You are my golden finger

No matter whether it is windy or rainy, as long as it is still daylight, the search and rescue team will not stop, so Murong Xu's rescue of the victims is quite effective.

Rescue boats and speedboats searched and rescued along designated routes. Looking around, there was a vast expanse of water. Some dead bodies were soaked in the yellow mud and on the branches, swollen and abnormal, like the dead bodies soaked in formalin for dissection in modern medical schools. If the victims were washed into the flood, there was almost no hope of survival.

The SS drove their speedboat upstream and soon saw a small hill that was already halfway up the hill and was filled with disaster victims.

"Help! Save us!" The victims saw the speedboats and seemed to see hope of survival. They shouted and waved their hands desperately.

The guards drove the speedboat to the hill and asked two members to go up the hill to comfort the victims and prepare for evacuation. The other two drove the speedboat back to dispatch boats to pick up the people.

Not far from the boat, we encountered rescue boats, which rushed to the hill to rescue the victims.

"The elderly and children go up first, and the others wait." The guards loudly arranged.

It's just that there are always some people who are selfish and want to win first in everything. A strong man rushed to the boat in a hurry, knocking down two old people and a child, and was about to rush onto the boat.

The guard who was assisting the old people and children to get on board at the bow was no pushover. He flew over and kicked the man for a long time. The man fell onto a small hill with a bang. He kept crying "Ouch, ouch" and couldn't get up for a long time.

"Whoever dares to fight for it will be a precedent!" the guard said loudly with a dark face.

With this precedent, the victims all obeyed the arrangements obediently and no one dared to step forward and fight for things.

There were a total of 263 living victims on this small hill, and five elderly people had died. Their bodies would have to be dealt with another day.

The first boat and speedboat took away more than 40 people. After returning, they called two other boats and made two more trips back and forth to transport all the people on the hill away.

The victims were transported back to the riverside. Many of them were exhausted and some were even running high fevers. After all, they had been living in fear, hunger and cold on the hill for the past few days.

Murong Xu had already made preparations, equipped with some bowls and chopsticks, cooked some porridge, and added some ginger and brown sugar. After the rescued people were brought back, they were asked to drink a bowl of hot porridge. Finally, the victims who could walk were asked to walk to the disaster relief center at the city gate, and the seriously ill were directly transported back to the city for treatment by horse-drawn carriages.

At first, the residents of the city were very resistant to the victims, fearing that they would be infected with the disease, so they sent three elders to negotiate with the Governor of Cheshire.

The Cheshire Magistrate was good at passing the buck, and finally brought the person to Lin Xijin.

"Princess, we are providing disaster relief, but we also have to take into account the safety of the residents in the city, right? We must not bring the epidemic into the city!" The president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was in his sixties, said to Lin Xijin anxiously.

"My fellow countrymen, the reason why the victims got sick is because they drank unclean raw water. The water was contaminated by the flood. The water contained bacteria, which are invisible bugs. Drinking this water will cause stomachache and diarrhea."

"Secondly, they are hungry and cold, and suffer from external wind and cold, as well as internal injuries and dampness, which cause them to have fever and cough. In severe cases, it will turn into lung disease. Only those who do not receive timely medical treatment will die." Lin Xijin and the three elders explained the cause of the epidemic.

"Now, as long as the people in the city don't drink raw water indiscriminately, pay attention to keeping warm, and don't have close contact with patients, they will not be infected. There is no need to worry." Lin Xijin comforted patiently.

She also sought the opinions of the three elders, gave each of them a mask, and took them to visit facilities such as drinking water purification, medicine preparation, porridge distribution site, and shacks where disaster victims lived.

"Your Highness is so righteous! I never thought that you have been here for only two days, but the disaster relief work has achieved such results. We are ashamed!" said a squire with emotion.

"Shame on you!" Others echoed.

"Thank you very much! There is still a lot to do in disaster relief, and everyone who is interested can participate. Some disaster victims are now participating in disaster relief and have begun to receive salaries. Food, clothing, and daily necessities businesses in the city can also be started for the victims, and everyone can seize these business opportunities. But you must make money in a conscientious manner, and must not drive up prices against your conscience." Lin Xijin also enthusiastically gave advice to the three elders.

"Thank you for your guidance, Princess!" The three elders finally put their concerns aside and returned satisfied.

The governor of Cheshire was dumbfounded. To be honest, he didn't want to let the victims enter the city. If they did, he would have to settle them down, which would be very difficult. He hoped that the three elders' opposition would be effective, but it was in vain.

In the evening, when the work was over, the men who helped build the shacks received thirty cents each, and the women who did various tasks received twenty-five cents each. Some of those who had lighter tears thought of their deceased relatives and burst into tears on the spot.

The next morning, several simple food stalls appeared in the simple awning that was originally set up by the government. Some sold sesame cakes, some sold meat buns, some sold wontons, and there were two stalls selling daily groceries. The prices were all two to five cents, which were very cheap.

Although the victims had been able to drink thick porridge and receive a steamed bun for each meal in the past two days, they had not seen meat for a long time. When they smelled meat, they suddenly felt hungry. In addition, they had some copper coins in their pockets and knew they still had work to do today, so they could not help but buy some food.

Soon, the food prepared by the merchants was sold out, and they had to rush back to the city to prepare food for lunch.

Lin Xijin also asked his men to open a food store, selling meat buns in the morning and rice at noon, with braised pork, cabbage and pork slices, and bone soup, each for only five cents. He also opened a grocery store, selling ready-made clothes, food and other items.

She did not want to compete with other merchants for profits, but to play the role of a stabilizing force, by selling goods to stabilize prices, so that those merchants would not take the opportunity to raise prices and make a fortune in the national crisis.

At noon, the porridge stall began distributing porridge and steamed buns. An old lady came with a little boy, a small iron pot and four number cards, and said to Qiuyan, who was distributing food, "Girl, my daughter-in-law and son have gone to work. Can I help take them back?"

"Auntie, if you are a family, you can take it together." Qiuyan said to her kindly.

"Girl, yes, we are a family. You see, the number plates are connected. Thank you, girl. I will go buy a meal later. There are meat and vegetables, and it only costs five cents. I have to let my son and daughter-in-law eat enough so that they have the strength to make money!" The old lady said naggingly.

"Auntie, your family has a son and daughter-in-law who make money, and you will be able to live a good life soon." Qiuyan has developed her eloquence and can say pleasing words.

"Yes, thank you for your good wishes, young lady! I'm going to buy some food, otherwise I won't be able to buy any more if they're sold out." The old lady finally left with her grandson.

There are more families like this, including the aunt. They can earn dozens of copper coins a day and their health is getting better and better, which gives them hope in life.