Traveling through ancient times to survive

Zhao Qing went to the village chief's house to emphasize the issue, and the village chief said he would be more cautious.

Zhao Qing knew that the effect would probably not be great. All she could do was to remind the village chief to take it seriously. She couldn't just expose the abnormality between her and Zhao Lan.

In order not to cause panic too early, the village chief did not directly announce that the village's many requirements were for preventing the epidemic, but only used the vague term "illness" instead.

Maybe some smart people have guessed the truth and will strictly implement epidemic prevention measures. I believe that the village chief’s people will also obey orders.

But there are always one or two troublemakers in the village who think that the village chief is exaggerating and meddling in other people's affairs. They agree to everything on the surface, but privately don't take it seriously and hope for the best. They think that even if they really get sick, they won't be so unlucky as to die directly, right?

Zhao Qing's family lived more cautiously. Although Li Wu and his son had no idea what had happened, they just followed them quietly and wisely.

Aunt Wang, who accidentally discovered that the Zhao family was unusually cautious, asked the whole family to copy the Zhao family's every move.

"Although I don't know what the deep meaning is, I can't go wrong by following the wise people."

In a shed not far from Zhao Yuanmu's family, a young woman urged, "Dad, don't sleep any more. There's no water at home. Go out and find some water!"

The man lying on the bed was very unhappy: "What's going on? Why is our water used up so quickly? It's been less than two days and the water is gone again!"

The woman was too lazy to pay attention to the complaining man. She pulled him up, handed him two buckets, and pushed him out the door.

The man went out cursing and looking for water. After searching all around, he only found half a bucket of muddy water, and his mouth became increasingly foul.

"Damn it, they are just a bunch of animals. They have taken all the water and are rushing to reincarnate! They didn't leave any for me."

The man walked a little further away and looked again, but still there was no water source, and he became even more upset.

"Forget it, I'll go to another place." The man picked up the bucket and walked towards the direction of the original river.

When we got there, we saw that there was an abundant water source, and it was much cleaner than the muddy water in the potholes. There was no dirty corpse there. The village chief was just trying to scare people.

Several days have passed since the snow melted, and the snow on the mountain has basically melted away. The trees, rocks, and animal carcasses have long been washed away to who knows where. If it hadn't been for those three days of heavy rain, the water source here would still be clean. Unfortunately, there is no if. After a heavy rain, the water system of the mountain range has been connected to other polluted rivers at some point.

The man smiled with satisfaction, filled two buckets of water and left.

The woman asked in surprise: "You found water so early today?"

"That's right, your man is very smart. He found a good place. Our family will never lack water in the future." The man looked proud.

"You're not going to just look for the unclean flood, are you?" the woman didn't believe it.

The man became angry and said, "Bullshit! Where is it dirty? Take a good look!"

"Where is that place?" the woman continued to ask.

The man said impatiently: "Why are you asking so many questions, woman? Anyway, there is no shortage of water, just use it!"

Unable to get any results, the woman had to give up. The village chief had emphasized the issue so many times that he wouldn't dare to do anything wrong.

He ate and slept all day long. Now the only job of fetching water has become simpler. The man became more and more lazy. He felt that all his bones were weak and he felt like he was floating in the air.

The woman found something wrong and reached out to check. The temperature of the skin her hand touched was abnormal. Her heart beat violently and her eyes turned red instantly.

"Dad, wake up first, do you have a fever?"

The man opened his eyes dazedly: "Nonsense, I'm just a little sleepy, just let me sleep for a while."

"He must be sick. I'll go find the village chief right away." The woman sounded panicked and helpless, and she stood up to report to the village chief.

"How dare you! I told you to just take a nap. If you go find the village chief, he will definitely throw me into the quarantine area without saying anything. I can't afford to lose face like that!"

The man grabbed the woman's arm and protested violently.

"But..."

"Don't say but, if you dare to find the village chief, I will divorce you!"

The man didn't feel that he was sick at all. Apart from feeling a little sleepy, he didn't feel any discomfort all over his body.

The woman paused and looked at the man yelling at her. She thought maybe she was wrong.

The next day, the man had not gotten any better. He was still too sleepy to open his eyes, and his body temperature had become even higher.

The woman became even more at a loss. The man's spirit became depressed. He also felt physically unwell and panicked for a moment.

It’s okay, it’s just a minor illness, what’s the big deal, I’m strong and I’ll be fine if I can handle it. The man quickly comforted himself and felt relieved.

"His father, should we report this to the village chief?"

"You're not allowed to go! It's just a common cold. I can handle it. Does the village chief have any medicine for me? You insist on making me live in the quarantine area alone and embarrass myself, right?"

The torturous day finally passed and a new day came. The woman couldn't wait to check the man's physical condition.

The man's condition became worse. He said in a hoarse voice, "Don't tell the village chief."

There was something even more serious. The woman found that her child at home also began to show symptoms. She burst into tears. She could divorce her, but her child could not lose his life. The woman turned around and looked at her young child, then resolutely walked out the door.

The sudden news broke the apparent calm and the village was abuzz with discussions.

Villager A stood at the door of his house and chatted: "Have you heard that Liu Laoshi and his family of three moved to the quarantine area?"

Neighbor B next door replied: "It seems that Liu Laoshi and his son are sick."

Neighbor C interrupted: "Then why did his wife move in as well?"

Villager A randomly guessed: "His son is only a few years old, he must go over to take care of him."

Ding, a neighbor across the street, couldn't help but join the group chat: "I don't think it's right. Maybe the whole family is sick."

Or the neighbor across the street, Wu, looked disdainful: "How can it be such a coincidence that all three members of a family are sick? It's not an epidemic!"

The lively group chat suddenly became silent. Everyone looked at each other in horror. Could it be that what he said was right?

The five of them closed the door in unison, trembling with fear, and it took them a long time to regain their normal thinking ability.

"What should I do? Damn it! I should have thought that the village chief took it so seriously, it must be something serious!"

"No, I can't sit here and wait to die!"

The first person to react rushed to the village chief's house to ask for an explanation.

"Village chief, has Liu Laoshi's family been infected with the disease?"

The village chief's pupils shrank sharply for a moment, but his tone remained calm: "Of course not."

"Do you swear?"

The village chief remained silent, and the villagers who asked the question became even more frightened after getting the answer.

"I said there is a problem. There is an epidemic here. It is not safe. No, I want to move."

"The whole mountain is in the same condition, where can you move to?"

"I can't stay here and die anyway!"

"Don't be too anxious and panic. Haven't the sick people been quarantined?" The village chief remained calm and composed.