With Pinxixi in hand, I have a supermarket in the Changzheng!

The last place Zhou Yue and his group visited was a household located at the southernmost end of the village.

The man in the family died early, leaving only his wife and three children.

The dilapidated thatched house felt lifeless once you entered it.

The three children were lying on the bed, breathing in but not out. The mother's condition was slightly milder.

The village chief took the bowls from his home and poured the medicine into the bowls.

"Gousheng, this is medicine for you to cure your illness, drink it quickly."

The woman propped herself up and stood up, expressing her gratitude repeatedly.

"Thank you! Thank you, Village Chief, for still thinking of us!"

With the introduction of the village chief, everyone learned some basic information about this family.

After hearing this, Zhou Yue was a little confused. How could their family be infected?

The three children were timid and cowardly and rarely played with the other children in the village.

Gousheng's mother is an introverted person and hardly interacts with other people in the village.

When the news of an infectious disease in the village came out, the family of four stayed indoors.

Moreover, his family was extremely poor and they didn't even have livestock like pigs, cows or sheep.

If that’s the case, then the transmission route doesn’t exist at all, so why were they infected too?

Before leaving, the village chief glanced at the three children on the bed.

Because of illness and malnutrition, he has become just skin and bones.

The village chief looked reluctant and said to Gousheng's mother.

"I'll ask Butcher Wang if he has any leftover beef. I'll give you some so you can make soup for the children."

Gousheng's mother thanked him repeatedly with a look of gratitude on her face.

"Thank you so much, village chief. I'll trade you the sweet potatoes I grow. Last time, my family only bought a piece of beef, and the children liked it very much."

This sounded normal, but the more Zhou Yue thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

In modern times, beef is as common as pork, but a little more expensive.

But in this era, beef is a very rare thing.

After all, cows are good at plowing the land, and it takes several years to raise them.

How could the people in these villages bear to kill cattle for food?

The villagers Zhou Yue met before treated cows like crazy!

Feeling really confused, Zhou Yue asked.

"Village chief, don't the cows in the village need to plow the land? It would be a waste to kill them and eat them."

The village chief shook his head and replied.

"The villagers must be reluctant to kill the cows. Butcher Wang bought these from others."

"Bought?"

Zhou Yue frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong, and continued to ask.

"Village Chief, can you tell me about this in detail?"

Wang, the butcher who slaughters pigs and sells meat in the village, got a big bargain before the New Year.

When I was at the market, I saw someone selling large quantities of beef and mutton.

These cattle and sheep had died not long ago, and some even had faint breaths still.

Although not as fresh as live ones, the meat of freshly dead cattle and sheep is also of good quality.

Beef and mutton are rare items, and their taste is no worse than pork.

Butcher Wang went up to ask about the price and found it was very cheap. This was a good opportunity that could not be missed.

The New Year is coming soon, and we can definitely make some money by bringing these beef and mutton to the village.

In this way, Butcher Wang bought a lot of beef and mutton and pulled them back to the village on a ox cart.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and although meat is expensive, the villagers still bought some to take home to add to the festive mood.

After hearing this, Zhou Yue quickly grasped the key point.

"Village Chief, does this mean that the beef and mutton we eat are already dead?"

The village chief seemed to have not noticed anything and nodded in reply.

"Yes, but it just died. I saw the meat they bought was bright red and very fresh."

"The meat they bought? Village chief, you didn't buy this meat to eat, right?"