The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

I have to say that Chu Xiao and Bai Hao have very different aesthetic tastes. It seems that except for men with dark skin, Bai Hao likes white, pink, and red things, and prefers brighter colors.

But Chu Xiao is different. As a plant-based mutant, he was born to love the color green. If it weren’t for the fact that people in the apocalypse would always talk about “some green on the head”, he would have really had the urge to dye his hair green.

Of course, in addition to color, he also likes big and strong ones, no matter whether they are men or objects, just like Chu Xiao now looking at the pile of inkstones, comparing them for a long time and finally picking out the two largest ones.

Then he looked at the palm-sized jade pendant: "Where is this thing hung?"

Bai Hao looked back and remembered that there seemed to be something like this hanging on the carriage he made in Kyoto: "Trust me, this is not worth much."

Who would hang valuable things on a carriage? Besides, jade is so brittle that it can break easily.

What Bai Hao said was not wrong. This jade was not a good one, so it was naturally worthless. At the same time, this jade was in short supply. The old lady had asked the master for it to ensure her safety.

As soon as he arrived in Anning Town, the housekeeper carefully took it off the carriage and put it in the warehouse for safekeeping. He never thought that it would be despised by two country bumpkins.

"How about this?" Chu Xiao showed Bai Hao a box with two crystal green jade pendants inside.

"Wow, could this be the legendary imperial green?" Bai Hao took it out and placed it next to the lampshade and observed it carefully for a long time. However, for someone like him who couldn't even tell the difference between glass and crystal, how could he tell what it was?

Chu Xiao, who also knew nothing, was also looking at another one: "What is Imperial Green?"

"It's a very valuable jade."

"I want this." When Chu Xiao heard that it was valuable, he didn't look at other things. He couldn't really empty out the warehouse of Zunyuan Hou.

"No problem." Bai Hao agreed very generously.

Chu Xiao didn't take much, just two inkstones, a pair of peace lockets, and three jade bracelets.

Bai Hao was also very happy to browse at this time. He had several jade pendants hanging around his waist. Seeing that Chu Xiao didn't move, he asked him to pick some more.

However, Chu Xiao also knew when to stop. He would take advantage of a good opportunity, but too much is as bad as too little. If he took too much, he was afraid that the steward of Lord Zunyuan would not dare to let him in again.

After the two men came out of the warehouse, the housekeeper looked at the jade pendant on Bai Hao's waist, and then heard the sound of the jade pendant colliding when he walked. He felt speechless.

Ever since coming to Anning Town, Bai Hao has been letting himself go even more unscrupulously, and it's hard for the housekeeper not to notice his difference.

But he knew it all but didn't say it out loud. As a steward, his primary responsibility was to safeguard the interests of the Marquis's mansion.

"My Lord, I just received news that Shouhe County, a hundred miles away, has been sealed off. There are hundreds of corpses floating in the river outside the city. They all floated down the river from other places."

Bai Hao swallowed unconsciously when he thought of the scene of the river full of corpses. He even remembered that he drowned while saving someone, so he was once a floating corpse.

"No one cares?"

"The dam in the prefectural city was destroyed, affecting seven or eight county towns, and even many villages were not spared. The damage this time is probably worse than twenty years ago."

"What happened twenty years ago?" The two outsiders were confused.

"Whenever the dam is destroyed, there will be corpses everywhere. Now is a hot season, and the corpses will rot quickly in the water. If they are not salvaged in time, they will slowly swell and then explode if touched, making the river water unusable and fish and shrimp unable to survive. Then the plague will come."

"Plague?" When Chu Xiao heard the word, the first thing he thought of was chicken plague, and then he became a little worried. This thing could be contagious, but how was it transmitted? Could it be that it just scratched and bit like zombies?

However, Bai Hao, who had studied history, felt as if he was facing a great enemy. In ancient times, plagues could kill a whole village or infect a whole city. It was much more terrifying than the viruses of modern times.

"Will there really be a plague?" Bai Hao found it a little hard to accept. He watched people die one after another right under his nose. What's worse, maybe before he returns the body to Lei Huo, they would have to wait to die in the same body.

"Although we haven't received any definite news from Shouhe County, they won't close the city for no reason."

The closure of a city means that uncontrollable problems have arisen there, and in the current situation, the most likely possibility is that many people have been infected with the disease.

The two county towns are only a hundred miles apart, and no one knows how many people ran out before the city was closed, and where they went?

After listening to the butler's analysis, Bai Hao and Chu Xiao looked at each other, and suddenly felt that the things in their hands were not worth much. Even if they were priceless, could they be as important as their lives?

The housekeeper continued, "Just in case, I will collect some food as soon as possible. Before the storm is over, no one in our house can come in and out at will."

Then he looked at Chu Xiao and said, "Brother Chu, if you believe me, you can make some arrangements early."

Chu Xiao nodded and said, "Thank you. I'll go back and tell my family."

Chu Xiao was not afraid of those bandits who robbed houses, but as for natural disasters and plagues, there seemed to be no way for him as a mortal being except to hide.

When the family members heard about this, the first person to refute was Yan Zhengdao: "I haven't heard of any plague anywhere 20 years ago?"

Zhao Guizhi believed the housekeeper's words. "The housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion described everything in such detail. It must be that we rural farmers don't know about it. You've only been to a few nearby counties at most. How could the housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion know less than you?"

Yan Zhengdao shut up immediately. He was not too worried about things he had never experienced before. Instead, he was a little anxious when he heard that the dam in the city was destroyed. "Do you think there will be forced labor again in the near future?"

Zhao Guizhi grabbed Yan Zhengdao's arm and said, "What should we do? We might get killed if we repair the dam. Why don't we ask Qingyun or Zhicheng?"

Zhao Guizhi raised her head and looked at Chu Xiao again: "If it doesn't work, our whole family will go to ask Zunyuan Hou for help."

Chu Xiao: “…” Are you talking about corvée now? You were clearly talking about the plague.

"We'll talk about that later, Mom and Dad. This plague is only a hundred miles away from our Anning Town. If it really spreads, it will only take a few days. Do you think you should bring Xiaobei back? It would be best to notify Qiao Qingyun and simply give the academy a holiday."

Zhao Guizhi and Yan Zhengdao looked at each other. This matter really needed to be taken seriously. Yan Zhengdao made the decision: "Then bring him back. We will tell everyone we can. As for whether they believe it or not, it's up to them."

Zhao Guizhi also added: "We have to ask Master Lu about the situation. If that's the case, there are many people in the county town, not like in our village. If Cheng Xue and Qing Ge'er can come back, bring them back together. If not, we can send him some more food."