There is a great fear between life and death. Some people may sacrifice their lives for justice before they die, but some people will only be jealous of the living and then madly seek revenge on the living. I am afraid that after someone gets the disease, they will find ways to escape and deliberately spread the virus. It is not safe to just guard the gate of the quarantine area.

The village chief frowned and said, "Qingya, you are right. Grandpa will also arrange for someone to guard this residence."