[Rebirth] Landscape and pastoral

"Zhang Xiucai also has medical skills?" The village chief was surprised to see Zhang Zirui saving people.

"Long illness becomes a good doctor, one or two." Zhang Zirui said modestly, without stopping.Together with Wen Qiwu, he will heal the wounds on these people.

After Zhou Lao Er and Er Zhu gobbled up their stomachs half full, they began to tell about their experiences of the past two months.After they were taken away by the yamen servants, they were assigned to build embankments near Qujiang County.

When I got here, I was not carrying stones or sandbags every day, it was all hard work.What they ate was clear coarse grain porridge that could shine on their faces, and each person had only one bowl, plus a steamed bun mixed with chaff, even in this way, they only had two meals a day.They work day and night, and the daily rest time is less than six hours. If they neglect their work, they will be whipped by the guards.When they were injured, they would apply the ointment given by Zhang Zirui, and that was how they endured for two months.During these two months, several young or weak people collapsed from exhaustion and never stood up again.

Seeing that more than a dozen people who came out of their village died, there was nothing they could do.Knowing that the river embankment burst and many people were involved in the flood, they ran out in disorder.As for the six sons, they were lucky enough to be rescued from the water by chance.Even so, he died half-life, and the medicine on Erzhu's body was not there at that time.

Uncle Wu and the others were not so lucky, they were swept away by the flood.They also witnessed that scene at that time, and it was only a ten-thousandth chance for the people involved in the water to survive.

Dr. Liu was much luckier than them. After arriving here, because he knew some medical skills, he was assigned to cook in the kitchen, and occasionally gave the servants some medicine to relieve the heat.

"Father—" Wu Xiangbei burst into tears when he heard the sad news.Some people in the team also cried along with Huwu.The village chief and boss Chen also shed tears, because their relatives may never come back.

Although it has entered the rainy season, fortunately there are many laborers, so the embankment will not break in the first place.It's just that officials are corrupt and cut corners.The embankment built in this way is simply vulnerable.Zhou Laoer and the others quietly searched nearby, but they couldn't find anyone alive.They wanted to avoid this and sneak back to the village after the hard labor.

After Zhang Zirui and Wen Qiwu left, Wen Qiwen would go to the entrance of the village to see if they had returned after he finished his daily practice and homework.There are a lot of people waiting at the entrance of the village recently, all of whom are women whose men have gone to labor.

They often sit at the entrance of the village with red eyes, staring blankly at the road leading to the town and county, hoping that their husband or son will appear at the end of the road.

Sometimes he would meet Wen Tao and Wen Xing wandering around in the village, and occasionally Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang, but they had nothing to do with each other and passed by.

It's just that when Li's mother and son saw him, they couldn't help but say a few outrageous words.They still have this leisurely mind, mainly because their family also has fame and fame, so they are exempted from hard labor.Uncle Wen's family paid the money directly, and Wang's heart ached for a long time. He couldn't eat or sleep, and was even more emaciated than those family members who went to labor.

At night, Sanshui Village, which was originally quiet, also lost its peace.From time to time in the village, the whimpering of women and the crying of children clamoring for their father can be heard.

Wen Qiwen came to the entrance of the village with his little sister in his arms, followed by Ping An's two little bean dings.

"Brother, brother—" the little girl waved her chubby hand, calling her brother incoherently.

Wen Chiping: "Big brother, when will brother-in-law and second brother come back?"

Wen Qiwen: "It should be soon."

Wen Qi'an: "Brother, you've been saying this for days."

Wen Qiwen: "That is to come back."

Safety:"......"

"Awen, you are here to wait for Zirui again." Grandma Wu also came over with her back bent.In fact, she is not very old, only in her early fifties, but since Uncle Wu went to labor, she has aged rapidly, and now she is like an old woman in her 60s.

"Yes, Grandma Wu, why did you come out alone, where is Xiang Rong?"

"Xiang Rong and his mother went to the county to do business. No matter what, this day has to go on." Grandma Wu said with a bitter smile.

The two went back at the intersection without waiting for a long time. They still had to cook for their families, so they couldn't wait here all the time, they could only come and have a look when they had time.

After finding Erzhu and the others, the villagers still didn't give up and wanted to look for them again.Zhang Zirui and Wen Qiwu did not go with them, but stayed to take care of the injured.

It took another three days like this, and they really had nothing to eat.In the past few days, no living people have been found, and the corpses on the river bank have begun to rot and stink.Zhang Zirui worried that they would catch the plague if they continued to stay.

So a group of people took turns to carry the disabled Liuzi and another villager on their backs, and made a detour from the mountains to Sanshui Village, and it was safe along the way.It's just that the few villagers who served hard labor did not return to the village.They hid in a cave in the back mountain, and returned to the village after the hard labor was over.

After they settled down, Zhang Zirui left some medicine and took Ah Wu back.On the way back to the village, the village chief strictly asked them not to let this matter out.Otherwise, this is a few more lives, and enough people have died in the village.

"Village chief, I'm afraid the village needs to prepare some medicinal materials to prevent and control the plague. Qujiang County is not too far from our village, and there is an accident there, and no one takes care of the corpses of the laborers. Sooner or later, there will be a plague." Zhang Zirui has seen a lot recently. Looking at the villagers struggling to survive, they felt a pity for them.

"That's the reason, I'm afraid something will happen again." After living for so many years, Mr. Zhou knew something.

"Well, no one is rich, so where is the spare money to buy medicinal materials? I'll try my best to persuade you." The village chief knew that this matter might be difficult.

Zhang Zirui had no choice but to do his best and obey the destiny.

Back in the village, they only said that no one was found, and they didn't know whether those missing people were dead or alive. The atmosphere in the village was even more sad.

Zhang Zirui went back with Xiangbei, he was worried that Grandma Wu would be in a hurry and do something wrong.

Grandma Wu knew that Uncle Wu's life and death were unknown, so she just shook her head with tears in her eyes. This is already the best news, there is always a glimmer of hope, isn't it?Zhang Zirui told Xiangbei to pay more attention to Grandma Wu and went back.

Back home, Wen Qiwen greeted him happily, his eyes sparkling.A few little bean dings at home circled around them excitedly.

Wen Qiwen: "Brother Rui, how is the situation?"

Zhang Zirui: "It's too bad, Ah Wu will rest at home for a day first, Ah Wen, you and I will go to the mountains to collect herbs."

Wen Qiwu: "Brother, I can do it."

"Okay then, let Xiang Bei and Da Zhuang go to the county seat tomorrow, buy more vinegar and white ash, and buy two jugs of spirits." Zhang Zirui thought about it, probably what he needed. "No, Ah Wu, you should go there yourself and buy more grain, salt and dry goods."

"Why do you buy so many things?" Wen Qiwen asked puzzled.

"There is a possibility of a plague breaking out in Qujiang, so be prepared." The world is difficult, survival is not easy, Zhang Zirui is ready for it.

"Is it really that serious?" Wen Qiwen was also frightened.

"The river broke its embankment and flooded. I don't know how many people drowned. These people have no restraint, and their bodies are all exposed. The weather is hot at this time, and the plague will break out sooner or later. Ah Wen, you also bring money and Ah Wu today." Let's go shopping in the county together, rent a car, and buy as much as possible."

"Okay." Wen Qiwen nodded solemnly. "Brother Rui, have Uncle Wu and the others already—" Wen Qiwen couldn't continue speaking.

"Auspicious people have their own appearance. It is a good thing to have no news. Maybe they will come back at any time." Zhang Zirui was not comforting Wen Qiwen, but everyone thought so.

Wen Qiwu was silent, after going out this time, he became even more silent.

At night, Wen Qiwen lay beside Zhang Zirui, unable to fall asleep.He always felt that what Brother Rui said today was not true, and he also noticed the changes in Ah Wu.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Zhang Zirui turned sideways and looked at Wen Qiwen.Although the room was dark, he could still see roughly.When the cultivation base gets better in the future, it will be able to see clearly.

"I can't sleep, Brother Rui, what happened to you when you went out this time?"

"Those things, knowing about them will only make one more person feel uncomfortable." He didn't want Wen Qiwen to know those cruel things.

"Brother Rui, I know you protect me and treat me like a child. But I'm not young anymore, and I don't want to always stand behind you. I also have abilities, and I'm not a delicate woman."

"I know, Ah Wen is very powerful, maybe one day he can surpass me." Zhang Zirui raised his hand and pinned the hair scattered around his cheek behind his ear.Then they began to tell in detail what they had seen and heard along the way.

Wen Qiwen was silent for a long time after listening.

The next day, when Ah Wu and the others went shopping, they called Xiangbei, Dazhuang, and Xiaoshitou, and asked them to buy some along with them, and told them not to go to the town or county to do business recently, and wait for a while Besides.

These family members also knew that Wen Qiwu was not an alarmist, so even if they were reluctant, they stopped the business.Zhang Zirui sent them away, and went to the mountains with a basket on his back.

One day, a group of guards came to the village to arrest the escaped laborers.It wasn't just Er Zhu and the others who escaped when the embankment burst, there were also many laborers who couldn't stand the torture.So in recent days, these guards have been arresting people everywhere.The captured laborers will be escorted back to work, and after the hard labor is over, they will be exiled.But these people probably died before they were exiled.

The village chief searched the village with these servants, but they left without finding anyone, and the insiders in the village were relieved.

In the evening of that day, Wen Qiwu and Wen Qiwen came back with a cart full of things.At Wen Qiwu's request, every family they knew bought some.As for the medicinal materials, only their family bought them.Because even if others want to buy, they don't know what to buy.

Ah Wu and the others went to the county to buy grain, and the price of grain rose a lot.Ah Wu hesitated, but finally Wen Qiwen gritted his teeth and bought a lot of coarse grains and flour.Seeing him like this, Da Zhuang and the others dared to buy some coarse grains.

Before they could tidy up their things, Mr. Zhou came.The purpose of his trip is very simple, is to ask what to buy?For the safety of the family.Zhang Zirui is not hesitant to enlighten me.But he just asked them to prepare some cheap vinegar, spirits, coarse grains, etc. that could be used on weekdays.

Soon the news spread in the village, and many people also bought some vinegar and food.But there are also those who don't believe it at all, just wait and see the joke.

But not long after, the plague broke out in Qujiang County, and the whole county was closed down.Then, the plague spread to their side, and the prices of scarce goods such as food and medicinal materials in the county skyrocketed.

The plague spread quickly, and some people in the town were also infected with the plague.The people in Sanshui Village panicked. After discussing with the respected elders in the village, the village head made a decisive decision and ordered the villagers not to take in outsiders, not even relatives, for fear of bringing the plague into the village.Their village can no longer stand the wind and rain.

At this time, both Wen Chengcai and Wen Chengqian returned to the village. It was not peaceful outside, and the village could at least hide.

Knowing that the price of food has risen, the plague is raging.Taking advantage of the darkness, Wen Qiwen secretly gave Qin some vinegar, white ash, and half a bag of coarse grains.The Qin family refused to accept it, so Wen Qiwen just put it down and left.No matter what the reason is, the debt of favor owed must always be repaid.

Zhang Zirui didn't say anything about it. The child has his own ideas, so he won't interfere too much.And the child respects him very much, and will tell him in advance what to do.

Zhang Zirui and Wen Qiwen also sent some food to the people in the mountain, as well as vinegar and lime, and asked them to sprinkle some in the cave.Just in case, I also took some medicines for them.

Mr. Zhou and Da Zhuang also sent some things, and Mr. Zhou would also take active people to hunt. Their life is good, but they also need to be raised well.Zhou Lao Er and Er Zhu also gave Zhang Zirui two pheasants.

Floods and plagues finally alarmed the court, and the emperor sent Prince Cheng as an imperial envoy to come to relieve the disaster and find out the cause.

At this time, the city of Qujiang County had been massacred, and all the people in the city were burned to ashes by a fire. No one, men, women, old or young, was spared.Villages infected by the plague were also burned down one by one.Even the laborers in Qujiang were slaughtered, all to stop the spread of the plague.In an instant, people in Panshan County panicked, and everyone wanted to flee.

Even in Sanshui Village, everyone is in danger. Except for working in the fields, no one visits the house anymore.And those villagers who knew that their family members could not come back began to arrange funerals. There were no corpses, so they could only set up a tomb.It's just that there is someone else's family who still holds a glimmer of hope and refuses to believe it.

The cruelty of this world has refreshed Zhang Zirui's cognition again and again.Even if he is a cultivator, it is good to be able to protect himself.

Perhaps Sanshui Village has a good feng shui, and there has been no plague in the village.

The Zhang family was even more vigilant. Lime was sprinkled around the Zhang family's house, and vinegar was also sprinkled in the house.The clothes worn by the family members are also boiled.The two brothers, Xiaomei and Pingan, have long been banned from going out.A few adults also practiced at home and minimized going out.

Now that no one in the village goes out, Sanshui Village has been cut off from the outside world.They were not infected by the plague, but they did not know the outside situation.

After a period of time like this, a team of officers and soldiers came to the village.They said they wanted to check for the plague and surrounded the village. The villagers were terrified.

Zhang Zirui didn't know the situation, so he was very wary of these people.It's just that these people are not like inspecting the plague, but more like looking for someone.But in the end they found nothing, and those people withdrew.

Early the next morning, Zhang Zirui and others went to their field to see how the sweet potatoes were growing.

"Brother Rui, come quickly." Wen Qiwen stood in the field by the river and waved to him.

Zhang Zirui walked over and saw a man covered in blood lying among the sweet potato vines.Zhang Zirui frowned, feeling that trouble was coming.

The man was in his early twenties, handsome, with a jade crown on his head, a brocade robe, and a jade pendant with a dragon pattern on his waist, with the word "sincerity" engraved on the jade pendant.Zhang Zirui could still see a faint dragon aura on him, it seemed that he had to be rescued this time.

"Take it back, be careful not to be seen." Zhang Zirui picked up the person who was most likely to be Prince Cheng, and let Wen Qiwen and Wen Qiwu explore the way ahead.

Secretly taking him home, Zhang Zirui changed his clothes and applied medicine to his wound.Then he felt his pulse and frowned so much that he could kill a fly.

"Awu, take my little sister and Ping An back, and don't let them come here soon. This person is not only injured, but also infected with the plague." Zhang Zirui smiled wryly, and he really was a real trouble.

Ah Wu detained his younger siblings and ran over again. "Brother, what do I need to do?"

"You don't have to do anything, just take care of your younger siblings, don't come here, you know?"

"But--"

"What if you are also infected, what will Ping An do?" Zhang Zirui drove him back with righteous words.

"Ah Wen, you should avoid it too." He has never cured the plague, and he doesn't know if it can be cured.

"Brother Rui, I want to stay here with you. I saw the man and I touched him before. Don't drive me away." Wen Qiwen felt that this was all trouble caused by him, and he felt that he might be the disaster star , Those Wen family members were not wrong.

"Okay, you stay, but you have to do as I say, you know?"

Knowing that he could stay, Wen Qiwen nodded happily.On the other side, Wen Qiwu was also doing a comprehensive disinfection according to Zhang Zirui's instructions.

King Cheng lost a lot of blood and was infected with the plague. In order to allow him to survive, Zhang Zirui not only disinfected and cooled him with spirits, but also used spiritual power to help him recover.Wen Qiwen boiled medicine and porridge in the kitchen.

After some busy work, they poured a bowl of medicine into the unconscious person, and the two stopped.Zhang Zirui unceremoniously handed the silver taels and bank notes that King Cheng had found to Wen Qiwen to put away, it was more than 500 taels.

Wen Qiwen looked puzzled. "Brother Rui, is this really okay?"

"You take it at ease, this man's life is more than 500 taels." Zhang Zirui felt no guilt.

"But it's not good to ask yourself if you don't ask?"

Zhang Zirui felt that this child was too honest. "It costs a lot of money to treat his illness, and the wool comes from the sheep."

But it doesn't take that much.Seeing Zhang Zirui insisting, Wen Qiwen could only whisper in his heart.Then he took the money very guilty, and then began to think about what good things he could use on this person?

After pouring the third bowl of medicine into King Cheng, King Cheng finally woke up.

"water--"

Zhang Zirui used a spoon to give him two sips of water.

"Thank you, where is this place?"

"Panshan County, Sanshui Village." Zhang Zirui answered every question.

"How long have I been in a coma?"

"Not long, just one day and one night."

King Cheng was concerned about the plague and wanted to contact his subordinates, but he didn't trust Zhang Zirui.Although this man was wearing coarse clothes, he had a handsome appearance and a gentle and refined temperament, not at all like a villager.

Today's Zhang Zirui eats well and sleeps well, and he is no longer the skinny, consumptive ghost with a disheveled face.Instead, he gradually regained his previous look. Even if he lived in a thatched hut and wore coarse cloth, he couldn't conceal his elegance.

It's just that in a small place like Sanshui Village, no one has seen any noble and beautiful young masters.I just feel that as a scholar, the son of a rich family should have a different temperament.

And Wen Qiwen has also changed now. Under the nourishment of spiritual energy, his skin has become whiter and more delicate. His facial features were originally handsome.Now he is even a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth.Because of his cultivation, he still has an ethereal aura about him.

Wen Qiwu also had some changes, but not as obvious as Zhang Zirui and Wen Qiwen.It's just that I don't feel much change when I look at it every day. When I think about it carefully, I suddenly realize that it has changed so much.

Zhang Zirui gave him his pulse again, and then said to him: "The fever has subsided, but it is very likely to recur, and further treatment is needed."

"Can you cure my illness?" King Cheng remembered that he was infected with the plague after being hunted down.

"Why, you think you're dead?" Zhang Zirui raised his eyebrows.

That's right, if it can't be cured, with his half-dead body, he is probably already in danger at this time, followed by a burst of ecstasy.

"Since you have such a great talent, sir, why don't you hang the pot to help the world?" Thinking of those who died due to the plague, King Cheng's tone was somewhat doubtful.

"I'm afraid of death. You are the first plague patient I heal. And I don't have that obligation. What does the life and death of others have to do with me?" Zhang Zirui told the truth, but he was still a little annoyed by King Cheng's tone.

"Then why did you save me?"

"Because you are rich and I am short of money, that's all." These words were half true, and the matter of the royal family was too deep, and he didn't want to get involved.

"Brother Rui, I'm awake, can you bring me the porridge?" Wen Qiwen, who came from the kitchen, turned his head and asked Zhang Zirui when he saw that he was awake.

At this moment, King Cheng's stomach growled unsatisfactorily, and King Cheng's face turned slightly red.

"Then bring it here." Zhang Zirui pretended not to notice his embarrassment.

"Okay, come right away."

After a while, Wen Qiwen walked in with a bowl of hot white rice egg porridge.Zhang Zirui saw that this was much better than his original treatment. At that time, he only had millet egg porridge, and there was no fried oil.

Just as the Zhang family was quietly raising King Cheng, who was an imperial envoy, people in the village were infected with the plague one after another.For the sake of the safety of the whole family, Zhang Zirui and Wen Qiwen started to make a big pot of medicine at the entrance of the village.Everyone in the village comes to drink two bowls a day, and the sick ones in the family get their own medicine.There is no way, there is a plague in the village, if not done well, the village will be slaughtered, this miserable world.

These medicinal materials were collected by their family in the mountains or bought in pharmacies. If they hadn't been replenished with money from King Cheng, Zhang Zirui would have suffered a serious hemorrhage.He discovered that he had come to serve the people in another world.