The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

After the officer finished shouting, several officers beside him quickly put their hands on the hilt of the knife.

Lu Qingqing hurried forward and said softly:

"Sir, Sir, this is my brother.

He had a brain injury, but he was not infected with the disease.

Look, this is the certificate I asked the doctor to issue.”

As he spoke, he handed over the medical record written by Doctor Zhang.

The official saw the two taels of silver on the medical record and looked up and said:

"I saw it wrong, it's okay, it's okay!"

The surrounding officials finally breathed a sigh of relief and complained:

"You scared me by jumping around so much!"

The officer smiled a few times in apology.

After receiving the money, he looked at Lu Qingqing with a much more favorable impression.

"Okay, if you're fine, just go into town!"

As for whether the person in the car is sick or not, it has nothing to do with him.

The epidemic in the city is still spreading!

The government did publish prescriptions for the epidemic, but these poor people could not afford them.

Once you get sick, you have to endure it by just trying to stay healthy, and you have to hide away to keep going.

Because once they were discovered, they would be thrown out of the city and buried.

Now, the county government throws people out of the city every day.

If this guy is lucky, he won't be caught.

I was unlucky and got caught, it has nothing to do with me.

The one who let himself into the city was a normal person!

The officer took out four taels of silver from the silver in his arms and put it into the box next to him.

These silver and money must be handed over to the public when the shift is handed over.

As for the remaining three taels of silver, they are mine!

But soon, thinking of the medicine that cost thirty taels per box in the pharmacy, he sighed again.

He still has to work harder, as his wife and daughter at home are waiting for him to buy medicine.

On the other side, Lu Qingqing drove a mule cart into the city.

Looking at the bleak scene that was completely different from Yining County and the provincial capital, she did not stop and headed straight for the north gate.

On the way, we met a group of officials driving away a group of people who were coughing violently.

Lu Qingqing only took one look and knew that those were people infected with the plague.

She jerked the reins, and the mule sped up in pain.

In order to go faster, Lu Qingqing got off the car and ran forward leading the mule.

In this situation, her action did not seem out of place.

Because the other people on the road, when they saw these people infected with the plague, also fled in panic.

Lu Qingqing ran forward all the way, and did not stop except to occasionally check on Qin Lang's condition on the cart.

Only after running several blocks did she slowly slow down.

At this moment, not only was she gasping for breath, but even the mule was panting from exhaustion.

Fortunately, there was no one around at this time, and the man and the mule slowly walked towards the north gate.

When they finally arrived at the north gate, they found it closed.

After looking around, she found a ragged child at the end of the street sticking his head out and looking at her.

The child's hairstyle was the same as hers, cut like a dog had done, and it was really ugly.

She took out a steamed bun made of two-grain flour from the car and waved to the child while holding it up.

"Hey kid, come here, I want to ask you something."

When the child saw the steamed buns, he stared at them and ran over.

Lu Qingqing saw that although his clothes were worn out, they were still clean, so he should not be a beggar.

I guess the child lives nearby.

"Kid, do you know why the north gate is closed?

If you want to go out, how do you go out?"

The child stared at the two-grain flour buns, swallowed hard, and then said:

“There are many refugees outside the North City Gate, and the government won’t let them in.

Therefore, the city gates are only opened at noon every morning.

At that time, a large number of officers and soldiers would go out of the city to maintain order.

If people in the city want to go out, they have to queue up and pay.

Even the wealthy people who come from outside the city on big ships have to pay to come in."

After saying that, he wanted to go forward and grab the steamed bun.

Lu Qingqing raised her head a little higher to avoid his hand.

The child didn't get the steamed bun and said angrily:

"You're not deliberately saying that to me, you don't want to give me a steamed bun!

I tell you, this is where I live.

If you don’t give it to me, I’ll call for help.”

Lu Qingqing looked at the angry child, broke off half of the bun for him, and said:

"Don't worry, I haven't finished asking.

I'll give you half of the steamed bun as a deposit.

I'll give you the remaining half after I finish asking questions, okay?"

The child took the half steamed bun and nodded.

"Ask me, I know a lot!

My grandparents lived here, and I used to hang around here every day.

Some outsiders came here and hired me to provide them with food and accommodation.

I promise not to waste such a good bun like yours!"

Looking at the child's arrogant look, Lu Qingqing inexplicably thought of Qin Lang.

She said to the child with a smile:

"You are so well-informed, do you know when the ship from outside the city to the capital will leave?

If you want to take a boat, what are the conditions?

In short, tell me any news related to the ship.

It's agreed that I'll give you another steamed bun."

The child watched her take out another steamed bun from the cart, his face full of longing, but he held his head high and said:

“I only know what happened before the city gates were closed. After they were closed, I couldn’t get out.

Do you want to know what happened before the city gate was sealed?"

Seeing Lu Qingqing nod, he looked at the half-steamed bun and said:

“Before the city was closed, the ship from here to the capital departed once every five days.

At that time, the fee was charged according to the distance of the voyage.

If a person goes to the capital, he has to pay fifteen taels of silver.

But now, I don’t know.

However, I heard from the soldiers who came back that it seems that we have to wait for a few days before setting sail.

Only after ensuring that no one on board is infected with the disease can anyone be allowed on board.

The rest, I don’t know.

By the way, there is a captain named Chen who is the best at drinking.

If you encounter any trouble on the ship, send him some good wine and beg him, maybe it will work out!"

Lu Qingqing liked this clever child very much and gave him the half steamed bun in her hand.

Seeing that he was about to leave, he called him back and gave him the remaining small bag of steamed buns.

The child was stunned when he saw so many steamed buns in the bag.

After reacting, he looked around vigilantly.

Seeing that no one noticed, I breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the unconscious Qin Lang on the cart and frowned:

"With the people in your car like this, no one would dare to take you in if you go out to find an inn.

If it is reported to the authorities, it would be disastrous if it is buried outside the city.

I know a place where you can stay for free.

Wait for me, I'll take you there."

Having said that, he ran away.

Lu Qingqing watched the child disappear around the corner.

After waiting for a while, I saw him running back, his face flushed from running.

The child took Lu Qingqing south, looking around vigilantly as they walked.

Soon, they arrived at an abandoned old yard.

This yard looks like no one has lived in it for a long time, and there are cobwebs on the door.