I didn't expect that this place is so far away from the capital, but the public security is so good, even more orderly than the capital.

After entering the city, Yun Qingluo and his group went straight to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Doctor Yun and several other great doctors have come to visit us. Please forgive me for not welcoming you in person. I am really too busy." At the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, City Lord Xu and his family were already waiting.

Mo Beichen also knew that they were treated so kindly because of Xuan Ming's face, so he was polite in his greetings: "City Lord Xu, you are too polite. I will have to trouble you during this period..."

Mo Beichen was interrupted by Xu Sheng halfway through his words: "Lord Mo, that's not right. Since you are someone close to His Highness, just tell me what you want to say." Xu Sheng waved his hands repeatedly.

After leading the group in, he took them directly to the front hall: "You are tired from the journey, please follow me to the front hall to have a meal first."

Several people followed Xu Sheng to the front hall, where the food had already been prepared.

Xu Sheng said politely: "You all have been exhausted from the journey. Let someone take you to rest after dinner."

Yun Qingluo looked at the food on the table and was secretly surprised.

Although these dishes are simple, they are carefully prepared.

She couldn't help but feel a bit fond of Lord Xu Sheng. Lord Xu must be an honest and upright official, who could manage this city in such an orderly manner.

Xu Sheng noticed that everyone's eyes were on the dining table, and his face looked slightly embarrassed.

He quickly explained: "I'm sure you all understand the current situation. The flood disaster is serious and food is in short supply. All food must be supplied to the people first. So today's meal may be a little simple. I hope you don't mind."

Mo Beichen's face showed his usual calmness and composure. He said softly, "Master Xu has made such a thoughtful arrangement. We are very grateful."

The others nodded, expressing their agreement with Mo Beichen's words.

They understand that the current situation is difficult and it is not easy to have such a simple meal.

"Please sit down, please sit down. Look at me, I forget the time when I talk." Xu Sheng hurriedly invited several people to sit down.

Xu Sheng had heard his subordinates report a group of people, saying that there were three people, a grandfather and his grandson, but at this moment he did not see the figures of the three people. For a moment he did not know whether he should ask.

I was afraid that people would think it was rude if I asked, but if I didn't ask clearly, I would feel uneasy, for fear of letting something slip during the business trip.

"By the way, Lord Xu, I almost forgot to tell you, please send someone to the carriage outside to take our companions to the guest rooms to rest. These three..." Mo Beichen saw that Xu Sheng looked a little hesitant, and naturally knew what he was struggling with, so he directly told him the whereabouts of the grandfather and grandson.

"So he was injured. Come, quickly get in the carriage and carry the old man to the guest room. Prepare some light meals and send them to the guest room. The two children are probably hungry too." Xu Sheng looked up and gave orders to the person outside the door.

Yun Qingluo originally wanted to bring the little girl in, but as soon as the little girl stopped the car, she wanted to go find her grandfather and brother. Yun Qingluo could only let Yun Ying take the girl to the carriage in the back and asked Yin Yi. Yin Yi said that they wanted to rest. Yun Qingluo felt a little strange, but didn't say much.

The city lord was waiting outside the carriage in person, but Yin Yi did not come down to meet him. Isn't that strange?

At that time, Xiaoyi guessed that Yin Yi and the city lord probably knew each other.

Yun Qingluo took a few bites of food and waited for a while. When she estimated that Xu Sheng had almost finished eating, she slowly asked about the situation in the city.

"I'm sorry, although the sick people in the city have been sent out of the city for quarantine, you also know that reporting illnesses depends on the people's self-consciousness. Some people are reluctant to be separated from their families and conceal their illnesses. This is also possible, but there are many people in the city and few doctors. We have to send doctors out of the city to take care of the sick people, so we naturally cannot check them one by one."

"Your Excellency, do you mean that there are people infected with the disease in the city?" Yun Qingluo and Mo Beichen looked at each other with serious expressions.

"Mincheng is also the largest city among the nearby cities. The population of the city is one million. This is indeed difficult to verify."

"Has the city lord informed the people of the severity of this epidemic? They are unwilling to report their illness truthfully because they are afraid of being separated from their families. But if they knew that their concealment would kill their families, they would probably weigh the pros and cons and naturally know which is more important." Yun Qingluo said calmly.

Xu Sheng glanced at Yun Qingluo with appreciation, "Although Doctor Yun is a woman, she pointed out the key points of this matter very clearly, which is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary women."

He then added, "Well, I told you that Xu had naturally thought of this method and had people go door to door beating drums and gongs to notify everyone. Some people did come forward, but there were still some people who wanted to die together and were unwilling to come forward. This matter really worries me."

Yun Qingluo asked, "How long has this epidemic lasted?"

Xu Sheng frowned, "In fact, it has been more than three months. Strangely enough, when it rained heavily, the disease slowly appeared."

"From what the city lord said, the rain has been falling for more than three months?" Yun Qingluo was surprised.

They had only been in the capital, including the journey, for half a month, but here, the rain had been falling for more than three months.

"Xu has always had a good memory. It is indeed more than three months." Xu Sheng thought that Yun Qingluo didn't believe him, and his voice was a little cold.

"Have any of the people who were sent back recovered and returned to the city?" Yun Qingluo was focusing on the time of the rain and the condition of the illness, and did not notice Xu Sheng's attitude. Instead, Mo Beichen's face darkened.

Xu Sheng felt the temperature around him was a little cold. He looked up and saw Mo Beichen staring at him sinisterly. He changed his mind and understood.

The attitude in the subsequent reply was much better.

"Well, to be honest, the doctors in the city are helpless against this epidemic. They say it is smallpox because the symptoms of this disease are similar to those of smallpox at the beginning. However, the medicine used can only alleviate some of the symptoms and cannot completely cure them. Therefore, naturally, no one is sent to the city with a sick person."

Yun Qingluo smiled slightly, "That's right. We told the people that if they knew the disease but didn't report it, their relatives would be killed. We also told the people that they would go to the city to reunite with their families after they recovered. However, as time went by, the people didn't see anyone being cured and sent to the city, which greatly increased their panic. So they would rather live one day at a time in the city with the worst plan, at least they could die next to their relatives.

"This, this...this..." Xu Sheng had not thought of this level. After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out.

"I will prepare ten doses of medicine tonight and distribute them tomorrow morning. Seven doses will be given to seriously ill patients and three doses will be given to those with milder conditions. After three days, those with milder conditions will be able to recover. Lord Xu, please send the people into the city in a grand manner when the time comes." Yun Qingluo already had an idea.

Xiao Yi complained in dissatisfaction, "Tsk, what's that 'I'll prepare ten doses of medicine tonight'? I'll be the one who gets tired in the end."

"Okay, let's do as Doctor Yun says." Xu Sheng made the final decision.

After the meal, the group was sent to the yard that Xu Sheng had ordered to be cleaned up in a hurry.

"This yard was originally where a friend of mine stayed temporarily. I cleaned it up after he left some time ago, and I sent someone to clean it again today. If there is anything missing, just find Butler Xu and ask him to take care of it." Xu Sheng and his men stood at the gate of the yard and gave instructions.

"Thank you, Lord Xu." Mo Beichen appreciated the thanks.

Returning to the room, Yun Qingluo saw the hard bed board covered with a thin mattress. She frowned slightly, turned around and asked Mo Beichen to close the door quickly. She immediately took out two thick and soft mattresses from the system, spread them on the bed, then took off her coat, fell directly on the bed, and said comfortably, "It feels so good."

Mo Beichen looked at Yun Qingluo lovingly. Just as he was about to walk towards her, there was a knock on the door.

Yun Qingluo’s heart tightened.

Mo Beichen said in a deep voice, "Who?"

"Master Mo, Master Xu sent us to bring hot water to you." A servant outside the door replied.

Mo Beichen said coldly, "Put it outside the door, we'll bring it in later."

The servant did not answer and was a little hesitant. But Butler Xu had specifically instructed that these distinguished guests came from the capital and must not be neglected.

Seeing that the figure reflected in the window did not move, Mo Beichen said coldly, "We are always like this as a couple. We are not used to being served. Go and get some more water and put it at the door."

The servant outside the door breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. He quickly and respectfully replied "OK" and immediately asked someone to bring some more hot water.

Seeing that the person had left, Yun Qingluo rolled over on the bed and muttered, "Luckily you reacted quickly, otherwise I would have put this soft mattress into the space again, and then I would have to take it out again later, which would be so troublesome."

Mo Beichen smiled and said, "Wait for me, Luoluo. I will serve you tonight."

When Yun Qingluo heard this, her body stiffened. She raised her body and glared at him. Then she looked at his eyes and looked at herself. With a slightly red face, she quickly took out a quilt from the system and covered herself with it.

It turned out that when he was rolling around just now, the belt of his clothes loosened, revealing a piece of fair skin. No wonder that guy looked at him like a hungry wolf.

Mo Beichen saw Yun Qingluo curled up in the quilt like a hamster, and laughed softly, "You are already an old couple, and Luoluo is still shy?"

As he was speaking, there was a noise outside the door again, and the footsteps sounded a little messy.

"Master Mo, the hot water is ready and placed outside the door. It's a lot and very heavy. Do you need help bringing it in?" The servant outside knocked on the door and asked cautiously while looking at the buckets of water on the ground.

Mo Beichen returned to his usual cold voice and said loudly, "No need."

The footsteps outside the door are far away.

Mo Beichen brought in the hot water and poured it into the shower tub in the next room. He reached out to test the water temperature and it was too hot.

He went out again, but came back empty-handed.

"Luoluo, wait a moment. I'll ask someone to bring some cold water over." Mo Beichen walked to the bed, kissed Yun Qingluo on the forehead, and said gently.

Yun Qingluo grabbed Mo Beichen's hand and threatened, "No need, I have cold water."

She had several large cylinders of clean cold water stored in her system. She had never used them, and Xiaoyi thought they were an eyesore and had always asked her to throw them away. Unexpectedly, they were put to good use now.

Yun Qingluo went straight to the ear room and looked at the water level, as if he was estimating how much water had been delivered.

Mo Beichen saw what she was thinking and explained, "Luoluo, don't worry about being discovered. There is a switch under this tub. When you finish taking a shower, turn on the switch and the water will naturally drain out. You don't have to wait for someone to pour out the water."

Just now when he was pouring water, he noticed something wrong at the bottom of the bucket. After studying it for a while, he finally figured out what it was.

Yun Qingluo sighed, "I didn't expect it to be so convenient." The ancients were really amazing.

In this case, Yun Qingluo no longer hesitated and directly took out the cold water and poured it into the bathtub for Mo Beichen.

"Okay, you can use it." Mo Beichen felt that it was almost time, and asked Yun Qingluo to take a shower first.

Yun Qingluo glanced at Mo Beichen, suddenly ran to the door, opened it carefully, took a look, and then shrank back in.

"Let's take a shower together. We've already provided so much hot water, and it wouldn't be a big hassle for them to bring it again." They were living on someone else's territory and hadn't done anything meritorious yet, so it wasn't appropriate for them to be too high-profile.

Mo Beichen's eyes were full of teasing, "Luoluo, are you not shy anymore?"

Yun Qingluo blushed when she heard this, "I think what Ah Chen said makes sense. We are already an old couple, why should we be embarrassed?"

She took off her clothes with a blushing face, adhering to the principle that the shameless ones should enjoy happiness first.

Feeling the burning gaze behind him, he couldn't go on any longer and said in irritation, "Achen, can you please turn around first?"

Yun Qingluo, with her back to Mo Beichen, waited for a long time and heard a chuckle. Then the scorching gaze disappeared. Yun Qingluo breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took off her clothes and entered the water.

Ah, so comfortable.

The hot water washed over my skin, and soaking in it helped to dissipate a lot of fatigue from the past few days.

"Achen, I'm fine. Come in quickly. It's too cold. Let's take a shower quickly." Yun Qingluo said softly.

"I thought Luoluo had forgotten me."

Mo Beichen's deep voice rang beside Yun Qingluo's ears. Before Yun Qingluo could react, water splashed in the bathtub.

By the time she reacted, she was already sitting in Mo Beichen's arms.

The feeling of skin touching skin made Yun Qingluo tremble, "Achen, Achen, let me up."

Yun Qingluo twisted her body uncomfortably, then felt something and froze, not daring to move.

"Luoluo." Mo Beichen groaned.

Yun Qingluo softened her body like an ostrich, huddled against Mo Beichen's chest, not daring to say a word.

She was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would irritate Mo Beichen.

Mo Beichen closed his eyes impatiently and breathed heavily. After a while, he calmed down the heat in his heart.

"Luoluo, don't move. I'll wash you." Mo Beichen felt that the water was a little cold, so he put aside his evil thoughts and carefully washed Yun Qingluo.

Then he scrubbed himself carefully, wrapped Yun Qingluo tightly with a bath towel, walked to the bed and put her in the quilt.

This bath towel was taken by Yun Qingluo from the system. It is her favorite white bath towel.

"I'm fine, you hurry up and dry yourself, don't get sick." Yun Qingluo was concerned about the water on Mo Beichen's body and urged him immediately.

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