Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

Along the way, Lu Qingqing saw villages and fertile fields that were destroyed by floods.

Fortunately, days of salvage work resulted in fewer floating corpses.

At this time, Uncle Hu and Mo San stood on both sides of the raft, struggling to support the raft forward with poles.

"Master, look, that's Yongcheng in the distance."

Lu Qingqing raised her hand to her forehead and looked into the distance.

Uncle Hu kept paying attention to the scene in front of him, fearing that the small raft would encounter some danger.

"Qingqing, be careful to stand firm. There are many dead branches at the bottom of the water blocking the raft."

As he spoke, he used the pole in his hand to explore the situation in the water. From time to time, many poultry carcasses were glimpsed inside. Lu Qingqing ordered Ziyao to fish them out and burn them together on the ground.

She made a net out of linen and poles, which was much more convenient.

"Master, this tool is really useful."

Several people were wearing masks at this time. Although the weather was hot, they did not dare to relax at all.

They didn't know that Yongcheng started to suffer from vomiting and fever at this time.

Xiao Zimo, who had just returned to the magistrate's office, heard Master Chen coming with his subordinates to report before he could sit down.

"His Royal Highness Prince Rui is not well. There are many people in the city who are vomiting and suffering from high fever. Some of them died within two days. This is what people below just discovered today."

Tiantian beside Xiao Zimo stood up in surprise: "What did you say? How long has this been going on? And are they foaming at the mouth?"

Tiantian asked several questions one after another, and Master Chen didn't know how to answer for a while, so he pulled the subordinates beside him forward.

"Why don't you tell Miss Lu quickly?"

I saw the man leaning over with his eyes lowered and his hands folded:

"As for Miss Hui Lu, this situation has been going on for three days. At first, people didn't take it seriously at all, but then they found that people with this disease died very quickly. As you said, they all died of foaming at the mouth in the end."

Hearing this Tiantian's heart "thumped", he immediately grabbed Xiao Zimo's arm anxiously and asked him to give orders quickly.

Isolate those who are sick and prevent them from coming into contact with healthy people, otherwise the whole Yongcheng will be destroyed.

"Is this the plague?"

Xiao Zimo asked with a gloomy face, Tiantian nodded seriously.

Mr. Chen was also dumbfounded at this time, what should he do?

Liu Chenwen, who walked in, also told Mr. Chen to hurry up and do what Tiantian said.

"And gather all the medicinal materials that can be used in the city."

Xiao Zimo's face was dark and he shouted at Mr. Chen who was stunned, "Hurry up and go."

After saying that, Mr. Chen nodded nervously and immediately turned around and walked out of the room.

Xiao Zimo was walking around the room at this time.

"It would be nice if my sister was here."

Tiantian also showed a sense of powerlessness on her face at this time.

She didn't know that Lu Qingqing had already arrived outside the city gate at this time and was negotiating with the guards on the city.

The guards did not dare to let people in, so they could only ask them to wait while they went to ask the prefect for instructions.

Mr. Chen led the officers and soldiers and began to divide into two groups. One group went to isolate all the sick people, and the other group went to various drug stores in the city to collect herbs.

The guards at the city gate never found Mr. Chen, so they could only run to the prefect to report back to His Highness Prince Rui.

When Liu Chenwen heard the guard's description, he knew it was his niece. He immediately stood up and called the guard anxiously to ask.

Prince Rui also had a happy look on his face at this time. Those who were worried just now felt relieved when they heard that Lu Qingqing had arrived.

"Quick, bring someone here."

Xiao Zimo's lips curled up slightly and he shouted to the guard.

The guard at the door stood up quickly, turned around and ran out.

Lu Qingqing and others found an open space under the city and burned all the animal carcasses they had picked up before.

Guan An, who was on the top of the city, looked at each other with strange scarves on their faces and burning things under the city.

"They are..."

"Quick, quick, is the person still here?"

The guards who rushed back asked the officers and soldiers on the tower, and saw them all pointing towards the bottom of the city.

The guard was lying on the city wall and looking down, when Lu Qingqing happened to look towards him.

"Is this Princess Chen who is under the city?"

Lu Qingqing curled her lips and Ziyao beside her shouted coldly:

"She is my princess."

With that said, the guard lowered the rope and said that His Highness Prince Rui was inviting you.

Ziyao stretched out her hand to grab the rope and tried it, then said: "Master or slave, go up first."

Lu Qingqing nodded slightly and watched Ziyao rush up to the tower in a few moments. Ziyao stood still on the tower and waved towards his master.

Lu Qingqing grabbed the rope, jumped directly towards the tower with a tap of her feet, always standing on top and reaching out to catch her master.

Uncle Hu and Mo San who were behind them jumped onto the tower. The guards looked at the four people in front of them with stars in their eyes. This Princess Chen was really a hero among women.

Then he leaned down to salute and said respectfully that His Royal Highness Prince Rui was waiting for several people at the magistrate's Yamen.

Lu Qingqing asked about the location of the prefect, and then led Ziyao and others towards that place, but the beggar she met on the road gave her a bad feeling.

I saw the old beggar squatting on the street corner, coughing violently, and his face was abnormally red.

She was about to step forward when she was pulled by Ziyao beside her.

"Master, be careful."

Ziyao also noticed something was wrong and quickly reminded her master.

Lu Qingqing told them not to touch things randomly and not to take off their masks.

Uncle Hu now understood what was going on.

His face darkened, and he called Lu Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, you'd better leave first. My second uncle will handle the rest. I'm afraid this city..."

Lu Qingqing shook her head slightly, saying that she couldn't leave at this time.

While a few people were talking, a group of officers and soldiers took the old beggar away. Lu Qingqing took two steps forward and asked the officers and soldiers where they were taking him.

"The prefect has ordered that the sick should be quarantined together. If you are fine, you should go home. It is not safe outside now."

After hearing the words of the officers and soldiers, Lu Qingqing understood in her heart that isolation was a good idea. She shouted, "Don't waste time. It's better to go see His Highness Prince Rui first."

Ziyao and Mo San looked at each other, and then quickly followed the footsteps of their master and Uncle Hu.

After a while, the four people arrived at the magistrate's office, and Ziyao and the officers and soldiers showed the order of the Lord of Anning County.

"My subordinates have met the Lord of Anning County."

"Is Prince Rui here?" Lu Qingqing asked with a calm face and a cold tone. At this time, her mind was filled with the spread of the epidemic.

Fortunately, I greeted my grandfather when I arrived, and it seemed like I wouldn't be able to go back for a while.

After receiving a positive answer, Lu Qingqing led a few people straight towards the inner courtyard of my prefecture.

Xiao Zimo and others were chatting about the situation in the city in the hall.

Master Chen gathered all the medicinal materials that could be used, and some doctors in the city were also entrusted with important tasks. They must control it this time and not let Yongcheng fall.