The Little Lucky Girl

Zheng Huan and the other two asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's a heart disease."

She refused to say anything further when asked.

Sometimes she felt that Master Yin was actually quite stupid. He had to create such an image for himself and could not even express his concern for the Fifth Lady.

She really wanted him to learn from Mr. Luo and write a storybook to let the whole world know his determination to pursue his wife; or he could just talk to the village chief. To please a girl, one can start by pleasing the people around him, such as her.

Unfortunately, Master Yin seemed to have guessed something after their last eye contact and began to avoid Ming Youyou. He no longer ridiculed her paintings too much, but commented on them like he did with other students, and then left in embarrassment with his face getting redder and redder as she looked at him.

This made Ming Youyou feel less disgusted with Master Yin. She happily waited to see how he would perform next, but unfortunately, Fifth Lady had not returned yet.

Originally, Caoyuan and his group planned to return to the county town in about ten days, but on the twelfth day, only one servant came back. No one dared to enter the county town. They only stood a dozen meters away and asked the guards guarding the city to report the news to the county government.

When they saw Magistrate Tao and his men, the servants shouted that there was a large-scale cold outbreak on the grassland, and that Wu Niangzi and his men had to stay behind to rescue people and would not be able to come back for the time being.

"Can this disease be transmitted to humans? Are the symptoms serious?" Magistrate Tao asked anxiously.

The servant's throat was burning from running, and his voice was hoarse. He took the water bag thrown by the guard, drank a sip hastily, and quickly replied: "This disease is fierce, and the whole tribe has been infected overnight.

"But the adults are fine, but the elderly and children are in much more danger. We secretly went to other tribes to inquire, and it was said that a few days ago the Great King's Court asked each tribe to send people to attend a party. After those people went back, people in each tribe fell ill one after another. Looking at the speed at which the disease spread, we suspect it is an epidemic."

The servant shuddered as he spoke, and unconsciously took a few steps back, further away from the others. "Captain Feng was afraid that we might be sick, so he specifically told me not to go into the city. He asked you to send us some support, as well as some medicinal materials, especially the pills. It would be best if you could send us more."

Magistrate Tao roughly understood it. He had seen records of large-scale epidemics on the grassland in the Yuqing County Chronicles, but since there had been no problems in the past ten years or so, he had not taken it seriously.

Recalling the tragic conditions recorded in the book, although it was not certain whether it was really an epidemic at this time, it was better to be safe than sorry. Magistrate Tao immediately ordered the city gates to be sealed, and no people or vehicles coming from the grassland were allowed to enter the city.

Master He reminded, "Sir, some caravans are expected to return from the grasslands, and there may be many from Daqi and Daliang among them."

Magistrate Tao understood the implication of the words. These troops had just returned from the depths of the grassland, and in order to save time, they would probably not stop by the small tribe to rest, so they were unaware of the severity of the disease. Moreover, they were all young and strong, and they estimated that getting sick would not be a big deal, and they would not take the disease to heart.

But they were carrying these external evils. From Yuqing County to the Daqing Mountains, crossing the Daqing Mountains would lead to Daqi and Daliang. The two countries were unprepared. Once the epidemic broke out...

This is their chance.

Tao County Magistrate's eyes gleamed, then dimmed again. He shook his head, saying that this was not what a gentleman should do. No matter how the two countries had bullied them in the past, they should not take revenge on the people.

He sighed and asked Master He to take people to clean up his small farm outside the city. Those who could not enter the city should be taken there to rest first. He also had to explain the pros and cons to them and told them not to move around casually.

Magistrate Tao rushed back to the county government office and immediately called all the doctors in the city. Because of the pills, Ming Youyou was also picked up from the academy by the coachman.

When she heard that there was an epidemic, she was so frightened that she wanted to scream out. Then, looking at the situation, she quickly covered her mouth with her little hands.

The system immediately stopped her, "Be careful of the germs on your hands."

Ming Youyou was stunned for a moment, and then she thought of the video about microorganisms that Lu Ya had shown her. One of the episodes in the video introduced the spread of viruses. She immediately said, "Sir, this virus has an incubation period. Although it has only just broken out now, it should have existed before, and it might have already been in our city."

After a brief thought, Magistrate Tao understood what she meant. He then looked at the old doctors and saw that their faces were also very unhappy. He knew that Ming Youyou was right. "What do you think?"

Doctor Meng from Baicaotang was the oldest and had the most cooperation with the county government, so he spoke first: "We will do our best to prepare various medicinal materials, but if the people don't know the danger of this disease, I'm afraid they won't take it seriously even if they get sick, which will not only put themselves in danger, but also make the disease spread faster..."

Magistrate Tao pondered for a while. He could foresee the panic of the people about the epidemic. There were many people in the county town. If one was not handled properly, it might cause riots. If someone wanted to leave the city and incite riots...

He weighed the pros and cons of telling or not telling, and felt that the people should know the truth. "I will call the heads of the villages right now. If you think there is anything that needs attention, please tell them clearly."

While waiting, Magistrate Tao hurried back to his study, first submitted a memorial to the court, and then sent letters to Pingyang City and Fucheng City, which were closest to him, asking them to be careful and send troops to him.

Ming Youyou also ran to see Madam Tao. Madam Tao's eyes were swollen from crying. She was directing the servants to pack up in the yard and was going to send a batch of supplies to the Fifth Lady first.

Her eyes lit up when she saw Ming Youyou. "I was just about to call you. Wu Niang said your pills are very useful. Do you have any extra ones? If so, give me some."

Ming Youyou immediately emptied out all the stock she had, but unfortunately there wasn't much left. "I'll go back and make another batch later."

"Don't go back, just do it here. I'll get you anything you need." Mrs. Tao felt that going back and forth was a waste of time.

Ming Youyou thought about it and felt that it was okay, "Then I'll come to see you after the meeting."

Ming Youyou ran back to the front hall of the county government office and saw that the doctors had already explained the symptoms of the illness to the village heads, emphasizing that the patients must be sent to the hospital as soon as they were discovered, and then they were dismissed.

She immediately said anxiously: "You haven't told me how to prevent it yet."

"Yes, I have told everyone what kind of medicine to prepare when they go back home." A doctor replied.

"That's not enough," Ming Youyou looked at Magistrate Tao, "We need to have everyone wash their hands frequently and not drink raw water. It's best to take a medicinal bath to kill all the viruses on your body. And those places with a lot of mosquitoes and flies should also be disinfected with medicine."

"What is a virus?" everyone asked curiously.