Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The villagers of Qingshui Village were extremely obedient in the following days. Even though there was no epidemic in the village except for the couple who were locked up in the private school, they stayed quietly at home and would never go out unless there was an emergency.

With their cooperation, Li Yu and the village chief felt less worried.

After an epidemic broke out outside the village, the refugees who were not sick were nervous for a while. Later, they found that as long as they did not come into contact with patients and took good protective measures, nothing would happen, and they gradually calmed down.

In addition to Qingshui Village, epidemics also occurred in other villages one after another.

However, when the epidemic broke out in Qingshui Village, the county magistrate made arrangements in advance and asked other villages to strengthen their prevention, so the epidemic did not spread widely.

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Time flies, and it is already the end of June.

Since there were not so many people suffering from the disease, the doctor calmed down and prescribed medicine according to the patients' symptoms. Although the effect of the medicine was slow, it was effective.

The condition of the couple in the private school was gradually brought under control. Their fevers subsided and the frequency of their coughs also decreased.

But not everyone was so lucky. The number of sick refugees outside the village increased by five from June 15th to June 17th. One of the original three patients died, and of the other two, one was dying and it was unknown whether he could survive, while the other one gradually recovered like the couple.

Everyone has his own destiny, and no one can predict the outcome. We can only sigh that fate is unpredictable.

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the other side.

After leaving Jiangfu County, Han Zheng and Master Jiang visited other disaster-stricken counties in Nanzhou Prefecture.

When they went to Jiangfu County before, they went there directly without sending soldiers to explore the way first. After arriving at the place, they did not conceal their identities, which gave County Magistrate Wei and Master Li the opportunity to disguise themselves.

In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, they would have the guards and soldiers disguise themselves as refugees to investigate the situation before arriving at each county. If they found that the local county magistrate did not take the lives of the people seriously or took advantage of the disaster to enrich himself, they would arrest the person according to Dayu's laws.

I have to say, this method is very useful.

They worked faster. In Huaiting County, it took them only two days to clear out the government office and put the Huaiting County magistrate, who colluded with unscrupulous businessmen and sold moldy grain to the people at high prices, into jail.

*

On the sixth day of July, Han Zheng and Master Jiang returned to the capital of Nanzhou Prefecture. Accompanying them, in addition to the soldiers and guards, were Magistrate Jiangfu, Master Li, Magistrate Huaiting, and several unscrupulous businessmen.

They stayed in Huai'an County for five days because Minister Pei disappeared in Huai'an County, but no matter how hard they looked, they could not find any trace of Minister Pei.

When he first came to Nanzhou Prefecture and learned that Minister Pei was missing, Master Jiang thought that nothing would happen to Minister Pei, after all, he was protected by experts. But after so many days, their guards and soldiers searched every county in Nanzhou Prefecture, but there was still no news of Minister Pei, and he couldn't help but panic.

Minister Pei is one of the best among the younger generation of officials in the court, and he must not die here.

"People have been sent out. Let them look for it." Han Zheng said, "I wrote a letter to my second sister-in-law on the day we arrived in Huai'an County. She should have received it by now. When she comes back, our guards can also go out to look for it."

Master Jiang nodded anxiously: "If we can't find Minister Pei, we can't go back to the capital."

*

The two talked in low voices as the car slowly moved towards the capital of Nanzhou Prefecture.

The disaster occurred in late April and early May, and it has been more than two months since then. Normally, after such a long time, the city of Nanzhou Prefecture, which had not been hit by the disaster, should have returned to its former bustle. However, the streets of Nanzhou Prefecture are deserted.

Han Zheng looked at him, and the smile on his face faded and finally disappeared.

Master Jiang also noticed something was wrong, so he shouted to stop the car, and then stopped a passerby to question him.

The passerby was a little scared and stammered: "There is...an epidemic in the city, and no one...dare to come out."

Just as the passerby finished speaking, a group of police officers appeared at the nearby street corner. They ran over in a panic, and after seeing the officers' and soldiers' clothes clearly, they knelt down and saluted.

Master Jiang and Han Zheng looked at each other and turned their gaze towards them.

"I heard there's an epidemic in the city?"

The leader was the chief of the government servants, who said with a sad face, "Yes, in the middle of last month, an epidemic broke out in the city. The prefect was afraid that the people would be infected, so he ordered the people not to go out unless necessary."

After receiving a definite answer, Master Jiang flew into a rage: "Since there is an epidemic in the prefecture, why didn't you send someone to inform me and Lord Han?"

The head of the yamen runners quickly glanced at Master Jiang, then lowered his head and said, "The prefect said that you two have worked hard in disaster relief outside, and he can handle the affairs of the prefecture alone, so he won't let you two work any more."

Master Jiang: “…” This was said in such a high-sounding way that he couldn’t get angry anymore.

Next to him, Han Zheng was silent for a moment, then asked, "How is the situation in the city now? How many people are sick? Is there a doctor? Has the doctor prepared any medicine to cure the epidemic?"

Seeing that he did not call for war and killing, the head of the yamen was relieved, swallowed his saliva, and replied: "There are about a hundred people who are sick, all living outside the city. The imperial physician has brought doctors from the city to treat them. The medicine for the epidemic has been prepared a few days ago. In a few days, the city should be back to normal."

As soon as he mentioned the imperial physician, Master Jiang thought of the memorial he wrote to the capital when he first came to Nanzhou Prefecture, and his heart slowly fell back to its original place.

If nothing unexpected happens, these people should have been sent by His Majesty after he saw his memorial.

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An epidemic is a big deal. After returning to the inn where they had stayed, Han Zheng and Tutor Jiang quickly changed into their official uniforms and went to the government office with the officers and soldiers, the magistrate of Jiangfu County and others.

When they arrived at the place, they first asked Prefect Hong to put the Jiangfu County Magistrate and several others in jail, and then they went outside the city to check on the treatment of the epidemic.

Magistrate Hong didn't want Han Zheng and Tutor Jiang to go.

"You two have worked hard for many days, you should have a good rest. Things outside the city have been arranged, and those people who are sick will not be in any danger."

Master Jiang insisted on going over.

The epidemic was caused by the disaster, so he and Han Zheng had to go and take a look no matter what. This was their responsibility as officials.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade them, Magistrate Hong had no choice but to go out of the city with them.

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Many wooden sheds were built outside the city, some for imperial physicians and doctors to live in, as well as for sick people.

Han Zheng and Master Jiang covered their noses and walked around to see the people's condition. The yamen runner did not lie. Most of the sick people were not in a serious condition. More than a dozen people had very mild symptoms. They would be able to get out in less than three days.

However, there are also patients who are seriously ill and whose breathing can hardly be detected. If you don’t get close to them, you have no idea whether they are dead or alive.

After the examination, the two went to see the imperial physician and doctors.

Several imperial physicians knew Master Jiang and were talking to him in a familiar manner. Han Zheng stood aside and listened to them.

Just as an imperial physician was prescribing medicine, a skinny man stood in front of the shed.

"Doctor." He said hoarsely, "I feel sick. When will I get medicine?"

The person closest to him was a young doctor from Nanzhou Prefecture. Hearing this, he said, "The medicine is already boiling. Please wait for another half an hour. Didn't I tell you not to run around? Why are you still running around? Why don't you go back and lie down?"

The man hummed softly but did not leave.

The doctor was a little impatient, holding his nose and said, "Go back and rest first. When the medicine is ready, we will bring it to you."

The man hummed again, but he still didn't leave. Instead, he walked towards Han Zheng and Master Jiang.

Han Zheng had been keeping an eye on the man since he appeared, so when the man pulled out a bloody knife from behind, Han Zheng kicked him hard in the knee.